La Pastaria 30 Linden Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701

"Really bad dining experience here. Was a Saturday night and after a long work week, was looking forward to a nice meal out. Took about 45 min for us to order food and it was not busy at all. Waited another 45 min for our food and they totally forgot about our appetizers. Was told “yeah you aren’t getting them”. No apology or sincerity at all. The whole atmosphere was uncomfortable. Other diners were clearly annoyed and someone even sent their food back. Wait staff since irritated with one another. And shocker, had to wait another while to pay for our food. I had to get up and ask them to ring us up. And the manager or owner (I am not sure who she was) was wearing a very furry scarf while serving food. I thought that was gross. Will not be returning."

"This place is amazing!!! EXCEPT for the best part at the end of the meal the dessert, when you have a nut allergy and the only thing recommended is Ice cream but can’t have milk either. So you everyone gets to celebrate your family’s birthday and you’re the only one with no dessert was a bit sad!!! They need to have a better selection!!!!"

"Came here for our two year anniversary dinner and we loved it. Very authentic italian food and the portion sizes are big. Our server Jenn was so attentive and on top of her game. I am looking forward to trying out their other location in Summit soon. Also you have to try the pear salad and arancini balls, they were both amazing."

"Good Italian food. We were a party of 11. I enjoyed the fennel salad, spicy meatballs, and St. Joes’e pasta. My husband and I shared our meal. My daughter loved the Bolognese and fried mozzarella balls. Other family members got the black ink pasta but the pasta was too al dente. It needed to be cooked 1 -2 minutes more. All in all everyone was happy with their meal. Good service and friendly staff work here. Thanks accommodating us last minute. Will return for more."