First thing first the menu is the coolest thing I've ever seen. It's a completely digital menu with pictures of every entrée which I love. The food is very good and the staff works very hard. Plates come out fast and we have been very happy every time we've been there. We will definitely go back. Prices are very reasonable as well. I recommend! read more

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The food was delicious! We started off with the calamari and shrimp appetizer. I ordered the cavatelli broccoli and sausage entree, my husband had the clams and linguini our friends had shrimp scampi and papa deli pasta. Prices are reasonable and the ambiance was very nice. The service was good. I don't have pictures but their website provides pictures of the food. read more

Have dined here twice and both times everything was excellent! Veal saltimbocca & stuffed shrimp were delicious!!!

Authentic Italian food with a warm, welcoming vibe! Buonasera in Butler is an absolute gem! From the moment you walk in, you're greeted like family, the staff is friendly, attentive, and genuinely passionate about making your experience great. The food? Incredible. Everything we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. The Italian Steak Salad was a standout!!!! the steak was tender and seasoned beautifully, and the portion was generous. Their pastas are rich and comforting, and the house-made sauces taste like something straight out of a nonna's kitchen. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, perfect for a date night, family dinner, or a casual meal with friends. You can tell they put love into everything, from the menu to the service. Highly recommend Buonasera if you're looking for delicious Italian food in North Jersey! it's the kind of place you'll find yourself coming back to again and again! read more

Ate there with friends - food, (chicken Marsala) atmosphere and service were all very good. The next week, having gardened all day, I ordered a Chicken Parm Dinner take out. It cost me $25 and every piece of chicken was incredibly TOUGH. Seriously-every piece! I was starving so ate a couple of pieces and then chucked the rest. $25 is a lot of money for me to waste. read more

Food was unbelievable service was quick and constantly taking care the ambience wasn't too good. It was pretty sterile. Needed some pictures, but I gotta say it all in all prices were good. Food was fantastic. I will be coming back here again. read more

Buonasera Restaurant And Pizzeria - Dirt hot hors d'oeuvre enough for two people - Pizza Near Me - Butler, New Jersey

They say 3 is a charm not here. I thought I would give them another chance boy was I wrong. The service was none existent and the food was terrible. I had salmon with pineapple sauce. There was no sauce no flavor the mashed potatoes no flavor. For appetizer the menu said grilled octopus it was boiled and slimy. Needless to say I'm not coming back read more

Buonasera Restaurant And Pizzeria - Breaded Salmon - Pizza Near Me - Butler, New Jersey

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This place was recommended by family members so we ended up coming here as a party of 8 to celebrate a birthday. We ordered mussels, seafood salad and grilled octopus for appetizers. For entrees, we ordered the tortellini with peas, rigatoni alla nonna without eggplants & in cream sauce, osso bucco, linguine calamari scampi and the salmon special with potatoes. The kids picked off of us since the apps filled them up. They forgot to enter an entree in and then told us we never ordered the linguine. They apologized and then we had to wait another 10 minutes for that dish to come. Our waiter was really really young (maybe 12-14?) and he seemed a little all over the place. The food was good but disorganized. read more

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Very nice atmosphere with attention to detail and service personnel are always there for you. Food portions are very good and tasty.

This is an excellent little gem in my hometown. It's hard going out to eat when I'm visiting my mom but she loves this place so i wanted to try. They renovated it from just a small pizzeria to a beautiful BYOB restaurant. The place is immaculately clean. It's a family run place and the owner is a sweet woman and you are treated like family. We both had soup to start, mom's pasta fagoli was great and I liked the tortellini brodo. Mom opted for the manicotti and i had chicken Marsala which was perfectly cooked and they had no issues substituting a side for me since i can't stomach a lot of vegetables. All of the food is served beautifully and with pride. This is not a fast place and everything is made to order so be patient and enjoy. Prices are insanely reasonable for today's economy. I will be happy to return here! read more

They charge a corkage fee???? It's a BYO Never in my 45 years in Wine Biz and dined all over the world NEVER charged a corkage fee at a BYO Forget that they have a sign Its just nit a practice that is acceptable Shame on them read more

First time I visited this restaurant since I heard nice things about it. Buonasera did not disappoint. The food was outstanding. We ordered 3 appetizers-calamari, ricotta meatballs and stuffed mushrooms. Oh my, they were delish! My main course was chicken portobello made with sweet peppers, fresh mozzarella and of course a portobello mushroom. It was so delicious. Others ordered 2 veal dishes, and lasagna. Everyone enjoyed their meal to the fullest. We had tartufos, and NY cheesecake to end the night. Service impeccable and staff very friendly and accommodating to this party of seven. read more

Arranged a holiday party for a group of 35 and Chris and his staff were extremely accommodating. The food is delicious and the service was top notch. The holiday decorations were nicely done and made the evening festive. Highly Recommend. read more

This restaurant is outstanding. The food and wait staff are excellent. Tha atmosphere of the restaurant is intimate and romantic. This is one of our favorites. read more

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Poor service for a place that is ridiculously expensive. Ill never go there again. Not good italian

Food and service were very good, waiters and waitresses were friendly and accommodating.

Food real to pretty damn good. Price is great for nowadays. Service great. Owner operated and BYOB is made convenient new sections ambience is really nice read more

They are one of our favorite places to dine! Their new room is beautifully decorated and top shelf service! We have gone there a few times and they never disappoint Joann Cisternino read more

It was my sister's Birthday so the Family went here for Dinner. I had the Chicken Parmesan dinner. My Brother In Law had the Shrimp Fettuccine. And the birthday girl had Eggplant Parmesan. Our waiter was very good and efficient. We waited about 25 minutes for our meal. When the waiter brought our food, it was nice and hot. All of Our meals were very good and tasty. We all enjoyed our meal. We will definitely be going back again. I highly recommend Buonasera restaurant read more

I went in with high expectations based on the reviews, and ordered a few different things to try at home. Given that things will not be quite as good as when it's served fresh, it just didn't meet expectations. I will give it another try, I like to try places a few times because anyone can have an off day. It was average. read more

A very pleasant restaurant. We were there on Mother's Day which may explain some of the service problems. We are arrived on time for our reservation, were promptly seated then waited about an hour for our dinners. They were not worth the wait. There were four of us and none of us liked their meal. Seafood was a day or so beyond its sell by date. I had a huge serving of lasagna, but it was not very tasty and needed to be put back in the microwave. I ate less than half of it and didn't bother to take the rest home. I think it was the worst lasagna I have ever eaten. read more

Food and service great. Clean, beautifully decorated restaurant. Background music Sinatra, Dean Martin. Had excellent veal pizzaiola and egg plant parmigiana, nice salad. Will return -many times- for sure. read more

I thought the food was pretty good here. The problem I had was that I was eating with a party of six celebrating a couple of birthdays and two of us had ordered eggplant parmesan and all the food came out and I took a bite of mine and I realized it was not eggplant Parmesan but instead it was chicken parmesan. The other person next to me did get their eggplant parmesan. I'm a vegetarian so I was not able to eat it and I called them over and let them know that it was chicken parmesan and they seemed to doubt what I was saying but then they said they would make an eggplant Parmesan for me. So while the rest of our table ate, I waited for them to make the eggplant parmesan. It did come out relatively quickly but I guess the problem I have is they never tried to make up for the trouble of giving me the wrong dinner and then having me wait while the rest of my party ate. I think most reputable restaurants would not charge for that entree because of their mistake but at the very least I would have expected some sort of offering, a dessert or something like that. I just didn't think it was good business ship to not try to make up for it in some type of way. read more

My friends and I eat at Buonasera Restaurant often. The food is always excellent, the restaurant is very clean, and the service is outstanding. I can never understand why the restaurant is not jammed. 23 N. down at Bromat Plaza. I highly recommend it. read more

First of all this place is a gem. The place is on the fancy side. The staff are great. The food is outstanding. The egg plant parmesan is done perfectly. The tomato sauce is outstanding. My sausage with cavatelli was delicious. Other meals that I observed were like our meals, all were decent portions. This is an outstanding restaurant. Do not pass up this place. read more

Disappointed. Had the chicken vodka with eggplant. The eggplant was super thick. The chicken was dry and stringy. There wasn't enough sauce - although that would not have saved the dish. The staff is very friendly and attentive but this review is purely for the food Will give them another chance as my husband did like his dish and the byob is a nice feature read more

Went there a few months back and had a good meal. Been aiming to go back but its not really on our way most of the time but will definitely heading back there. read more

Food was outstanding with a lot of options on the menu, service was attentive without being overbearing and the atmosphere of the restaurant is clean,bright and welcoming read more

In love with this place! Just moved to the area & was in need of a good Italian restaurant. Found this place! So happy I did. Ordered to go 4 times on a takeout night 4x in the month and no disappointment. It's a shame that they are not an individual restaurant because I feel like they would be busier rather than being in a hidden strip mall but the food takes away from the location of it. Lots of great Italian dishes that are made fresh. A tiny bit on the expensive side but the portion of the dish takes that con out. Highly recommend. read more

Worth the hype! We had been hearing that the food was delicious for quite some time now, so we're finally able to give it a try. It was amazing... Just sad for all the night I hadn't gone sooner! Not only was it in a very convenient location, but the staff was awesome... And the food impeccably amazing. We decided to try your standard Italian dishes... So got chicken marsala and Al la Murph. Both were awesome! Usually with food that good, the portions are very small, however, my husband got two meals out of his and I got 3 1/2 out of mine! read more

Food was excellent! Portions are huge. Service is great. Big dessert menu! Very pleased with our dining experience.

Mediocre quality food, nice people, but nothing special compared to other Italian restaurants in the area.

Ordered delivery tonight through Grubhub and enjoyed a nice dinner. Estimated delivery time was about an hour and I received my food on time. I ordered the meat lovers pizza and an order of their bbq chicken wings. Total was about $30. Their pizza was pretty good, it was a thin-crust style. I'm used to seeing a bit more meat on a meat-lover pizza but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. I also enjoyed the wings and would order those again. I'm new to the area and am hoping to try many new places in the neighborhood but I'll definitely keep this place in mind as a solid pizza spot. Lastly, I appreciate this place still delivering through this pandemic! read more

Buonasera Restaurant And Pizzeria - Large Meat Lover Pizza and an order of 8 Piece bbq Chicken Wings - Pizza Near Me - Butler, New Jersey

The meatballs are to die for! Tiny restaurant with great service as well. Definitely worth a visit!

They do a great job at customer service and the food is to die for and the new addition looks great and I hope they stay around for a while

My wife and I and another couple had dinner on 12/2. It seems the only one coming to the tables was a 11 year old boy. Waited to have our wine opened, ordered our food and waited an hour for the appetizers. 1 appetizer was cold, not warn, cold. It was sent back only to come back barely warm. Meals were ok, my special was a seafood risotto dish that had what tasted like breakfast sausage mixed in with the seafood. My wife's gluten free pasta with olive oil, garlic and broccoli was missing the garlic. Not a good dinner experience. I will not go back. read more

Thanks to Covid, it's been awhile since I've been able to dine out with my birth mother and genetic paternal aunt together, which we try to do as often as possible. Since my re-union with my genetic family members (which occurred in 2004 thanks to the efforts of my birth mother to locate me), my "genetic family" has become my family (although my late adoptive parents and the family I was raised with will always be my family-- it's not that I've replaced one with the other; it's that I've "added on" and expanded my family, and its been one of the blessings of my life). When the 3 of us get together, we update each other on what's been going on in our lives, and we talk about family history, the past, and those family members I was sadly never able to meet (my birth father, a lawyer, died in 1993). For me, these meetings are vitally important, as my aunt is the only link I really have to the paternal side of the family (a cousin used to join us at these meetings/dinners, but he died several years ago). Long dead family members I never knew come alive as we talk (my paternal grandmother supported my teenaged birth parents in their ultimately futile efforts to get married, which were thwarted in the end by my maternal grandfather...not a bad guy from what I've been told, but a bit of an "old school" tyrant; he assuredly wanted the best for his daughter and for me, but didn't go about things in the best, calmest manner possible; from what I've been told, my paternal grandmother was very upset by what was ultimately his final decision to put me up for adoption-- she was especially upset by the fact that I was in all probability going to be raised as a Protestant instead of a Catholic). Usually, we've met down the street at the Pompton Queen diner. This time, my aunt suggested Buonasera in Butler. I had never heard of it, but I was willing. Butler is just up the street (highway) from Wayne, where I grew up. Unfortunately, in the years since my childhood, Rt. 23 North has become a congested, chaotic, confusing sprawl of shopping malls, fast food restaurants, office buildings, tattoo parlors, bars, the usual suspects (Home Depot, Lowe's, Walmart, Applebee's, etc.), gas stations, garages, chiropractors, dance studios, etc. etc. After some difficulty (thankfully, we left early), we located the relatively small, isolated strip mall. I recognized the restaurant by the outdoor seating being provided, but the sign was obscured, and I had to walk over before I was sure that we were in the right place. Parking unnerved me a little. On one side are signs indicating "Parking For 30 Minutes Only." On the other side, though, no time constraints are indicated. We met my aunt, and went inside. My aunt brought a bottle of wine (alcohol not provided at the restaurant, but you can bring your own), as well as several items connected to my birth father (the flag that was presented by the military to the family at his funeral, the plaque with his name on it from his law office, the card from his funeral Mass--- her generosity is a gift I will always treasure). We talked, we ordered, we ate. Service was friendly, efficient. I always have a certain hesitancy rating a restaurant based on 1 meal, but everyone enjoyed immensely what they had. I had chicken tetrizzini; al dente pasta with mushrooms in a cream sauce. Not my usual order-- I ordered it because it was the cheapest thing on the menu, and I suspected my aunt was going to insist on picking up the check (she did, although I tried). It was delicious. My birth mother ordered, I believe, another chicken dish (which she seemed to love), and my aunt had a pasta dish with shrimp. Because we talked more than we ate, we all took a large portion of our meals home with us in "doggie bags," but the re-heated food was just as delicious the next day. For dessert, I ordered expresso with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in it, which was definitely something different for me. A few days later, when I mentioned it to my oldest friend and tried to remember what it had been called, he right away replied, "Affogato." Yep. My birth mother and aunt shared a cannoli. They were very pleased. After we finished, we continued our discussion, and no one was trying to hustle us out (although, considering that the restaurant was far from full, my aunt was right when she said, "What would be the point of pushing us out of here?"). The vibe from beginning to end was relaxed, cordial, accommodating. I admit that a large portion of the positivity of this review is motivated by the fact that we had a wonderfully warm (and, for me, informative) meeting, a positive and loving bonding with the family I never knew I had until I was a grown man. But the meals, the service, and the interior of the restaurant itself were...objectively...excellent. I fully tend to return here. Hopefully, often. Next time-- lasagne! read more

I write this because it warrants an excellent review but I don't want it to get so busy that I can't get a table anymore! From the warm welcome as you enter..the delicious homemade bread or the excellent meals you can't go wrong with this BYOB. True hidden gem that I can't wait to go back again. Fresh ingredients, great portions and wonderful flavors. The Chicken Mama Mia was delicious and the pork shank special melted in your mouth. For dessert we had their version of a zeppoli..they are not what you would get at a fair...they are light little pillows of dough with amazing flavor. So good! My new favorite place! read more

Good Italian food with a nice ambiance. Service is friendly but a bit slow. This is not a problem as it gives you a chance to chat and enjoy your meal. They also have delivery which is fast and good. read more

The best Italian food close to home from the first visit we loved it great service and an amazing food