50 Best Italian Restaurants near Ballwin

“Dining at Mia Sorella was a great experience. The service is wonderful and everyone seems genuine and friendly. All the food tastes fresh and made with quality ingredients.“

“Outstanding flavor! Loved the sauce and the cheese...everything!“

“Everything!!!Great dinner, drinks and atmosphere! Bartenders are on point!“

“We were celebrating our daughter receiving her Ph D. This place was highly recommended. Had a WONDERFUL experience. The food was fabulous. The staff extremely friendly. Nice wide open space. Being in the business. I was watching the other staffs interaction with guests and other co workers. EXCELLENT VIBE in the house. HIGHLY recommend. All in All. Guests Staff. Food. Cleanliness. Home Run. Great Job 👊👊👍👍“

“Incredible evening celebrating wife’s birthday and our anniversary. Calamari, caprese salad, house salad, veal cutlets, lamp chops. Simply delicious. Love the ambience of Paul Manno’s and our server Avery provided outstanding service. We will be coming back again and again.“

“Great food, fair prices, friendly vibes.“

“Tony and family always make you feel like family. From his table side presence and his beautiful mother leading an amazing team in the kitchen. Anthony our server was great and knowledgeable of all the dishes. We started with the calamari and fried spinach and a perfectly spiced marinara sauce. We each had the separate salads I had the Italian chop salad, and my girl had the Caprese salad both were absolutely amazing. I had the Benedetto's Farfalle with spicy pink sauce and added shrimp 🤌we also had the perfectly cooked and breaded Chicken Spiedini served over risotto. Timing is everything when you have multiple dishes everything was perfectly prepared.. 🤌🤌🤌🍷“

“We had a lovely dinner at NOTO last night. One thing I like about NOTO is their menu changes seasonally which keeps it fresh and exciting. They have amazing Neapolitan pizza which was certified by AVPN in Italy. Service was spectacular. Charming atmosphere. I started off with NOTO house salads. Chefs kiss. Mortadella is a no-brainer for me. My partner got the Salsiccia. They were absolutely delicious. The whole experience definitely brought us back to Italy. We also liked the patata a lot. I did make a reservation one month in advance but it’s worth the wait. Highly recommended!“

“Always a great experience enjoy Jimmy as your waiter such good food and reasonably priced“

“Best dinner we’ve had in a long time. The “trio” appetizer was awesome, salads were great and our main courses were incredible. Will definitely come back again!“

“The large salads are large. My rookie mistake was ordering a large salad and a calzone. It was too much food. I ordered the fatty B and it was fantastic. I usually don't enjoy canzone because the crust is hard pizza crust. Not so at sauce on the side. The crust is almost pastry tezture.
Fountain drinks are so carbonated that you can taste the CO2. The only issue. Customer service was ourstanding.“

“We had a great anniversary dinner!“

“We love Viviano’s, great for lunch or dinner, great happy hours! The mushroom Brie soup is wonderful! And the workers are super sweet ❤️“

“had the wings with two sides today. everything was delicious“

“had the wings with two sides today. everything was delicious“

“We had dinner there this evening and had a wonderful server. My husband orders the seafood pasta every time. It is his favorite and the serving is so large. The salads with their house dressing are my favorite.“

“Amazing pizza! Best lasagna! Great staff! 5 Stars!“

“If there were 10 stars that's how I'd rate our dining experience. You can't go wrong with Italian and our food was delicious, however, what really made our visit great was the service we received from our server, Helene. She was outstanding and both my husband and I agreed that we'll ask to be seated in her section at our next visit.“

“Today my boyfriend and I went to this location and he ordered a steak medium rare. It came out VERY rare, but without us even saying anything our waiter notified the manager who came over and offered us a refund (we had already paid on the tablet) and 2 free desserts. Quality service.“

“Had a large party reserved and had some of the best service from our waiter Freddy than we have in years anywhere else. He was incredibly attentive, thorough and kind.“

“Really hard to find a good Penne Marsala these days, but Joe Boccardi’s is amazing! We are never disappointed. Finer dining, but also kid friendly and not nearly as steep as some of the others places. I also appreciate that alcohol sales aren’t pressured.“

“We love Viviano’s, great for lunch or dinner, great happy hours! The mushroom Brie soup is wonderful! And the workers are super sweet ❤️“

“Been there many times over the years. Their NY-style pizza is great“

“Thanks for the OVER PRICED BLOODY WINGS! 🤮🤮🤮“

“Amazing pizza! Best lasagna! Great staff! 5 Stars!“

“Fantastic food & incredible service made our 24th wedding anniversary celebration memorable.“

“me and my boyfriend came here for our anniversary dinner and absolutely loved it!! our server was very kind and helpful. our food was served quickly and was delicious. we loved everything about our experience! special shoutout to the worker that was happy to take our picture before we left!“

“MAAAAAAN LISTEN GO DOWN TO JOEY B'S AND YOU WANT BE DISAPPOINTED. The food is delicious The Employee's are on point. I LOOOOOOOOOVE JOEY B'S. And I love the good vibes and the good atmosphere. When you come to st.louis or you are in st.louis go to joey b's

Joey B's Food & Drink Manchester
14445 Manchester Rd, Manchester, MO 63011.

If Joey B's called me to do a commercial I will do it! GOOOO JOEY B'S 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎊🥳“

“Nice atmosphere, good food and our server Dina was the best!“

“Late dinner - we were in the mood for something Italian - food is fabulous - we choose lasagna and risotto - both dishes were yummy and plenty left over for lunch tomorrow - FYI: Their salad are the best!! Kayla and the house staff were fabulous as well… we will be back soon…“

“We went because I remember going to a restaurant they had many years ago on St Charles Rock Rd. The food was as good as I remember. Everyone loved what they had. We will definitely be going back.“

“We ordered a couple different sandwiches.. including the ORIGINAL… and holy smokes!! The ORIGINAL HOT SALAMI.. STOP! Right there .. unbelievable.. we also had the Meatball, and the Italian Trio.. but I’m trying every thing on the menu! 13 STARS“

“We came here for lunch with a big group. As soon as we walked in with a table for 8, another group of 6 immediately came in and behind them was a group of 9 or 10. With it being lunch time, they had a small staff. The host and the waitress welcomed everyone in with smiling faces and pushed tables around to make room for all parties. The kitchen got our food out quickly and we were all very satisfied with our meals. They have a great staff and I am very happy we chose Babbo’s for our lunch!“

“Food was great. We arrived around 5:15pm and it was pretty empty. We ate out on the patio. Service was pretty good too. However the patio is in need of some maintenance. Broken light bulbs, peeling paint, cobwebs, and general cleaning all around is needed.“

“Best pizza I have found since moving to STL four years ago! But not just the best here. One of the best ever!“

“It's no secret that their name often comes up in lists of the best St. Louis style pizza.
But I'd like to add that their service might even be better. At least it was on a busy Saturday night.
They did a great job advising us up front about the wait, and then checking in with us as we ate our app and salad.
Really impressed with their FOH.“

“Excellent quality of food. Great service and nice ambiance.“

“When I walked in, I realized the place was packed, but we were hoping the wait wasn't too long, they quoted 45 minutes, which was a little too long for us. There was 5 of us and we decided to sit at the bar. And I'm sure glad we did. We had a bartender, I forgot her name, but she had purple hair, she was the absolute best. Not only did she make amazing drinks, she made sure our food came out right and hot. She also entertained us the whole time we were there, by engaging in conversations. You don't see that very much these days. If there was a word better than perfect, that's how I would describe it. I'll definitely be sitting at the bar more often.“

“The service was awful. The waitress screwed up our appetizers order. She didn't offer me a salad. She was very slow on serving our food. The only good about this visit is She didn't charge us for either of the appetizers she brought.“

“Always the best sandwich’s, especially my favorite, the salami. The hoagie bun compliments everything perfectly and holds up the way a bun should. Only thing better than this sandwich is the Italian Sausage Soup. This soup is a religious experience. If you haven’t had it you need to. The Maryland Heights location is just a pickup location so that’s why atmosphere gets a neutral 3 stars. The staff was efficient and friendly, checked to make sure I got everything.“

“Thanks for the OVER PRICED BLOODY WINGS! 🤮🤮🤮“

“Amazingly positive and great staff, cracking jokes and gave us free drinks as well as great service. The food was amazing as always and the atmosphere of this place was incredible!! 10/10 I would make the drive just to come again. Keep it up y'all are awesome.

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly, arcade games and aquariums as well as TV.“

“They catered a Christmas event I attended. The food was presented professionally and tasted absolutely delicious! 5⭐️“

“Terrible service from EJ. He never checked to see how our food was, not once, after salad or entree. The food was okay. Parmesan would have helped maybe. We had to ask for more water. We had a gift card from our kids to use, but EJ said the internet was down and we couldn't use it. We asked for a manager, and he said he was the manager, which is really surprising considering the lack of service we received. He finally took the gift card off of our bill. He was not a good server or manager in our opinion. Bus boy was pretty good. We would not recommend this place. EJ shouldn't be serving!! We still gave him a 15% tip, which was more than deserved. Usually, we give much more.“

“Great place! Will definitely be coming back“

“Have had their pizzas before and were very good, but tonight we got a large sausage/pepperoni but it was not good. The crust was thicker and tasteless. Very skimpy toppings. Not at all like I remember.“

“I was in St. Louis, tried pizza in this place, the wait, the service and a lot of positivity from the people who work there. One of the best pizzas served in St. Louis is located at this address. I recommend this place to everyone, and special thanks to the manager Anthony and the pizza makers Colin and Rachel, and everyone else.“

“Great service & great food!! We had a couple small issues (burger not done & a soda that was lacking syrup, it was almost all carbonation. It happens! 🙃). The double decker pizza is so good!! My daughter had the chili mac & it was such a huge bowl that we brought more than half of it home. It was yummy!“

“I VERY rarely give 5 stars. I ordered the Sweet Heat pizza and was blown away. This was easily top 5 pizzas I've ever had. I genuinely can't wait to come back to the St Louis area just for the pizza. If you are in the area, this is a MUST GO!“

“Robert enthusiastically greeted us upon our arrival. He is very personable and professional. We were impressed with his pizza ingredient knowledge, regarding all the different kinds. Our all meat. Pizza was piping hot and delicious! The ingredients were obviously fresh. Both bathrooms were clean. The floor and the tables were spotless, awaiting their next guests. It was quite apparent to us that Robert was genuinely invested in our Jets pizza dining experience.“