Best Contemporary Italian Restaurants in Middletown

Very nice place, good food and drinks recommendations, very friendly and knowledgeable waitress Tara. Management staff was very attentive. We love the restaurant and we will definitely come back.

My family has been dining at Trama for a number of years. It is our go to restaurant in Monmouth County. This is because Pat and his team, especially his senior managers Sean and Andrew provide diners with a warm feeling of belonging. Generally, especially on weekends, diners sit at the bar and at tables. The menu is reasonable, not too many items and weekly specials fill any desires for something off menu. This allows the chefs to provide attention to detail in preparing appetizers, pasta and entrées. There never appears to be a hiccup in food quality, we never feel rushed between courses and the staff takes care of our needs. I highly recommend Trama for those seeking a upscale restaurant that you'll enjoy over and over agaion

Great food , great service , BOYB always makes it nice and fair prices . Been there around 10 times always good !

One of the best meals we’ve had in a long time! The restaurant itself is pretty small and gets very loud from being crowded. This turned us off at first, but we realized pretty quickly that it was packed because it’s outstanding. Michael was our server, and he was great. Very knowledgeable about the menu and recommended dishes that we loved. We got the fried chicken, bucatini, artichoke hearts, and strip steak. Everything was phenomenal. Highly recommend.

It’s literally impossible to have a bad dining experience at Semolina. The staff are phenomenal, the seasonally rotating menu is perfection, and the budino + espresso are a thing of beauty. The only thing that can go wrong when you visit Semolina is that you forget to BYOB. Plan ahead, pick your wine, and book a table now.