Service was slow and lacked any enthusiasm on this Friday night. Had the Veal Milanese (Cotoletta Barbarella on menu). Was maybe 2 or 3 ounces of veal pounded thinner than breading (see photo). This was $30. Also had the pasta fagioli soup and fried zucchini app. Just meh. Better food and value elsewhere. Pass. read more

GoodFellas Restaurant - Paper thin veal Milanese - Italian Near Me - Garfield, New Jersey

Goodfellas is worth the trip for the Chicken Parmesan alone. --- Old school Italian at its very best.

Delicious authentic Italian food, the fresh bread and olive oil dip is addicting, everything I have tried on the menu is amazing, I always want to try the desserts but at the end I am so full that I simply have no more room for it. I will be back next time I visit New Jersey. read more

Food was amazing im glad they opened up. This is my wife and my favorite place everything is good in this menu, the food always has flavor never bland. read more

GoodFellas Restaurant - Filet mignon the best i ever had it wasnt on the menu you just have to ask them, you wont regret it. - Italian Near Me - Garfield, New Jersey

Excellent service and food was amazing. Great ambiance romantic place for dinner, recommended, valet parking is also available. read more

GoodFellas Restaurant - Lobster Ravioli with chicken - Italian Near Me - Garfield, New Jersey

I had a lot of Italian food but this was the bets I ever had . All I can say is wow .The food was amazing and every one were very friendly . If you like Italian food and in Garfield nj take a trip to Goodfellas . read more

Good old school Italian atmosphere veal saltimbocca was delicious fun vibe. Live entertainment

Old school Italian place needs a little updating but the food is on point. Nice people that work here and the service is amazing

Outstanding food, good atmosphere and great service. Food was as good as I've had anywhere. Reasonable prices considering the quality of food. Servers were attentive. Dan, the owner, was extremely nice. Very enjoyable experience. Recommend. read more

Couldn't wait to have dinner here with friends. The owner greats you at the door is very nice. The service was good with exception of young woman server I guess she would rather be out with friends on a Saturday night. The appetizers were very good. Our food was too spicy even though I asked for not so spicy. Also requested tuna rare, waiter said almost swimming and I said yes but it was over cooked. The music was too loud you couldn't hear anyone speaking at the table even the couple at the other table complained about it. If you are just wanting to hang out and not meet up with friends and have a nice dinner out I guess you can try it. read more

One word - trash. Had a confirmed reservation and denied at the door. Plenty of open seats but claimed they were booked. Never again, plenty of better choices in the area. read more

Old line Italian Red Sauce joint. Great food great service and lots of Sinatra. The Bronzino fish was perfect and fresh. The linguine was like Nonas!. All the pasta dishes were perfectly cooked and authentic. Services was old line Italian. I highly recommend. read more

Used to be a regular at this place. They had great food and a nice bar. My wife and I went to the city to see a matinee play. We decided to stop at GF for dinner. It was 5:30 and the bar was filled with drunk and obnoxious, childish people. We took a table for two, but the a--hole childish drunks kept turning the stereo up. The staff seemed to have no control or didn't seem to care. We canceled our food order and left. Time to call Bar Rescue read more

Wonderful authentic Italian restaurant just as advertised. The food was absolutely amazing, the ambience is very nice and the owner was wonderful. This Italian girl felt like family. Grazie and I will be back!!! read more

Great service and incredible food! If you are in the area try this! I had the veal Marsala and it was wonderful!

Food was great. Old school good. The service is top notch and Sam makes everything right and entertaining. Will be back many times.

Wud give it 4 stars but the waitress' overwhelming cheap smelling perfume ruined our lunch She forgot an appetizer and was generally unpleasant Food is great Bar looked nice Have ur waitstaff perfume free pls Thx read more

Great atmosphere with a very feel good environment. Amazing veal and the entertainment with Drew is tops.. I also had the Shrimp special. Always solid! read more

Nice place... felt old school but still good enough to be current. I had experienced this restaurant once before, at a business lunch and decided to use it as a cozy date night. Glad I did! She had the mixed greens w/ house vinaigrette & the Shrimp Scampi Mediterranean --- I had the hearts of palm w/ crab salad & snapper caccitorre. Both were excellent. We'll be back! read more

Came here for lunch the other day and everything was great! I am also having. A party here in a couple weeks and know that we will be taken care of. I would highly recommend coming here for lunch, dinner, or hosting you're next event. Not that we had any trouble at lunch but I would assume when it's busy the parking situation is probably a little difficult. Also the outside of the restaurant doesn't look to great but they make up for that with their food!! read more

Really excellent authentic Italian food! We loved the pappardelle it was amazing!! And the service was excellent!

Absolutely one of the nicest places to have dinner and hang out .. Wednesday night DJ playing music from the 70's .. Thursday a very talented keyboardist playing oldies ... yes dinner was so good Wednesday I drove 40 minutes to come back Thursday ... clams fra Diablo .. amazing ... clams casino I'm licking my fingers ... Thursday amazing chicken dish with lettuce mozzarella and tomatoes covering it. great wine selection with my favorite Pinot noir ..la crema ... crowd is lively and fun ... left the area 15 years ago and forgot how great this place is ... if you'd like a nice night out with great food snd ambiance ... ask Danny the bartender / waiter what to eat .. he knows ...come here ...!!! read more

The food was absolutely delicious. The staff was very friendly. And even though it's a small place. It's a gem. I would recommend the rack of lamb. read more

Italian food is misunderstood. The average person may assume that linguini with red sauce is considered "traditional," but that's a meal that you enjoy at home. The restaurant experience should be unique, when it comes to going out to dinner for Italian food it's important to not get stuck in choosing something simple. The menu designed by Goodfellas gives the average person the ability to easily choose unique plates that may not instinctively seem like traditional Italian plates, such as sauteed calamari, goat cheese salad but also and all sorts of traditionally "going out" Italian staples like Picatta and Scampi. I am not trying to sound like a snob, but it's great to see an Italian restaurant that doesnt just try to get by by serving marinara sauce with linguini or anything parmesan-ed. The food is a little overpriced, with entrees priced over $24. The ambiance is very comfortable, the resturant is decorated in a very upscale manor. The best part of the service is that each server also has their own cocktail server and food runner, which helps to expedite all requests. We ordered the Insalata di Cabra (goat cheese crusted with toasted almonds over mxed green salad), Chicken Picatta, & Shrimp Scampi Oreganata. For dessert we ordered a lemon sorbet (In the LEMON!) and a Creme brulee, the creme brulee was a little on the burned side, but never the less, tasty Overall the experience was great and i would recommend this place to just about anyone who wants to taste Italian food, that isn't from Olive Garden. read more

The food was very good but it was so hot in this restaurant that I asked three times for them to lower the air and they didn't. There was 4 people in our party and we all enjoyed our meals. FYI- it's valet only. read more

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I came here because I know one of the bartenders--Monika, who used to be at Dinallo's. It's very comfortable and the people are very accommodating. I went early on a Friday and it was quiet. Naturally, I had to try their mussels appetizer--they were fabulous! They were the New Zealand mussels, so at least I got my fill pretty quickly. They leave them in the 1/2 shell, which means you either have to use the fork or create your own bi-valve. I look forward to going back sometime again when Monika's working. My only complaint is that it was a little hard for me to find. Everyone says it's in Garfield, but it looked more like Saddle Brook to me. Once I figured out how to get home, I realized it will be easy for me to go there again. read more

We spent Thanksgiving here it was amazing from the moment we called to make our reservation the person on the phone was friendly and polite. The restaurant is beautiful and spotless. The food was excellent. The sangria was delicious. The meals were fresh, grate taste. The staff was super friendly, organized. I was worry to be at a restaurant for a holiday but today we felt at home. We will be coming back. Thank You for a great experience. read more

Always love the atmosphere here both at the bar and at our table. Had a very unique Italian white blend tonight. All the antipasto and seafood salad was delicious and fresh. My guests had penne and the other tuna and raved. I had the ribeye special with shrimp on a bed of escarole. Brought home some delicious gazpacho soup for tomorrow too. read more

Great food. The scallops were phenomenal. Everyone's (four) entrees were great. They all looked great. Service took a long time. Likewise, desserts were unbelievable. The carrot cake was the best two people said they ever had. The key lime pie ... Same. The Exotic Bomba, to die for; white chocolate with flavorful sorbets. Wow. Again, be prepared that is not a place to turn the table quickly. It will take a while. I would normally rate it lower for the lengthy time it took, but the food was just too good to allow me to do that. read more

Food-5 stars Service-zero stars I live on Plauderville ave and for my 40th birthday my boyfriend called to make a Reservation for wed night. The person on the phone asked if it was to celebrate anything and he told them it was my 40th birthday Tuesday and his birthday on Saturday. When we arrived there was no one to greet us upon walking in and waited. About 5 mins past by before a worker noticed us and grabbed 2 menus. Not even asking for our names or checking how many in our party he just assumed. My boyfriend said we had a reservation for 7. Did not check the book at all (really no need to for the restaurant was half empty) when we got seated we were given 3 choices of tables on top of other people. We waited and promptly given water the. Waited waited and waited for the server. At 7:18 finally one jumped in front of us all out of breath no hello welcome, or greeting at all. I asked if there were specials and was told no. Ordered and waited. During this time a regular game in and got sat at a 6 top away from other people and they were gushing all over him. Told him specials and brought him bread. Our bread came out 2 mins before our meals at 7:25 (quick from when we ordered ). Food was amazing. After we finished we waited again. And again and again. While the server was with his regular. At 8:15 we were given the check. No asking if we wanted desert or anything!!! It was supposed to be a nice evening out however I won't be back. Service should of been better. read more

Real good food in a classic atmosphere. You will be taking food home. Our meals were affordable, served as requested, and good. We will be back! read more

Went for dinner with colleagues. Started with the mozzarella salad. The mozzarella is so good, salty and soft. So yummy! Then had the penne alla vodka, which was very good, not the best I've ever had but good. The bread was warm, crusty and fresh. read more

Came here with another couple with 2 gifts cards. Our bill was still ALOT even after. The food is good though, just over priced. I had chicken dishes that were yummy, though no wow factor. The other couple had the specials - lobster ravioli and pasta and sausage dish. They really enjoyed them. For apps we had fried mozzarella and zucchini. For desert, cannolis and apple crumb with some port wine. It's def a nice place, especially for a date. I recommend. read more

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This has become our favorite restaurant for Italian food. And the service is amazing. For example at tonight's dinner, Carlos our waiter overheard us discussing that we were there celebrating someone's birthday. So when we had coffee and dessert he surprised us with a special treat with a candle as they sang happy birthday. read more

My daughter took me here for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Went back with my husband and he loved it. It is now one of our favorites. Pasta e fagioli is delicious!!! read more

A wonderful meal, in an old world restaurant. We started off with a bottle on wine. The bread was soooo good. It came with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and shaved parm cheese in it. It was the best side I ever tasted on bread. We shared a hot antipasta. It was excellent. My husband had a veal dish which was delectable. I had seared scallops on top of broccoli rabe. The best I have ever had. And I am picky about broccoli rabe. We finished up (we were so full) with expresso. Also excellent. I would tell all my friends to go there. By the way there is valet parking. read more

5 stars hands down! All the seafood is cooked to perfection, a hard to come by commodity. Most restaurants overcook shellfish to a rubbery consistency but everything from the grilled calamari to mussels to clams are always on point! All the other menu items are always delicious. Last time I ordered the chicken Milanese, it was simple but well seasoned and when you heat up the leftovers the arugula and mozzarella melt down and give the dish a whole new flavor texture! I love the ambience, the old Cadillac in front, the vibe is unpretentious and welcoming. A fine dining experience for any occasion! read more

GoodFellas Restaurant - Cute penguins greet you at the door!! Along with Sammy! - Italian Near Me - Garfield, New Jersey

This is my go to place anytime I'm at my North Jersey office. The food is always great and they offer very creative specials. I order something different every time and its outstanding. Their red sauce is excellent. Love the fried shoestring zucchini appetizer. As for the reviews saying the service is lacking, please remember this is authentic North Jersey Italian. That means they're no nonsense but genuine just like their food. I wouldn't change a thing. read more

Good food but poor service! Can't get the order right. We ordered food for pick up specifically asking no onion or sausage in my pasta dish since I'm vegetarian. After coming home and tasting the dish I discovered there IS sausage as well as onion!!! I've been vegetarian for 10 years and it's just disgusting that there was some meat in my food!!! So we called them back and had to drive back. But second attempt failed as well, since they forgot to put ricotta cheese! I'm very specific with my food. Very disappointed, never going back again! read more

Been to the restaurant multiple times and never had an issue but one situation transpired and I decided to write a review. One night I decided to get two Canollis to go so I dropped by and they charged me $8 plus tax for one I remembered from before that it was $7 so when I asked to see a dessert menu they refused to show it to me and I overheated them saying don't tell them how much it is unless they ask. Never again, I got ripped off on a dessert. read more