Dear Yelp, Lots of highs, lows and so-so. iPad menus. Mine was dead. The other one said it was "cleaning". Bread delivered hot, but no butter. Had to ask for it. The fried calamari was delicious. Roasted peppers and mozzarella good. Pizzas were very good. The steak was not good. Chicken and veal and shrimp dinners were tasty. Drinks were never offered to be refilled. Wanted limoncello cake for dessert - oh no, they don't have it. Waitstaff nice. So loud in restaurant. Love, Nicole read more

Bazzarelli - Gluten free margarita - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

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Bazzarelli 117 Moonachie Rd. Moonachie NJ 07074 Appearance: 10/10 Taste: 9.1/10 The thinly pounded cutlet was fairly large and crispy. The mozzarella cheese was nicely melted with a golden brown char; the cutlet could have used a tad bit more. As a bonus, there is an apple tree in the parking lot. #bazzarelli #chickenparmesan #njfoodie #italianrestaurant read more

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Bazzarelli is the kind of place that makes you feel at home. Family-owned since the '70s, with old photos on the walls and super friendly staff. The food is exactly what you want from a classic Italian spot--hearty, flavorful, and made with care. Their pasta dishes are great, cocktails are solid, and the pizza's legit (Dave Portnoy gave it a 7.7!). Just a chill, no-frills place that delivers every time. read more

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Service was great, entrees came with a side salad and warm bread. The girls loved the chicken franchise. The ambiance was nice and relaxing. read more

Bazzarelli - Chicken franchise - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

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Great service, very friendly staff. I wasn't expecting a linen table cloth eatery from a pizzeria and bar. There were a few menu items I was eyeing. Everything I ordered was delicious, cooked well, and a good value. read more

Bazzarelli - Chicken Francese - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

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We have been going to this restaurant for 40 years and it has always been an amazing experience. The food is excellent, the service is always at its best and the restaurant still uses cloth napkins and tablecloths. Prices are very good for the large portions of food you receive. Strongly suggest this restaurant. read more

My coworker and I went to Bazzarelli for an early Thursday dinner. The restaurant was fairly empty, and we were seated right away. The restaurant has a certain feel to it, like it has been around for a while but with that, the food will be good. I had perused their website prior to our visit and didn't see any kind of drink menu, so I was unaware there would be a bar. I did bring a bottle of wine in the likelihood it would be a BYOB establishment. Our server promptly informed me that since there's a bar, they would not pour our wine. No problem, so we ordered a wine and cocktail; my drink was strong, so I had no complaints. The server seemed incredibly annoyed with me for some reason, which made my dining experience odd. I even said to my coworker, "Was it because I brought wine?!" but you have to just laugh things off sometimes. The restaurant was also doing some kind of photoshoot, I'm guessing for their online presence maybe. Godfather music kept blasting sporadically, so it was a little weird. Okay, overall, the whole dining experience was weird! Thankfully, my gluten-free Margherita pie saved the day, which is the ONLY reason it's getting four stars. This is one of the best gf pizzas I've had in a while, the crust was so delicious, a true rarity. I put in a to-go order early on when we put ours in and it still wasn't ready by the time the check came, nor even after I paid. I would get takeout from here, but I don't plan on dining in again unless I feel like suffering. read more

Bazzarelli - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

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We ordered pizza well in advance for pickup. The staff was very nice, but the wait ended up being much longer than expected. When I arrived about 20 minutes after placing the order, I still had to wait another 15 minutes before it was ready. read more

Great place. Haven't been in decades and it's still great I had cavatelli with sausage and broccoli. It was delicious and enough for a second meal for me. Plenty to take home Their bread is to die for. Arrives at the table piping hot and crispy. Problem is you want to eat 3 baskets of bread!! I tried one of their mocktails and loved it. Peach with ginger beer. Really enjoyed it. Very refreshing Will be coming back with friends ! read more

Bazzarelli - Broccoli Rabe & Sausage Pasta - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

The service was AWFUL. it was my boyfriend's birthday and I called ahead of time to let them know that when I made the reservation. the waitress never brought us breads (we ordered a cold antipasto) - you kinda NEED bread...I had to ask her twice before she brought it over. The bus boys never came over to clean off any plate. On top of all this, they did not have the dessert we ordered. I was mad, so we asked for the check and we're going to get dessert elsewhere. once we received the check, it took another 20 minutes to pay - my boyfriend had to get up to find the waitress to pay. She took the bill with payment and then took another ten minutes to return. the dirty dishes meanwhile, still on the table. I stacke them myself because I was sick of looking at them. I am extremely disappointed in how terrible the service was for something that was supposed to be a special occasion. I will say, the food was absolutely delicious!! Kudos to the chefs! . read more

Bazzarelli - 20 minutes after getting the bill and waiting to pay.... - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

Party of 8 - Went to celebrate an 80th birthday on a Saturday at 5. -tables were ridiculously close together!! -so loud you could not have a conversation- too many people crammed in to a small room -our app never arrived -never once offered a refill on any beverage Never once were we checked on We complained - no apology, nothing We asked for bread - but "it was still in the oven" -food took over an hour to arrive! - food was cold and mediocre at best Not one dirty dish was taken the whole time! They finally wrapped some to go bags but returned the food to the wrong people! Waitress was terrible and did NOT deserve the automatic 20%!! Awful- our celebration was ruined. We left early. Never ever again! read more

It's such a nice and quaint restaurant! The food was great, loved the drink options and we were all very full after. I got the mushroom parmigiana with penne as the side and asked for vodka sauce instead of marinara sauce. It tasted great and I had leftovers for later! read more

Bazzarelli - chicken and mushroom - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

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Chicken Parmesan was amazing - sauce was great! Eggplant rollatini - one of the better ones I've had. Delicious! Great portion sizes, great service. Had a great experience! read more

Bazzarelli - Baked Eggplant Rollatini - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

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The food was very tasty, but the service was disappointing. We ordered a pitcher of sangria that did not taste like traditional sangria. When we mentioned this, the server responded, "If you don't like sangria, you shouldn't order it," and said it was sangria from a large bottle. We expect a local, family-owned restaurant to prepare its sangria in-house. He then behaved unprofessionally, taking the comment personally and giving my co-worker disapproving looks for the rest of our visit. read more

Just want to update my review. We were back this year for my son's christening. I've now had the pleasure of working with all three Bazzarelli sisters and they are all wonderful. Thank you for yet another great event!! The food was fantastic and the service was great! read more

Bazzarelli in Italian means "delicious food served really slowly"....I understand leisurely dining but I don't understand sitting in front of empty, dirty dishes for 20+ minutes. It's a small restaurant...it shouldn't be hard to clear tables...and the restaurant wasn't full! read more

A Fine dining restaurant with authentic Italian cuisine. There Eggplant Parmesan is delicious. The pasta amatriciana and pasta carbonara are my favorites. Flavorful appetizers, Mussels Fra Diavolo, Fried Calamari and others I have tried did not disappoint Excellent service and decent prices. Italian music creating a soothing ambiance. I recommend this restaurant for lunch and dinne. read more

The best of the best. I love this restaurant, and the family running the place!!! The service is always impeccable! The food is always perfect!!!! No complaints ever! 100/10 read more

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This is a family owned and run Italian Home Cooking Restaurant. If you are Italian or were brought up Italian or if you just love Great Italian home cooking this is the place you are looking for. Every Friday a new Special menu comes out with innovative selections for the coming week. Try them. The Pizza is Great too. read more

My family and I have been coming to this place for over 30 years, I have been brought here ever since I was a kid and I now have the pleasure of bringing my children here.. I've had food catered for weddings, outings, and family events..the food and service is always on point and I never have anything bad to say. Bazzarelli's has never ever left a bad taste in my mouth. One of a kind establishment read more

The food was good the service well, they were timely but they forgot to bring me my salad. I paid for a meal that I did not get my full meal. I reminded them and I still did not get salad. Then my main meal showed up. Not overly impressed. Will have to re think coming back. read more

The food was as expected..... excellent! Probably one of the two best chicken francese dinners I've had. The salads and pizza were equally as good. It's great to know that Bazzarelli's quality hasn't changed. The family continues a proud tradition!!! read more

PROS: The wait staff was very nice and even the owners helped the waiters when things got busy. Menu variety was plentiful, food was priced well, and the food tasted great CONS: the food took an hour and a half to come out after being ordered and that was for the entire room. the bathroom was small which can cause a line up and the parking lot was tiny. A person that I was with ordered an olive pizza and some of the olives had pitts in them (first time we ever experienced that) OVERALL: Love the people, love the atmosphere, but too many inconveniences to come back read more

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We normally like this pizzeria But this time we disappointed We ordered a pie with extra cheese, believe they forgot the extra cheese. Also, they burnt the pie read more

Bazzarelli - Over cooked pizza - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

Seems like a decent restaurant though I've only had the pizza to go. My experience there hasn't been so good. I've gotten pies to go twice from there and once, the pie was burnt and the other time, it was a little undercooked. Only as a last resort for me but I do want to try the sit down part. read more

Bazzarelli - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

Food was terrible, on par to Olive Garden. Please don't call yourself Italian restaurant. It's an insult to a real Italian restaurant.

Wish I had a better experience here. Came in about 6:45pm waited 10 minutes to get sat. Water was placed on the table for us and bread. We came in hungry and ready to eat. Ordered 3 entrees. Everyone's entree comes and and mine took almost 15 minutes after everyone else. I got my chicken and eggplant which was not even worth $20. My pasta then came out another 10 minutes after which at that point I had to decline. A woman (probably a manager) came to the table and asked if we still wanted to pasta I politely said I'm almost done with my food so no thank you. They comped the $2 pasta off the bill to accommodate us... great management! read more

Magnificent Family owned business Epic olde style cooking Best Italian culinary read more

Our first time here but my daughter and son in law love it. We celebrated her 50th birthday. Everything we ordered was very good especially my salmon. Will definitely go again read more

We were a group of six celebrating two birthdays, so yes, we were loud! Sorry, but we were having a great time, enjoying great food. We started with 'antipasto rustico', clams casino, clams oreganata, and scungili. All fresh and flavorful. Then, we each continued with different entrees: chicken Francese, fettuccine Alfredo, Eggplant Parmesan and the special chicken of the day (forgot the name but it was equally delicious as all the other dishes). As I expected, service was spot on to match the delicious food. Of course I will be back! read more

I love their pizza always hot and fresh every time. The workers are very friendly and always welcoming.

Amazing place to have a delicious meal any time. Lunch or Dinner. My husband and I have never had a bad meal from them. The owners and staff make you feel like family the moment you walk through the door. 5 Stars read more

It is sad to the low reviews lately. My family has been coming here for 20 years. It has and always will be our favorite restaurant. Angel (the lil guy) has always taken our orders and is also so pleasant. My mom and I came 2 days ago to pay respects for the family. As always the food was incredible. We sat outside which was death up very nice. I got the chicken marsala and it tasted just like it always......AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! I actually have a reservation tomorrow for a friend bday dinner. She is very excited as the last time she was here she found it delicious. Hats off to the family for always being such amazing people and offering Authentic Italian food!!!!!!!! read more

Bazzarelli - Pesto tortellini YUM - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

Busy Friday night. Friendly staff. Our server apologized for the wait, explaining she was the only server on our side. It was no problem, we weren't in a hurry. We started with some delicious Pasta Fagioli & Caesar Salad. Our pasta dishes were plentiful & delicious as well. Comfortable, homey atmosphere, decorated for Easter/Spring. read more

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Just returned from the most fantastic lunch at Bazzarelli of Moonachie, NJ. The portions are crazy large and food is awesome. I have found my new go-to place for Italian food in North Jersey. read more

Bazzarelli - The Eggplant Rollatini so much food.had to take some home. - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

The food is better than I remembered - and it was really good to begin with! A traditional plain cheese pie as an appetizer was very good. For entrees, my wife's gnocchi with meat sauce was excellent and so was my matrigianna sauce, (marinara with pancetta, onions, garlic and olive oil) topped with a huge portion of freshly grilled chicken, was out of this world. I chose fettuccine as my pasta (you pick your desired sauce and then the pasta). My friend's chicken parmigiana was the best he said he ever had! Our other friend's rigatoni calabrese was awesome. All servings were big but not obnoxiously huge where you're asking for the doggie bag right away. Desserts were great (albeit had to settle for a sambuca cordial - they didn't have my fav, Marie Brizzard anisette): filled fresh cannoli, tortone and ice cream for the kids. Sometimes the service can be a little hit-or-miss but what AJ love is that there's always a family member there to quickly rights any wrongs - great family neighborhood feel as a result. Great meal, great friends, great atmosphere! Full bar service here - important to point out since so many places these days are byob. read more

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I ordered chicken with eggplant with marinara sauce, neither of these were breaded and it was two different kinds of sauce on a plate. One was a marinara sauce and the other kind was an orange color with oil floating on top. It was horrible taste sent it back and got a grilled chicken again, no breading and it was severely burnt couldn't eat it. The server only came once to give us 2 1/2 slices of bread and some water and was very annoyed and sat at a table with two other employees, I asked one of the waitresses what kind of sauces orange stuff was with the oil floating on it, but she did not speak English, and she did not understand so they just said together just talking and not waiting on a customers. It was very expensive and I would not recommend the food. It was horrible,eggplant was not breaded and had an overcooked taste with some kind of orange sauce. I was there Sunday 5/5 my husband ordered the tripe and he said it was severely salty, and he did not enjoy it at all. No one to complain to no managers around and no where waitresses could be bothered coming to our table. We were not offered any dessert just paid and left huge disappointment. Was there many years ago it was so good. It's really gone downhill would not recommend. read more

Update: since the poor service I have not left any tip. I received the copy of the check by email and the restaurant decided to add the tip without my permission (18%). I will stop the payment with my bank and will never ever ever eat there. 2nd update: today I have been there to complain about the overcharging and I have been refunded the $14.90 I was overcharged. No refund for the fact that we had to return the food and go eat somewhere else because it was not eatable. read more

Bazzarelli - Italian Near Me - Moonachie, New Jersey

Yikes. First and last time we will visit. Portion sizes were good but the Chicken Francaise sauce was not good. Took more than 20 minutes to get more bread after asking several times. Prices not terrible but we, as a family of five, were charged 20 percent gratuity automatically, plus NJ Tax. We did not see any posting about this anywhere, not even on the menus. Waitress disappeared for long periods of time, but we had no control over gratuity. Took leftovers home but thru it all out. Chicken gave us upset stomachs all night. Indifferent service. Restaurant was empty on Father's Day which should have been a warning to us. read more

I have been coming here over 20 years. I would always remember seeing the owner either having a glass of wine or eating at the bar always welcoming us. I've been coming here still with my family, friends and people I care about. I will continue to come as long as I can and as long as they're there, service is always on point. Sometimes we do have to wait a little, but that's understandable due to the great food came today for Mother's Day with my family to celebrate as always was good to see the food is dill and will always be great. I also appreciated the flowers given to my sisters and my mom it's the little things that mean a lot family oriented. I love it, thank you again. See you soon. read more