Best Italian Restaurants in San Dimas / La Verne

Another amazing visit to our favorite neighborhood gem, Pizzaioli, where we’ve visited for nearly 30 years. It’s great to see them back on Open Table. My husband had one of the weekly specials, a scrumptious homemade Italian meatloaf accompanied by a delicious rigatoni. I had one of my classic favorites off the regular menu, the petite filet with roasted brussel sprouts. Both dinners were fresh, flavorful, and the perfect meal to cap off the week. The weekly specials continue to surprise and delight us here. Our favorites are the homemade pastas like the pappardelle and the unique seafood varieties such as the Corvina Sea Bass and the soft-shell crabs. The regular menu is pretty awesome too with USDA Prime Certified steaks, a variety of seafood dishes, homemade soups and pizzas. Their desserts are special too. We especially love the crème brulee! We’ve also come to know and appreciate a number of the servers here. Tonight, we had Paris and she is one of those that always gives 5-star service. Make no mistake, this is not like the Italian chain restaurants around town with their one size fits all menus. You can see and taste the difference. This is family owned and operated and they take great pride in everything they do. I have to say that we do hope they will consider bringing back their weekly free corkage nights that tempted us to return mid-week. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that Pizzaioli will continue to be one of favorites for a weekend meal or a celebration dinner.

Had reservations, was seated on time. Service was great, food great. Was expecting to order a plate of turkey dinner didn’t know it was a package to purchase, email I received previously made it seem that you could order a turkey dinner plate. My husband was happy, he wanted Italian food. Only the two of us it worked out.

We got there before our reservation & was seated after everyone in our party of 6 arrived. Everything from appetizers to main courses & desserts were super delicious. Our guests from out of town were not disappointed. They were glad to experience Bestia. It lived out to the great reviews.

This is one of the better restaurants in Claremont. Food was excellent. It was a bit loud in the restaurant

Outstanding cream of mushroom soup to start, delicious entrées, including swai,  spinach and ricotta ravioli, rigatoni and chicken Florentine. All were super delicious and excellently prepared and presented.  Desserts were delicious ( Panna cotta and German chocolate cake) . Great service!  highly recommend Spaggi’s for an outstanding dining experience!