Amalfis Kitchen & Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant

Address: 146 Lawrenceville - Pennington Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA

Phone: +16099121599

Rating: 4.2
based on 145 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The chocolate martini was definitely one of the best I've ever had."
  • "Every dish we've ever had has been EXCELLENT! Their chicken francese is one of the best I've ever had."
  • "The food here is amazing."
  • "Best pizza that I’ve had in the area."
  • "They have the best fried calamari. The sauce that comes with it is so delicious!"
  • "The Chicken Marsala was excellent and hot, mozzarella sticks big, sauce delicious and calamari cooked to perfection."
  • "The food never disappoints, especially the pizza."

Cons:

  • "The food was over priced for what you received."
  • "Kinda overpriced and mediocre food. The best way to describe the food is... Bland."
  • "The marinara felt like expensive bottle sauce."
  • "Eggs Benedict came extremely undercooked and needed to be returned and the order cancelled."
  • "Very disappointing. Bland, bland, bland."
  • "The tomato sauce (?) was bland bland bland."
  • "The food is not that great, even basic chicken wings."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was great as well. All 8 people were extremely happy with 8 different dishes."
  • "Our server, Mike, was outstanding."
  • "Rosanna was wonderful and so was the service and the food."
  • "Very friendly and efficient service by Jessica."
  • "Staff was very attentive and fast. Food and drinks came out in a very timely fashion and everyone got their plates at the same time."
  • "Service is always attentive and friendly and the atmosphere is great."
  • "Service was consistently quick."

Cons:

  • "We waited about 10 minutes and still no one came to our table."
  • "Waited very long to get a table and once we were sat, we were told that our waiter would be there soon. We waited over 20min and no one showed up."
  • "Service was inattentive at best."
  • "Our server was missing for long."
  • "The same server has overcharged me the last three times I went in there."
  • "Horrible Service overpriced, below average food very disappointing."
  • "We saw our server twice and the last time was to leave the bill."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Amalfis is REDONE AND GORGEOUS!"
  • "So refreshing. Finally really good food in the area! I spent a lovely New Year’s Eve with my family and everyone was really impressed. Great selection from the Chef!"
  • "Very welcoming, lots of seating indoors and out."
  • "The atmosphere is just what every family needs for a great night out!"
  • "The atmosphere is fun and the bar is always stocked."
  • "Love the atmosphere, this is our go to spot for comfort Italian food and get togethers with friends and family to have a great time!"
  • "The tables were high end with the ambiance very welcoming, over all a gorgeous place!"

Cons:

  • "The waiter seemed confused and went to the kitchen."
  • "This one tastes like the frozen ones u can purchase at the grocery store."
  • "Our money can be better spent elsewhere."
  • "However, the menu prices have increased substantially, while portion sizes, if anything, have actually shrunk."
  • "I will not be returning."
  • "Our trio bruschetta had veal while we were avoiding any meat."
  • "One other thing I would look forward to seeing more of next time is to stop serving plastic straws...paper or none at all would be great."

Value

Pros:

  • "Prices were more than fair."
  • "Quality ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Price. 💲💲"
  • "They really do outdoor dining well. Food was great and the tables were spaced apart and clean."
  • "The prices were very reasonable."
  • "Prizes are reasonable and I have not been disappointed."
  • "I would say food was reasonably priced as well."
  • "Recently got catering for a lunch party & it was delicious, fresh & everything was hot!"

Cons:

  • "The food was over priced for what you received."
  • "Kinda overpriced and mediocre food."
  • "The food we got for the quality we received was very overpriced."
  • "But 24 bucks for Mac & Cheese. Very pricey."
  • "The food is not that great, even basic chicken wings."
  • "The next surprise was that since I was paying with a credit card there was a 4% added charge."
  • "Food is not near anywhere its price tag."

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