Sal De Forte's

I have been coming here for years. Maybe 15 or more (even had my small wedding reception there) and then the owners changed and they took away the only meal ever get there. The gnocchi. It was the one meal I craved after two years of dieting and being the face to a global brand. I came back to dig into my favorite meal to find out the new owners changed the menu and it was gone. As for the atmosphere, It’s always been cramped in there but it’s gotten worse. They have so many tables on top of each other it’s not enjoyable. Having a conversation you have to watch what your topic is because the person next to you can hear it all perfectly. The blue cheese bread is delicious, the sausage bread is amazing. But I can’t get over them taking away one of their best pasta meals as well as the cramped situation so they lost stars for that. Update as of December 2023. Went back for another shot and it was overall horrible. This is not the Italian food we used to love. The vodka rigatoni was not even edible. Sausage bread tasted off. The only thing that was really great was the Gorgonzola bread and the desserts. Would not go back here for dinner and will not be going back here. Lost a loyal customer and wish the business the best of luck and hope they eventually get back to the standard they used to have because it is disappointing.

Been here twice thought I would give this place a second try and I did. There won’t be a third chance…the food was excellent and the atmosphere was great….however, the service and staff needs better training especially on being polite and professional. Despite that food was great I will not be returning. No need to express the issues in detail here. Excellence service to me at restaurants matters.

This was my first time- found the restaurant online and checked with TCNJ grads who ‘approved’ the choice. So I took my son & 3 of his friends for his 21st birthday. We were VERY pleased - the service was friendly and timely, despite the restaurant being busy. Chicken saltimbocca, chicken parm, lasagna and appies (stuffed mushrooms and cheese bread) were abundant and delicious. The penne vodka sauce was passable but would not order it again here. Overall, great find and I’d definitely return.