Seated immediately by the window on a Friday night at 7:30pm. No alcohol served on premise and the restaurant has a BYOB policy. Bread was warm and timely. The Pasta Di Casa(Orecchiette pasta served in a garlic & oil with sausage, sun-dried tomatoes & broccoli rabe then topped with homemade burrata cheese, $24) was the weekly special and savory. The broccoli rabe and sundried tomatoes were nicely cooked, however the use of oil was a bit heavy handed. Sausages were good but an afterthought. The Chicken Francaise(lemon, white win over linguini, $20) was delicious with citrus flavors that rose to the top. Portions were generous, enough to take away for a second meal the next day. Unfortunately, the server forgot the black pepper requested earlier. The atmosphere was loud as almost all the surfaces in the dining room were hard. Service was overall friendly. Value for the meal was fair, but mostly based on the portion and not the quality of the dish. While Leone's provided a competent homemade Italian dining experience, it probably won't warrant a quick second visit with all of the quality restaurants in the area. read more

Nice little spot for delicious food. All fresh and served in a timely manner. The service was great and it was a nice day to sit outside. I recommend you get a nice bottle of wine to go with your dinner. The pictures do the food no justice. I'll definitely be back. read more

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Leone's is a BYO spot with lots of outdoor seating, making it a nice option for warmer months. I had come here before for just some slices of pizza but decided to visit again for dinner with friends. We started with the margarita pie, ginger calamari (special), and spicy mussels. The pizza was good, but the calamari was disappointing- not enough breading and was soggy. Our hungry group didn't even finish it. The mussels were good, but I wish they gave us extra bread to dip into the sauce. For entrees, we tried the rigatoni Leone, chicken parm, penne turano, chicken Murphy and Veal Leone (special). Overall we liked our main courses, but nothing stood out, especially considering all of the Italian options in the area. We also tried some desserts; my advice: skip. Friendly service, nice ambiance of sidewalk seating- would come back for these things, not so much the food. read more

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WARNING!!! Placed a big order and so far I've only gotten to the pizza. Will update as I try items and hope the review goes up. But I am annoyed enough to wish to post right away about the SAUSAGE PIZZA. It is labeled as a "sausage pizza" but the ingredients are listed ONLY as roasted peppers, arugula and parmesan it does NOT say sausage. PAY ATTENTION! You CAN ask for no peppers or arugula. I specifically asked for LIGHT arugula and peppers. Please see the attached photo of what they call light. There IS sausage ... but not very much. There is OTOH a LOT of arugula and peppers. ONE slice picked off gave me enough for a salad. The pizza is okay but not great but MAN I have NEVER seen a SAUSAGE pizza with so little sausage flavor. read more

Leone's - Sausage Pizza ... but note their version of "light" argula and peppers. What's light is the sausage! - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Sat outside at this spot at 7:30pm on a Thursday evening. It was surprisingly not as crowded as it usually is, yet I had to ask for a menu & the waiter didn't show up for another 15 mins. I got tired of waiting and signaled to another young lady to help. I ordered a 12" margarita pizza and was told pizzas are a 2 hour wait...very interesting since the table right next to mine had just been handled a whole pizza. Guess they'd been waiting for 2 hours??? I think not. She told me I may be able to get a slice. I ordered a slice of cheese pizza and a salad. The slice came out first and it was the saltiest most underwhelming most lacking in flavor slice I've ever had in my 30 something years. It was bad. I took a few bites and really tried to find the good in that slice... there was none. I gave my friends a couple of bites, they both spit it out in their napkins. For the salad, I wanted to sub the goat cheese for feta. I was told they had no feta. Given the bad experience with the slice, decided to not order any other items. A wasted 2.67 and a poor customer service experience. Thumbs way down. read more

Great portions, local Italian spot, good prices. We love the live music, staff (manager) and our go to dishes. Get a salad, pie and sit and people watch on a Sunday evening. Love that it's byob, food is fine, just don't go off menu or crazy (pecan cod) it's Italian... stick with pizza and pasta read more

GREATEST FOOD EVER! We had Caesar salad, Chicken Parmigiana, Eggplant Parmigiana (BYOB wine from Wine Guys because they don't serve alcohol...but easy peasy and no corkage fee) - waitress was excellent and food was beyond! Caesar salad was lightly dressed and tasted of anchovies, which I love, but if you don't, order a different salad or the artichoke. The restaurant was PACKED on a Friday night, yet they seated us right away! The young, kind owner checked on the tables in a charming way...a young Frank Sinatra. It was like a movie but the food was better. Bravo to this great restaurant! Wish I could return again and again read more

I went to this Restaurant for the first time. Had the small Pizza. Absolutely delicious. The service was very good. If you want some good neighborhood Pizza I highly recommend this place. read more

Food: Great. Service during my meal: Great. Atmosphere: Great. So why am I giving them a 1? I dined by myself. I asked for the bill and instead of reviewing it I just handed her my card because I expected to know the amount. When I received it I got a version that was much higher than I expected. I asked for an itemized version and she said "she doesn't know if she can print one after she's swiped the card". A few minutes later she brings me one and it already had gratuity on it. Which is fine but the version she brought me originally had ZERO DISCLAIMER ABOUT IT. I attempted to call and provide this feedback and was told no manager was available. When I asked if they could call me back when they are free I got hung up on. If that doesn't say sketchy business practices I don't know what does. read more

Came with a large party. I Didn't really enjoy this place.... our table was full of chipped plates. Ginger calamari was very good which is why I give this place 2 stars. My mason course: The shrimp pasta I got lacked flavor and was very bland. Bruschetta was very bland as well. I also got sick after eating my food. I kinda feel like it was the shrimp. I didn't know this place was on kitchen nightmares until after I was there... kinda freaked me out honestly. read more

Leone's - Bruschetta on a chipped plate - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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Came here on a Friday night and the atmosphere was casual but fun with the live music. As an app, I got the Homemade Cheese Ravioli. While the Ravioli itself was good, the vodka sauce was underwhelming. I also got the fried mozzarella cheesy bread and hawaiian chicken wings, both of which were AMAZING. Service was decent, they brought things quick but only checked in once (was difficult to get their attention). read more

I have not been here in such a long time. We thought it would be good to try them again. We ordered the blackened salmon with vegetables and the penne vodka with pancetta and peas. The food was delicious. The restaurant was nicely decorated and service was fair. Everyone enjoyed their meal and we would come back again. However there is no parking. read more

Mediocre food paired with downright rude/nonexistent service make this place a definite on the will not return list. Waitress couldn't care less about our table. Thankful for the bus boy who did literally everything! He refilled our water, brought us a to-go box and even brought the check and settled our bill. I understand if you're busy and need the extra help but waitress didn't even address our table to say so sorry we're busy tonight (which there were only about 2 other tables). We gave our tip right to the bus boy as he clearly was doing all the work, but unfortunately it seems they pool tips. Food was decent portion size and price. Quality was meh, nothing special but it wasn't bad. Waitress did not check in once our meals were brought to see if we needed anything such as Parmesan or pepper. She actually also only left one set of cutlery. We had to get up and get a set from another table ourselves. With a ton of other Italian/restaurant options in the area will check this spot off as a one and done. read more

I really liked the spaguelini meatbolosny, they're were so good and even the owner himself boiled them, very gr8 :^ ) read more

Leone's - I really liked this woman, she's friendly i love her :^) - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Everything we tried tonight was on the money. We had a chance to try the harvest salad along with the stuffed artichoke and it was deeeeeeelicious! We then had the penne pasta and the meat ball dish and it was phenomenal. I e ended dinner with a tortufo for dessert and was perfect! Overall yum! read more

I'm not sure what's going on here. All the reviews and photos look great I am not having the same experience. The lobster ravioli was overcooked to the point where it's not edible. The sauce was runny not thick at all and completely devoid of flavor, and the pizza that I got balsamic onion something, was nothing but onions. I'm throwing everything out. Maybe it's a busy night maybe it's amateur hour. I'm not sure what's going on. I'm pretty sure whoever made my food did not go to culinary school. read more

Leone's - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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Online ordering starts after 16:00/4:00pm. Albeit, they need to upgrade their full menu online. A local spot for good Italian cuisine. Always consistent in quality and ingredients. LEONE'S of Montclair. Enjoy Delicious. read more

This is the best pizza by far I have ever had in NJ . Having been brought up in Brooklyn what makes a pizza is the crust .This was fabulous. As was the tres leches. This place is a find if you want authentic, fresh , delicious food . read more

We have eaten here multiple times over the years. The reservation for last night was made months ago. However this last visit was horrendous. Family from out of state had flown in and we looked forward to catching up. One room had live musical performers, which was nice. Hostess offered us a seat near the musicians. We asked if there was anywhere less noisy where we could talk and catch up. She then sat is on the balcony. Once we sat down we realized there was a great deal of noise from below, but we assumed the shouting level culprits would finish their dinner and leave. Evidently ,the general dining area below the balcony contained a company Christmas party in full swing. They were so loud, we couldn't even speak to each other. The more liquor they consumed the louder they got. Some wondered up to the small balcony area where we were seated to take pictures and shout down to their friends. As they took pictures, we repeatedly heard "tits up ladies". Nice dining ambiance! Our issue: 1) hostess took us from manageable noise level seating onto a small balcony overlooking an alcohol sodden Christmas party. 2) we absolutely could not hear a word from anyone seated at our table and I'm not exaggerating Leone's hosted a large Christmas party ( with their own buffet dinner table under the balcony level) in an open room for general diners. Then proceeded to squeeze diners into the room with the rowdy party. Because of this we will never return to Leones. read more

We were a party of four and each of us ordered a different dish, plus the garlic cheese bread appetizer. The service was incredibly quick & friendly, and the food was hot and delicious. It was an amazing experience and we can't wait to go back! read more

I came to Leones for a family bday dinner. The restaurant like most in Montclair was small and cozy. The food at the party was served family style so I wasn't able to get pictures where I was seated but I can give an opinion on the food (I always have that lol). The dishes served were Vodka rigatoni, Lemon shrimp pasta, eggplant rollatini, chicken parm, ginger calamari and Caesar salad. Food was pretty good! Pasta cooked well. The highlights.....The vodka sauce! was tasty but too watery I personally like it thicker. Chicken park and Marsala was good! Chicken very tender! Servers were nice. I enjoyed! I have to come back and order off the menu. read more

Ok. I wasn't very impressed this time. Last time we picked it up and it was delicious. So I guess there's a difference between pick up and delivery. read more

ITEM: Wow this was amazing!!! Very difficult to find penne vodka pizza but glad I did it. The sauce was awesome. I think just add a little salt to it because it was a bit dry but otherwise it was so yummy. Very filling as well! I was full after 2 slices. AMBIANCE: Can't speak much to this because I ordered this to go. SERVICE: Nice people. Told me to wait 20 minutes to make the pie. read more

Leone's - The penne vodka pie - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

I absolutely love this place. I particularly love their salmon dish. Their chicken dishes are excellent & pene a la vodka is a melt in your mouth feel good dish. I love that their bread is never stale. Keep up the great work guys! read more

Love love love this place, always a great place to sit and eat or grab pizza. We ordered several pies here after our wedding ceremony in the church nearby, to eat in the limo so this place will always be nostalgic. We love the family vibe here and think the place itself is charming and oh the pizza is SO good! And the other entrees were delicious so glad we sat down and tried entrees as well read more

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I had the worst experience at this establishment today. I had dinner outside with my son. The waiter Angel was very rude and sitting down with her friends on her shift. I called to speak to the Manager Michael Restaino and "Angel" had the audacity to argue with me on the phone! I never in my life treated so poorly because I'm black. I came here on 5/15 and spent $600 and I will never again patronize this business and will let my community know not to as well!!!! Disgusted!!! I wish I was able select O stars!! read more

Friday night delivery review: Ordered on DoorDash which was a bit late by no fault of the restaurant but food still arrived hot and fresh. The arugula and pear salad was fresh with a delicious dressing to pair with. My daughter enjoyed her mozzarella sticks. We also got complimentary bread which she ate up! Rigatoni alla vodka had a tasty creamy sauce and orecchiette with bolognese had a good amount of meat. Pasta itself could have been a little more al dente. Would rec and order again. read more

Great atmosphere with outdoor music. Portions are great. It all stops there. Food had no flavor. 0 flavor. $30 a plate. Would expect a little flavor at least. Service was terrible. Maybe it's the 20% gratuity they automatically added to our bill. We were only a party of two. Had really high hopes of a good Italian restaurant. We were disappointed with this one. Will not be back. read more

After spending several minutes exploring Montclair, we decided to stop at this cute pizzeria for some coal oven pizza! The hostess was super courteous and attentive. We were seated outside immediate (since it was a beautiful day). We ordered two pizzas: the penne vodka pizza and balsamic onion pizza. Both were delicious. The crust was crispy and just right. I think I may have liked the onion pizza more than the penne vodka one. The Vodka pizza was just a little too saucy for me. Would def consider coming back here! Protip: its BYOB for alcohol, so grab a bottle of wine and stop by this place for dinner or lunch! read more

Leone's - rustic onion pizza - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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I think I habe had the worst pizza I have ever had IN MY LIFE- ok it was gluten free but the crust was actually ok- it was the horrible tomato sauce & disgusting mozarella...very low quality awful ingredients. AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE...Also the service is bizarre. read more

Leone's - The outdoor cafe - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

I picked up my first slice of mushroom pizza and all of the contents slid off. Literally just had bread in my hand lol. I got penne vodka and the sauce is super watery if you accidentally dropped a noodle be wary of the splash zone. Both felt like I was eating soup. I don't write reviews often. Sadly, this is my first 1 star rating. read more

Only reason they even get a 2 stars is because the server Mike was very attentive and even though he wasn't our server, he ensured we were taken cared of. The management is a mess. If I had to define it in one word, it would be CHAOTIC! I feel bad for the servers here - they literally are just asked to take random tables without any sort of structure. We ordered a pie of pizza .. 20 mins later we got a cold pie. Literally, a cold ass pie! We told our server (not Mike), and she took the same pie and warmed it up lmao. Never been to a place where they just cook up the already cooked pizza instead of making a fresh new pie lol. Our silverware were dirty, our table was dirty, we got water after 20 mins ... list goes on and Update: the manager removed the pizza off our bill which is the least we can expect. read more

My boyfriend and I ended up going here for dinner randomly. Being from the area, I'd always walk past Leone's (before and after the infamous Hell's Kitchen episode). However, I never went to check it out - until this night. The interior is well decorated. It has a great atmosphere inside, looking both modern in terms of style, but at the same time giving a nod to the past with pictures of Mamma Leone and other black and white photos blown up on the wall. We were seared right away and our waiter Steven was awesome (friendly and attentive). Customer service was great that night. We ordered a '16 inch Spinach pie, which my boyfriend proclaimed was "fantastic." I agreed. The garlic bread appetizer was very good, but the rollatini was a little disappointing (too salty and too small a portion for $8). But overall, the food was aces. I'd come again for the pizza for sure. Consider checking it out. I just wouldn't recommend the eggplant rollatini. That's all. You'll have a pleasant dine-in experience! read more

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After 30 minutes of trying to figure out what to eat as we walked down the streets of Upper Montclair, we finally made up our minds and decided to go to Leone's. This spot is a pretty cute family owned pizzeria. With outside seating and plenty of seats inside as well. We wanted to take advantage of the weather, so of course we asked if we could be seated outside. Waited less than a minute before we were seated. Our waitress was very friendly and full of energy! But definitely was given too many tables to juggle at once. At the end of our meal we had to go inside to ask for our bill, because she was too busy with other tables. Very sweet lady nonetheless, but definitely could've used a hand. I ordered spaghetti and garlic bread. Tasted great! The bread was delicious and so was the sauce. As per my boyfriend's meal, he was not 100% satisfied with the meatballs he had ordered. All In all it was a good experience and I would definitely come back for more pasta! read more

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Stopped here for a slice a few weeks back and wanted to come for dinner. I knew it was going to be good but it exceeded my expectations. Everything was super fresh! My wife got the clams over linguini with clam sauce and it was out of this world. I got the chicken Leone which was delicious! The veggies were so flavorful and had fresh garlic throughout. The chicken with the sun-dried tomatoes was beyond delicious. Tasted like prosciutto how tender and good they were cooked. For appetizer we got the ginger calamari and Italian egg-rolls which was stuffed with mozzarella and sausage. Also fantastic. Atmosphere is really cool as well, feels like your in NYC. The waitress was awesome as well. From beginning to end I can't recommend this place enough and will 100% be back. Ohhh and the prices are great as well!!! read more

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Food 4* Service was 2* Went for brunch yesterday. The hostess was very friendly and seated us quickly. The place was not super busy. Waitress came over took drink orders, coffee and lemonade and a glass of water. So far so good! Waited about 10 minutes after getting drinks for her to return and take our order. We got eggs benadict and a carne frittata which were both $9.50 and tasted good. Whilst waiting for the food I wanted a coffee refill but no one came and noone asked. Finally I asked a food server and he said he would get our waitress. Few minutes later she comes with my coffee and I asked if she could get my wife a glass of water. She was so irate and blurted out I just came from there now I have to go back and she stormed off! We were so surpised, as not once until then had she been back to the table to ask us if we needed anything and we both thought WTF! She comes back with the water and plonks on the table without even passing a glance. I say thanks so much and was polite ever step of the way. She ruined our brunch with her attitude. Then she brings the check and two minutes later says, have you signed it yet? A shame as the place is pretty nice but her bad attitude left a bad taste in our mouths. Not sure if we will return because of this. read more

Leone's - Eggs Benedict - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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It's a beautiful summer afternoon, the family just dropped some serious money at Le Petit Parisien and now it's time for a real meal. Everywhere else is buzzing and packed (with 40+ minute wait-times). You walk a bit more and Leone's has plenty of open tables - so you give it a shot. (And afterwards you understand why they're not booming like all the other places around them.) If the mural on the wall is accurate - Leone's has been in biz since 1990 which is amazing (especially for Montclair) and their prices are more than reasonable (a family of four eating for under $60? Again - that's great for Montclair). But it's pretty standard pizzeria-type of food. Dishes - I got the wrong meal but after waiting so long I just needed to eat before I passed out. One of my kids never received his entire meal (which the waitress continually kept reminding us about that damn meatball... who knows what became of that little guy?!). To be fair: the Mrs. really enjoyed her salmon but my chicken was okay at best. Waitress - very friendly (even if we had a hard time understanding a lot of her mumbling) and working her tail off but she would go missing for long stretches. Only offered a refill on drinks at the very end when we wanted to leave. And it took forever to be able to pay the bill and get a container to take my other kid's wrap home. Inside could really use a top-to-bottom cleaning and facelift to bring it into the present. (Even overlooking things like some food remnants on the floor or one of the chairs at the table we were going to sit at had what appeared to be a prior diner's dessert smushed into it... the place just seems drab and kind of sad.) read more

I walked in on Sunday at around 11:43AM and the very rude man at the counter ignored me and my daughter for a good 8 minutes straight.While we were standing at the counter waiting to place a order he also looked us directly in the face and went back in the kitchen. Then he proceeds to come back to the front counter I then say "hello" in Spanish and he again directly looks at me and starts cleaning the counter. The sad part was I peeked into the dining area there were no customers I told my daughter in Spanish he doesn't want to serve us so we left and I explained to my daughter that we will no longer be coming here and I'm very disappointed because we have been loyal customers for several years. I hope no one in the future has the experience I did. read more

i used to get a slice of penne vodka pizza every day for lunch then i moved to florida & now every time i go back to visit i get penne vodka pizza, i put all my friends on this place it's AMAZING and the staff are so kind i feel if you treat them with respect they will treat you the same way if you're nasty they will be too but i would be too some people are so rude & nasty all day long to them. AMAZING PEOPLE AND FOOD!! read more

Leone's - Penne Vodka Pizza - Italian Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

This place was fantastic! Probably 25 tables outside, and they were all full Salmon - 5.0 (garlic sauce was awesome!) Chicken penne pasta - 5.0 (also tons of garlic!) Service - 5.0 read more