Did a pickup order today for lunch. Cute restaurant inside. Decor is a little outdated, but charming. There is a large fountain in the middle of the restaurant that my son liked. I got a calzone, and my son got the meatball mac and cheese. The calzone was delicious. Good flavors. Good portion size. The mac and cheese was not good - basically a large helping of Kraft mac and cheese with two meatballs. My son wouldn't eat the meatballs - not too tasty. I will return because the calzone was really good, but I won't order off the kids menu anymore. My interaction with staff was minimal so I can't really comment too much on that. Seemed friendly. read more

Brother's Encore - Italian Near Me - Montclair, Virginia

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This place is the best hidden gem ever!! My husband and I recently moved to the area and were trying to find a local Italian place that would remind us our favorite mom and pop restaurants of Michigan and this hit the nail on the head! The food is so delicious (I've need had such tasty cheese on a pizza) and the portion so sizes are enormous!! You can literally order a meal for lunch and easily have leftovers for dinner! It's become our new go to place for all family and friends! So lucky to have found this gem so close by! Note: All of our orders, this far thanks to COVID have been "Togo" but We heard the dining room has open up so we are excited to try full service soon!! read more

Great food, and we love the lunch special! I typically get the chicken cheese steak with crinkle fry's. We are new to the area, and couldn't have found a more friendly, professional, and welcoming server than Regina. It's always a joy to walk into our new regular lunch spot, and be greeted by her. 5 Stars all the way! read more

Their family Italian dinners are superb. Along with outstanding service along with the family dinner ambiance.

One of our go to's. Love their pizza, subs and family salads. Service is always good. Must say most of our meals are take out but the inside is not bad. read more

We ordered take-out this evening and man was it good! We ordered their "7" Encore Pizza and their White Sauce with Clams pasta... The Pizza was was true to their advertisement of NY Pizza, with a perfectly raised crust and generous with the toppings. The Pasta was OMG DELICIOUS! I am a huge pasta fan and they have definitely made the best I've had from here to the Northeast. Would post a photo but there was nothing left to photograph lol. Definitely recommend everyone to this wonderful restaurant! read more

Salad was big but tasted like a McDonalds salad. Garlic knots tasted like plain bread. Chicken dish tasted like chicken came from microwave Grilled Tyson chicken strips. Noodles tasted like boxed noodles. All of their marinara sauces are on the sweet side which is something my family and I don't prefer. We loved the big fountain in the middle of the restaurant and waitress was good. read more

Awesome Pizza!!!! Food is amazing and service is super fast! We get the pizza special a few times a month and are never disappointed.

It's a nice neighborhood American-Italian restaurant. If you're looking for authentic Italian dishes go to Naples. If you're looking for a family friendly restaurant that serves good food and really good pizza (my favorite pizza joint in the immediate area) then go to Brothers Encore read more

Brother's Encore - 2 for $21 Great deal! - Italian Near Me - Montclair, Virginia

The Stromboli is top notch. The vegetables were cooked just right with just a little crunch left The portions of cheese, vegetables, and meats were very well balanced. Delicious food. read more

Excellent food, amazing service, and a relaxing atmosphere. Family friendly and great location. You will not be disappointed.

Excellent pizza. Affordable. Customer service at the pizza counter kind of lacks. However overall excellent restaurant and bar.

I for spaghetti carbonara and was not disappointed. Great flavor and huge portion for me. I definitely will be taking half home with me. read more

Brother's Encore - Spaghetti carbonara so good and a lot of food. I will be taking some home tonight. - Italian Near Me - Montclair, Virginia

If you want microwave food this is the place to go,from the sausages to the bread. Everything was very chewy,and definitely not sauteed. The server told my wife not to touch the plate because it just came out of the oven, but she did not say which one. The young lady serving us was very good, other than that in a word it sucked!!!!! read more

Great Italian food of pastas and pizza at a good price! Plenty of parking with a bar as part of the place if you wish.

Easy ordering. Have always ordered only pizzas to go. I always call and time estimates for pick up are usually pretty accurate. Still looking for CT pizza in PWC, but this is more like what we call "Greek pizza". Good toppings and good sauce. read more

Went in for lunch, ordered calamari and their pasta lunch special (lasagne). The calamari was obviously pre-made/frozen: nothing homemade could have that perfect cylindrical coating. Squid was kinda rubbery, but edible. Sauce was jarred. Lasagna was...not good. Sauce - jarred. Meat in sauce - unrecognizable. It could've been cardboard, it could have been meat, it could have been "meat". WHO KNOWS? Cheese - presliced deli cheese (provolone rather than mozz?) and only on top, not even in between layers. No ricotta. Bread -Microwaved vs oven warmed because there wasn't a bit of crunchy crust. It was soft and hot, but obviously from microwave. Maybe their dinner is better, but man, I am not a fan, and will not be a repeat customer. read more

Great food, good company the prices are fair and they make their own pasta!!! We order pizza every Thursday night.

First time at Brother's Encore. We are from St Louis, MO where they have the best Italian cusine in the country at "On The Hill." Brother's Encore is comparable to St Louis and the best we've had while living in Virginia. They need to make TRaves (Toasted Raviolis) to be authentic St Louis Italian. Pizza was great! read more

Very poor service and predominantly actracted by and catered to Caucasians. People of Color beware the service and atmosphere is not for you. Find another place to hang out with your friends and business colleagues. Restaurant is very pricy, but food is very good from African-American cook who has been there for many years so do not go after 7:00pm into bar. read more

Great alternative to Tony's pizza on 234. Service is always friendly at Brother's. My fav dish is their white pizza.

Best pizza in the area, by far. Fresh from the oven, can't be beat. We order the Salami and Quattro Gusto at least once a week. The fresh crispy garlic knots with fresh made marinara sauce is a good choice. read more

I love the bar and the folks there at the bar. I ha ent had the food here yet so I can only speak on the bar, people and drinks. All were wonderful read more

Brother's Encore - Italian Near Me - Montclair, Virginia

I ordered the encore chicken which is described as chicken in a lemon wine sauce over angel hair pasta. It literally tastes like they poured a can of gravy over the chicken and pasta. The meal was $15. There was more wrong with our order but I don't even have the energy to explain what they did to my food. read more

Brother's Encore - Italian Near Me - Montclair, Virginia

Cheesesteak was amazing! Slice of pepperoni amazing- but I will order a whole pie next time and ask for extra sauce. Sausage roll was also delicious- only wish it had cheese in it. Super friendly service while they are clearly short staffed. read more

Family friendly environment, and the food is absolutely delicious! The manager and staff are friendly and helpful. Your money will go a long way here. read more

My son and I just left Brothers Encore Pizza in Montclair . I have been eating at Brothers since the 1970s. Today we had hot,fresh, cheesesteak subs. They were incredible,served on large sub rolls,with fresh, crispy, lettuce, and fresh, ice cold tomatoes. They came with a dill spear and a bag of chips! WOW! The restaurant was cleaned and sanitized by our waitress and another employee who even cleaned the backs and bottoms oh the chairs. The service by Sam,was polite speedy, and spot on! I can't think of any other restaurant that has this level of excellent food,Incredible Service, and Cleanliness! THANK YOU GREAT JOB!!!! read more

This place claims to have authentic Italian food when it's not even close. And for what you get it's over priced. The decor is outdated and needs either a face lift or makeover. Our server must have been having a bad day because she acted like she didn't want to be there. read more

Order delivery from here frequently - the fettucine with clam sauce is absolutely incredible. Kids love the spaghetti with meat sauce as well. Their tuscan chicken pasta is rather tasty too. It's a bit pricey, but delicious. read more

My friend kept bugging me about how good this place is, so when my son graduated and we had his party I bought a bunch is pizza and a steak and cheese from here. Damn he was right!!! The food was amazing and the staff were all super friendly. That was the first time I had ever been there and they thanked me several times for my business and made me feel like a regular. I can't wait to go back. read more

Ian the bartender was incredibly attentive and friendly the calamari and garlic knots appetizers were delicious. However the entrées were disappointing the calzone only had a small piece of ham with watery/runny ricotta and the veal saltimboca had too much over sweetened sauce on top of mushy pasta. Would return again to have drinks in the bar area, but wouldn't order food outside of the appetizers. read more

If you're in the mood for Italian dining this is a great place. Family owned business with great cooks and good service. Prices range from high to low depending in what you order. Good deals on delicious pizzas! Great Pastas, Calzones, Lazania, Shepard pie, Wine, Deserts, etc. Garlic Knots are so goood! Also there is a pub that's separate from dining area. This pub has Karaoke nights once or twice a week. There's couple TVs that play sports and even have a Nintendo wii hooked up. A lot of friendly locals who all have interesting story's to tell. Bartenders Ian and the Twins do a great job on drinks and conversing with others. Brothers Encore makes real Italian style dishes. Very good place to eat by yourself or with friends/family. If you're used to American style pizza like the 1 star guy go to a domino's or pizza hut. 4 Stars read more

We've been ordering from here for years. They have great NY Style Pizza, good subs (the large size is huge!) and the calzones are gigantic! The staff and the owners are very friendly. The restaurant has a main dinning area and also a "pub" area with live music some nights. Great place for a very casual family dinner. I only wish that they delivered :-) read more

Brother's Encore - Italian Near Me - Montclair, Virginia

Highly disappointed. We were a party of 4. It was fairly busy when we arrived, but were seated quick. Our server was asking for our drink order before we could all sit down. Our order was taken fairly quickly- 2 appetizers, and for dinner, 3 orders of pasta and one pizza. The order came out in dribs and drabs. About 10-15 min after we ordered, the first appetizer comes. About 5-7 min later, the 2nd appetizer. About 15 min later, 2 plates of pasta come out, steaming hot. About 5 min later the pizza comes- cold. About 3-5 min later, the final steaming hot plate of pasta arrived. The service was very, very slow. The manager comes to check on us after the first 2 pastas come, and asks how our dinner tastes. I tell her "from what we have, it's okay". Her response, "great"- she walks away. No offer to check on the rest of the order, no question of why we all don't have food. There was no offer to discount the pizza that arrived cold for no apparent reason. They did remake the pizza, but by that time I asked for a to go box. But that pizza was piping hot. Our bill was $80 for 4 people - a bit expensive if you consider the service we received. I highly doubt I will be back to eat in the restaurant, but I might consider take out. read more

The food here is actually really good! We enjoyed their Eggplant Parm & Manacotti. The eggplant was cooked perfect. If you're an eggplant parm kind of person then they have a real good one here. My husband said his manacotti was real good too. We got to try their garlic knots & they were also yum! read more

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One of our go-to places. Great food and great service! One of the best red sauces anywhere. Authentic! Whether you eat in the pub or in the restaurant, you will get consistently great food and service. They treat you like family! read more

You know, I went into this place with somewhat of a bad attitude. I was not expecting much out of it. It is not the most attractive place from the outside, and when you walk in, things do not get much better. It looks like a dated dining room and has a tacky fountain in the center. But, with one small exception, both the service and the food were spot on. The party I was with ordered pizza, garlic knots, sausage rolls, pasta-meatballs-sausage. Everything was very tasty. The servers were fast and stayed on top of drink refills. The one small exception was the wedding soup. I did not taste it, and I forgot to ask my brother-in-law how it was, but it did not look good. It looked very "thick" like soup gets when it is sitting around for a long time. But, I am not taking any points away for it since I did not have it. Overall, I was happy and I will go back. read more

Let me start by saying that Brother's Encore is more like a 3.5 but I decided to round up to 4 stars. We've lived in the area for nearly 10 years and have never tried Brother's Encore, but decided to give it a go on a weeknight when the household had a hankering for pasta. Here's our take on the restaurant. Food: We ordered the garlic knots to start per everyone's suggestions on Yelp and found them to be really tasty. Followed up with a side salad and I have to say, I take issue with salads being served with packs of dressing in a sit down restaurant which is what happened with our Caesar salads. For dinner we opted for the baked ziti, penne alla vodka and a child's serving of spaghetti and meatballs. Everything was hot and flavorful, not too salty like many local restaurants seem to be. We were all happy with our choices but think next time we'll give the pizza a try. I will say I don't care for restaurants that suffer from an "identity crisis", meaning they label themselves one thing (Italian) and then have things like Shepherd's Pie and cabbage rolls on the menu. Maybe it's to justify the "Pub" on the sign out front? Not sure, but that's something that I find annoying. Service: This where Brother's Encore failed us. Our server, while he seemed like a nice guy, is- how do you say it? In the wrong line of work. He was clearly flustered and running here and there and everywhere.Not to mention when asked what was good (it was our first time remember) the server said, "I don't know. I haven't had any of it." Really? Novice mistake, my friend. We did without refillls, extra napkins, bread, etc for much of our visit. Tables around us sat dirty which made it hard to tell if it was a lack of staff or up to the servers to clear their own. Bottom line: For two adults and one child the meal ran about $50 with tip. A little pricey but we did have leftovers, so that made it sting a little less. Would we give it another try? Yes. However if the service still lacks next time we may just opt for take out instead. read more

Pizza is pretty good but the Friday karaoke is the beat in town! If only that one speaker would get turned around so people in the back could hear!!! Great, fun times and so close to home. read more

We've visited Brothers Encore many times over the years. Our kids would ask for the fountain restaurant and everyone knew where we were eating. Our youngest are adults now and we still say we are gong to the fountain restaurant. The food is hot, plentiful, and while not gourmet, is great family comfort food. The food is good but the service had not improved over the last 2-3 visits to the restaurant side.. Tonight it was a series of issues that had both my husband and myself shaking our heads and saying no more. When we arrived at our table the waiter was asking for our drink order before I had even pulled out my chair to sit down. A little over eager but better than being ignored. He came back three times in the space of ten minutes and we finally placed our order. The food came fairly quickly and was very hot. The waiter stopped by to ask if he could take dishes and offered boxes, but we were all still eating and only had our meal a short time. We were never offered drink refills, either soda or mixed drinks, never received any bread with our pasta dishes (the owner came by as we were finishing and offered bread). Our daughter went to the dessert case and had picked out her dessert. We were never offered dessert but another waitress came to the table and told us "your waiter told me to drop this off" left our check and walked away. We joked our waiter must have quit as he didn't seem like he wanted to be there. All in all, we felt rushed (even though there were only 2 tables and 3 booths filled) and we were a bother to the staff. Our bill was almost $100 for 4 adults and could have been more with mixed drink refills, desserts, coffee. I was even going to order a meal to take to work with me. After our visit tonight we have decided we will treat this as a fast food restaurant and only go for take out. I'll miss the fountain. read more