Food was good and hot. Service was excellent Would definitely recommend to all of my friends. read more

Caruso's is so underrated. We avoided it for a while due to the low reviews on here and we were missing out. Went expecting to get takeout, but were surprised that it's a fine in spot. Has a low key friendly neighborhood restaurant feel. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The food was excellent. Tried the Chicken Marsala, Chicken Sorrentina, Francese and the seafood dish. The pasta was fresh, they flavors were light and delicious. The pizza was all delicious too. Overall a great experience. read more

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My bf worked there for 1 month and quit after the intense work of a dishwasher and he told me they had a big bowl of cheese that they dropped on the wet floor and picked it up with there dirty hands and put it back to be served to the customers read more

Two experiences. Went in wife had chicken parm with pasta was very happy. I had chicken Marshall and was extremely disappointed. Gravy was think and there was no coating on the chicken. OK so I said well let try the pizza. I ordered 5 topping pizza. Over $35. Not talking at the price it is what it is. Buttt you could count the pepperoni and sausage pieces on one hand and the mushrooms, onions and peppers on the other. Totally disappointed because each were extra and the amount was spare. The sausage did not taste right...not saying it was spoiled but it did not taste like anything I ever tasted and the sauce was meh. I wont be back. 2 for 2 for a disappointing meal. Wish I took a picture of the pizza. Through it out because something tasted off. Nice atmosphere, friendly people but toppings were skimpy and really messed up the marsalla...thought I had a winner. read more

They over charged me for a slice of pizza, charging me $12 for 1 slice. I didn't even look at the charge until later when I saw it in my account. Watch out or they will try to rip you off. read more

Food is okay! Service very nice! Inside is also very very nice! I would definitely recommend if you want pizza or something good to eat definitely come here! read more

Pizza's good. Too pricy for what it is. Ordered two kids meals (slice of meat pizza and fries) and two apple juices for kids, an order of bruschetta for appetizer cost me more than $40. Maybe I'll do take out next time, pizza only with no drinks and pay cash to avoid extra charges. read more

Pizza and salads are good here. However, twice I ordered Chicken Piccata with same result. Pasta is overcooked. Piccata was in lemony garlic sauce with capers that were mushy and tasteless and the dish had mushrooms in it. Traditional Piccata does not have mushrooms, so it's a bit of a surprise. Service was good but there is no "ambiance" here. It's a pizza shop. The music is too loud to have a normal conversation and the tables are close together. read more

Bravo Caruso's!!! Over the weekend we walked in an made a daily large order with some questions along the way... could we get an 18" pie like the ones at the counter... sure... what about a Sicilian loaded, sure, wings too, sure. How long? 20 minutes. Amazing. It wasn't just the service and food (which was delicious by the way)... it was the little things. We mentioned it was someone's birthday and the owner (I'm assuming the owner) made the order experience over the top. We cannot thank you enough for the hospitality and perfect vibe. Thank you and great job. read more

I ordered a X-large NY style pizza with pepperoni and an order of Zeppole. My husband picked up the pizza and they did not give him the Zeppole, I called and got apology and they promptly delivered my Zeppole. I would like to thank them for the excellent pizza and Zeppole and their consideration to get me my complete order. read more

Had family from out of town wanting pizza so tried Caruso's based on reviews. So happy we did, Great pizza, great sausage and we could not be happier. We will be back here again soon. read more

Caruso's Bistro is a hidden gem in Middletown DE. They are under new ownership and the new owners have absolutely revamped their menu and quality of food. The dining room has a pleasant atmosphere for a date night or a family meal together. Our server was very attentive to our needs. Great service! read more

Caruso's Bistro - Chicken Piccata - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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Pizza is great. A very nice place to eat it's small and quiet but romantic. They have great dinner entrees and delicious desserts

This place use to be absolutely fantastic! However, last 2-3 times they have been abysmal! Literally sent me wrong item once and made it like it was my fault that they mixed the order up and gave a "partial refund"! Delivery today was $41.50 that was a complete waste of money! Paid for extra celery (that's what's in the picture, white looking twigs). Delivery is always 85+ minutes and food colder than Pluto. Today was my last time losing money on them! read more

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We got the Caruso special cheesesteak. It comes with three cheeses, fried onions, mushrooms, peppers and sauce. The good news is the three cheeses are awesome. The bad news is everything else gets lost in the three cheeses. It is a very good roll but it's too chewy for the three cheeses. I think the meat gets lost in the three cheeses. I would like to see the roll scooped and toasted before adding everything else read more

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We made this our stop before a Saturday night movie. This is a small location, but we got there when is was not a lot of others dining in. Their pick up service seem to be jumping! The crazy crab fries were just what I needed to hit my craving for some good fries! Perfect amount of crab, bacon, and cheese. Would definitely order again. The penne although it was just broccoli and spinach did not have alot of flavor! The oil and garlic were about it. Now the Cavatelli Alla Caruso seemed to be much better. Lots of sausage were provide and the portion was perfect. I hope to give this establishment another try as they have a huge variety. When I do (or you) I would recommend the pizza which seemed to be a hit with my son! No photos since he ate it so quickly, but I will say these a big slices. read more

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Great Dishes, friendly, reasonably priced, with delivery as well. This review would not let me send this cuz it was too short so I will be adding additional text. TRUSTWORTHY. Tell the truth and keep promises. People can depend on you. LOYAL. Show that you care about your family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and country. HELPFUL. Volunteer to help others without expecting a reward. FRIENDLY. Be a friend to everyone, even people who are very different from you. COURTEOUS. Be polite to everyone and always use good manners. KIND. Treat others as you want to be treated. Never harm or kill any living thing without good reason. OBEDIENT. Follow the rules of your family, school, and pack. Obey the laws of your community and country. CHEERFUL. Look for the bright side of life. Cheerfully do tasks that come your way. Try to help others be happy. THRIFTY. Work to pay your own way. Try not to be wasteful. Use time, food, supplies, and natural resources wisely. BRAVE. Face difficult situations even when you feel afraid. Do what you think is right despite what others might be doing or saying. CLEAN. Keep your body and mind fit. Help keep your home and community clean. REVERENT. Be reverent toward God. Be faithful in your religious duties. Respect the beliefs of others. read more

Just ordered a Grandma's pizza and wings from Carusos. Slice is the delivery service. The pizza was inedible, unlike anything we have ever gotten. Caruso's said they could do nothing about the quality of the pizza. Totally unacceptable. Don't order from Caruso's and expect acceptable pizza! read more

Average pizza. Pizza is thin nyc style but lacks taste. Felt like I was just eating dough. read more

Caruso's Bistro - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

One of my favorite take out places. Everything is good! I love the Chicken Florentine Sandwich, cheesesteaks, pizza and their Italian dishes are great! Best thing they are open on Sunday's. I always want Italian for dinner on a Sunday and Caruso's Bistro is open until 9pm! Friendly phone service too! read more

Pizza was great, cheese was just right and crust was perfect. Bread and salad came with the stuffed shells which was also delish. The actual shells with cheese were a little dry so I probably wouldn't recommend them. Also got some zeppolis, different from what we have in felton but the kids didn't mind gobbling up. Service was friendly as were all the employees and bathroom was clean. Only thing I didn't like was several workers smoking out front as we we're coming in. It always makes you wonder if they are washing hands before they are handling food. I try not to think about it but my one kid wouldn't eat after she saw it. read more

Caruso's Bistro - Zeppolis with chocolate sauce - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Well went back four year later. The pictures say it all. Ordered cheese pizza. Got a sloppy soggy pizza with all the cheese and toppings all on one side. Raw dough and just a sad excuse for a pizza and a company. How dare you charge people for this. I've seen better grilled chicken breast at McDonald's. And it was supposed to be with broccoli rabe. I didn't get it. It won't be another four years when I go here. I'm done with it and I hope it goes under. Sorry for saying that. I just feel sorry customers are bringing this home read more

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Good food prices too high ... blush sauce is the best I've had .. I always ask for an extra side for a cost

The food is great it always comes out great and the price is reasonable. The service is good and they are always trying to help. This is a pizza lovers/Italian lovers dream. This place is great! read more

Always consistent good food. We really enjoy their pizza! Service is always great. Give them a try!

I visited Caruso's yesterday for lunch with a friend. Given that my friend lives in Chestertown, MD, and I'm currently staying at my parents' place in Newark, DE, Middletown seemed like a convenient midway point to meet. Neither of us knows the dining scene in Middletown very well, so I used my trusty Yelp app to find a restaurant open at 11:30am on Mondays. Caruso's fit the bill, so I suggested it and my friend agreed to meet me there. Upon arrival, I was greeted and invited to seat myself by a guy who I assume was either the owner or shift manager. I was then approached by a woman who handed me a menu and asked me to order at the counter when I was ready. My friend showed up a few minutes later, and I gave her the menu to look over and told her that we'd need to order at the counter. Once she'd decided what to order, we ordered and paid at the counter as requested. To try to offset the voracious eating that I've been doing over the holidays, I went with the bacoli salad ($9.95), which consisted of romaine lettuce, sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and black olives dressed with olive oil. My friend went with the chicken sandwich ($5.95) and a side of onion rings ($4.95). My order was brought to the table within 5 min., but my friend's took at least 5 min. longer, presumably because it required cooking in addition to assembly. This was slightly awkward for me, given that, on one hand, I was hungry, but on the other, I didn't want to start eating before her order was fulfilled, given that it would seem rather rude. Although my salad was large and aesthetically pleasing, it was extremely simplistic and bland in flavor. At least 85% of it was lettuce, the tomatoes were unripe (I should have known better than to order something with fresh tomatoes in the winter in DE, but still...), and the dressing was only olive oil with no vinegar. I tried one olive and it seemed like the canned/jarred variety--although I can't say for sure given that I generally dislike olives--so I didn't eat any more. The fresh mozz was the only redeeming aspect of the salad that provided any flavor. As such, the ingredients and composition of this salad failed to justify its price. I didn't try either of the items that my friend ordered, but suffice it to say that I was unimpressed by the bacoli salad. If I lived in the area, I might be willing to give Caruso's another chance and order something different, like the pizza or pastas. As it were, I think I'll suggest somewhere different if my friend and I meet in Middletown again. read more

Caruso's Bistro - Bacoli salad - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Well. This place use to be very good. Now it is not. They must have changed ownership because the pizza is very different from months ago. The toppings are scarce, weird ham on my Hawaiian toppings. Cheese is different. Anyway. We use to love this place. Now we are not interested read more

18 minutes away. And it took 2 hours. We decided to stay in and order. The absolute worst service ever. We called several times asking where the food was and it was 5 minutes away til I finally called with the dad voice, i was then put on hold for 15 minutes then magically the food was here. And everything was cold af!! F*cling bull sh*t!!! First off the pasta was cold and bland. No flavor at all!! Like what in the actual f*ck!! This is my second negative review on a place we went out to eat. Hire a new cook seriously! And hire people who aren't high as f*ck dropping off food. Then she had the balls to ask for a tip! read more

Love the homemade food especially the chicken Marsala. The pizza is yummy! Wish their were more places to sit.

Popped into this cute little gem to grab dinner to-go while cutting through town. Excellent service! They quickly took our phone order and had the food ready ahead of when it was expected. The food was well packed and ready to go to be eaten at our destination. The food was great! We ordered manicotti and chicken parm with pasta. The dinners came with small salads and bread. The food looked good and tasted just right. It was definitely a good little find along the way. I would suggest giving them a try if looking for some solid Italian good for dinner. read more

Have ordered here three previous times, and had Zero complains. This sad excuse for a pizza was given 08/29/2021. Seen negative reviews previously and felt like they were past giving out unacceptable pizza, guess not. read more

Caruso's Bistro - Grandmoms Pizza. - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

I've called twice during the pandemic to purchase a gift card for my parents (who live nearby) because I live out of state. Today, I called to do it again and was told it wasn't possible. The person taking my phone call asked the manager and was told, "she can buy it when she gets here." When they told him that I was out of state, I heard him reply, "too bad." Terribly sorry I was trying to give you my money, Caruso's. Won't happen again. read more

Has such a bad experience here. Came with 2 adults and 2 kids. Ordered 2 adult beverages and 2 sodas. We ordered an appetizer because he children were starving. The adults each ordered sandwiches and the kids got a child's spaghetti and chicken fingers. The first thing to the table was the adult sandwiches, after 20 minutes, followed by the adult beverages and then the sodas. The kids meals came out at 30 minutes. Followed by the appetizers (calamari) at 40 minutes. The waitress apologized too much as if this happened all the time. We asked that the appetizer be removed. We had eaten and were full. The owner sent a cook to tell us he would give us $10 off but no more. The owner was there but refused to speak to us. I will never go here again. And I only eat at the local businesses in town. read more

Best hand tossed, freshly made dough, NY style pizza in Middletown. Hot wings are great too! Buy pizza by the slice or buy the whole pie to go or eat in. read more

Caruso's Bistro - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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I live down below Dover and everytime I come to Middletown DE I gotta get ur pizza. Its AMAZING. Any chance you will build a chain in Dover or Milford.? read more

Don't order a steak Stromboli because it does not come with steak!! Steak was so sparse that we had to move the loads of onions and peppers and cheese to find it. Then when we called them to request they make another one "with steak", they asked us to bring the first one back before they make a new one so they can inspect it. Once we took it back, they rudely pointed out the 10 specks of steak and couldn't understand what the problem was. They hesitantly agreed to make a replacement Stromboli but it wasn't much better. They were rude and not concerned about pleasing the customer. As we left the restaurant, another customer who overheard our conversation said he had brought back food many times before. I won't order food from there again so I'll never have a repeat experience like this one!! I don't mind paying more money for good quality but you won't get it at Caruso's!! read more

I would never come back here. The restaurant is dirty and there is an infestation of fruit flies. They swarmed our table and our food. Absolutely disgusting. read more

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An awesome stop! We stopped here on the way home from the beach because there was an accident, it was a perfect place. We had a Margarita pizza that was fabulous, ordered a side of broccoli (done Italian contorni style) for our kids that were having mozz sticks, both were great! And the chicken pastini soup was a huge hit with my pickiest kid so she stole it from me;) it's a small and cozy, clean space and nicely decorated, looks like someone really cares and the staff was great. We had a very good server, Rachel and there was a lot of takeout going on. This place would be a regular favorite for us if we lived close by. read more

i am hungover as a mother trucker. This god dang pizza was the best mother trucking pizza to enter my small intestine. This shiz SLAPPED. you can not die peacefully until you eat this pizza. thank you. 10/10 recommend. read more

Caruso's Bistro - a box of pizza - Italian Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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I have just finished my third night of eating the $12.95 gnocchi I got from Caruso's lovely little Bistro. it would not be an understatement to say that this gnocchi has gotten me through my four years here in Middletown. One takeout order of their heavenly little potato puffs feeds me for three whole night and lasts at least a week in the even the crappiest of fridges. The gnocchi is really the only dish I've ever ordered from here so I can't speak to everything they serve but all my friends enjoy the food too. I don't know, maybe we're just desperate for something that isn't SAGE food. read more