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    Villa Gennaro

    4.1 (250 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Thai Fried Calamari
    Marta F.

    Came here because my husband and I were in the mood for Italian. We were seated right away and our waitress Kyara was awesome! We started with the special calamari and a salad. They both were very good. I had the scallops and mushroom risotto phenomenal!!! My husband had the steak with broccoli rabe, perfection! We finished our meal with some espressos and some tiramisu. We will definitely be back. The best part they are BYIB!

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    Nihar K.

    One of the best Italian places I have visited recently. It's a family owned restaurant that has been around for years. The ambiance on the inside is alright but outdoor seating looks very beautiful. Too bad they don't heaters on the outside. Also this place is BYOB! So definitely take your favorite wine to pair with the food. Recommendations: pizza in vodka sauce with burrata, cheesy garlic break, penne alla vodka Definitely recommend trying these dishes. The pasta is made with extra sauce!!

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    Cheyenne M.

    pretty restaurant and good prices. no alcohol is served here. it would have been nice to have a glass of wine but no big deal. the food took FOREVER to come out. i enjoyed my meal and i'm happy they have angel hair pasta. it wasn't anything to rave about it was pretty standard italian food. my friend said his was just okay and the sauce here could be better.

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    We held a baby shower for my sister and it was a beautiful space with incredible food. The banquet room was its own private area downstairs complete with a foyer to welcome guests in. For the 3 months prior to the event, I was mostly coordinating with the manager Tyler who was helpful and accommodating in every way. He allowed us to come in the night before to set up some of the more complicated decorations and indulged some of our other requests like extra tables for the displays. Overall, planning the event to be held at the restaurant went smoothly. The day of the actual event however was a bit different. The owner of the restaurant was assigned help our party and we felt a little less than welcome. She told us there was another event following ours so we needed to leave immediately as soon as our event was over. Of course we agreed but that sort of set the tone for how she treated us the rest of the day. She was frantic, stressed, concerned we hadnt started on time (we were a few minutes late because some guests as well as the parents-to-be were stuck in traffic). Her frustrations were evident even to our guests which affected the atmosphere at times and made us feel like an inconvenience for holding our event. I'd apologize every time she expressed her concerns and was always showering her with thank you's for her patience, despite the visible lack of it. Other than her service, my experience having the event at the restaurant was lovely. The guests raved about the food and everything offered to our party. We went for the second buffet package which came with plenty of food for our about 40 guests. It even came with coffee and desserts after the meals were served which a lot of people loved. We ended our party early to make time for cleaning, at which point the owner had essentially told us we needed to leave after we had cleaned our share of the event. I could've done without the stress, as I'm sure the owner would have too. So I'd still love to come back to this place for the food and event space alone, despite the owner's attitude. 5 stars regardless. Maybe I'll plan my activity earlier next time.

    Receipt showing $7.44 credit card sur-charge when paying CASH!

    Caveat Emptor, yes buyer beware! After reading the recent yelp review about excessive fees at this establishment, I was careful to review the bill. Three couples met there as a recommended restaurant. The total bill was $272.73. Included in this total was a $7.44 charge for a non-cash transaction. We paid CASH!! After my wife photographed the attached receipt, I scratched out the total and added the corrected. What makes matters even worse, I looked for notices that the use of credit cards would be sur-charged. There was nothing in the restaurant, on their doors, on their menus or on their website. This is a violation of the New Jersey statute #N.J.S.A. 56:8-25 under the Division of Consumer Affairs. $7.44 may seem like a small amount when compared to a total bill of $265.29, but this process is systemic, and every bill would contain the assumption of credit card use and could amount to thousands of dollars. As for the food, it ranged OK to Good. All the women thought it was good and the men thought it was OK. Now that I am armed with the knowledge of how this place operates, I will go back only if I'm asked, but not of my own volition.

    Really appreciated the bonus black hair in my take out.. I shave my head daily sooooo..
    E C.

    Normally its great food, fast service, but today I got a something extra in my Tomato & mozzarella salad

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    4 years ago

    Cheese pizza. Wings. It's all delicious! This spot has a lovely ambiance, but more importantly delicious food!

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    Great Italian food and atmosphere. The staff is great and friendly. It's in my regular go to places.

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    Food service and atmosphere were awesome. I would recommend it for family night out! I had salmon which was great.

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