Rella's Italian Tavern 601 Union Avenue, Brielle, NJ 08730

"This is not your gourmet food place but definitely great for happy hour; a sandwich or bar pizza. Great ‘smash’ burgers! Generous drinks too.. friendly & pleasant atmosphere. Definitely in my rotation of places to go."

"Went with my mom, gramma, and some family members tonight. Our waitress was fantastic (forgot her name but she’s taken care of us twice and always does great) but the food was honestly disappointing. We come here maybe once a month and Its always pretty good but tonight it was just off. We will be back because everyone has an off day."

"My husband and I ate dinner at Rella's last week for the first time, having heard about it for some time. The food was excellent. I ordered scallops oreganata, which came out perfectly: they were a good size, sweet, and cooked just right. I also liked that they weren't completely smothered with the orreganata; it was just enough to really taste and appreciate the freshness of the scallops. My husband had a steak sandwich. Steak slices were prime and cooked exactly as he asked. And since he is in the meat business all his life, he knows a good cut of meat when he tastes it. A very good first time experience. We called over the manager at the end of our meal to let him know how much we enjoyed our dinner, and that we'll be back."

"So a lot of the mood for a restaurant is set by the mood of your server. Marissa is the total key to this 5 star review. Amazing, fun, accommodating personality. Food? Very good. Meatballs & artichokes for apps, Chicken Parm & Chicken Scarpiello for dinner. Perfect presentation, good quality. Will def be back!"

"Everything we ate was good. Ordered several apps. The calamari was very tender and delicious. Zucchini sticks were very good and a large portion of them. Pork chop entree was delicious. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Our server was very attentive and polite. Overall a good experience. We will go back."