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    Anthony's Creative Italian Cuisine

    4.1 (89 reviews)
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    Outdoor seating

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    Chocolate chip cake
    Vivian R.

    We decided to make a reservation to try Anthony's for our anniversary last night and were very pleased! Our waiter, Brandon, was so friendly and made our experience a great one! We were seated right at the time of our reservation in the upstairs section. The restaurant was extremely quiet even with it being crowded. We started with the special strawberry salads. The strawberries were extremely fresh and vinaigrette and Asiago cheese made it very tasty! The complimentary bread and olive oil were very unique. The olive oil was some of the best I've had with a strong olive taste. For entrees, we had the pesto and burrata gnocchi and boar bolognese pasta. They were both AMAZING! We finished with the chocolate chip cake to share. This cake was extremely good as well and I am interested to see if you can buy it from them. We really enjoyed our experience and all of the food! We will definitely be back and tell all our friends about how great it is here!

    Calamari and antipasti
    Mike P.

    Came for Mother's Day. Not overly crowded and they did not rush us through. Food was excellent with large portions. Service was great. Friendly and attentive. Will return to try more dishes.

    Date night
    David L.

    Although they have been in business for over 20 years, we randomly stumbled upon Anthony's creative cuisine when surfing through the Open Table app and noticing that they were booked-up between 6pm and 8pm on Friday and Saturday nights. I take that generally as a good sign. The restaurant atmosphere is pleasing overall featuring a house-like setup with a downstairs dining room in addition to two smaller upstairs rooms. My only complaint about the upstairs seating was that the ceiling tiles were very brown from water stains from AC duct condensation or roof leaks. Either way, I tried not to let it dampen our enjoyment of an otherwise elegant experience. Our server's name was Brandon and he was on point all night and extremely friendly and helpful. We will request him again on our next visit! The food was great. We ordered enough for an army although it was only my wife and I out on a date. We each got a salad and they were both delicious. Mine was a Caesar with homemade croutons and dressing and finished with shredded Asiago on top. My wife's was a spinach salad with roasted red bell peppers and a warm bacon dressing/bacon pieces on top. These salads are huge and each could easily satisfy 2 people. We also ordered an appetizer of fried calamari. This was perhaps my favorite course of the meal. The calamari were not heavily breaded, perhaps a dusting of flour or cornstarch, and they were so crispy and tender without any hint of chewiness. A must try for calamari lovers. Our meals were bone-in veal chop Parmesan with side of spaghetti (the veal was tender, with a crisp on the edges and was topped with copious amounts of mozzarella), as well as the homemade gnocchi in a blush sauce with dollops of nut-free pesto and some fresh mozzarella. Both were very delicious. Finally for dessert we split a new offering which was a chocolate cheesecake layered with chocolate cake. It was pretty average I would say. The portions were generous and we literally had leftovers from each course we ordered. We left the restaurant looking like julia Roberts from "pretty woman"' walking out of Bloomingdale's (or wherever) with 2 bags in each hand and a big smile. Overall a great date night place - just fix the ceiling tiles . Funny enough, a man at the table next to us told the waiter to tell the owner that he has 8 new boxes of the exact ceiling tiles in his garage and he'd be happy to give them to the restaurant lol. Well, I digress - anyhow I confidently can highly recommend this spot for your next romantic or family Italian dinner.

    Lemon cake
    Steve J.

    Very nice cozy atmosphere in the restaurant. Indoor and outdoor seating. Service was on point and very attentive. Food was good. The soup special was delicious. It was a sweet corn chowder with crab. It was velvety smooth. The chicken Parm was a big portion, loaded with cheese and bowned nicely. The lobster ravioli was stuffed and the lemony sauce was good. The short rib ragu was tasty as well and all the pastas were al dente.

    Veal Parmesan!
    Kim N.

    Wonderful dinner from beginning to end. Everything was delicious and we ate like Kings! The service was very attentive and Rachel was knowledgeable on any questions that we had. Got to meet the main man Anthony when he came to say hello to our table. Everything was spectacular and will definitely be back in the future.

    Chef 's Soup
    Wenjun K.

    l was taken out my my boss,Poma, she is very nice, kinda like a casual interview, we went there during noon time. It's a small restuarant and full of people, relatively quiet one, quite a lot of them are actually seniors, they are definitely locals, so l know this place definitely gonna be good.So if you go there, definitely recommend you reserve first. The interview went well, not interupted by surrounding people at all, and partially maybe the food gives me this good feeling,l mean the food served over there defintely great, l like my grill salmon, fresh taaste, combined with cheif's soup, dinner style of lunch, not doing this often. In a word, based on first impression, l recommend this resaurant if you are on a date,nice environment, friendly server, and budget is acceptable, l would say it's ranked between medium to high end level in a small city.

    Crispy Calamari very lightly breaded.
    Michael C.

    Old school kinda place which we love, big plus BYOB. Wait staff very knowledgeable regarding menu, menu details and nightly specials. Food is above average from soups, appetizers, entrees, right through desserts. Located in a small very cool town in south Jersey.

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    Ordered takeout meal. Preparations were ready for pickup upon arrival. Generous well prepared portions. Will return. Highly recommend.

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    Food was decent, service was okay. Nothing to rave about. Can accommodate larger parties

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    Food was good but could have had more vegetarian options. The service was exceptional. Very nice quiet restaurant.

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    Wow! I was looking for somewhere that did the cheese wheel, wife's request, and I'm glad this place…read morewas recommended. Small, quaint, authentic, family, quiet-ish, intimate, outstanding, I could probably keep going but let me get to the food. Not a ton of seating so I would highly recommend a reservation. We started with a bottle of wine that we brought (BYOB), a basket of bread, and the Burrata salad app. They were prefect. I followed with the Caesar Salad and asked to add anchovies. The salad was amazing, dressing was creamy, egg based, and delicious. Omg, I'm still thinking about it. For entrees my wife had the Cheese Wheel, served table side, not just a fun novelty, it was excellent. I have never in 14 years seen her eat that much pasta and that fast. Our guests also ordered it as an app and raved about it. I had the pork chop entree, fantastic! The demi glace sauce with caramelized onions and panchetta, sweet carrots, creamy potatoes... so good. Our guests had seafood dishes that they said were so good as well. Dessert was delicious coffee and cappuccino with the ice box cake (yum) and an excellent Lemon cream cake (all made fresh daily). The service was top notch, all family, all friendly, all attentive. Prefect 40th birthday dinner for the wife. We will certainly be back. Check them out.

    Best pasta dish!! I've had it table side and from the kitchen and there is a difference! Table…read moreside hands down is the way to go. Beautiful decorated for the holidays. The veal dish was okay but nothing I would order again. The only thing I didn't really like was they adding the tip for a party of two. Didn't feel that was necessary. Nor did the waiter explain to our table that there was a set menu option for a set price.

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    The warm relaxed ambiance is awesome...but can't compare to the service from staff. And throw in…read moresome great food and it creates a great evening! The shrimp with pancetta appetizer is amazing. The buffalo shrimp were super crispy and the perfect amount of heat. All of the meals were flavorful and delicious. The steak was perfectly cooked. Great cocktails as well.

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    My husband and I went to Verona for NYE. The dining room was packed but we didn't feel too close to…read moreour neighbor. We did have reservations and we were seated immediately in the downstairs area. Our server greeted us right away, popped open our wine and was attentive for the rest of night. As an appetizer we ordered calamari and it is possibly the best we have had. It was cooked perfect and the breading had a light crunch. It was delicious. My dish was Lobster Ravioli: Homemade ravioli stuffed with lobster - crabmeat - basil rose cognac cream sauce. It was a wonderful entree full of taste and a great comfort food. On a cold day it was warm and filling. This was definitely a restaurant I would return back to.

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    This was my first visit. We were celebrating my sister's 50th with her husband and kids. They have…read morebeen here before. Service was attentive. They had some really good specials. Food was delicious. The dining space is cozy. I was there for 20 minutes before I realized the sconces were guns. Smelled amazing in there. Food was homey italian american food that you would expect a south philly grandmother to serve you. Not pretentious but delicious, well presented, and super feel good food. It is definitely food cooked with love. I am not a big meat eater. I typically don't order chicken out. I ordered the Chicken Italiano which had broccoli rabe and roasted peppers in a light sauce with a little cheese. It was the most tender chicken I have ever had. Delicious. I was impressed. Overall the table had- Apps -Sausage Meatball -Arancini Dinner -Shrimp With Sun-dried Tomato Over Tortellini -Eggplant Parm -Chicken Italiano Special -Veal Piccata -Rigatoni Bolognese Dessert -Cannoli to share with pizzelles Recommend.

    The worst dinner I've had out in a very, very long time. First , tables a way too small and…read morecrammed together. My hubby and I were celebrating our 45th anniversary and had hoped for a nice dinner but that was not to be. For starters we ordered the fried calamari which were a bit salty but even worse they were very tough and I'm sure they were freezer burnt before breaded and fried. My eggplant parm was pure mush! I couldn't eat at all! It was removed from the bill. My husband's tortellini were way overcooked! We didn't order any coffee or dessert didn't want to have more disappointment! I'm sorry to say I would not go back or recommend it.

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    This restaurant needs to stay on our radar more often!…read more Il Villaggio offers a Happy Hour Menu with drink and food specials. It's $6 off bar menu items, $3 off cocktails and wine, and $2 off draft beers. Sunday through Thursday from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM. At the bar, we enjoyed the Filet Mignon Carpaccio, the Shrimp Spring Rolls, and we all shared the Homemade Gnocchi (Porcini cream sauce). Get the gnocchi! For dinner, we ordered the Homemade Lobster Raviolis, Penne Vodka (my love and I split this) and one of the ravioli specials. Everything was delicious. We sat at a high-top table in the beautiful bar area. It was lively and cozy. There was live entertainment but at a comfortable volume. The staff was very welcoming and warm. Even the food runners were engaging. A great time all around!

    The staff was kind, though our waiter kept forgetting who ordered what and our food runner mixed up…read moreseafood gnocchi with my mushroom gnocchi, due to asking "and who got the gnocchi?" I do not eat seafood and was confused by the fishy smell and presence of meat. Luckily it was a simple cross-table mixup. Furthermore, the mushroom gnocchi was horrible. It was made with pure whipping cream, which is probably a valid Italian approach, but it had to have been 100g of fat, and it tasted like warm thick milk, with no flavor and minimal mushrooms. I felt sick to my stomach the rest of the night. The restaurant was packed and tastefully decorated. They have a great signature cocktail list but I couldn't hear myself or anyone at my table. Average decibel level was 85 through the course of our 90 minute stay. My ears felt raw once I got outside. Lastly, it's a mandatory (and complimentary) valet for parking. Just be prepared. If you like Italian, may be worth a shot. Folks were pleased with oysters and mashed potatoes at my table, but I have no desire to come back.

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