Gargiulo's Tinton Falls Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Great service and amazing food."
• "The service excellent and the setting warm and intimate."
• "Service was great. Pretty busy night and everything came out quickly."
• "Great customer service!! Seems like a family run restaurant and everyone had a warm inviting smile."
• "Service was excellent. baked clams were perfect."
• "Fantastic service, staff, food, and atmosphere!"
• "Our waiter was very attentive and kind."

Cons:

• "We sat there for a good 10 minutes before the waiter even came over."
• "We had to ask for plates to eat our appetizer."
• "The bartender was lacking personality and acted as if he was doing us a favor just waiting on us."
• "The staff is extremely friendly but a bit slow and they forget your order."
• "Service was just ok, atmosphere just ok, drinks took way too long to get from the bar."
• "Appetizers took almost an hour to get out to the table. Service was very shallow and cold, very uninviting."
• "Our waiter was not great. Kept disappearing."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Loved the food, service and cozy space!"
• "The food!!!!!So delicious, perfectly prepared Italian standards and fabulous specials of the night!"
• "The food was excellent!"
• "Food was really good. The calamari was amazing, good Caesar salad, baked clams outstanding. The halibut was excellent."
• "Everything was delicious. The grilled pork chop was cooked to perfection as well as the veal cutlet and chicken franchase."
• "Food was amazing and perfectly cooked."
• "The food always tastes amazing and drinks are on point."

Cons:

• "Portions were small and entrees came out cold, again."
• "For $30-50 a plate, it should have been much better.... none of the entrees I ordered stood out."
• "We found our food to be a little bland and basic."
• "The fried calamari was generic and slightly overcooked and the veal parm was bland and flavorless."
• "Definitely not worth $460.00 this place is a hard pass!"
• "It's one thing to not live up to the family name Gargiulo's, but to charge the same prices at best for mediocre food is a shame."
• "The linguine with clams subpar. Tomato sauce on chicken parm lacked depth."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Fabulously romantic restaurant."
• "Inside was beautifully decorated for Christmas."
• "We were seated in their beautifully appointed al fresco dining area, complete with music, strings of Italian lights, back lit trees by their neighboring stream, and lanterns!"
• "Beautiful classy look."
• "The restaurant downstairs is cozy, romantic and homey."
• "It's nice and cozy inside."
• "Outside was gorgeously decorated and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Horrible experience. 1.5 hours of waiting for food only to have had soup and a stuffed artichoke."
• "Seated at table near bathroom and extra chairs station. Ambiance and surroundings very average."
• "very country looking exterior but stark, drab and noisy inside."
• "Their outdoor seating is in a parking lot with exhaust fumes coming from cars waiting for the valet."
• "Not Impressed!"
• "The atmosphere is very friendly and cozy, love the decor."
• "The veal was chewy, the steaks came out purple and the appetizers were nothing special."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable and the service is great."
• "The wine was reasonably priced."
• "Even though it's slightly overpriced as long as the food is consistently as good as it was our first time this will be a regular stop."
• "Very generous portions."
• "Portions are just right."
• "The food was very good and hot."
• "The food and drinks are always excellent."

Cons:

• "Over priced Mediocre food and drinks!"
• "No one at our table thought the food was outstanding enough to warrant a return visit given the prices."
• "The AVERAGE bottle of wine is $100. It's little outrageous at this restaurant."
• "Much higher prices than posted online."
• "The prices were absolutely outrageous."
• "Super over priced liquor."
• "The food was not priced appropriately to the size of the entrees and the wine bottle prices are triple the store price."