Best Contemporary Italian Restaurants in Glen Gardner

First time visiting and was seated about 5 minutes early for my reservation. It was just my wife and I for dinner and what I can say is the food is large. Family style restaurant and would recommend for more than 2 people. With that said, we had chicken parm and pasta and the fried zucchini. Both fantastic. With drinks our bill was about $140.00 which was really reasonable for the amount of food you get. All in all, great place and great food and drink.

So nice to go out to dinner and be able to have a conversation without noise. The food, absolutely delicious, so flavorful. Our go to and will keep going back.

Everything about this place is incredible - the atmosphere, the service, food, dessert - it’s truly a joy to eat here. Some highlights include the polpete, antipasti plate, cacio e pepe, organic chicken parm and lobster fettuccine. We also had the tiramisu which was such a treat and great way to round out the meal. If you’re looking for an upscale yet relaxing dining experience in Montclair - COME HERE! Everything we had was to die for (special shout-out to the chicken & lobster fettuccine - some of the best I’ve ever had). My new favorite restaurant in Montclair.

Let me start by saying that service was impeccable! Starting with the hostess being very attentive and nice, to our server that was 10/10! Food wise, we ordered the tuna tartare which was good. Not a classic tartare but really good! A very nice surprise with the tonato sauce, paired with micro greens and freshly toasted bread and olive oil on the table. We continued our meal with two seafood dishes and the shrimp and mussels were cooked beautifully. The restaurant offers a nice cozy atmosphere and did we mention that the service and the staff were amazing? Mr. Franco Porporino (the owner) seems to care very much about his restaurant and customer satisfaction and that left us very impressed. All the best and happy holidays, Anca & Liv

Always THE best. Excellent food cooked perfectly. Service can’t be beat also.