Amazing food starts with amazing ingredients. The best tomato sauce and tomatoes from Italy. The best cheese and a crust made with special care to ensure you have the best experience possible. This is the ultimate cheese pizza. I felt like I was in Italy again. The bread for the Philly cheese sandwich is fresh from New York. How could you ask for anything else? The best ingredients served with the friendliest staff. We were there Monday for lunch and you could tell that the customers were the regulars that come back again and again to enjoy a fantastic meal. They treat you like family. This is one restaurant I highly recommend when you're visiting or just driving bye. read more

Love this place. Always a stop when we are in the area. Great pies and pastas. Very friendly staff.

Wow literally just leaving a review to try to negate all of the one star reviews. This is by far without a doubt the best pizza around. I've been getting vetranos for over 10 years now and the quality has never changed. Really similar to a classic NY slice. Nicest owners, typical pizza place setting, quick service, and phenomenal pizza. Thank you, Vetrano's! read more

Hadn't been here in many years as I lived out of town for a bit. This is a gem of a resteraunt with great prices, old Italy Feel atmosphere and amazing pizza and meals. read more

The Vodka sauce here is out of this world. As are the meatball sliders. I give the four stars for the Italian food but not totally the pizza. But the lasagna is incredible tooJust yummmm. read more

Coming from nyc this is the closest to my pizza I have gotten!! The margarita is so yummy. The crust is very thin, then thicker and well done as you finish the slice which is my favorite part. This is the best pizza in the area and surrounding. Plus a large pie (I got half buff chicken and half marg) was 21$!!! My bf and I couldn't even finish the pie- best bang for your buck if you're sharing with even 3 people. We demolished this in the car, in the parking lot, in legit 15 mins one more thing, they didn't include napkins or forks however annoying is great for the earth so thank you for not providing plastic products unless people ask! (Napkins would probably always be good) read more

Clean as can be. Old school. Amazing quality and proportions . Just enough attitude. Don't be upset that you get left alone for a while after you get your food, That's your private time, this isn't some snobby country club, be patient. Everything is always excellent for years now. read more

The dinner is very good but a bit pricey, but If u want the pizza drive 10 min up the road to Vittorias who for some reason can serve the same pizza but not burnt to the point it's inedible every time read more

Ventured out of Mystic to Westerly for dinner tonight with friends. Vetrano's was suggested by our dining companions. It was my first visit and one of their favorites for Italian food. There was a 40 minute wait to be seated so we waited it out at the bar and had a few beverages. They were short staffed and all the employees were working overtime to make sure everyone was taken care of. Rayna ended up being our server and she was great. She was accommodating when we asked for additional bread and oils as well as napkins, water etc. We all ordered different meals starting with the most delicious and huge plate of fried calamari I've ever had. It was tender and insanely tasty. Then came the meals. I had the Rivera Shrimp which is served with a delicious buttery lemon sauce atop spinach and pasta of choice. I couldn't get over the flavor of the spinach and shrimp. It was just incredible. Not to mention piping hot. What a fabulous meal and Rayna couldn't have been nicer. It definitely made the wait worth while and I will be back again with friends and family! Keep up the great work Vetranos staff!!! Despite being short staffed you were wonderful tonight! One of the best meals I've had all summer!!! read more

Not the fastest service but the food is good. Place could definately benefit from some lightening up!

The pizza could be excellent, but for the crust. It's really(!) chewy and if the pizza cools off, it's just plain tough. It's really too bad because the sauce and the toppings are great. The only reason I keep going back is for takeout because it's close to where I visit often. Note to myself: there are other pizzerias in Westerly. read more

First time going here. Haven't been doing too much take out due to covid. Up here with a friend who has a beach house. Called and they said "can you please hold," sure. Comes back a few minutes later. Ordered a salad, was curious to know what came on it "the grilled chicken and a bunch of vegetables." Asked if mushrooms and the man said "no." Go to pick it up. I walk in before a man and the guy behind the counter addressed the larger gentleman who walked in BEHIND me. I guess I am invisible, cool. Almost was a Greek salad when I came to open it minus the feta cheese. Olives, peppers, other peppers and a rotten, wilted cucumber. Was not very happy with the service or food. read more

Vetrano's Restaurant - Rotten, not fresh cucumber - Italian Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

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I used to love Vetranos but the service is not very good. Called up to order our usual medium cheese with ricotta on top. Person that answered the phone said the ricotta is what they always put on top. Which was of course not the case once I picked up the pizza. Normally it's baked with the ricotta on top which their solution was to just put a few dallops on top and send me on my way. Kinda gross and disappointed read more

Dunno what happened, but we went there recently and service and food were way off. Might've been a bad night, but I suspect not. Don't know if we'll return. Too many other options in the area... read more

Vetrano's is probably the first place I think of whenever I'm in the mood for Italian comfort food. They have a great list of pasta dishes, salads, appetizers and pizza (of course). The service is very friendly and you get great value for the price you pay. The linguine and clams are highly recommended! read more

I try not to be biased on my home town eateries...but this place is the bomb! The food is as Italian as Italian can get! The portions are huge and the prices, although some say are high, they are no higher than any other nice restaurant in the area. I've had just about everything on the menu (I go whenever I go home), but my favorites are the Eggplant Parm grinder (for y'all non locals that's a sub), the Carbonara, the antipasto salad is to DIE for (artichokes, olives, cheeses and super fresh Genoa and other Italian meats) and my all time favorite the pasta e fragile (please forgive my Italian spelling) soup! The soup is super rich, you may not even need to get a full plate of food if you order it. Its very smooth and filling. But at the same time it doesn't feel unhealthy...its hearty. This is seriously my new favorite soup! I contemplated asking for the recipe, but then realized "um hello" they aren't going to give it to me....so I guess Ill just have to keep coming back! Unlike many Italian eateries, this place actually orders most of there ingredients from Italy. I know because Ive asked and was floored to find this out. Its obvious the people who run this place truly enjoy what they do and they take great pride in what they do. The only thing about this place I was not as impressed with were the servers. They were a tad slow, and didn't appear to be very happy. The servers didn't match the attitude of this restaurant. Other than that, this place is awesome and I highly recommenced it for just about ANY occasion! read more

Horrible horrible...went to vetranos of westerly. Big mistake After a 30 minute wait (fine) since they had a big party just finishing up dinner, we got seated . It took 15 minutes to get menus ...oredered drinks and got them immediately. Then another 15 minutes to see the waitress again...ahhh here she is ... she's taking our order.. We recieved our apps the calamari.it took about 25 minutes to get....then another 40 minutes for our salads..after we finished our salads it was.followed with another 30minutes to get our meal after finishing our salads... I noticed 2 tables had arrived ate and had left in the time between we had received our apps and our dinner finally. I ordered alla aribiata andb it was pure SALT. Now i know italian food and I know it isn't the healthiest cuisine on the planet but it's very simple to make and it was obscenely salty. I usually come to this place when I'm in a pinch or looking for something a little more upscale obviously the past two times I've come here will be the last time I'm going to tell everyone I know never to go back. I heard that they have new management or something I'm never going to spend another penny in their place horrible horrible between the customer service and the level of cuisine in there. It's changed, although it's never been really that great! There really isnt a nice place to eat in westerly unless your looking for a sandwich(pick pockets) or actually Thai (corner Thai! !) Goodbye vetranos never again!!! Quality 2/5 Service 2/5 That is being generous Wish I could give a half of star read more

This past Saturday evening (around 5 PM) we ordered a Large Pepperoni Pizza for take out. Arrived before the 20 minute estimated ready time. Pizza was boxed and ready to go. Got back to the house within 10 minutes of pick up. It was very clear that this was not a "fresh" pie - it was dried out and room temperature at best. The do have pre-made pizzas at the counter for sale by the slice. Pretty sure that the pizza they gave us had been sitting there for awhile. Very disappointed! read more

This is some reallllly good food in an unexpected place! Located in a plaza the interior is very clean and family friendly. The service was nice, nothing missed. Their pizza is New York style and it is extremely good, worth the visit alone! They also offer main Italian dishes .. Pasta, chicken, seafood etc. I had the rigatoni with vodka sauce and two added shrimp and it was on point! Please try this place you won't be disappointed! read more

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Normally we get take out. Dined in and waited 40 minutes for spinach wheels which came out cold. Left hungry and disappointed!!! read more

Vetrano's Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

My friend and I were here yesterday. Best Margherita pizza we have ever had. Perfect. The meatball/sausage appetizer was very good, love the red sauce. Good bread and oil with garlic. The only thing I did not love the garlic salad dressing on my salad. Too spicy, like biting into a raw garlic clove. Service was friendly. read more

This restaurant was recommended to us by the local staff at The Cooked Goose since they don't do dinner. This place was packed at dinner time, which I was hoping was a indication of a good place. There seemed to be plenty of wait-staff, and bussers, but our service was kinda of slow. We had two rounds of their homemade bread-puffs ( see pictures ) before we got our water and drinks. We ordered Veal Parmigana, Philly Cheese Steak, Kids Pasta and Meatballs and Italian Festival: Manicotti & Stuffed shells. They charge you $2 per 'jumbo shrimp' if you add it to your pasta dish. I only choose to add one shrimp and I was surprised to find the shrimp was a normal sized shrimp and it tasted kinda a funky which made me glad that I only wasted $2 on the 'jumbo shrimp.' The pasta that came with the Italian Festival and the Veal Parmingana was good and the ricotta cheese was delicious. The Philly cheesesteak was like 2 large sandwiches, (the bread was quite hard and flaky and the steak was tasty. We ordered and shared a slice of cheesecake and that was very yummy. Overall it was okay, but I think I'll try a different restaurant next time we're in the area. read more

We stopped for lunch while running Christmas errands. Very good. We all had different Parmesan grinders; chicken, meatball and sausage. All were delicious. The bread was outstanding. The service was spot on perfect. My only knock was the pasta I fajole was a bit too under seasoned. A very minor Knick. We'll certainly be back. read more

This is by far the best pizza with the best ingredients in the eastern CT/ rhode island area. They're white pizza with ricotta and spinach on it is a real winner. Reason they been around so long. read more

Well a pizza parlor that runs out of olives what can you say. I say go across the street and buy some. I won't be back just a bunch of kids and no management . Stay away dominos does a better job at half the price. read more

We've summered in the area for many years and I'd always ask my grandfather, "Why aren't there any good Italian restaurants like in Providence?" He'd reply it was because all the locals cooked at home! Finally, here is an amazing Italian restaurant with old world taste and selection. You want authentic Sicilian or NY style slice? Come here. You can tell it's made from the best ingredients. The service is excellent as well. If only they'd open one near Providence. All the miserable, tasteless chains like Pizza Hut would go right out of business. Support your locals people, you'll get the best meals that way. read more

Family operated restrant with a fairly typical italian menu. The lobster ravioli was great as was the stromboli. The stromboli was very filling couldn't finish. Definetly a great value and good people. read more

I give it three stars for the service and I would maybe give it 4 for the food. But the service is just not up to par! However the main squeeze and I mainly order take-out, we get one pasta and split it between the two of us! Sometimes we even have some left overs! read more

Tried to order an hr before closing and would not answer the phone! hour long before you close do you pick up the phone?

Excellent meals, as always here. Eggplant parmigiana and veal parmigiana to die for! House sauce hearty and flavorful. Clams over linguine excellent! Waitress excelled! Should definitely check this place out... read more

Hello all This was our first time here for dinner. We have had take away pizza several times which has always been good. My wife had the pasta with fresh Tomatoes with anchovy and oil sauce (similar to pasta puttenesa). She said it was very good. I had the Zuppa de Pesce which was very nice indeed. The dish included 3 mussels, 2 little neck clams, 3 shrimp, a few chunks of of scallops, plenty of squid and a little Scungilli. I would have liked more Scungilli included, but that's me. The sauce was also tasty. The decor was traditional family style Italian and the service was "OK". Our server did not tell us about the nightly specials (we overhead another table after ordering) a BIG MISS. We decided to have cannoli for dessert which for some reason were served with chocolate sauce dripped over them making it too sweet for me. Sometimes it pays to let the food speak for itself (don't get too cute with it). The issue for me is the sever could have asked if we wanted the chocolate sauce up front. I did not eat mine. Our server chose not to remove the cost of one of the cannoli's from the bill, so I removed it from the tip. Overall, good food, fairly priced, but a little upfront communication would be helpful. We would come back. Magoo read more

This is one of my top "go-too" pizza restaurants. Great pizza and clam chowder!! It's consistant, fair priced, and the staff is usually great. I haven't been since the new renovations and bar we're added, but will soon... Hats off to a great local pizza restaurant all should go to! read more

Called in my take out order for pizzas and 20 minutes they were set to go. The crust is thin and crispy, the sauce makes your mouth water! Try "Grandmas" pizza but you can't go wrong with any selection. Be sure to get there a little early so you can enjoy your complimentary slice!! read more

Staying in Stonington with my dog for a few days of solitary R&R. Because I had eaten lunch on the later side, I just wanted something really easy, basic and inexpensive to bring back to the house. Thanks to the powers of Yelp!, I came across Vetrano's in Westerly. Having been born in New York City & raised in a suburb of NYC, I love real New York pizza. Since being transferred to the Hartford area some 15 years ago, I truly struggle to find decent pizza. And certainly struggle to decent "New York style" pizza. I'm sorry but "Greek style" pizza, or pizza cut in to squares is like a crime to me. Yuck. I had basically resigned myself to the fact that as a hartford county resident, I'd never know good pizza again. Well, Vetrano's came through with the win!! It was real New York style pizza! Thin, almost chewy crust, plentiful cheese, tasty tomatoes sauce with that hint of oregano....yum. I went old school and ordered two slices of plain cheese. Delicious. I felt transported back to my homeland of NYC. Vetrano's is kind of a blink and you'll miss it storefront in a strip mall and looks completely unassuming from the outside. I walked in and there's a lovely small bar area and the dining room is very comfortable and tastefully decorated. Definitely looked like they had put some effort into looking like a step above a pizza joint. It was very nice looking and if I didn't have my dog in my running car, I would have stayed for a drink. I took the two slices to go and even after the 13 minute drive back to the house, the pizza was warm, cheesy and delicious. Vetrano's---please open a pizza place in West Hartford! I know there's enough of us city-folk that would support you!! If you are in the Westerly, RI area and have a hankering for REAL pizza, don't miss Vetrano's! read more

Vetrano's Restaurant - This pic was taken after a 15 min drive home so apologies for pic quality. While you do see some grease on the box, it wasn't greasy at all. - Italian Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

The food was so good, my favorite part was the pizza, I would come everyday if I could

Vertrano's pizza reminds me so very much of the New Haven Pizza I have so missed when moving to RI 30 years ago... The waitresses are amazingly-amazing, the salad, garlic rolls, zuppa, and pizza are bellisimo! Although we have had a few "bumps" with things such as eggplant parmigiana and chicken parm, it is still a favorite for us and the staff certainly went above and beyond comping our meals and even sending home dessert... Things happen. But when the food and service are basically consistent, and when the oops-es are corrected, you get my vote. Every. Time. Don't miss this tiny bit of deliciousness in RI ! read more

Expensive. Two slices of pizza will be almost $10. I typically find the thin crust not that impressive but all my friends LOVE it. There is one really meaty thin slice that I find excellent though. I do love the thick Sicilian slice with it's crunch and great sauce. I've had friends eat there for an actual meal and have told me it's good. The price keeps me from going for that option...the price per slice already makes this a very occasional bite. Worth exploration for sure! read more

This is a definite 'go-to' place for good pizza. It's tasty, reliable, and always delicious. Wish they delivered but I guess we can't have it all, can we? For sit down dinners, the pasta dishes are great. However, the pizza totally rules. read more

Italian food made with love. You cant fake this stuff. The antipasto has sopressata made locally and our pizza had wonderful riccota with local sausage and a thin crust that didnt wilt. I realize now since I currently live in a largely culinary black hole how good I had I had it growing up in Southern New England. I'm not Italian, but I learned by osmosis, and places like Vetrano's are pretty good folks to learn from. These folks give a sh*t... and their food reflects it. read more

The pizza is good here - the ingredients are fresh and they actually sell pizza by the slice, something that is uncommon in this area (If you want pizza by the slice, go to NYC). They make a wonderful Sicilian pizza, much like you will find in NYC or on Long Island. Yesterday, we bought a vegetarian red pizza for take out. A little bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. Loaded with toppings, including yellow pepper slices. They have about a dozen specialty pizzas available, but you can't go wrong with just plain cheese or Sicilian. Dinners are good also, although I usually come for the pizza. Vetrano's is usually crowded, so plan accordingly. They have a small section where you can sit and wait and watch TV. Vetrano's dining room is small, no more than 20 booths and tables combined. The place is easy to get to - right on Granite Street (Route 1) next to Radio Shack and Sunrise Market (also recommended). You might have to park at the side of the building, depending on what time you arrive. Overall, good food, friendly atmosphere, polite service, good for families, good for visitors and convenient to get to. read more