By far the best Italian food I've ever had it's like having my mother cook all over again for me. Such an incredible family they make you feel very welcomed and so friendly. Great menu amazing food the best chicken Parm around. It's nice to enjoy a meal and be able to have a conversation in a nice quiet setting. Plus it's BYOB read more

Lubrano's 36 - Marc and Catherine Cusano coal Banker real estate agents top team in MIDDLETOWN - Pizza Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

Finally tried Lubrano's, had heard good things from friends. Decided to just go the take out route so no comments on dish presentation. We ordered the Pasta Al Forno as an appetizer & Chicken Scarpariello for the main dish. Was quoted 35-40 min when I called it in, arrived ~30 min, paid & food came out near the 40 min quote. The pasta - for us the cheese on top was perhaps over toasted as it was on the dry side. Flavor was fine otherwise. Not sure I'd order this for a main dish without added protein though. The Chicken Scarp - excellent. The chicken & potatoes were very tender. The mild sausage makes this dish come together, it adds a level of savoriness to complement the balsamic sweetness in the sauce. I also like the long angled slices of sausage nicely seared on each side, it was not expected vs other versions that I've had. Meal also came with bread to soak up that chicken sauce. Also noting the place seemed packed, only 2 spots on their lot were open plus it sounded busy inside. Will try it next time onsite with one of my many fine bottles of wine. :) read more

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This location is right off the highway with plenty of parking. Cute little place with a diner kind of vibe. We had the calamari and the sausage and broccoli rabe for appetizers were delicious. We all had different entrees, we were all happy with our choices and had enough for lunch the next day. The service here was to par very attentive. I will be back. read more

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We loved Lubrano's! Our server, Marilyn, was so sweet and attentive! We enjoyed a Burrata appetizer as well a mussels in red sauce, I had Pork Chop Murphy, my husband had lasagna. We were both really pleased. This is an old school Italian family restaurant, worth a visit (or several)! FYI it's BYOB. read more

Lubrano's 36 - Porch chop Murphy - Pizza Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

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This place is a hidden gem!! Everything was excellent if you like Italian food. I will be back!!!

Just picked up a large cheese pizza, the worst pie I ever had! Undercooked, & very oily. Very disappointed, and a waste of money. My wife wanted me to go there to give them another chance. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Food is fantastic, but be careful parking in their parking lot earlier than your scheduled pick up time for your takeout order. I was harassed by a neighbor across the street as he appears to be the parking lot monitor and threatened to have my car towed. read more

Very good food. Reasonable pricing. Very nice interior. Clean bathrooms. Will eat here again.

Delicious food and large portions. Chicken Parm was tender. Service was lacking a bit but maybe it was an off night. Would go back again..

Eggplant lovers like myself never visit often enough. The pasta fagiolo is also a must have. The sauce is always the talk of the town. When you listen you will notice that most of the patrons are regulars. The service is also great, if you like to talk with the service - get there early enough. The ambiance may only receive an eight out of ten, this restaurant is a great place for a double date.. read more

This family owned business has been in the areas forever the pasta is handmade the food is delicious and the service attentive

Best pizza I've ever had!! Eggplant is also amazing! Staff is wonderful! Highly recommend! read more

My Mom and I stopped by here for an early dinner in the way to a dance recital. Nit from around here, but this is a place I would definitely recommend and go back to! I had the BEST linguine and red calm sauce ever. Lots of sweet delicious little necks in a light tomato and garlics sauce. My Mimi had the shrimp francese over risotto and loved hers as well. Service was awesome as well here. read more

Excellent cuisine and service.I had the Angry Chicken Parmesan and a side of sausage and it was on the money. This is my local go to spot for Italian food you can't go wrong! If you're on your way home from the shore stop in and enjoy the food. read more

Lubrano's 36 - Sausage and Angry Chicken Parmesan - Pizza Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

Love the owners and their food until yesterday! Called for take out . Two Cesar salads with grilled chicken. Chicken was all dried out what there was of it. Dressing I normally love, but it was different yesterday. And they only gave you half a container. No parm on the romaine! Must have a stand in chef. No owner or owner's wife there when we picked up. Will try again, but none to happy about yesterday. read more

Excellent food and BYOB. You can't go wrong. Tends to get crowded and they don't accept reservations.

This is one of our go to restaurants. It never disappoints. There are specials every night and menu has a nice variety of options. My wife says the veal saltimbocca is the best she has ever had and if the halibut is a special, get it. And by far the best eggplant parm hands down there is none better! The servers are excellent and the owners are wonderful people. It's a BYOB and they take reservations. read more

The food was excellent. We had calamari, mussels, and clams casino for appetizers. I had veal francese over risotto. The best I ever had. Definitely going back. Our waitress was very pleasant. The restaurant was clean and comfortable. read more

Excellent food! Huge portions and well-seasoned. The warm fresh bread was the best. In addition to the appetizers and entrees, their homemade cheesecake was outstanding. The service was also quite good. The reason Lubrano's doesn't get 5 stars is that 1) it's BYOB ( just a personal preference that this is an inconvenience) and 2) if you pay in cash, you pay the prices listed on the menu. If you pay with a credit or debit card, they add 3.25% to the bill. Overall, I would go back...and bring cash. read more

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What a surprise how awesome this place turned out to be. I had a good idea from yelp and friends that in would enjoy Luberano's but man it exceeded my expectations. It's nice inside, big clean new looking comfy booths. The only down fall is how loud it is in there. There's no control over this by the owners and overall it shouldn't stop anyone from visiting. I expected a "pizzeria" but it's much more. Fabulous menu! You will be very happy! Italian cuisine and a divers menu covering the standards and some beautiful special dishes. A wonderful down to earth professional staff make this place beyond many other Italian joints in our area. I want to try their pizza next time. Not sure if they deliver or not but based on the two entrees we had I will definitely be back as often as I can. Great job Luberano's the food was excellent! read more

Lubrano's 36 - House special lump crab in pink sauce. So freakin good! - Pizza Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

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Always saw this place packed when driving by. My family and I don't know what all the fuss is about with this place. Tina the waitress was A+. She was great. We ordered 2 apps: Calamari with sweet marinara and Antipasta. I could count how many calamari pieces were on the plate. Also, the antipasto pictured on yelp is nothing like the one we received. There was 3 pieces of eggplant and 1 slice of zucchini cut into strips. The meat's flavors were off and the color was grayish and tasted like 7 day old deli meats from a market. You know what I mean. Also, missing red pepper strips, had only 1 cheese, missing salami.... Chicken Parm...spot on Penne Vodka....spot on Kids tenders. Was 1 piece of breast and shoestring fries for $12? Also, nowhere on the menu does it mention a fee for using a credit card. Sorry to write a review like this during the pandemic, this but I am 100% factual here. Ambiance needs major help. read more

So after living here 6 years and passing the sign many, many times we tried Lubrano's. You have to look carefully to see it. It looks just like someone's house installed of a restaurant. But I suggest you stop. The food is very good. It's on 36 in Middletown. Do try the parmigiana, any of them. We had the eggplant with a side of angel hair. Huge and delicious. Sauce is perfect. Eggplant sliced thin and piled high. read more

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Really loved this restaurant. Excellent service, staff so attentive. Though they could put some more money into the decor. But overall this place rocks. read more

Food was wonderful and service attentive! A very nice first time experience. Chicken and veal piccata with risotto the best

We wanted to try other Italian restaurants outside of Red Bank. I've read great reviews for Lubrano's and been wanting to try this place and finally did! Ordered the ravioli and crab rigatoni to go and both are so delicious; generous crab portion. Reasonable prices too. It was so worth the drive! Will definitely go back! read more

Food and service was excellent. The ambiance was reminiscent of an old mom and pop diner. Comfortable and clean but dated.

Outstanding Eggplant Parmigiana- both the entree and sub. Consistently excellent, no matter what we order. read more

We usually have something different every time we go there, Every time our meals have been outstanding. The staff is pleasant and the restaurant is clean read more

I can't say enough good things about Lubrano's! My husband and I had a yummy Friday night dinner here and decided to inquire about hosting my mother-in-law's 60th surprise party. With only less than 2 weeks notice, they helped me put together a private party in their upstairs room. Their party packages are super affordable AND it's BYOB! Their food is all made-to-order and everything we've had has been delicious. The manager was wonderful to work with and our waitress for the party was so accommodating and personable! Definitely recommend! read more

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For a new Italian restaurant, it's a great concept. All the food is fresh and made to order. But a serious lack of vegetarian options in the pasta department. Yes, there is pizza, but as every vegetarian knows, sometimes you just don't want pizza. And the thing is, I expect Italian restaurants to always have an array of vegetarian options on the menu, especially ones located in NJ of all places. So when I came in one night randomly, I was greeted very nicely the hostess. She explained that everything is made fresh to order, so that it takes a while to get your food sometimes. So not a place to visit when you are in a rush to get somewhere but I came in later on around 8pm with no where to go so for me it was fine. The ravioli that I ordered was the only thing on the menu that was listed without meat in it. My waitress did explain that things like the ziti could be made with the tomato sauce to make it vegetarian. As for the food itself now, it was great. The bread was fresh and warm and the olive oil used is definitely high quality. The cesear salad was good and my ravioli was delicious. We got the chocolate pie for dessert which was good but it is kind of hard to mess that up. All the ingredients taste fresh and obvious care was put into making sure the food came out perfect, and that was appreciated. The chef knows what he is doing- I hope that he is able to evolve the menu to continue business, especially as summer hits. This place has potential if it can appease more people who can visit on their way home after a day at the jersey shore. Overall a good place for the area. I wouldn't travel too far out of my way to get there, but perhaps if the menu better suited the needs of the area, this place could become more popular and stay for the long haul. read more

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Once again wonderful food, great service. This time had the Shrimp and Scallop Primavera with Linguini was Delicious! Husband had the Crabmeat Asparagus Rigatoni with a Rosa Creme Sauce soo good. Will be back very soon. Tina was lovely as always. read more

Lubrano's 36 - Pizza Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

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Hidden gem. Best Italian food in Monmouth county! Don't miss the mussels or calamari! Perfection!

Great food! Great service. Highly recommend the Chicken Marsala. Everything we've tried to so delicious. Highly recommend. Staff is wonderful read more

I came here Saturday night for dinner as one of my friends raved how good the Italian food here was. For appetizer I ordered the raspberry fields salad which was a salad with strawberries, pears, orange segments, and blue cheese in a raspberry vinaigrette. It was good, but quite honestly, I really wasn't looking to order a salad here. I felt they didn't offer many appetizers at all even though they had an extensive dinner selection. It would be a good idea for them to expand their appetizer selection and add mozzarella in carozza, spiedini, eggplant rollatini, and stuffed mushrooms. For entree I ordered the veal Parmesan, and that dish was 5 stars! The red sauce had so much flavor, and the veal melted in my mouth. It was so tender and delicious! I wish they gave a little more rigatoni with the dish because the sauce was so good I just wanted to taste some more! For dessert I had a chocolate ganache cake which was good, but one suggestion I'd like to add is not to put the crumbled graham crackers on top as it took away from the velvety, smooth chocolate feel. It still was good though, and I'd definitely order it again. This place is very loud inside especially on a Saturday night as the place was packed. I'm so happy I dined at Lubrano's 36 as the veal parmesan exceeded my expectations! I definitely will come again to try some more dishes, but the one thing that would prevent me to come as often as I'd like is the limited appetizer selection. Please Lubrano's add some of the Italian classics that I'd mentioned! I highly recommend dining at Lubrano's 36 in Middletown for a delicious, casual Italian meal! read more

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Came here on a Friday night with my husband. We ordered the mozzarella caprese salad and clams in white sauce for our appetizers. It took every bit of 30 minutes to get these and when they arrived the tomatoes were sliced paper thin and there was barely any balsamic reduction to be had. The clams we a bit salty and the order was on the smaller side. For dinner we had veal Parmesan and rigatoni bolognese. My rigatoni was good but not the best I've had. It was a bit dry. My husband had the veal, the portion again was small and tough. Our server was friendly, the breadsticks were fresh. With all the Italian restaurants in the area this one will need to step it up if they're going to make it. Also, they had the AC on full blast we froze the entire time. read more

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Best pizza around and also the best Italian food in town! They've had two previous restaurants before this one and they have all just gotten better as the years go by. They just opened this new one about two weeks and the food everyone was dying to eat again lived up to its name! Every new restaurant they have opened however they make it more upscale and less like a pizza joint! It's a 5 star restaurant in my book!! read more

Lubrano's 36 - One side of the dining room - Pizza Near Me - Middletown, New Jersey

Friendly service - all food was excellent, especially the salads and the entree specials.

Another trip to central Long Island. I drove 20 miles out of my way to have dinner at this great restaurant. The food was outstanding as always. The outdoor seating was well done. One of my favorite places in the country. read more

The best and biggest sandwiches! Everything was fresh and delicious! I can't wait to try more!

Have noted the great reviews for this place and finally got around to trying last night. What a great meal. We were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the seafood dishes which you don't normally get in most BYOB Italian spots in Monmouth County. Really fresh and expertly cooked. No cheap ingredients. The shrimp and scallop primavera was tremendous. And the service was great. As for COVID, they follow all the rules here so we felt comfortable and safe the whole time. We'll be back. read more