Great service & great food. The bread was fresh and free, as were the garlic knots. The dishes are as good as I remember since it has been many years since I dined here. read more

I have never had an unpleasant visit to Big Red Tomato. Be it for take-out or dine-in. During today's dine-in visit, every single item was very good. We started with the Stuffed Portobello appetizer (Portobello Mushrooms generously stuffed with spinach, ricotta, garlic & herbs, and topped with melted mozzarella). A good app selection and recommended. The entrees were all so good, generous portions, and all fresh: Chicken Parmigiana and Tortellini, with green pesto sauce and mushrooms. I always order Penne Pasta, with garlic and oil and I highly recommend this accompaniment and/or side. It will always be a pleasure to visit Big Red Tomato and is highly recommended. Btw, if you're looking for Super Bowl orders or catering, look no further than BRT, as well. read more

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Old charm under a new management. Garlic nut, Stuff Big red tomato, linguine with salmon & shrimp, cherry tomato cavatelli pasta & lava cake all classic Italian goods Great for family dinner. Well done read more

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Big Red Tomato It has been a while since my last visit which probably was about 7 years ago !!!! But it is always a great choice which a variety to choose from. Complimentary bread is always warms up and ready to please everyone. Fried calamari - Tad bit dry and chewy. I wished it would be softer. Not sure why the calamari felt dry. Mussels in red sauce - Well, the sauce was good enough to dip the bread!! But, again, mussels were soooooo tiny and dry, it felt impossible to detach them from the shell. Penne Mari was good as usual. Their vodka sauce is always a must. Can't go wrong with the vodka sauce. The Special Pie !!!! Yes, very special and very good !!!!!!! Must order. We also had linguini carbonara, and it is way better than any other restaurant. After being back after so many years, it was great to be able to pick what our favorites are !!! read more

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A cozy place to gather with family and friends. The food is good. The service is also very polite and makes you feel good. read more

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Those garlic knots- can someone please tell me what sorcery they are made with because I can't get enough of them! Ardita was kind enough to pack some to go for us and I had them in the morning as well. We come here for casual dinners as the place is walking distance from us and we can count on good food and a cozy atmosphere. Ryan was nice enough to get us different sauce for the wings last time as our group likes them extra spicy! Will def be back again. read more

The Big Red Tomato - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Went here for lunch for a quick bite. We ordered our slices and asked if we could sit and eat in the restaurant. We wanted it to be fresh and knew we wouldn't be staying long. My Margherita pizza slice was a true, fresh taste. It came straight from the oven, I bit into it too fast, however I couldn't help it because it did taste delicious. Service was okay, the main guy at the front we didn't think was too friendly. We got our slices once he told us it was done. Maybe because we chose to stay and eat there, it was an issue? I don't know. We ordered here on doordash a couple of years ago, not what we expected on being approached, but good pizza can be a saving grace. Parking can be tricky. Watch out for the meters. Within walking distance. Minimun $10 to use your credit card. read more

The Big Red Tomato - Margherita pizza slice - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

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So I placed my order via ubereats and ordered the following; Slice Grandmas pizza, very good Slice Scilian pizza, dry and tasteless 1chicken parm. It was dry , not enough sauce and had this metallic aftertaste. I threw out the other half , it was so BAD read more

Nightmare delivery... restaurant used Uber Eats to deliver my order. Driver didn't speak or understand any English. Restaurant packed my entrees in a pizza box but didn't tell the driver. When delivery showed up, I told him that I didn't order any pizza. Driver went back to the restaurant. I even called the restaurant (the person who answered the phone didn't speak English, ended up passing it to someone else) Restaurant was not apologetic al all, accusing me for not checking the pizza box for food that I ordered. They insisted that I had to take my order that all the food was cooked more than an hour ago (and I ordered pasta dish, imagine how soggy and mushy was...) Pasta and veggies were very salty but chicken and salmon were tasteless (not even a hint of salt). Overall, bad service and food experience got me no choice but to rate 1 star. Please be careful if you order food for delivery from this restaurant. read more

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We've been here before and it was much better. I'll try to mention the good, the bad, and the ugly. The bread was hot and fresh. The garlic knots were delicious. I wish they brought more. My husband's dish was good and so was his daughter's. She had chicken Marsala. He had chicken with brown sauce. I'm had grilled chicken Parmesan. It was a huge portion but the chicken was dry and hard as a rock. The broccoli was way undercooked and very hard. What made matters worse was that they didn't give us sharp knives to use and I was unable to cut my food. Had to ask several times and they gave me an attitude saying they had to clean them. So while my food got cold by the time they brought the knives it was too hard to cut anyway. I also had to keep asking for refills for our water glasses. The service was not very good. Like I mentioned, the other two dishes were good. Only mine was not. read more

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BIG RED! Another one-of-a-kind Italian restaurant that has existed for decades! 26 years exactly I believe. If you are in the Fort Lee area and want an amazing chicken parm, amazing pasta, and free garlic knots, don't walk, RUN HERE! This is a beautiful little old-school restaurant on the inside, where you can bring the family on Sundays. It's nice and quiet throughout the week, but the weekend is on fire. The food here is top quality, and top tase. 10/10 for basically everything I've ever tried here. My 100% go-to items are the Chicken Parm (obviously), Chicken francese, Clams with Linguini, Garlic Knots, and a shrimp salad, to pretend to be healthy. LOL. It's the marina sauce for me here... like to die for. Top-quality and top-tasting. The chicken in the chicken parm is always tender, never chewy or fat. It's always baked to perfection, especially with the fresh mozzarella on top. The marina sauce is sooooo flavorful it's ridiculous. I usually ask for a separate togo cup to bring home. The chicken francese is so bomb... I can't compare the two chicken dishes, they are both that good. The shrimp salad comes with spinach and onions, it's always fresh. However, its a salad lol, I do get it with balsamic vinegar. The garlic knots are my favorite part, because they are free and always fress. The are super tiny, but I just love the fact that they are free. A little customer appreciation. I don't believe they are free if you just order pizza, (not sure). Talk about pizza, OMG OMG OMG. The grandma slice/pizza woah. If its freshly made HOT. Buy the whole pie.. you will not regret it. I repeat everything here is really good. Dont skip it if you're in town. read more

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Went to Big Red Tomato for my mom's birthday and we were seated right away with a party of 8. We ordered the calamari for an appetizer and the calamari was served in big pieces. It was nice and crispy. I ordered fettuccini Alfredo with chicken and it was good, but the star was the pizza! Lots of pepperoni and the crust was crispy yet soft on the inside. Service was great too. Definitely recommend! read more

The Big Red Tomato - Pepperoni Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Had them 2nite. the food was okay. Penne Vodka was Meh. They watered down the vodka sauce and wasn't much on the pasta. The Grilled Chicken was good. Garlic Knots were hard. Service was slow. I know sometimes the service is slacking here. Tonight was one of them. read more

My family and I came here for dinner after a friend recommended it to my uncle. We started with the calamari and the stuffed portobello. We also got compliments bread and garlic knots. The bread and garlic knots were tasty. The appetizers took SO long to arrive to the table. The calamari wasn't like your the typical calamari dish. We got a plate of the huge rings that weren't very. The rings were too big and the app was so underwhelming/disappointing. The stuffed portobello was ok. To eat we got fettuccini Alfredo, penne vodka with crispy chicken, lasagna and spaghetti with meatballs. When the entrees arrived, they didn't look like they'd be that good. But the food tastes a lot better than it looks. We all agreed that our dishes were good. The servers were really nice but they seemed a little overwhelmed. Overall we left feeling underwhelmed. read more

This place was fantastic! A cozy, family run Italian restaurant, that serves really good food. And you can bring your own bottle to dinner! Very reasonable, and delicious...We were visiting friends from out of town. This place is worth driving back to NJ just to eat here. Try this place! read more

The big red tomato is the place I go, when I'm eating pizza. Call me a picky eater,but I don't eat charred slices. Those guys at the big red tomato,are always sure, the pizza comes out perfect, not burned. The ingredients are fresh, top quality. Service is excellent, big sitting area with lots of tables. Tried a few other items on the menu, delicious. A big shout out to the guys behind the counter, and in the kitchen. read more

My teen son and I ordered a grandma pizza and wings from them. The food was delicious! The tomato pizza sauce was very flavorful. They even gave us free garlic knots in our order! Thanks! We look forward to trying their appetizers, salads and pastas later on. Their menu looked interesting and even included calamari salad. I wish they also had Italian desserts. read more

The Big Red Tomato is a great neighborhood restaurant. It's neighborhood Italian and you won't be disappointed. I took my daughter and 7 of her friends to dinner for her birthday. I ordered 5 dishes, which they shared, plus dessert. The check was very reasonable. Around $15/pp. I couldn't have been happier or more full! read more

My husband and I tried out this locally famous restaurant for dine in and it was amazing. There wasn't a wait, we were seated right away. The bread and butter came with soft garlic knots that had a generous covering of parmigiano. We had Buffalo chicken wings for appetizers covered in cheesey sauce with blue cheese on the side. Our pasta dishes were both phenomenal. The penne vodka was rich and the linguini Mariano was also equally great. I can't wait to come back to try their pizza. read more

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This is an old review and we haven't been back ever since our last experience. Years ago, we used to come here on occasion since it was close by. Our family came here for dinner service one night. The place was a bit busy and we had a party of about 7. We brought our own wine and it took the waiters 15 minutes to even help open our bottle and we had to flag them down a couple of times for this. The service was extremely slow and food took forever to come out. After we pointed this out and asked for updates, they became increasingly rude. Just felt like they were neglecting our party. Not sure of how this restaurant is doing lately, but by the reviews it doesn't seem to have improved much. read more

Food was alright. Service was alright. Atmosphere was alright. Not much words to describe this place

It's ok What else to say? I need more things to say. Pizza was ok, should have baked it 5 more minutes and less cheese. read more

It doesn't look like much when you pass by, and I feel like it's not on a street that gets a lot of foot traffic but I'm glad that I was invited here for the first time bcuz I've been back over 10X already. The dinners are cooked perfectly and even though there are no vegan options on the menu, it's very easy to get one made, and everything is always delicious. I love the complimentary garlic knots and bread (with a side of sauce) that starts off the meal. There always seems to be the same people working every time, so at times service can be a little slow when it gets crowded but the food is always worth the wait and you get some extra time to chat with your dinner mates, which is always nice when you don't feel rushed. I would def recommend trying this place out. read more

The Big Red Tomato - Capellini and Broccoli - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

We used to go here a lot. Haven't been back in a while (for various reasons) but wanted to give it another try. We have a family get together coming up and I was planning to order from here. Haven't been there in a while and when we did go, I would almost always order the same thing -- so looking to change things up maybe, I browsed the menu on their website. Still wasn't sure what to order and figured it might be easier to talk to someone at the restaurant, so called the next day hoping to get some recommendations on what to order. Was placed on a long hold and someone (different) finally came back on the line. Our conversation after I repeated the reason for my call and told him how many people we were trying to feed went something like this: ME: Can you make some recommendations from the menu? HIM: You need to order half trays (for the amount of people). I recommend you order an appetizer, salad, pasta and chicken. ME: OK, but can you make any dish recommendations? HIM: You need to choose. I can't choose for you. ME: Yes, I will choose, but can you make any recommendations? You have over 20 pastas on the menu -- anything you can recommend? HIM: Like I told you I recommend you getting an appetizer, a pasta, a chicken... blah blah blah. ME: OK - so you can't make any specific dish recommendations then? HIM: Have a nice day ma'am. Really confused initially and now kind of annoyed after that call. How hard is it to make a recommendation anyway? You can't tell me what's popular, for example? Not the most helpful -- not sure why. Very unpleasant phone call and customer service experience -- another reason to add to why we still won't be going back. Truly unfortunate, because the whole experience could have so easily been better. Maybe we'll try again in another 5 years... read more

Best Italian food in the area. The owner, the chef and all are the best service. Family and happy place. read more

The food and the staff are GREAT! Best BYO place in NJ! Pizza's, app's are down to earth awesome Italian food with homemade sauces! This place is a must for 2 or 20! Check it out. Willy read more

Enjoyed a margarita pie last night. Came out hot and burnt the roof of my mouth. Couldn't wait to take another bite. Sauce was tasty as was the cheese. Crust not too doughy. Brought leftovers home and looking forward to enjoying it tonight. We had a Ceasar salad without anchovies. It was okay. Next time I'll try the anchovies. read more

I was pretty worried as many of my friends claimed that "it used to be good" before COVID. But i really enjoyed the food there and went back during the weekends to do a takeout order. I personally wasn't asked to tip on my takeout order. A little bit pricey so i wont be able to go as much as i wud like but wud return! read more

The Big Red Tomato - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

Great Parma pie , crispy crust a must fantastic meatballs... Definitely try the fettuccine Alfredo Reminded me of my Nonna all in all a great local place will not disappoint read more

My wife and I came here for a pleasant Sunday lunch. It was easy to find parking on the street and you don't have to pay the meter on Sunday! We started out with garlic knots and bread. They were nice and warm, quite good. We then split a big red tomato stuffed with sausage stuffing topped with cheese. It was excellent! Really hit the spot. My wife got a pizza slice with tomato and mozzarella. I think my white slice was better; it had lots of garlic on it, my favorite! We wrapped things up with the lunch special - linguine with tomato, mozzarella, and chicken. Yes, we ate a lot and it was worth it. Our total was only about $25! I also want to mention that our service was very good as well. I definitely recommend trying out the Big Red Tomato! read more

This place never disappoints! Great food, excellent service and fair prices. I don't get to come to this part of NJ often but this is my favorite spot in this area. read more

The Big Red Tomato - Penne Vodka - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

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It's a very cool local Italian joint, it's really a no frills Italian eatery and I dig it. The decor is dimly lit pizzeria decor, but the pastas they offered are a must try. The prices of the pasta are around $15 but the portions are easily enough for leftovers the next day. And this is not a guarantee, but my friend and I left when they were just about to close and they were gracious enough to give us some leftover pizza. One, it was a very kind gesture and two, it shows that they don't sell leftover pizza the next day. Kudos to them for quality control. The food: Rigatoni Fiorentina- Fresh chicken pieces & sautéed spinach in a creamy pink sauce tossed with mozzarella cheese. As a whole, I really enjoyed the flavor of the dish. The sauce had a really nice depth of flavor and I really like the stringy mozzarella that was tucked into the sauce. The pasta was cooked well, it had a nice chew but I did think the sauce was too thin. If the sauce was a little thicker and the chicken a little less cooked, this dish would easily be a 5 star. This was the fav dish of the night, though, and I would definitely order it again. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=xtzSTql_95n8Wbt_tgK1hA&userid=Y_iTTjKvV5hLy-880SZzlA The Big Red Tomato- New Jersey tomato stuffed with sausage, spinach, potatoes, topped with mozzarella. This is their signature app and it was good, the tomato was nicely cooked and I really loved the crumbled sausage and the mozzarella added a really nice chewy top. When the waiter said Jersey tomato, I was expecting it to be big bold flavors, it was a just good tomato, not a mind blowing one. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=rDnN__p6U72CDzTRJAulpg&userid=Y_iTTjKvV5hLy-880SZzlA Fusilli Campagnola- Fresh garlic, sweet Italian sausage, broccoli rabe & cannellini beans in a white sauce. It's such a simple dish but for some reason, I enjoyed it. The flavors are very straightforward but I liked the flavor profile. The sliced sausage had great flavor, the broccoli rabe wasn't too bitter and the fusilli was a fun pasta to tie everything together. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=wPH1QaGRhzgi74nGjTctOQ&userid=Y_iTTjKvV5hLy-880SZzlA read more

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Great pizza crunch on the bread was great! Sauce was consistent, would have like the crust to be buttery and Galicia flavored but over all 8/10. Mushrooms and sausage on a Margarita pizza don't mix! But decent read more

The Big Red Tomato - 1/2 Margarita 1/2 sausage and mushrooms - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

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Stopped by for quick lunch at this wonderful spot I used to frequent. Though I've always loved them for their pastas and apps, since it was lunch we ordered seafood salad special and a sausage roll. Our waitress told us the seafood salad is customer favorite. They brought out the signature garlic knots with toasted loaf on top and their knots were still legendary. Sausage roll was surprisingly disappointing. A bit too much dough overall. It is a good portion (~10") though. Seafood salad was ... just without much taste. I ordered it because I had good experience with a shrimp dish few years back, but my mom said she just doesn't know what she's eating because everything was so tasteless. Being Asian, we know our seafood and know it very well because we simply use / eat them more frequently than most US-born Americans. (I'll just say live fish-in-tank to table) After eating 10%, I had to do what I rarely do and ask the restaurant to take it back. I explained with regret to our waitress, and she was understanding, telling us that some love/some hate it. She gave other suggestions, and we ended up just ordering a pasta to take home. However, this manager guy came over saying he wanted to understand what was wrong. So I explained how shrimp tasted like frozen ones over-thawed in microwave (it was tough-rubbery) and he got sort of confrontational stating that's a fresh shrimp. That was a no-no. Respectfully, I know how fresh shrimp tastes and feels like, thank you. I tried to be nice and didn't argue with him, and he left after saying his piece. I wouldn't say he was outright rude, but being confrontational like that was not what I expected from TBRT. So it was a disappointing experience. If it weren't for our sweet waitress, I'd be giving a 2. Better luck next time. read more

Love it, quick and yummy family style Italian and byo. The grilled chicken as well as parm, broccoli rabe, pizza delish

~ Bring your own beverage. (Alcohol) ~ Complementary garlic knots & bread. Corner Italian eatery for pizza, pasta & sandwiches in a colorful, casual space. This is family owned business so you may see a different setting where the family may be together towards the end of the night. My boyfriend and I came here Friday night and enjoyed the family interaction where as some people may not. We were greeted kindly by the gentleman and sat down quickly. He was accommodating to us as we were eyeing a table as soon as we walked in. We started with the Calamari Arrabiata (12.95) which came with freshly battered calamari tossed with flame roasted peppers sautéed in a "spicy" arrabiata style plum. My boyfriend and I enjoyed this dish the most. Right amount of spices and a bit different then the norm. We then ordered the Seafood Salad (10.50) which was a mix of calamari, shrimp, scungilli and crabmeat served over mesclun greens; tossed in a lemon olive oil dressing. I enjoyed this dressing. It wasn't heavy, a little vinegary but nothing unbearable. Lastly, we ordered the Seafood Oreganata to share (23.95). Baked clams, mussels, shrimp & fillet of sole with fresh garlic lemon, white wine & Italian herbs, topped with bread crumbs. (Choice of pasta, broccoli or baked potato). We chose linguini. This dish was okay. I thought the sauce was very buttery. I did like the bread crumbs. Perhaps the lemon olive oil dressing with some capers would have been nice. Overall, I had a great experience just as I did with the original owners. read more

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Ordered dinner twice this week from here and both times were absolutely awesome. The first time we had Pizza Margarita and it was cooked to perfection. The second night we had truffle fries and they arrived hot and crunchy simply delicious. The boneless chicken was seasoned well and moist, soooooo good!! Sorry I didn't bother with pictures because we were starving. But I will definitely order from here again, the menu isn't very big but the is very good. read more

My wife and I met my niece and Great Niece for dinner. I personally have never been, sorry I waited so long to go. The food was delicious. And being a BYOB, we enjoyed some wine from home. Very nice portion too, had to wrap up some for home. Would definitely go back again. read more

This a nice small spot for a casual dinner and the food is good, but last night I ordered a gluten free pasta bolognese and asked for the rest to be wrapped to take home. Today for lunch, I was eating my left over pasta and suddenly felt something very crunchy in my mouth. I spit out the food and noticed it was shrimp tails... I did not order shrimp and neither did my friend who I was with so this must've been from someone else's order. I feel disgusting having had someone else's shrimp tails in my dish. There weren't even shrimp on it, just the tails so they were eaten previously. I will not return because this is so unhygienic. read more

The Big Red Tomato - Eaten shrimp from someone else in my pasta bolognese - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey

My go to pizza spot. I always get their pizza, pasta, and or soup. You get complimentary garlic knots with certain items. read more

The Big Red Tomato - A couple slices and a soup came with bread and complimentary garlic knots. - Pizza Near Me - Fort Lee, New Jersey