Had such a great experience here and cannot wait to go back! Has small 20 minute wait and there was not room so waited outside and someone came and put on the heaters which was very nice. The wine selection was really nice also and the price for a bottle is the same as 3 glasses so it is more practical to buy a bottle. Ordered the artichoke dip to stay and it's absolutely fantastic! Warm cheese and garlic bread to dip into it! I ordered the strings trio and it was definitely a large portion but it was worth the price because it's basically 2 meals! The Alfredo sauce was so creamy and the stuffed shells were delicious. The chicken Parmesan was seasoned perfectly and crispy! Great service, though I cannot remember the waitress name. It's small so it was a little noisy but I don't think it's enough to make the night not enjoyable! I definitely recommend it! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Artichoke Dip - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

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Very rude to those who order online! I don't know why but the last two times I went to pick up my online order I was quickly ushered out of the restaurant to a window on the side of the building. read more

This is my go to place for pasta! If I could gatekeep I would hehe The food is sooo yummy! Service is amazing and the ambiance is homey. I have never got a bad plate from here, I'm literally always craving their pasta. I always recommend Strings to all my close family and friends! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Penne Cheese Stuffed Shells - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

the pasta here is good! i really like their Alfredo sauce. unfortunately the service really leave something to be desired. our food was slow to come out (which is fine) but in that time, our waitress didn't come to check on us at all or refill drinks. even after the food was brought to the table, we still didn't get any refills and i had to ask a different employee walking by because our waitress was no where to be found. (the restaurant was not busy at the time, so I'm not sure where she was?) i also noticed on the menu there's a "share fee" which i find a bit odd, why would there be an additional charge if you choose to share your food with someone at your table? if we're comparing local Italian places in the city, i think Rosa's is definitely a more enjoyable choice overall. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Chicken alfredo with broccoli - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

Tonight we walked out along with my party. Tonight was my 2nd time coming here. Last years experience was great. Tonight my party & I wanted a different table and the young blonde male server with shorts & very dirty apron was very rude. Didn't let us move & when asked questions he gave us rude responses. The female server was just as bad. We expressed to her our complaint & let her know we were leaving. She made sure to point out we have to pay for the drink . "Which we did". Proceeded to go to Tahoe Joes where service was 10/10 & we celebrated our Galantine's Dinner in a welcoming atmosphere. read more

Love this establishment. Service is great, community is amazing, and food is the best.

Big fan of this place on a first visit. They had "God bless" written on the sign out front, which was a lovely welcome. The Italian atmosphere was present here in a casual, comfortable format. Accent in tone in the environment was not too bright, but still felt lively without being in-your-face. My partner loved her lasagna, and rated it a 10/10. I also thought my chicken artichoke ravioli was quite delicious and worthy of remark. The mushrooms and chicken-Marsala-esque sauce really enriched the dish and made it warm and homely, again without being overly intimate and in-your-face with flavor. I was confused at the 3.5 star rating of this place. I think this place deserves at least 4 stars; from what I can tell on a sole visit, it is solid all around. If anything, as I told my partner, my expectations were probably lower than they would have been otherwise, which may have raised the quality of my experience all the more. Cheers. read more

Haven't been here in awhile. Service was excellent. Waitress was friendly, funny, and engaging. Food was delicious as always. Highly recommend. read more

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We came back since we enjoyed our first time so much. Once again, sever was great, food was delicious, and we had a great time while enjoying our food. read more

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I had issues with another catering company and I reached to them to see if they could help with 3 day notice for a family funeral. They were responsive, caring, and worked with my budget. It was worth every penny and to be honest, I ask for no discount and he still gave it to me. The salad with house made dressing was my favorite. Spicy Mac cheese was close second. I highly recommend the food, friendly service, and portions were amazing. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

delicious food and value-maxxing trio plates. in the photo. great service and chill atmosphere. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Cheese Stuffed Shells, Alfredo, Chicken Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

Good service, delicious food! Recommend the eggplant dish. The bread is sooo good too!! read more

Strings was OK as far as the food goes. I just do not like ricotta cheese, and I ordered something that had quite a bit of it. The flavor was fair to good. The service could have been better. I feel like we were insulted trying to save the grace of a table that was near the door where we were standing to wait we were asked to move like we weren't quite as good. We were insulted in the way that it happened. They don't have a waiting area for those. Waiting to be seated it's a very small place and there's not much room for anything, though there was a large table with a large row of two chairs on either side that could have been used. It was just an uncomfortable situation. read more

Love to eat their meals and appetizers any time. I especially enjoy getting my orders delivered warm and delicious with cheese stringing

Huge portions, the spinach and artichoke dip for a appetizer was absolutely amazing....must try for everyone

Absolutely amazing artichoke ravioli and if you didn't know, you can get half red sauce and half white sauce on your pasta

Service was great. Food was not good. Ordered lasagna and pan fried raviolis, and my young friend, who had eaten there before, asked if Alfredo was supposed to be watery. She added chicken and broccoli. I had wanted to go to another privately owned "tried and true" but deferred to her. We waited 10 min in car to be seated, then kept being hit with draft from door dash window. Made mistake in reading menu, so ended up with extra pasta dish, but left with $100 meal for 2, not including tip. Service was great, kitchen slow, but one and done! Rosas and LaPiazza have me spoiled, so not venturing out again! read more

Good food. Nice service. Sweet waitresses. Not a fan of the Christian/patriotic decor.

It has been years since I've had strings. I use to come here a lot with family when I was in high school. I was so excited to be in town again to revisit my old favorite. After all this time everything is still as delicious as I remember. The garlic bread, the salad are still supreme. read more

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Love salad with house dressing and fresh bread. The spicy sausage with noodles. Spaghetti and meatballs is good with extra meat sauce .

Had dinner here and had a wonderful time! We were greeted right away even on a busy Saturday night. Just a few minutes had a table. Great setting very quaint, Service was great and very friendly, took their time going over the menu. I had the meatball sandwich which came with a side of spaghetti (amazing BTW) and my daughter had the seafood Alfredo. Waitress made sure we had everything we needed and kept our drinks topped off. Great service. 10/10. Food was an 10/10 and never felt rushed. Can't wait to try the other menu items! See you soon read more

Great service. Very attentive and friendly. The lasagna, baked ziti and cheese stuffed shells are amazing. Definitely going back. The environment felt great, calm and relaxed. They do a great job. read more

Had a great meal at Strings today. Thanks for making it a special Mother's Day. As busy as this day was our party of eight and a baby were given great service and the delicious food came out in record time. The kitchen was rock'n. read more

Wow. This establishment menu is misleading. Menu says substitute ribbon zucchini for pasta. My husband is diabetic. When we got the bill, it was $8.99 more then regular spaghetti. Talk about over price!! We've decided to stop going to strings, over price and misleading! We've eaten here for years, but they aren't worth that price! read more

We went to strings a few weeks ago. They had a big party ahead of us so the wait was longer than normal. We relaxed in the patio . Drinks were very good, I had the chilled sangria perfect on a warm evening. My fiance had the margarita which she enjoyed very much. Food and service was excellent . Always is at this mom n pop shop. Bread and salad was as always amazing. Price was very good with drinks included read more

Strings catered wedding reception. We picked up the food moments before the reception. The food tasted very good but several hours later, everyone who attended the reception became VERY I'll. I've had food poisoning before, but this was definitely the worst I've ever seen or experienced. read more

It seems like a lot of people are just venting about their poor customer experiences. I actually had a really good experience for lunch here. I'm staying at Hanford and drove 30 minutes to come try the food even with the uneven reviews. I ordered the frutta del Mare pasta for lunch and for $0.99 added an unlimited amount of salad. They only have creamy Italian and ranches options so I asked for olive oil and vinegar and made my own dressing. It was a pretty amazing salad for $0.99! The amount of food was fairly incredible for the price point. The other unnamed Italian establishment was charging $33 for the same dish. At strings it was $20. I couldn't finish it and I eat a lot. That might have been due to the fact that I ate the whole huge family bowl of salad first Taste wise it was good not great but exactly what I was looking for for lunch. Any case, the only negative I saw was that they only had one waitress for 12 tables. Fortunately I got there earlier than everybody else so my order was in and I was in and out in 30 minutes! read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

Oh gosh. If it weren't for the amazing service, this would be a major fail. The ladies are so nice, a little nosey. Of course my partner and I were have a disagreement and weren't talking, awkward. Saw a few ladies pointing us out and talking about it. Whatever, we made the mistake of going out without resolving anything beforehand. That's didn't bother me. However, this terrible excuse for Italian food did bother me. It took forever to make and I realize they must've just forgotten because both of our meals were over cooked. I got the chicken parm and i honestly thought it was some fried tough steak. It was so hard to cut and it was burnt on the ends. My fiancé's ravioli was even dry. The spaghetti and the chicken was very bland. I loaded it up with salt and pepper and Parmesan. I got it with meat sauce, but there was only 1 piece of meat in it. Literally only 1 piece. And it was still soooo plain! The chicken was tough cardboard. The place seems really popular though, I'm not sure how. I'm glad I tried it and got it out my system though! Pretty costly for basic plain food in my opinion. read more

Strings Italian Cafe - Chicken Parmesan w spaghetti and "meat" sauce - Italian Near Me - Visalia, California

I have passed by this place more times than I can count on my hands and feet and I always have said "oh I'll try it next time," well guess what, it's next time!! This review was started and left in my drafts and I feel the need to revisit this and finish what I have started. First off, this mask thing is crap in my opinion so when they posted that it was my choice to wear one immediately I was enlightened. Our dinners were delicious and filling. I will gladly return to Strings when in I am in the mood for some Italian cuisine. read more

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Why would this restaurant charge 9$ just because I was going to share a meal. They arent making more food, no additional service. Basically charging me to enjoy time with my spouse.Good thing we are just passing through. Wouldn't come back. read more

We eat at Strings. Both there and pickup. Have never had a bad thing. Good tasty food. Filling, you never leave hungry. Bread is buttery and yummy. Salad is really fresh and tastes of many flavors as many ingredients. Chicken and eggplant Parmesan are both delicious. You will not forget Strings. Staff are so very friendly and checking on everyone to make sure you want for nothing. Great food, service and atmosphere too. Recommend. read more

Haven't been there I awhile since I moved away so I was excited to try it again after years. Went in to a dark atmosphere, ordered drinks and opened the menu. My wife just wanted soup and "maybe a bite of my plate", she takes Mounjaro and literally eats 2 bites of food so a whole order would be too much. So I plan to order my meal when the waitress says now you can't share or there will be an $9 charge! Are you kidding me, it's my food, I'm paying for it, I should be able to share if I want to. I could have ordered it to go and share in the car for all they know. Ridiculous policy. Got up and left. Now you made no money instead of some money. Went right down the road for fresh food at Olive Garden and will not ever go back. read more

Pro: service was excellent, bread basket delish, the menu is extensive definitely has options for everyone. Cons: -overpriced for mediocre Italian food -Ridiculous sharing rule. If the person you're sharing with doesn't also have an entree they'll charge you $9. -They don't offer a side Cesar salad. Only option is for a full. You can only get a side house salad with all sorts of toppings and Italian dressing. Not everyone's cup of tea. -never thought I'd say this but our pizza had too much cheese. It had a super thick layer of tough chewy cheese. We haven't been here in a while and unfortunately I have zero intent on returning. This used to be one of my favorite places to eat and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone but it definitely isn't what it used to be. read more

Would give it zero stars if possible. Good was cold and bland upon arriving at our table a full hour after ordering. Rude waitstaff refused to address the situation. Overall air of the place was just sad. read more

Consistent quality in food andattentive service. The food is freshly made as you can tell, and the servers are very well mannered.

Went here with my bf for a little date night and was very pleased with the experience. Our server was great about checking on us and getting refills while being super friendly. The food was tasty and they were able to tailor my meal so that I could choose what I wanted without a couple of the things I can't have. They give very nice portions and a great variety of options. It's not super fancy by any means, my bf joked that it is the Applebees of Italian food, but it was more than filling and satisfying and I would happily go again. If you want something a little higher end, this isn't the spot, but if you want a good meal for a fair price then this is a great option! read more

Attended a fundraiser at Strings for an African Orphanage. Food was great-- plan to come back with my family.

The service was honestly the most AMAZING service I have ever had at a restaurant! The portions are HUGE and very filling. I order the carbonara and my friend the Al Forno and we both LOVED the food and had so much leftovers! A very cute and welcoming cafe. read more

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The food is really good here. The salad is weird; they make it with raisins. My whole family has decided that if we want Italian food we are going here instead of the competitor. Whom is closer to us. This place is more authentic. I and my family would highly recommend Strings Italian Restaurant for all your Italian cravings. The service that we have gotten here is always great. The ambiance here is a lot better the the high priced competitor down the street too. read more

Where to begin....Strings was a go to in the past. We swore it was always better than Olive Garden. Not any longer. The food was so subpar. Starting off, the bread is just not good anymore. Not hot, but very bland and cold. The salad, which is now not included with your entree, was very average. Next, the overpriced entree's. I got a dish with meat sauce. Well, so I thought. It was flavorless sauce with a ton of bell peppers. I seriously couldn't find the meat. Also, I never add salt to my dishes. There is no way the pasta was cooked with salt in the water, and the sauce had zero salt. The experience was very disappointing. I have had better at Dennys. I'm being very serious about that. Lastly, the smell of sewer was obvious as well. The good days are over for this establishment. Sorry to say it will be our last time going to Strings. I had pasta with the not so meaty sauce and my wife had the dry, not saucy at all creamy pesto. Was it really that bad? Yes, it was. Waste of money. read more