Visited Pagano's with my husband recently. The food was exceptional! Authentic Italian at the Jersey Shore with a great atmosphere and very friendly staff. The broccoli rabe was so good, along with the fresh gnocchi. You can't go wrong with this gem! read more

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Excellent bar and restaurant! The bar keeps are fantastic and knowledgeable and the Happy Hour seems to go on forever!! Beginning early stopping late and all day Sunday with many items from a $5 14 inch pizza to a garlic steak sandwich. It's a beautiful place to relax. Also has a great wine selection. read more

Service was not good when we went, but they seemed to have a problem that day, maybe a server didn't show up for their shift? Aside from that, food was very good & glasses of wine were very reasonably priced. We will be back to try a dinner entree and possibly pizza and hope that this extra star I have is true to form. Everybody deserves a second chen read more

Pagano's Uva Restaurant - Luke warm Penne Vodka serves on a sloppy plate - Italian Near Me - Bradley Beach, New Jersey

Great food and drinks. Average prices. Best time to come is during happy hour and sit in the bar and enjoy the Live music

Great tasting food and service. Save room for dessert and go with the tiramisu it is amazing!

In my experience, Italian restaurants fall into three categories. There are those that offer Italian haute cuisine with prices to match. At the other end are the "pizza parlors plus" that offer Italian fare in typically huge quantities at great prices. Somewhere in between, and if you are lucky, you can find those Italian restaurants that offer the middle ground. They have been around for years, the seats and booths are a bit worn, the wood is heavy and dark, the lighting is a bit low, the artwork is a bit faded, and the tables are filled with families and, perhaps, the occasional gumar. These are the places where Nonna would go when she got tired of cooking (IF she ever got tired of cooking!) Pagano's Uva is just such a place. Though, when you walk in, you may want to head to the left where the bar and live music are. But if you are looking for a quieter dining experience, go to the right and head for the relaxing dining area. I enjoy going to this restaurant because it is comfortable being what it is. Unpretentious, delicious food, cooked and served by pros who've been doing this for a lifetime. I go there as much for the ambiance as for the good. You can't miss on either count. read more

If you like green clams and a nasty bartender, this is the watering hole for you! Prices are higher than Snoop Dog! Pizza is sub par. They used to be a good spot to go for happy hour, but I think those days are gone. My hard earned money will stimulate the economy at other locations. -A family of former loyal customers. read more

First time, came with friends on a Thursday night in November. Big crowd in the bar, live entertainment at 6:30. We sat in the dining room, basically we had the entire place. Good menu, very varied from pizza, pasta to steak. Started with the Thursday night special sangria- very nice! I had the papardelle bolognese - good portion, I did eat it all so nothing for lunch tomorrow. Nice cream sauce with a dollop of ricotta-nice touch! My companions had a salad, and the eggplant rollatini, looked delicious. Service was good, attentive but not intrusive. Price was good if just a bit high, $36pp for dinner and one drink, no dessert. Overall I was quite pleased and would gladly return. read more

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Not recommended, Uninspired, unimpredsed. Service was very good and place was immaculate, but food...better try some other place until they chabge their cooks. Pizza was not good, chickrn wings were not good, sea bass portion was small and rollatini were bad. Maybe it was an off day for the acual chef. read more

Atmosphere is lovely, service was good. My reason for the 2 stars is I ordered what was said on the menu , 16 oz bone-in pork chop thinking great, good meal tonight plus lunch tomorrow. What I got was maybe a 6 oz pork chop(was about the size of a deck of cards). Imagine my disappointment- if you are going to serve a smaller chop that's fine but don't portray it on your menu as 16oz. So I overpaid for not even have the size of what was promised. Probably won't go back any time soon. read more

New Years eve dinner. Seated by a dour female busgirl. No acknowledgement, no happy New Year, nothing. Took forever for our server to get to us. Once he did, personality lacking and not very knowledgeable as to wine list and menu. We went with friends who made the reservation and were raving about their baked stuffed clams. They weren't on the menu and the waiter said they wouldn't make them due to the New Years Eve special menu. We were told the clams were one of their specialties. Oh really and you would leave them off the menu? We ordered Calamari for appetizer, nice portion which the 4 of us had and it was nicely fried and tasty. I had the ribeye, with spinach and mashed potato. Ribeye was curled up at the ends, small for a ribeye and unattractively presented. Had which was supposed to have been a spicy type of topping sauce which looked like it was poured onto the middle of the steak and was not spicy at all, in fact bland. Spinach was mush and the small amount of potato was bland. My wife had small piece salmon which she said was overcooked. It was supposed to come with Risotto, which my wife loves. It wasn't on the plate. She questioned the server, who responded "Oh really? I'll tell the chef". He came back with a bowl of what wasn't risotto at all, in fact after taking one bite, she said it appeared to be some type of instant brown rice concoction, it surely wasn't risotto! Our friends had Pork chop (1, not even a double cut) Scarpiello and a Short Rib dish which they seemed to enjoy. The friend who had the Short Ribs asked for a side of Broccoli Rabe which our server said he'd ask the Chef if he could accommodate that. The chef was able to do it. All in all, a "very disappointing" special occasion dinner. One bottle of Bertani pinot grigio which is priced at $29 on their on line menu and we were charged $40 and I had 2 Peroni glasses of beer. Bill with tip totaled $260. Totally not worth it! read more

By far the largest bar menu with the most available hours of any bar restaurant in the area. Being a local, my frustration with other places is that the summer comes and the happy hours change. Not here, they have a generous menu (see my pics), the food is delicious, the bartenders are knowledgeable, friendly and attentive and it's not a hangout for rowdy young 20 somethings. The food is delicious, we really enjoyed everything we had. Can't wait to go back and eat our way through the bar menu. The hours are on line but something every day of the week! It's a must try, parking was very good on the street at 4:00pm on a Friday so we were impressed all the way around. read more

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My Family comes to the town of Bradley Beach,Nj for the Summer season. Wow this place was awesome. Too many choice of Entrees. I started with Caesar salad enough for 2 or 3 people. I asked my parents to take me to Italian place nearby. UVA restaurant and Wine Bar was a lucky find. One of the best italian restaurants that I have been too in many years,,,,better then I'll cantorre in NYC,campagnola,. After debating between seafood,pasta,or veal, I ordered the Lasagna, served hot and looked great. Well this lasagna was better then any Lasagna I have eaten ever. Apologies to my Italian relatives, but was better then Grandmas. Service by Caitlin was very warm, and you could tell Caitlin really cared about are dining experience. I ordered the Lasagna, when I found out noodles were made in house. Yes pasta made at UVA was better then any noodle/pasta I have had. After 4 bites I was stuffed, I now have another meal. Desserts incredible, again all made in house. I took the flourless chocolate cake home and it was a winner. We will definitely be Regulars. Owner Anthony Pagano, and chef came to our table. Folks this is a sleeper in Bradley beach, it's a hidden gem not to be missed. I have dined worldwide. Thanks to the Pagano family, for an incredible dinner with my Parents in town from there home in California. A tour de force!!!!! read more

Nice family owned restaurant just a two block walk from our home. Excellent happy hour and the $5 bar menu is amazing. We've turned so many friends on to this place! This is what I would recommend from the $5 menu: Garlic Steak(light on the butter), Raviolis, Penne a la vodka, Chicken perm or meatball sliders, wings, hamburger, pizza, mussels fra Diablo. UVA is a hidden gem, much better than the overpriced Asbury restaurants. read more

Went here a few years ago, didn't have a great experience but heard the happy hour was good and decided to give it another go. My wife and I sat at the bar and had a couple of craft beers; an Ommegang Rare Vos and a perennial winner, Kane Overhead. All the happy hour food is $5. We ordered a pizza and it was very good. My wife had cavatelli and broccoli that she really liked, and I had the meatball sliders. Basically the slider was a large meatball halved covered with tomato sauce and mozzarella. The meatball sauce and cheese were very good. My only complaint is that it came on a hamburger roll. Yeah, I know sliders come that way, but if only it came on hard crust Italian bread it would have been so much better. There are lots of happy hour food choices and is well worth going especially on a weeknight. Uva now gets an additional star from my last review. read more

Pagano's Uva Restaurant - Antipasto - Italian Near Me - Bradley Beach, New Jersey

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We went to Pagano's for lunch. We were the only diner's in the venue at 12:30. The restaurant is in need of repair and updating. We sat in a booth with dirty, torn seat covers. The entire interior is decorated with family photos. The tiles in the entry way are broken and present a trip hazard. We ordered a "kids" plain pizza. It was well done and dry. The Chicken Milanese was overcooked. I had the bacon cheeseburger. The "medium" request came out well done. We had an infant with us and couldn't wait another half hour for the entire order to be prepared again. The children pizza does not include a drink or dessert. Very disappointed in the food preparation, the service and the overall atmosphere. read more

My first time here and I can only say awesome. The eggplant rollatini great. The broccoli Rabe and sausage amazing. Great fig martini. Service was extremely attentive. Can't wait to try it during non Covid times!! read more

They have the best bar menu ever. The drinks are great. Friendly, casual atmosphere with live music.

Gotta love their happy hour! Pizza, meatball sliders, fried calamari, and many other appetizers are 1/2 price...reduced drink costs as well...friendly service...friendly atmosphere...small parking lot...this time (another visit) had the pizza, escarole & beans, eggplant parm sliders, arugula salad and 2 desserts (marscapone and chocolate bomb)...all great...gotta love Vera, our waitress too! read more

Pagano's Uva Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Bradley Beach, New Jersey

the margarita pizza was fantastic! good service and great atmosphere. congratulations to the chef and his entire team read more

Went here a week ago on recommendation from a friend who comes here every year. Have to say the food was OK... chicken parm was a bit over cooked but still good. Sauce was good. One of my kids got pasta and meatballs and he loved them, another kid got pizza and said it was good. My wife's chicken parm was dry and my oldest kid got chicken tenders which looked over cooked. The reason for two stars? The waitress was absolutely terrible. We waited almost ten minutes before being asked what drinks we wanted so at that point we simply ordered the food as well. Got our drinks, great. By the time the food came drinks were gone, but instead of our waitress coming to ask right after we got our food, we had to ask a manager to get her. He said he would and it was another ten minutes before she came back. By the time we got our refills, we were done with our food. On top of that we were double charged for soda refills... not sure if we should have been, but had I known I would have simply asked for more water instead. Then another 20 minutes before we get our bill, and another roughly ten minutes before she came back to take the payment. So, if you get the blond waitress with an accent and ponytail, be warned, your service WILL be terrible. The food was expensive and did not match the quality but if the service had been good it would have offset that. read more

Excellent wine menu. Food was delicious. Service is lacking tho. Wine glasses should be upgraded considering the great quality of wine.

This was our first visit and it won't be our last. Shannon was our waitress Saturday night and she was fantastic. The food was amazing, homemade gnocchi was unbelievable and the burrata special with butternut squash was delicious. We ordered a wonderful bottle of wine and the entire evening was just perfect! I grew up in Brick and grew up frequenting Pagano's Pizza and am so happy that they are thriving with an amazing restaurant in Bradley Beach. Looking forward to a return visit very soon. read more

You can't beat this place. The bartender Kevin is great! Amazing happy hour bar menu, great food and strong drinks. 10/10 would recommend!! Also the tiki bar in the back is so cool! Cute decor and heaters for chilly nights read more

2 day Tiki Bar is the best. Kevin is the best bartender and the pizza and chicken parm are amazing. Great times.

"the people in upstate NY are stupid, they vote republican.". so, insults by manager. chicken was over cooked. salads were ok. pretty nice decor. read more

Yummy every time! Everything is delicious and Kevin's a great bartender. Service is quick

Good food and great service! Food ingredients are fresh. Vibe is nice looks like they had a renovation recently. I would recommend this restaurant. read more

This was ONCE my Favorite place in Bradley Beach. I haven't been in a while and we were in town and decided to go for dinner. The prices have dramatically increased, an appetizer is as much as an entrée! I understand the rise in cost of operations, and I feel the quality of the food is not what it once was. We had the Fried Calamari as an app, which is now as much as an entrée, it was overly salted and the amount is about 25% less than it once was. The dinner was very disappointing compared to what it once was. The server who I have known for years wasn't on staff that night, and the one we had was quite unattentive, didn't even really make eye contact with us. For now, I won't be going back. There was a time We would have dinner here 2- 3-times a month. If Anthony, the owner reads thing, bring the food back to what it was years ago and consider lowering some of your prices. I really don't mind paying a LITTLE more if you keep the same quantity and quality. read more

One of my new favorite spots! Atmosphere is cozy. I like there is a bar side for more casual dining and then the dining room is a bit more formal. They staff was friendly and efficient. The menu is exstensive- lots to choose from. Food was delicious! Everyone in my party enjoyed their meal. The portion sizes are huge but I love left overs. I also loved the daily happy hour specials. We enjoyed the sangria. Definitely would recommend to others and I look forward to going back myself. read more

The previous reviewer characterized the situation with Italian restaurants really well. This one is in between the two top-end Italian restaurants within a couple of blocks of each other and a very, very famous old family Italian place a few more blocks south. My other half really really like this place so it gets a five star. The server was super efficient. Even apologized for how long it was taking when everything was going faster than the other Italian places. The menu was like six pages long and another page for all the daily specials. Something for everyone. The pasta was spot on al dente. The veal very tender and tasty. In my opinion too salty, but my other half thought it was perfect. Great family atmosphere. Seems underrated and a hidden gem. Now, for the top end dishes, it is as expensive as the two high-end Italian places nearby. But the food is worth it. read more

Before I moved away 5 years ago, this was my go to place (especially being a Dolphins fan!). Today, I was in the mood for a traditional Christmas Eve 7 fishes dinner-I was happily surprised when I found out that I could get an order to go, and,man, I couldn't have been happier to get a dinner that took me back 50 years! The selection was excellent, the portions were generous, and it defined what "home-made" should be! I won't go into all the details, but I will tell you this restaurant is really worth the trip! Thanks again,Anthony and crew! read more

Tasty food, some pastas a bit pricey but menu says it's homemade. Eggplant rigatoni was delicious and same was reported of ceaser salad, pizza and mussles. We went with a big group and half had the time wrong and then possibly the number of people wrong and the staff was so patient and no eye rolls at least in front of us lol! Definitely will be back! read more

Ate here a few times. Let me start off by saying that they have the best happy hour if you sit in the bar area. You just need to be patient because the service takes time. Their sangria is amazing, the pizza is perfect, and the small pasta dish with garlic, butter, and broccoli. There was live music, Turnpike Mike. He played a great variety and was not too loud or in the way of table conversation. Upon a second return, we tried the Sunday dinner special. I cannot speak more highly about it. We shared a bottle of wine to top it off. It came with a tomato and fresh mozz salad, a garden salad, rice balls, pasta with a melody of meat, and cannolis and coffee. The two of us can eat and we had lots of leftovers for lunch and dinner the next day! The cannoli has a wonderful flavor, better than any I've had before. read more

Terrible customer service and courtesy by the owner. We made a reservation for a party of 14 in a private section of their restaurant. We needed the extra space bc we had a wheelchair and two strollers, which the restaurant was aware of. First, we had to ask to unlock the hanicapped entrance. Second, we were placed in the middle of the loud restaurant at a long table. We were promised two round tables. The owner was rude, unsympathetic and told us she gave away our section to a party of 20. We weren't informed of the move. WIth all the great Italian restaurants in the area, go to Citricos or Giamanos. This place lost my business and the other 13 people in our parties business. read more

Came here for happy hour on a Sunday. First off it's great to see a happy hour menu that isn't full of fried food. We got penne vodka, meatball sliders, and garlic steak. All excellent and only $5. The bar area is a bit old/dirty. Kinda a dive, but didn't mind it. Would def. come back here. read more

Pagano's Uva Restaurant - Happy hour menu - Italian Near Me - Bradley Beach, New Jersey

Came here when this was Piancones and always liked it, although others were not so high on Piancones. Now that it is Uva, it was worth giving it a shot. The Pros: Nice Decor The Olive oil with the seasoning on the bread is delicious Good Italian food The Cons: Big rip in the cloth of the booth seat I was in. If you are going to be an upscale italian place, that should not be. Food was good not great. Maybe too much oil used in cooking or maybe the chef had an off night. Also we brought a gift card that had been given to us last year and we had not had the chance to use it yet. Manager declined it as it had been more than a year. Didn"t complain, but thought they should have honored it. Anyway I would go back. Not bad at all, but there are alot of Really amazing Italian Places in NJ and on first try this was not one of them. read more

I guess the only reason for them offering groupons was so that their wait staff would have customers to look down on. My wife and I went on Monday night. We had as per the restaurant's instructions on the groupon made a reservation. When we arrived the place was dead and the person I talked to on the phone hadn't even bothered to write the reservation down. When it came time to place our order we ordered the Garlic Shrimp Appetizer Jumbo Shrimp simmered with a Basil, Garlic and Fresh Tomato Sauce Served in a Pagano Bread Bowl a Favorite for over 20 years @17.95 It sounded very good. To our surprise there was no bread bowl at all. What we got were 5 shrimp and a fairly nondescript sauce served on a dinner roll sliced in half which I can't imagine being a "Favorite for over 20 years". Not even remotely worth the price they charged. Then we ordered the Nonna Pagano Pizza topped with Ricotta cheese, Homemade Meatballs and Mozzarella cheese , laced with our Terrific Tomato sauce. @16.95 It was very good, but for some strange reason this caused the 50ish bald headed waiter some sort of discomfort as he rolled his eyes and disdainfully repeated our order back to us. He never once came back to us to check on how we were doing, offer my wife a refill on her water or myself another beer. I guess ordering pizza somehow made us not worthy of any further attention on his part. When we finished we asked that our remaining slices of pizza be put in box. When we got home we found that he had piled the slice on top of each other in a small styrfoam box which rendered them inedible. My wife and I are retired and we live on a fixed income. We didn't buy the $40 groupon so that we could go order a $100 worth of food. We always tip 20% of the entire amount on the check, not just the groupon value. That's how we roll and we often return to the good restaurants without having a groupon. Not this time. read more

Pagano's Uva is an interesting place. It doesn't quite fit in with the Jersey Shore lifestyle. There are a few pretentious restaurants in NJ and this one of them. Pretentious is fine if the food is good, which it lacks. Tried the pizza, as I usually have when entering any Italian restaurant. The pizza lacked flavor and the crust was burnt. This changed the flavor of the pizza. To go along with its pretentious lifestyle, Pagano's I felt was overrated and overpriced. The older Italian rude lady who mans the door, almost seems like I was back in the roman empire or maybe overseas in Italy for that matter. There are thousands of good places to eat good Italian in NJ, and this isn't one of them. I also saw an employee being arrested outside of the restaurant. Doesn't make me feel quite comfortable when handing over cash or charge cards. Disappointing. read more

This is a review for the Sunday breakfast. I came here with a friend because the place we wanted to go had an hour wait and we were just too hungry and hungover to wait. It was a sunday and I needed breakfast food. This place had a brunch sign out front and no wait. The service was terrible, literally among the worst service I've had to date. When we first got here, the hostess was sitting at a table eating with friends. We didnt even realize she was the hostess until we went inside to try and get service and we were sent back out to her. Once we sat it took about 10 minutes for someone to come get our drinks and order. The food came out pretty fast, but nothing was particularly good but it wasn't terrible. We got the biscuits with gravy, the ricotta pancakes, and the eggs with tomato sauce. We also got chocolate milk, which was weak and coffee, which we had to as multiple servers to get out 1 refill 20 minutes after we finished our first cup. One server even passed with the coffee and didn't even give us a glance. When we finally got our check, it wasn't picked up for another 10-15 minutes when I had to flag down the server again. If the food was great, I would go back even if the food was terrible. Since neither the food or service was acceptable, I'll be waiting the hour for breakfast at the place I love next time. read more