Osteria Cucina Rustica

4.6

535 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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2 people

30 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 22 times today

Good for special occasions
Neighbourhood gem
Great for fine wines

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Osteria translated in Italian literally means "a place where the owner hosts his guests." At Osteria Cucina Rustica we follow in that tradition. Life long friends Steven Botta and Angelo Bongiovanni have collaborated to design and recreate an authentic Osteria. A warm atmosphere along with impeccable service and family recipes make for an unparalleled dining experience.
We begin with the freshest ingredients of the highest quality all prepared to order using family recipes passed down from generation to generation. The astronomic experience begins with the hospitality from the moment you walk through the iron forged doors. Next is the food where the love is present in each dish. The house made pasta to the freshest seafood to the dry aged steaks and our unique desserts made daily by our pastry chef make our uniqueness discernible.
The Bongiovanni and Botta families welcome you to Osteria, where we promise that you will come as a guest and leave as family.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Steakhouse
Hours of Operation
Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
(732) 577-8288
Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Catering
Full service off site catering available.
Private party facilities
Private room for up to 70 ppl.

Location
91 S Main St, Marlboro, NJ 07746
Area
Marlboro
Cross Street
Ryan Rd
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Patio/Outdoor Dining

What 535 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

Monmouth
Great for fine wines
Monmouth
Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Osteria Cucina Rustica charms with "amazing food and service" and an extensive menu catering to all tastes. Guests rave about the "nicest staff" and delightful dishes like sea bass and pistachio martinis. While slightly pricey and occasionally noisy, the quality and generous portions make it a "favorite restaurant."

535 Reviews

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Greg
New York City
26 reviews
5.0
26 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful ambience with Great drinks and a nice menu. The waiter had appetizers, pastas,fish,steak specials all memorized and one sounded better than the others. Amazingly good meal cannot wait to go back. Nice wine menu as well. Desserts a must also. Note they do add on 3.5 for credit cards which adds up at the prices here so luckily I had plenty of cash.
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Dave
Minneapolis
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on 22 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is a great NYC style restaurant in a small suburban town. Food, ambiance and service were first class. Best Pork Chop I've ever had, and also enjoyed my wife's Pappardelle with mushrooms... but you better like mushrooms.
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Erika
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 12 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food and atmosphere is top tier. I felt as though I was enjoying my grandmothers cooking all over again. The atmosphere is warm and comforting.
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Tina
New York City
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 11 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food! Had meatballs to start then gamberoni and ended with gelato!
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Alicia
New York City
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on 9 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great experience food and drinks
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Stephen
Philadelphia
5 reviews
3.0
5 reviews
Dined on 9 November 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 1
First of all everybody who works there this night could not have done better food was excellent especially for the price but I couldn't even have a conversation with my wife on our 25th anniversary very disappointing with that I guess we could have refused where we sat and ask for a different seat
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Philip
New Jersey
197 reviews
vip
5.0
197 reviews
Dined on 6 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great Italian food in an upscale neighborhood restaurant. The restaurant can be noisy at times as it is quite popular. It has a full bar and a bar scene as well. Cocktails are good and there is a great wine list. We opened with an appetizer of calamari and shrimp, lightly breaded and served in a Fra Diavolo sauce. The seafood was perfectly cooked, the sauce had a kick, but not too spicy, and it was big enough for four people. For entrees, my wife had the Pollo Rustica, roasted chicken over polenta with a sausage and mushroom sauce. I had a Veal Chop milanese. Both were outstanding, perfectly cooked and the portions were large. We took a pass on dessert as we were full.
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LINDA
New York City
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 1 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was delicious. Healthy portions! Good service
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Tommy
New York City
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 25 October 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
We went for our anniversary and were disappointed. For the price of the food, we expected something really good. The martini was also very foamy and the filet was average, along with the lobster. We were very let down by the overall experience and were also placed right by the bar and a trash can. After all the hype and seeing even the cast members of the Jersey Shore go there, we expected a lot more. It was overall disappointing.
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doriann
Atlantic City
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 20 October 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was delicious, however it was so loud you couldn’t hear the person sitting right next you.
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FAQs

Osteria Cucina Rustica offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (732) 577-8288.

Osteria Cucina Rustica is rated 4.6 stars by 535 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a booking

2 people

30 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 22 times today

Order delivery or takeout

91 S Main St, Marlboro, NJ 07746

Additional information

Cross Street
Ryan Rd
Area
Marlboro
Hours of Operation
Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Steakhouse
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Patio/Outdoor Dining

Phone number
(732) 577-8288
Catering
Full service off site catering available.
Private party facilities
Private room for up to 70 ppl.

Osteria Cucina Rustica

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Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Menu

Dolci

Zeppole

Affogato

Tortoni Fritto

Homemade Biscotti

Nutella Pizza

Warm Chocolate Cake

Italian Cheesecake

Gelato

Zabaglione

Tiramisu

Panna Cota

Cannoli

What 535 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Diners' Choice Awards

Review summary

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