Do not waste your time or money. The entire dining process was awkward. Our "bruschetta" was a piece of bread cut in half with a pound of unseasoned tomatoes on it. The garlic bread was the same piece of bread but with red seasonings on it but had zero flavor. The fried cheese was from the frozen section at sams. We left before eating our entrees. Our waitress barely spoke English. We ordered a water and never got it along with a side of marinara to try and help the bread but it never came. The table next to us was making the entire experience even more awful because their waitress didn't get the order right and whatever meat dish they ordered came out on a cart and the gentleman was trying to cut it with a bread knife to serve them. read more

My mom and I stopped here for takeout on our long drive from California. I saw it had good reviews so we drove out of the way to stop for some spaghetti and meatballs for our wine. I LOVE italian and this has been far been the best marinara sauce I've ever had! I am so sad we could only stop for one meal. The dish was huge so you best believe I'm having leftovers for breakfast :) The staff was amazing and so friendly. Truly a 10/10 must have read more

Fantastic Italian food. We ℒℯ that we can bring our own wine and enjoy with our meal. Great bread knots. Weekends are busy, so reservations are recommended. I crave this place though. read more

We loved this place. The spinach ravioli was excellent and kids also had the pizza and it was authentic style. Recommend this place if you want Italian but BYOW. read more

This is the best Italian restaurant I ate in Midland over the past two years. The place is not large but very cozy. The owner and waiters are all very friendly and you can bring your own wine. The food is very authentic and large portions. We had a party of six and all food ordered were great. I particularly liked the stuffed mushroom and we had three orders of this. read more

Great lasagna and salads. Also, good pizza. Friendly service, but it can get busy and full around dinner tine. So go early.

5 out of 5 stars!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND. One of my favorite places to eat in midland. Quality and delicious food for a very small price. Authentic atmosphere and food. Extremely friendly waitstaff and owners. Not a single thing I would complain about. Give them a try on your next night out. Would recommend the chicken Murphy, chicken parm, salmon, & stuffed mushrooms. read more

Food is decent, will say that it is very authentic. Favorite Italian restaurant around Midland. However if you order to-go, chances are that upon pick-up, your going to be waiting around for a long time just to get someone to even acknowledge you. read more

I was Having a Perfect Day and This place Mess Up. I Had Very Good Expirience on the past but today Not. Just a simple Request. Linguinie Pasta instead of Rigattonni. The Owner Is Cookng Today He Said No Substitutions and They were not Bussy Like Allways. Still Early. Maybe was Not My Best Choice to Close my Day read more

Ray's was a great place to eat. The food was great, and we fell in love with the place. It is BYOB, it reminded me of an Italian place in Katy we used to go to. They certainly made a fan out of us. If you are in Midland stop in and try it, I am sure you will not be disappointed. . read more

Stopped by here for supper the other night, first time the parking lot wasn't packed. Note: call for a reservation to be sure you can get in. We got lucky & got a table. After eating here I can see why they are so busy, the food & service were both really good, I can't wait to come back. I had the baked cheese ravioli & my husband had the chicken parmigiana, large portions with lots of flavor. read more

This place is decent. The bread knots were awesome but when our main dish came out I was underwhelmed. My noodles were extremely cooked to the point it was mushy when I tried to get some with my fork. Maybe I'm biased because I like my noodles on the al dente side. My husband was hungry so it satisfied that but the flavors were a miss. Afterwards, we left to do some shopping and both of our stomachs hurt. Not sure what went wrong here. read more

Really love rays. Love that you can bring your own wine in to drink. The shrimp scampi my first time was amazing. This past time i had the lobster ravioli and i wasn't the biggest fan. The sauce was not something i felt tasted and matched with a lobster ravioli read more

Rays Italian Bistro is a pleasant restaurant. Clean, friendly staff and good food. Was the food out of this world? No. Was it better than a fast food Italian joint like Fazoli's? Yes. It's a small little restaurant, dark lighting, candles, this place can definitely be a nice first date spot. The food is moderately priced. Not too expensive depending on what you order and not too cheap. Just in between. The food was good but not amazing and a question I always ask at Italian restaurants is if they make their own pasta. I feel like if an Italian restaurant doesn't make their own pasta in house than it's not as good. Sadly, they have their pasta shipped in which was fine but if they made it themselves it would definitely make a huge difference in the taste of the food. They had big size pizzas. My sister got the smallest size pizza and it was huge and she took it home. I love escargot. But some restaurants can really butcher it. This restaurant was one of them. I ordered the escargot appetizer and they brought escargot drenched in some kind of sauce and it totally ruined the escargot for me. They give you a nice amount of escargot but I could of done without the sauce they put all over it. We ordered the cannoli for dessert and it was probably one of the worst cannoli's I have ever had. I only took one bite. It was like buying a cannoli from a gas station because it looked like those fried burritos from 7-11. My son had spaghetti and meatballs and loved it and they gave him a good portion size so that was appreciated. I give this restaurant 3 stars because the staff was kind, it had some pros and some cons but overall it was decent and I noticed a lot of people ordering and picking up pizza to go, so I would definitely order a pizza to go from here over Pizza Hut or Dominoes. read more

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I had no idea that it was a reservation. Type of place, but they let us dine anyway. I ordered the baked eggplant parmigiana,and boy was it delicious!! The eggplant was cooked so well that I ate it with a spoon. I have absolutely no complaints about Ray's. read more

I have never had a bad experience here. Jesse, the owner, is always there to take care of his customers. I have tried most of the dishes here and all are delicious! Save room for table side Crème brûlée and a cappuccino. read more

Rays Italian Bistro - Rack of Lamb - Italian Near Me - Midland, Texas

Great food and excellent service! One of my favorite places in town! The waiters are very nice and helpful. They are also BYOB, so bring your own wine! read more

Loved this place! Their homemade garlic bread and dipping sauce are delicious! The service was great and super quick. They don't serve any alcohol but you can BYOB, without a pesky cork fee! We even saw people with small coolers filled with beer. The actual restaurant is small but cozy and the ambiance feels authentic. The only setback is their tiny waiting area, but we were seated immediately when we went on a semi-busy Wednesday. read more

This place was amazing. We're from Las Vegas and we've had good food. This place is some of the best Italian we've ever had. Cherry on the top is the prices are great. read more

I took my family here this evening for the first time...what low standards Midlanders have to think this is actually good food...the whole meal was a disaster...they brought us a bowl of oil and cheap rolls...had the Eggplant parm which I have had a many times at different true Italian restaurants..so bland and greasy with sauce that tasted like Ragu..no worse...dont waste your time or money here..places like Fazolis blow Rays Italian away...never again read more

Pretty Good Italian, One time I ordered Spaghetti with meatballs and meat sauce and there was no meatball to be found. So I was just eating noodles and tomatoes sauce. Haven't been back since, but I heard great things about them. Too bad I can't share that same experience. Quiet, calm environment. If they did your order right, it would definitely be 5 stars read more

This is our favorite local Italian restaurant. My only complaint would be that it's a little more expensive than I'd like for being a byob. Service is almost always impeccable and food is consistently good. read more

Fantastic Italian, calming yet vibrant atmosphere. Best pizza I've ever eaten. But much more than a pizza joint. Pasta, bread, everything is gourmet. read more

Made a reservation at this place and apparently it didnt matter. Showed up and had to wait. Not sure what the point of making reservations are when you still have to sit and wait like you had walked up. read more

Ray's has a home-cooked Italian food atmosphere but the flavor of a big city gourmet restaurant. The calamari is excellent: crispy outside, flavorful, tender inside. An absolute pleasure and truly one of their best dishes is the Spinach Ravioli. The wait time was relatively short, considering we had a party of eight without a reservation. Dinner was served hot, (as it should be right?) and after we had enough time to devour bread, calamari, and mozzarella sticks. Our waiter was prompt, checked on us often, despite being shorthanded in a packed restaurant, and very patient. Ray's is definitely a terrific family restaurant! read more

Thankfully, the check was the same price as the menu so I didn't have that problem. The manicotti was so bland. Almost 0 flavor. I didn't finish it. For the price you'd think it'd be amazing. Try something else on the menu instead. The service was good besides taking awhile to get our check. I'll give this place another shot one day. read more

Best little secret in Midland! Great staff great food! Bring your wine and taste buds! Fantastic pizza, bread and oil YUM!

Was a valued customer until I picked up a cold and wrong order...The manager who acknowledged the error wanted me to drive 7 miles round trip and return the food instead of a future credit on a meal, when I declined she got nasty and told me "OH WELL" $50 apparently doesn't mean anything to her. It has been tasty however it takes too long to fill an order. I value service the most of all and will X it off my list of decent restaurants. read more

Ate here two days in a row. Once isn't enough. The Chicken Parm on the first day was exceptional. The pizza I ordered for the kids was too notch. The server was fantastic with my kids and polite. The second day I went to Chicken Sunrise to try out the white wine sauce. Holy cow that was awesome. Awesome place and can't wait to eat there again. read more

Fettuccine Alfredo was amazing. Excellent service. We had a concern with one item and it was immediately taken care of by Ashley. Thank you, Ashley! read more

Love this place! Super friendly staff, amazing food and nice atmosphere! Great for family dinner or date night!!!

The spaghetti with meatballs comes with two medium sized meatballs. The rays after dark is made incorrectly and is soggy. They really seem like they don't care about the customers or the quality of their food. read more

I've only had their pizza but it is some of the best around. It's a little higher price but the taste makes up for it. We did dine in once the place is small and a little tight you might have to wait if you didn't call ahead and make a reservation. People were waking in with their own bottles of wine. Overall great food the environment is small and cozy. It's good place for a date night read more

These are guys are great. They are attentive, quick and very friendly. Would go there again and refer friends.

We have food allergies and after much detail in placing the order, the kitchen still didn't get it right. Wait staff checked before it came out (so grateful!) and they remade it correctly. Can't blame the restaurant- they were gracious in fixing the mistake. Have seen lots of comments about service at local eateries- pls keep in mind people- good help is hard to find for everyone- all over town. read more

Great, fancy place and nice wait staff. I wanted to eat outside and they made it happen! And they didn't forget we were out There.

Garbage! Absolute garbage!! I asked for my pizza to be "browned/crisp/not undercooked". I didn't think this was a crazy request, but apparently it was. I received a pizza that was undercooked and hardly even warm. No big deal, right... The waiter took it back to the chefs and promptly returned to us saying that the chef's objected to cooking it more because it had already been cut and could not be cooked further. I guess they couldn't place it back in the oven, that would be too difficult. Anyways, things turned great!!!! I went to Rosas Cafe and got a bean and cheese burrito and #14 beef fajita with tomatillo sauce, absolutely amazing! I should have done that two hours prior and never wasted the gas money going to Rays. read more

Our favorite since moving to Midland. Everything is good! Their chicken piccata is awesome! read more

We've now visited Ray's a handful of times and had consistently delicious food and excellent service. I dream of their garlic rolls! And their chicken parm is one of my favorite meals in Midland. Can't wait to go back! read more

Absolutely terrible service!!!!! Not worth waiting 2 hours for pick up- when they tell you 45 minutes. The owner was SO rude and disrespectful. The only reason they are still in business is because there is hardly any competition. It will come and put them out of business!! read more