Dante’s California Style Pizza & Cafe

Good pizza but not as good as I was made to believe. I’ve definitely had better but good pizza for the Stockton area.

Delicious pizza, bad service. Mediocre AT BEST. I don’t suggest to dine in. Server was rushing us and never checked up. He didn’t even mention his name or greet us. Terrible terrible service.

This place was awesome! Great service and food! Even on a Saturday afternoon when places are busy and service tends to lag, this place was on top of it and very fast! We had clam chowder. Which was super cheap for the size and tastiness. Only $ 5! And you get a fat piece of homemade garlic toast with it. We had a pitcher of lagunitas ipa for $ 16 which equaled about $ 2.50 per beer. Super good for an IPA! Definitely recommend this place.

Sweet spot! Excellent food and prices. The staff was friendly and the food was good quality and delish! I definitely recommend trying this place out. For a pitcher of Lagunitas IPA was $ 16.50, which was about 4 16oz pints. And the clam chowder was really good, and it came with garlic bread for $ 5 bucks! We’ll definitely be back :)

Very disappointed this visit. Called ahead few days ago to reserve a big party for after a cheer comp. Was told they do not.
Arrived and they seated us after 80% arrived. Then was told ya guys have to squeeze into this area as these others are reserved for a party? I thought no reservations? So i ask them again do you guys reserve and they said no. So do you get what you saying? You dont reserve but those are reserved.
So we ask to split checks as there are 8 different family and they said no. I understand not to split for gratuity as these happens at most places. We ask for help to split the cost and put on multilple card as some are using card some cash. They say nope all one payment. Are you serious first place ever do you releize that you just pissed of pong customers and potential new ones. Thats hundreds if not thosands in business. Very very bad move.
Thanks for not being the place we hoped you would be.
And we where there for about 2 hours and that other party they did not reserve tables for never showed up…

This was my first visit and I’ll walk you through my experience. A friend and I walked in to a mediocre welcome, We were then escorted tour table where we waited between 4 to 5 minutes to be greeted by our waiter. Our waiter walks up with no sense of urgency or even apology for the delay assess what would like to drink I say oh I thought we would’ve never thought help. He replies were busy, mind you it didn’t seem busy, Regardless I said well an apology would be nice he said OK and then proceeded to see what we want to drink.
After he left a gentleman that was sitting next to us mentioned it was pretty busy it took us one hour to get our pizza. now back to the busy part of the conversation so I concluded that it may have been busy before we walked in while we were there they were not busy. Needless to say the service was mediocre. What I really should be saying is that specific waiter and greeters service was mediocre because we did get a different waiter after the horrible first experience with the first waiter and he was quite pleasant.
I will tell you we did not have to wait an hour for food. We got our appetizers quite promptly and our pizza came about 15 minutes later after the appetizers.
Some tips I will give the businesses please cut the pizza more thoroughly I would also recommend cooking it more thoroughly the pizza was soggy and not divided well which made it hard to separate and distribute pieces of pizza and overall the texture and taste of the pizza was not to my specific liking.
Oh and you would think since we did mention to the second waiter that it was our first time that at the end of our experience that when I asked how everything was but they didn’t just saw us out. I truly believe that nobody in Stockton has a better pizza than David’s pizza in Lincoln Center they to me have the best put together pizza. Also this establishments pricing is a bit overpriced more so with the appetizers and beverages.

They don’t deliver until after 5 pm. It doesn’t say that anywhere on their web site. We spent time selecting a large order among for work on the day after Thanksgiving and then called in and were told. Very disappointing! especially on a holiday.

I used to love this place. Maybe Jim over there has made enough money over the years and no longer needs the business. I was looking forward to having some Dantes Pizza and a Philly cheese steak. I called 30 minutes before they closed. I was constantly put on hold totaling more than 30 minutes. The worker came back on the phone and told me they just closed and they could not help me. I explained I was on hold half hour before they closed. No one cared. I will go where my business is wanted.

This is the best pizza in the United States I have been to Jersey New York Philadelphia Dallas Colorado Utah Idaho Texas New Mexico and every state I have ordered a pizza and have never had anything quite like Dantes
I discovered this place about 10 years ago never wrote in the review for it
now I am the people need more Dantes Pizza in their life Not only pizza but the hot wings are the bomb sweet but yet spicy in the end

The vegitarian pizza here was delicious… its loaded with ton of toppings. The piazza was always tasted great everytime we ordered it there.

How has it taken me this long to find the best pizza I’ve ever had in Stockton? I’ve always heard people recommending Dante’s but up until two days ago, I was a sucker for elsewhere. Not anymore, baby. Nope. Don’t think so. Forevermore, I am a changed lady. Tahoe Style was a delightful specialty pizza but my top recommendation has to be The Monterey (not sure if it already comes with the white garlicky sauce or not but that’s how my mama prefers & demands her pizzas and while it’s not my typical choice, it tasted bomb af together), one of the best and most decadent slices of heaven I’ve ever had the pleasure of feasting upon. The crust tasted like buttery focaccia bread made straight out of love and from an Italian bakery. Garlic bread topped with mozzarella is so rich that I could feel my heart weakening while in the middle of finishing my portion, but that was only because it was so frickin yummy that I ate upwards of the entire order in what I am certain was a record-​breaking amount of time & let me just express that those suckers are absolutely worth whatever types of diseases it may bring.
Side note: they don’t deliver until after 5, which can be a bit of a bummer if there is simply no other option but you’ve got a hankering for Dante’s at 2 in the afternoon. But as your fellow impatient pizza enthusiast, it’s worth the wait. Don’t settle for less.

I could not be more disappointed than I am with this place. I called in an order at 10:30 am for a noon pick-​up for an office meeting. I show up at 11:50 am to pick up my pizzas, and I have to wait five minutes for someone to greet me at the front desk (the place is empty except the three people waiting to carry out their pizzas).
«How can I help you?» She asked. I let the lady know I was there to pick up my order.
«Are you Rod?»
«Uh, no. John. The guy who placed the order.»
«Your order says 12:45 pick-​up.»
«What happened to the 11:45 pick-​up I requested and you repeated… twice?» I asked (beginning to lose it).
«I can have it ready in 15 minutes,» she replied.
That’s it. No apology. Nothing else said. But the look she gave me. You know the look: You’ve got a problem, and it’s your problem… not ours.
I’ve ordered many pizzas and sandwiches from this place for the office in the past. I will never order again. These people are wholly unreliable and uncaring.

Wow what can I say about Dantes! Born and raised in San Francisco where most of all the great food is, Pizza is one of my favorites, Pizza in the valley is so much different than pizza from the city ! just recently had pizza at Dantes first of all I thought I would try their clam chowder soup it was like being right down on Fisherman’s Wharf delicious. Then the pizza came my eyes were so surprised it is a Chicago style pizza and I was knocked off my feet just can’t wait to get back there again thank you Dantes for being a part of my life now, I will be a loyal and regular customer… p. s. can’t wait to try the other dishes on the menu

Best pizza in the Central Valley! Every pizza on the menu is DELICIOUS. Always more than enough topping you have to use a fork. Cooked to pizza perfection. Been coming here for over 20yrs & pizza always taste just like back then. In my opinion even better, that’s why this place is the best. Btw staff is awesome full house no problem!

We kept hearing from people that Dante’s is the best pizza around and that we had to try it. This past weekend we finally heard it enough times that we decided we had to go! Instead of ordering ahead and picking up for takeout we went to the restaurant to order and pick it up there. We were with a couple friends so we didn’t mind waiting.
There was a little bit of sticker shock when we saw how much the pizzas cost, but we had heard so many amazing things that we decided it must be worth it.
We ended up ordering a Large pepperoni and salami and a medium Island Delight pizza. The damage was $ 44.35, but they did feed three grown men and myself with a few pieces left over. If you split that up it’s only $ 11 and some change per person.
They were pretty busy as well with a lot of people coming in to pick up pizzas and the phone ringing with orders.
After about 20 minutes we grabbed our pizza and headed home to try it out. The pizza was still nice and hot when we got home. The flavor is different because of the sauce, not bad, just unique. One thing that bummed me out was that half the tomatoes weren’t quite ripe enough so they had no flavor, just texture.
The pizza was good and definitely a place to try if you’re in the area, but it just wasn’t the top in my book. A little too expensive for what comes in the box.

I’ve been eating at Dante’s since I was a little kid. I was reintroduced to this fabulous place last year when I moved back to Stockton. Their pizza is always amazing and today my mom and I went here for a late lunch and I ordered their New York steak sandwich with a side salad instead of fries and my mom ordered the bacon cheeseburger with fries.
The salad was great! Simple, yet tasty. (Love the cheese and garbonzo beans)
My sandwich was cooked to perfection! The meat was so tender and perfectly seasoned. I haven’t had a better steak sandwich anywhere else.
My mom says the same about her Burger and that there was the right amount of onions on hers as well. We are both light eaters so we both took home the leftovers.
Lastly, the service was great! Thank you so much!

The pizza we got was absolutely amazing our pepperoni was nice and crispy and the wings were very good also. We called in our order and once we got there I had to wait an extra 10 mins for our order it ended up taking 40 mins which I feel was too long for a small pizza and wings overall it was well worth it

Excellent service, dining room and food.
Definitely one of the best pizzas in town hands down! Burger didn’t disappoint, waiter was always checking to see if we needed anything… Great experience, bookmarked for a go to dining experience !

Decided to give it a try after seeing all the great Unilocal ratings.
Service was great. Was greeted by the host right away and got seated. The waitress was friendly and took our order right away. She checked up on us during the meal to make sure everything was okay.
I thought food was OK. Ordered the wings first. Meh. Good but nothing too outstanding. Had the pizza and thought same thing, that it was just okay. Husband thought pizza was good and he said he would come back. So maybe it was me …? Will for sure come back and give it another try.

I am here for work and I’m a foodie (DUH).
My personal opinion about pizza is that you should basically leave it to the east.
One of our managers challenged me to try Dante’s and give him my honest review.
So I drove 40 minutes from Elk Grove. I ordered an order of new york chicken wings to stuff my stomach because when you are hungry, almost everything taste good and deep down I knew that I’m going to try my best not to like the pizza. then I stuffed myself with some seasoned fries (which were ok leaning towards good) and then I ordered a big sur.
By this point, I was not hungry anymore so I could really tell if the pizza was any good.
I took the first bite with the highest possible expectations and I got crushed right there and then.
It was nothing like east coast pizza.
Was it better? I can’t really answer that question.
Was it worse? I can’t say that either.
It was different (in a very good way)
Super thick crust fluffy and hollow like Ciabatta, soft as sponge dough and sturdy as a pizza crust should be. I could tell from the first bite that they use real cheese.
I could taste the Mozza, the Provolone and the feta in every single bite. I could not stop eating and now I can’t stop thinking about it.
The location has plenty of parking and the ambiance has a nice family feel to it.
You can’t go wrong with Dante’s.