


Address and Contact Information
Address: 1626 US-130, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902
Phone: (732) 422-1230
Website: http://www.leonestrattoria.com/
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Sorry, but we won’t be back.
With that said. The service is outstanding. The owners always come by your table and see how everything is going. This is a sign of a restaurant that cares about its customers and their needs. I had the homemade eggplant and linguine which was piping hot and super fresh. My wife had the shrimp scampi, which could’ve used a little salt but otherwise was pretty tasty. And my mother-in-law had the salmon with pasta which we took a little bite of it was also super tasty. We had some kind of coded mozzarella for an appetizer with a red sauce and that was out of this world. The double espresso was right on point especially after a long day. This was my first time visiting this place which I have missed every single time I have been on this road which is a major road. It is sort of talk back behind a strip mall and another restaurant. It is worth the trip if you want to eat authentic Italian.
The regulars seemed at ease and pretty much everyone had wine at their table which they bought in. There is handicap parking around the side of the nail and hair salon with a curb cut. Some of the cement leading up to the restaurant was cracked so we careful if you’re using a walker or a lightweight wheelchair.
The mother daughter duo served us and they were really very welcoming and helpful.
The food was definitely one of the best Italian I have tried. The special menu was also pretty interesting and appetizers were also great. Also, bread served was fresh and light. The show stopper was the Lemon cheese cake.
Definitely recommended!!
I simply asked if the veal Murphy came with cherry peppers (it was served with jalapeños instead), and the owner came over extremely rude and hostile, snapping that it “says hot peppers, not cherry peppers.” From that point on, she stared at our table the entire meal, made comments when we leaned back in our chairs, and even kept making comments about the kids in our party. As someone who works as a restaurant manager myself, I would never treat guests this way. The lack of professionalism and hospitality was shocking. We left feeling uncomfortable and unwelcome … definitely would not return ever.
COMMUNICATION & STAFF
My bride was not local, so I coordinated most of it. I mostly communicated with Samantha at Leone’s. Samantha was clear and, to my recollection, we did not suffer any miscommunication despite all the back-and-forth. I felt she was invested in working towards a good wedding with us. She made clear the limitations of the space while positing ideas to work within them. e.g. we could not control the music, but depending on their other clientele present, we could play some music at certain instances. Since there were no other customers as we started early saturday afternoon, Samantha played the wedding march. I hadn’t even thought about that little detail; it was completely her idea.
FOOD
The food was great. I personally think it’s difficult to find bad italian/italian-american food in New Jersey, and Leone’s was no exception. The bread was heaven! Everyone enjoyed a solid 3-course meal. We didn’t bring our own alcohol, but Leone’s was clear that we could if we wanted to. Additionally, we enjoyed this food at a fair price. We definitely received our money’s worth.
SPACE
The space was “semi-private”. There’s a larger area for any incoming clientele on the first level. Overlooking them is a second level as a loft or long balcony; this is where we did our ceremony and meal.
Once again, thanks to Samantha’s creativity and flexibility, we were able to do a “walk down the aisle” from the entrance of the restaurant leading to the upper level loft where we had our ceremony. The space allowed for all of our guests to sit at one long table (multiple tables put together) while we did our ceremony in front of them.
We decorated it ourselves, though it was helpful that the restaurant already had a fresh flower on every table. We put our arch against the wall at the end; there our pastor spoke and married us. Where our arch was set, we had ample space to do a first dance as well as take photos with our guests. The loft only had space for us two to dance (I guess if you rent out the whole space you’d be able to have group dancing? Certainly not if you go semi-private.) My family hid my small speaker that we used to play our song for the first dance under a separate table. The restaurant just lowered their music when it was time to play ours.
All in all 5/5 stars. We’re very grateful to Samantha, Humberto, and the rest of Leone’s Trattoria’s staff for making our special day so special!
They offered a fluke Francese that was excellent. It just needed a little more pasta. The service was friendly and the restaurant was clean. Will return.
I also want to add that the entire staff were very friendly and happy, and that my waitress, Linda, was especially great!