Ancona Bistro

4.8

364 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

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2 people

27 Dec 2024

19:00

Booked 6 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions
Good for groups

Made With Love. Simply Delicious.
Welcome to Ancona Bistro where you are always greeted with a warm smile and your satisfaction is our top priority.

We proudly serve fine Northern Italian fare with flair, plus inspired, inventive specials worth a try.

Ancona Bistro is BYOB friendly. Please bring your favorite wine or beer to enjoy.

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of Operation
Dinner Tue–Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(908) 647-5755
Website
http://www.anconabistro.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
645 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933
Area
Stirling
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Patio/Outdoor Dining

BurrataUS$13.95
Roasted beets, arugula, aged balsamic reduction
Fresh MozzarellaUS$12.95
Roasted pepper, sliced tomatoes, pesto olive oil dressing
Beet SaladUS$10.95
Spinach, goat cheese, white sherry vinaigrette dressing
Caesar SaladUS$9.95
Served with Classic Caesar dressing
Pasta FagioliUS$8.95
Pasta and bean soup
Stracciatella RomanaUS$8.95
Egg drop and spinach soup

Pasta

Linguini TorinoUS$28.95
Shrimp, crab meat, spinach, olives, garlic olive oil sauce
PappardelleUS$28.95
Shrimp, roasted peppers, leeks, capers in olive oil and garlic
Rigatoni AnconaUS$21.95
Sweet sausage, green peas, pink sauce
Fettuccine BologneseUS$21.95
Fresh ground beef and tomato sauce
Cheese RavioliUS$19.95
Pink vodka sauce
Eggplant ParmigianaUS$20.95
Served with linguine and tomato sauce

Main Courses

Chicken AbruzziUS$21.95
Francaise style, artichokes, chopped tomatoes lemon Pinot Grigio sauce
Chicken ParmigianaUS$21.95
Served with linguine and tomato sauce
Chicken AlbaUS$21.95
Breaded, pan fried, topped with Mediterranean salad
Shrimp ScampiUS$28.95
Served over linguine
Shrimp Fra DiavoloUS$28.95
Served over linguine
SalmonUS$29.95
Horseradish crusted, in mustard champagne sauce
Flounder FrancaiseUS$27.95
Capers, artichokes, lemon chardonnay sauce
Rack of LambUS$43.00
Mashed potato, broccoli, barolo wine sauce

Kid's Menu

Penne VodkaUS$12.95
Penne ButterUS$12.95
Chicken FingersUS$12.95
Spaghetti & MeatballsUS$12.95

Desserts

Italian Chocolate SouffleUS$8.95
Warm chocolate cake with rich melted chocolate center with vanilla ice cream
Three Chocolate Mousse CakeUS$8.95
White & dark chocolate mousse on a sponge, coated with a chocolate glaze with white chocolate shavings
TiramisuUS$10.00
Layers of espresso drenched ladyfingers separated by mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa powder
Creme Caramel FlanUS$8.95
Soft and fluffy round pastry served with caramel sauce
New York CheesecakeUS$8.95
Served with berry sauce
Chocolate TartufoUS$8.95
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream covered in dark hard chocolate
GelatoUS$8.95
Pistachio, Hazelnut or Toasted Almond
SorbetUS$8.95
Mango or Raspberry
Creme bruleeUS$9.95

What 364 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

Morris
Best Service
Morris
Best Value
Morris
Good for groups
Morris
Neighbourhood gem
Morris
Good for special occasions
Morris
Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Ancona Bistro is a beloved Italian gem known for its "delicious food" and "friendly staff." Guests rave about the "warm and welcoming" service and the consistently "great specials." The newly added dining area is "beautiful and scenic," ideal for events. It's a "go-to" spot for a satisfying dining experience.

364 Reviews

T
Tom
VIP
New York City
39 reviews
5.0
39 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As always, food and service were excellent. We went earlier than usual so it was busier than we typically experience but servive was great.
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Donna
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was excellent. A little loud in restaurant that can’t be helped
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joan
New York City
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 16 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love this place! Alwsys a go-to for us. Very welcoming and food is excellent.
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A
New York City
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 15 December 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Positives: owners and staff always are pleasant and seek to please patronsp. Also expansion room very well done and comfy. Negatives: took almost one hour to get our dinners. Portions seem smaller. Because it took so long to get our food we didn’t want to spend another hour for desert. Staff didn’t seem pleased we passed on desert. Overall: seems they are still working on how to handle a larger clientele with the expansion.
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Gretchen
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We enjoyed our dinner very much. There are 2 rooms for seating. We ate in the quieter room. The room was decorated nicely for Christmas. We ordered 2 specials .. lamb chops and seafood fettuccine. Both were very good. All n all we had a great night.
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Fran
VIP
New Jersey
32 reviews
4.0
32 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
They had a big party going on so they sat us away from the noise, which we both appreciated! The service was very good. We shared the buratta with fig, which was delicious! My friend had the shrimp dish, which she enjoyed and I had the chicken with fennel which was large so I ended up taking half home. We shared a dessert, which was wonderful! I will return looking forward to my next meal!
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Michael
VIP
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 6 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Tom and Team run a phenomenal restaurant. Great food and service!
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alan
VIP
New York City
20 reviews
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on 30 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was excellent as was the service. Tom and staff are always friendly and welcoming and the new addition is beautiful.
1 person found this helpful
J
Joe
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I celebrated my lady's birthday. Everyone was nice. The servers. The cook. Helping me celebrate a beautiful birthday with a special request of cheesecake and her birthday age written nicely on the plate. The food was excellent. B.Y.O.B. was an amazing experience. Very elegant. Highly recommended. Thank you for everything!
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T
Tricia
New York City
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 10 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous meal in new addition. Nicely decorated, would be great for an event.
1 person found this helpful

FAQs

Ancona Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (908) 647-5755.

Ancona Bistro is rated 4.8 stars by 364 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

27 Dec 2024

19:00

Booked 6 times today

Order delivery or takeout

645 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
Stirling
Hours of Operation
Dinner Tue–Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Patio/Outdoor Dining

Website
http://www.anconabistro.com/
Phone number
(908) 647-5755

Ancona Bistro

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Starters

CalamariUS$15.95

Grilled ShrimpUS$15.95

Steamed MusselsUS$13.95

Eggplant RollatiniUS$12.95

Mozzarella en CarrozzaUS$12.95

Soups, Salads and Sides

BurrataUS$13.95

Fresh MozzarellaUS$12.95

Beet SaladUS$10.95

Caesar SaladUS$9.95

Pasta FagioliUS$8.95

Stracciatella RomanaUS$8.95

Pasta

Linguini TorinoUS$28.95

PappardelleUS$28.95

Rigatoni AnconaUS$21.95

Fettuccine BologneseUS$21.95

Cheese RavioliUS$19.95

Eggplant ParmigianaUS$20.95

Main Courses

Chicken AbruzziUS$21.95

Chicken ParmigianaUS$21.95

Chicken AlbaUS$21.95

Shrimp ScampiUS$28.95

Shrimp Fra DiavoloUS$28.95

SalmonUS$29.95

Flounder FrancaiseUS$27.95

Rack of LambUS$43.00

Kid's Menu

Penne VodkaUS$12.95

Penne ButterUS$12.95

Chicken FingersUS$12.95

Spaghetti & MeatballsUS$12.95

Desserts

Italian Chocolate SouffleUS$8.95

Three Chocolate Mousse CakeUS$8.95

TiramisuUS$10.00

Creme Caramel FlanUS$8.95

New York CheesecakeUS$8.95

Chocolate TartufoUS$8.95

GelatoUS$8.95

SorbetUS$8.95

Creme bruleeUS$9.95

Overall ratings and reviews

Diners' Choice Awards

Review summary

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Dining areas

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