Papa Dante's Italian Restaurant

8607 FM1976, Converse
(210) 658-5261

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Customers' Favorites

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks with Original Sauce
Cheese or Meat Ravioli & Spaghetti Combo
One Crab Cake on Fettuccini Alfredo
Family Spaghetti with Garlic Bread
Manicotti Combo W Spaghetti
Italian War Hero Sub
Fettuccine Alfredo
Chicken Parmigiana
Mozzarella Sticks
Baked Mostaccioli

Menu

Appetizers
Garlic Bread with Melted Mozzarrella Cheese
Dante favorite.
Regular Garlic Bread
Dante favorite.
Fried Ravioli
Battered pillows of pasta filled with ricotta and mild bits of jalapeños, with original sauce.
Zucchini Sticks
With original sauce or ranch.
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
With original sauce.
Calamari
Tender battered filet of squid, deep-fried with marinara sauce.

Salads & Soups
Caesar Salad
Black and green olives, tomato, pepper, parmesan, and croutons. Dressings house Italian, ranch, bleu cheese, 1000 island, creamy Italian, local Italian, honey mustard, caesar, and raspberry vinegarette.
House Salad
With tomato, black olive, and croutons. Dressings house Italian, ranch, bleu cheese, 1000 island, creamy Italian, local Italian, honey mustard, caesar, and raspberry vinegarette.
Pacino's Antipasto Salad
Fresh greens with pepperoni, salami, mozzarella, and provolone cheese, tomatoes, black and green olives, and peppers. Served with crackers. Dressings house Italian, ranch, bleu cheese, 1000 island, creamy Italian, local Italian, honey mustard, caesar, and raspberry vinegarette.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Chicken breast, crisp romaine, tomatoes, black and green olives, and peppers topped with freshly grated parmesan and a zesty Ceasar dressing. Served with crackers. Dressings house Italian, ranch, bleu cheese, 1000 island, creamy Italian, local Italian, honey mustard, caesar, and raspberry vinegarette.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Chicken breast on a bed of fresh greens, American and swiss cheese, tomatoes, black olives, and peppers. Served with crackers. Dressings house Italian, ranch, bleu cheese, 1000 island, creamy Italian, local Italian, honey mustard, caesar, and raspberry vinegarette.

Pasta
Spaghetti with 2 Homemade Meatballs
Dante favorite. Served with garlic bread and choice of sauce. Add a small house salad for an additional charge.
Angel Hair
Served with original ground beef sauce and garlic bread. Served with garlic bread and choice of sauce. Add a small house salad for an additional charge.
Spaghetti
Served with original ground beef sauce and garlic bread. Served with garlic bread and choice of sauce. Add a small house salad for an additional charge.
Fettuccini Alfredo
Dante favorite. Served with garlic bread and choice of sauce. Add a small house salad for an additional charge.

Pasta Entrees
Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo
A hearty marinated chicken breast, grilled, sliced, and placed atop a bed of fettuccini alfredo. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Beef Lasagna
Mozzarella, ricotta, and parmesan cheese between pasta sheets and our famous homemade original sauce with ground beef crumble added into the layers. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Beef Lasagna & Chicken Parmesan Combo
A half portion serving of lasagna with our chicken parmesan on a bed of spaghetti. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Chicken Parmesan
Breaded and tender, topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with spaghetti. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Fettuccini Carbonara
Sautéed mushrooms, peas, and bacon in a creamy alfredo sauce, placed atop a bed of fettuccini. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Shrimp Fettuccini Alfredo
Tender shrimp sautéed in alfredo sauce and placed atop a bed of fettuccini noodles. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Half Baked Ziti w/Chicken Parmesan Combo
Half portion baked ziti with breaded and tender chicken topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Crispy Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo
A hearty marinated chicken breast, breaded and fried, sliced and placed atop a bed of fettuccini alfredo. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Crab Cakes
Fried golden brown and served on a bed of fettuccini topped with alfredo sauce. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Manicotti
Two tubular pasta shells filled with a creamy blend of cheese, topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Baked Ziti
Penne pasta noodles layered with the cheeses used in our lasagna. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Meatballs Peppers & Onions
2 homemade meatballs topped with grilled peppers & onions with spaghettis. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Beef Lasagna & Spaghetti Combo
Half of our usual serving of lasagna was accompanied by spaghetti. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.
Eggplant Parmesan
Lightly breaded, topped with mozzarella cheese, with spaghetti and original ground beef sauce. Served with garlic bread and original sauce, substitute other sauces, substitute fettuccine alfredo for spaghetti for an additional charge.

Smaller Appetites
Small Angel Hair Pasta
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Beef Lasagna
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Spaghetti
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Fettuccini Alfredo
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Meatball Peppers & Onions on Spaghetti
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Baked Ziti
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.
Small Crabcake on Fettuccini Alfredo
These items are typical 'half of our regular serving portion with one piece of garlic bread, and original sauce unless noted otherwise.

Specialty Sub Sandwiches

Italian War Hero
Double ham, pepperoni, salami, provolone & mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, onions, w/peppers, and Italian dressing. Served on a toasted sub roll or whole wheat bread.
Marilyn Monroe
Mounds of turkey, bacon, swiss, American, mayo, lettuce & tomato. Served on a toasted sub roll or whole wheat bread.
Turkey & Swiss Sub Sandwich
Turkey, swiss cheese, mayo, lettuce, and tomato. Served on a toasted sub roll or whole wheat bread.
Dante Club
Ham, turkey, American & swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, lettuce & tomato. Served on a toasted sesame seed sub roll. Served on a toasted sub roll or whole wheat bread.
Papa Dante Club Sub Sandwich
Ham, turkey, bacon, America & swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, lettuce, and tomato. Served on a toasted sub roll or whole wheat bread.
Ham & Swiss Sub
Ham, swiss cheese, mustard & mayo, lettuce, and tomato. Served on a toasted sub roll or whole wheat bread.

Hot Sub Sandwiches

Frank Sinatra Hot Sub Sandwich
Meatballs, ricotta, provolone, and mozzarella cheese. Served on a toasted sub roll with papa dantes original sauce unless stated otherwise. Choose any other sauce on your sub for an extra charge.
Chicken Parmesan Hot Sub Sandwich
Meatball Parmesan Hot Sub Sandwich

Delux 1/3 lb. Black Angus Burger

Burger with Fries
Served on a roll with lettuce, tomato & pickle.
Cheeseburger with Fries
Served with lettuce, tomato and pickles

Pizza

Pizza (Individual 10")
Includes homemade pizza sauce, and cheese. Each additional topping is an extra charge. 10" or 12" traditional thin crust or home-style thicker crust.
Pizza (12")
Includes homemade pizza sauce, and cheese. Each additional topping is an extra charge. 10" or 12" traditional thin crust or home-style thicker crust.

Side Orders
Meatballs
One Crabcake
Alfredo Sauce
4-ounce.
Original Sauce
Papa Dante's homemade sauce with ground beef.
French Fries
Garlic Butter & Oil Sauce
4-ounce.
Bolognese Sauce
With beef and pork. 4-ounce.
Sweet Potato Fries

Dessert
Oreo Pie
Strawberry Cheesecake
Boston Cream Pie
Red Velvet Cake
New York Cheesecake
Tuxedo Cheesecake
Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake

Beverages
Coke (20 oz)
Coke Zero Cherry (20 oz)
Coke Zero (20 oz)
Diet Dr. Pepper(20 oz)

Family Meal Packages
Family Fettuccini Alfredo w/Garlic Bread
Fettuccine alfredo with 8 slices of garlic bread no substitutions.
Family Spaghetti with Garlic Bread
Spaghetti with original ground beef sauce and 8 slices of garlic bread. No substitutions.

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Recent Reviews

Multi generational restaurant managed by caring owners, I highly recommend Papa Dante's. The staff spends a lot of time making sure they deliver high quality food at the best pricing.
June 2026
Great food and service, would 100% recommend. Got the Soprano sandwich and a Caesar Salad and was very pleased with everything. They kept my drink full the whole time and were very accommodating.
June 2026
We had a great experience for our first time at Papa Dante's. We were greeted when we approached the counter to order as well as by our server when we selected our table. The atmosphere and decorations were quite the conversation piece as we traveled through all of the variety of people's pictures. The food was as amazing as the rest of the experience. We will definitely be returning.
February 2026

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Papa Dante's Italian Restaurant

8607 FM1976, Converse, TX 78109
(210) 658-5261