Monticello at Red Bank Italian Restaurant

"Took my wife out for date night and I could not have made a better choice. Everything was superb, from the atmosphere with gentle music in the background to the wait staff and lets not forget the food. Every dsh was nicely presented and delicious. It's a BYOB so don't forget to bring along your own wine."

"***Original review below, adding this in as the owner COMPLETELY lied in their response. First of all I came in Sunday, not Friday as they said. NO ONE came up to me, I did not talk to a single employee, not a single other person walked in during the 10+ minutes i was there, I tried calling the restaurant while up front to see if anyone would come up and answer the phone which they did not. To say I spoke to a hostess and "agreed" is a blatant lie. No other reservations were walking in while I was there. So the "owner" either a full blown liar or too incompetent to take accountability for what happened. Very pathetic and sad to see.**** I want to preface before writing this that I was a hostess then a server for a total of 6 years and fully understand the stress of working in a restaurant especially around the holidays. I have been there before and enjoyed the food so tonight I tried to stop in to get my in laws a gift card to try it. In front of me was a door dash driver, who every staff member was being disgustingly rude to after he waited god knows how long when the food was up front the whole time sitting there but no one even cared to check. I proceeded to sit there for another 10 minutes JUST TO BUY A GIFT CARD where every staff member walked by me and did not acknowledge me. And it was not an I’m too busy lack of acknowledgment, it was so rude I cannot imagine treating a customer like that. It sucks that the food is so good but the staff is so rude I will never suggest this to anyone again or ever give them my business again. Truly a waste of a great chef and location."

"The service staff was amazing very polite. Even the food came out pretty fast the calamari was fried to perfection not to mention the marinara sauce on the side had its own unique tastes that complimented every bite. For main course I ordered was the prawn and shrimp pasta in a Delicious pink sauceThat was out of this world highly recommended if you are a seafood pasta lover."

"This was the second time we were at this restaurant, the first time we sat near the music speaker and it was a bit too loud. Our food was very good but not as enjoyable due to the fact that it was hard to converse. The second visit we sat towards the back of the restaurant and it was much better. I had a very tasty cod that was on the specials list. This place is BYOB, considering how expensive everything is, it made going out much more affordable. We will definitely come back."

"My husband and I shared the poached part salad and it friend has the house salad. Both were good. For entrée I had the pescatore risotto, my husband had pasta norma (rigatoni with eggplant and tomato sauce) and our friend had the penne vodka. We all enjoyed our dishes. For dessert we all shared the lava cake. Unfortunately it was a little burnt."