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Top 9 Italian food in Staunton, Virginia, United States
Find out what Italian restaurants to try in Staunton. The city planners in Staunton, Virginia, were very careful to preserve the town's heritage, keeping power lines and cell towers out of view in the historic districts, allowing nothing to interrupt the charm of local restaurants and shops operating out of original Victorian storefronts. Staunton is also the home to the Frontier Culture Museum, The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and the American Shakespeare Center, staging plays at the world's only replica of the Blackfriars Playhouse.
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9. Papa John's Pizza
Reviewed By Jackie7673
We've been here so many times. The pizza always has a delicious flavor. Sometimes they don't put enough sauce on it so that's a little inconsistent. I definitely do not recommend their wings because they are SO tiny. Service is very friendly and fast.
8. Brother's Pizza & Italian Restaurant
Overall Ratings
3 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By peterw710
I can't tell you about the pizza, but the pasta dishes were huge, and included nice salads and garlic bread. All the portions were GINORMOUS!!! Much more food than any normal person could eat at one sitting. If you live in the area you're in luck because you can take the leftovers home. If you're traveling, you will just have to leave it behind. With that said, the food was good, but the chicken Parmesan was made with pre-formed and breaded chicken patties instead of starting with a fresh chicken breast. Not what I'm used to, but I was hungry and it tasted okay. I've had better marinara sauce than this place serves as well. In their defense, the garlic bread was really really good, and the draft "Craft" beers were outstanding. My wife had the house merlot wine and liked it, as well as the reasonable price. One thing that made our visit very enjoyable was the excellent, friendly, and attentive service given to us by our server, Ashley. She was absolutely terrific! All in all, we had a pretty good meal here, and would probably return.
7. Pompei Lounge
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Pompei Lounge is located on the third and fourth floors of Emilio's Italian Restaurant and offers a unique space featuring three private lounges and a dining room. Cozy up in front of one of our five fireplaces in the winter and enjoy outdoor dining on ou
Reviewed By cog62
Our first time visit, but not our last. This place in on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor of the building housing Emilio's restaurant. There are couches, and soft chairs all over the place and at least two outside seating area's. They also have live music! Neat place, one that has a cool vibe to it.
6. Maria's Pizza and Italian Restaurant
Reviewed By cararro
We got a pizza and salad for takeout and were less than pleased. Okay enough pie for middle America somewhere, but we were hoping for better based on the descriptions of the restaurant we read. Uninspired Iceberg lettuce was a disappointing throwback to the 50âs.
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5. Fresco
Overall Ratings
4 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By C6561XHroberte
We have been looking for a good local pizza takeout. Fresco's is our second attempt at local pizza. The pizza is better than our first try but is not great. The specials board looks good. Plan to try some of the other dishes next time and continue search for take out pizza.
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4. Stella Mia Pizzaria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 13 reviews
Stella Mia Pizzeria is currently located at 2040 W Beverley St, Staunton, VA 24401. Order your favorite pizza, pasta, salad, and more, all with the click of a button. Stella Mia Pizzeria accepts orders online for pickup and delivery.
Reviewed By Kelsey94
First- the greeting was warmSecond- the service was outstanding! Sydney did a wonderful job. Do not expect your order in a minute. It appeared that all the orders were made from scratch and then baked to perfection.Third- The food was perfect and hot when served. I love Eggplant Parmigiana. I order it the first thing at an Italian restaurant as a thermometer of goodness. This was one of the best I have ever had! The side order of Spaghetti had an outstanding sauce. Wow! My wife had Eggplant Florentine. She also thought it was wonderful. Granddaughter one had Ziti Sicilian. It was great also. Granddaughter two had stuffed shells. When it comes to pasta dishes with cheese sauce she is an expert. When she says it is good , it is. This restaurant, the service and the food rated a "5".
3. MARIA'S
Overall Ratings
4 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By 77jp
... and the pizza will be almost perfect. Their pizza sauce is rather thin so you may want extra. The crust was superb and pepperoni nicely spiced. My zucchini sticks were disappointing as they were nearly burned and not homemade. On a busy Friday night, seated immediately and server was very attentive. Pizza arrived in 10 minutes.
2. Little Marias
Overall Ratings
4 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By SMJ_13
While visiting Staunton, we decided on casual Italian for Saturday night. This spot was perfect, since it's a little farther out of town so was not crowded on Saturday. Casual dining - you order at counter, then find a seat. Food was served fairly quickly. Mushroom ravioli was very mushroomy. I enjoyed the eggplant parm, although the spaghetti was saucier than I prefer, but the sauce was very good. Good value for our meals.
1. Emilio's Italian Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 328 reviews
Reviewed By jonathanrL8486KM
My wife and I visited Emilioâs last night for dinner with friends and friends of friends. My dinner was excellent: a Caesar salad with an exceptional Caesar dressing, one of the best Spaghetti Carbonaras Iâve ever had, and a delicious Italian coffee with Amaretto and brandy. Other people indicated that theyâ enjoyed their soups and entrees as well.Although our server was pleasant and prompt on taking orders, in the latter phases of dinner more than once he came into our dining room, while animated discussion was going on between the guests, and loudly spoke over guests to announce or follow up on an issue. He made no attempt to intervene discreetly â such as waiting for a break in the conversation and then saying something like, âIâm sorry to interrupt, everyone, but ...â â but raised his voice over everyone to say what he chose to say.In decades of dining in many places, from highly elegant to super-casual, Iâve never witnessed such rude and inconsiderate behavior by a server. Perhaps he felt the need to close out service because it was getting close to closing time, but he left an impression that tainted my enjoyment of an otherwise excellent dinner.
