Food: arancini was flavorful and the texture was firm and crispy; the porcini sauce was full of umami; the eggplant meatballs were delicious with the spicy tomato sauce; patate was crispy and delectable I had their branzino and it was crispy and pan seared to the perfect temperature and texture; toasted almond brown butter sauce was a great pairing Hubby had their spaghetti and it was good but he enjoyed the cicchetti portion of the meal much more Service: friendly, attentive, helpful Ambiance: clean, snug Italian restaurant vibes read more

We came to Osteria Mornini to celebrate my sister's birthday and had an amazing time. The inside of the restaurant is cozy but chic. Our table had lots of space to spread out, and the music was not too loud. The server greeted us quickly and offered us drinks. She was also VERY acommodating to my diet restrictions (I am pregnant and can't have alcohol or cold cuts, so she showed me the mocktails and also offered substitutions for dishes with prosciutto). We ended up ordering the focaccia, bruschetta, calamari, and burrata to share. The appetizers were excellent, and my husband and I particularly loved the bruschetta. I then ordered the garganelli with creamy truffle sauce, and my husband ordered the pork chop. My garganelli was very flavorful but the cream sauce was just a bit too heavy for me. My husbands pork chop was cooked very nicely but could have been slightly more flavorful. Overall I could see myself returning for the garganelli as I LOVE pasta with a good creamy truffle sauce. For dessert we ordered the torta and bomboloni to share. The bomboloni came out warm and in a cute little dunkin' style box. They were delicious. They were served with an espresso sauce and a chocolate carmel sauce to squirt on top. I would definitely return for this item! The torta was just okay for me. The presentation was beautiful, but the cake itself was a little dry and could have had a more citrus flavor. read more

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This place is amazing!!! The service was immaculate, the waiter was very attentive and offered recommendations on the menu. The mini appetizer bites (not pictured) were unique (Brussels sprouts were bomb!!). For mains, we tried the ragu (gnocchi but can sub for rigatoni), the tagliatelle bolognese, and pumpkin ravioli. Everything was delicious. The pastas are homemade and you can really taste the difference. We had tiramisu and affogato for dessert, the gelato was very smooth. Overall, amazing place! Very nice interior as well. read more

Osteria Morini - Tiramisu - Italian Near Me - Bernardsville, New Jersey

Food was spectacular. Our server was the right amount of attentive. I had the Cacio Pepe and added 2 shrimp. Pasta was perfect and the grilled shrimp was among the best I've ever eaten. The only downside was the volume of the live music. It was a 6 pm reservation and there were other tables of larger groups. We wanted to talk to catch up. We asked our server to ask the musician to lower the volume. Either she did t ask or he didn't listen. This would have been a 5/5 rating but if you can't enjoy your companion time, it's not as much fun. read more

I was visiting from out of town, and my friend who lives in NJ had heard about this restaurant through a friend, so she made us a reservation. It's tucked away next to a pizza place, which I think has the same owner, as the 2 spots are connected inside. I was a bit disappointed with our waiter. He lacked enthusiasm, which was okay, but even when I asked for recommendations, he just said everything was good without offering anything specific. I ordered the Tagliatelle bolognese, parmigiano. It looked beautiful, but unfortunately was very salty - tasty but i felt thirsty for hours afterward. We shared a dessert, the tiramisu, which was delicious, and my drink was strong and well-made. The inside was smaller than I thought it would be, which made it quaint, but the table we sat at was strange. Two of us on chairs and 2 of us on the seated soft bench. But it was supposedly 3 on chairs and 1 on bench. A bit strange. I'm torn about giving this restaurant a 4-star rating; it's more of a 3.5 in my book. read more

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We enjoyed Thanksgiving here. The staff was exceptionally friendly. The set menu had delicious choices with generous portions. Would definitely recommend! read more

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Great service, delicious food! Great wine! Some of the food was a little salty, but otherwise we thoroughly enjoyed everything we ate!!

We had such a great experience! Last night we dined here, they have just undergone some renovations, & I was very impressed. The ambiance is now warm and inviting! They created a cozy atmosphere ideal for both intimate dinners & lively gatherings. The service was exceptional; the staff was friendly, attentive, & genuinely passionate about the menu. They made great recommendations & ensured we felt well taken care of throughout our meal. As for the food, it was a delightful journey through Italian flavors. We ordered the pasta flight! The pasta was fresh & the flavorful sauces, each dish was beautifully presented and packed with authentic taste. Overall, this restaurant is a must-visit. The renovations & new menu have truly elevated the experience, & I can't wait to return to explore more of their delicious dishes! read more

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Food 5 Service 5 Ambiance 5 Decor 5 Went on the Sunday of Valentine's Day a few wknds ago, 6:30pm reservation. Place was pretty packed. We were initially sat at a tiny table close to the front door, next to an olive tree. It was an awkwardly placed table since it felt like the tree was almost on top of you. We asked our server if we could sit at the bar since there were empty seats and she said no problem. So glad we decided to sit at the bar because we got to chat with our server Cass, who was so lovely and attentive! After telling her it was our 1st time, she explained how they recently renovated, added more tables but haven't gotten additional servers yet so she apologized in advance for that. We ordered: Apps- Melanzane, calamari, Romana salad Entrees- tagliatelle, tortelloni I asked Cass if they made their pasta in-house and she said some are and some aren't. Luckily the ones we chose were made in house and boy were they scrumptious! The tagliatelle was perfectly al dente and the sauce was so savory and meaty. My only slight critique on the tortelloni was that it could have used another 30 seconds/ minute boiled. My husband liked it and thought the consistency was great. I'm quite particular about my pasta as I lived in Italy and can be nit picky lol All the apps were wonderful and quickly devoured. Calamari was the most tender I've ever had! Our server apologized that our pasta took longer than expected to come out so they comped our dessert which was greatly appreciated. The bomboloni is aMUST ORDER! Overall, service was great even though they were understaffed. We certainly didn't feel affected by it since Cass was so attentive. Will we return to osteria morini? Heck yes! read more

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Our dining experience was fantastic - thank you! We enjoyed Morini Monday so much. The apps were delicious and innovative (octopus was a favorite!) and the pasta dishes were so enjoyable. Our favorite of all was the orange/lemon cake with figs, honey, cranberry and pistachio ganache - amazing!!! And a special thanks to Daniel at the bar who provided impeccable service and was such a friendly delight to meet! read more

Most authentic Italian restaurant in NJ. We love pasta and their pastas are transportive. Just like being in Italy. You can tell that the team is a "family" with Jake being the patriarch. COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER! read more

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Good find! Food was great! They were a little short staffed the night we went, but they all worked so hard to make it amazing.

We went to Happy Hour and were pleasantly surprised. Gust the restaurant ambiance is very upscale, although a somewhat casual setting. Service is 5 Stars and the food choices optimal. We are planning to revisit soon.... read more

Excellent food by Michael White and great service by the waitstaff. This is high-level Italian food, presented by a very professional staff! read more

We finally made it here, what a wonderful experience. Very nice cozy dining-room, our server was very welcoming and explained menu and mentioned their house made pastas. The oysters were delicious, very fresh and the tomato mignonette was so good! Chicken Parmesan was a very nice portion, cooked to perfection. The Chittara seafood pasta was exquisite. read more

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Hosted a small wedding. The staff was wonderful especially, julie the coordinator. The food was delicious and plentiful and the waitstaff was excellent and accommodating. could not have asked for more. A great place for a wedding. read more

Don't let the location fool you, tucked around the corner of a strip mall this amazing restaurant is a hidden gem! Mouthwatering small plates, delicious mock & cocktails, and attentive service. We had a leisurely dinner filled with great dishes and a warm atmosphere! Will be back soon. read more

Attended Osteria Morini for an event and let me say that the food was 5 and so were the drinks. I started with the BenardsApolitan and I recommend to all. Just a great drink all around. Not too weak, but not too strong and just refreshing all around. I couldn't get enough. The pasta bolognese (Tagliatelle) is some of the best I ever had. The pasta was home made and the bolognese sauce complimented the dish to perfection. The cappelletti was delicious with truffled ricotta and topped with prosciutto and a butter sauce. As if that wasn't enough. They are linked to Nicolette's a pizza shop. The pizza was excellent. Thin crisp crust with fresh ingredients and overall mountains of flavor. The wings and garlic knots were just as great. I will definitely return for dinner and make sure to recommend it to all. Italian food made right with all fresh ingredients! Delizioso!!!!! read more

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Monday night is $15 pasta night for all the pasta dishes on the menu except any pasta specials and the seafood pasta. All the pasta is homemade and truly amazing and has just the Perfect amount of sauce.We've been twice on Monday. Gnocchi is fabulous, also loved tagliatelle bolognese, want to try pork ragu next time. Had boudin fr dessert, sort of like a chocolate mousse pudding with layers of crushed chocolate cookies with vanilla gelato. Good but very sweet. There is caramel sauce on top which is too sweet. Ask for the caramel sauce on side or without. I think it would better. Rustic and casual but still nice with white table cloths. The booths are very cozy. The first time we were here we had the delicious bread?with olive oil /pesto mix for dipping. Now instead of free bread you need order the focaccia.. read more

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I've been here twice now and thought the food was very good, but it is quite expensive and I don't feel you get a lot for the money. For an Italian restaurant it serves no bread which I thought was strange. Both times I had noting left over to take home despite sharing a salad appetizer and having an entree. Didn't drink or have dessert and the bill was $140. The restaurant is pretty and the service was good. They also have a pizza place next door if you are so inclined. read more

Two of the vegetarian pasta dishes we ordered resembled mac and cheese. Bar prices were notably high.

Delicious food, especially the homemade pastas, and excellent service! We shared a couple of things which they kindly split into two bowls for us for making sharing easier, such a nice touch. read more

We had high expectations when we walked into the restaurant, but we were sorely disappointed. We waited for 15 minutes after being seated for our waitress to say hello or take our drink order before walking out. She came over once to let us know she would be right over while continuing to serve two other (much larger) tables, instead of taking the time to introduce herself or take our drink order. We didn't even get so much as a glass of water. read more

Second time at this location for their pasta making class and was so impressed. This is easily my favorite Italian restaurant as it is consistently so good and fresh. Closest thing to Italy in the US! The pastas are unreal, always freshly made with beautiful sauces. Don't skip dessert, the tiramisu and donuts are to die for. I can't wait to go backkkkkkk read more

What an amazing restaurant, from beginning to end of dinner service! Went for my second anniversary dinner and had a SPECTACULAR TIME. The ambience of the restaurant is very inviting, homely and elegant all at once. Our server, Cass (who told us she normally works bar, but was waitressing that night) was super friendly, attentive, and accommodating throughout dinner. We started off with a delicious focaccia bread served with an olive oil spread, along with a calamari dish breaded in-house that was also fantastic. For dinner, I had a tagliatelle bolognese that was incredibly savory and freshly made as well. My partner also had a classic spaghetti and meatballs dish that was super tasty as well. For dessert, Cass brought us complimentary champagne to go along with the gelato/sorbet we both ordered (chocolate, hazelnut gelato and blood orange sorbet) that capped off what was such a perfect anniversary experience. This place is an absolute gem-- delicious food, attentive waitstaff, generous portions, reasonably priced. Do not miss out on the opportunity to stop here should you find yourself in the area! read more

Osteria Morini - Gelato/sorbet - Italian Near Me - Bernardsville, New Jersey

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Place is good. Service is good. Restaurant is cozy. Have been twice and both meals have been very good. Cocktails also very good. Not a ton of good Italian places have liquor license so we are always happy when a good place does. Cacio e pepe and the tagliatelle both hit the spot. read more

The service was 4 star the food was not. The prosciutto was awesome to start. Fried calamari was very good as well. The meatballs were just ok not my favorite. The cappelletti - truffles ricotta ravioli had to much butter. The Bistecca/Ribeye for me was tough and not cooked properly. The chicken parm was pretty good. The Chittara-lobster and shrimp pasta I think would be better without tarragon. I'm just not a fan of tarragon as a spice with that dish otherwise it would have been great.(that might just be me) Not sure if I would come back unless they changed the menu around a bit. Need some other options . read more

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Excellent bar menu & wine. The service couldn't have been better, and the food was delicious!!

The quickest item that showed up at our table on Monday night was the ck. Bryan, (bless his heart) did remember us fondly, but we were not in his section. It wasn't busy at 5 pm, but took about 10 minutes to be approached by service. OM discontinued their bread. Instead, for $6 you can order Focaccia. Our meal arrived before the bread. Granted, we ordered the meal first, not knowing that we wouldn't get bread, but really the meal could have been held a few minutes. The spinach beneath the Chicken Parm was so very salty that I could not eat it. And I'm the queen of salt. I just filled up my salt shaker today. The Mgr offered to replace the Spinach, but I can eat piecemeal at home. The Gnocchi was just ok. Rarely are poor service and a bad meal intentional. But judging from the thin crowd, maybe OM needs to bring back the bread. At least we would have had something to gnaw on while awaiting our delayed Valentine's dinner. Sorry guys, but I liked u better before. It was a disappointing culinary evening. But, on the plus side OM does have a cloak room! read more

Osteria Morini nails everything from service to ambiance--truly a gem. Please bring back the garganelli--I'd dine here every week for that dish :) read more

food was fine service was awful $7 for 3 pcs of bread? with so many better local options I will not be returning.. entrees were very overpriced too ambiance was terrible read more

We've been dining at Osteria Moroni for years, always enjoying the food, ambiance, and service. Recently, they changed the menu, and I was disappointed to see the garganelli with peas and prosciutto in mushroom sauce removed. I also dislike the change to the bataliardo--it used to offer a choice of cheeses and meats, but now there's only one option. While I understand the need for updates, it's nice to keep some favorites. read more

First time dining here - nice ambiance and very friendly staff. Good portion size with everything. We enjoyed the entrées more than the apps. The burrata was a little bland, it could've used some kind of dressing. Meatballs were good but could've used more red sauce. They bring an oil dipping sauce with rosemary for bread. Rosemary flavor was nice, but I'm not sure that it was olive oil, it was almost clear in color and didnt taste like olive oil. Don't really care to dip bread in anything other than olive oil. Garganelli was great, almost like a truffle Alfredo sauce. Truffle flavor was there but not intense. Duck was great overall. Dessert - tiramusa was some of the best I've had. Also tried the lemon olive oil ice cream, it was good - mostly just tasted like lemon. Will definitely be back to try more items. read more

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Coming off the new restaurant high of the Garden City Osteria Morini, I'm staying in Jersey this week. Sure enough there's a restaurant in Bernardsville so I made a dinner reservation on National Pasta Day. Pulling up, I see Nicoletta? I've been to the village location years ago, I actually saw Chef Michael White working and introduced myself. A few months later I received the Yelp ROTD, the food was that good. Walking in, the restaurant is getting ready for the dinner crowd. The wait staff is hustling about so I placed my order for Polpettine which is prosciutto and mortadella meatballs braised in pomodoro. Oh baby! The meatballs come to me, after a few bites I'm spitting out bone pieces? I wasn't a fan of this dish. My main dish comes next. I was all set to order the lasagna but the Agnolotti was calling me. Wild boar and tomato conserva-filled pasta topped with a cremini mushroom sugo. Sold! What's nice, I was able to order a half dish, the meatballs were filling. The pasta purses were filled with this amazing meat filling and the cremini mushroom sauce? Deelish! A total home run from my favorite chef. Man, this dish is pure gold in my book. I'll try the lasagna when I'm back on my home turf. As far as the restaurant layout, it was nice but the DC and Garden City locations have a much more modern vibe. Just passing thru folks, I had a nice meal on National pasta day at Osteria Moroni. read more

Osteria Morini - Polpettine - prosciutto and mortadella meatballs braised in a pomodoro sauce. - Italian Near Me - Bernardsville, New Jersey

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First time here and everything was perfect. Food was 10 out of 10 my friends told me about this place and I wish I had came sooner. I will be returning in the near future. read more

I have eaten both here and in their NY location numerous times. Saturday night I thought I was meeting my brother & sister-n-law, friend & her husband for a belated birthday dinner. We had a 7:45 reservation, we arrived a 7:35 & walked into a fourteen friends smiling at me, to my shock! We took up the back wall of the restaurant and hopefully weren't too loud for the other patrons? What I thought would be a catch up dinner turned into another birthday party, which was wonderful. Brian, who waited on us, and whom is also their sommelier was absolutely wonderful. With added help from Jason, their general manager; we were well taken care of! I have to admit we may have had a wee bit of special attention since 10 of us happened to go to high school with Morini's executive chef Bill Dorrler (3 of us since grade school.) My brother or sister-n-law, not sure which, had prepared a special family style menu with the restaurant prior to us all arriving. Everyone was so impressed and no one left hungry. In fact I think all of us left with a doggie bag. We had a four course meal, a Prosecco toast, cocktails, wine, after dinner drinks & coffee. I don't think I ate again until Sunday night. Below was our customized menu: Antipasti Polpettine - prosciutto & mortadella meatballs (to die for) Burrata - creamy mozzarella, pickled beet carpaccio, pistachio.... (amazing) Polipo - grilled octopus, braised radicchio, cannellini beans (best octopus I've ever eaten, so tender) Pasta Rigatoni - bolognese Capeletti - truffled ricotta, melted butter, prosciutto (my hands down favorite pasta dish here) Mezzaluna - roasted squash filled pasta, brown butter, hazelnuts, parmigiana Pietanze Pollo al Forno - herb roasted chicken, roasted brussel sprouts, leaks ... (I can't get enough of leeks & little balls of hate) Branzino - grilled sea bass, farro, butternut squash, kale, pomegranate (absolutely delicious) Maiale - espresso rubbed pork chop, beetroot juice confit garlic, cocoa balsamic glaze (awesome) Dolci Torta Di Olio - orange olive oil cake, seasonal fruit, sweet vanilla cream Bomboloni - citrus-scented ricotta doughnuts, with caramel & chocolate dipping sauces I didn't eat dessert, I was too full. By the way everyone else was eating them like it was their last ever sweet they'd ever get, I'd say they were very good! For the first time ever I didn't take any pictures of the food, I think I was just in such shock that all these people were there for me! Come to think of it I believe I'm usually too busy digging into what's put in front of me, in all the times I've been to any of Michael Whites establishments I can't recall taking photos - from now on I will! read more

Osteria Morini - Italian Near Me - Bernardsville, New Jersey

We came here to celebrate my birthday and so glad we did. I am looking forward to going back for so many reasons. The quality of food, the service, everything was perfect. read more

We've been coming here for many years. They just did a minor reno, which looks great. They also did a minor menu redo -- BUT, they took the garganelli truffle pasta dish off the menu! It was my absolute favorite and generally the reason that I wanted to come here. The appies were great (focaccia, cauliflower, chopped salad). Gnocchi pasta dish was great. Caccio e pepe way over salted. Cocktails great as always -- love the bar staff here. read more

Osteria Morini in Bernardsville is not exactly the same as the one in Soho, but it is certainly the best Italian restaurant in the area. The cocktails are very good as is the wine list. The pasta dishes are the stars although the items off the grill are good too. Great place for a relaxing meal. read more

Osteria Morini - Italian Near Me - Bernardsville, New Jersey

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Saturday night before Christmas. No dinner entree specials. Felt very non celebratory. Drink prices are crazy high. Bill was stupid high for nothing special. It's North Jersey they should up their game to edge out others. And it's a strip mall. Nothing too special. read more