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    Mattar's Bistro

    4.2 (207 reviews)
    ModerateNew American
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Fried sweet chili pepper Fried Calamari
    Arthur S.

    The food and service and ambience was amazing. We went there for our anniversary. It was a great evening.

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    Pat M.

    Heading home from PA, my wife and I were looking for an easy place to stop for an early dinner off Rt 80. I'd had Mattar's Bistro bookmarked for a while after reading many positive reviews from Yelp friends. We're really glad we came here, it was a great time with nice people and awesome food! We wanted to go casual so we sat in the bar area at a high top table. It's a very nice setup with a beautiful bar and TVs to watch the games. The first thing that hits you is how friendly everyone is. Our servers, Chris and Nicole, could not have been better. We ordered cocktails and the spinach dip appetizer to start. Keeping it light, we both ordered salads for meals. My wife had the Arugula and I had the Summer Special. Both were outstanding! The summer salad made with watermelon, corn, and goat cheese was awesome! We liked the food so much, we decided to split a dessert. Chris recommended the peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream. Wow! Just fantastic! To top it off, the owner came by to make sure everything was ok and wound up sitting at our table and chatted for a while. I love how well all the customers were treated and the fact that the staff knew so many people by name, shows there are many regulars who dine here often. When you've owned this restaurant for 38 years, you're doing something right. We will definitely be back!

    Short Rib stuffed Ravioli

    EVERYTHING was top notch! The food, the drinks, the service, the staff, the ambiance. 10/10 will eat here again!

    Hollander maine muscles
    Brian W.

    Was up in the area exploring fall foliage and a lovely sunset over the mountain tops and on the way back home south passed by and stopped at matters bistro for dinner so glad we did, what a welcoming surprise. Very courteous very attentive and very nice menu and in the end very tasty food as well. For my first visit I had the hollander main muscles off the appetizer menu, white wine basil garlic fresh tomatoes and a slice of Crostini. A lovely dish nisi's muscles 100% of them opened really nice flavor of the white wine basil with a plum fresh tomatoes definitely hit the spot now I got to come back and try other dishes. To accompany I had a glass of the Sauvignon Blanc certainly complemented the mussel dish. Great for small groups certainly for large size groups.

    Lobster roll -I liked it!
    Cat M.

    Established fine dining restaurant with a varied menu where you can find casual food (wings, pizza, sushi) or fish, steak or pasta entree's. There are even sandwiches on the menu that you can get at dinner. We dine here often in the bar area as it's down the street from us, excellent service, bartenders who make the best martini's, & overall a great menu. This place takes COVID-19 seriously as they will bring the food to your car wearing a mask & gloves. I've never attended an event here downstairs but I'd imagine they do a fabulous job based on how how popular this place is! check it out!

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    Excellent place- great food and ambience and excellent service. Many selections to choose from their menu.

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    Mattar's has great food and a wonderful staff! There was plenty of help and our meal was wonderful.

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    Service was amazing only ten minutes to arrive the angus cheese burger was amazing so full at the end amazing

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    My wife and I were really looking forward to dinner here on a Friday night. While some things were…read moregood, unfortunately the whole experience wasn't. The main positive is that we both thought the food was very good. Our entrees of Chicken Milanese and Pappardelle Mosaico were well prepared and delicious. The main problem here was that the noise level is so high, we could hardly hear each other. We've been to a lot of restaurants and even ones in NYC were not this loud. The restaurant is new and the staff inexperienced, but after serving our entrees, we never saw our server again. Someone else came over and asked about dessert. When we ordered dessert, they forgot about it and never served it. (The waitress asking for the dessert order had to ask 3 times because of the noise). Eventually, I just asked for the check. The look of this restaurant is beautiful. If there's a way to install sound dampening on the ceiling, it would be a great improvement.

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    ***If there's one review you should read before deciding to come here, it's this one. I'm about to…read morewax poetic.*** Let me preface by saying that I'm a young adult who considers himself a bit of a foodie. I work in Times Square so I usually frequent fine dining establishments in the city, but my home is North Jersey so I am acutely aware that there are some hidden gems in this state. Last week, I was at the Saddle River Inn in Saddle River and was blown away. But this place is far, far, even more exceptional. Greatest dining experience ever. Called the restaurant due to a last-minute cancelation in my party. Evan, a manager, was super helpful in waiving any cancelation fees. It's BYOB and there's a brewery across the street that apparently does takeout. I just brought beer from my house. They gave me chilled glasses and a bucket of ice to keep my refreshments chilled. Onto the ambience. You walk in and it's a nice, cozy little place with tables and a bar top with an open kitchen layout behind it. You can see all the food that's cooking and the presentations that go behind each dish - all live in front of you. The chef's were busy but always obliged when I said hey or asked a question. I tried the 5 course chef's tasting menu for $125. You get a little bit of all of the best flavors coming out of the kitchen. And the flavors are always changing. They source their ingredients from local farms. First came out complimentary course #1 - all I remember is it had crudo in it. Then course #1 - gulf shrimp with squid. This is the point where I decide no matter how else dinner plays out, I'm coming back. What fresh ingredients and creative flavor pairings. Next was course #2 - duck confit spring roll. It's just a smaller portion of what's regularly on their menu. This may have been my favorite item of the night. Next was wood fired octopus in tagliatelle pasta. After that, I believe, was complimentary course #2 - what appeared to be a caesar salad. Anything they make is delicious. Finally, I had an American wagyu strip as the fourth course. Absolutely delectable. At this point, I'm in Heaven. But I'm not quite yet full and ready for my dessert - profiteroles - one of my favorite desserts. I was looking forward to it from the moment I walked in and saw it listed on the tasting menu. I only eat 1 meal a day so when I finally eat, I eat a lot. A normal person would be full at this point, but I wanted more. I also couldn't help but think it might have something to do with me not wanting to leave and just try anything this kitchen made. So I ordered more. I asked for their regular menu and ordered some more duck confit spring rolls and some type of pork belly entree. Quick note - the pork belly entree was not good. You have to take the losses on the chin to make the wins matter more. Pork belly over beans? It was like bbq ribs meets an English breakfast. Please get rid of that, respectfully. After 3 bites, I didn't want any more so I quietly flagged down my server, Kat, and told her please quietly take this, I fully intend to pay for it since I ordered it; it's just no good. And I had been raving to her about every dish up until that point. So she insisted that she'd take it off the check. I insisted I'd pay, she kept insisting, so I relented. That's really good customer service. Now time for dessert. I wish I could say I was ending on a better note but the Profiteroles - which I mentioned is a favorite dessert of mine - massive disappointment. After everything else was put together for care, I got notes of freezer for this last one - especially the pumpkin part. I love this restaurant and I intend on returning as soon as possible, so please don't take offense to my constructive criticism. I applaud your efforts to infuse different flavors together. It is working wonders for you. Keep it up. I'm gonna share pictures of everything, including the menu. But the last 2 things I'll talk about are the cost and the service. With the pork belly entree taken off, it was just the 5 course tasting menu, an order of duck confit spring rolls, and a $6 double espresso. The total came out to $168 after taxes. I tipped $168. That's right. 100%. In a world where people like to dock tip percentages from their precious "20%" for what they perceive to be a lack of good service, let's normalize going above 25% for exceptional service. Not everyone can afford 100% like me, but next tip tip your servers 30-35% for exceptional service. As a former server in my heyday, I promise it'll mean more to them than the few extra dollars to you. And exceptional service is what I got. From manager Evan, to server Kat, to all of the others I met - forgive me if I forget any names. Chef Kelly, Chef Mike, Chef Jon, Keira, Jimmy. Thank you for an unforgettable 5-star experience. Keep up the exceptional work. I will see you again soon.

    Early dinner on a Friday night. Again, couldn't have been better! We again did the 3 course dinner,…read moreamazing as usual. Took pics this time so wanted to review. We ordered the bread this time too. Delicious! Didn't need any drinks because the food was amazing. Great meal yet again!

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    I have been wanting to come here for a while now and glad I finally made the stop. Came here on…read moreFriday afternoon, there was no wait. The entrance is through the small store to the right. Once you enter through the store, there is a sign to wait to be seated. The place has a nice and bright rustic vibe to it. I really liked the decor and table setup. Even the napkins had a rustic vibe. Started off with the potato scoop ($16) which was my fave item. The potato was shaped like the Fritos scoop chip, and the cheese dip that came with it had chunks of cheese in a melted cheese sauce. For my main, got the pulled pork sandwich ($16), which came in a pretzel knot bun and creamy slaw. It was solid meal and very filling. Other mains ordered were the roast beef "pho" style sandwich ($16) which I had a bite of and it was good and not what I expected thinking roast beef. Roast turkey ($16) was warm and also tasty. Each of the mains came with a side of potato salad. I will be back to try the sloppy Joe and their dinner meals. I highly recommend this place if you want tasty, high quality meal for a fair price. * Highly recommend making reservations on weekends * Street parking * Good service

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    Montville, NJ - a packed restaurant full of locals at dinner hour is always a promising sign, and…read morewe rolled in on a Thursday evening around 7 to find ourselves miraculously sliding into the last two parking spots AND the only open table, woot! [Blowing on my nails.] The menu is a mix of American comfort food and gastropub classics, but with flair, and has a bit of everything to satisfy different palates. Our eyes were probably bigger than our stomachs as we ordered 2 apps, 2 entrees, and 2 cocktails, and it was an enormous amount of food. The portions are definitely what you'd call hearty, and everything was very tasty. Thursdays are all day happy hour so we picked the fried calamari appetizer at the HH price (still a full and generous plate and didn't seem like a downsized version) which were tender and well-battered, as well as the hot honey wings which were meaty and substantial. The short rib parpadelle with housemade pasta and a perfectly medium-rare, well seasoned hanger steak with truffle fries completed our satisfying and belly-stuffing meal. The cocktails are serious as well - the presence of a drink with egg white is my personal litmus test for a bar that knows what it's doing, so the Thyme to Bloom special had my name on it. I'm salivating just looking at photos of dishes I didn't order, and am already plotting my return!

    Mattar's Bistro - newamerican - Updated May 2026

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