I really, really like this place. I've been going to Margherita's since ~ 2009 when I was dating a guy who lived uptown. It was our go-to date night spot since the prices are reasonable, the food is great and BYOB is awesome! Since then, I've gone back with girlfriends a few times and almost every year for my birthday with my family (we cheated one year with O'Nieals when I started eating meat again.) The bruschetta is out of this world delicious AND complimentary (score!) My go-to order is Julia's pizza which is inanely delicious with fresh veggies and pesto (and available with whole wheat crust if you're pretending to be "healthy," while still eating pizza.) I've also tried some of the pasta dishes and highly recommend anything with Vodka sauce. My dad has ordered (and I've tried) both the Chicken and Shrimp Francese (his fave) and that was awesome as well! The portions are generous and everything is super fresh. As others have mentioned, they don't take reservations and there is usually a wait. But there is a great dive bar next door and they're happy to take your number and call your cellphone when your table is available. The last time I was there (for my birthday last year) a table wound up opening up almost immediately despite expecting a 30+ minute wait and they were kind enough to hold the table while we finished the drinks we;d ordered at the bar. I'm surprised about many of the 1 and 2 star reviews. It seems like a lot of them are for delivery, but I've personally never had a problem. I've ordered pizzas (the large cheese pizza from here is so good and such a good deal at $14!) and pasta dishes on numerous occasions and they arrive freshly prepared, hot, fairly to largely portioned and always within an hour. I wouldn't recommend ordering the bruschetta for delivery, however, because it's just not as good as the complimentary stuff at the restaurant :). read more

For god's sake, when will Yelp add the half star option? Margherita's deserves a 3.5. I've been wanting to come here for like 3 years, pretty much ever since I moved to Hoboken. Last night was THE night and I was pumped. I left feeling a bit underwhelmed. The restaurant itself is cute and quaint but small and cramped when it's busy. We were seated against the wall; I was in the wall bench and my boyfriend was in the chair. We had plenty of space to start but as the restaurant started to fill up it wasn't very comfortable. By the end of the meal, my puffy winter jacket was on my lap and the waitresses had bumped into my boyfriend several times because there wasn't any space for them to walk through the aisle. We ordered a mixed greens salad to start; I got the penne vodka with chicken and he got a personal buffalo chicken pizza. As far as buffalo chicken pizzas go, this one leaves a lot to be desired. You're better off with Napoli's. The penne vodka, however, was delicious and the portion size was - *Trump voice* - UUUUGE! I ate until I was stuffed and then still had enough for lunch the next day. Margherita's is one of the few Italian places in Hoboken that does homemade pasta and it did not disappoint. It was fresh, perfectly cooked and didn't get grossly soggy by the next day like others usually do. Conclusion: come here for the pasta, not the pizza, and come early if you'd like to actually relax read more

I came here for a girls night once and ordered pasta with pesto sauce. It was okay, definitely not my favorite. Would try something else if I go back. We also ordered pizza from here once and they totally messed up the order. With so many options in town, I won't be ordering delivery pizza from here again. read more

I've never been disappointed! I especially love their chicken dishes but the pasta is wonderful too. You can't beat the complimentary bruschetta & the BYOB. Seating is limited but it's worth it! read more

OK, I get that sole is a fish that is both expensive and popular. As a restaurant owner who wants to offer sole, you have a number of different options. You could offer a large portion and charge a high price. You could offer a smaller portion at a more reasonable price. You could just decide not to sell it. Or, if you run Margherita's, you could offer a large portion at a reasonable price but then deliver what is very obviously tilapia to your customers. As Chris Rock says, "Yeah, you could do it, but that don't mean it's to be done". read more

I came here because of the good reviews in Yelp and I'm totally disappointed in the quality of the food. We order the veal Milanese and it is so dry and oily and has no flavor. And that dish is a special weekly course. The pasta is very bland . The food is bad and extremely overpriced. Never want to come back read more

SO delicious. Had to wait a long time but once seated the staff was impeccably nice, quick service, and AMAZING pizza. Can't wait to come back! read more

What a disappointment. The relatives took me here for some delicious dinner. They had been here before and had a fantastic experience. Ours was a bit different. Of the 4 of us, only one person actually liked their meal. Now, don't get me wrong, service wasn't terrible and the food was absolutely edible, it was just... bland. Bland at an Italian restaurant is like, really bad. Maybe instead of ordering entrees (I had the chicken and asparagus in wine sauce special) we should have ordered the pizza (which looked amazing).Liked the BYOB! read more

My wife and I come here every so often and each time we have a fantastic meal. The meal starts with a really fresh and tasty bruschetta. The place always smells great, even when you're walking by. The pasta is homemade and fresh and we've never been disappointed by out selections. Most recently I've had the Calamari with Linguine in a wine sauce, the Chicken Paramgiana and the Lobster Ravioli. All great portions, you won't go home hungry, and the sauces are all incredible. Luckily they give you bread to soak it all up with. It's friendly, tasty and an excellent Italian eatery. We always bring friends and families here as well. read more

Very sad with our order, we ordered for our office which was maybe 10 people and let me tell you it was expensive, like close to $400 expensive. BUT, we were blown away with how much came with the orders and how beautiful they looked, until we tasted it, every thing was super bland, no flavor and the burrata tasted a bit spoiled, which was $18 came with a few cherry tomatoes-few strings of basil and thats it, and unfortunately was thrown away. Over all an egh rating. Expected it to be amazinggg also bc they have been in Hoboken for a while now. read more

Consistently good food and service. Reasonable prices. Nice atmosphere. Great for a date night.

It was just okay . Calamari was good , I didn't think a Cesar salad could be anything but amazing but there's was just okay . We got the buffalo chicken pizza with blue cheese and arugula ...it was so spicy I asked for some blue cheese on the side and they were out. Now that I look at the pizza there's no blue cheese on it all so basically it's just spiced chicken pizza . Like I said it was just okay Also was super hot inside I had to ask to be seated outside as soon as there was space available . Very loud as well , if they opened the door they would get a nice evening breeze and all the voices wouldn't bounce off the walls . But maybe they can't since it's under a residential building , not sure read more

Margherita's used to be my favorite in Hoboken but I think it's gone downhill in recent years to just okay. Specifically the cheese ravioli filling is not good. And a lot of the food is over-garlicked. Please get better Margherita's!! read more

So I'd really like to give this place 5 stars because I thoroughly enjoyed the loud, fun, good looking scene this past Friday, and it's BYO, and there's outdoor seating in the summer. However...I'm 99% sure the vegetables I got with my dish were frozen. That's just not gonna fly. That said, the pizza and pastas looked very good and my dish overall was good for the price (once I got over the initial WTF??). The staff was very friendly and everyone seemed to pitch in to help everyone else's tables. I would definitely go back for the atmosphere, but next time I'll go with a pizza or pasta rather than something with a vegetable side. read more

It's Spring and outdoor seating has returned! For Thur - Saturday night, if you want to sit right away, wear a track jacket or light sweater and take a table outside . . . Otherwise, you, like the schools of other mulling around Hobokeners last night, will have to wait. Food is fresh w/ very good ingredients, and bringing my own wine - even on a night I'm "taking it easy" - is excellente. read more

Margherita's is a great neighborhood Italian destination with generous portions large enough to split at a very fair price. Also, it's BYOB! We started with the tomatoes and mozzarella for $10 which was easily enough for 2-3 people to share. The mozzarella was moist and soft and melts in your mouth. Two of us shared the seafood margherita for one for $23, and paid the extra $2 for the homemade whole wheat pasta. It was pretty good, but not great. I think next time I will try the cavatelli with broccoli. read more

One of my favorite places to go out to eat in Hoboken! Here is why: 1. BYO woohoo! 2. Intimate atmosphere, great service, good people watching 3. Brushetta AND bread, fo free! 4. Daily specials, always delicious 5. make their own mozzarella Everything I have ever ordered here has been delicious. Great service every time. Be sure ti come either early or later to avoid the dinner rush, as it get's pretty packed! The best part is in the summer when they have seating outside on Washington. Can't beat it! read more

Margherita's is a very small corner restaurant in Hoboken, probably houses no more than 10-15 tables. Service is friendly, but very abrupt, and this made me feel quite rushed to finish my meal. Food is only so-so, definitely not impressed with the overall food quality. We started out with mozzarella sticks and their bruschetta for starters. The tomatoes were really fresh and the mozzarella sticks oozed gooey deliciousness as long as you ate it upon arrival. I ordered their Rigatoni Pesto with Sundried Tomatoes, a fresh, homemade rigatoni pasta in a pesto cream sauce with sundried tomatoes and pine nuts ($14.95). Their pastas are supposed to be homemade and I don't know what "homemade pasta" is supposed to taste like, but if what I ate was homemade pasta, then I guess it just means that it is more chewey than the Barilla I purchase. The dish promised me pine nuts, but I am more than 3/4 way through my leftovers and I still have yet to encounter one (tricky-tricky because I loves me some pine nuts and I ordered this dish because of it). Good news is that it still tastes good the next day so the quality maintains its consistency. HORRENDOUS parking experience. It took me a half hour to find parking, circling all of Hoboken at least 5 times. I feel like I've had an easier time finding parking in NYC. It is a good location since it is on the busy main street, Washington, but far enough away that I would think twice before making guests trek 15-20 minutes over to Margherita's if they were taking public transport. Since they don't have a parking lot either, I would think twice before asking guests to trek over unless they're current residents of the town. read more

I really don't like pizza. There. I said it. And I'm not sorry for it. Despite this fact, I ate the vegetable pizza from Margherita's and it was pretty decent. Everything was fresh (spinach, mushrooms, broccoli) and definitely not previously frozen like you find from some places. But you know what? It better be because a miniature pizza from here is going to run you $10. The caesar salad, a bit of a better bargain, is big and comes in at $6 but there's way too much garlic in the dressing. So, the place is a bit pricey (I'm sure the BYOB makes up for it if you're drinking) but it's a decent casual neighborhood pizza place...Just nothing to write home about. read more

Had a very enjoyable meal here. The place has a nice sidewalk patio and a very cozy and welcoming interior. Service was good. The free bruchetta was tasty. Our salads were fresh and plentiful. And the two pizzas we ordered were delicious. Prices are just right. I do wish the place served alcohol, but apparently you can BYO. A very nice place to stop and enjoy some good food! read more

I absolutely love this place. I do not know why they don't have a higher rating. Their homemade pasta is unreal. Now that I am gluten free, I am so thrilled that they offer gluten free pasta. Their sauces are delicious. The vodka sauce is their best. The ragu is also fantastic and even just getting pasta with garlic and oil is fantastic. Their only sauce that I don't love is their pesto. Also, their clam sauce is not made with fresh whole clams, so that is a little bit of a disappointment. Their chicken parm is the absolute best I have ever had at any restaurant. I love that they bring you bruschetta with your meal and that it is BYIB. When we lived in Hoboken we frequented this place often and were never disappointed. It can feel super cozy and romantic and they never rush you out of the door! read more

I have been here quite a few times and love this BYOB pizzeria, food here are solid, we never had a bad meal, service has always been friendly and fast. They got outdoor seating in the summer and is dog friendly (like most of the places in Hoboken). I have tried many different dishes including pizzas, pastas and seafood dishes. It's all great. Haven't had anything that is not good! Price is also very reasonable, there is a wine shop just 2 blocks away, so it's not difficult to get drinks at all. read more

Went back to Hoboken for the day with our kids, haven't been back in almost 2 years. This was one of our favorite spots and figured pizza would be good for kids--new ownership was obvious BUT what an impressive renovation! Decor was gorgeous. We ate outside but then it began to rain and the staff helped us move ourselves and the kids inside before it started to get bad. Angela, our waitress, was particularly courteous and kind. No one was upset by the kids making noise, and they threw in a little vanilla ice cream. What great improvements to an already great spot! We will be back! read more

This is our "go to" spot when we can't decide on something to eat. Sometimes we find ourselves here twice in a week. MMMM Fresh mozz is off the chain here and we ALWAYS order a mozz salad to start. I usually go straight to the specials menu and I am NEVER disappointed. Most of the pasta is made in house so ask if your aren't sure. We also like getting treated well when we go somewhere and they really hit on that here. Our favorite/only/favorite waitress is Sarah. (Sit in her section...seriously) She is super cool and has great opinions on the menu. All in all I gave this spot my only 5 star to date. Not because the food is the best I have ever had but it ALWAYS delivers on quality, flavor, service and satisfaction. (Sometimes all of those are hard to come by at the same time, every time) We will be back ;) read more

I've been to Margherita's several times and it never fails to impress. Delicious pastas, complimentary bruschetta when you sit down and BYO bottles-- how can you go wrong? My favorite dish is the rigatoni and meat sauce (with a creamy-licious blob of ricotta plopped on top), but I've branched out and enjoyed other dishes as well. The rigatoni in pesto cream sauce is decadent. My friends also say that the pizza is delicious, but I've never tried it. The wait can be a bit long on weekends, but they'll give you a buzzer and you can go across the street to 8th St Tavern and have a beer while you wait for your table at Margherita's. Once you sit down the food comes pretty quickly-- usually. Last night we inexplicably waited for over 30 minutes and the restaurant wasn't even busy, but that's an anomaly in my experience. Margherita's is definitely my favorite Italian spot in Hoboken! read more

Wow was I impressed. Roommates and I wanted to get something small since we all had off of work. We went in and got a small cheese pie and shared a salad. It's byo so we brought a bottle of wine that the had opened. Not not was the pizza fresh and yummy, the bruschetta and bread they serve complimentary was deliciously fresh and very delicious. Service was great for a couple of girls just splitting a pizza! Will be back for more food! read more

The location & food are incredible. Far enough off the stretch to be quieter than the rowdy Hoboken, but close enough to walk from the PATH. As far as food, the prices are around $12-$20, but the portions are gigantic! Each time I go I take home leftovers. BYOB too! The bar across the street sells wine bottles for a reasonable price. read more

Excellent food and very generous portions at prices that are more than reasonable! You will not leave hungry. The space is a little tight inside and they do not take reservations. You have to go in, drop your name with the hostess, grab a buzzer and go next door to 8th Street Tavern to have a drink at the bar while you wait. I would highly recommend this place to anyone for some great Italian food! read more

Pasta and pizza was good. Service was good, nice ambiance!

The best part about this place was the service, although it took a little long to get it started. The owner asked us if we'd be ok with moving over one table and because of this minuscule inconvenience he offered us dessert and coffee on the house and the waitress was very attentive. The food was decent enough. We ordered the spedini, penne vodka, chicken carol, chocoloate mousse cake and cannoli. The spedini, penne vodka and desserts were ok. The chicken carol was superb minus the mixed vegetables. read more

Ordered a pie to be delivered from here, half plain & half four cheeses. The medium pie was rather large, however given all the pizza places in Hoboken I felt as though this pie was pretty bland. I had a slice of the four cheeses re-heated the next day and there was virtually no flavor! Not the best, but not the worst! As the place itself has such a cute ambiance, I will be going again to dine-in and give other dishes a try! read more

The Chicken Parm is the best I've EVER had. Delicious! My favorite Italian place in Hoboken.

They are really slow, we waited more than thirty minutes for the appetizer. They didn't take our order for a long time. The food is great tho. If you have a lot of time and if you're patient, you should visit this place. read more

Delicious Italian-American fare. You will definitely feel full after a meal here, especially if you also order the spedini (fried mozzarella) to share as an appetizer. I love the feel of this restaurant with its wooden decor. The staff is really attentive. You will wait for a table on the weekends, but luckily their buzzers reach the bar across the street so you can have a beer at 8th Street Tavern while you wait. We tried the cavatelli with broccoli and the Ravioli Mondella. The ravioli were a little bit bitter, which means they didn't quite cook the eggplant properly but the marinara sauce is delicious. BYOB! woo hoo read more

First time here and I loved it! BYO so Ben and I brought a bottle of red. They start you out with some bruschetta which tasted fresh. We ordered a Caesar salad to share and I'm glad we shared because it was massive! Great Caesar. I had a ravioli special with sausage. The sauce was amazing on top. Ben had rigatoni and meat sauce and the pasta was cooked to perfection...tasted homemade to me. We went on a Sunday around 6 half the restaurant was full...as soon as we sat down the place filled in quickly to the max. That being said we still had excellent service. I even indulged in some cheesecake at the end which is not like us to order dessert. Delicious. I will be back :) read more

This place is a Hoboken staple. Great Italian food and reasonable prices. Byob. Complimentary bruschetta and delicious warm bread. Make sure you get there early if going on a weekend because it's small and gets crowded. They do have the buzzers which work at the bar across the street if you have to wait for your table. Alternatively they deliver and are on Seamless. Food delivers well so don't be afraid. I have been eating at this place maybe once every month or two for years. I'm a huge fan of their chicken dishes, especially the chicken florentine, but the pasta dishes are great too. They often run great specials so be sure to ask. The fried calamari can be really good too, but sometimes they undercook it so be sure to ask for it crispy. Pizza is just ok at best...you definitely can do much better in Hoboken. As I said this is great Italian food! Great interesting dishes with lots of flavor. The only issue I ever have with Margs is consistency. If they're real busy then they can get sloppy you can occasionally get a bad meal ...ie something under or over cooked. But more often than not everything is perfect. Margs is defiantly worth it if you've never had it. I definitely get a craving for it ever now and then. read more

One year this place won the St Ann's pizza contest. I'm not sure how. It's not terrible but... I don't get how.

It's a small BYOB in Downtown Hoboken. Much easier to find parking than uptown and yet still worth driving around for 40 minutes to look for parking, LOL. It's one of my most favorite Italian restaurants and I've never left dissatisfied after a meal! read more

I don't post too often but I need to tell everyone about Margaritas . First off it's not really a Pizzeria, but a charming Italian Restaurant . So why am I posting about a Italian restaurant in Hoboken NJ when there are so many?? The FOOD I have ordered the chicken scaloppine the last two time I have been there and I'ts amazing. My Daughter orders Chicken Marcella and believe me it's great. Stop by and be delighted. read more

This place is so good! The service is also always great. I have celiac disease and their gluten free pasta is some of the best I've ever had and reasonably priced which is also rare to find. read more