I enjoy everything I order from this restaurant! Eggplant, macaroni, chicken franchise! I love that…read morethey have an espresso machine! If you order pizza up front, it's the best in the area. People there are very friendly. Totally enjoy, totally recommend!

We picked up a chicken parmigiana dinner, way over salted and the chicken tasted old. Also the…read morechicken was hard they need to pound the chicken. We will not go back

Excellent food and service. We ( our multiple generations) have been going to Italy's Best for 20+…read moreyears!! We have found the food to be consistently delicious, generous portions and reasonably priced even on holidays! The only thing that could use an upgrade ( for me) is their Cappuccino! I like a foamy top ( not whipped cream) and a little stronger coffee. Their desserts are delicious too. They recently gave the restaurant an interior update by painting, adding new drapes, table linens etc. Don't be fooled by the "Pizzeria exterior " as it is deceiving. They have a huge following of regular customers and are setup to handle groups. The staff are trained to handle it all and have worked there for a while.

Great tasting food, generous portions at a good price. Highly recommend the garlic knots!read more

Came here on a Monday night…read more Service was great, super attentive, the lady was very nice and great understanding of the menu and recommendations. Appetizers were great, ordered probably half of the appetizers on the menu, all were great. I really like the calamari and the giant cheese balls. I got the spicy rigatoni with a crispy chicken cutlet and the drunken parm, very delicious, large and had left overs. Definitely coming back, food was flavorful and the service was great, super easy and simple!

We went to celebrate my wife's 67th birthday with 5 other couples. It's not that way to find in the…read moredark night. It's on the left hand side in a shopping plaza, just off Fischer Blvd heading East. They have a small waiting area, but once seated, it was spectacular!! Ashley was one of our servers. Friendly, attentive and totally professional. We started with apos. We had the fried Calamari with a red sauce. Excellent. My son had their special, fried Calamari with a hot Thai sauce. Yummy Of course water, bread delivered to the table. It's a BUO ! We also had the large Caesar salad. Delicious and plenty for 2-3 guests. Then came the main course. I had the lasagna. I haven't had Lasagna in decades. I usually get seafood or Chicken Parm. Spectacular dish. More than half came home in a doggie bag. Tomorrow's lunch. They brought out the Belgian Chocolate Mouse, no antlers with birthday ornaments and sang Happy Birthday to my wife. Everyone's meal was enormous and leftovers abound. We already are talking about going back again. THANKS

Overall, a great meal the lentil soup was a little disappointing, truthfully to bread and butter…read morewas a big highlight the Butter was a creamy butter was so good. Another disappointment was the olive oil and garlic was an add-on appetizer. The fact that the Parmesan cheese was a shaker and not a grater was a little bit of a disappointment as well I got the Italian trio which was meatballs, sausage, and egg eggplant over pasta. Everything was perfect all so good my partner got shrimp Parmesan, which she loved so both of our dinners were a 10 out of 10 dessert was a little bit disappointing the carrot cake was not up to what we wanted. It was a thicker cake with a lot of raisins which we don't like but other than that the dinners were fantastic.

I used to come here with my mom and dad, and I loved it so much. I haven't had a chance to come…read moreback until now and I remember now why I loved it so much! We had the most wonderful meal. I had the paccheri with peas prosciutto and mushrooms. The pasta was cooked perfectly. The flavor was fantastic. It was creamy and cheesy. And the serving size was incredibly generous. My salad was fresh and the Caesar dressing was nice. Service was on point. The restaurant is pretty and we sat next to the fountain with a view of the rest of the dining room. Honestly this restaurant is worth the drive. Next time we are down the shore, we are coming here.

Love this place! Reservations are definitely needed - especially on the weekend. I had family…read morevisiting so wanted to treat them to a nice meal. Meatballs and calamari appetizers were delicious. Veal Parmesan, veal Madeira, veal sorrentino, and lemon sole were all excellent. Large portions - enough for leftovers, made it perfect. Coffee and cappuccinos were the only thing we had for dessert, but it was good. BYOB is definitely a plus!

Tardis is family owned and operated for decades! We absolutely love the cozy dining room and BYOB…read moreis always a huge plus! Great for a romantic date night, business dinner or getting out with friends! They have an extensive menu with great specials! The owner is almost always there working as hard as his staff & checking in on everyone. We have never once had bad or slow service. They hire staff as passionate as they are and it shows! If you haven't been you dev have to go but definitely MAKE A RESERVATION!! They are small and well loved so you definitely need to plan ahead.

The best!! Such great food and welcoming service!! Can't beat the pizza. Definitely will be back...read more

Stopped in with no expectations. This is not one of the places that are talked about in the common…read moreriver area. I got myself a meatball parm and it was delicious. One of the better meatball parm's I've had in a long time. The meatballs are definitely homemade. The roll is perfect texture great sandwich I recently then decided to get catering from there. Got chicken, franchise eggplant, rollatini and penne with vodka sauce. Everybody loved all three I loved the eggplant rollatini and the penny with vodkasauce. Price was great. Food was great. Definitely a go to place.

I was very disappointed with two sandwiches I ordered Both…read morewith broccoli rabe Might I say there was hardly any meat in it as well and as fbroccoli rabe, both mine and my wife's sandwich had about the strands of broccoli on each There's pizza is fine ,and the dinners when in the place sitting down looks very nice, but as fast as the sandwiches I took out, they were so so light Instead of going back and complaining my wife said just down ever buy from them again

Spent over $30 dollars. Just needed a Iphone charge while I waited for an Uber to get home 2 miles…read moreaway. They couldn't give a shit...... In my opinion, not good customer service. I didn't ask for a discount or anything special except for a phone charge so I could get an Uber home. They didn't care. Skip these guys and go somewhere else.

Just left the restaurant and wanted to make sure to leave this! Walked in an hour before closing on…read morea Monday night. We were the only ones there but our waitress was so lovely even though it was late. We ordered a pizza, some slices, and soup. Pizza was delicious as well as the soup. Great portion of soup too. Our waitress found out we were there after being at a wake all afternoon she offered sincere condolences to us all. If I lived in the area I would come for the food but more than that, I would come back for that kind of service! Thank you!

Cozy , somewhat smaller dining area ( maybe 15-20 tables ) . Nicely prepared food at a reasonable…read moreprice and good portions . Very interesting appetizers , hot or cold . BYOB , definitely recommended

Kaitlyn our server was very nice! Haven't been here since it…read morewas Luigi's. No longer able to just get some slices and a beer! BUT the interior is very nicely done! And the food is amazing as I watched plates go by our table! I had a bar pie with Anchovies, and the wife had Broccoli Rabe! Hers came with Italian bread and wow , I enjoyed that (with her permission) as I await my pie . She loved it! Good portion We are both drinking draft Yuengling and it's nice and cold. My bar pie came and each slice had 3 anchovies which I thought was very good. And I did enjoy ! Thank you kitchen staff and Kaitlin! Ps in hoping to be back soon for the pasta fagoli

We stopped in for lunch on Mother's Day and had a wonderful experience. The interior has a charming…read moreatmosphere, though we opted to sit out on the patio. The music on the patio set a great tone, our waiter was friendly and attentive, and the service was impressively prompt. Best of all, the food was delicious. A lovely way to celebrate the day.

Is this the best Italian restaurant I have ever been to?…read more Actually, yes, it is. And I have been to a lot of Italian restaurants. The wait for a table was 45 minutes, but it was worth every minute. The food was delicious, the service was impeccable, and the atmosphere was wonderful. We ended up being seated in a back patio room and though it was very hot outside (one of those 100 degree days last summer), it was actually very nice in there. The show started with someone asking for our drink order, then coming back with said drinks. After that she brought out some starts on the house, courtesy of chef and owner Joe. We were off to a great start! Soon after she returned to get our dinner order. After that, Chef Joe himself showed up to our table to thank us for visiting his restaurant and ask how we liked things so far. We let him know those starters were perfect...eggplant balls and a corn/tomato salad. Eventually our dinner came. Both dishes were waaaaaaaay more food than either of us expected. I had ordered chicken with mozzarella squares on top and drizzled in balsamic, which was a special created by Chef Joe's wife, according to the menu. My partner got eggplant parm...and wow, what a pile of food it was. Two huge eggplant pieces piled high with delicious sauce and served with some delectable pasta. Chef Joe came back to the dining room awhile later to ask people how their entrees were, and we let him know this was a great experience. I want to go back to Point Pleasant just to get here again. This time I will make a reservation.

What an experience! Spano's is exactly what you'd want an Italian restaurant to be. The food is…read moreamazing. The customer service is exceptional. The ambiance is perfection. The night started with Joe Spano, the owner, stopping at our table to bring several little dishes before we even had a chance to look at the menu. The meatballs (made with actually no meat but rather eggplant) were pure sorcery...like so good there aren't words. He noticed our wine bottle (it's BYOB so come prepared!), and by pure coincidence, it was his favorite bottle. Joe asked to show another costumer because they had been discussing wines earlier, and he wanted to make sure they got to see the label. If that wasn't personal enough, the walls are adorned with black and white framed photographs of family from back in the day to the present. The environment is clean, well-maintained, and cozy. Every bite we had was exceptional and the portions were huge! We left contently full but with plenty of leftovers. I'm quite sure every meal will exceed the expectations of even the pickiest of eaters. Our server, Brian (or Bryan) was new but attentive and informative. He spent time talking with his tables and being personable while also making sure everyone was taking care of. Overall, I highly recommend experiencing a meal at Spano's at least once....but after your first bite, you'll likely be making your next reservation before you leave (like we saw many people do)!