D' Forno Cocina — Restaurant in Modesto

UPDATE! 9 PM an hour before They closed was able to get in a cheese manicotti some hummus and two bowls of clam chowder and it was amazing. 2/7/25

UPDATE! Menu uploaded below. 11/1/24

Review 10/22/24

Our takeout order was one of the best meals we've had all year. The staff was professional and courteous as well as welcoming. Our meal was a takeout order and once reheated everything was excellent this location has very good value for the portions you get it is absolutely not overpriced as previous reviews have mentioned. No matter what you order make sure you take a pizza to go. This is an excellent takeout spot as well as a dine in experience. It also has a fully stocked bar which unfortunately I could not enjoy tonight.

11/1/24 on our second visit we tried a custom drink that Gabi Created with strawberry lemonade and vodka and a glass of wine.

tonight we had the enchiladas which comes with four enchiladas with either red sauce or green sauce and our favorite clam chowder

The Mediterranean chicken was a great pasta with perfect flavors all excellent portions really high value at this place you definitely get what you pay for here .

The crème brûlée was absolutely insane and the tiramisu...

Slow service but the place is spread out; even though they weren’t busy it’s tough for one person to sprint back and forth from the bar section to the dining room. Breadsticks weren’t all that good but the pizza dough needs work; not supposed to be so thick and greasy. Crab cakes, same verdict; very soggy and greasy; remoulade sauce was bland. Guacamole was ok, the saganaki appetizer is not worth $20 (!!!) by no stretch of the imagination (even Kokkari in SF charges about half that!). About the only menu item that is vegetarian/vegan adjacent is the grilled vegetables pasta. Just make sure you tell them not to douse the sauce in butter and cream. It was ok as far as aromatics and flavor. Rice pudding was simply bad. Rice is NOT supposed to be Al-dente and it’s very easy to find a great traditional Greek recipe for this online. In fact if anyone from the restaurant sees this please message me; I’ll share an old school recipe from my in laws. It’s a good place ambiance wise and our server was polite. Hopefully they rework some of the recipes bc they need to stand out above the other Italian restaurants in the area in...

This place deserves 10 stars. The food is absolutely amazing. Chef Serjio knows what he doing. Maria is a super great server. She made our first time experience really nice. Chef Serjio helped us try to make decisions, also, since we wanted to try everything on the menu. The 2 of us finally decided on three entrees. We treated the first entree like it was an appetizer. We got the four beef enchiladas. Sooooo incredible. Then for our meals, we got the Napoles dish and the Lasagna. After that I ordered and ate the BEST Tiramisu ever. It is soaked in super yummy stuff. We can't wait to come back here and try more things on the menu. In the corner of the restaurant, they play a video with the pictures of the dishes. They look exactly they way they serve them. This place is wonderful! Plenty of parking and this place is good for wheelchairs too. Bathrooms were nice and clean too. Still have a seperate men's and women's bathroom. Nice classy place with really...