Service is great waitress always comes over and asked if you need anything throughout your entire meal I always enjoy my meal I order. Absolutely love the house salad with the bread. It's all you can eat and it's so good.! This is the kind of restaurant with windows all around. It is very well lit. It is quiet and a good family place to go. read more

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On a weekend getaway trip, we had to stop for a family stretch, grocery store run, and meal. To our surprise, Strings Italian Cafe delivered and was incredibly solid through and through. I want to say many of the Strings locations have closed throughout the Bay Area, but this specific location in Jackson was such a nice experience. From the moment we walked in, the service was great ~ we ordered from the kids meal almost immediately, and they brought out a sippy cup and high chair within minutes. We ordered our entrees ~ I went with the Cheese Stuffed Shells and my husband the Spaghetti with hearty meat sauce and meatballs. We had yummy warm bread and olive oil/vinegar delivered to the table, and each entree came with a café salad or minestrone soup..so of course we went with both. The meal was fresh, comforting, and everything we needed and wanted for a quick stop to rest our bones for a nice meal on the road. Inviting interior, reasonably priced, and we even tried Amador Brewing beers, local to the area. To note, you can substitute gluten free pasta for an additional price. Extensive menu (including pizzas) for a little bit of something for everyone. Located in a shopping center, plenty of parking..would def come back when we're in town next year for our annual trip! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Spaghetti and Meatballs - Italian Near Me - Jackson, California

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Very disappointed. The service was slow despite the restaurant being nearly empty. The food tasted like a frozen TV dinner honestly, I've had better. I won't be coming back. $85 for three people down the drain or in the toilet is where it ended up. read more

The eggplant Parmesan is always excellent. Their house salad and bread are fantastic as well. We usually order on DoorDash so no notes on their service. read more

Amazing place for Italian Food!!! (Especially for the price.) My mom & I had a personal pizza with pepperoni & green onion; which included minestrone soup & their house bread (for their lunch special). Everything was extremely delicious & Cody our server was super attentive. Truly a great worker with a wonderful personality. We will definitely be back again!!! read more

I went in to eat here for the first time today. I went a little after lunch time, I was seated quickly, my order was taken fairly quickly, and I did not have to wait long for my food. While the salad was a little bland (I feel like a little bit more dressing would have helped), the pizza was delicious, and the complimentary bread was really good. My server, Alyssa, was very friendly and attentive. It looked like they were the only one working the room but they made sure to stop and chat to anybody who wanted to talk. There were about two to three other table fulls of people there, but the chatting was quiet, and I really loved the music playing. It was just low classical covers. I heard several well-known songs just classically played. "Wake Me up when September ends" "Zombie" "I want it that Way" "What's Up" and "Madworld" were the ones I recognized. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea but I loved it. I spent around the same amount I would have at another spot nearby but I got more food, and leftovers. So this is definitely going to be my before work lunch spot now. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Pepperoni Pizza - Italian Near Me - Jackson, California

OMG! First time and doordashed! So flipping good! Geo the chef made my amazing meal! Iasked for extra garlic and I received the perfect amount of flavor, passion and deliciousness! I normally don't go for pasta, but the chicken parm and minestrone is to DIE FOR! I would have taken pictures but I ate it all too quickly! read more

The service was superb, ambiance is nice, ease of getting a table was great, but the entree wasn't tasty. We were anticipating a delicious meal but the pasta was disappointing. We probably won't be returning. read more

The food Was so bad, I had to make a yelp account just to select 1 star. However for 30 seconds, pirate music played and made the experience semi enjoyable. Wait staff was fine. read more

From the service to the food it was a solid experience. I had it broken down by the meal options that we ate because we ordered family style, but it disappeared so....i recommend this place, but sad my pics and more info are gone read more

Service was good. Restaurant seemed clean. Salad was not very tasty just super bland. When my Chicken Marsala arrived it looked delicious. However the meat was inedible and extremely chewy. The zucchini on the plate seemed like the flash coocooked in the pan for 30 second. The spaghetti was decent on the plate However my appetite was long gone. Left hungry and frustrated. Atleast the removed my entree from the bill. Not a great eexperience at all. read more

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They've changed ownership. Service is garbage. DO NOT eat the seafood bisque!!! Will never go back

We had stopped in for the first time for a late lunch. I had been to strings a long time ago and wasn't in a rush to get back, luckily it was a lot better than I remembered. The food was good, not great but good. The waitress was nice and friendly. We had wine, I thought the prices were good for wine in a restaurant. I'll go back. read more

The food AND service was incredible! From the bread, artichoke appetizer, Cesar salad, minestrone, to the entree of beef tortellini and squash ravioli.. every single thing we had some delicious! Also, Alyssa, was an OUTSTANDING waitress. So kind, patient, and made sure we were aware of extra charge for flavored lemonade. I've NEVER had a server care enough to inform before. I will be asking for her to wait on us every time. Can't wait to go back but I have so many leftovers read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Beef Tortellini Alla Panna and Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Jackson, California

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Went on Christmas Eve for a late lunch. Ate the Fisherman's Stew and the Lasagna. The Fisherman's Stew was good with a lot of muscles and shrimp. It had a nice white fish and scallops but no clams. It was served piping hot with toasted bread. The broth had a very good flavor and hit the spot on a cold rainy day. The salad on the side was excellent. The Lasagna was different. It had two large meatballs on each side of the small lasagna. It was plenty of hearty food. Love the focaccia bread with olive oil and balsamic. Service was excellent. We will return another day to try the pasta dishes. read more

Food was really good and service was really good. Only one waitress serving 10 tables and got things done fast and didn't forget anything we asked for. Super cutely decorated for Halloween. Very clean inside. Great place read more

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They did it again! Took another great friend of mine here for lunch because I had been raving about it to her. So she wanted to try it! I of course stuck with the lunch special, but this time I got Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. It was DELICIOUS! Every bite was to die for, loved it all. Balance taste! My friend ordered the Veggie Zoodles and she loved all of it! Prior to her entree, she had minestrone soup. She was in heaven! She could not stop talking about it after we even left too! Overall, Strings did it again. Making it a 5 star experience that makes me wanna keep on coming back for more and more! Oh and their salad, always flawless! read more

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Food was just ok. Doubt the sauces are made in house. Bagged salad. Marinara was watery. Pasta was reheated. Bread was stale. I'll stop,,,,, read more

The restaurant was clean, the music nice...not too loud. The service was good. But the food? Not great for the price. The salad? Bland. The minestrone? Mushy. The sauces? Probably canned. read more

Terrible service. Terrible, mushy salad. No bread brought to the table (even though we ordered the endless soup, salad & bread). Had to request utensils & napkins THREE TIMES as we just sat & looked at our salads! Never cleared a plate or bowl. Good help in Jackson must be really hard to find. We've never had such BAD service before in any town or restaurant. We will NOT be back. read more

Everything is great. I love Italian food and not just spaghetti so I had nice choices to make. The shrimp scampi was DElish .

What a great place for a casual dinner! Walked in with a group of 6 and was seated immediately. Drinks and bread came quickly and everybody had a good meal. I had lasagna with meatballs. It was so good I ate the leftovers for breakfast the next day. Too many restaurants make theirs too dry and serve it with too little marinara. Nobody makes it like mom, but this was close! (Mom ran an Italian Restaurant for several years) The service was excellent, our server was very responsive and friendly. The music was at the perfect level to be unobtrusive. A great experience. Relatively inexpensive too! read more

Nice lunch with a friend on Sunday 12/19/2021 We had Minestrone soup, Salmon and scampi over olive oil, garlic spaghetti and garlic bread. Food was good, ample portions and reasonable prices. The restaurant was clean, neat but lacks ambiance. Plain, white, needs pictures or something. Customer service was great. Tip your waiters, they are great. read more

Remodeled Jackson, CA restaurant since I was there last year. Very nice customer service and atmosphere! Food served quickly. Restaurant clean! Food very tasty! Go check it out. You won't have any regrets. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Brishetta - Italian Near Me - Jackson, California

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Service is horrible, gentleman server made me wait for bread. Bread is supposed to come first before my soup and salad. Also on top of that, I didn't order a Parmesan chicken and I got one. But on top of THAT, my girlfriend's food got cold because she was waiting for me to get my custom fettuccini plate. Last but not least we were being rushed out the restaurant. Once we left we left a good tip & we said thanks! read more

I have been here twice . Never had a bad meal food has been great both times. I would highly recommend

Welcoming to family and adaptive. Amazing food with great professional service. Price is fair too especially for the care given

It's been always great to eat here. The server Lisa always quick and very attentive and food comes out so quick. Just want to update the business hour. I went there on Tuesday to find out Tuesday-Thursday they don't open for lunch. Open at 3pm. I was there at 2:10pm then check the business hour and went to Walmart for just park my car and play my phone. I only come to Strings maybe once a month when I visit my mountain home from Bay Area. Hope I can come again next month! read more

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Pretty decent sized meal for the price. We are kinda stuck on getting the chicken parm each time because we like it. Didn't receive veggies with our last to-go order, which was probably just oversight, but it should come with everything for the price paid. That keeps me from giving a 5 star review. Petty? yes, but personally I was craving the veggies along with my meal, so that's how it goes. read more

Always a good choice for a family get together. The servers are great. Its moderately priced and do able

Great food, friendly staff, clean restaurant. Has never disappointed the family. Something for everyone

The food was excellent. 5 of us had dinner and we all enjoyed our meals. Our waitress was just absolutely perfect. She was there when we needed anything almost before we realized a need. Great time was had by all. We were too stuffed to try dessert! read more

Really great find while staying in the area. We decided to come here over the other Italian options near Jackson as the menu here was more innovative and also affordable. We were pleased with the salads, the salmon balsamic entree was excellent, and the lasagna roll special interesting (but ask for extra sauce)! Good choice! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Taste of local wines! - Italian Near Me - Jackson, California

Was there yesterday with a group of twenty. The one waitress serving our tables could have used a little help but eventually got it done and the food was really good. We had the scampi on angel hair lunch and it was excellent and our friends sitting nearby also really liked their salmon and chicken linguini with alfredo sauce. Heard a disgusting rumor that the owners might close it. Sure hope they don't. We have so few reliably good restaurants in the county. One little thing, if you go there for lunch, keep in mind that they don't open until noon and there's usually a little line out there waiting to get in but we're glad they are opening more for lunch now. read more

Overpriced ICK!! Bitchy stuffy staff!! Never again!! It wont let me leave a quarter star for the water!

Strings is a fun, casual and reliable place for tasty Italian-inspired dishes. It's more American-Italian in my opinion. That's enough to have me on board because I'm never looking for anything more complicated that spaghetti with meatballs or lasagna for the occasional lunch. The service and speed have always been solid and I've never had a dish here I don't like. My favorite (and I know any actual Italian would turn their nose at this dish) is the fettuccine alfredo with chicken added. It's a real tasty alfredo sauce, rich and filling and satisfying. The prices are decent as well, making this a gathering place for the small lunch crowd that assembles in the area. I don't know about their claim of transporting you from Jackson to Italy - that's quite the proclamation - but it is very good food in a small town, which is all I wanted and expected. I'll keep coming back on my rare visits to the area because a good Italian lunch, even to-go, never grows old! read more

Fettuccine Alfredo and lasagna rich meet sauce and vegetables it was amazing very fresh authentic tossed green salad and loaf of bread read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Delicious yummy fresh pasta it's in your freedom lasagna rich meat sauce and fresh veggies so good - Italian Near Me - Jackson, California

My wife and I were in the area to attend a play in Jackson and wanted to eat before the play started. Doing our research, we picked Strings Italian Cafe. Not only was the food excellent, the service was top notch. Next time we are in the area, we will be back! read more

I went to strings last night because I was craving their Eggplant Parmesan. The minestrone soup was thin and not as robust as usual. The eggplants was sour and tasted nothing like eggplant. I ate some of the pasta on the plate and sent the rest back. I told them why, but no one seemed very concerned about looking into it and came back and said they just cut the eggplant. I told them to taste it because it taste sour and nothing like eggplant. They were going to come my meal, but insisted on paying for a soup and left the server a good tip because it wasn't her fault. I'm not really sure if I will return. read more