HORRIBLE SERVICE / Average to poor food. Waitress was not engaging. Seemed like she was watching the clock. Closing time is 10pm but at 9:30 they were sweeping under our feet while we had our coffee. Table next to us received the wrong order and their waitress fought with her until the lady backed down and kept the wrong food!! Our polenta app was good, lobster Ravioli tasted frozen from a box, eggplant rollitini was bland, one of the worst I've had. We asked for them to go a little light on the dressing and they gave us almost NONE as if to say F-you. With a plethora of Italian food in this area and Freehold being just 10 mins away there is NO reason to go back here. read more

Great prix fix - $10 for salad, main and dessert. It is a bit loud, not as much if you set in the right side room. The only thing that was disruptive was the child watching loudly his cartoon on a parents shrill cell phone. Restaurants really need to start a rule to ban this for the sanity of their diners. read more

Awful curbside pickup system, I ended up being stuck waiting for my food for over an hour. Awful establishment and I will never be back. Disgusted with the employee who I spoke with on the phone as well. Food is fine if you prefer it cold and an hour late. read more

The best!! Been going here for over 12 years. Simply the best. Authentic Italian and love every second of it. Worth any wait

So when have been here many times to dine in and for takeout. So there was another big party that sat down behind us. We made sure to put our orders in quickly so ours did not get held up. I was wrong. Salad and app came quickly. Then the wait was on. He came to check in and said it should be any minute. Then again. Now the kids are getting restless and want their food and I ask again where is the food. Finally it come out in little bit little. First my sons chicken fingers, then my wife's, and my daughters spaghetti a few mins later. Never had this b4. So then I noticed the big table was getting food also. I guess our food got mixed in with theirs. So I'm about 2/3 through my chicken parm and a hair comes out from between the chicken and cheese. Are u kidding me. That was it. So the waiter came over and I showed him and said I'm so sorry etc. I'll be back. 5 mins later come back and asks if I want another or it taken off the bill. No manager came over nothing. Which I thought was weird. Take it off so I can get out of there. My wife was grossed out. Then if you use a credit card they now charge a non-cash adjustment. Really. So u get penalized for using your cc. And if you are going to do this put it in the menu for people to see not just a paper on the side of your door on the way in. Not a good experience this time might be a while till next. Not what it used to be. Sorry, but it's the truth read more

Went to Solo Bella the other night The food was amazing. Came out quick, hot, fresh and delicious tasting. The salad that came with the meal was great as well. Great deal and some of our party had food from the regular menu equally as great. As far as them applying a fee if you use a credit card - well what's the big deal??? It's not a lot and I believe restaurants are having a hard time dealing with the rising cost of processing. I had a cafe once and it cost so much for processing fees it was a true burden along with the high rent we were already paying. Soon all businesses will be doing read more

The food was excellent ,and the service too , the bread delicious. We were there for a baby shower on a Sunday afternoon. I can't think of anything that was not excellent. Realistically a place that's popular and busy may have an issue here or there, overall the vibe is very nice and it's worth eating the delicious food and bread ! read more

Love the food and very friendly staff. Love the margherita pizza and seafood fra diavolo. Our family's go-to spot in Jackson!

Great food! The Sally Boy pizza is the best pizza I've ever had. The other pizzas and pasta dishes are all very good too. The wait staff is friendly, but the restaurant is a bit too loud and close for my liking. read more

The pizza was good but to charge an extra $4 for "sharing" a pizza is ridiculous. Who does that? We've been coming here for years and never had that happen. Also, the extra charge to use a debit or credit card is ludicrous...is this 1975? Service was very good but we'll only get take out from now on. read more

Nice atmosphere and good food! Had the white pizzette and eggplant rollatini! The rollatini was too good! And I liked the bread too! The Pizzette was way too big though for one person! read more

They got their favorite customers! If your not one, don't bother. We were 6 people and never got seated. You must be 4 or less and on their favorite list. Moved to the area and heard it was a decent place. Unfortunately, not decent for us. Joke is on them ! It was my son's birthday and we were prepared to spend some good money. After calling ahead, which they said they do but have no clue what that means,we waited more than a hour and a half, then gave up ! Live the area we moved to except this hole in the wall ! read more

This place rocks! If it were not in Jackson NJ it would get huge press. The food is fresh, home made and down home Italian. The thin crust pizza rivals many in NYC. The hero's NOT subs, people are awesome. Kudo's if you finish one! Try the olive dip, It's a signature item. It is also a BYOB read more

Would be 4 if had garlic bread when I was there :-) Shrimp oreganata was very very tasty. Pollo francese was ok. Spagetti and meatballs was good. Kids chicken tenders and fries were good. Prices very reasonable. read more

We used to love this place. We had our wedding rehearsal dinner here, one of our son's baptism dinners there, and eat on a Saturday at least once a month. No more. They are now charging 4.95% to pay with a credit card, which is an absolute insult. Why don't they just advertise that they have two sets of books and are not paying their taxes? On top of that, the service was awful. We were a party of seven; 5 adults and 2 children under age six. We arrived a little after 5 and didn't leave until after 7. The given excuse was they were down a chef. Maybe, but why not have the 6 people standing around the kitchen entry learn a thing or two and help out in the kitchen as opposed to standing around talking to one another while we try to keep two kids under age 7 under control while waiting over an hour for their dinner. Never again will I eat here as long as the 4.95% fee is added to the bill. And, even if they come to their senses and eliminate it, I would still pick any of the other 50 Italian restaurants within the 10 mile radius. read more

Great food. Good service. Been eating here for years. They recently started charging a 4.95% fee if you pay by credit card. They lost a customer. The price of doing business is paying fees to the credit card companies. That fee should not be passed onto the consumer. It's ridiculous. read more

The food is not consistent, wait staff is always good that is why I gave it 3 stars. My daughter said they make really good fettuccine Alfredo sauce and every time she orders it, she said it is good. I tried Linguine with white clam sauce, it is good during lunch then I go there for dinner and I order the same thing. It was not good. Probably different chef but I am also comparing it to Don Pepe's read more

Last night, had a wonderful meal with friends. Food and service were very good. However, that was all tainted by the fact that we were CHARGED TO USE A CREDIT CARD. It was not so much that we were charged; it was that they try very hard to conceal that they will charge. (Is that legal?) Did not see very small note on front door as we walked in the back door. Not on menus. Waitress did not say anything when we placed it on the bill. Sad to say, we will not be back. Trying to hide a $6 charge cost them good customers. read more

We had reservations on Friday to sit outside since it was a nice night. We waited 15 min and then were told they weren't serving outside any more although there was plenty of room. Needless to say we were very disappointed and thought since we had called ahead for our party of 8 they should have accommodated us! We left to find some other restaurant! But I'm giving them 4 stars because we have always enjoyed their food! read more

My girlfriend and I stopped here for dinner before going to Six Flags. From the outside we thought that it was a nice quite spot and it is. They play great music while you dine and the price of the food is good for the amount you get. They start you with bread and oil which is amazing. We got fried calamari and it was cooked perfectly. My girlfriend got the vodka chicken parm and the vodka sauce was so creamy and delicious. I got the shrimp scampi which was also amazing. Our server Mike was very nice and polite. Probably the best waiter I've had serve me. If I could give this place 6 stars I would. read more

We went here because friends had giving us a Gift Certificate. The food was mediocre at best. But what really surprised me was the fact that we could not use the remaining balance on the gift certificate to tip the waiter. When I give a restaurant gift certificate as a way of buying dinner for family/friends I try to make sure it covers the total cost (dinner and tip). I have never had this happen at any other restaurant. It is ridiculous just like their policy to charge a fee when using a credit card. read more

Still top notch during the pandemic. The food was delicious and plentiful and the Staff friendly even with a mask on.

Love Solo Bella! I had my baby shower there, and family from out of state was raving about the food. The portion size is bigger than most restaurants in the area. Recently, I just catered my 4th of July party. Everything was amazing, but I wasn't expecting anything less. Bella the owner is a delight to work with. Would recommend Solo Bella for any party you are looking to have as well as just dining in for dinner. Best Italian food in the area by far! read more

I just wanted to give Solo Bella a shout out about the great tailgate party they had in June,in the parking lot of my favorite restaurant, you did not disappoint!!! What a nice time me and my wife had, great music !! The West End Dogs, great band!! and of course the food was delicious haven't been out socially in months it was a treat!! I also wanted to Thank Solo Bella for buying not just us but the entire restaurant ice cream from Mr. Softee truck I felt like a kid at a block party in Brooklyn read more

Little Italy is in Jackson. Everything I have had is delicious and service is great. Shrimp parmigiana is still my favorite

Took my chances coming here after a long business drive to see a client. We were seated in the back room. Service was very good. Food was excellent. Portions were great and the prices were good. I really like this Italian restaurant. Yes I would def come back here before the year is over and I don't regret choosing this place. read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE / Average to poor food. Waitress was not engaging. Seemed like she was watching the clock. Closing time is 10pm but at 9:30 they were sweeping under our feet while we had our coffee. Table next to us received the wrong order and their waitress fought with her until the lady backed down and kept the wrong food!! Our polenta app was good, lobster Ravioli tasted frozen from a box, eggplant rollitini was bland, one of the worst I've had. We asked for them to go a little light on the dressing and they gave us almost NONE as if to say F-you. With a plethora of Italian food in this area and Freehold being just 10 mins away there is NO reason to go back here. read more

The food is good. We enjoyed going to this restaurant for over ten years. Unfortunately, their prices seem to have gone up drastically. Used to pay about $10 for a pasta dish and now the same dish is $18. I understand the need to raise prices due to the lost of income resulting from the COVID lockdown, but an $8 increase seems a bit too much. read more

We simply love this place! Beautiful outdoor seating, bring your own, and always consistently good service. The salads are huge! And delicious. Nice Pizza selection. Can't beat the $5.00 take out spaghetti and meatballs on Tuesday!! Always a great time here. read more

After today's meal, I have to update my review again and not for the better. I can't imagine a place being run more poorly than this was today. I know, it's Mothers Day, but if you can't handle a busy crowd, then don't open!! We are there as a party of 9. Waitress takes drink orders and after a while brings the few that there were and doesn't bring my wife's soda. Ok maybe she's getting it. Nah, another 15 minutes goes by and she's no where to be seen. Finally comes back to the table and my wife orders it again. The waitress says " oh yeah, the coke, sorry about that" She finally gets her drink. Appetizers are ordered and a while later, brought to the table all 4 of them!! But wait, there are 9 of us right?? Yes, 5 of us sit there twiddling our thumbs waiting 15 minutes more for our appetizers to be served while the other 4 are eating. Not going to expect them to wait while their food gets cold. Funny thing is that 2 of the apps we were waiting for were cold antipasto!!! How do you have hot food ready before cold???? They even brought the salads out before the rest of the apps!!! Ok, that fiasco is out of the way, now on to the main course. Now two of the crew were little kids who ordered the typical chicken fingers and a pizza. My sister in law told the waitress when she ordered if she could bring the kids food out right away. This is always done without any problem wherever we may go. When we were waiting for the entrees, she asked the waitress where the kids meals were. She said' I think they're coming out with the entrees" Very helpful!!!! Well the entrees finally start making it to the table when all are served except my niece who ordered the kids pizza. The kid had to sit there for another 20 minutes before he pizza was brought out while we all had food in front of us!! No apology or anything!!! MY son had something hard in his chicken parm and got disgusted and stopped eating. My Seafood Fra Diavolo over linguini was terrible at best!! First of all, the linguini was fusilli. If you are going to make a substitution to something on the menu, then you ask the customer first if it's ok. Either the chef was Mexican and didn't know what linguini was, or they ran out and he switched it!! Unacceptable. Did you know the Fra Diavolo is supposed to be spicy?? Usually done with red pepper in the sauce. Not here! I've had spicier ketchup than this sauce!! Not an ounce of heat to be found. The mussels that came with it were the size of peas and utterly useless. The clams weren't much better. The shrimp were pretty good..........all 3 of them. I was fed up by the time dessert was mentioned. Not having any part of it, but the kids meals came with ice cream so they had that. I looked at the kids ice creams and it looked as if they put it in with an eye dropper!!! Are you kidding me with this portion?? Adding to my disgust was the fact the it was a fixed menu and the prices were jacked up to ridiculous levels. $30 for a plate of pasta and mozzarella sticks for appetizer???? Waitress rarely came around to check on things or clear any plates. With all the problems, not one apology, or even acknowledgement of a problem. This waitress is lucky they included the tip in with this ridiculous bill because she never would have gotten close to that amount from us! As with any restaurant, this all falls in the lap of the management. You are the ones that teach the servers how to operate in your restaurant. You are the ones that tell them what to do and how to handle different situations when problems arise. You should be aware of what is going on in your kitchen and at the tables. This had become a place we've enjoyed in the past, but after today, I can't see myself rushing back here any time soon. This was an epic fail from top to bottom. I have to still be generous with my raring because not all of the food was bad. read more

We came here as a group of seven early Saturday evening. The place is always packed so I was very surprised that we were able to get a table pretty quickly. This place is also BYOB which is pretty nice. You get huge portions of food and everything is pretty good. I had shrimp scampi over angel hair pasta and it was ok although it was very heavy on the olive oil and almost soupy. One thing that was pretty disappointing was that my sister ordered a Caesar salad for her entree and it came out pretty quickly. There was about 25 minutes between her salad coming out and the rest of the food coming out. The food took a very long time to be brought out and our waitress didn't come back to check on us to ask how you were doing. We ordered tartufo for dessert and it was excellent. There aren't very many restaurants in Jackson so I think that's what makes this place so popular. It's an okay option if you're in the area but it is definitely not the best Italian food I've ever had. read more

Went for a party. For the most part the food was very good. Food: The bread with the pepperoni inside was great. The cold and hot antipasto was good. The veal-parm wasn't chewy, which is a good thing, but it was too salty. Value: Not sure - didn't pay. Service: Friendly and efficient. Atmosphere: Mid-scale. Noisy. Drinks: No. I might come back. read more

i love solo bella!!! i would shout it from the mountaintops, but there are no mountains in jackson. best restaurant in jackson. hands freakin down. not like it has a lot of competition. but still. it wins every award. my love stems from a particular dish, which is on the specials menus. stuffed artichoke. oh baby. they do it well, juicy with lots of breadcrumb stuffing and garlic and uugh you just need to live it. the "nice salad" truly is nice, with a good dressing and a few nice olives up in there. for main course, the eggplant dishes are good. parm is good (egglant, veal, or chicken), marsala is good, penne vodka good, linguini with garlic good. soup is good (i believe its pasta fagioli)..had it a while ago. they do their pasta to one of the most perfect al dentes i've ever experienced. if you spring for the special of the day, you will get a loooot of food, but it'll be delish. if you're not a biiiig eater, i say go for the appetizers and a main course (they let my friend and i split a main course). it's BYOB, so bring yourself a nice bottle of wine and you will be set. pretty casual, but some people get dressed up though you can go in jeans, no big deal. a little noisy in there, but a fun atmosphere, and definitely family-friendly. ONE complaint: it gets reeeeally crowded, especially on weekend nights. so if you are going on a friday or (especially) saturday night, do yourself a favor and get there before 6. otherwise, you might end up waiting an hour. or they might run out of artichokes, no joke. read more

I've been to Solo Bello well over 20 times since they opened in 2005. We always considered it a good place to bring the family and the food was really good when they first opened. Over time it seems that the quality of the food has gone down hill. On our last visit my wife ordered linguini in white clam sauce. It had no flavor. Five whole clams and a bunch of canned chopped clam pieces in a watery broth. I ordered the Shrimp Oregenato. The menu states 5 large shrimp in a linguini and clam sauce. My dinner was served with 3 underwhelming shrimp and a clam sauce that had absolutely no flavor. This was one of my favorite dishes in years past, they alway gave you very large (U8's or better) shrimp, needless to say it was a big disappointment. I checked the menu on the way out to make sure it said 5 shrimp and it did. I mentioned to the hostess that I only received 3 shrimp instead of 5 and she said "The must have been really big" Anyway not that big of a deal if the food quality was there but the food had no flavor, like a high school kid was cooking it or something. No more for us. Too many other places to eat. read more

We had a wonderful night on June 26th when Solo Bella hosted a evening outside with a live band and ice cream truck! It was wonderful! My friends and I got to set up lawn chairs and just sit around drink, eat and listen to the band. The restaurant even bought everyone ice cream from the ice cream man at the end of the night! Very fun night and way to entertain your customers during Covid! Well Done read more

Truly authentic Italian place with a homey feel and amazing outside seating space. Portions are big and tasty - there is no bad dish. Everything can be made to your taste. They do not take reservations as the place is always packed, but the food is definitely worth the wait. I took one star off for service which is spotty more often than not. read more

Worst Meal Ever. Our Friend had Wednesday Night Special. Three small clams and shrimp over a wad of linguine that was tasteless. My eggplant rollitini was all breading with a smidgen of ricotta cheese covered in sauce and melted cheese. I couldn't eat it. At home they serve a nice piece of grilled eggplant stuffed with ricotta and then some sauce and mozzarella. Restaurant was almost empty, now I know why. Then they had the nerve to charge me almost four dollars to use a credit card. I had cash and wasn't told there would be a charge to use card. We had been there before and that was why we returned. Never again. read more

A few of tried the veal chop parm and it was the worst We ever had! 10oz chop and maybe 4oz of it was edible. It was thick and fatty, gross!! It came with rigatoni which were cooked too long which made them mushy.. rather than Al dente. Their shirts say "where Italians come to eat" I strongly disagree.. we will never be back. read more

First visit, I must say I was not a fan of baked clams, Margarita pie was very good. Mike our server was attentive and on point. The best part was my pumpkin pie. Omg to die for!! Thanks mike for recommendation!!! read more

Chicken francaise was very good. Seemed a bit over buttered however the heaviest thing in my diet has been cheese so who knows if that would have something to do with that. All tasted were great and comes with fresh hot brea for dinners. Nice clean restaurant with a young wait staff which is nice to have local young adults involved. Oh yeah its BYOB and liquor stores across the street. If you have not tried it yet give it a shot! read more