14 Best Italian Restaurants near Gatlinburg

“We had a great dinner, very friendly staff, and great food!“

“We had a great dinner, very friendly staff, and great food!“

“Advice to make business more successful, make the buffet on weekends not during week. Week is slow and weekends are busy especially when they have rod runs and jeep invasion there's tons of people. I see the most on weekends and just makes more sense and have it available in the afternoon and in the evening. That would become a best seller! Especially since you're open late, people would love it! You would put cicis out of business quick and you'd need to expand your buffet to make it bigger for bigger variety to keep up with the demand. Its all about timing. Maybe make a sign advertising the buffet with the price to put out near the sidewalk too so people see and know about it.“

“This place was absolutely amazing!!! Best pizza we have ever had! service was excellent as well! the mozzarella sticks were great as well! We will absolutely be back soon!“

“fantastic meal. I don't say this ever, but I don't think I could have made the steak any better myself. 5 stars.“

“I tried the cheese pizza at New York Pizza and Pasta in Gatlinburg. The pizza tasted really good the base was thin and soft, and the flavors were on point. The only downside was the wait, which was about 20 minutes. Overall, a tasty pizza worth trying.“

“Sammie was an amazing waitress! She was very sweet and accommodating at a time when the restaurant was filled to capacity. Delicious food and better service!“

“This was the PERFECT restaurant to take my wife for our anniversary dinner!! The Shrimp Valentino honestly couldn’t have been any better! 🍝🤌🏼 Perfect balance of flavor and a hearty serving of large shrimp with the right hint of spicy. The grass fed beef lasagna was incredible and my wife said it was a 10/10 best lasagna she’s had anywhere! Great selection of drinks 🥂 and the desert menu did not disappoint one bit! The in-house made tiramisu cake was delicious as well! The atmosphere is romantic and tastefully done with each grottoes booth displaying beautiful life sized scenery from around Italy as if you were sitting there view out of a window while you eat! Our table even had a fresh🌹in a vase and candle which was the right touch for the occasion! For fine dining in the Smokies we found the prices to be very reasonable with a selection just about every appetite would enjoy! Thank you Ristorante DellaSantina for a memorable dining experience! Wonderfully done!“

“Went there last night. Food was excellent! Service was excellent ( Thank You Molly) Highly recommend.“

“Had dinner while on vacation. Had the Gorgonzola penne chicken. It was so good! My husband had the Jonny’s special (lasagna and Chicken parm) it was great. Everyone was so nice.“

“They need to allow reservations for busy weekends and allow ample group seating.
The policy for large groups is ridiculous when there is no where to sit and wait. Food was great service was awesome. Unfortunately we were a large group stuffed into a booth and a chair on the end with no room to move so that was the worst part about our first time here.“

“Y'all . . . Y'ALL! There are many places that claim to have NY style pizza, but THIS PLACE is L.E.G.I.T! In May, my wife and I ate at Famous Original Ray's Pizza and this place had slices that were EQUAL to them! Now, don't come after me NYC (I said equal), they really are that good. So, if you're in the middle of the Smokey Mountains and looking for a taste of NYC, stop in! Oh, make sure to get extra napkins, because you'll need them 🤣“

“the Chinese food was excellent and would get the tacos again“

“We were in town visiting and wanted some pizza. There was some lunch meal deals and it was very affordable compared to the other options. The pizza and garlic knots were delicious! We will be ordering take out later this evening. The lady that rang up our door was kind and explained things well.

We will be back!“