Solo Bella Brick Oven Bistro

It's ok for a local restaurant. Biggest disappointment was the tomato/mozzarella salad. This is NJ prime tomato season. They had the nerve to serve a pathetic anemic Sysco tomato. It wasn't even ripe. Seriously? Shrimp Fra Diablo pizza, ok. Not even a hint of any heat.

5/5 Many thanks to the staff at Solo Bella for accommodating a large party of friends for 20+ years who were reuniting for the first time in a while. I sincerely appreciate their ability to seat all of us considering we ended up having more join us than originally expected on a night they happened to be especially busy because of their specials. As someone who moved out of state, my heart was so happy between the good vibes and the ability to enjoy the Jersey pizza I've missed!!! The shrimp fra diavlo's an excellent way to dress up a pie. Prices are very fair and our server did a fantastic job managing a large party with young children. I'd give infinity stars if I could.

I can't say enough good things about this restaurant. They serve authentic Italian cuisine, and they do it graciously and with a smile. Was welcomed with a delicious dipping oil accompanied by warm equally delicious bread. Enjoyed rigatoni with a rich and flavorful meat sauce. Pasta was al dente and was surprised that a very nice salad was included with dinner. The portions were plentiful. The atmosphere is a relaxed classic Italian. To top it all off, the prices are very reasonable. So glad we stopped in. Will be back.

I came here for lunch 2 years ago and it was amazing. My parents and I made reservations for 6:15. I love starting with the incredible bread basket. We ordered our drinks and asked what the soup of the day was. It took a long time for our drinks and a response. Eventually the soup was ordered and arrived. We chose a chicken Caesar salad, the rigatoni siciliana with ricotta and eggplant, I ordered the tortellini off the baked pasta section of the menu. Our waitress was new and it seemed that she was still learning the ins and outs. She walked around the dining area many times, but it took many trips until she took away the plates from the soup and the bread. Then we waited forever for our food. It didn't come out until 7:20. I didn't expect to be at the restaurant for over an hour waiting to eat. We watched tables all around us get served before us. The salad and rigatoni were delicious. The eggplant and ricotta really complimented the dish. Unfortunately, the salad only had 4 croutons. The tortellini was very mediocre. It was not baked as I expected. Instead, it was in a large bowl with watery tomato sauce. I regret not getting pizza. We got our check and waited a while until the waitress came to take the credit card. The service was so incredibly slow, I think I'll stick to lunch when it's not as busy.