Tried Pizza Rustica for the first time last night. Ordered 2 hot subs and had them delivered. I tried the grilled eggplant with mozzarella and arugula, wow it was fabulous. My husband had the prosciutto with roasted peppers and mozzarella. His as great too. Can't wait to try some of the pasta dishes next time. read more

Always searching for new pizzerias, I stopped in for lunch at Pizza Rustica yesterday. This restaurant is located in a strip mall off Main Street in Rockaway. There's plenty of parking in the lot in front. The place is big inside with plenty of seating. The counter is on the right with a few small tables. To the left is a large dining room. I always love when there's plenty of choices of pies for slices, and they had an excellent selection here. I chose a slice of broccoli rabe with sausage. That combo is great and you don't find that on pies too often. Very friendly server behind the counter giving details on other pies. It was a fun stop and I definitely recommend! read more

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Food was really good. Warm and flavorful without being too much. Each ingredient stood out.

Let me preface this by saying we have eaten here many many times and the food is consistently good. That being said the service tonight was awful. It appears that there is no management over the dining room staff. Girl comes to take our drink order first. When she brings the drinks my granddaughter asks her to bring some bread which was received about half an hour later after asking for it a few more times. Also when she brings the drinks we tell her we are ready to order at which point she tells us she is not the waitress and walks away. Seriously? We all looked at each other like what? Finally a waiter comes over and I tell him about the no bread issue, he takes our order and it takes forever to get the salads. He brings the pizza finally for the kids and my husband's dinner. But never brought the soup he has ordered as his appetizer until he was almost done eating. Some of us had to pack up our food to take home because we had little kids to put to bed. Management needs training and so does the dining room staff. Service used to be good. Not sure that's going on there but we won't be back anytime soon to eat there. read more

Great Pizza, Great Place, Great People and the Wings are pretty damn good too!! So far I've tried their Grandma Pizza, Chicken Parmesan Pizza, and their version of Buffalo Wings and found everything to be on point and totally delicious in every way.    At first I thought it'd be alot smaller inside than it is but they have it split into two sections, on the right is the pickup ordering counter with a few small tables and on the left side is a larger dinning room area with the kitchen in back, it's a pretty cool spot for lunch or dinner.     They also do a decent amount of delivery business so keep that in mind if you ever find yourself stuck to the couch or under house arrest for some shenanigans that you did or didn't do. .. I've already said way too much. Lol!! Come And Get Your Munch On, or Get It Delivered!! read more

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Ordered to-go which we have done many times. Being particular about meatballs, I thought I'd give a try. They were as expected. Very hard and dry. I don't understand why its so difficult for restaurants to make a moist, tasty meatball! Maybe take a look at improving the recipe. Good thing my chicken bruschetta salad was good cause I was not happy!! read more

Love the food here the pizza is delicious definitely one of a kind. It's local and the service is nice and helpful. The ambiance has a cozy home type of feel. Definitely one of my go to spots for pizza and a good penne pasta love the sauce. read more

Antipasto Salad.....Italian Sub...5 star! Excellent food, excellent prices, very nice wait staff and owner. I love the eggplant rustica with their delicious vodka sauce. read more

I live in a gated 55+ complex of 600 people in 14 buildings.(fox Hills)For the last 2 years our building has had a New Years Eve dinner party at Pizza Rustica. It's only 3 miles from the complex. It checks all the essential boxes. It's BYOB,no steps, open till 9PM on New Years Eve, It can accomodate up to 75 people. This is a wonderful Italian restaurant -not just a pizza place. ! Carlos is the owner and he will work with you to set up your group. Suggesting a Prix Fixed menu with everything from antipasto salad/ Choice of one entree,/ bread, zeppolis/ coffee & tea. (They can even offer gluten free pasta) Everyone was more than pleased with items such as shrimp Scampi, veal marsala, Chicken Florentine.Prices are very reasonable and the wait staff is super. It's our go- to -place for dinner parties. thank you for helping us out New Years Eve. Always looking to support small business owners!! JOANN ! read more

Food is consistently good. Staff is friendly. They make an awesome chopped chicken cutlet salad brushetta- sooo good!!

My review from 7 years ago was when the pizza spot was under a different owner and name. Pizza Rustica is by far the best pizza in Rockaway. There were several hiccups a year or so ago with our delivery and pickup order constantly being wrong due to a language barrier, but since then no issues at all. Dominic who works there is the best, always helpful and courteous. read more

Service is not good the workers there have slices ready but sometimes make you wait 2 10 minutes for 2 slices.Workers are hostile especially the bald man at the front.Pizza is average good crunch bottom but the wait is crazy sometimes with no line read more

Really good pizza, ton of varieties and they do them pretty well - wraps are good too! And super nice people!

Delicious! So many varieties, so many choices. The food here is spectacular! Pizza, pasta, you name it, all terrific!

Not at all a hole in the wall. Open and airy with nice decor. Very friendly staff. The food was excellent! We had: Chicken with creamy pesto and Eggplant Rollatini and the salad was large and very complex. I was very impressed when I asked for balsamic vinegar and olive oil on the side and actually got wonderful olive oil. We will be back . read more

So Pizza Rustica has an online ordering system. Guess what? It doesn't seem to print out tickets so when you arrive, they have no idea you ordered anything. Not that it matters but I won't be going back there again. Too many other options that can handle the ordering process. read more

I would like to give this place 5 stars because the chicken arugula pizza is phenomenal. I would recommend trying it. The downside is that I have ordered it several times in the past few months and each time the price has gone up. Paying $28.00 for one pizza is hard to justify even if it is delicious. The cheese cake and zeppole are also very tasty, In fact I have enjoyed everything I've ever ordered, from Pasta through on to dessert! read more

Pizza Rustica - Chicken Arugula Pizza - Italian Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

Today, I ordered spaghetti with just a little butter and parmesan cheese - no bread, no salad. After waiting the 15 minutes I was told before walking over (work next door), I sat for another 5 minutes only to be told "oh your order is here - spaghetti and sauce" to which I said spaghetti and a little butter. I opened it up slightly before leaving and I was happy to see no red sauce. Taking it back to work and opening it up, the spaghetti is swimming in butter - what happened to "just a little butter." I need to mention the reason I ordered only basically plain spaghetti is my folks sent me home last night with eggplant parm and I didn't have time in the morning to make the spaghetti and can't eat it by itself. On top of having to call twice because my first call was forgotten about after being put on hold, having a difficult time ordering basically plain spaghetti and waiting for my order that was already done, my order was $17.00 - for what - basically plain spaghetti (no salad, no side bread) and a soda. NEVER again, I don't care how much people rave about this place or the fact that it's convenient. read more

Pizza Rustica - Swimming Spaghetti - Italian Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

Pizza and mussles were quite different feom last time I ordered a few weeks back. New owners? New Chef?? Downgrading my review stars. Not as good. read more

We have lived in WML for 6 years now and there is no better pizza place than Gencarelli's. The pizza is amazing. The sauce is so wonderful. Even my parents who live in Denville switched. I have never had anything I sisnt like. Meatball parn subs, calzones, stromboli, chicken rolls, gnocchi, penne vodka is the best. Best garlic knots in the area. Orders always take longer than they say they will but the quality is there. read more

Thought I'd give this place a spot because they're online and I didn't feel like calling dominicos. Boy was I making a huge mistake. read more

Pizza Rustica - This pizza sucks. I ordered it "well done", the irony! - Italian Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

Pizza is actually quite good, however I am dropping my review to 2 stars due to what I consider deceptive billing. They put a charge on your bill called "Non Cash Adjustment #001". I called them and found it was because I used a credit card. The charge is relatively small but it appears to be increasing. In June it was 3.5% and in July it was 4.0%. I do not recall seeing any signs informing customers that they will be charged extra for using a credit card, and they should be more honest and clear about what it is on your receipt. Call it a credit card surcharge, put a sign near the cash register warning customers about it, or don't do it. -3 stars for sneaky billing. read more

Excellent service food is always good and fresh and delivery drivers excellent!! Thank you Pizza Rustica !!

Fire... got a pizza and Caesar salad... so delicious. Fast delivery, great taste. Thanks so much guys!

I have a food allergy (allergic to onions) and noted that in my order placed through Grubhub. All three salads I ordered came with onions. I called and the girl saw my note about the food allergy and apologized profusely saying she didn't know what happened. She said they would send three new salads out, which would have been fine. Then the manager called back and said because I placed the order through Grubhub I would have to deal with them and he did nothing. I was out the money and he didn't care, even though he had my money. read more

Pizza Rustica - Food allergy alert - Italian Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

Fantastic pizza, crispy crust, great service!! Our go to place! Try the corner Sicilian & veggie slice!

I tried their pizza for the first time last week. It was outstanding. We had the Margarita and the regular pizza with spinach. The sauce was excellent also the crust. We will definitely be back. read more

I ordered the Gencarelli's Special pizza. It was flavorful and delicious. They were not stingy with sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms or peppers. The medium pie was to die for. I decided to reorder days later a large pie. For some reason the medium was dressed better than the large pie. The delivery was quick. Very deserving of a great tip. And the female who delivered the pie was very friendly. Will order on my treat days. After all got to look after my figure. read more

I just moved to this area about 6 months ago and this is my favorite pizza place by far! I don't know anything about the prior place-Gencarelli's or what they used to be like so my suggestion is please don't go by all the negative reviews because Pizza Rustica is nothing like that. Their food is always delicious. I've never had a bad meal there - delivery or in the dining room. The staff is always courteous and helpful. Their pizza is always crispy and tastes great. They're a BYOB and the dining room is cozy yet properly distanced for everyone's comfort. read more

The meatball parmesan sub gave me food poisoning. I will never eat here again. I should have eaten at the well-known Anthony's pizzeria

Called today at 3:19 PM for an order consisting of 3 sub sandwiches and two orders of fries. Was told 45 minutes. At 4:24 PM I called to find out where my order was. Of course it was on its way. Two subs were fine the cheesesteak had the wrong cheese, there was only 1 order of fries and the fries with gravy were soggy and swimming in the gravy I had requested on the side. I called and was told that I only orderd one fries and gravy was not requested on the side and if i had orderded american cheese he would have written it down and he didnt so it was mozzerella. DO NOT USE THIS ESTABLISHMENT. I am the customer and apparently they do not care for customers. This was not my first order but it is definitely my last. read more

Worst Italian food ever! I had a bad experience with their dine in service, they literally couldn't figure out how to bill for a pizza with half meatball and half onion. They ended up bringing two pizzas to the table. I took one a paid for it, but left the other. I know anyone can have a bad day, so we ordered delivery. We ordered sauteed broccoli, but they delivered burned broccoli. The chicken in their chicken Caesar was like jerky. Even my dog had a hard time chewing it. After two bad experiences, I won't be giving them a third chance. read more

My husband & I have been ordering from Gencarellis since we moved here last year. Once they changed their name, idk if they also changed management or their ingredients but the last couples week the pizza isn't the same. The dough isn't cooked enough and it's just a sloppy mess. I don't really do reviews but I really hope they can change it back to how it use to be. read more

Excellent choice. I have been living in the Rockaway area for about 6 years. My regular pizza joint closed down a few weeks ago. So I started my search for my weekly pizza fix. I found this place called Gencarvelli on East Main Street. I ordered a large Pizza half pepperoni half plain with thin crust. My pizza delivery guy showed up within 35 mins. I found my new pizza joint. read more

They are pretty consistent and I rarely recieve my pizza that's not exactly the way I ordered it. No matter where you go, you will get an occasional pizza that's "off"! I love that they make their antipasto salad with rolled, cut cold cuts & our order is always ready exactly when they say. It's the only place we go to in the Denville area...and we've tried MANY. read more

Worst customer service in town! Called in an order and asked if they could use breaded chicken cutlet instead of grilled on a wrap and put Caesar dressing on it. Sure no problem...until I went to pick it up. The man at the counter said they made my wrap with grilled chicken and balsamic dressing. He assumed it wouldn't matter.... How can you be out of Ceasar dressing at 4:00??? Why agree to make the wrap it you can't!!!!!! In addition to the wrap screw up, the man was derogatory, calling me honey several times after I requested he not do so. Never again!!!!!! read more

I ordered the lunch special with a fountain drink for 6.95. I wanted a Sprite. The fountain wasn't working so I was told to take a can from the fridge. They did not have Sprite in a can so I settled for a Pepsi. When I went to pay they charged me for a can of soda instead of a fountain. Why? It was THEIR fault the fountain wasn't working plus I wanted a sprite... not a Pepsi. Oh well...back to Anthony's. How hard should lunch be? read more

Pizza Rustica - Italian Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

Yum! I come here for lunch with my coworkers pretty often and usually sit on the fancier side of the restaurant. The bread is really delicious - crusty on the outside, fluffy and chewy on the inside - and the service is friendly and kind. I've had their grilled eggplant panini (really good), vegetable calzone (not bad), and fettuccine with pink sauce and peas and prosciutto (delicious and comes with a salad). I haven't had the pizza here but my coworkers have and they seem to enjoy it. read more

Come here for the food, you will leave happy and with a doggy bag. The portions are more than generous, starting with a family style salad, loaded with extra goodies and some fresh Italian bread. The pasta is excellent. Manicotti or Lasagna are particular favorites. The fettucini alfredo has a wonderful buttery taste. The atmosphere is OK and service sometimes can be a little slow, but everything is made fresh. BYO wine and enjoy a wonderful meal. read more

They have the most amazing pizza and food. The owner is incredibly nice and accommodating. I've been ordering from them through Door Dash. Door Dash completely messed up my order tonight. I called the restaurant directly and 30 minutes before they closed. They knew exactly what happened with Door Dash and offered to deliver my order. The owner delivered it for me. How's that for amazing customer service! It wasn't even their fault, it was the fault of Door Dash. I was a fan before but now I'm a forever customer. read more