Bar Italia Lakewood

We went to Bar Italia in Lakewood on a Saturday evening, and it was very busy—my mistake for not making a reservation! Luckily, we snagged a couple of seats at the bar, and it turned out to be a great night. The atmosphere was lively, and the service was still on point despite the crowd. The food was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the Crispy Chicken Limonelle—so flavorful and tender. The Chicken Parmesan was also fantastic, classic and comforting. We’ll definitely be back, and we’ve already been telling our friends about it. If you’re thinking about going, make a reservation—but either way, it’s worth it!

We stumbled upon Bar Italia when we were in the neighborhood and the quality of the food and service blew us away. We sat at the bar and their storefront windows were open on a nice day, so we could feel a warm breeze come through. We ordered the Caesar Salad, Short Rib Arancini, the Meatballs, and a Margarita Pizza. Everything tasted SO good!! The Caesar Salad and Margarita Pizza were one of the best we have ordered from a restaurant. They were quick to take our order and quick to deliver our food. The restaurant is spacious, so we didn't feel crammed. We will certainly be back again.

This place is always so busy. We went on a Monday night and it was packed. Make sure to grab a reservation. The atmosphere was nice and fancy. Grabbed the shrimp scampi as an appetizer and I have to say it was so good. Therer were maybe 7-8 large, fat shrimps. The sauce was delicious. Main dish in the pictures didn't look that big but after the appetizer, it was a lot. Ended up taking half of it home.

Went on a weekday and it was still fairly busy, I recommend trying for a reservation. The cocktails were good (I had a Paloma) and the shrimp scampi for an appetizer was delicious as well. For the main I opted for the chicken parmesan. The chicken portion of the dish was really good however the pasta felt like an afterthought as it was cold and served on a side dish.

we ordered the pesto cream arancini which was absolutely fire probably the best arancini I’ve ever had the privilege to try. The stuffed peppers were the right amount of heat, not too little. The pepper vessel was sweet with a gentle caress of sausage. The bread was fine but the other two apps were really the stars of the show. I ordered the lemon chicken which was good and papa got the short rib pasta which papa says is his favorite pasta in the city!!!!! Fire we will be back