Leone's - Montclair

We love Leones. Has been our go to for years. The food is delicious. Everything we’ve ever had including soups. Atmosphere is relaxed and Michael and staff are... read more We love Leones. Has been our go to for years. The food is delicious. Everything we’ve ever had including soups. Atmosphere is relaxed and Michael and staff are wonderful.

The restaurant is cozy and comfortable and the food is authentic Italian cuisine. Making reservations for Christmas Eve. read more The restaurant is cozy and comfortable and the food is authentic Italian cuisine. Making reservations for Christmas Eve.

The owner takes the time to curate each dish, modeled after his mother. The love really comes through, especially in this one appetizer, the ginger calamari, it... read more The owner takes the time to curate each dish, modeled after his mother. The love really comes through, especially in this one appetizer, the ginger calamari, it’s nothing like you’ve ever tried before, and it is definitely a must order ! I also enjoyed rigatoni vodka, it was creamy and delicious just the way I like it with a piece of toasted bread on the side! They also have a variety of pizza. This place Or a romantic date night, definitely sit by the window!

I went for the first time today because someone had recommended it to me. was waiting on 2 other people and they seated me at a nice table by the window. first... read more I went for the first time today because someone had recommended it to me. was waiting on 2 other people and they seated me at a nice table by the window. first the host/owner grabbed a chair from my table, smiling and saying he was just going to grab achair. that was totally fine as there were 5 chairs and i only needed 3, though i felt it would?ve been kinder to ask ratherthan inform me. a mom with two kids came in and decided to play interior design simulator, moving tables around and eventuallydecided it wasn?t good enough and she wanted my table. the hostess/owners asked me to move, which i thought was so rude andunprofessional. they wouldn?t have felt entitled to do that if the rest of my party had arrived, but because i was alone theymoved me to the center of the restaurant. their explanation was that she had a larger party coming in so they needed to merge mytable with a smaller one, but honestly they could have very well merged the smaller table with the table in the center that theymoved me to. they were exactly the same size, she just didn?t want to sit there. i sat at the new table with my back against thewall and the owners started teasing me about sitting in the back and asked if i wouldn?t be more comfortable sitting in one ofthe other seats. i would have been more comfortable if you didn?t make me move tables unnecessarily! i just paid for my drinkand left, the weird cheekiness of the owners was just patronizing and strange. if you feel the need to crack jokes to lightenthe mood of what you?re doing, maybe just don?t do it.

Came for a late lunch with my kids and the staff seemed annoyed that we came. The food was subpar at best, I ordered the mozzarella caprese and what came was a... read more Came for a late lunch with my kids and the staff seemed annoyed that we came. The food was subpar at best, I ordered the mozzarella caprese and what came was a few very thin slices of ?homemade? mozzarella that was rubbery and bland but moreimportantly made my stomach feel weird immediately. My sons chicken was over fried with old oil, he could barely bite it. In myopinion the only thing worth ordering is the pizza and honestly I think there are better places in Montclair to get pizza from.