The Risotto House

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88 Park Ave, Rutherford, NJ 07070, USA
Added by Jopie, at 08 December 2019

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• Anonymous

  19 September 2022

  I have ordered food for takeout and/or delivery before. It was always delicious. my husband and I went there during this past week. Ester was an incredible waitress and catered to our every need. She pointed us to the perfect wine store where we could get a good wine at a good price. The food was so excellent. I had the short ribs in a port wine sauce with risotto. There was no way I could finish my meal because I eat very very small meals throughout the day.
  
  So when I had my food packed up, I requested extra port wine sauce because it is incredible. They gave it to me and the leftovers were wonderful
  
  Just placed another order for the short ribs and ask for a side of mashed potatoes in addition to the risotto because the mashed potatoes go great with the sauce.
  
  Esther completely understood. She knew the sauce was so good that I could go to the restaurant and just drink the sauce!!! She's awesome. The food is awesome. We had a wonderful time.

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• Anonymous

  04 September 2022

  It was an ok experience, had the caprese with fresh mozzarella , Tom, and prosciutto, it literally had 3 small slices of prosciutto, and also had for an app seafood salad , no taste what’s so ever, the dinner portions were very small, I had veal frachese and my girlfriend had veal balsamic, food was good just small portions. Hostess I guess was was manager, hostess and server all in one. Never came over to check if our food was ok. And the greeting was not good at all when we walked in. Won’t be back for awhile u til I find out they have improved in these areas.

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• Anonymous

  26 July 2022

  Let me start with the positive, the food was pretty good. My husband and I shared the rice ball appetizer which was great. I had risotto with shrimp, tomato and spinach. It was decent. The sauce on my husband's chicken parmigiana was also good. That is where the positive ends. The service was absolutely the worst! The hostess that sat us, who I think was the owner, was rude and abrupt. We had to ask for water several times before someone actually brought it. Not once did a server ask if the food was ok or if we needed anything. When we asked for the check we weren't even acknowledged but we heard the hostess tell a server "they need the check". We will never go back.

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• Anonymous

  25 April 2021

  Will go again - Now, I am no risotto expert, but I don't know how many risotto specific restaurants there are. However, Risotto House in Rutherford is a must for those who enjoy a risotto dish. I have to say the beginning of my experience was cautious because I wasn't greeted very well. When I arrived waiting to be seated, no one came up to me. Then, when I asked for a table, the waiter looks at the clock based on the ~1 hr. time until they closed. It wasn't very inviting regardless of the short time to close. But, this was somewhat corrected with average waiter service after I sat down.
  
  I ordered the risotto con rigola, radicchio gambieri and my I must say that I was surprised on how good this dish was. The inclusion of the radicchio complemented this dish tremendously. It adds a delicious crunchy and earthy taste to every bite. As usual, the risotto was very creamy and the shrimp added a good buttery seafood taste to the dish. I'm quite interested on how good their other risotto dishes must be.
  
  The interior is what you would typically find in an Italian restaurant. It has a good, fancy setup good for a casual or date night. The parking is abundant with metered sidewalk parking along Park Ave.

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• Anonymous

  15 December 2019

  Haven't been to the Risotto in years, that was our biggest mistake. Revisited Saturday night and to our delight it was fantastic. Rice balls as an app were the best we've ever tried, stuffed pork chop, or should I say pork chops on the bone in a marsala sauce were out if this world, the Rigatoni Bolognese with peas and mushrooms in a creamy red sauce was an exceptional experience. Unfortunately after the bread, the apps and dinner, not to mention a bottle of wine, we just couldn't do dessert. Next time. Gobut make reservations.

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