"Beautiful restaurant. We sat at a corner table away from everyone it was fantastic."
"The building is an old church from the 18 hundreds."
"It has an old school type of atmosphere, full of character."
"The atmosphere is inviting and comfortable...the service is friendly and quick and the food is even better than the atmosphere and service if that's even possible."
"Upon entering the restaurant, I was in awe of the ambiance."
Cons:
"Patio had music blasting so loud you couldn't carry a conversation."
"For starters, it was VERY hot inside and the acoustics were awful. It was uncomfortably loud."
"The bar area for not being big though had music a little too loud."
"Star Wars movie on all the screens (weird) and music did not create a fun vibe in the bar area."
"We sat on lawn furniture, so uncomfortable, not even able to sit back in the chair."
"It was a 90 degree day and they had limited A/C everyone was sweating and miserable."
"The place was also filled with smoke, so it seems they were burning something in the kitchen."
Service
Pros:
"The owner and the entire staff were very professional, attentive and overall very genuine!"
"Our sever Greg was awesome, and gave the best food recommendations."
"The entire staff was very attentive and friendly."
"Our server Matt was exceptional... he was very attentive, checked on us often, even poured my wine when my glass got a tad bit empty."
"Staff was amazing from the hostess to Chad our server … so friendly and knowledgeable…"
"The staff are friendly and welcoming. You can sense their eagerness to serve and delight!"
"Our waiter Marc was very attentive, knowledgeable and answered all of our questions."
Cons:
"It felt especially toward the end that it took our waiter too long to come back and check on us and for us to get the bill."
"No one came to offer water, say hello, all the nearby waiters we're dodging my attempts to be greeted/served."
"They definitely need more staff... had to wait for a drinks."
"Service was slow and not what you would expect for what is trying to be an upper class restaurant."
"The service was extremely slow."
"They were by far the most disrespectful and uncaring staff members I have ever come across."
"Horrible slow service."
Food
Pros:
"This was hands down the BEST Italian I have had anywhere in NJ/NYC."
"The Detroit style pizza was excellent as an appetizer and one of the highlights of the evening."
"Malibu Bay Breezes are the best here too!"
"The Arancini, Pulpo salad, Frutta di Mare, and Cacio Pepe were exceptional, each dish bursting with flavor and expertly prepared."
"The food was excellent: the arancini, meatballs, eggplant parm, Detroit style pizza - all excellent."
"Everyone enjoyed their entrees."
"The food was delicious and not one plate had anything left on it."
Cons:
"Appetizers were Baked Clams Casino & Arancini. The rice balls weren't bad but the clams were inedible."
"The Gelato was literally soup and my cheesecake was room temperature at best."
"Good was awful chicken Marsala was like barbecue chicken. It was sweet and thick."
"The spicy rigatoni was okkkk, the chicken parm wasn’t it."