I ordered pasta fradiovlo, the 3 clams they gave, one tiny piece of lobster about two small bite and 3 shrimp- all over cooked ! The sauce was good though but the worst part they charged $35 for this dish and wasn't worth $15! Cafe Azzuro you need to step it up. Will never go back because this experience turned me off. read more

Food was fine but certainly nothing to go back for, service was lacking since our waters were never refilled and there was quite a delay for clearing our plates. Won't be going out of my way to eat here again. read more

Place is much better during the weekdays. Weekend is too busy and food isn't as great honestly. read more

Cafe Azzurro - Chocolate Soufflé - Italian Near Me - Peapack, New Jersey

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Outstanding food and fantastic service at this Peapack, NJ Italian BYO. Prices are reasonable and Cafe Azzurro has a classy, yet comfortable atmosphere. Be prepared for a line out the door on most weekends, so reservations are a good idea. Here's the deal, I am sad to say that I actually used to avoid Azzurro because I felt some loyalty to a competitor down the road, where I've had many great meals. Last Saturday night, I was really disappointed with the other place when my party of 4 was turned away because we didn't have a reservation. The dining room was half empty and the hostess could care less that we were upset. We walked out and decided to take our chances getting into Azzurro. As expected, the line was literally out the door. I made my way through to the hostess, who was happy to accommodate us. Not only was she welcoming, she even offered to get us glasses and open our wine while we waited. Just 15-20 minutes later, we were seated! There is a reason Cafe Azzurro gets crowded, they doing things right! Service is top notch and the food is delicious. You can actually sense that everyone else in the restaurant are really enjoying themselves too, talk about nice atmosphere. This is my second time dining here and both experiences have been just as great. Sorry other place, Cafe Azzurro is my new favorite restaurant in the Peapack-Gladstone area. read more

Cafe Azzurro - "Mozzarella Burrata" appetizer - Italian Near Me - Peapack, New Jersey

An elegant lunch at Azzurro means very nice Italian food, tables decked with white cloths and wine glasses, waiters in ties, plenty of light from the windows, easy conversational noise level and very (!) attentive service. The price of elegance at lunch is $12-20 and every choice includes a complimentary small salad, so that's why I'm a fan. Summer is the better time to come here bcos of the large front patio. We newbies didn't know to bring our own so made do with water, which was refilled so often it almost became annoying. Peacock Fine Wines is just a few houses away if you forget like we did, right opposite the small city parking lot. First they bring breads, chunks of white & whole-wheat loaves, with both butter and a dipping oil that's loaded with sun-dried tomatoes and peppers. Our free-salad-with-luch was field greens in a balsamic vinaigrette with some fennel shavings on top, a great start. Tried the eggplant parmigiana, a large wonderfully thin bit of veg and cheese, liberally covered with a fresh tomato sauce plus a very small side of linguine, very nice, $12. My dining companion got the chicken & potato with hot red cherry peppers, $13. Both portions were generous for lunch, served on enormous plates. We were tempted into a lemon tart for dessert, $6 for a generous slice of tart that was tasty but a tad thin on the lemon curd, generous ball of creamsicle-like sorbet with it, a nice ending. Old-school place, the menu isn't online. But I note they have separate dessert menus for lunch and dinner - maybe only the price changes lol. read more

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My family and my friends LOVE this place. We come often. The food is always spectacular, sitting outside on the patio is so warm and cozy, I love that I can bring my own wine, and have NEVER been disappointed. This is definitely one of the best places in the area. read more

Excellent service, lovely ambiance and great food. Highly recommended for lunch or dinner.

Absolutely horrible place. The waiter who appeared to be like an owner or manager is not customer friendly at all. Maybe he is to people he knows. After he did not give us a table in a sunny spot like we asked he gave it to others that he seemed to know. I asked for the desert menu at first and when I inquired about appetizers he reprimanded me by saying "make up your mind" in front of my teen daughters. Very rude and cranky. Will not be going back there and I don't recommend it. read more

We have eaten here twice since COVID altered the dining arrangements. Both times were outside the restaurant but once in the outdoor facility next to the restarurant and once behind in the large tent. Definitely avoid the lower level tent unless you want a loud environment and a place where they seem to seat all the families with younger children. The food was very good as always but it appears as though the staff have to travel up the driveway to the main restaurant for the food which makes service a bit off. read more

Here's the deal...this quaint BYOB on Main Street is a winner!! On a great weather night the ambiance of the outdoor patio setting was very nice! I thought our service was really attentive & friendly! The food was very good the app winners were the Burrata & Eggplant Rolatin!!! For Entrée I had the Halibut which was served with mussels & sautéed vegetables I thought it was a little salty, but overall delicious! Others raved about the Bronzino as well!! As mentioned in previous reviews, I had no problem with the portion size!! This place was a winner. read more

Very delicious food and friendly staff. I recommend all the pasta dishes. Great outdoor dining area. read more

The food is good. Pretty quality but the portions are extremely tiny. So if you like paying 35 dollars for an entree that is equivalent in size to eating a handful of potato chips...then enjoy. The issue with this place is the service and reservations. You can have a reservation for 7:30 and you're not getting seated until 8-8:15. But it doesn't stop there. They over seat to the point where it takes over an hour to get your food. Went two times in the last few months and we hand timed how long it took. Over an hour both times. Waiters are nowhere to be seen...but this is the fault of the manager who would rather overseat to make more money than actually tend to his customers. The experience was as bad as it could get and when we asked the manager how ridiculous the service and overseating was...his response was "what am I supposed to do?" Well...when a table of 5 or 6 is paying a few hundred dollars for a "nice" dinner...maybe you shouldn't overbook your restaurant to your chefs are behind and waiters cannot operate efficiently. Never going again! read more

It's a great cute Italian place in a great cute town. My husband and I have ate here few times over the years and we love their outdoor seating. I usually order their veal or off their specials. Need to return soon! read more

Amazing service even better food !!!!! Inside or outside the ambiance is romantic without being over the top. Accommodates ant sized party, just might require a little wait time for a larger group. BYO is always a nice touch with a liquor store right down the road! read more

This used to be one of my top choices, a place I went to at least a couple of times a year. However, when our group of 6 went a couple of months ago during Covid, it was NOT very enjoyable. The walk to the bathroom was terrible, we were packed in like sardines under wedding tents and the food was not up to snuff. My wife and I got one of our normal veal dishes and it had no flavor, the sauce was like water and they charged us $14 for an appetizer that can barely accommodate 2 people. The noise in the back inside the tents along the wood line was also overbearing. Gave you a feeling like you were at a large crowded wedding. Maybe it's the pandemic or maybe the quality has gone down, hard to say. But this particular experience was not good. That's as honest as it gets folks. read more

Their food n services were always very good. Performance is consistent, well managed place as i recall.

Every time I come to this restaurant, I am really impressed with the excellent service, delicious food, gracious staff and charismatic owner, Benny. You are always greeted with a smile and warm welcome. The hostesses are lovely. The outdoor patio is wonderful and you can often see the stars. The wait staff is extremely professional and there is always something new to try on the menu. I'm from Manhattan and I find very few restaurants that rival Cafe Azzuro on so many different fronts. read more

Beautiful outdoor seating, great service and great food! Really enjoyed eating here this past weekend. It is also BYOB so it is affordable! Going back this weekend too with other friends! read more

Absolutely ridiculous wait - more than 40 min and we had a reservation. Huge line outside for horribly overbooked reservations. Terrible table management. read more

Last night's meal confirmed what we'd experienced a month ago....that is the restaurant has slipped. Last night we were seated promptly but after that things turned south. Although our waiter was very pleasant he was almost a bother in getting us to order while we weren't ready. My first course was just ok....my calamari was ordinary and nothing special. Then we sat there with all the dishes in front of us for much too long. We also had to ask several times for him to pour wine (which was in a cooler across the room). My main course was another disappointment. The veal dish again was ordinary and the serving quite skimpy...two small and very thin pieces of meat. The also small portion of mashed potatoes and veggies had obviously been sitting around for a while. Bottom line we won't be back for quite a while....there are so many better restaurants to choose from. read more

We ordered at 7:30 and were served at 9:30. Just ridiculous. The had a party in the back tent and the kitchen could not care less about the regular patrons. We asked for bread as something to eat while we were waiting and were told that the bread was gone because it was used for the back party in the tent read more

Good amount of parking. Great fast efficient service. Excellent food. Recommend for any event or occasion.

Had 7:30 reservations for two and when we showed up they said it would be 10-15 min (the place was packed 100 pct capacity even with covid rules) we waitied 25 min and not once did they come over and apologize even though they walked past us 50 times....so we left ...beware THEY OVERBOOK read more

June 26: Disappointed. Nice ambiance. Chose the seafood salad and veal monte bianco. Both were insipid and flavorless. I regretted that I did not ask the waiter for his recommendations. The early reservation was a help as it got so loud as it filled up. No one came to refill our wine glass. read more

Sadly it was nothing memorable, won't be going back. I wish it was more than that but food was very chain restaurant quality and I am giving 2 stars only because the service was good. read more

In the Peapack/Bernardsville/Menham area, there's tons of great restaurants. This isn't one of them. I've driven past this place hundreds of times, seeing nothing but fancy cars packed out front and people looking like they're having the times of their lives. On Saturday, we decided to give this place a go and called for a reservation. To our surprise, we were able to land one. We arrived on time, but were told it would be quite some time before the table was open. Surprisingly, another table in a different part of the restaurant opened and we were able to be seated. During the wait, I couldn't help but notice the speed in which bus boys and waiters were moving. It almost made me uncomfortable to watch them literally run from table to table. As we were escorted to our table, a bus boy ran past, bumping into me and never said a word. Once seated, our waiter arrived instantly and without a welcoming or asking for drinks, he prompted us for our order. "A few minutes, please," was our response, to which he quickly ran to another table. The waiter did return in a timely manner and took our order. The best part about the experience was that the food came out quickly and it was good. During our stay, our waiter never returned once to check on us. In fact, the only time he did come back was to place the check on the table. We were never asked if our food was good or if we needed more drinks/anything. After returning with the credit card, our table was being cleared and prepared for the next setting while we were still sitting. I felt extremely rushed. All in all, the service is what gets this place 1-star. It was rude and unsettling. A lesson to the owners. Never replace quality with quantity. read more

BURNT by the BURNT HOSTESS!! We arrived 5 minutes early for our 6:30 (outdoor) reservation, and were brought to a small table too small for 2 and not suitable for 3. We opted to wait for another table in 10-15 minutes since it was such a perfect evening. In 15 - 20 minutes we were brought to a larger table, but some discussion between young hostess and with apologies, we were turned around and ushered back out front, told another table would be ready shortly, so another 15 minutes we were told our table was now ready (ahhhh) but another session of whispers from the sun burnt hostess who then seated a late, large family of personal friends at our table and we decided, let's get a table inside. We sat for another 15 minutes for total of an hour before we even got menus. And to think we cancelled a 90 Acres reservation to eat here!! DUMB. After nearly 45 minutes of a needless delay without any apology, we were committed to get our meals. An hour in to this epic meal and water glasses remained empty, they did not tend to us at all. Are we invisible? I bashfully had to walk up to the cash register to get someone's attention to get water a menu and attention and I know it sounds like we are A Holes but we actually are patient and not in a rush at all - - but being ignored and passed over like unwanted guests was unsettling while the sun burnt hostess fawned over her friends and the table staff sweated and harried themselves all over the busy floor of the patio outside while too few tried to keep up with a full inside dining room... George, your service was so bad, we asked for 1 entree (veal milanese) to be packed to go for one of our guests, and it never made it back to us, and frankly no one cares. We found the experience to be foul, lacking in hospitality, graciousness, stinking of ignorant irresponsibility as result of 2 immature, hostess disregarding reservations and I hold George the manager accountable for putting this burden on these inexperienced, inept ladies - - horrible, stay away at all costs! Horrible experience. Your table servers, floor manager, waiters all were horrible and inept. I am embarrassed for them and you, also. read more

Immaculate restaurant, wonderful wait staff and sone of the most delicious, well presented food I've ever enjoyed. The outdoor tables are under a huge canopy so it's very pleasant, and the indoor space is beautiful. BYOB makes it very reasonable. The food and service are consistently excellent. I highly recommend! read more

Not impressed with this place. I've been here several times. The food is good, but the vegetarian options are very limited. The real problem came with this evening's experience. We arrived for a 6:00 reservation and had a fine meal. We were prompt to order and prompt to pay. However, by 8:00 we started getting pushed out. First by coming over and turning out our candle and collecting glasses. Then coming over a couple minutes later to take our wine glasses, then a couple minutes later and sending the hostess, then a couple minutes later our waiter is telling us the need the table now. If I was looking to get turned in and out of a revolving door restaurant, I'd go to Applebee's and spend a half to a third of the price. I expect better out of a place working in this caliber of a restaurant. I'm done with this place. I'd say based on the reviews, this CERTAINLY isn't an isolated incident. Expect an overbooked reservation calendar and either a wait for your table or someone trying to bully you to leave your table. I'd say I won't be recommending this place, but I'll go further than that and be sure to actively recommend people to avoid this place. Looks like a number of people moved on from here to the il millino down the street. We'll try the same next time. See you Azurro. It's not me, it's you. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Had a 730 reservation and after waiting 55 MINUTES, we finally walked out. The staff was NOT friendly and NOT helpful. We were not the only ones with a 730 reso waiting for that length of time either! They obviously overbooked themselves but the hostesses' snooty attitude did not help the situation. It's one thing to wait if there's a bar, but at a BYOB place where you're standing in a crowded hallway holding your bottles of wine... Ridiculous! We will absolutely not be back. read more

Overall nice experience. Benny and the staff are all eye candy but sometimes on top of you to make it seem rushed. The main problem here is that the portions are quite small for the size of the plates. Il Munello is down the street and offers some competition. read more

No matter how nice the outside seating may be, the food will keep me from returning. Soggy, wilted, room-temperature salads started the evening. The veal Azzurro was frustratingly tough and chewy. Luckily, the instant mashed potatoes and saturated vegetables acted as a paste to keep my teeth from falling out. The seafood special did not include any pasta or sides. An assorted batch of crustaceans swimming in pool of watery "tomato" broth. Our experience ended with a more-than-well-done creme brûlée that left a far-from-pleasant charred aftertaste, and a drier-than-dirt cheesecake. At least the coffee was hot. Throughout the evening we were looked after by three waiters. This may sound nice, until you are repeating for the third time "no, I am STILL not ready to order. Yes everything is STILL fine" Overall a pretty nice atmosphere. However, neither a pleasant patio nor BYOB can justify a mediocre meal. read more

Our first visit to this busy restaurant on a Friday night. We had a reservation (recommended) and had a request for al fresco when we arrived. The hostess, Rona, was great: very welcoming and accommodated us graciously to an outside table soon after our request. Very nice ambiance, food was above very good. Wait staff was very attentive, prompt, and pleasant, if only a little hard to understand at times. We had the chicken parm which as excellent, just the right portion with a small side of pasta; and a pasta pomodoro with a very rich red sauce. We had wanted to try the chocolate soufflé for desert, but they did not have it this night. We will plan to be back again. read more

Terrible service!!!!!Waiting 1/2pass our reservation to be seated.After an hour and a half still not received our dinner, water glasses empty, dirty app dishes on table. Ridiculous!!!I don't care how good their food is it is not worth the poor service. They cannot blame it on Covid either it was like this prior to that. I am done I will spend my money elsewhere read more

It's all about the food at Cafe Azzurro. Literally everything our large party ordered was good to excellent with not a single miss from appetizers to desserts and coffee. BYOB- yes stems could be better but they have decanters! Service was friendly & efficient -overall a great dining experience, this is just what a good neighborhood Italian restaurant should be. read more

A-MAZING! Delicious Italian, intimate setting. Really special and memorable dinner!

Easily the best Italian restaurant I have ever been to in my entire life. I was AMAZED by the food. Extremely impressed by the service. Prices were amazing too. If you want amazing Italian food and a nice night with friends/family. Go to this place. 11/10. read more

Best restaurant in town. The patio is lovely in the summer if you can get a table! Try the eggplant rollatini! You also can't go wrong. With anything that comes with their risotto. read more

Cafe Azzurro - Half of the eggplant rollatini appetizer. It is perfection. They will split it for you if you are sharing. And byob! - Italian Near Me - Peapack, New Jersey

I hosted a bridal shower for my daughter and was overcharged. Manager was rude and told me he was going to call back. I'm still waiting two months later! read more

I had a late lunch today with my friend. The pond on the patio was soothing...even though a frog kept chirping in! The cappellini putanesca was perfectly seasoned and the olives were very distinct. We asked if the Chef would make us Veal Saltimboca and he did! It was perfect. The Ricotta cheesecake was sublime. B.Y.O.B. too. I'm coming back soon. read more