This spot is hopping in the Moorestown Mall. It has two entrances, one outside of the mall and the other inside of the mall. The restaurant has a lot of space, there is a full bar near the entrance with dining areas on either side. The staff is friendly and gives off the small family restaurant vibe. I ordered the lasagna with sausage, it actually came with an additional sausage link on the side. The meal was pretty good. My wife and I had a date night here. There is also live entertainment, near the bar. This was on a Friday night. The place was packed, the dining area was spacious and you could have a conversation and not have to scream. This local spot is a good place to dine, if you want to check it out. Cash/Credit/Debit are accepted here. read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Lasagna with a sausage link - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey

We came here to celebrate a 60th Anniversary and I specifically asked if they could do a special desert and they told me the will and have a candle too. When we arrived I told our server as well. Spoiler alert - nobody acknowledged the anniversary. The restaurant vibe is pleasing and dimly lit. We started with cocktails which were all done right. They brought out delicious fresh bread. We started with the fried calamari and steamed mussels with white wine sauce and both were fantastic. They brought a giant bowl of salad for the table to share which was nice. All was going well until the entrees came. They were all disappointing. I ordered the Joe's Seafood over homemade spaghetti. The seafood (clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops) were dropped in a smaller than expected portion and I suspect the seafood was frozen. It was mixed into the pasta and no shells at all. Others ordered the lobster over pasta, broiled seafood and other seafood dishes. The fish was definitely not fresh. The side vegetables of broccoli (frozen and overcooked to mush) and baked potatoes were not good. I would come back for apps and drinks and maybe even happy hour but NEVER for dinner. read more

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It's a shame they are closing the Morristown place down. Appetizers are wonderful and the bar makes a decent drink. The bread and salad are always fresh and delicious. My entree was the Veal Parmigiana. It was tasty tender and a generous serving size. I like that they just barely bread the veal. However the best part of any of our visits is always the wait staff. They are friendly, efficient, and make you feel welcome. This trip we had Tuba, she was fantastic. They also have live music most of the time and it's always decent, good song mix/choices and loud enough to enjoy but not so loud that you can't enjoy conversation at the table. read more

Absolutely the best Italian food I have Ever tasted. Fast and friendly service. Beautiful dining room. PS the Hammonton location. read more

The service was friendly and accommodating. The food was delicious. The tiramisu was one of the best I have ever had. The atmosphere was welcoming and very relaxing with music playing softly. read more

First time visiting. We were a large party without reservations. We went early, before the dinner rush, and were seated in their back room. Great overall ambiance in the restaurant. Service was also great! Only complaint was that drinks weren't refreshed as we needed. Food? That's where it could have been better. Food was "meh" at best. Appetizers were dry and overly fried. Salad had a lot of dressing. Their homemade pasta was overcooked and mushy. Feedback on the entrees was that they missed the mark: sauces were bland, a little too acidic, or too sweet, This is just not a place who takes care of the quality of food they send out; seems like they operate like a big chain restaurant, just getting dishes to the tables. If you're looking to get together with people and care more about the ability find a place to gather, but don't care about the food, this place is for you. read more

Hit up the Moorestown Mall location. Enjoyed seeded bread, garlic bread, salad, and gnocchi bolognese. Grabbed meatballs for the road. Service is decent. Lots of seating at bar and dining room. Private spaces available. While this location is nearby, during my 4 visits I can't help but notice that it doesn't stack up to the Hammonton NJ location that I prefer. Why do I say that? Between the vibe, the bar, the food quality, and Francine, who is my favorite waitress - I recommend Hammonton all day long. I'd go back to Moorestown for the convenience. read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey

Wow!!! We were blown away by the high quality food here. I guess I wasn't expecting it to be this good, but it was delicious! I got the stuffed shrimp (4 big shrimp with really tasty crab imperial stuffing. The side of pasta was excellent. My guest had chicken tortellini soup and an appetizer (bacon wrapped scallops) which were TASTY!!! Had an affogato for dessert which was perfectly made. I'll def be back in two weeks for our annual family Christmas get together. read more

Restaurants owned by a down to earth, hardworking family. Delicious homemade pasta. Salad and bread included with the meal. Room to host a party. Very pleasant experience and our go to restaurants for years for genuine Italian food at reasonable prices. read more

Had dinner here and frankly the food left a lot to be desired . I had spaghetti with clams that were harder than shoe leather. My wife had a salad with crab cakes. The cakes were so tiny you could hardly find them. The salad , served on plastic bowls, was soaked in a balsamic vinaigrette with balsamic used not worth the name it was so acidic and old. Our friend had chicken Marsala served in bowl and oversoaked in Marsala sauce . The one redeeming feature was the warm garlic bread. Summary: over priced and lousy. Never again. read more

This would be my 6th time here and my last, the food and service used to be the best, and then it's progressively declined. I can only assume the dead mall is making its rent by these restaurants, and in return they are cutting costs and caring less The service is god awful, slow waiters, I mean beyond slow like a snails pace. The food is now mediocre but used to be amazing, the veal parm was insane but now tastes like hospital food. The free salad, this is what made me write this, really good until i realized the peppers were old and rotten looking. Within 30 mins of leaving I was exploding in the bathroom of Lowe's, fast forward 30 to getting home and now I'm on my 7th round of dying on the bowl. Fix your service, put some effort into the food and wash the dam vegetables. read more

Food is fresh and generous portions ; service is fantastic and the bartenders are always very polite; ambiance is crowded, but comforting - and front desk staff are helpful with seating. read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Drink specials - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey

I am so excited they opened a location closer to me. Everything we order is delicious & the portions are huge. Seafood is fabulous & their homemades ( aka homemade pasta for you non Italians) remind me of my grandmother's. I have to come here at least once a month to get my homemade fix. Service has always been great & the atmosphere is fun & upbeat read more

My dad and grandmother love it here! Everything on the menu is great! Waiters/waitresses are always so sweet! Not the best for picky eater kids but as to be expected. We always get tables reserved in the back room and have a blast! Ambiance is always very great! read more

Mehhhhhhhh. Happy hour pro: offered until 7:00 PM. Happy hour con: completely mediocre happy hour offerings. I was hungry, so with the $5 happy hour menu, I wanted to try a few items. I didn't know that they offered a lovely loaf of complimentary bread, which only appeared after our first order was delivered. Had I known about it, I probably would've ordered less. Enjoyed the calamari, coconut shrimp was a bit dry. Staff was nice enough. read more

This one is a toss up for me. Great looking restaurant and bar. Definitely can go formal...or tshirt and jeans (it is at the mall). Service was great. They bring you garlic bread AND a loaf of bread with butter. That's a lot of bread! And good too. But why not oil and herbs? The side salad was super tasty. The italian dressing was tart and sweet. So that brings me to the chicken parm. To me, a stellar chicken parm means the rest of the menu will be great because this is all about simple execution. So the good is they use homemade pasta. Wish more places did this. Soft and chewy and just a delight. The chicken itself was pounded thin, still juicy, and a good layer of cheese on it. Could have been breaded better. So why the 3 stars? Look at that red sauce. I mean, it's fluorescent red. It is so bright in flavor and color. Not overly acidic. But this tastes like a very quick tomato sauce with very little herbs in it. Maybe it's just me, but I want a deep red sauce that's been simmered for hours. Yeah, some may prefer a 10 minute sauce on their chicken parm and spaghetti. Not me. So for me, my opinion, is their house red sauce is just not good enough. And given it's on so many dishes, I'm not a fan. Also if you check the Yelp pictures, people really take bad pictures but still, a lot of the dishes don't look great. Of course I didn't taste them but... read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Chicken Parmigiana - ok to good - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey

We came for a late Happy Hour since they offer it Tuesday to Friday from 4-7 pm. They have live music so if you want a quieter location, choose a seat at the bar at the back wall. We chose from the $5 appetizer menu: coconut shrimp, fried calamari and Caesar salad. A large loaf of warm bread was complimentary and arrived after the food arrived. I chose the $9 raspberry martini. We enjoyed our food and drinks. It appears they were short staffed so there was a bit of a wait for everything to arrive. But staff were apologetic and did their best. Good place if you're looking for a convenient happy hour. read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Happy Hour appetizers - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey

Very disappointing!! Came for lunch... specials come with bread and salad. It is nice that the salad has cucumbers and peppers but it also has way too much dressing and a lot of wilted lettuce. The bread was a nice loaf however it was not warm and almost tasted stale. The pasta and the sauce very bland.I won't go back read more

I am semi retired originally from South Jersey and I return home to see my family frequently. I always make time to have dinner at this location. The food and service is the best anywhere. The owner, "Justin" is always on site and cares about each and every customer. Also, an extremely great guy!!!! read more

Terrible experience this evening! Walked in at 5:15 wanting to do happy hour at the bar. The hostesses said there were no seats. We looked around, I pointed to 2 high tops for 4, they said RESERVED. I asked about the HUGE group of tables pushed together which would sear probably at least 12 people, they said reserved. So we said ok, we'll take the low table for 4 on the OTHER side they said RESERVED. ALL RESERVED FOR THE BAND. WHAT band? 2 people were standing there with IPads. THEM. NO ONE at ANY of those RESERVED TABLES. SO WE LEFT. AS DID ANOTHER COUPLE. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS, TURNING AWAY PAYING CUSTOMERS FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T EVEN THERE AND A BAND WHICH ISN'T A BAND. We and the other couple just walked down the street to Harvest. We were welcomed with open arms, although quite packed, a table by the window, great happy hour with food MUCH more elegant than yours, great service, Italian wine on special and a man playing, yes PLAYING an instrument! I have family coming in next Friday night, getting together with friends, and we were deciding between YOUR place and Harvest. Thank you for making up our minds so easily! read more

I've been wanting to try this place for awhile. It's inside the mall. I went here for lunch with my wife and daughter. This place is an upscale Olive Garden. Very nice and intimate environment. I would have never expected this kind of place to be in a mall. Cloth napkins. The tomato sauce isn't chunky. I'm not a fan of chunky tomato sauce. The music playing in the background. Not a fan of 50s music The food was good just not memorable. I will come back for lunch and maybe dinner. Prices are not that bad. Reviews Daughter 3.5 Wife 4.5 Myself 4 read more

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Over all the decor is really nice. Well nicer than you would think a place connected to the mall would be. It was also very clean. The service was just ok it was more on the slow side. The food.... Salad was awesome. Bacon wrapped scallops were very good. Calamari was just ok. The chicken parm was awful. It was super thin and textured like over cooked veal. It was tough and didn't really taste like chicken. It may have been the most disappointing chicken parm I ever had. With that came house made spaghetti. It was awful. The texture was off and the sauce on it was worse than the chicken parm which I thought would be the same sauce. The spaghetti tasted like it was cooked in fish water. No clue why spaghetti would taste so much like fish it was gross. I just about always finish my meal everywhere I go or box up what I can't finish. I just left the half meal that was left for the trash. After hearing a few people rave about this place I can't believe how bad it was. All tho much nicer than an Olive Garden the food was way worse. I doubt we will be back. read more

My boss loves coming here for Happy Hour when he is in town and I have finally tried it for myself.i get why he likes it. Good food, good price and live music. I have to say it is very good. Portions and selection of appetizers was very good. My friend and I ordered a few different items to share and it was great for 2 people. The bartender was friendly and attentive. I have been to the Hammonton location for dinner and that was good. I will definitely be back not only for Happy Hour but for dinner. P.S. sorry for the dark photos but the bar has mood lighting and the actual bar has a built in light. read more

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The bar is huge and they have a wonderful happy hour! Bartenders were great and the manager was hands on and very nice. We had never been to this location before so we asked the manager if it was as good as Mays Landing and Hammonton and he said it was. He did not lie, the food was great! Service amazing the food hot and very large portions. Our waitress was wonderful and very experienced! We will definitely be back! Thank you again for a great night! read more

Was really looking forward to good meal celebrating our anniversary. Staff was great. Food on the other hand, not so great. The bread was fresh and the Sangria was decent, but everything else was subpar. Got the Coconut Shrimp appetizer. Overcooked (almost burned) and not very flavorful. The salads were meh. I got a Ceasar and my wife got the house salad. For the entrees we chose the Joe's Special Shrimp and Crab Scampi with Capellini. The portion size was fine, and the Shrimp we cooked ok but the pasta was swimming in about an inch of sauce, which was mostly water. Could barely taste the butter and garlic. My wife got the scallops in a blush sauce over spaghetti. Scallops were cooked ok, but the sauce was way too thick and looked like leftover sauce from a week ago. In addition, both of our dishes were luke warm at best. Heard a lot of hype about this place, This was our first time here and we were pretty disappointed. Expected much better for $40 a head. read more

I came here a couple years ago when they first opened and the food was absolutely horrible. This evening my husband and I decided to give it another chance and stopped in for happy hour.We were pleasantly surprised by the improvement in the food, drinks and service. Although I haven't revisited the regular menu again, the happy hour menu was great. A nice selection of wines was a mere $5 per glass and cocktails were $9. The happy hour food was great and only $5 per item...meatball or sausage sliders, calamari, coconut shrimp. We ordered the roasted peppers, olives and cheese. It was extremely good and even came with a basket of bread. We each had a cocktail and they were perfectly prepared. The ambiance is also very nice in the restaurant they even have live music. We will definitely return for happy hour. read more

Had a really nice dinner there tonight ... good crowd and live music in the bar area. The service, homemade pasta, salad, and bread service were excellent. The three meat bolognese was top notch as was the shrimp & crab scampi. Would recommend if in the Moorestown area ... We'll definitely visit them again! ... read more

The quality of food has fallen off Over priced food for sub par Italian food. Very over rated. Family of 4. $200. Total rip off. Won't be going back. Fettuccini Alfredo was mushy gluten free crap noodles. Cavatelli was also mushy. Should be al dente. Fried calamari was greasy over fried. Veal and chicken parmigiana were too thin and hard. Total disappointment. Waste of money. read more

Great music on weekends. Good bar specials and food is good. Great bartenders and drink specials. read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey

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The food was tasteless and awful. How do you ruin Shrimp Scampi? They served it with "broth" at the bottom of the bowel of pasta. This restaurant acts like pepper makes food too spicy. Very disappointed. The staff was friendly and nice though. read more

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Food is very good and portion size is great too. Plus they have excellent live music in the evenings which is a real plus. Nice big bar too.

Dined here recently with friends and while the ambiance was nice and service friendly, I was underwhelmed by the food. The veal parm was ok but really lacked flavor. The pasta was bland as was the red sauce that accompanied it. Oh - and there's a $1 upcharge to change from a side of spaghetti to penne. SERIOUSLY?? You can tell me their pasta isn't already cooked and sitting in the kitchen waiting to be heated through and served. And here's a tip - salt the pasta water. It had zero taste. Won't be back and cannot recommend. There are too many good Italian places (hello - Collingswood) in the area to put up with this nonsense. read more

First the Happy Hour here is Absolutely Amazing and very reasonably priced I think it's Tuesday thru Friday...Now the Lunch menu shocked me as well my wife and I went Saturday and had the best Veal Parmigian I've had in years and she had Crab and shrimp scampi.. both Amazing and delicious ..we also shared clams casino and mini crab cakes...Also Delicious read more

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Had a really good meal here. Service was spot on as well. We had calamari, the house salad, broiled stuffed flounder, crab stuffed shrimp, peanut butter pie. Everything was fresh and the marinara with calamari was delicious. read more

We were seated quickly for Friday night at dinner time. The server did his job well, but not the most friendly person. I loved the decor and low light (but not too low you can't read the menu). The house salad is not bad. I wish it had a bit more seasoning. The fried ravioli was good, the red sauce was flavorful. The chicken and broccoli alfredo was disappointing while it was very creamy. There was no flavor to sauce or chicken. My husband ordered the veal parm. It was so thin that it was dry with no seasoning. Maybe it was an off night. I'm not sure, but we have been to the original location and loved it. Maybe we just stick to there. read more

Sunday dinner with the family. Great family style salad with garlic bread and a crispy loaf of sesame bread. Wines by the glass were reasonably priced. Entrees: veal and arugula, veal parmigiana and eggplant parmigiana all served with a side of incredible homemade pasta. The service was very attentive. The restaurant is modern and nicely appointed. Great Sunday evening dinner! We will be back. read more

Delicious and reasonable considering inflation. Love their homemade pasta. Dinners come with salad. Garlic bread complimentary. Definitely enjoyed scallops and shrimp. read more

Excellent food and service portions are very large. Wait staff was above average. Some of the other reviews on here complaining are leaving me a bit confused... read more

Authentic Italian homemade pasta and sauce. Quaint atmosphere. Staff is courteous. Also have enjoyed many small business banquets. Try the Braciole. read more

I love Maplewood. The staff is so friendly and helpful. I accidentally made a reservation for the wrong night but luckily the host was able to seat my boyfriend and I without an issue. The vibe is definitely a little bit fancy but still on the causal side. The drinks and food were fantastic, I recommend the raspberry margarita and crab pasta in red sauce. It is a little pricey but definitely worth it. 5 stars ! read more

Joe Italiano's Maplewood - Raspberry margarita - Italian Near Me - Moorestown, New Jersey