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Monica's Cafe Restaurant

4.0 (131 reviews)
ModerateItalian, Soup, Seafood
Closed 4:30 pm - 10:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Donna V.

A few friends that live near here wanted to try this restaurant since the pass it frequently. Very quaint place near the old train station. Staff was very nice. There are about 8-10 tables. I would suggest reservations. We started with a bottle of wine which was priced very reasonably. Stuffed mushrooms were pretty good. ( I wasn't too fond of the sauce) but everyone else liked it. Mozzarella Fritta was excellent. Lentil soup was awesome as well as the tortellini soup. We then ordered the white Sangria!! Wow First time I ever saw it look like water. Loved that they filled your glass with ice and fruit and put the sangria mix in a decanter as to not get watery. It was delicious and refreshing. We had the Mara Mistro which was shrimp, scallops and lobster tail over capellini in a garlic herb sauce. Delicious and plenty of seafood. Chicken parmigiana was excellent very large portion. Veal parmigiana was also delicious, very tender and flavorful. Also very large portions. Capellini primavera was very flavorful. The pink sauce was delicious. Prices were very reasonable for the portions they give. Definitely a place I will go back to.

Dianna N.

Each time I try a new place on a holiday I am disappointed. Not the case this time! The food was AMAZING and the service wonderful! Excellent from start to finish! The portions were huge and we have plenty for tomorrow. Authentic Italian food made with fresh ingredients! I loved the nice touch of the fresh Italian cheese plate with the garlic toast. They also gave an amazing salad with the entrees . My pasta was cooked perfectly ! I cannot wait to go back!

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Daniel M.

Here on a Wednesday night and since there was no room inside and upstairs was closed off they sat us outside. No problem. After being seated everything was an extreme long wait. From water to bar drinks to menus to bread to everything. We waited and waited. If you can't handle people sitting outside don't sit them. There. It was our table and one other one and we both had same issue. I don't mind waiting a bit but this was excessive. I had fettuccine with shrimp in a light sauce. To me there was no flavor at all. Very bland. Susie had cheese ravioli that were good. Sandra had penne francese that was basically the same sauce and flavor as mine-none. We sat at a table in the back of the tent and it was a bit windy so all night the tent kept smacking me in the back. Lol. Oh well. Overall not a pleasant experience. We have been here many times in the past and enjoyed it. Not sure if we will return.

Great Italian salad with fried calamari!

Monica's was great! I had a light lunch but loved the dressing, just like my mom used to make! The fried calamari was amazing

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Annie A.

Cute place. Had been meaning to go for quite a while and finally made it. Limited parking. Huge portions, excellent service and plenty of options for every palate. The calamari was crispy and fresh. The entree came with a salad. The shrimp and scallops in creamy pesto sauce with Arborio rice was a very rich dish- one that is fit for two. Extremely creamy. The bow tie pasta with pesto was lacking flavor- somewhat bland but with one can tell the ingredients used like olive oil and pesto were very fresh. Had no room for dessert.

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Very nice restaurant with good prices. Great giant bowl of fresh minestroni. Friendly staff.

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I love Monica's. The wait staff is always friendly and the food is so good. Nice atmosphere and reasonably priced.

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