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One of my favorite New Jersey Italian restaurants. The food is always excellent, the service is friendly and accommodating and the prices are reasonab…
Lynn Brown
Gourmet Cafe
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One of my favorite New Jersey Italian restaurants. The food is always excellent, the service is friendly and accommodating and the prices are reasonab…
Levineshelly
Gourmet Cafe
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Service with a Smile!. We tried Gourmet Cafe last night based on both the reviews, and it was a good half way spot between our friends home and ours. …
Merry
Gourmet Cafe
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8 Reviews on “Gourmet Cafe”
One of my favorite New Jersey Italian restaurants. The food is always excellent, the service is friendly and accommodating and the prices are reasonable. We meet friends here all the time and everyone is always happy with their meal. I recommend any of the specials that Chef Matt cooks. Love the salads and desserts. When they serve bread, ask for their olive oil with cheese and pepper–delicious!
Service with a Smile!. We tried Gourmet Cafe last night based on both the reviews, and it was a good half way spot between our friends home and ours. We were so hapy we went! When I made the reservation I could already see this is a place that really cares. We couldnt get a table until 8:30, so I asked where would be a good spot to meet for a cocktail beforehand. (Gourmet Cafe does not have a bar, but you can bring your own drinks) They had several suggestions and even gave us the name of a competitors restaurant that did have a bar. When we arrived, Joe the floor manager greeted me by my first name. He got us seated and went above and beyond all evening to make sure we were well taken care of. This is a small place (maybe 15 tables) and reasonably priced for all that you get..We had 4 appetizers and 4 entrees and 2 desserts and our bill was 80 per couple before tip. The mussels appetizer was delicious..very fresh and I could eat their marinara sauce all day. These are not huge mussels, but they are clean and there wasnt the single nasty mussle that you usually get in the bunch. We also had the portabello mushroom appetizer which was big enough to share and also delicious. The scallop appetizer was also a winner. The crab and bean salad appetizer was also tasty and perfectly dressed. I would want a tad more crab on that one. My entree was the orechietta with shrimp and sausage. Pasta cooked perfectly, sauce with just the right amout of spice, shrimp crisp and not event the slightest bit over cooked, and lean flavorful italian sausage slices. No tails on any of the shrimp either! My friend was very impressed with that. My husband got the vongole and it was also fresh and delicious. Our friends got the arctic char and the whole wheat pasta and shrimp with a sauce she asked them to customize for her. They did this happily, as we were told when we got seated. If they have the ingredients they are happy to create it for you! So nice to find such great customer service. Our waitress took our long order without writing it down. I thought for sure there would be a few mistakes..but all came out as ordered.Lastly we tried two of the desserts..The butterscotch bread pudding and the chocolate Godiva ice cream with the Godiva chocolate shell. YUMMMM..both excellent. Matt (chef/owner) did come out and speak with us about his career and love of this restaurant. Very nice guy who is proud of what he has created at this place, as he should be!
Visiting from out of town, stumbled across this restaurant. Great look to it inside however I ordered a salad and an appetizer, waited 40 mins. (?)
GREAT FOOD. I can’t say enough good things about Gourmet Cafe. The entire staff is wonderful and caring. Matt is a great guy and deserves all the accolades.
While the Lobster Ravioli in a Michaelangelo sauce lived up to its namesake, it was the Pignoli Encrusted Sea Scallops & Chocolate Chip & Hazlenut Gelato w/cappaccino that made for the perfect bookends. A neighborhood place where the chef visits every table & truly enjoys talking with his guests making you feel like your at the house of your friend from Italy.
Gourmet Cafe Italian Bistro. This is my favorite restaurant in Parsippany. The service is very good and the staff is very friendly. The owner is extremely nice. The food is always delicious.
I love everything about Gourmet Cafe!!! The food and service is great especially the tomato basil soup. There is nothing like it!