Reviews
February 17, 2021
"It was our first visit. The staff was attentive. The food was very good. Calamari was a bit overdone. The cheese, salami, spicy zucchini and bread to start were great. The veal parm was great and the chicken with eggplant, roasted pepper and goat cheese was great. The portions were large and we brought some home. The lava cake with ice cream was great and just enough to share when you've eaten a lot."
February 16, 2021
"Delicious filet with Gorgonzola cheese sauce"
February 16, 2021
Native Italy in NJ
"The art of fine dining and exquisite service are perfected at IL Monello because of it's conspicuous dedication to preserving and protecting its Italian culture. When one enters a restaurant in native Italy, you are greeted with a spirit of welcome, compassion, and service while simultaneously consuming memorable, delicious, and impeccable food. The food in native Italy, as most experience, is exceptional in comparison to American restaurants, let alone Italian restaurants in the states. However, IL Monello has been the unforeseeable exception in our first time at this restaurant. IL Monello, in my humble yet correct opinion, meets and exceeds the thresholds of the fine dining experience one would get in native Italy. IL Monello has been beyond comparison to any Italian restaurant in the state of New Jersey, and should only be categorically considered with the restaurants run in Italy itself. To that end, it's main chef, Martino Asagjeka, should receive much credit for his work done here since 1988, his compassion to his guests, and commitment to fine dining."
February 15, 2021
"The kindest people and best service! The food was so delicious and well made, will definitely be coming again :))"
February 6, 2021