Roman Nose Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is really friendly and will guide you through what's the best at the restaurant."
• "Great service and extremely helpful staff."
• "Our server was very attentive."
• "Service was excellent as well with our server smiling throughout, and helping box the leftovers."
• "The service is the main reason I am giving this rating a five stars."
• "The service is always A+ and the staff is friendly and attentive."
• "Service was friendly and prompt."

Cons:

• "The first pain-point was that nobody came to offer us any water for about 10 minutes."
• "When we were waiting for food for 40mins, the owner told us that it's normal and he is not going to apologize for that."
• "The service was very subpar, with our waiter barely showing up for an hour and a half."
• "Service at the bar was poor at best."
• "The service was just terrible and slowwww!!"
• "Service was subpar since it seemed like our waiter was new."
• "The service, particularly from the host, was rude, leaving us feeling disrespected and upset."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Pizza crust thin perfection, melting homemade mozzarella!"
• "The meatball sandwich: DIVINE! perfectly seasoned meatballs, rich tomato sauce, and melty mozzarella cheese on a chewy ciabatta."
• "Food: authentic, fresh. Pesto, bread."
• "Love their pesto pizza and tiramisu <3 Its simply yumm!"
• "Food is fresh and made to order."
• "The food was definitely worth 5 stars. One of the best place to eat Italian food in jersey city. All dishes were freshly made from scratch."
• "The spaghetti pomodoro is like a taste of heaven, especially the sauce!"

Cons:

• "The tagliatelle had no sauce and just wasn’t very flavorful and the carbonara had a weird flavor and just wasn’t very interesting."
• "the pesto pasta was super bland and very oily."
• "Pizza is nice, but pasta is super bland."
• "It was way too greasy for Italian food."
• "The food was over salted, and the pasta didn't really taste homemade or even that fresh."
• "Food was okay. Service was really slow."
• "The food tasted pretty good, but was extremely overpriced and the portion sizes were more suitable for a child than an adult."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is sublime."
• "The atmosphere feels warm and cozy."
• "The ambiance remains inviting, and the service is as excellent as before, contributing to a pleasant dining atmosphere."
• "The ambience is very cozy, matches my vibe."
• "It's well appointed and feels slightly upscale, although I'd feel comfortable in casual here."
• "Best place for dine in and take out. Love the atmosphere."
• "The ambience is very Grove St-Jersey City downtown; great place for a Saturday night dinner."

Cons:

• "By 8:00 the place was packed and already noisy. Add to that a newborn and it became too much."
• "The place was also deafeningly loud."
• "Second pain-point was the noise. It just seemed so loud in there."
• "Very loud place. Do not expect a conversation unless you want to shout."
• "Overall the space is small with not many seats and they're set close together which may make claustrophobics uncomfortable."
• "For a place this busy, having just one restroom is a bit too inconvenient."
• "This place is very unwelcoming. The manager/host treats the servers and customers with no respect."

Value

Pros:

• "Great wine selection and prices too."
• "The wine prices were very reasonable."
• "Prices are very reasonable for the portions too."
• "I think the pricing is quite fair considering the quality of the food."
• "A very good value considering we had leftovers for another meal too."
• "The wait staff is so attentive and courteous that you don't mind a nice tip."
• "The food is absolutely spot on, the Staff and service is very friendly."

Cons:

• "It's pretty pricy too."
• "The portion size on the pasta was very small for the $15 pricetag."
• "Food is aggressively average, and definitely not worth the prices."
• "Drinks are costly if you're into wine and beer."
• "I would never suggest anyone go here unless they are perfectly content paying 50-75% more than its worth for average Italian food and poor service."
• "This place is gorgeous but past that everything was terrible and over priced."
• "The manager lady forced us to give a tip of 18% which was way above the food quality and service provided."