Annabella Italian Restaurant

Today was my first time ordering from this pizzeria, and one of the best penne vodkas I’ve ever had 10/10 recommended, i ordered through the phone and the young girl was very patient and delivery service was fast and quick especially on a busy Friday!

First time ordering from them tonight. Chicken Marsala & Pollo Nona absolutely amazing! The chef knocked it out of the park. The soup, salad with homemade dressing were all excellent. Delivery man super nice. A real winner!

I've ordered from Annabella a number of times. I am not Italian, but having grown up in Staten Island, I might as well be, so I can relate to that "picky" review on here. I'll bullet point this so the things important to you can stand out, from most positive to least:
- I've had a pleasant experience with Annabella's delivery service. I think they're the best in the area, by far. I also think it's a great marketing tool for them since I've spotted Annabella delivery cars as far away as High Bridge.
- The actual menu is awesome- they have all the right dishes on there. What I mean is they offer a very full menu of things that area harder to find at other Italian restaurants in the area.
- The food is a mix. I was happy with the Chicken Murphy (not a sauce/gravy dish), and some of the pasta dishes. The sauce is pretty good but since moving here I found that sauce (gravy) is really the hardest thing to nail in this region. I have found other places with much better sauce, but not as many things as Annabella on the menu.
- There is an element of interpretation here with certain dishes... they have Zeppole on the menu, but what I received were little balls of, maybe baked? pizza dough, the size of gnocchi, with some sort of chocolate sauce ruining it. Zeppole, in my experience, are freshly deep-fried balls (btw golf and baseball size), tossed in powdered sugar. After speaking to another pizza proprietor, I discovered, based on his observation, "nobody knows about zeppole out here. I can't offer them because they have to be fresh and of nobody's ordering it's wasting dough and oil."
- The pizza here is mixed. I recommend the pan pizza, which I consider one of their specialties. They also do a good Sicilian. I have given up on their regular pies. Inconsistency is the problem- inconsistency in texture and taste for the regular pizza, after having ordered at least 15 regular pies over some time.
- Personality is something I look for in a pizzeria type establishment. I tried, but haven't found it here. There's no "central personality"- everyone is just busy workers running through orders. All good pizzeria-type establishments need a "central figure" - like a bartender- to establish that key relationship to keep you coming back even if the taste isn't your favorite. I've tried coming in the front door- that was weird... tried the back... felt like I'm in a doordash factory pickup center. I think the focus here has become online ordering and delivery, which is great for some people, but I like to get to know the person behind the menu... maybe even make suggestions... so big downer for me on that one.

I had a slice of cheese could of been better, but it was crispy and good and not too greasy and the price could of been a little lower for a plain slice! It was a good size slice tho. Looking at the menu, I don't see trying anything else. The prices here are very high. For example I said tomorrow I will get a Chicken Ceaser salad. However, $13 is ridiculous unless it's a huge salad and also over $2 charge to order online is robbery -- there should not be a "convenience" charge.

This place is great! Their fajita pizza was out of this world. Crunchy crust and pizza with a flavorful top! We also got a Caesar salad with chicken. It was way better than a generic pizzeria salad, we actually really enjoyed the flavorful and seasoned chicken on it. The place is very cute! A lot of seating too.