Food was great. Service was great. Ambiance was pleasant. They had great gluten free options. We will go again, with family and friends.

We were looking for a Nice Early Meal. Came in for an early dinner, about 4pm . Not busy, got seated right away also, drink order taken immediately:) My Hubby ordered a Mark West Pinot Noir . I took a sniff - smelt divine. I ordered Ecco Domani - Pinot Grigio . Nice a light ! We ordered the salad ( which comes with our meals ) Their salad and bread are so delicious! Hubby ordered Beef Raviolis w/ Meat sauce and an Italian sausage . I tasted his meal - great sauce ! I ordered the Braised Short Rib - so Tender ! The sauce was absolutely perfect . It had lots of mushrooms and onions . The potatoes were good and the broccoli was cooked perfectly . We have always enjoyed the ambience here and the Italian music was a nice addition to our dinner . Andy took wonderful care of us - he was very attentive. read more

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My friend and I went on the Wednesday "all you can eat pasta night" that comes with soup or salad and bread, plus your choice of pasta and sauce combo (added proteins are an extra cost). Upon arrival the restaurant smelled amazing and the staff was friendly. It was not busy, surprisingly since it was 6pm. They needed to update their specials sign because it was actually March 4th when we went and it said February. I have dietary restrictions and the staff was EXTREMELY ACCOMMODATING and reassuring that my food would be prepared accordingly. I was surprised that they never mentioned the all you can eat pasta special, as it is so heavily advertised on their socials and our table did not have the special menu on it to see the options. We ended up having to ask our waitress about it and she grabbed the special menu from another table for us. The staff was able to make my bread without any butter or oil that usually comes on the normal bread and their bread was so soft, pillowy and delicious! I could have eaten the whole basket! We opted for the all you could eat special and I ordered the minestrone soup and my waitress (Tiffany) did a great job of being able to just serve me a bowl without pasta shells in it. The soup was okay. It lacked in flavor a bit and was lukewarm at best. But I ate it all. My friend got the salad and she said it was okay. They didn't offer any refills on my soup, but I'm not sure if the "all you can eat" was just for the pasta or if the soup/salad was included. The kitchen and waitress did an EXCELLENT job in preparing my entree per my restrictions. I got the zoodles ($2.98 up charge and very skimpy on the portions) with just steamed mushrooms, zucchini slices and broccoli. I asked for the marinara on the side so I could control the amount of pasta sauce. That was perfect. My food came out exactly as I wanted it, but it was also lukewarm at best. I ate all of my dinner and was never asked if I wanted another bowl. We had told our waitress at the beginning that that was the special we wanted, so I'm not sure why they didn't offer a refill on my dish? Granted, I could have asked, but my friend got the fettuccine alfredo and only ate half. She said it was good, but would order it with a protein next time just so it felt like more of a complete dish. I would have gotten another serving of my dinner, but didn't want to eat alone. Overall the food was delicious and the staff was very friendly. The restaurant itself was clean, beautifully decorated and very bright. It was dark outside but felt like the middle of the day inside with how bright it was. I would go back and hope for my food to be warmer, but that's my only complaint. Modesto definitely needs to show up and support these family owned businesses! read more

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Ok the system glitched... it added my update and completely removed my actual original review :(( So.... we came here last week and were so happy!!! The ambience was as we remembered, really nice spot for lunch, dinner, great covered patio area for events... the service was great the food delicious! As in my photos, you can see we ordered the bruchette, salad, rolls, spaghetti and one very large meat 'a' ball :)) I had the seafood stew, which in my previous review remarked it was the BEST seafood stew/entree of anywhere else I've ever been, from Seattle to SF to Vegas etc... even in Canada... I love seafood but many times you will order it and regret it because the seafood is overcooked and rubbery... nothing worse than eating chewy seafood... THIS was Succulent, soooo good, I was drooling just thinking about it now... I wish I could order a big pot of the sauce..(or get the secret ingredients for the sauce ;)) ... ) We really loved the food... service was great too... very prompt... I also did a takeout order for a calzonne... it had cheese rolled into the crust... my guy and I shared it for dinner, it was Very Large...delicious... and still only eating a half of the calzonne...I was stuffed.. Again...if you really want some great Italian food, go to Strings Italian Cafe.. you won't regret it... :)) We will be back... read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Seafood Stew... delicious!!! :P - Italian Near Me - Modesto, California

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It's been several years since we have been to Strings and tonigh's horrific experience reaffirmed why we stayed away. The service SSSUUUCCCKKKEEEDDD. I orderede a special with angel hair pasta. It came with penne. The Wife was dying for hot Italian food and ordered the ravioli. We waited. And waited. And waited. Our server never came to check on us. Probably because he was too busy watching the World Cup. "What was the score, Andy?!?" (More on that later.) The Wife had to call over a bus boy and asked for the manager. When we were told the manager wasn't there, he said he would send over the acting manager. In the meantime, I joked with The Wife, "Watch, the manager be our server." And lo and behold it was! Fate or trgedy??? The Wife laid into him. Do you know what we ordered? He completely forgot about her raviolos and wasn't apologetic. When she said he got my angel hair pasta wrong, he was quick to respond that he fixed it. No apologies. No attempt to mollify us. No nothing. No attempt to make things right for his screw up and for our inconvenience. She said she timed him watching soccer and when she asked for the score, he was about to tell when I interrupted and said we realy don't care. Soccer Over Supper! When the bill came, I was 100% ready to do something I have never done before : leave no tip. But, The Wife said I needed to leave something because they share it with the cook. Yes, Andy, I am the $5.00 dollar tipper. On top of everything, no attempt to apologize. No attempt to ask The Wife if she still wanted the raviolis. No taking something off the bill or a dessert on the house. Just, in the immortal words of ER doctors, "Treat'em and street 'em"! Thank you, Andy. Your catastrophic attempt at "customer service" has been permanently burned into our memories and now we know we will NEVER return. read more

Food is great and fresh service for us exceptionally great for our large group nice time sitting on the patio .

One word, yummy, mini meatball with spicy pink sauce, and spinach pepperoni Alfredo are delicious, mild spicy, like it! Savory, like it! Good quality, like it. This is my second review, this proves that this cafe puts the ca in fe... whatever that means. Eat strings!!!!! read more

We hired Strings for a celebration of life and not only was the food amazing they went over and above what was expected and agreed upon to help this event run smoothly. Out of town guests were pleasantly surprised that the food was good and many regulars were excited to see Strings there and knew they were in for good eating. The meatballs , stuffed mushrooms, and cannolis were delicious. I was pleased and I highly recommend Strings for both dining and catering. read more

The pasta sienna with salmon extra spicy is delicious. The service always feels like going home & sharing a meal with family. The ambiance is upscale but refreshing & very relaxing. read more

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Food was nasty nasty nasty. Tasted like it was onion soup powder mix and milk over chicken. Super disgusting. Used to love to come here, pretty sure I won't be back. All the food was awful and room temperature... bland and yuck. Something changed and not for the better. It was crazy busy so I thought ooh maybe this could be a good sign as last time we came it wasn't great either, but not terrible... yuck yuck yuck... don't waste your time. Go to ciao bella or bella italia if you want good Italian. This wasn't even up to cafeteria food standards... read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Chicken Marsala - Italian Near Me - Modesto, California

Tyler the busboy was the highlight he was on it. The tortellini Alla Panna is fire. Everyone working tonight was great. It was super busy and they were killing it. read more

The food is pretty good, you have to try the seafood biscoff soup 10/10. The ambiance is the restaurant is very relaxed, nice setting. My issue was with the service. Doe the most time me and my brother were there, there was just another couple donning in as well and the service was bad. We kept having to wave the waiter down whenever we needed anything even a refill on water. Please try to do better. read more

Apps: bruschetta was to-die-for, stuffed mushrooms super flavourful, house salad dressing yummy - our table also loved the warm bread basket & seafood unique. Mains: ravioli dishes were good, chicken marsala was also good, meatballs that came with the spaghetti were really tasty. It's a quiet place to dine and would be nice for a date. We cleaned our plates & will be back in the future. read more

Been in the area working for a bit. Found this place on Yelp. The food is always on point. The service has been spectacular. The staff is very friendly and remembers you when you come in. The place is always clean and you can tell it matters to them. It's my go to for some great Italian food at least once or twice a week. read more

Great service the atmosphere here was on point and the FOOD WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND. 1000xs will be back!

There's been a change in the chefs. The food is terrible. I ordered Chicken Piccata, the chicken was over cooked and was coated with uncooked flour. Chicken Piccata is not to be breaded, it is a sautéed dish with a butter lemon and caper sauce. When I told the manager I did not like it, she said "Oh" "I"ll tell the kitchen" , no offer of discounting the meal, very disappointed in this less than satisfactory response. Unless there's chef change, I would suggest not wasting your money. read more

Came in tonight during a super busy rush and I was honestly impressed. The staff was absolutely slammed but still stayed friendly, and on top of everything. You could tell everyone was working their butts off to keep things running smoothly. The food was great, the service was great, and the teamwork really showed. I don't usually leave reviews, but tonight's experience really stood out. Huge shoutout to the staff for handling the chaos so well! Will definitely be back! read more

I was so looking forward to a delicious meal at Strings. My wife and I have always enjoyed the salads at Strings. We went on a rather slow Saturday evening. We were seated immediately and our drinks orders were taken. We decided on the soup and salad. The salad was brought out extremely quickly. We gave the salad and good mixing and dug in. However we were both extremely disappointed in the salad. There was little to no flavor in the dressing. A few minutes later the waiter brought us our Minestrone soup, which was also flavorless! The best part of the meal was the bread which was warm and fresh. I don't know what happened, I always enjoyed the flavor and the freshness of Strings, hopefully it was an off night for the kitchen staff. The wait staff was excellent however. read more

Went in 30 minutes before closing this evening (NYD) they gladly welcomed us in . Dinner was delicious, service was wonderful, waiter very kind! Thank you for excellent service. Happy New Years! read more

The food was hot fresh and very tasty the service was excellent Think the server's name was Savannah Very clean and comfortable

I have been going to Strings on Oakdale Rd. off and on for as long as they have been here in Modesto. The food has always been good, and over the years, I have noticed that the wait staff, which was always a pleasure to work with, have gotten even better. A few months ago, our local Shriner's group took to having "Ladies Night Out" at this Strings. The food has always been complimented and the staff accommodating when we had member show up without RSVPing (grr). It looks like we may continue to meet here with our ladies! read more

Love the food here and love Keelie!! Great wine selection, great party trays if needed, authentic and amazing Italian food.

This was amazing to come here! The drinks were wonderful, and tasty. I ordered a Nichollette salmon with no capers and it WAS SO DELICIOUS and my mouth watered. The bread was delicious !!! But the only problem was it was kinda of expensive. Overall it was amazing! read more

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The chicken parm was soooo delicious, the service was great, and everyone was so nice. There live music and the atmosphere was amazing. I definitely recommend sitting out on the patio! read more

This restaurant is A MUST to go to- keeley is there for you. My mom would get made for her a mom's special pizza, we had her celebration of life there, which was SO SPECIAL AND EXCELLENT FOOD AND DRINKS. PLEASE GO THERE read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Modesto, California

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I was recently at Strings for the birthday party of a friend and it was lovely! We were on the outdoor patio and it was just the perfect place to celebrate. The ambiance was great and the food was DELICIOUS! The servers were all very attentive and friendly. Can't wait to go back! read more

Strings is a great place. We love the service, the ambiance, but most of all, we love the food. Their calzones are great, and the pasta sienna is out of this world. Everything we have tried has been very good. read more

If I could give this place negative stars I would. My husband and I went for the first time for a dinner party. The food was absolutely awful. Sea food was fishy. Chicken was dry and under seasoned. They are understaffed when it came to this event. My husband ordered sea food pasta the scallops seemed like they were boiled; not a single sear mark on them. My salmon was not seasoned and very fishy. I will never go back. I don't even know how people go here. I could keep going but I won't. Just find a new place to eat. read more

A couple weekends before Christmas, my family had our holiday gathering. Our meal plans fell through and we had to place a large order through Door Dash unexpectedly. Not only was Strings able to accommodate us on short notice, but the food was outstanding. The salad was fresh and the dressing delish! All the pasta dishes we had were amazing. Even the bread was fantastic. Thank you, Strings, for saving our family gathering. We will be back to dine in or order door dash again. read more

Amazing service! Loved the endless pasta option on wednesdays! They were attentive and treated us like we were family.

We have always enjoyed our meals at Strings. Our recent visit was a little disappointing. I ordered chicken piccata, which arrived smothered in what looked like a canned sauce, there was even a "skin" on top like it had been sitting. Definitely did not present anything close to recently prepared. Hope this was just a bad night. read more

Excellent food. Friendly service. Nice outdoor seating. I could eat the all you can eat salad every day, all day. read more

My wife and I went for dinner after a long day. We get there and are seated. We order drinks and the new crab dip, Its ok. The waitress takes our order everything is ok at this point. The dip comes and looks great. Then 10 minutes later our food comes, Now wait we ordered salad, Oh I'm so sorry she said, Then she said I will make you one to take home. Ok. We start to eat and my lasagna is cold so I'm waiting to get the waitress no luck cant find her so my wife goes to the counter. She comes 2 min later and says ok I'll get it fixed. Ok, Now my wife has to eat or hers or it will be cold so she does. I eat my side and some bread, finally it comes they made a whole new one yay. Now I'm full of bread still no salad. I ask that she makes it to go. 15 min go by no check not waitress, We have to ask for the check. We get the check pay it. Still no salad. We get up and go at this point. I think the issue I have is I never complained I was understanding we all make mistakes, But then still charged me for my cold meal and never receive our salad. Not even a discount coupon to come back. Very dissapointed, This could have been so much better with just a few moments of care. read more

I have an amazing experience every single time we come. I love how the owner makes my mom feel so comfortable. They are happy to accommodate different sauces. The food always is amazing and the bread... chefs kiss. We absolutely love when we come in and the live music is happening. Thanks for a great Mother's Day lunch! read more

Love this place the food never disappoints the service always on point, a warm and clean environment a real value for your money Great job Strings !! read more

Upscale Italian dining, without breaking the bank. Large tables for the extended family, outdoor seating to catch the cool breeze. But then there are intimate tables for two. Just right for date night. This location recommended, and I feel they delivered a nice experience. All the staff are very helpful, and I may have had each one touch the table over the night. Dinners come with choice of salads or soup. Paired with house-made focaccia bread. The single salad was more than enough to share, and they are all hand tossed to perfection. It is not their fault I am a Caesar salad snob, if they added a touch of anchovies to their dressing it would be fire! I had the Lasagna Pastry, it paired with the two sauces. The insides were layered and put together very well. It did not last long, but was a perfect amount of food. The second plate was the balsamic salmon. The asparagus was cooked perfectly, and the Salmon portion was very generous. Overall I really enjoyed the entire evening. I recommend stopping by and bring your appetite. read more

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This place has looked the same for years lol The salads are great for families. The food is great. read more

I recently ordered take-out for a luncheon with friends. We had an assortment of things ... minestrone soup, cafe salad, stuffed shells, meatballs, pizza ... everything was WONDERFUL!!! It was presented beautifully, and everyone loved every bite. Highly recommend! read more

The Service is ALWAYS enjoyable and friendly. The restraunt is always clean, cheerful and the customers always laugh and have fun. The food is plentiful and tasty. read more

Customer service and atmosphere are amazing! it's really great having this establishment on this side of town. Me and my family love the pizza! it's hard to decide which one Margarita pizza and pepperoni are hands down the favorite! read more