"Our servers were awesome - they were attentive and friendly to all 75 of our guests!!"
"Service here is as great as the food."
"The service is great!"
"Service was good and the food was delish!"
"Meal was served hot and excellent taste. Server was very friendly and helpful."
"The service was excellent, friendly."
Cons:
"The service was slow, starting from bread and ending with dessert."
"However, we waited over an hour for our food to just be disappointed."
"Service was just awful and disappointingly Slow."
"Service was very very slow I waited 15 minutes for a drink."
"Service was definitely a bit off, we were sitting there for a long time without water/anyone coming over."
"Service was slow."
"the waitress was very slow."
Food Quality
Pros:
"All were delicious."
"Once we were seated, the food was excellent and the waitstaff were attentive."
"I had the Best Lobster Ravioli I have eaten."
"Food was spectacular. Every bite was remarkable, and the portions were huge."
"The osso buco LITERALLY fell off the bone."
"The fresh burrata was absolutely amazing, as was the braised short rib entree."
"Shrimp Risotto was fantastic."
Cons:
"Disgusting! Just got expensive take out from this place and it’s terribleness runny sauce, pasta way over cooked, rubbery Calamari and very little other seafood in the dish."
"For entrees, the vegetarian options were severely lacking, pretty much everything (with one exception) contained meat or fish."
"Food was overpriced and not good."
"Valentine's Day meal was OK...Very expensive food that was just eh."
"The gnocchi was tough, the seafood pomodoro overdone and salty."
"Linguini and white clams was absolutely distasteful."
"The Clams Oreganata was the saltiest thing I have ever tasted and lacked garlic BIG TIME."
Ambiance
Pros:
"Atmosphere is nice, but a bit on the noisy side."
"Right now the outside dining is across the street. It is a nice setup for these Corona times."
"Nice atmosphere down the side street of Red Bank."
"The ambience was beautiful, we were sitting inside yet outside on a perfect evening."
"The restaurant is clean and the atmosphere was perfect!"
"The atmosphere is perfect too."
"It's a very nice cozy restaurant."
Cons:
"Not the place for a cozy, romantic evening."
"The restaurant itself had no ambiance whatsoever."
"The only good thing they have going is the ability to seat outside."
"Gone are the padded chairs, just hard wood. After 60m they became a pain in the a--."
"Make sure you're well hydrated before dining here. They do not serve tap water."
"They also started charging if you want water and refuse to serve tap water."
"It was off to a slow start as it took almost 20 minutes for tap water to come to the table."
Management and Staff
Pros:
"Clearly the owner, who almost always has time to stop by your table to say hi and make sure things are ok, takes a great deal of pride in this restaurant."
"Everyone we worked with, especially Mitch, went above and beyond and we are truly thankful for such a wonderful experience."
"all the employes were very kind and friendly with us."
"Not only is the food here absolutely delicious - the ownership is incredible, with a kind and attentive staff!"
"My guests and I could not get over how attentive and kind the servers were."
"The staff went above and beyond to make sure our event went perfectly."
"The service felt very personal throughout the whole process."