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Cal R.
Galletto Ristorante is located in the heart of Downtown Modesto. Fresh and local ingredients are a staple. Visit us for a scrumptious culinary meal! 1101 J .Street in Modesto California
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- Michael M.Modesto, CA01Apr 13, 2024
Absolutely wonderful dinner. Our server Issac was absolutely THE BEST. He was the most personable and professional server I have ever experienced. I will definitely be back.
Thank You Issac for a Wonderful First Experience.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Taylor G.
May 3, 2024
Hi Michael, thank you for the great review! We are so happy you had a great first experience with us. We will send your compliments to Isaac. We hope to see you again soon!
- Lovely J.Union City, CA03222Mar 8, 2024
First time here to celebrate my bday and I tell you I was not disappointed! I had a ribeye steak w/mashed potatoes and oooh my gaaawd was it good! The vegetables were a bit too salty for my liking, but I still ate them haha. They were cooked just how I like them. Alcoholic beverages were good not too strong were you can enjoy the drink. Our waiter was attentive and friendly and very knowledge of the restaurants specials, menu and drinks. Ambiance was nice and relaxing, quiet enough where you can enjoy a conversation.
Other establishments need to come here to take notes on what good customer service is!
Most definitely recommend this place!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Gabriela R.Modesto, CA56288Feb 18, 2024
To start off this place is a 10/10. I highly recommend this place for Valentine's Day, Anniversary, a hot date, special occasion, or if you got it like that $$$ every other week or weekend. Forreals though! Lol
My husband and I came for Valentine's Day (the day after to be exact) Customer service was great, the waitress kept on bringing us bread, we probably had like 3 plates of bread. Lol
We got our appetizer pretty quickly, that was delicious. Then our meal came shortly after & the ribeye was so gooood. I got medium & my husband got medium rare, with wild mushrooms and mashed potatoes. So delicious.
We would definitely come back again.Helpful 4Thanks 1Love this 1Oh no 1 - Omar V.Modesto, CA1438Nov 12, 2023Updated review
Updating my review to give 5 stars.
Went again with reservations for anniversary and the experience was phenomenal. Ribeye was perfect medium rare and the salmon was one of the best I've ever had.
The steak comes with mash potatoes now .Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 1Oh no 1Business owner information
Harold R.
Sep 27, 2022
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. I apologize about the wait for your food but we are working on our timeliness. I hope you get to join us again soon!
Aug 12, 2022Previous reviewVery nice looking restaurant, and the service was top notch. The food did take about 40 minutes to arrive but it was pretty good. The margarita pizza was definitely something not seen around the Modesto area. It's simple , delicious and I will definitely be back for more. The steak was beautifully cooked as well but the broccoli that came with it was too chewy, but I got a side of Mac and cheese and saved the day with a 10/10 taste.
- Apr 21, 2024
We had heard great things about this restaurant and they're true! We celebrated our wedding anniversary here a couple days ago. It was great! Our server was very knowledgeable and friendly. The ambiance was very romantic- candle light kind of dinner. The food was absolutely delicious. We had the house bread which was delicious! Fried octopus, ribeye, salmon and two desserts- chocolate mousse cake and tiramisu and red wine. It was absolutely fabulous! I would highly recommend for a romantic dinner or anniversary!
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Taylor G.
May 3, 2024
Thank you for the great review, Connie! We hope to see you again soon!
- Sabrina H.Ceres, CA35424May 3, 2024
The service is great. The food is awesome and the atmosphere was also the vibe. We'll definitely go back.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Melissa Q.Modesto, CA286189Apr 29, 2024
Food and service is always wonderful , Freddy and Kaisha always take such wonderful care of us .
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Joan R.Ripon, CA0161Apr 25, 2024Updated review
Just received a response from my review of our dinner Friday, April 19Th. Supposedly the same chef cooked my steak filet on February 10th, 2024 that cooked it this April. Wow!, hard to believe because the steak in April way over cooked and not presented the same way. No response about the fish that amounted to three bites. But, I won't waste my time on Galleto's and the attitude I received from my former review. Good Luck!
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Taylor G.
Apr 25, 2024
Hi Joan, thank you for your feedback. I apologize that your recent dining experience did not meet your expectations. Yes, we did recently hire a new chef. However, he was here in February when you previously dined and had a great experience. We also did not "get rid of a chef" - we filled a role that had been empty for a while and all of our line cooks are still on staff who have been here for many years. I'm not sure which chef you are referring to that this happened years ago with or how you know the financial decisions of the business. We take tremendous pride in our food and service and strive to provide our guests with the best dining experience possible. Again, I apologize that this recent experience did not live up to those standards.
Apr 23, 2024Previous reviewI had my birthday dinner in February with 6 others and the service and dinner was fabulous. Just went Friday, 6 of us sat out in the patio and waited so long that I had to ask the busboy if we had a waitress.
I ordered the steak filet as the one I had in Feb. was unbelievable. This steak was over cooked, the outside was almost burnt and served with an orange looking sauce and two small pieces of broccolini.
My husband ordered the special fish, which he said was tasty but was in the amount of 3 bites. I asked the waitress if they have a new chef. And low and behold she said yes. Why do restaurants get rid of a chef that cooks fantastic meals and brings in the crowd with his cooking? I bet they did t want to pay him what he or she was worth and hired someone who would cook for less money. Sad, because they will loose more money with less customers. We won't be going back, another restaurant we have to scratch off our list. Love the manager, but obviously his hands are tied and making his job a headache. Whom ever owns Galleto's, please wake up, this happened years ago with a great chef and got a bad one because of cost. When are they going to learn. So so sad. - Demi L.Modesto, CA2114Apr 20, 2024
The Italian chef at Gallettos is superb. My understanding is that he comes from San Francisco. He brings with him all his talents. The food is as good as I've had anywhere. Cal, the restaurants manager, runs the place smoothly and the servers have been there for a long time which speaks well of the house. One of the best places in town for dinner.
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Taylor G.
May 3, 2024
Thank you, Demi! We always enjoy having you at the restaurant. Thank you for your continued patronage!
- Apr 10, 2023
My husband made dinner reservations at Galletto's for my pre-birthday celebrations
The hostess was very nice greeted us as soon as we walked in, asked for our names, and wished me a happy birthday. The manager welcomed us as well, greeted my husband by name which was a nice touch.
Their music choice and ambience was top notch!! Very beautiful and romantic.
We were walked to our table which was for 4 people. There was young man who welcomed us, brought us bread to our table and water. The bread was cold.
Our waitress then introduced herself, and asked us about drinks, I told her for the time being I was ok with water my husband was still thinking about it. She let me know, because it was my birthday she would bring me a complementary glass of wine and gave me two options, she had me at rose.
We didn't see our waitress for about 15 minutes, and my husband still had not ordered his drink. She finally came over and said "oh this never got to you" the glass of wine was sweaty as like it had been poured just never picked up. My husband then ordered a soda. She told us the specials and took our order. It took another 15 minutes to get my husband's soda.
I ordered the chef special which was panko/lavender crusted chicken, on a bed of mashed potatoes, with a mushroom reduction sauce and green beans. My husband ordered the baked lasagna with a Caesar salad, she asked if anchovies were ok on the salad and my husband HATES anchovies so he was very thankful she mentioned it, obviously he opted out.
His salad came shortly after our order was placed, he enjoyed it, I took a few bites of it, and one of the last bites I took, sure enough there was an anchovy, it was disgusting, after picking around and looking for more, there was several under the salad, very hidden. It gave me a really bad stomach ache.
Our waitress did not come by to check on us, no drink refills, nothing. The food was taking some time. We were sitting right in front of the kitchen, and I noticed a plate sitting there for some time, and nobody picking it up, I really hoped it wasn't my food because it sat there at least 20 minutes, sure enough several minutes later the lasagna came up, and both were picked up and brought to our table, by a young man. My food was cold, but the chicken was still warm on the inside, I should have sent it back, but I hate to be that person. The chicken being warm on the inside made the cold mashed potatoes and green beans not that terrible, I guess.
My husband enjoyed his Lasagna, although he would have enjoyed it with some bread or a side of veggies? But our waitress didn't come by to check on us after we got our food.
We ate our food the entire time wondering if she would ever come check on us. She didn't, we were done with our food, no drink refills, nothing. We were dying to get out of there as soon as possible but we couldn't wave anyone down to get out bill. Finally, we asked a young gentleman for boxes, our waitress came by and asked if we wanted dessert, we declined and asked for our bill. We had our card ready when she came back, we just wanted to pay and get out of there!
Their music choice and ambience was top notch!! Very beautiful and romantic, but the service and food fell short, very short.
Doubt we would come here again. Pretty bummed because this place is pretty pricey.Helpful 9Thanks 1Love this 4Oh no 1
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