La Madona Cuisine - Matawan

So I lived directly near La Madona and would come here at least weekly with my wife until we recently had to move to NYC for a job change. With this new job came a lot of entertaining / dinner with customers in all the most famous Italian restaurants in NYC and throughout the country.. Having said that and now having the experience of eating in hundreds of Italian places throughout the country, I can say with 100% confidence that not one of them was able to distribute food and serve my wife and I come in La Madona. It is sincerely hard to believe even people when I tell them that a small Italian place in a central Jersey city has better food than Michelin-Starred Babbo, Carbone, L’Artusi, Il Buco, and the list goes on, but it is absolutely the truth. My wife and I love this place and cannot wait to get back to the area as soon as possible!

Try the San Marazano cake. Some of the best I ever had. Overall, the quality is good over most local pizza shops in the area, and it is in the way. In my opinion, you get what you pay, and this is worth the few extra dollars.

One of the best Italian restaurants. All homemade. Tremendous portions. Very recommended. Friday and Saturday evenings very busy. If you like great Italian cuisine, this is the place to go.