Best restaurants near me in Carteret, NJ

My husband and I had the pleasure of enjoying a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner here. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the service was truly exceptional. This wasn’t our first visit, and as always, it exceeded our expectations. Each time we dine here, it’s an absolute delight, and this experience was no exception!

A stylish gem located in a strip mall. Drinks were imaginiative without being crazy, food was very good, except for the overcooked brussels sprouts. Staff were friendly and attentive.. Looks like a great place to hang out after the theater, if there were a theater nearby.

It was a mad house cause an old school DJ was performing and no one anticipated the huge crowd that would show up. It was my friend's birthday and we were going out to celebrate. We had a large group but could only get a reservation for 2. So our friends went elsewhere for dinner and said they would come back to go to the club. When we came in, they lost our reservation. My friend was very upset and wanted to make a big deal about it. I kept her calm and we mingled with others that were either waiting to get into the club or the restaurant. Tables started to empty and my friend went over to say " We made a reservation on open table, how an you lose that?" The woman was very sympathetic and told us that a round of drinks are on her. We were seated right after that. Funny, we couldn't get a larger reservation but they sat us at a table for 4 anyway. We had the beef tips medium over potato sticks (we thought we were getting fries). It was delicious though. We had the arugula salad and fries, which also I would highly recommend. We indulged in the fig & lychee martini which were absolutely amazing!

We live in Staten Island which has so many Italian restaurants but our favorite is Mulberry Street in Woodbridge. Chef Paul makes so many excellent dishes. Some of our favorites are Beef Bolognese, Veal Sorrrentino & Shrimp Parm (not on the menu but he will make it). Best app is the mussels in a cream wine sauce and best dessert is his pistachio cheesecake. Reasonably priced food and wines. Great vibe with suttle dinner appropriate music in the background.

We were there for my son’s 12th bday with a few of his friends. Great food, service, comfortable table, and fun atmosphere. We had our own water dispenser that was refilled upon request which came in handy for a table of 12. Kids had a great time. We brought our own cake and had to serve it ourselves, but no biggie. Love D&B!