Besides the dining room needing an update, this place is very good. Service is on the money, and the food is simple yet well presented Italian. Sometimes all I want is solid Italian food! Some of the best sausage I've had in a while. Wish they would update the dining room! Must check out for the delicious food. read more

Ambiance was decent, a little old school tho....food was excellent tho, and our server mike was great, really enjoyed ourselves for my birthday ....the only note I would make is the lady who sat us was slightly rude when checking in read more

Good food. Wish there wasn't a flat screen television playing the latest football, basketball or other sporting event in the dining room. It is extremely distracting and out of place in a restaurant that promotes itself as high end for the area. If I want to watch TV while I am having dinner, I will go to a pub or a sports bar. read more

One of my favorite Italian places to eat in NJ . Everything about this place is trendy and delicious. It's great for groups or with one person. The service was amazing and I felt very comfortable with my server and the food came out fast! Overall, it was a great night, the combination of being surrounded by good people, good food, drinks pouring, the vibe was perfect. Thanks to the restaurant manager Jason for his great service !!! Would 100% recommend. read more

We love Sofia's! Since moving to town we really enjoy coming to Sofia's. It's a great restaurant for a date night or for meeting up with family and in laws. My parents also really enjoy it and when they come visit we love to go there. The food is delicious and I can't get enough of the arugula salad with the chicken cutlets! You can't go wrong with this restaurant! read more

Favorite BYOB in the area! This is our go-to spot. Food is always Delicious. Great staff, Always friendly. My ultimate favorite dish = Lobster Ravi's Our other favorites: Sofia Salad, Cajun Calamari, & Chicken Savoy Extremely reasonable prices!! read more

We got a Groupon for this restaurant, and we are so glad we got it. Everything we got from there tasted delicious. The owner was extremely friendly to me and my family. The prices are a little on the expensive side, but other than that, I really like it! It's a traditional Italian restaurant. read more

Horrible business policies: I received five $50 gift certificates and NO where on the certificates did it say I can only use one per visit which is what "Trish " the acting mgr (owner had left) said at the end of our dinner in which I brought three friends out to dinner I go out a lot and don't mind spending money, but the deceptive practice of not accepting all my gift certificates and saying only one is allowed per visit is insane (unless it's noted on the certificate itself which it's not) I own my own business (larger than this business with much more customers ) and if I deceived my clients like this they would never cone back And that's what I'll go : never come back I told them I'd write on every internet site my experience but their "do not care" attitude presented itself For their mediocre food. Someone needs to train them about better policies and customer service(ps: took forever to get served) read more

Had dinner at Sofia's this past Friday night. Can be best summarized as a fiasco! They honored our 6:30 pm reservation promptly. Bread and carrots served. Four of us for dinner. We ordered 3 appetizers - 2 soups and a salad. So far so good. We ordered our meals - chicken savoy, pasta with brocolli rabe and sausage and 2 orders of pork chops with vinegar peppers. The servers brought out 3 meals - the chicken dish, pasta dish and 1 order of the pork chops. 4 diners, only 3 meals delivered. Where's the 4th meal, oh sorry, we forgot to make it. So, I suggested that my dining companions go ahead and eat as my meal would be a while and we didn't want their dinners to be cold. After a while I flagged down our waitress to check on my meal. She came back from the kitchen and informed me it would be 5 more minutes. My pork chops came out eventually, however about 1/4 of the meat was very rare. Sorry, but I'm not eating rare pork. Mind you, no manager had come by yet to apologize for the screw up - 3 meals for 4 people. Just as I am about finished with my meal a manager comes to the table, with my expectation of an apology, and she proceeds to tell us she had a party of 8 coming in and would we please move to another table? At which point she offered us free dessert! Unbeleivable! No mention of their screw up. We move, order dessert and then wait 30 minutes for coffee and dessert to arrive. Very dissapointed in how badly our meal went. Terrible, terrible service. To top it all off, it seems they have live music on Friday night. So you have a packed restsurant (probably for all the Groupon deals they offer) very loud on its own and then some guy playing an electric piano, singing and walking around the place trying to seranade everyone. Just crazy. Way too noisy. And there's a large TV screen in the middle of the dinning room broadcasting a game. TV does not belong in a white tablecloth restaurant. We will not be going back. read more

We cannot attest to the food, only the service. After living in Springfield for 3 years we finally decided to give this place a shot. On a Sunday evening, we visit and the place was pretty busy with two 20 top parties. However, there were tables available. After waiting at the front a few minutes a man came out from the back and sat us. Then we waited, and waited and waited more than 5 minutes, if not closer to ten. Mind, there were at least 6 servers/workers who could have easily said "we will be with you in a minute." However, we were walked past/ignored as 3 workers stood doing nothing. Our menus sat on our table folded and we figured if it was going to take this long to get served, it is going to be forever for the food. So we left. read more

Really awful experience. First they wouldn't accept a Groupon even though the Groupon said "no exceptions". When we asked to speak to the owner we were told he wouldn't talk to us and didn't care if we left. Staff seem disinterested. It took 15 minutes to get a menu. Our adult children sat at another table and the service was even worse. We were done with our dinner and our kids hadn't even been served. When we complained the owner was rude, told us "he needed respect" and asked if we "wanted to go outside". Food was mediocre, calamari appetizer was tough. Linguini with clam sauce was passable but portion wasn't to big for the price. Rigatoni barely edible. Dining room was loud, it was hard to hear people sitting at our table. Not sure why big screen TVs with sports on are in an Italian Restaurant. There are many much better Italian Restaurants in this area too choose from, choose on of them instead of Sofias read more

Rude service and management. Don't try to use your Groupon here, you'll have a hard time. The food was OK, but not worth dealing with the staff's attitude. read more

I went to Sofia's for lunch with 4 colleagues from work. Business people like to have a quick lunch and I would have to say Sofia's is not the place for that. It took over 10 minutes before a waiter took our order and then only because one of the members of our party flagged him down. There were only 4 other tables occupied so the waiter was not overworked. After we placed our order it took over a half hour for food to arrive. When it did only 4 of the 5 orders arrived. The 5th order arrived only after a member of my party went into the kitchen and tracked it down. Anyone else see a trend here. I will say the food was very good once it arrived. We were there almost 1 1/2 hours which is simply unacceptable for lunch. I won't be going back for lunch. read more

Okay, so here's the story. Before this place was Sofia's, it was another Italian place called Buona Gente, which was my family's and I favorite Italian place to eat. But then it turned into Sofia's. And at first I was slightly dubious about trying this new place, but in the end I was glad I did.When we arrived, we were greeted by the loudness of many tables with big groups. And when we were seated, I looked around and saw giant TV's on the walls, which seemed odd in a pretty nice resteraunt like Sofia's. But the food was good and the service was good. I got the Penne Vodka, which was really good. And for dessert I had the rasberry sorbet, which was DELICIOUS. So I would definately reccomend this place to people. read more

Best Italian food in the area! I especially enjoyed their famous Italian meatballs. very tasty. They have great traditional Italian dishes like eggplant parmigiana. read more

The worst service I've even had in Italian restaurant. The waiter had poker face all the time. When he served the appetizer, I don't know why he put the plate on the side of the table, instead of putting it in front of us. When we ordered dessert, he asked if we would share. We said yes. But when the tiramisu was served, only one extra spoon but no extra plate. Should this be common sense? Of course no any words asking how was the food at all. I'm not sure if our bad experience is because we used geoupon. Anyway we are not going there any more. The first time is the last. read more

This is my second time here and I have to say I'm very underwhelmed. I ordered the steak, which was so tough it was almost inedible. My daughter ordered the chicken with arugula salad and it was very bland and came with a small piece of chicken. The chicken giambotti and the pork giambotti were both very good, however we waited almost an hour for our food even though it wasn't that busy. Finally we said something to the manager and our food came out immediately and was cold on the outside- so I'm assuming that our food was sitting there for several minutes. As an apology they offered us a free dessert, which was very nice. I will be coming back, as it really is a great restaurant but I will be ordering something different. read more

Eh - mediocre food. I'm picky about my Italian places, and this one was just average by my standards. Went here this past Saturday with family, and it was quite busy at 8 pm - glad to see they draw a good crowd but it was incredibly noisy. Not their fault, but it did detract from the dining experience. As other diners said, the big screen TV in the middle of the dining room playing the basketball game also was a negative for the experience. Bread was nothing special, but the marinated carrots they serve with were actually very good. Appetizers were terrible - very pale Caesar salad with teeny croutons, and calamari as tough as rubber. I had the cavatelli and broccoli for dinner, which actually tasted good but was swimming in olive oil. I will say the Italian fried potatoes they make were absolutely delicious, as I was picking them off my boyfriend's chicken giambotta instead of eating my own food. I wouldn't come back here but the locals seem to like it. read more

After many years of not visiting Sophias we decided to give it another chance Saturday. We ordered stuffed clams as an appetizer. There was hardly any stuffing and they had liquid in the shells like they came out of the freezer. For our dinners I ordered Linguine with red clam sauce and my husband ordered the "special" which was scallops w cheese risotto. My pasta was ok but it had way to much sauce. My husband's meal was very disappointing. I can't comment on his scallops but I did taste the "risotto" which was basically rice with cheese. It wasn't creamy at all like risotto should be. I dislike giving poor reviews but the food was very disappointing. Nothing against the waiters who were very nice . read more

Great new restaurant that was badly needed in little old Springfield. The perfect place for genuine Italian food. When ever my family asks where we should go for dinner, this always comes up as the food is great. The manager/owner is quite personable, and the waitstaff know everything about the entire menu. Try the Veal Parm and Cavatelli with Ricotta. read more

Had dinner Sunday night and it was perfect, service and food was out standing can't wait to go back

Food was great but service was horrible. It took them 30 mins to send us a waiter. After taking our order it took another 30 mins to get the apps. People who came after We did got their food first and we ordered the same thing. My friend ordered a salad said " no onions " 5x and still it came onions. Then ordered his linguini fri divilo no shrimp. The waiter came out to make sure no shrimp he said yes no shrimp and guess who gets their meal with huge shrimp. Yup you guessed it! Word to management get this issue with the kitchen fixed and hire people who know the specials and is excited about work. read more

The food was terrific. I had spinach ravioli in a tasty cream based sauce. The service was excellent and the dining room was immaculate. Can't wait to go back! read more

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The food here was delicious. Everything from the fried calamari, seafood dishes and chicken margarita was all great. I have no issues with the food. The service on the other hand was non existent. Our party of 7 was seated, and then left for about 20min. We asked one of the bus boys if we could have someone take our order and eventually someone came to take orders. We didn't see that person the rest of the night as some of the bus boys (when we reached out to them) would fill our water glasses. Luckily we had our own wine opener in the car, so we grabbed that and opened our own wine as again nobody was available to do it for us. Weird thing is that this was on a Saturday night and the restaurant was pretty slow too. Great food, terrible service. Probably will not be back read more

Here for a family function. Great staff and good food. Will probably return for more chow.

Came because a barber in Summit told me it was "the best restaurant in all of Springfield." Well if that's the case, I won't be checking out any of the other restaurants here. Don't get me wrong, the food wasn't horrible. It just didn't live up to what I thought it was going to be. The restaurant itself is a large open room with multiple tables. A party was wrapping up when we came it and it was very loud throughout the whole restaurant. The crowd was mostly older couples, but then again we were eating at 6pm on a Saturday. First we were served room temperature bread which was slightly on the stale side with butter. There were no marinated carrots or anything else that was mentioned in previous posts. We ordered chicken parm and penne vodka with salmon (I know, I didn't know bout it first but then I figured why not). The chicken parm was nothing to write home about. The breading was overly seasoned, the sauce unremarkable. The penne vodka with salmon was a little lacking in the salmon department and the sauce was not very flavorful. Overall, I wouldn't come back here because at around $20 per entree, while it was a portionable size, the food just wasn't that great. This restaurant is BYOB, which was a plus. read more

The place was Extremely LOUD and could not hear what the person across the table was saying. Also we bought a Gift Certificate from the Radio Station WCTC as part of the Dining Deal - $ 50 certificate - when we went to PAY - the waiter and the owner said it was not good on the weeekend Fri or Saturday. It DOES NOT say it on the certificate NOR does it say it any place on line like they claim - Beware. The food was good, well priced - but this was a long ride for us to get turned away with our Certificate - the owner was OUT OF LINE read more

Really, really liked this place...more of a 4.5 for me. I don't really agree with the other reviewers who had issues with the service and/or the TV screen. Service for us was on point, and we barely even noticed the TV...it's not as if the thing is blaring. Lastly, I didn't find the restaurant to be unusually noisy...I've been to MUCH louder establishments. Onto the food...four of us split fried calamari...very good...nice thick sauce. I had a side salad & my BF had soup, and both were very good. For entrees, I had the veal w/eggplant, which came w/mashed potatoes and veggies, and the BF had ziti with meat sauce. Loved them both. Our friends had salmon and zuppa di pesce. I didn't try theirs, but both looked very good and they enjoyed them. The bread was decent but nothing to write home about. Obviously, food is really subjective, but the food at Sofia's "hit me" in just the right way. Love that it's BYOB & we thought the portion/price ratio was very fair. Will def. be returning and there are VERY few Italian restaurants I can say that about these days. read more

The food was delicious and nice size portions but the service was horrible the guy that bought out the water,carrots and bread had no manners. The waiter came out did not introduce himself rumbled on about the specials and quickly walked away. read more

This is our new go to Italian restaurant. We live in Westfield NJ and go to Sofias about twice a month since a coworker of mine recommended it to me. I agree the cavatelli with ricotta is a must try. And I like that they didn't ask us if we wanted the Parmesan cheese, it was more matter of fact, as in this is how the pasta is meant to be eaten. I also recommend the chicken oreganato on the bone, it's a special they serve frequently. My hubby likes the classics- chicken parm and the penne a la vodka. Also a BYO which I always like since I'm from NY and it's so rare. Lastly, we bring our newborn and the staff is always lovely about it. read more

Went there for Mother's Day dinner with my mother and my wife. I couldn't understand why all TV's were on to soccer games when no one was watching. Waitress was very good. We ordered pork chops Giambotta, which was very good. The veal parm was ok. The biggest disappointment was the special lobster ravioli, five ravioli with so so cream sauce but one of the ravioli was empty and the others hardly had anything in them. The special price was 24.99, outrageous. We will not be rushing back anytime soon. We live in the next town too. read more

Horrible service. Sat down before a large party. The large party got drinks and menus before us. Maybe, it was because they were busy but we were seated before that large party...maybe, it was because we weren't white...either way, we got up and left. Walked out and went through the McDonald's drive thru and had a way better meal and experience. Will never go back and will spread the word about this horrible place ! read more

I like this place. It's good, solid, inventive, Italian food, in a nice atmosphere. Good service, good pricing. The TV's contradict the otherwise "stylishly Italian" decor, but it's a nice distraction too. This is a great place for small groups which is what we always seem to have when I visit here. Great specials and it's a BYOB which I love because most of my friends are drunks and I hate splitting a bill with them. An odd location that's easy to drive by, but there's a parking lot a few doors away. I wouldn't make a major journey here, but it's a nice treat locally. read more

I enjoyed this Italian restaurant starting with the complementary carrots. The chicken parmagian dish with eggplant was excellent. The manager Jason came over to our table at least 3 times to check to see if everything was ok. We felt well taken care of. read more

My sister introduced me to this restaurant and it was a true delight. Very pleasant, fair priced and nice attentive staff. My Cavatelli with meatballs on the side was incredible good. I will be back. read more

Came here with a large group for a celebration dinner on a week night. We had the whole place to ourselves. The service was wonderful. Each course was better then the last. I do wish there were some fresher less heavy options but I guess this is what you get with American Italian food. read more

Great food, excellent service! Jason and the owner is great! Come if your trying to have a good time and experience high-quality Italian dishes. Your mouth will be amazed and melt!! read more

Have been to Sofia's about four times now, and each time have been more impressed. The clientele range from casual style to those dressed up for the evening. The first couple of times I really noticed the big-screen TVs and felt they were incongruous with a place that has cloth napkins and tablecloths but didn't notice them at all the last visit. I love the food. It is well-prepared, not fancy schmancy but tasty and just the right portion size. I had the chicken francaise for the second time. There was a double split boneless breast with a barely there coating, resting in a lemon sauce that is a bit tart and yet addictive. This time it came with a vegetable melange of zucchini, onion, carrot and I think yellow squash, some of which still had a crunch to it - very nice - as well as a not-too-large serving of rosemary roasted potatoes that also were just crisp. I say not-too-large because most everyone is trying to watch their carbs and if they plated up more, I would have eaten the whole dang thing. BF and bro had the salmon with a red sauce with olives, which BF in particular raved over, and sis as before asked for a special salad, combining one of the appetizer salad specials with a entree-size piece of grilled salmon for a carb-free main meal. As always, they were happy to oblige. The meal starts with marinated carrots which were especially flavorful this time - vinegar, olive oil and herbs - and a small basket of bread with a crispy crust and a chewy-tender inside. Bro's faves include the hot hot-pepper and fresh mozzarella and roasted red pepper appetizers. Got the cannoli for the second time. The best I have ever had. Incredibly crispy casings and sweet, creamy cheese filling with a few mini chips and a few little pieces of glaceed fruit. Bro was generous and gave me a taste of his tiramisu - also heavenly: coffee, creamy, taste-soaked sponge cake and filling. The staff has always been helpful and knowledgeable, if somewhat formal - although that's nice for a change. The clientele ranges from couples and friends to big family all-ages parties on occasion. I look forward to returning as do we all! read more

A great local, family run Italian restaurant in NJ. It's a BYOB, but luckily there's a liquor store next door. Came here with friends & I had the chicken franchese and it was nicely done. Did not try the dishes my friends had, but. everyone seemed to enjoy their meal. read more

A really good neighborhood Italian restaurant owner was very accomodating with coupon veal parm was just like I liked it good ceaser salad bread outstanding read more