OUTSTANDING Restaurant!!! A Must go-to spot. One-of-a-kind…read moreMediterranean restaurant. The food and the staff are amazing. Warm, friendly and so accommodating. BYOB and also has outdoor seating. Food has a turkish sensibility. We have gone here 3 times and here is our food review. Falafel is cooked to perfection, crispy outside and soft inside.NOT greasy at all. Filling is mixed with delicous herbs giving a green tinge. Oh-so good! Lentil soup is light, gently and perfectly spiced. Not thick, a lovely puree. Cold Turkish Salad. So fresh and refreshing. Served cold. It is a Turkish version of ratatouille of a sort. Vegetables are cooked nicely and still have a little bite to them. The spices are on point. Unique and special dish. Shish Twood (Chicken Kabab) The best we have EVER eaten. Large pieces of chicken that are so wonderfully spiced (but not spicy). So moist and tender. Rice is amazing. Again so flavorful! They sometimes have bulgar which is equally delicous (my favorite). A special item that is rarely found in restaurants. Chicken Shawarma. Similar spices to the Kabob, small pieces of moist and tender chicken. Not dry like is often found at other places. Kufta Kubob. Mix of minced lamb and beef, again perfectly seasoned and grilled. Moist and delicious. Great yogurt sauce on the side. Thick and flavorful. Kufta Kabab Pan with tomato sauce. Same meat mix as the Kabob except in is a large,round patty and is underneath a light tomato sauce. Lamb Chops. So delicous! Tender and moist and perfectly cooked to medium as requested. Generous serving. Another perfectly spiced dinner. Mixed Grill. Kufta kabab, chicken kabab, and steak. The steak was delicous..tender and moist. Generous serving and a nice way to sample everything. Pistaschio & Banana Pudding. Homemade and a "don't miss dessert"! Thick and creamy and oh-so-good! Not too sweet. Really special.

Came here with my mother and sister one day for lunch. Food was wonderful. The hummus and pita…read morebread was amazing! The service was a little slow, but I think it's because there was one woman running the show. She was very friendly and nice.

Nice little spot with a relaxed vibe. The coffee was really good and the croissants were fresh and…read morebuttery. It's a great place to sit for a bit, and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Solid local go-to.

THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ PHENOMENAL FOOD!!!!! ++++ Miso Marinated Salmon - Was absolutely delicious. Salmon was cooked perfectly, wasn't dry and still moist. The citrus scented wild rice was excellent too. ++++ Truffle Burger - Honestly, one of the BEST burgers I've had in a longggggg, longgggg time. Everything was perfect about it - the caramelized onions, gruyere on top, bacon, truffle aioli, and, of course, the burger itself. The patty was dripppping with juices with every single bite and cooked to medium excellence. Oh, and those truffle fries that came with it? To die for! Loved the thinness of them and there was PLENTY of it to go around. ++++ Kids Macaroni & Cheese with Fruit - Relatively simple, but the creamy kind of mac and cheese. Kids absolutely loved it. The fruits were just grapes and a few little slices of pineapple, which we would have liked a bit more of. ++++ Kids Cheeseburger and Fries - Burger was DEFINITELY, without a doubt cooked well-done. It was a bit on the tiny side, but we still split it between the kids. Once again, fries were fantastic and there was more than enough to share. ++++ Banana-Rama Smoothie - Strawberry, banana goodness. Could definitely tell this was not artificial from the "true" flavor of the smoothie. It wasn't super sweet. + Service was very good throughout the evening. ++++ Food came out shockingly fast and fresh. ++++ Our waiter was friendly, on point and came by to check on us a few times. + Plenty of space inside of the restaurant, including an outdoor-indoor tent that is heated. + Decor was modern and contemporary, very clean inside. + Ambiance for dinner was dark and intimate, which caught me off guard because I thought it would be more casual, but perfect for group gatherings still and casual dine-ins. + PLENTY of parking in the large lot in front and to the side of the restaurant, which is shared within a little strip mall. + They take reservations online. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - Nada! MIXED THOUGHTS --------------------------- = Nada! RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Dined from 5:45 - 7:15 PM on a Friday and most of the evening crowd was older and there weren't many families with kids. There were maybe 2-3 families with kids, but they left by 6:15 PM. Most of the groups were groups of 4, seemingly catching up during a nice meal. CONCLUSION -------------------- = I was pleasantly surprised by the experience we had here. I figured this would be a super casual Friday after work/school dinner with the fam, but this turned out to be one of the best meals we've had in North Jersey in a while. Food, service and ambiance here was excellent. Wish they had .5 stars on Yelp because Saddle River Cafe is as close to perfection as it can get at 4.5 stars!

My second time reviewing as the brunch today was just SO GOOD! My tuna Niçoise salad was just…read morefantastic. The veggies tasted so fresh like they were just picked from the garden! So simple and yet amazing. Perfect seared flavorful tuna, and the dressing was excellent. The french toast was WOW!! Perfectly moist in the middle, toasty outside, and barely sweet. Wonderful with the fresh fruit and a drop of syrup. I always love this place! Lovely warm ambiance and great service too. My friend loved her huevos rancheros and cafe mocha.

This is such a pleasant review to write. My wife and I stumbled upon this spot by coincidence, and…read morewe absolutely loved it. The décor has a charming vintage feel, paired with great food and excellent service. It's located right on the main downtown strip, and parking is no issue at all. It's a perfect place for lunch or breakfast, and the coffee is fantastic. This is definitely a spot we'll be visiting again.

We came here on a Friday for a lunch date. We ordered the chicken alla Fallacaro and a Chicken…read moresalad with strawberry. Nothing fancy or out of the ordinary. What makes Giovanna's stands out was Giovanna's Cafe is a local favorite. If you were ever in the area please come by and check it out.

Always a delicious meal whether it's breakfast or lunch! Their strawberry basil lemonade is an…read moreabsolute must have as it's not too sweet and perfectly refreshing for the summer weather. There were a bunch of breakfast specials and we both ordered the lady liberty. You get all of their best: French toast, bacon, sausage, and two eggs your way. The French toast is always perfect and crisp. Their bacon is good quality and crunchy. The sausage here is hands down my favorite in the area as you can enjoy the crisp outer skin and a delicious sausage inside. Eggs here are great as they get them from Goffle Farms. I always prefer over easy. The toast here is always amazing and delicious as they use quality bread. Service is good however when we went to pay I was standing up at the counter and the girl working the register took people on line behind me as if she didn't see me. When we she finally got to me no apology and a bit of an attitude when she said "I'll get to you next". Other than that. I always enjoy my meals here.

Great food. Irish Nachos (homemade potato chips, corned beef, saurkraut, and swiss cheese!!!) and…read morethin crust pizza a must. Wings are great also. Root Beer on tap! GET IT!!!

I just want to start off by saying we have been coming here for YEARS and it has always been…read moreconsistent and great. However the last two visits ( we go on Sundays and in the summer we love to sit outside there) were just not good and it hurts me to say it. A few weeks ago we went and I didn't really see anybody that we knew there's usually the same woman at the door every time we go and we always have a brief pleasant conversation with her. We didn't see her when we went in, but no big deal we were led to our booth. We don't even need menus anymore because we always get the same thing and it's always delicious. We always start with a salad and then we get the muscles medium and a large pie with half black olives. We waited about 10 minutes. We still hadn't been given water or even acknowledged at our booth. We just kind of waited patiently because we did see that it was busy but after 15 minutes past, we were kind of like what is going on a young woman came over she looked overwhelmed. She was helping most of the tables asked us what we wanted to drink and we said to her you know what can we just do everything now because we can see that you're busy. We gave our order and then we sat another 15 minutes just waiting for our drinks to arrive. Our salad finally came out and then our mussels . The muscles must've been made and sitting in the back for a while because for the first time ever we did not like them they were rubbery and cold. We ate them anyway cause we don't like to make a big deal then we waited for our pizza. And waited and waited and waited. No one was even looking over at us. No one came over to ask if we needed more drinks. It was like we didn't exist, which was very upsetting because my boyfriend is a person that tips 30% every time anywhere we go. Finally, the person that was running the front saw that we were getting very aggravated and came over and at this point, we were just disgusted and wanted to leave as my boyfriend's mom is ill and we can't spend three hours sitting at a local bar restaurant. We told the woman that we didn't even want them at this point and if we could just get them to go. Because we had ordered a second pizza to take to my boyfriend's mom. She did do the right thing and took the pizzas off the bill and we appreciated that and we chalked it up to just being a one off day, no big deal in comparison to all the great times we've had there. So we ended up not going back for a few minutes weeks and we finally went back yesterday. It was extremely busy so we knew we would be there a little while I want to say that our waiter Tyler was great. We have no complaints about him. He was friendly and he got our order correct. But it was the same thing where we sat there for about 10 minutes before anyone even came over with a glass of water. We then instructed how we wanted the food brought out first the salad then the mussels and lastly the pizza he repeated it back to us and we knew he had gotten it and like I said we have no complaints about Tyler. But then, of course the salad and mussels came out at the same time. We kind of just said to each other no big deal. We'll eat the salad fast and eat the mussels while they're still warm as we literally took the first bite of our salad our pizza came out. He told us that the back kitchen had just put everything in at once. I'm not really sure what's going on here why they can't get it together, but we ended up eating our food so fast because we didn't want anything to get cold. That's not an enjoyable way to go out to dinner. I really hope it can go back to being the way it was because it used to be phenomenal. I think we will be taking another little break until the weather gets nice and we can sit outside and hopefully the service will go back to the way it was as I stated Tyler was great. I really believe it was not his fault that it all came out at once. This is truly a local place that has been here for so many years and it's just kind of sad to see that it's almost like they don't care that they take for granted that they will always be busy, but that's not how the way the world works. Things are so expensive in today's world and going out to dinner should be a pleasure not a stressful event. It's a great place in general and I definitely do not want to bash it. That's not the point of this post this post is to let them know that they're good customers. Just want to be treated the way they have been since 1989.

I genuinely do not understand why this place is so highly rated. When you first walk in, the staff…read moreis friendly, smiling, and welcoming. Unfortunately, that attitude disappears the moment there's a problem. When my food arrived, the quality was shockingly poor. The salad looked old and wilted, like it had been sitting around far longer than it should have. The bread was stale, and the sandwich meat had a strange, processed texture that made it feel more like plastic than food. What made the experience even worse was the response when the issues were brought up. Instead of standing behind their food or trying to make things right, the staff became rude, dismissive, and arrogant. A restaurant's true character shows when something goes wrong, and this place failed that test completely. Between the low-quality food and the poor handling of customer concerns, this was a thoroughly disappointing and unpleasant dining experience. This has happened multiple times

This is one of those places that feels "like home" especially around this time of year. You feel…read morelike you step back in time when you take a look at the building it's absolutely beautiful. Trust me the menu and the bar are completely up-to-date.! We always start with the cauliflower appetizer. It is the best one in the area. The cauliflower is crisp. There's no heavy breading. It just really is a good choice, especially for those of us that do not eat meat. I hope they keep them on the menu forever. Hubby loves the tuna poke bowl. My favorite are the salmon burgers they make them a few different ways and last night. I had them with avocado and firecracker sauce and they were out of this world. I also like the salmon tower. This just really is a great little place. You can go for a girls night, you could bring your family, just about anything you can think of would be a match for here oh, and one of my favorite touches as the fact that you can grab a bowl and serve yourself some freshly popped popcorn !

I question the cleanliness here. On my visit there I was…read morefacing the door leading to the kitchen and it was filthy. Not just a bit, but like it took quite a while to get that dirty. Your server is going through that door, pushing it open with the same hand that serves your food. I also wonder why nobody working there has noticed how dirty it is and what the kitchen looks like! I completely lost my appetite and will never return here!

Came by for the 1st time when we went to Park Ridge Diner and they weren't open yet at 7:15AM on a…read moreSat? We were welcomed in and seated by the owner. Coffee and tea we out quickly and them a surprise pancake with blueberries was brought to my wife and I- delicious by the way. Western omelet was Great and potatoes for 2. Diner is in a storefront and inside is super clean and well kept. We will be back.

Empire II is wildly underrated. I drove past it countless times without ever thinking to stop in,…read moreuntil one morning when I needed breakfast around 6:45 a.m. and happened to give it a try. I'm so glad I did. The food was excellent, the staff was attentive and friendly, and the prices were surprisingly reasonable. It has that classic old-school diner feel that's getting harder and harder to find these days. The setup is unique too--there's a convenience store in the front and the diner tucked behind it. It's an interesting combination that somehow just works. If you're looking for a no-frills spot with great food, great service, and great value, don't overlook this place like I did. I'll definitely be back.

Out visiting customers, and I just happened to find this place…read more From the front, it looks sort of like a strip mall junk joint. But you can actually go and sit at some decent booths. It's longer than you'd think. I had a cup of chicken and rice soup and Greek salad with grilled chicken on top. The food was really good. Chicken was grilled to perfection. I like to taste my grill marks. Ended up bsing with the cashier for a little while too pretty cool people.