12 Best Italian Restaurants near Penn Laird

“Amazing service and pizza. 🍕 The Greek salad is SO GOOD! Order extra Syrian bread. 😋“

“You can build your own pizza or choose one from their menu. The menu selections are interesting! We each tried a different one (Buffalo chicken and hot honey pepperoni) - both were delicious! Would definitely eat here again. Very casual atmosphere but yummy food.“

“Good food, good service. Clean and neat! Highly recommend“

“We had dinner here on Mon. 9/12/22 5pm. This restaurant was recommended by our hotel, Double Tree by Hilton. Their courtesy car driver was familiar with the location near James Madison U. and brought us there in 10 min. We also checked out their website ahead. Well Monday Pasta Special was just what we were looking for after a day of exploring. For $10.95 you can choose from 6 pastas, 6 sauces, & your choice of two toppings from 25+ choices of meat, olives, peppers, cheese, etc (think pizza toppings). And if that's not enough incentive also on Mondays it's 1/2 off bottles of vino. What's not to like? Vito's is not a chain. This is authentic cooked to order Italian fare. There are specials on every day. They also have a market & deli next door. We sat at the bar and ordered a beer ($6) & a wine ($7) while make our dinner choices. My bride had angel hair pasta w/ pesto, chicken & fresh mozzarella. The portion was full dinner size & she took more than half back to our room. I had bucatini w/ spicy marinara, sweet Italian sausage, & kalamata olives. Again a generous portion. Very tasty marinara & al dente pasta. Full disclosure: I ate in all. LOL. It was a great first impression at Vito's. Our service was excellent. Bartender T was always checking on us even while cashing out all the take away orders. Very busy place on this Monday. It seems that they have built a brand and customer loyalty because of the food & the service. Specials everyday for lunch & dinner. Can place orders online and JMU students can use their JAC meal cards there also. Hours: WED-MON 11am-10pm, closed TUE. Happy Hour 3-6pm. A good recommendation for a great place to dine while travelling. Hope to see you the next time we're in VA. Thank you. Ciao. Nick & Liz, Albany, NY“

“Coming from out of town, we decided to stop at this Olive Garden, and I have to say, it turned out to be the best service experience I've ever had! From the moment we walked in, the staff was welcoming, but our server Ashlyn W. truly made the meal exceptional. She was incredibly attentive, checking up on us regularly without us asking, and always had a great attitude. It's clear she genuinely cares about the customers' experience.“

“Food is great, literally the only reason is a personal 4, is because something changed in taste, some of the pizzas my fiancee and I got years ago had a different taste than they do now. Not in a bad way, but it's just not the same! Great local place for anyone passing by, out of all pizza joints around, this is still the spot“

“Best pizza around as well many other dishes massimo the owner is warm and welcoming and a very good friend of mine.“

“I had a perfect slice of pepperoni and green peppers. I asked for it to a little well done and got a crispy yet ight crust. The steak and cheese deluxe is also fabulous. Get the combo and upgrade to bacon cheese fries. You won’t regret it.“

“Best Italian restaurant in the valley“

“Found this diner while staying at Massanutten. We had a cup of soup, the tuna salad plate which had tuna, potato salad and Cole slaw over lettuce with tomatoes and cukes, and four wedges of pita bread. Very filling and good. Also, crab cake sandwich, which was huge filling the deli roll, with lettuce and tomato. Service was great. The dining area was clean and bright. We will definitely visit again.“

“Stopped here for a quiet dinner after reading local reviews. I had the chicken Marsala dinner and my dad had the chicken parm. Both dishes came with a salad and thick slices of homemade garlic bread. The service was excellent and the food came out hot! The restaurant was clean but dated and could use some TLC. Overall, a tasty meal and I’d come back to try another dinner.“

“Everyone there was so nice , and the pizzoli!!! Annnnnd the pizza bowl !!!! It’s hard to choose which one !! Great addition to Harrisonburg 👏“