Reviews for Bottagra Restaurant in Hawthorne, NJ
At daughter's recommendation, celebrated a birthday gathering of 10 people here in 2019. Finally had the chance to go back 2... weeks ago. Had the grilled octopus which was so tender and delicious. Food was excellent couple with an impeccable service. Read more
Best food! Great service!!! Always wiping away crumbs from table and checking on guest. Love the romantic environment too.
We had dinner here for my boyfriend's birthday, I must say it's very fancy. I loved everything about it. The service is... absolutely the best. The waiters were polite and very professional. Let me tell you that the food matches the place, wow,absolutely delicious. It was my first time and I fell in love, will be back for sure. Read more
we popped in for lunch because the restaurant is close to a service shop we needed that day. what a wonderful unexpected... experience. the bartender made the most amazing cocktails and he was super friendly and shared a lot of good information aboutthe restaurant; sounds like it's a party there every Thursday night! great anjejo and single malt options ???? the appetizerswere very good especially the clams oreganata. the bread with the garlic oil is quite tasty too. a little disappointed that thefried calamari came with only one tentacle ?? spinach malfatti was a little heavy for a malfatti. I am used to malfatti that isextremely light and fluffy this one had a bit of an odd texture and added mozzy, but the taste was there. the veal saltimboccawas slightly overcooked, you couldn't notice there was any cheese on top because it had cooked so long it evaporated (?). thesauce had great flavor, but it turned gelatinous in the middle of my meal. I took it home so I could enhance the dish. theribeye was good not great, but it's not a steakhouse so... the pistachio cake dessert is absolutely fabulous, and the tiramisuis just okay. a lovely surprise for an unplanned lunch. Read more
Wow.. What a fun place!! Deserves a 10 star!! My group had an amazing time! Great food awesome service! The staff has to be the... nicest group of people! This is a hidden gem!! Even the security staff was the nicest guys!! Highly recommend any birthdays orcelebrations be held here!!! Read more
My new favorite place! Service was impeccable and the atmosphere is perfect. Great music and lighting mixed with a great crowd.... They also have complimentary valet and were able to seat my party on short notice. Try their fresh oysters and shrimp cocktail.I had Halibut with cauliflower puree with spinach. One of the best dishes I've ever had. They also had a delicious gluten freelemon dessert and the cappuccinos were FAB! A must try! Will be back! Read more
It pains me to write this because we LOVE the aesthetics of the restaurant. Their brunch parties are outstandingly fun, but... I’m writing this about the food at the restaurant. While it was VERY photogenic, it came out bland. The chicken parm wasnothing exciting. My girlfriends clam dish was reported to be average at best, but the oysters were good! Everything cooked cameout lukewarm, with the cheese on my chicken parm almost totally congealed. The drinks were very strong, which wouldn’t be anissue, but they didn’t taste the way the drinks we ordered were supposed to taste. I love a heavy pour at night, but at dinnerI want to taste my drink. I’ll continue going to the brunch, those are so much fun, but we personally didn’t have a greatexperience with the food. Read more
I went to this restaurant for a rehearsal dinner. When I arrived I parked in their private lot. They have valet parking. I... walked into this really nice restaurant. We had a table for 16. We were served by Sal and went to the bar for our drinks. Theybrought out appetizers first and I loved the mussels and the crab cakes. For an entrée I ordered the stuffed shrimp and it wasvery tasty. For my drinks I got the old fashioned and it wasn't the best because it tasted too orangey. The red wine was muchbetter. For dessert I had the zeppole and it was tasty. The overall experience was really good. Read more