Normally not a big Italian food person, minus pizza... But the misses loves this place and I find I can always get something good, and the pizza is probably the best in this area. Always thought chicken parm was overrated until I had it here. read more

Food was decent. Very spacious, clearly more space than they seem to need. Haven't been there recently but remember (and a look at current menu confirms) that they are somewhat pricey for what amounts to trattoria style fare read more

I had a private party here last summer and it was fabulous. The owner worked with me to pick the perfect menu, we had a beautiful private room and the service was excellent. Their vodka sauce is some of the best around. read more

Delicious food with friendly service. I love the casual elegance of this place. I don't think I've ever had white clam sauce as delicious as this. read more

Carlucci's Bistro - Linguine with Clams in white wine butter sauce - Italian Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

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Nice bright and clean pizzeria with a separate dining room in the rear of the restaurant. Owner is a very friendly and has a outgoing personality. He mans the pizza oven and personally greets all the guests that are coming in the door. Great menu and they also have nightly specials and I picked an appetizer special off that special menu. Started with their calamari and scungilli special. The owner also dropped some just out of the oven garlic rolls with olive oil. and for the entree I picked the linguine and white clams sauce. The rolls were delicious and the appetizer also delicious, the calamari rings were sliced thick but was cooked tender. The scungilli was also very tender. My linguine with white clam sauce arrived me with approximately 10 little neck clams in a delicious white wine clam sauce. If the pasta wasn't so over cooked, I prefer the aldente texture. Which I'll request for next visit, hopefully they can accommodate me. All in all this is 1 of the best Italian restaurants I've found in central NJ. Great job!!! read more

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This place is on point!!!! The food is delicious and the portions sizes is perfect! The bread came with flavorful olive oil, I wanted it to be my meal for the night . My sausage pizza was perfectly spiced and the was plenty of meat and grilled onions on top. The sausage pizza is a must have at this restaurant! Blooming onion was okay, but next time we'll get the onion rings. The breading wasn't as crispy as I expected. The service was perfect and friendly Owner and staff! The place is a lot bigger than it looks. It has a private dining area for parties and plenty of seating. This place is BYOB, so my wife and I brought our own wine. The tiramisu was delicious , you have to get it! read more

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I went to this place with my husband and friends last night and can't believe I haven't heard anything about this place. The food was delicious. The prices were very reasonable, the portions were large, and the staff was great! Don't know how I've missed this restaurant before. The location is not very noticeable from the street so that might be why. We will definitely be going back regularly now that we've found it. read more

Dinner last night was absolutely delicious. My scallops were cooked perfectly as was the risotto. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the portions were so generous that we all did take home containers. We had a wonderful server who was pleasant and so nice to talk to and as always, Tommy D was the most gracious host. Definitely a favorite spot of ours! read more

Carlucci's Bistro - Seared scallops over risotto with spinach - Italian Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Absolutely fantastic!!! Food was delicious and plenty of leftovers. Octopus cooked to perfection! Tuna and risotto perfection. Staff extremely accommodating and friendly! Great job everyone!!! Seating is spacious and very comfortable and also has outdoor dining. read more

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Food is good. Service needs help. Multiple times the server has seated us and forgotten to give us menus. And I mean waiting 15 minutes for menus. If sitting in the back you might be forgotten. If sitting in the front, they still forget things even when it's not busy. I'd like to return for sit down but it's frustrating asking for menus and drinks multiple times. read more

Let me start by saying, my wife and I rarely dine out in New Jersey. We only dine out when I've decided I'm not cooking dinner. Which isn't often. I looked through available options for a pleasant diner with a nice BYOB. I checked several restaurants with YELP and decided Carlucci's Bisto's menu looked interesting. I haven't had a good ribeye steak Diane since I left California. We arrived at 7:15 and walked into a deli atmosphere. Waitress asked if would like to seated in the main dining room and we said, please. Little did we know the acoustics were so bad. Walls ceiling and floor appear to be concrete with a noise level of over 100DBs. There was a birthday party of 9 which comprised of the obnoxious sound. The staff was pleasant and accommodating. However, the menu was not the same as online which they update weekly. So hence, NO RIBEYE STEAK DIANE. Server said We could have most anything on last weeks special menu because their was some of it remaining. Owner said throw it out Wednesday but the cook decided to keep it through Thursday. I instead had the "tour of Italy", 2 ravioli, 2 meatballs and lasagna. Quite frankly, my granddaughter could have prepared better. My wife ask for linguini and clams in the wine sauce. The linguini was cooked well but the clams were canned. Who serves canned clams in a restaurant? I will not mention the Caesar salad. In conclusion, let me say New Jersey Italians all think they excellent chefs for Italian cuisine. They are no better than their neighbor. They all think it's epic, like Hawaiians like Poi and Australians like Vegemite. read more

Carlucci's Bistro - Italian Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

First time for dinner and it was amazing. Great service and the owner came around to check on our meal. My wife had the vegetable lasagna, my son had the margarita pizza and I had the Joey Steak special, which was grilled to perfection and melted in my mouth. Desert was the final ending to a perfect meal with my family. A definite return night out in the near future. read more

Carlucci's Bistro - Joey steak special - Italian Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

The website menu doesn't match the "bistro" menu and the food is frozen and not great. Underwhelming food for an overwhelming price. My interaction with the owners was less than pleasant. Save your money and go down the road to where they actually have pizza available. read more

i really like this place. the food is very good. the atmosphere is nice. grilled octopus was an appetizer specials. i couldn't eat all the ingredients, so they made it so i could with a tweek. Thank you! read more

Carlucci's Bistro - grilled octopus, broccoli rabe and white beans. - Italian Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Three of us recently had a wonderful opportunity to dine at Carlucci's for our first time. First and foremost, the staff members were wonderful: from the welcoming owner to the friendly and attentive wait staff, everyone was attentive and lovely. High praise! Our food was really good : appetizers included eggplant rollatini and garlic knots. They were great. Cavatappi Pollo was delicious! Tour of Italy was very good, and ravioli was delicious! We are planning to go there again next week. Enjoy! read more

The food is excellent. We've never had a bad meal. We are there almost weekly. I'm not a seafood fan but they have plenty menu selections. We used Carlucci's's for a few catering events. The wait staff is excellent. At times, service is a little slow but I think it is the kitchen. The decor is well thought out and is not over decorated. read more

Food was ok, service was slow Nice ambiance I would recommend this place if you're in a jam and looking for just an average place to eat. read more

Great italian food fun times. Love the kindness of the owner Made a pizza just before closing!! read more

Carlucci's Bistro - Pizza is delicious!! A must fir great italian food. - Italian Near Me - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

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Great service and good food. A great place to BYO and enjoy a night out. Pam is awesome!

This new place is a find. There was a great assortment of entrees and appetizers on the menu and we were pleasantly surprised that one was as good as the next! They offer large and delicious portions at a fair price. Their servers were very accommodating to our last minute party of 11 and willingly set us up in their separate side restaurant room. We had four toddlers with us (one on the spectrum) and they made it work for us by making the dietary changes needed and served the kiddos first! They gave our family a memorable PreEaster lunch! The ambiance is lovely, there are three separate new and nice rooms to choose from I'd recommend them for any occasion. read more

We just moved into the area and found Carlucc's. From the minute we walked in, everyone was so friendly. We sat and ordered and ordered wine, didn't realize it was bring your own but the waitress told us where we could purchase some wine right down the road. The appetizers we had meatballs which are made from scratch and delicious and fried calamari. For entrees my son had spaghetti and meatballs, my other son had rigatoni bolognese. My husband had a special of white rice with grilled chicken and zucchini in a fra diavolo sauce and I had another special of spaghetti with artichokes, broccoli rabe and cannelloni beans in garlic and oil. The food was amazing. The service was amazing. Our first out to dinner experience livinand it was great. We will definitely be back!! read more

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Outstanding, service, food and beautiful new location. We showed up for dinner, no reservations 8 adults and 4 children. Our waitress was immediately on her game, taking care of the children first while we looked at the menu. The food was outstanding and desserts are wonderful. We proceeded to reserve one of 2 rooms for a family gathering of 45 people. Everyone complimented the food and the beauty of the new location. Thank you Carlucci's! read more

Excellent food, specials were great. Had Octopus Fra-Diablo, spicy without being too hot. Service and atmosphere were great.

Enjoyed a wonderful dinner with friends last night at Carlucci's. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the rooms are spacious. All of our appetizers and entrees were delicious! Adrian and his staff were nothing but accommodating ( gluten free diner) ,friendly and attentive. Looking forward to bringing new friends to this restaurant. read more

The service is the only reason to come to this restaurant, nice pleasant staff. The food however is very underwhelming. Olive Garden is better quality than this, pasta tastes like the microwave calamari was like rubber bands. Stay away find another place to eat many better options in the area. read more

The owners name is Tommy and he just had the new restaurant built! The food here is delish, BYOB, rooms for parties! we're having our daughters bridal shower here and it will be perfect! easy to deal with! now the restaurant is open 7 days! super happy he's back open for business! read more

All I can say is just wow. The pizza was crisp and full of a strong flavor. The marinara wasn't acidic but still robust. Not soaked in grease from the toppings either! read more

Absolutely outstanding. Phenomenal food & great service. New spot we'll frequent again and again

I was the only one and it took 31 minutes for a sandwich ..don't waste your time , go down to the other outlets down the street .

Food was delicious and our waitress was so friendly and helpful. She was accommodating when I wanted penne vodka and eggplant Parm but didn't want two individual dishes! And with helping us choose a dessert option. Food came in good portions and was filling and delicious. Didn't feel weighed down at all by the food. Got the zeppolis for dessert and it comes with cannoli cream for dipping which was delicious. Interior is also very nice and it's BYOB. Area driving there is a little dark and looks a lot like Pennsylvania so just be careful driving! Will be back if I'm ever in the area again! read more

Carlucci's Bistro has earned its way into my top rotation. We recently discovered this gem and have been back several times. You like pizza? Go now! The Fungi pizza is other worldly, provided you like mushrooms. Don't like shrooms? Any other pizza will make you happy. The eggplant rollatini - magic. Antipasto salad is solid. Great food, great people, great atmosphere. If you enjoy great food, great humans, and a great BYOB, then high-tail it to Carlucci's. Go now. read more

The only good thing about this restaurant was the staff; you couldn't ask for a more pleasant staff. The food - flavor, quality, portion size, presentation - are the reason for 1 star review. Personally, I dont find overly-large portions attractive - I'd rather quality over quantity. The flavoring in the bruschetta was good, however, it was obvious by the grey-brown color of the tomatoes that it was old. The flavor of the bruschetta was ruined by too cold temperatures. Dont believe me? Google "science explains why you shouldn't put tomatoes in the fridge". Cooling tomatoes below 54 degrees stops them from making some of the substances that contribute to their taste - most refrigerators have temps at or below 40. Make your bruschetta daily and store it on the counter; serve room temperature on grilled bread rubbed with garlic. We would have loved to taste this at room temperature the day it was made. No need for the pile of shredded lettuce on the plate as it only made the bread soft & soggy. The calamari was lightly breaded and was tasty while it was hot; it was fishey once it started to cool. It appeared to be not fresh calamari and there were no tentacles which was a disappointment. Calamari was served on shredded lettuce which just makes the fried food soggy. The red sauce wasn't memorable. The ceasar salad which was supposed to finish our meal had a dressing that was so overpowering it was not edible. There was no shredded parmesan on the salad. The croutons were not fresh made. And ceasar salad is not usually made with chopped lettuce. This dish needs an update. No wine was available, its BYOB. read more

Hosted my daughter's Sprinkle at Carluccis in Whitehouse. Delicious food, outstanding service and lovely ambiance. Highly recommend!​

This is a cute new little Italian spot. When we went they had just opened, and but everything seemed to be running smoothly. They were very gracious when we asked for a table that would accommodate one person in our party who was in a wheelchair. The bread was delicious, and we almost ate too much of it before our entrees came out. They had a great option to build your own calzone or pasta dish, and are very good about substitutions or additions. Everyone at our table was pleased with our meals. Portions were large, but we were more than happy to take some of it home. All in all, I would definitely come back here to try their pizza or have dinner again! read more

3/31/2023 Carlucci's recently reopened in a new spot, a short distance from where they were, at The Farm. The new location is a very nice with plenty of room for dining or hosting an event. The food and service was spot on. Plenty of options on the menu plus they are starting a Sunday brunch. Highly recommend the clams casino and ribeye Diane. read more

Great food! Good service. A neighborhood staple. We are so glad they are back in Whitehouse Station!

We had lunch at colucci it was wonderful the 4 of us loved everything we ate we will be back and soon thank you

We have only ordered take out. Everything we have ordered was delicious. Pizza, penne vodka, sandwiches, garlic knots, and even the bread was delicious. read more

Fantastic Cuisine! So looking forward to our next visit. The service was incredible and the atmosphere delightful. Eggplant rollatini was delicious. Pizza with sausage and peppers done to perfection. Chicken fingers for the kids were fabulous. They were devoured with in minutes! You will be so pleased with Carlucci's. A must try!!!! read more

Last night we were invited to go out to dinner with my in-laws and we decided to go to Carlucci's. Since we live in Northern NJ we don't always drive out of our way to eat. We have plenty of very good restaurants in our area so another Italian Restaurant is no big deal. I can honestly say I was so glad we went to Carlucci's because the food and the serving sizes were the best I have had in a long time. It is a very quaint place and is a BYOB. If you have the opportunity you should drive to 653 Route 22, Whitehouse Station, NJ for a fabulous meal! Tell them VINNYA1 sent you and Carlucci's is a HIT!!! read more