Villa Amalfi

1006 NJ-166, Toms River - 08753
171 reviews
Fine Dining Italian
(732) 286-6044

Great food. Excellent atmosphere. The short ribs were among the best I've ever eaten. The veal was tender. The Ceasar Salid was great with lots of dressing.

Food and service was amazing just wish server came by the table alittle more frequently so i didnt have to bother someone else.

Our server Brad and staff were excellent. Party of 7 for dinner. Wonderful menu and specials. Pitcher's of sangria were great. Nice ambiance. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Why 3 stars, downside, establishment charges an additional fee if you use a credit card. A reason for dining elsewhere.

Great experience, great service. At a point I needed help with quite a lot but the service team where patient enough to handle things appropriately. Highly recommended

Food was great. service was horrible. We waited over 45 minutes for our food. Drinks went dry bread basket went dry and we were never checked up on to see if we were thirsty or wanted some more bread. When I tried to get Our waiter attention he ignored us twice then when I finally got him and asked if he could get us another round and some more bread he never returned with it. I won’t return. The foods the only reason it got two stars.

GREAT, great, great. The staff was great and the calamari was delicious. Went as a large group with 5 course meal and all parts were well prepared and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

Very enjoyable. Food excellent quality. Atmosphere also very good. Waiter and Servers were exceptional. Would definitely recommend and willingly go back.

I held my mother’s repast here and I can’t say enough positive things about the restaurant and staff. The food was absolutely amazing, they had space for me to put out pictures to honor my mom, and they honestly made a horrible day for me a little brighter. I will be coming back to eat here and it’s a great place to host an event. 10/10 would recommend.

Be prepared to carry the restaurant’s cost of doing business. Restaurant passes a 4% fee along to the customer as their way of showing gratitude for your patronage. I own a small business and understand that times are difficult, however, it’s not the responsibility of the customer to cover your operating costs. Having a minimum charge or nominal fee would be reasonable, however, with tip my family spent nearly $850 at this restaurant for Thanksgiving and had a nice little $25 charge tacked on to our bill. The food was excellent, as was the service. They are obviously under staffed and all of the waiters were absolutely hustling to give people a pleasant experience. This review is no reflection on them, as they were wonderful. Had the manager (or owner, not sure who she is) acted slightly grateful for our business, that would be one thing, however her response was that she has a “right to charge us based on a government rule in 2015.” Just because you have a “right” to do something, doesn’t mean it’s good business. Poor customer service from the management level and I’m sure we won’t be the first batch of lost customers.

So good! Some of the best food I've had in a long time! Only thing was it was very very noisy. Conversations were hard.