Strings Italian Cafe

First off…. KEELIE!!!! The best server in Modesto! Not a debate! Only server in the restaurant with 5+ tables still on top of everything. Literally didn’t have to ask for anything. She just knew what we needed and brought it without us even having to ask. The food was top notch! The flavor was amazing on everything we ate. I would definitely come back! Definitely a new favorite for sure. I can’t wait to come back! Literally if it looks good to you, TRY IT! You honestly won’t regret it!! Great first experience!

Had lunch today at Strings on Oakdale Road in Modesto. The food was delicious! (I had the penne). Although we were a large group of 16, the service was outstanding. We loved the covered outside patio. Even though it was a warm day, we were comfortable, and it was nice to have a space in which we could all sit together on one long table—and even hear those on the far end. The restaurant’s decor is lovely, and we all said we are looking forward to eating here again.

This was once a very very good restaurant. They no longer have veal, portions are smaller, no Mt Dew either. They changed some of the sauces. Now it seems they are more spicy than before. The Italian sausage that my husband ordered. He said, it tasted like a cheap quality of meat. Broccoli should not be served if it's flower. With that being said, the is the best ever. I also like the Shrimp. We enjoyed coming here for dinner, but not so much anymore. When my husband mentioned it to our waitress. She acted as if it was no big deal. It's sad to see a restaurant like this. The place didn't even have many customers in it either.

We came here on 4/20/2022 to celebrate my dads, husbands and sons birthday. We had a party of 7 of us. I feel like we should have chose somewhere else to celebrate. Our service was pretty bad. Took awhile to get our drink order, we had to ask for bread which was after being there for about 25 mins and putting in our food order and after we seen others with it. We had to ask 3 times for refills on water, had to ask for parmesan cheese for the pizza my husband ordered. My mom had to send back her dinner that was the braised beef short ribs because sauce was terrible. Which they gladly exchanged for something else she wanted. My chicken Marsala was tough chicken but I liked the mash potatoes. 3 of us ordered a side salad and my husband and I had some brown lettuce and huge amounts of sunflower seeds and raisin that I ate around. The calamari batter was weird..it’s hard to explain but the fried zucchini was good. We ordered 2 Italian cherry vanilla cream sodas and they barely had any flavor. Tasted more heavy cream than anything else. Andy was our waiter and he just was kind rude like it was a bother waiting on us. They don’t celebrate birthdays but did give my son and dad a scoop of vanilla ice cream. For $134 it could’ve been way better food and service! Especially when they were even really busy.

I had the Fettuccine Alfredo and she had the Lasagna Pastry with just red sauce. My Fettuccine was very good and her Lasagna was just OK. The Lasagna Pastry was soggy and all the textures just kind of blended into a mush. Not something she would order again. The family style salad was the hit of the meal. My favorite part was our waitress. She was very attentive and had an excellent personality. She is the reason we will be back. A++ Service with a nice and friendly smile...