Filippi’s Pizza Grotto

The pizza itself was absolutely wonderful! Even though it had pepperoni that I don’t like at all, it was one of the very best pizza’s I’ve ever had.
The reason I could only give 4 stars though is that they bungled our take home order. A shrimp salad with ranch dressing was ordered but there is no dressing anywhere. So now we can go out in the heat again or go without. Take out orders should be double checked because nothing is worse than getting home to find your order is missing something. I was so looking forward to it and am very disappointed.

I had some difficulties with the phone in order-​to-​go process. I think she was new, or just??? Anyway, they finally made things good for me, though the shift mgr was a bit difficult to deal with. I drove home (12 miles in traffic) and our pasta dinners were still piping hot! We both enjoyed the food so will likely be back.

Best pizza in California. Fresh Italian sausage that taste so darn fresh it’s a must! Oh, and plenty of whole milk mozzarella! A TRUE PIZZERIA EXPERIENCE

I’ve been waiting for years to try this place… wish I never did. This place was packed on a Friday night. Line out the door, tons of take out orders, I thought this was a good sign. I ordered a large pizza, garlic knots, and a meatball. The garlic knots were burnt and the meatball was nothing special. Now let’s get to the pizza. IT WAS AWFUL! It was so bad and bland that neither of my kids finished one piece. The only reason I give them 2 stars is for my awesome waitress. I didn’t get her name, but she was great! I really wanted to like this place, but I didnt really care for the food.

Had the fresh tomato pizza, pasta primavera, spaghetti with marinara and the antipasto salad. All were good, especially the marinara which I stuffed myself silly with. Most everything on the menu is overpriced, but the service and food is good.

Large portions, outrageously good ravioli and any pizza here is fantastic! As far as affordable, the best value I know of in napa, and great for families too

So had the veggie pizza (and added chicken) I know! But here is the rub
With their pizza. The crust is perfectly crunchy but the center of the pizza seems to be under done if not raw. And this is not unusual for pizza with a fair amount of toppings and we have had this issue before and not just here. But guys get it together. The pizza you produce has yummy sauce and plenty of cheese and even the mushrooms are fresh! But please figure out how to cook the crust to the center!
Again had the eggplant parmesan and then added some cheese ravioli for a little extra. Well when you do a dinner they add a soup or salad a little side of pasta and some garlic bread. So go hungry! We enjoyed everything and I don’t like bread but I made an exception! Yummy!

Brought my son here for a going-​away (Army deployment) get together for 20 or so friends and family. Not only did they accommodate everyone, the food was amazing, as always. The service is phenomonal. The waitress even brought out a special dessert just for my son, thanking him for his service. This place has always been a family favorite and a fantastic place to create memories. Thank you so much to Tom and his staff!

Are you kidding me??? Meatballs as big as your head. Fantastic lasagna and pizza. We will be back!

…where cheese is king.
Loved the experience, it was exactly what you want from Italian comfort food in a casual environment.
Order: Meatballs with tom sauce (mix of cream and red), any pizza and garlic bread.
Be advised if you don’t really like cheese, huge portions, friendly service (they gave the children at our table pizza dough), casual fun atmosphere then stay away.

I had dinner at this place with the wife.
Mary Jo was our waitress. What a nice lady. She was extremely helpful when we ordered.
We ordered the all meat pizza and a soup. The pizza was ok. Had a strong oregano presence. Over powering all the other flavors.
The wife said the soup was not that great.
I know this place has been given great reviews but my personal experience was this was just ok. Let me put it this way, the wife ate a half of a slice of pizza, I ate one slice and we were done.
Tom,
Thank you for responding back. This says a lot about your business by you reaching out to the customer. As for bringing this up, no sir. I just figured this was your style of pizza. Plus it was the end of our night and we were ready for bed.

Yasssss. The pizza was so good. The spaghetti was bomb, the pesto cream pasta was good. I have nothing bad to say about this place. I was so pleased.

This place is really awesome! The minute we walked in to the time we walked to our table to the moment we received our food and then from the moment we left. Everything was great!!! Amy, our server, was awesome and so personable. I highly recommend this place to anyone. I was venting to her about another pizza place called velo off Main Street in napa. I had a horrible experience there. I was going to waste 19 $ on a medium pizza there but the guy in charge was such an asshole that I left and my hubby and I ended up taking our business here and we spent 70 $ and that’s not including tax. Word of advice to other owners! Treat your customers how you want to be treated! Very simple! We just moved to napa and from what I’ve been told everyone knows everyone regardless of how big this city is.

Great family place for a pizza. Good flavor, and very reasonably priced. Periodically we will get together with a larger group and go. They handle the group with ease. Pricing is actually very reasonable given the location in the Napa Valley… Garlic Knots… wow. Salads for sharing.

Spaghetti was delicious! Got the meatball and sausage this time! I’ll be coming back to try more.

My girl and I had lunch here when we attended Napa Valley College together. We loved the lunch special. We absolutely loved everything about dining herw on our first visit. Portion is so much we ended up taking it to go. You will not be disappointed when you leave Filippi’s!

Very consistent and very good! Salads are always cold and crisp, food is always hot and delicious and the service is speedy. Tonight we were waited on by Gavin and he was on point! Approached our table right away, listened to our order without rushing, checked in frequently and had absolutely no mistakes. It’s hard to find great service and Gavin delivered. Really not any complaints about the servers we’ve ever hadtoo! Yum!

The best ever pizza in beautiful Napa
The place is from my hometown San Diego
The food is so good can wait to go back

This is my second time coming and for the most part, the food is good. I had the chicken parm and the portion was huge. Last time, I had the eggplant parm and I liked the eggplant version better. Service is good, and restaurant feels cozy.

My lips are on fire in bed right now.
One too many shakes of the red pepper flakes on my to-​go slices I guess. Late night nom nom nom following a great meal at the restaurant. Loved Tom’s special sauce on the long sausage. (Side piece) great lettuce & tomato salad and fabulous fresh garlic flavored bread. Pizza was really really good. Thank you for that and the family style ambiance. The waitress was kinda slow but that’s okay.

Best Pizzas and omg please order linguine and clams with white sauce better than Allegria
My husband ordered a pizza and it’s truly amazingly delicious
Oh so yummy

I came here for dinner with a large party, and I love the family-​like vibe of the restaurant! There is definitely a nice charm to this place, which makes it feel like you are stepping into someone’s home or kitchen. They also accommodate for large party reservations, which was a definite plus in my book. On the Saturday night that I visited, the place was packed, but not in an overly chaotic way. I was surprised by how awesome and friendly the staff was, especially because we were such a large group of people (I know that large groups can be overwhelming at times, but the staff members here handled everything like pros).
The food did take a bit of time to get to us, but when it arrived we were all super excited to eat it. I think we ended up with 3 caesar salads and 3 large pizzas to share among the group. The salads were delicious, and this was mainly due to the dressing that was served with it. The pizza was also quite good. I think I tried the combination pizza with all of the toppings, and it was very satisfying! The pizzas are very big, and they were generously topped!
I’m so glad that we found this place, and I really enjoyed my meal here. I was also very impressed with the friendly staff, and my only feedback is that they are just a tiny bit more attentive (although I do understand that this might be hard especially for larger parties and on busy nights). With that said, I would definitely recommend this place, and I would like to come back here if I have the chance!

UPDATE… on how to earn an extra * star :)
Right after I left a * * * * (four star) review for Filippi’s Pizza Grotto, the owner sent me a message.
Great friendly, gracious and proactive communication from the owner.
No issues, motives nor agenda, just a nice note of THANKS in appreciation that was very personable.
That is what is considered true customer care with a concierge white glove, red carpet treatment.

We tried this place instead of GOTT’s right across the street because we were craving pizza, and we were far from disappointed! The service was amazing, friendly, and timely. We ordered a pesto garlic chicken artichoke pizza and a meatball and mozzarella garlic bread. Our waitress warned us about their serving sizes since they are quite large, but they are totally worth the money, enough to feed two of us plus leftovers! The meatball was so yummy and flavorful, paired well with our cheesy garlic bread. We were also able to catch the Warriors game at dinner :) we love Napa and will definitely come back for our Filippi’s pizza fix!

Dined here with a group of 12+ this past Saturday, ¹⁰⁄₂₄. This Italian restaurant is located across the oxbow market and gotts. Took a peek of there menu prior to arriving and looked at Unilocal photos to see which dish to choose. You can actually choose the type of pasta, sauce and meat you want so I went with the rigatoni with «tom’s special sauce» and a big ol’ meatball. Our group also ordered assorted pizzas, garlic bread and these garlic twist appetizer. The rigatoni with toms special sauce was delicious. Lots of flavor in the sauce, kind of reminds me of a vodka tomato base sauce. The meatball was good as well. Was only able to eat half of my meal. Everyone in my table enjoyed their food. I knocked off one star because it took forever to get my check.

First time here since we’re out of town. It was a charming little restaurant with a cozy feel, the servers were nice and very attentive. We ordered 3 things:
1) Shrimp Filippi: We had higher expectations, while it was good it was a bit underwhelming.
2) Clam Linguini: This was delicious, plenty of clam to go around and the sauce was just smooth and delectable.
3) Combination plate with Lasagna & Pesto Cheese Ravioli: Don’t get me wrong, I love myself some pesto, but this completely lacked. The ravioli was drenched in oil making it a little hard to enjoy. On the other hand, the lasagna was great. Don’t know what it is about their red sauce but it’s absolutely delicious.
But if you come here you HAVE to have the garlic bread, best garlic bread I’ve ever had. The bread is just right and the brush just the right amount of garlic and butter on. I’d come back just for that.

Whenever I head over to Oxbow or Gotts Roadside I always put in consideration to give Filippi’s and try. It wasn’t until my mom went and told me that she thought it was good that I decided to go try.
Anyways as for the décor, I was kinda thrown off when I walked in. They have checkered table clothes and it just felt like I was in a barn, since it was kinda dark. But it didn’t bug me too much. Dinning outside would be nice tho. The food here is good, not the greatest but it’s good.
The food we tried are as followed
*Pizza — The Works!
The dough was good, the pizza came out looking good. The toppings had a healthy helping of meat. My only negative is that the cheese and the toppings didn’t stay intact after every bite. So it was messy and you have to eat a slice with a fork.
*Pasta
Clam Linguine — ordered it along with Cream sauce. Just an a la carte but a hearty amount. Pasta was flavorful, the sauce was also good. Wouldn’t mind ordering it again.
Alfredo — My favorite Italian pasta hands down. So the biggest thing for me was to see if home cooked Alfredo compares to restaurant. Alfredo is relatively easy to cook, so I had somewhat of a high expectation. When the plate arrives, same thing as the first, hearty, both dishes to me have a home cook feel. I thought the fettuccine was really good. The texture was perfect, the cream sauce was delicious. My favorite dish of the night.
Didn’t really get a chance to try dessert, I was too stuffed from all the food we ordered. I love their menu and the choices you have. They have everything Italian that you would crave. I think the prices are fair. It’s refreshing to come here and to enjoy a meal cooked with love. A big difference from eating at a chain like Olive Garden, Filippi’s will not disappoint you.

The food is great here, the people are nice. We walked in and were greeted, bartender was great, so kind.
Let me tell you where opportunities were missed. We originally ordered the large tomato salad and then later heard about the Italian feast (which is a great deal!) We asked about the special (Italian fest, that comes with a pizza, spaghetti, lasagna and two tomato salads). The manager unfortunately couldn’t combine the orders for some unknown reason according to the server so we ended up paying for the same salad twice. Furthermore the server failed to clear dishes and replace utensils as well as replenish drinks…
This place has great food at great cost with nice people but needs training on basic food service. This is a great place for families. I really want to come back sometime but hope management makes some positive changes.

Decent Italian with huge portions.
Tried the lasagna and the chicken parm/​spaghetti. The chicken parm had mushrooms which was an interesting twist. The lasgna noodles were nice and firm which was nice as most restaurants tend to overcook the food.
Overall the food was average and the service was average at best. If you’re in the mood for casual Italian this will fit the bill. Didn’t have room for dessert as the portions were just so large. Ended up with a to-​go box which is rare for my appetite.

How many great reviews can you possibly read about this restaurant? Well here’s another. Love, love, love this place. Outstanding wait staff, good prices, and the food is too awesome to even try to describe. We love the lasagna, meatball sandwich, and the pizza. But my absolute favorite is the minestrone soup. Its old school soup and its full of yumminess and will not disappoint! Just walking in and seeing the red checkered tabletops makes me happy :) This place is a Napa gem.
P. S. They also support The Wounded Warrior Project. I love that they get behind a great cause for our men and women who serve our country!

Great spot for our group of 12. Food was tasty and service was excellent!
My husband and I shared a medium pizza (half Hawaiian/​pepperoni & sausage), shrimp filippi, a meatball and sausage. Our pizza was really good. The shrimp filippi was just ok to me… Pretty bland. The meatball was good and the sausage was probably my favorite. Overall I really enjoyed this place and look forward to going back to try more items on they menu.