I can't Beleive I never reviewed this place as we have been a few times already. It's a great place…read morefor date night and they also host your bday , baby shower , etc. . It is easy to get to , right off of mineral spring ave. Parking lot has plenty of room. The inside is very modern and makes it feel like this is a special place to eat. The staff are all wonderful and make sure our drinks were kept full. I typically get the pizza because ifs fabulous but also had a hankering for a burger and it was one of the best I've ever had. I really like it here and hope you do too !

Came to The Social after the wine tasting at Douglas Liquors! I have been wanting to try their fish…read moreand chips for a while now and they did not disappoint! I don't like when the fish has a thick batter and this one was perfect. I believe this is a special though and not on their regular menu but if you get the opportunity to get it you should!

Easy to book a reservation online. Restaurant is clean and cozy, Plenty of parking. Went on a…read moreTuesday for dinner. I Had the seafood Stuffed mushrooms app which was ok, I'd Prbly skip that next time. Not seafood flavored enough and only came with 3pcs. The showstopper here was the Fig & prosciutto flatbread! All the flavors hit your palate: salty, savory, sweet and tangy. Goat cheese and balsamic glaze married so well with the prosciutto. My friend had the Shrimp scampi and wow it was good!! Shrimp were big in size, cooked to perfection, flavors were light and savory. I would highly recommend this and the fig flat board! I had the Ck piccata w/breaded chicken substitute. The serving was generous, I could only eat half. Came with angel hair pasta. The flavor could have been more savory as it was light and moreso too citrusy for my taste.

Food - house made salad it was good basic salad Garlic…read morebread appetizer very mediocre I could've done without Veal Parmigiana with house made pasta 10/10 I've had many veals this is by far one of the best! The pasta was delicious too! Great portion size! I also ordered the blackberry cosmo they were amazing My friend ordered the chicken Marsala it was a good sized portion could've use a little more flavor on the chicken Service- great service, very attentive and friendly Ambiance- nice, fresh, very big inside they have two dining rooms and a room with just the bar. I definitely will be back and during the week they have a $25 dinner specials worth every penny!

Great homemade homestyle food, friendly service. Love the steak and cheese bomb, never had a better…read moreone. Meatloaf is great. Fish and chips with hands cut fires are delicious.

Very disappointed.. I just moved to the area, ordered a…read morefried clam plate for $25.00 My bf went to pick it up brought it home I opened the container to find all necks! You call that a clam?? So I guess I won't be ordering fried clam plate ever again! Fries were cold and hard too

100% recommend this restaurant- been here a few times and keep coming back. The whole family loves…read moreit and that doesn't happen often with kids etc! Large menu - something for everyone ! Open setting, can accommodate large parties as well.. everyone was very nice, friendly and knowledgeable. Portions are big.. so be hungry! Everything was delicious, cooked fresh, if you haven't been here yet.. then hurry up!! We got here right when they opened at 5 and there was a line waiting to get in!! THATS how good this place is !!

Believe the hype about the chicken parm. It's that good and maybe better. I'm still full a day…read morelater. My wife really enjoyed the baked fish. Prices are very fair. Ambiance is weird but I don't mind, go in understanding it's literally just tables in a VFW. Very casual and unfussy. Star off is mainly for being cash only, which I understand to some degree, but having to go take out cash to eat somewhere in this day and age is fair to call a nuisance.

I've been going to Antonio's Trattoria for years now, and one thing I can say is the place is…read moreincredibly consistent. In a world where restaurants seem to either reinvent themselves every six months or completely fall apart after a few good years, Antonio's just keeps doing what it does well. Good food, solid portions, professional service, and that old-school Italian restaurant atmosphere that Rhode Island somehow still manages to preserve better than almost anywhere else. My wife and I went recently for dinner and had one of those meals where everything just flowed the way you want it to. We started with the fried calamari, which was excellent. Light, crispy, not drowning in grease, and actually seasoned properly. A lot of places phone calamari in because it's such a standard appetizer, but this tasted fresh and well executed. The hot peppers mixed in gave it a nice kick without taking over the plate. We also got a couple espresso martinis because it feels almost illegal to eat Italian food in Cranston without at least considering one. For dinner, I went with the chicken parmigiana after hearing people rave about it for years, and honestly, they weren't wrong. The chicken was tender, perfectly breaded, and the sauce had that slow-cooked flavor that tastes like somebody's grandmother has been guarding the recipe since the Reagan administration. My wife ordered the seafood fra diavolo, which came loaded with shrimp, clams, mussels, and enough garlic to keep vampires away for the rest of the week. Spicy without being ridiculous. The portions were generous too. Not "food challenge" oversized, just satisfying. Dessert was tiramisu for the table because at that point you're already committed to the experience. Really good balance of espresso flavor and mascarpone without feeling overly heavy. Sometimes tiramisu can feel like eating sweet drywall. This wasn't that. Service was also great all night. Attentive without hovering. Drinks stayed filled, plates disappeared quickly, and the pacing of the meal felt relaxed but organized. You never felt rushed, but you also weren't sitting there wondering if your waiter had moved to another state midway through dinner. The place itself has that classic Rhode Island Italian restaurant energy. Comfortable, a little lively, people talking loudly across tables, waiters who look like they've worked there forever, and the smell of garlic and red sauce hitting you the second you walk in. It's not trendy or trying to become some minimalist foodie experiment. Thank God for that.

Antonio's in Cranston has become one of those rare spots that's not just good once -- it's usually…read moreconsistently good every single time I go. Only on a few occasions I've had their sauce that wasn't as good as it normally is. You know they are doing something right there when they continuously have regulars showing up weekly. I usually order the chicken parm, and it never disappoints. Sometimes I go classic red sauce, other times I switch it up with the pink vodka sauce, which is very good. Their red sauce is on the sweeter side compared to most Italian places. The portions are generous, the chicken is always cooked perfectly (pounded thin and pan fried), they don't just pour ladles of sauce on their parm's, instead they put the sauce on the bottom of the chicken which I really like. Everything tastes homemade instead of mass-produced. Another standout is the homemade ravioli, it's one giant ravioli and definitely something different from the usual Italian menu where you get multiple frozen raviolis in sauce. On top of the food, the service has always been solid. Staff is friendly, attentive, and the whole place runs smoothly without feeling rushed. If you're looking for a reliable Italian restaurant in Rhode Island that's consistently great, Antonio's is absolutely worth going to again and again.

Absolutely delicious! Pappardelle Bolognese made my taste buds sing. Hubby had VITELLO ALLA…read morePARMIGIANA it was a nice big piece of veal it was scrumptious. Service was great and ambiance very nice.

One of these best Italian restaurants in Cranston ! Sauce is amazing . Pink vodka is even better!!read more

Some places are just restaurants. Others become part of your life. Athens Pizza House has been the…read morelatter for me. I grew up in neighboring Glocester during the 1980s and 1990s, and Athens was only about ten minutes from our house. It was the Friday or Saturday night dinner spot more times than I can count. Later, when I was in high school, it naturally became one of those places my friends and I would end up after school events or whenever we wanted a quick, inexpensive meal. It's one of those local institutions that has been woven into the fabric of the community for decades. Fast forward to today, and not much has changed, which is exactly why I love it. They've updated the inside over the years, making it brighter and more comfortable, but it still feels like Athens. It's still run by the same family, the service is still warm and welcoming, and the food tastes just like I remember. This isn't the place you go looking for trendy, wood-fired, artisanal pizza with imported toppings you've never heard of. Athens has never tried to be that, and it doesn't need to be. They make honest, consistently good pizza and grinders at prices that are hard to beat. Sometimes simple, done really well, is exactly what you're looking for. Our order has barely changed over the years. We usually get a cheese and pepperoni pizza, occasionally adding onions, along with two Italian grinders. Every single time the food comes out hot, fresh, and exactly what we expected. I honestly can't remember ever having a bad meal here, and that's saying something considering I've been eating here for more than thirty years. Service has always been friendly, the wait is usually reasonable even when they're busy, and getting in and out couldn't be easier. It's one of those dependable places you never have to think twice about. More than anything, I'm just grateful Athens Pizza House is still here. So many family-owned restaurants from my childhood have disappeared, but this one has stayed true to what made people love it in the first place. Every bite of that pizza feels like it did decades ago, and somehow the recipe seems untouched by time. I'll never stop coming here. In my opinion, Athens Pizza House isn't just one of the best family-owned pizza places in Rhode Island. It's one of the best family-owned restaurants, period.

I visited Athens Pizza House for the first time today. My friend recommended the spinach pies. I…read moreordered one, and it was delicious! I had it with cheese, black olives, and pepperoni. The fillings were plentiful, and the crust was cooked to perfection! I will definitely return soon!

The best family operated restaurant in all of Burrillville! Plenty of specials and the best pizza!read more

Great pizza at a great price! Although I have always lived close by, this was not my family's go-to…read morepizza place while I was growing up. However, it was my boyfriend's family's favorite local pizza place. I recently ordered a couple small pizzas to bring to my parent's in North Smithfield. We ordered a mushroom, olive, and pepperoni and a gormet #9 which was spinach and ricotta. My parents were really impressed and told me that they will start ordering from Elite now as well! Only downside is that the interior is small if you do want to eat there. Tables will fill up quickly!