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    La Montesina

    3.9 (34 reviews)
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    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Veggie Pizza
    Doreen H.

    Cute clean Italian Restaurant. The staff was very friendly and my order was delivered in a timely manner. The cheese pizza was tasty but my son didn't like the veggie pizza he said it was like a blob

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    Geena G.

    THANK YOU for offering delicious gluten free pizza! I ate half of it before realizing I needed to snap a pic and let everyone know how awesome it is!

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    3 years ago

    The photos must be really old. Our food looking nothing like what is now in the reviews.

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    2 years ago

    We door dashed pizza tonight. First time trying this restaurant and it did not disappoint.

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    3 years ago

    Wasn't the best pizza I've ever had, but not the worst. Probably not worth the price tag though.

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    3 years ago

    I'm a big fan of the style of pizza but very overpriced and lacking In amount of toppings.

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    4 years ago

    Great pizza! A local dependable favorite. Cheesesteak is great and salads are pretty good too!

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    6 years ago

    Love, love, love this place!! They have the best Stromboli's I've ever had! Staff there are very friendly and the wait time is never long.

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    8 years ago

    A fantastic restaurant! Great customer service, delicious food and reasonable prices.

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    12 years ago

    Great pasta e fagioli soup and decent turkey sub. Very casual and not a fancy Italian restaurant but good for a quick bite.

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    Valenti’s

    Valenti’s

    4.2
    (30 reviews)
    4.6 mi

    The people are nice there fast the food is great it better than the restaurant in Vass the food is…read morea little bit high price for what you get but I got gluten-free pasta and salad and they charge more for gluten free but it is good I got water and the bread was nice the service was great and will if you got a little car that's to small the parking lot is hard to get into but getting out is ok I will go back to that one I will never go back to the one in Vass because the one in Vass is to slow and the bread is good and the food is not good and the people are not nice so...

    This is a gem in the heart of Sanford. It's the perfect spot for a special occasion, date night or…read morejust to treat yourself. Place is well decorated. Seating is ample and spacious. Make sure you make reservations because they're usually very busy. As for the food, I think that this is one of the better Italian restaurants I've tried in NC. The Parmagiano Crab Dip is absolutely to die for...especially when served with their freshly baked flat bread. The pasta all'Ortolana was very well seasoned and filled with veggies. I judge an Italian restaurant by their sauce & meatballs which honestly didn't disappoint. Portion sized are generous...everyone was leaving with takeout containers. The service we had was impeccable! Our server, Madison, was amazingly attentive and efficient! This will be one of our favorite haunts.

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    Pasta all'Ortolana with chicken
    Pasta all'Ortolana with chicken
    This crab dip is to die for!!
    This crab dip is to die for!!
    Half portion of spaghetti & meatballs

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    Half portion of spaghetti & meatballs
    Cafe Vesuvio

    Cafe Vesuvio

    3.5
    (82 reviews)
    4.1 mi
    $$

    Cafe Vesuvio is a long standing Italian family tradition in Sanford. The shop was recently…read morerenovated and looks really nice inside! Last night we had a Cafe Vesuvio Special pizza as appetizer, two side salads, garlic knots, the special "MamaMia" chicken penne with vodka sauce and a bottle of Montepulciano wine. All was excellent!!! My wife and I spent several weeks in Italy this past fall and tried some amazing food that isn't served in most US Italian restaurants, so it's hard to make a good side by side comparison to Vesuvio's! The Vesuvio pizza is better than the majority of pies we had in Italy. The chicken Marsala and Sorrento are fantastic too. Our server, Brittany was friendly efficient and knew her product. She could actually talk about the food options, family who owns the restaurant (sweet friendly people) and the different wine offerings. It is amazing how much a competent and attentive server can impact a dining experience. Probably the only thing that we'd change about Cafe Vesuvio, would be a nice canopied outdoor dining area to take advantage the beautiful spring and fall weather we get in Sanford. But please don't let that keep you from giving Cafe Vesuvio a try. FYI we frequent Valenti's and La Dolce Vita and all three have standouts in their food and servers!!! We sit at the bar often... Cheyanne at Valenti's is a sweetheart and I think made the recommendation that we try Montepulciano wine for the first time. You should go visit her too!!!

    Situated in an unassuming old strip mall, I wasn't sure what to expect. Cafe Vesuvio was a…read moresurprise! The interior was generic Italian restaurant with lots of comfortable booth seating. Service was friendly & efficient. Food was very good...reminded me of neighborhood places up in NY/ NJ with nonna cooking in the kitchen. This is a nice little gem in Sanford if you're in the hunt for Italian food.

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    Portobello mushroom ravioli with Marsala Cream a sauce - special
    Portobello mushroom ravioli with Marsala Cream a sauce - special
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    Farfalle Bella Donna
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    Gnocchi with meatballs
    The Smoke and Barrel

    The Smoke and Barrel

    4.0
    (230 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    First time visit and the Rueben Sandwich is the best Rueben I've ever eaten! Service was great and…read morethe ambiance was spot on. We will definitely be repeat customers!

    We came here to see a band we really enjoy and they were great! We hadn't been to S&B before and it…read morewas quite the drive to get there. Even tho we planned to arrive well before the band would start playing to have dinner, we were lucky to find a parking place, let alone a table. The interior inside is really lovely. The staff is terrific and the food was very good. I had the pastrami Ruben with the tomato & cucumber salad. Both were very tasty. My spouse had a BLT and a salad which she enjoyed. For dessert we shared the butter toffee bundt cake that has a caramel glaze and is topped with a small scoop of local ice cream. It was absolutely incredible!! We wanted to order another, it was so good! If we're in the area sometime I'd like to stop in for lunch and that mouth watering bundt cake. I would hesitate to come back in the evening, only because as the night went on there were some patrons so drunk that the atmosphere started feeling really amped up in a concerning way, like a fight was about to break out at any moment. It's not a big place inside so it could quickly get out of hand. I can say when something like that happens anywhere, it's not a situation to find yourself in as an innocent bystander. Had it not been for that element it would have been a really enjoyable night out, but alcohol and aholes don't mix well together. I'm still going to rate it high for the delicious food, friendly and attentive service, the beautiful interior, and the great music.

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    Brisket sandwich - not good
    Brisket sandwich - not good
    Monthly bottle choice. Solid local cider.

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    Monthly bottle choice. Solid local cider.
    Hawkins Grill & Pizzeria

    Hawkins Grill & Pizzeria

    3.6
    (27 reviews)
    1.9 mi
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    We called in a carry out pizza order for pepperoni and double mushrooms. Do you know how hard it is…read moreto actually get a pizza where you feel like they put double mushrooms on it? Well Hawkins Grill delivered!! There were plenty of mushrooms so we didn't feel like we were getting short changed and the sauce was very tasty. We liked the crisp, chewiness of the crust as well. We both agreed that next pizza will be from Hawkins Grill to confirm they know pizza! (Wish we would have gotten a photo.) The order was a carry out but from the time we called to the drive to pick up, the service was great and not a long wait at all. We have eaten in before and the atmosphere was easy going and service good. When we ate in, it wasn't super busy but the night we picked up the pizza it was so I'm impressed in their ability to serve as quickly as well a great product when they were so busy. Would recommend and we'll be back! Thank you!!

    The service is iffy depending on who is on duty and the food is marginal. The young man that waits…read moretables seems to be best suited for a behind the house position. The young lady server is awesome. If your crew is craving Italian a visit to Elizabeth's will be your best bet. The cost of mediocre food from Hawkins Grill is incredibly high.

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    Ham & cheese calzone- lunch
    That's garlic bread... that's garlic bread? Theres literally drops of garlic no garlic at all.
    That's garlic bread... that's garlic bread? Theres literally drops of garlic no garlic at all.
    The menu!

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    The menu!

    La Montesina - italian - Updated June 2026

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