Broccoli Rabe And Sausage Broccoli Rabe And Sausage
Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

165 Broadway, 07002, Bayonne, US, United States

Pizza • Salad • Casual • Italian


"I was torn between one star or two. I 've been to the dining area before and found the dishes to be at least satisfactory not last Saturday night! For starters my wife tried to order a Appleton and was told it could not be made, so I didn 't even want to try asking for a Manhattan, they need a professional bartender and a well stocked bar. Rolls were brought to the table a bit over room temperature, this matched with hard butter made for a challange. Is it that hard to warm rolls? We ordered the hot antipasto, where do I not start. The baked clams were very small, the shrimp oreganata, the shrimp were fine, how do I describe the oreganata other than to say it was hard had little taste other than breadcrumbs, the stuffed mushrooms and the eggplant were the best of the least . I order Shrimp Scampi over angel hair pasta. What I was served was shrimp over angel hair pasta in a watered down quasi-butter sauce, No Garlic there was no garlic, none, zero. I hunted for the garlic. I could not find it, as a garnish there were 3 small leaves of parsley. I questioned the server about the lack of garlic, his answer was something to the effect that people don 't like too much garlic, I get it but there was none. What is the point to Scampi if not garlic? Was the chef having a bad night or rushed and forget to add the garlic? The service I give a pass for now for he seemed young and inexperienced and we all have to start sometime and we learn from experience. In defense he was working the room by himself, as the garden area was hosting an event. It will be a long while before we return if ever, there just too many good places to try. Parking: Meter parking depending on the day an hours, need to feed the meters before 7:00PM"