I've been eating here for years and I love the food there. My favorite dish is the Chicken and Shrimp Menzo.

This is a takeout review. The quality of their food has definitely gone downhill. I have been going to D'Italia for years. Chicken Marsala has no flavor-literally. The Parmesan Crusted chicken tasted good but the veggies are definitely old and we would not eat that part. The Fettuccine Alfredo was old and reheated. Can tell because the butter separated from the cheese. It was also tasteless and the fettuccine were broken pieces. $100 for subpar food. I'm sad to say that I will no longer order from here anymore. My mother tried telling the owner 2 years ago that something changed and he yelled at her rather than actually listen. I will say the chicken is tender in ALL three dishes. The Parmesan Crusted Chicken was very flavorful. In my opinion, that's their best dish when the spinach is fresh. I have ordered this for catering and it's always a hit. From the pictures, you can tell we ate the food. It was edible and did fill us. I wonder if there is a difference if you eat in the restaurant. read more

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Ordered for the first time for a pick up. I ordered a meatball sub and fried ravioli . The sauce wasn't the greatest and the meatballs were bland. The fried ravioli were edible but nothing special read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Fried Ravioli - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

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My colleagues and I came here for our company Christmas dinner and for a colleague's birthday dinner. Cleanliness: The restaurant was clean and organized with very few customers at the time. The staff: They did not greet us when we walked in and just looked at us. We told them that we had a reservation, and they sat us at our table. The staff was friendly and helpful during our time at the restaurant. Free bread: The bread was hard on the outside, but it was soft on the inside. The bread was a little bland even with the butter that they had provided to us. Mozzarella & Corozza: The bread had a little crunch to it and the cheese was melted to perfection but lacked taste. It tasted well with the marinara sauce and was something different to try. Jalapeno Poppers: The outside layer of the jalapeno popper was crunchy. The inside of the poppers was filled with cheese. The jalapeno poppers were not spicy at all. The sauce that came with this appetizer was ok. Garden Salad/Caesar Salad: The side salad was fresh and tasted good with the dressing that came with it. Chicken Parmigiana w/ Linguini: They cooked the chicken to perfection, and they gave me two big pieces of chicken. I was shocked by the size of the chicken. The pasta sauce was delicious and was not sour. The linguini was al dente. Overall: The experience at this restaurant was not too bad. I would probably come back here only for some special occasion. The appetizers were good but some of the items needed a little more flavor. The entree was pretty good that we ordered. Maybe next time, we will try some new appetizers and different entrees. read more

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Just had lunch there - horrible shrimp where fried like a brick on top of a salad - saw lots of old ppl..

I love this place. I have come here many times over the years. I particularly love their vegetable pizza. It's tough to do a takeout of that pizza however it gets soggy because of the fresh veggies . But that's my go to here, that, and their meatballs are spectacular. A little more pricey than other places but worth the extra $$. It's a nice place too. Good parking. Friendly servers, great food ! read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Vegetable Pizza by the Slice - Slice - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

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This place has been putting out delicious food for three decades. The staff is amazing and it's a perfect family restaurant. Great for family dinners, work lunches and dinners and date night! Check them out for catering too, so so good! read more

Best family restaurant I know. Tom and Joe are great hosts! Staff is pleasant. And don't forget get your BYOB.

The owner is great! Super friendly! Always the best for catering or an Italian dinner with the family! The balsamic dressing is amazing!

Great customer service and a great menu of options. Have been here many times and the food is always on point.

We had a great meal at D'Italia! The food was absolutely delicious--fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care. Everything we ordered came out perfectly, and the portions were generous. read more

Food was exceptional Owners were courtesy and helpful Staff was very prompt and professional

D'Italia is a great family-oriented restaurant with a warm, welcoming atmosphere and great Italian dishes. The food is consistently good, and the owners make the experience feel personal and inviting. It's an amazing spot for a meal with family or friends. read more

Was a busy Sunday! Service excellent. All enjoyed our meals.. Appetizers of calamari, mozzarella sticks and fried ravioli great. Like that meals included salad and side of pasta. Casual atmosphere. read more

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We host a weekly Staff Meeting. Ordering trays and pizza from here could not be easier. The food is always ready when we request it. They have a huge menu with lots of choices. The bread is hot and fresh. No complaints from us. read more

Enjoyed lunch with a friend. Excellent ambience, friendly waiters. For the appetizer we had fried calamari and for the entree it was chicken margarita and Grouper. The preparation was good as was the quantity. I wish the coffee they served was hot and not lukewarm. A good experience. read more

I don't think the tiramisu is homemade but it's good. There a nice gentleman at the counter that greats you with a smile and conversation Going back for the pizza soon. read more

Oh, I love everything about DiItalia! I feel that is my home away from home. Eat there frequently, really frequently. Any of the former complaints I see listed on this site, they must be talking about a different restaurant. The staff is beyond friendly and efficient. Food is always piping hot and delicious. The restaurant is clean, the ladies room is spotless. I have been going with my family and friends to DiItalia's since they open the doors. I hope they never close those doors. Try it, you'll see. read more

Such good food!! The environment is awesome, typical Italian vibes! I love their salads and the food is always excellent. read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

Our favorite dine in AND take out Italian spot. Best GF pizza in Middlesex county, hands down. Regular pizza is fantastic, thin, full of flavor. We've had numerous pasta dishes, chicken, veal & seafood. Their balsamic, drool, sooooo good - you can even buy it! The owners thru to the entire staff, always friendly and attentive. Great for families, Small party gatherings or a date night, just remember it's byob. Do yourself a favor and just make sure you try the vodka sauce :) read more

Ordered food it was burnt. They took it and returned it 2 minutes later with a pile of marinara sauce. Same meat but with the burned area scrapped off just covered up. Wouldn't eat there again. read more

Food is medicore..service is slow..glorified pizza joint..food lacks taste..ambiance..mehh..

I've been coming to d'italia with my family for as long as I can remember. It's a little Italian gem hidden on route 35. They are a pizzeria with a small dining area. They have a huge following so the dining room tends to be crowded especially on weekends. You can call ahead to make reservations, which I absolutely suggest even for weeknights to be on the safe side. The food here is so delicious, they have a perfect red sauce that isn't too sweet and also not too herby. Their house balsamic dressing is the best I've ever had, hands down! It's creamy and vinegary and just perfect. I've had wraps, salads and classic Italian (American) dishes, all have been cooked perfectly and very tasty. My favorite menu item is the Tortellini Al Forno, but they always have great specials and really you just can't go wrong at D'italia! read more

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Moving my rating up to 3.5 stars based on recent meals! Ordered a Greek salad with shrimp for lunch today. Got 5 decent-sized shrimp atop a smaller, and a little sandy, salad! Enjoyed the roll they often send along. Have not had anything other than lunch takeout from d'Italia, but a solid choice for a decent lunch! read more

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Nice crowd for a Saturday... This time (November) we were a group of 14. Italian and a BYOB again like last month, but highly recommended for this round. Popular appetizers were Coconut Shrimp & Garlic Shrimp Bruschetta along with those mussels. (Sorry no photo). :) Main entrees for her the Butternut Squash Raviolis. While I went for a grouper, which was over mashed potatoes with cranberries and spinach. Portions here are very hearty. If coming for dinner, expect to have leftovers. Service was excellent by our server named Nicole. Cost per person after tip about $35. Keep in mind not everyone had an appetizer. Dessert, no change. Do make reservations on the weekend. USC#3 read more

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A regular here. Family likes it here. Terrific classic pizza. Family friendly, group friendly. Friendly staff. Wouldn't order everything though. Here's what we like: penne vodka, parm crusted chicken, pizza. Lovely side salad which is included. Plenty of parking. Keeps regular hours. Does lots of takeout but also nice to sit inside. Nice enough to take family out for birthdays, etc. lovely tiramisu and tartufo read more

Don't know what's going on at this place but definitely not somewhere I'll eat again. Ordered the chicken and found a big piece of metal wire in my food which I also posted here. You would think after taking a bite of something that could've potentially caused me a lot of health problems after swallowing , would warrant a free of charge bill. Nope... they just nonchalantly took off THAT one item like it's no big deal. Thanks but no thanks, never again. That plate of chicken was wired more than an informant sitting in a drug lords house while having a conversation with him while the FBI is listening in outside. read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Wire in my food . I ordered chicken . Didn't know it was wired chicken - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

Horrible. I read the reviews before I decided to try this place. For the most part I saw all positive reviews, everyone I read spoke highly about it. Well that was not my experience whatsoever. It started with the timing, I had no idea the place closed at 8pm, again this was my first time ordering from them, strike one. It never even updated on the DoorDash app and the length of time kept changing, strike two. Finally, the pizza was hard and tough to bite, the cheese overcooked and felt hard to chew. There wasn't enough sauce and cheese evenly and the sauce tasted sweet, too sweet. I never had a pizza with sugar in the sauce . I was so disappointed and wasted 35+ dollars and change. I would have been better ordering from a chain pizza spot and would have spent less. It's not about the money it's about the quality and taste of the food. I pay for what I want and I want what I paid for, it's about the principal. If you know you are about to close your deliveries should stop an hour before closing especially if you are selling someone leftover pizza or a pizza that had been made hours prior and you reheat way too long because that's how it tasted, epic failure fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me ! read more

My son and I went to dinner in the Woodbridge area this week. We both felt like eating Italian so I suggested we go to the D'Italia restaurant on St Georges Av. due to positivity of Yelp. This place is a pizzeria and restaurant under the same roof and appeared spotless. Since it was during the week, it was easy to procure a table. The menu was quite large so we asked our server, Jimmy, to narrow down the choices. Note: you're not supposed to ask your server what they prefer because it might not be in tune to your taste , but after listening to him making various fish/meat dish selections and not mentioning any specials whatsoever, we both went for the Shrimp, Scallops Diavalo picante. Excellent choice! The salad with their homemade dressing and heated fresh rolls were also both primo. Plenty of parking, clean restrooms, BYO. read more

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I'm a little disappointed by the cavatelli and broccoli. I spent so much money on a catering tray for my office party only to find it full of tomatoes. I happen to be allergic to tomatoes, so I couldn't even taste it. I ordered the cavatelli and broccoli to avoid that, and I never once had this issue before. Just disappointed. read more

I love to go here ever since I was a kid they have made my family and myself feel at home the owners are really nice and down to earth and the workers are pleasant and always been really cool and happy ... the food is really good with great portions def try the muscles In marinara... the sweet and spicy wings and pretty much all the dinner meals are delicious... you guys will always have our support I been goin there 22 years read more

GUYS! I just ordered a honey mustard chicken wrap with disco fries for delivery ..... OMG ! Triple chefs kiss, hands down ! The disco fries were made to perfection. Just enough cheese and gravy to overload your mouth with a burst of goodness. The wrap was exquisite, chicken was lean, no fat, cooked just enough, the amount of honey mustard spread was also just enough to keep the pallet wet and going ! This was so good. I could literally cry ! I've been ordering from this hidden gem a few times and it always hit the spot! But this time, the ball literally flew out the park. The chef really nailed this recipe. Wow. In addition to the friendly staff and well mannered hostess who took my food order, i continue to be impressed by their 5-star service. Can you cater my babyshower read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Honey mustard chicken wrap - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

We recently ate in the restaurant and thoroughly enjoyed the food the fried calamari was the best we've had in this area in 35 years we also had the pork shank osso buco and the chicken Milanese both dishes were spot on nice fresh warm bread when we sat down Caesar salads and we also tried the limoncello cake everything was so good the service was also very attentive and spot on restaurants clean plenty of spacing between people to sit so it's not too loud and as we're leaving we could just smell that pizza it smelled so good so we did it take out tonight photo is attached looks fantastic met the owner Joe great guy. We will be back as new steady customers. Too bad we did not try D'Italia sooner! read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Large cheese pizza, NO CUT!!! - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

If you are looking for good food and a nice relaxing atmosphere D'Italia is your place. Everything they make is delicious! The pastas, the pizzas, the salads ....Everything is simply delicious and freshly made. They have authentic Italian food for all to love and enjoy. Stop by and check them out, I promise you will NOT be disappointed! read more

D'Italia Restaurant - Broccoli white cheese pizza. - Italian Near Me - Avenel, New Jersey

The food is food is really good and they service is great.. the ambiance is good so are the prices

Great Italian food and really friendly customer service. The zucchini sticks, calamari, and Chicken Romano were all very good.

I'm very excited to finally write this review because I have been ingesting food from D'Italia's since I was a wee little girl. I live locally and my family has been coming here/ ordering pizzas from here for well over a decade. Hopefully, my review will give you a fineee inside look at this establishment and what it's all about. Here it goes: First off, BYOB which we love. PARKING: There is a private, free parking lot. SERVICE: Everyone here is very friendly, often they let you sit wherever you want. Food always comes out in a timely manner and hot. Maybe its because I've been a customer here so long but I do feel that when you dine here your business is truly appreciated. ATMOSPHERE: Italian baby. There's an Italian mural painted on the wall with warm tones consistent throughout the restaurant. D'italia is by no means a modern or trendy restaurant however, the décor is reflective of the menu and restaurant theme. The dining space is separated into 2 parts. What I would consider the pizza parlor area and the dining room area. You are welcomed to sit wherever you like regardless of what you are ordering. In the summer months outdoor patio seating will also be available. They will accommodate private parties as well I would say the space can hold a max of about 50 people comfortably, give or take. FOOD: I've ordered numerous things off this menu you just simply cannot go wrong. Portions are a VERY nice size you won't leave hungry. APPS: jalenpeno poppers, fried zucchini is top notch, calamari is excellent. Entrees come with delicious hot semolina dinner rolls that are just unmatched anywhere in central jersey. Entrees also come with a salad I highly recommend the house balsamic its is sooo delicious unlike anything else anywhere else. One of my favorite sandwiches is the eggplant panini served on a ciabatta roll with balsamic. Eggplant anything here is great, very thinly sliced. I've had the shrimp scampi over angel hair, the shrimp is jumbo ad delicious. I'm sorry I don't have more food pics at the moment we ate it all too fast... that's when you know its good lol but we will definitely be back soon and I will add more photos STAT!!! Unitil Next Time, Tara B. read more

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Great food always delish! Service is prompt and servers are excellent Great ambiance read more

I don't think there is a negative thing to say about D'Italia! I have dined in, picked up, and ordered delivery - always with top-grade meals and the best service. It really feels like a small-town, family restaurant when you go to eat there. The staff is super friendly, the owner is almost always working when I go, and they recognize their repeat customers. Wait times vary depending on your order size but are usually under an hour. Deliveries are always within 10 min of their est. delivery time and their drivers are very friendly. Every pizza type I've had has been delicious, and their pasta dishes are the best in the area. They come with a small side salad and a piece of bread - plenty of food for two meals, at the cost of one. Our tried and true favorites house-made shells literally any pizza type fried calamari stuffed artichokes chicken salads anniewhich panini read more

The only downside of this review is that I live on the other side of the country and can't make D'Italia Restaurant a weekly stop. How do you say "WOW" in Italian? Unbelievably great food. Yes, you can get masterfully made pies, but don't let the pizza menu sidetrack you from the many other gastrointestinal delights that await. If you are a fan of lobster, you absolutely must, must try the lobster ravioli. The best my tastebuds have ever encountered, period! The antipasto salad is to die for, but be sure to get the small size if you want to eat anything else. And save room for desert because in addition to the traditional Italian deserts, the gelato is incredible. The service is wonderful, as is the family friendly atmosphere. Multo Bene!!!!! read more