Il Vesuvio Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

A simple, unassuming place with nice service and good food. Stopped here for a late lunch after visiting Luray Caverns. The staff were very friendly and our waitress was kind and thoughtful. We enjoyed everything, but the garlic knots were really our favorite (and they gave so many!) and served with a warm marinara sauce. We also had onion rings and a veggie pizza, which were both crispy and satisfying, with extra sauces given at no charge. Everything was piping hot and seemed freshly made. We really enjoyed ourselves.

Those garlic knots melt on your mouth! I’m talking about the best freaking knots I’ve ever had in my life! Just wow! The lasagna was better than any 5 star restaurant I’ve been in! Fantastic! The meatballs were amazing! Take that little bread and sop up that red sauce! If I lived here I would eat here weekly! Hats off to you guys! I’m picky and usually complain….not here!! 10/10!!

We loved the garlic knots! Buttery and garlicky and piping hot and tomato sauce to dip it in was has a fresh tomato flavor. The margherita pizza had fresh mozerella and basil atop a crispy crust with the perfect amount of crunch and chew. The seafood linguine was full of mussels and squid but lacked much clam but it didn’t stop us from devouring the whole thing. We couldn’t leave without trying the ice cream which was equally as good as the entire dinner. Can’t wait to return!

I think my order was prepped in Italy and shipped over. It took sooooooooooo long! After all of that, it was WRONG! The ingredients were not on the pizza that were listed on the menu! The salad (wait, two slices of disgusting tomato and 5 pieces of cheese) was clearly NOT living up to the price!

My fiance, mom, and I went here while on vacation. We got the garlic knots as an appetizer. My mom got the eggplant parmesan with spaghetti which she liked even though the eggplant didn't seem breaded. My fiance got the chicken parmesan with penne pasta which he liked. I got the shrimp fettuccine alfredo which I loved. My only complaint was that the milkshakes that we got were kind of runny.