Reviews for Buona Sera in Red Bank, NJ
I love this place. Being from Boston and Italian, it's difficult to find a good Italian restaurant. We had calamari and the... stuffed Meatballs. Both portions were huge and delicious. I had the linguine and clams which I swear tasted just like mySicilian mother makes lol it was perfect. I got the half portion which was huge. The others in my party got filets...cookedperfectly. We were very happy with the service as well. Tony was on point and always there when we needed something but notintrusive at all. We can't wait to visit downtown again and we are definitely going back. Highly recommend ???? ps how do youget the baked potatoes so huge? ???? Read more
They have their own parking caddy corner across the street, otherwise it's street/meter parking. We had reservations for 6,... seated right away. Place fills up quick. It's loud, but it is what it is. Pretty sure frank Sinatra was playing all night ????.Service was kinda slow, there was a show at the theater next door so they were super busy with aggressive customers wanting toget in and out. Pricing is fair, not overly priced at all. Now we get to the good stuff...food.. Appetizers: Tomato, fresh mozzand basil-????????u can't really mess this up, it was good Clams casino--????????????this was really good, possibly one of thebest I've had (I haven't had many, but still!) Calamari-????????????ok this was amazing ???? ???? it doesn't come withtentacles, but you won't really care. It was crispy on the outside, and perfectly cooked-not chewy. Seasoned well....I couldhave eaten just this and been happy. I've had a lot of calamari over the years, this was top notch ???? Dinners: Pennevodka-????????????this was really good, comes with a very generous portion that I could barely eat. While I enjoyed it, theleftovers were RIDICULOUSLY delicious ???? I highly suggest getting thr larger portion (there are 2) and taking theleftovers. Stuffed rigatoni-????????????i had a bite and it was delish, however, super heavy and I am sure it made for amazingleftovers Linguini and clam sauce-????????????I did not try this but the person eating it enjoyed it and theleftovers Dessert: Tiramasu-????????????i did not get to taste this, but the people eating it loved it Cremebrulee--????????????this was really good, crisp top, creamy inside, decent portion Highly recommend. Table of 5, some hadcocktails and the bill didn't break the bank. Read more
Amazing restaurant. Walked right in and got a warm greeting from the owner. Terry our server was fantastic. He even sang to... my daughter for her birthday and we didn't even ask. The food???? Outstanding! Calamari melted in my mouth. Got a porterhousefor 2 cooked to perfection. Can't wait to go back Read more
My wife and I come here every time we do a date night! We have the most amazing conversations with the staff and the food is out... of this world. One waiter, Terry, even made up a rap for my birthday last year! On our most recent visit, we made a reservationfor 730pm on a Saturday and when we left at 10pm it was jammin', so definitely make a reservation well in advance! Read more
Food was absolutely amazing. Our service from Brandon was even better. He was so amazing and made the experience, phenomenal... recommendations and great service. Will definitely come again, food and wine were great. Read more
My first time dining here, it was one of the best steaks I have had in a while. The service and food is amazing, cigar bar... upstairs is awesome and the friendly atmosphere throughout the whole building was great. Thank you to Chris, Heather, Ben andwhole Buona Sera staff. I am definitely coming back to experience the rest of the menu. Read more
Definitely busy and loud with conversations. That being said, our waitress was on point. She was professional and patient. ... Never felt truly rushed with our party of 9. Calamari, cheese board, clams casino were all fantastic. The pork giambino wasdelicious and hot. A return visit is definitely in order... Read more
We went there tonight with 18 ppl for a graduation dinner. The waitress/ bartender was fabulous she handle the table great... doing it all herself. The food was so delicious we loved it. The portions are very generous. Went back last night before a showadded pics Read more