Café Rustica | New Jersey - Italian restaurant in Basking Ridge - 3188 Valley Rd, USA

This place is very cute and quaint. The staff is very friendly and knows the menu. It seems like a family run shop. The service was good but I think they are a little short staffed as the crew was running around and apologizing for the delays. I had the pork chop it was was excellent

Celebrated a family birthday here & we all thought everything was amazing. The restuarant has a nice homestyle feel. We had a large group, and the service was awesome & made sure everyone got what they ordered. Delicious Italian food, great portions for the price. Group ordered a variety of plates & it was all delicious. Need to come back for sure to try out more dishes!

My family made reservations for Saturday night. It is attractive in a country inn kind of way. We were seated promptly and our server was competent and accommodating, agreeing to several small changes for our meals. Overall the food was adequate with one excetion. The pork chop was overcooked, dry and tasteless. My drink was Makers Mark on the rocks. It arrived heavily diluted with water for which we were charged $14.00. My son's saltimbocca was served at our request with risotto instead of spinach. This turned out to be an $8.00 upcharge. So --bottom line -- good service, cute atmosphere, but these assets do not make up for passable food and over charging.

My husband and I went for the first time this past week, & loved it SO much, that we went again a few days later for a double date with friends! Maria is such an amazingly fun & welcoming waitress, the food is divine, & the portions are enough for multiple enjoyment! Everyone working there was friendly & created a lovely atmosphere!

Had a great lunch here and will definitely be back. Fresh bread was amazing, still can't figure out all the spices in the olive oil, but it was so good. The salad was very fresh, I recommend the port wine dressing I had. We had delicious homemade pasta primavera and a grilled chicken wrap. And the summer sangria was perfect for sipping outside on the nice late summer day we had. The sangria was a complex but well balanced. Can't wait to go back

What a great find. The food and service was outstanding. Huge portions as you can see by the photo. Pictured are Chicken Carabonara and Veal with Eggplant, Spinach and Fresh Mozzarella. Our server was great and we ate outside in the lovely evening weather. Highly recommend.

I will be back and I loved the how the the scallops were so savory…. Oh gush and the pasta noodles perfection! Worth every bite!

Excellent food and beautiful presentation, large portions as well. Drinks took very long to arrive and it was not a busy night. Not sure what's going on with the water and ice but had to send it back 2 or 3 times as it had black specks in it along with a dead fly the first time and a dead spider the second time. Yeah. In the glass both times. My cousin has worked in restaurants before and strongly suggested they clean out their ice machine.