Ordered something other than pizza for the first time. (Pizza was not so great, bland and under cooked) But we ordered Calamari. Couldn't chew through it! Sliced way too thick and large circle pieces. Not cooked enough? Not soaked in milk? Whatever, very tough and chewy. Will not order again. Wait staff needs some training. Love their pizza. Salad dressing is the bomb. read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Plain pie. - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

Excellent food and service Staff is so nice and prices are good. Thin crust pizza is my favorite read more

Great old-school pizza joint. Nothing grand, looks-wise, with the classic molded booths, but they make a great pie and their sauce is delicious. Great service, and quick. read more

First time in this area and grabbed some pizza to-go. Classic pepperoni pie with buffalo chicken wings. Order was fulfilled expeditiously by the friendly staff. Pizza was tasty, a bit greasy, but ingredients seemed fresh! Wings were moderately breaded, with good taste as well. Seems like they have some seating inside but we were in and out. Would return. read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Buffalo chicken wings - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

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Great catering option Enzo is terrific. Excellent quality, very generous portions. Pleasure to deal with. Going there for a party of 25 next weekend!! read more

Excellent pizza! I have just started coming here as the pizza near me is terrible. This is old school Italian pizza which I love! If you are looking for Dave Portnoy's favorite type of pizza....crispy and no flop this is not the place for you. I happen to love the flop. Fold the tip back over onto itself and you have one of the most delicious bites of pizza ever! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. When you arrive the place just smells amazing inside. Authentic Italian! The staff is super friendly and polite when calling in your order. Highly recommended. read more

Every time I get some thing from natales I enjoy the old-school neighborhood Italian pizza place with a small dining room in the back, having very traditional neighborhood dishes. They have made some menu items low-calorie with everything on the side, so they are very accommodating and very kind. The owner walks around and talks to everybody and ask you about the food every single time that I've been there. My aunt lives close by and every time I come in, we get something yummy from this restaurant Though this is not a fancy place, it is clean and the waitress is always very happy to help and check on any special requests. The prices are fair, and the portions are always bigger than average read more

I'm not sure what's going on with Natales lately, but tonight we ordered a large pie, no sauce, with broccoli and garlic. We got no garlic, which completely affected the flavor! The broccoli and cheese were so unevenly distributed that I had to add more cheese and pick off the broccoli to add to the slices that barely had any. This has been happening a lot. We always order extra cheese and never get it. The edges of the crust are naked of cheese. Getting tired of the inconsistency. read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Lasagna. Excellent! - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

Small hole in the wall family joint recommended by my Yelp brother Edward. The vodka a la penne was great. The pizza was like any other family owned north jersey pie; definitely better than any chain pizza. Salad and bread were good. They get their desserts from some local bakery and they are delicious. I am a fan. read more

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Natale's Italian Restaurant Seafood and Pizza is located in a strip mall with Lung Yan Chinese Restaurant in Gillette. You can easily pass this strip mall if you blink. They have their own parking lot they share with other businesses in that strip mall. With that being said, you can either sit in the front which is the pizzeria, or make your way to the back where there are tables and waitress service. There's nothing fancy here but the food is consistently good. They make a really delicious marinara sauce that reminds me of my Nona. I like it so much I always get extra with my calzone.They make all their calzones fresh to order and are fully stuffed and large. This place is a BYOB. The staff is very friendly and accommodating especially when we were in a pandemic. Natale's makes delicious PIZZA too. Thin crust, Traditional , or Sicilian Style. They offer a wide variety of toppings, anything your heart desires. I came here with several of my girlfriends to celebrate one of our friends birthday. She comes here weekly with her family, and always raves about the food. I started with their GARLIC BREAD with MELTED MOZZARELLA CHEESE . It was very good and went well with my FLOUNDER FRANCESE. I received two large pieces of fish and a choice of pasta or salad. I chose the pasta and got salad too.The sauce was delicious, the fish was fresh and tender and I used my cheesy garlic bread for dipping in all that wonderful sauce. One of my friends ordered their SEAFOOD PASTA with CALAMARI and SCALLOPS in a white wine butter sauce with tomatoes over linguini. She loved her food My other friend ordered There CHEESE RAVIOLI in a VODKA SAUCE ( I don't have a picture.) it's one of her standards when she comes. Another friend ordered PENNE VODKA as a side dish with her meal. This place is very happy to sub sauces etc. All of our food was really good, and thoroughly enjoyed. For dessert we had a PLATTER with an ASSORTMENT of CANNOLI, homemade HOT ZEPPOLE, CHEESECAKE, and TARTUFO and WHIPPED CREAM. They even put a candle in it so we could sing Happy Birthday. We all had a wonderful meal and leftovers to take home. Natale's offers vegan and vegetarian options along with a kids meal. This is definitely a mom and pop family friendly restaurant. ( check for their hours times have changed.) They also offer catering . I look forward to returning when I'm in the area. read more

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we've been going to natales for takeout for probably a decade, traveling from new brunswick because their pizza is consistently good - until last night - the pizza dough last night was very dry and flaky (as if they pawned an old, cancelled takeout order on us) and not the usual stretchy, gluten-ous crust one expects with any pizza - we threw out most of the pie - i assume this is a rare outlier - again the food has been consistently good for years - so this miss is a head scratcher read more

Maybe a bad night or just a bad output for the folks working on Friday night. Had to google why sauce and cheese slide off pizza to understand what happened to the large pie I ordered. (Too much moisture in sauce and mozzarella) Crust was tasty but tough to keep the three important ingredients together on each bite therefore didn't provide the anticipated enjoyment. read more

Superb food in a casual, neighborhood restaurant. Generous portions. And the best pizza in the area!!!!!

Great pizza, probably the best we've found in the area. Just the right amount of cheese and the crust was not overdone. Recommended! read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

Best pizza ever. Super thin, right amount of sauce and cheese. True Italian pizza. Got a pizza and a chicken parm to go. Hot and fresh and ready when promised. read more

Service, was great, food was delicious! They are willing to make substitutions. Can't wait to go back!

We are just passing through while on a family road trip. We like to skip chain restaurants and opt for local places. This was a gem. The food was super delicious! We had garlic bread with cheese and the vegi pie. Big portions, lots of wonderful flavors! The waitress was very uninterested in waiting on us which is why I gave only 4 stars. Had the service matched the quality of the food it would have been 5+ stars! Check this place out, you won't be disappointed. read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Garlic cheese bread - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

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I wen to this place with friends and it was great. A great casual place to eat with company, and great to grab take out. People were really nice and welcoming and it was overall great. Food is good, especially the garlic bread, but great place to eat for read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

This is a nice homie pizzeria it is a cute place to come and grab a quick bite with friends and family. Their tomato base sauce it delicious with lots of oregano and basil. I am a fan!!!! They have a very good special on Tuesday any large cheese pie for only 9.99 and it is very tasty I will totally recommend to call ahead of time because they are always busy. Their garlic knots are delicious too. read more

Got catering for my baby shower from them. They were amazing with everything. Delivered right on time help set everything up and we're super efficient. read more

Given the restrictions on dining in at restaurants, they are doing a great job with their service for takeout. The quality of the food certainly has not suffered, and they are taking all the necessary precautions! read more

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Great all round! Good food, good price, quick service and friendly staff. This was my first time, but when I'm back in the area I will go again! read more

The BEST Chicken Parm dinner ever! Natales is ougo-to for great Italian food. They take extra care to prepare food that's delicious, plentiful and affordable too. It's like a little slice of Brooklyn in this sleepy little NJ suburb and how nice it is to have Natales nearby. The chicken parm is so good that we have it regularly and it's always the same: fantastic! Thank you to Laurie, Enzo and the team there. read more

Natales Pizza & Restaurant - Best Chicken Parm Ever! - Pizza Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

Got 2 slices of pizza and a soda paid in cash the owner was distracted having a conversation with somebody else and when I left accused me of not paying when I did and gave me so much attitude. Could of been handled a lot better. read more

I write a lot of pizza place reviews lately because... I LIKE PIZZA! It's kinda unhealthy though, but I rationalize it by being very active, avoiding fruit juice and soda, avoiding tobacco and cutting back on booze. Plus I eat very healthy otherwise. Anyway, why the hell am I talking about myself? The pizza at Natale's is very good. Legit. I wouldn't say its HOT SEX, but it's understately good. I also ordered a meatball sub and it was satisfying. The real star here is the decor, which is so f*cking hideous that it's cool. Super early 70's. The wood paneling meets purple formica meets fake marble would sicken even the most stoic Partridge Family member (which is Danny Bonaduce because the man simply has a huge appetite for meth, LSD, coke and fallen women). BUT, as a connosseur of such aesthetics, I feel there is a difference between "cool flower power/LSD 70's" and "grotesque suburban bad-taste 70's". This pizza place is the latter, but in such a great way that its entertaining. Time machine. I can just imagine coming here in the old days, high on some delicious quaaludes, admiring the new decor, devouring some delicious 'za, and lubing my drymouth with a pull-tab can of RC cola. The back room is no better. It seriously looks like someone's basement from 1973. Bong water stains on the carpet, and all. Thats a GOOD thing! read more

I live in Berkeley heights and on Labor Day everyone of our pizza spots were closed so we ventured to natales and got some really yummy pizza. I def recommend the thin crust pie. It was cooked perfectly well done. read more

A true family restaurant with the best red sauce ever. The setting of the restaurant makes you feel like you've stepped back in time about 40 years - in a good way. Only 4 stars instead of 5 because they don't offer gluten free pasta, and only dairy-containing cauliflower crust for pizza, so I basically can't order anything there. But that's just me and my fellow Celiacs. My daughter loves the pasta and the bread. She hasn't tried the pizza yet. read more

I seriously love this place. Every time I go, the food is great and it's so reasonably priced. I've tried a lot of the pastas... the specials are always great. The pizza is also great! Love Natales! I travel from Martinsville to come! read more

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Atmosphere is quaint, service was friendly, food was delicious, and portions were generous. We went early evening on a Sunday. Not crowded at all. Based on other reviews, I tried the chicken parm and will definitely order again. Appetizers and other dishes were also good. read more

This review is strictly based on a first time experience during a Friday night. My first choice pizzeria in Berkeley Heights was a 45-50 minute wait on PICK UP (not surprised ) so we had to look elsewhere considering the time. This brought me to Natales based on their 4-star rating. Order: Broccoli Cavatelli with a side salad #4 Italian Hero Cold Sub with the works and side of fries. To start, the cold sub was about 70% bread and 30% cold cut & works. Disappointed in the portion but maybe that's what I get for not ordering pizza? As for my girlfriends pasta, maybe it sat in the aluminum container for a long time (20 min pick up) but it tasted like metal which was odd and the broccoli wasn't cooked enough. French fries were pretty good as well as the side salad. I'll certainly update the review based on a second attempt! read more

The food here is so delicious, From Pizzas to Veal to Chicken to Appetizers to Desserts, you name it! The employees here are very friendly and helpful. I have been here ever since I was a little kid and always had fun eating the delicious Pizzas and Mozzarella Stix. I recommend you go to this restaurant! read more

It's hard to find a pizzeria that has people that care about patrons then money. Natalie's is a place where the staff and owners care. I accidentally dropped my food outside the business, and the owner told me to bring it back in and made me a new order right on the spot. I was very appreciative of what they had done. I will always go to Natalie's. Besides what they did , you can't beat the food, it is very delicious. I never had a bad meal from them read more

Family night out. Boy was I hungry. Awesome meal here at Natales. Started off with a slice of Sicilian and it was fresh and delicious. Along with that I had the penne vodka and it was to die for. The penne vodka has to be their best pasta dish. Highly recommend as "the dish" to try. The portion sizes are of great value here. My mom had the grilled chicken along with spinach and beans and she could not put the fork down it was so good. My dad got a custom dish of his choice with rigatoni, chicken, spinach, and sausage. It was very tasteful and it was very filling. You can never leave here hungry! read more

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Food is A++, Service is outstanding- Old school Italian vibe that does not disappoint. Chef even came out to explain the menu. I will absolutely be back. Reminds me of my childhood in Jersey City. Amazing.... read more

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I work in the area and one day I was just craving a slice of pizza. I don't really like the pizza place around the corner from my work so I was looking for something new and this one popped up on my yelp. Since then, I've been here quite a few times for lunch. I usually stop in and grab a slice of pizza and a fountain soda eat then leave. Pizza has always been better than others I've tried in the area. This is about 10-15 minutes out of my way at work but it's always worth the travel! I did get a Baked Ziti dinner twice from here. Nothing to write home about but it also wasn't bad. Huge portion (big enough for 3 lunches!) and you also get a salad and a giant portion of bread. I would always recommend this place and have even ordered it for the whole office and they love it too! read more

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This was our first visit for dinner and it will not be our last! There were four in our party and we started with two shared appetizers. We had the tomatoes, mozzarella and basil which was absolutely delicious!!! More than enough to share. The salads that came with the meal was much more than the usual side salads. We also had the mussels. A very generous pietism with just the right amount of spice. Our entrees included the stuffed chicken Marsala which was phenomenal and huge portions. The Chicken alla Louise had tender shrimp and chicken and again huge portion. The pasta aka vodka was the same. Delicious and large portions. The veal special with eggplant, ham and mozzarella had just the right amount of saltiness. Both couples had a side order of meatballs which were gigantic!!! There was so much food that we all had enough leftovers for lunch the next day. Of course we saved room for dessert which included the Cheesecake, cannoli and Tartufo (unbelievably delicious). And the perfect ending was a full bodied cup of smooth coffee. We ate so much (with tons of leftovers) that we could barely roll ourselves out the door. Although the restaurant was absolutely packed (Saturday night) it was not overly loud. The service, too, was top notch!!! And if all that was enough, the prices are way beyond fair. Although this place is about 30 minutes from our home, it will definitely be a regular place for us to enjoy a delicious very reasonably priced meal. If you're looking for a casual place to enjoy a delicious meal, this place is it!!! Mangia Bella! read more

First time ordering pizza here. Ordered ahead for pick up and it was ready when I arrived at the time I requested and was warm. I enjoyed it because it wasn't covered in pools of grease or overly salty like some pizza. I would consider buying from here again. Next time I would order something else on their menu to try out along with the pizza. Cashier woman was friendly. Looked like a clean and staff friendly if you wanted to try the restaurant. Just outdated looking. read more

Nice local place to get pizza and pasta. Generous portions. Usually add shrimp to our pastas and always cooked just right.

New to the area and ordered a pizza with sausage and mushrooms. The mushrooms were canned! I don't understand for the life of me why in this day and age a pizzeria would not use fresh mushrooms! To me it shows a lack of care about the product you are making. The crust was good and the sauce was a bit on the sweet side so I would rate this one a D. I hope they see this and try to improve. I doubt I will be back. read more

A little stand-offish as you enter the establishment. I just moved to the area 9 months ago and I visit occasionally they are not really friendly. Just my opinion. As far as the foods the salads are great but the pizza crust is always overdone and crispy. This is the closest pizzeria to my home. read more