La Strada Restaurant

"Very, very dated place with old, smelly carpet and furniture. Food wise carbonara was good, chillean sea bass which they served as cod was weird smelling, no taste, no acidity seasonable vegge inedible - carrot and broccoli cooked in chicken stock perhaps? Yuck- very weird, unpleasant taste - what if you r pescaterian?, potatoes killed in deep fryer. Overall lack of finesse, ingredients on the plate don't go together. Salad had frozen cucumber and oddly sliced tomatoes. Dollop of dressing on top. Premade. Bread and butter was good, server was kind. We were only once in the dining room, very first time dining at the restaurant. Don't bring date here or you ll fail 100% guaranteed. Said thank you, left 18% tip - Won't be back."

"One of our favorite places, and has been since we moved to NJ in 1995. The place is lovely, the food is great and prices are reasonable Last night was no exception. We had the Clams Oregenato, Shrimp and Scallops over Black Pasta, and the Shrimp Fantasia. All were excellent. Special mention to our waitress;, Gina, who was friendly, attentive and a pleasure to talk to."

"This place used to be the best - over the years we have had had many family birthdays and milestones including our wedding rehearsal. We loved it. Unfortunately, La Strada has gone from one of the best to one of the worst. The food is now so bad and overly expensive we can no longer justify going here. We went on Christmas Eve for a nice family dinner only to be waited on by a woman who barely spoke English and was wearing a mickey mouse sweatshirt. Service took forever (even though it was empty) and the food came out cold and tasteless. We didn't finish our meals. Months later, we were given a gift certificate, so we went back a few weeks ago only to have to send back multiple meals because we couldn't even cut our chicken with knives. The manager came over and agreed saying he doesn't like when the kitchen uses this chicken. Huh!? What does that even mean!? Do they use this bad chicken for other meals!? It's so sad to see a place like this go downhill. The only way this place can be saved is for the owners to sell and have the new place change names. It's time to take this place out back and put it out of it's misery. F."

"This restaurant is delicious. Plan on taking your time if you dine here-- it's not fast food. Dinner menus take a little long to get to you because, you know, they want you to order some drinks first. Drinks by the way are always perfect and flavorful, not weak either. The bartender is on the scale of a mixologist. I usually get the rigatoni bolognese and you cannot go wrong with it. A lot of their appetizers are good but I wouldn't recommend what I believe are the clams casino. It was a smaller portion but more importantly, the flavor was off. Reservations aren't generally needed but just in case, I'd recommend it. It's a fairly large dining area with attentive waitstaff who care about your dining experience, shown through their exceptional service-- uncommon nowadays."

"Had a delicious dinner and an excellent time here! Our waiter was friendly and joked around with us, and all of our food was delicious. The dinner was at a very relaxed pace, so don’t go expecting you’ll be in and out quickly (but it’s a good thing to just breathe for a change). Make sure to save room for dessert!"