Matta Donna — Restaurant in Boonton

Stop searching, you just found the best spot in town! No joke, we’ve been all over NJ eating at all kinds of great places, but Matta Donna is a HIDDEN GEM! Here’s what ya do: show up and don’t worry about parking, they are definitely busy but there’s plenty of room. Get seated super quick (because fast service of course). Get that perfect beverage, then go straight to the pizza menu and get the goat cheese and caramelized onion, large. Pick the most difficult to pronounce meat topping, add peppers, extra cheese, plus anything else you like. It’s going to be AMAZING. But the special seasoning is the service. The people here treat you like family. They will make sure your meal is perfect, and love to chat. You’ll have an awesome meal all around. Humble opinion: Nobody leaves as a stranger. Best service and dining by far!

Only downside: the red headed Irishman running an Italian joint doesn’t serve cannoli! Just kidding Zach, we love you.

Update: Came back again a year later JUST TO EAT HERE! this place rocks y’all. All those folks complaining about a price raise, y’all. Relax. It’s a few bucks. If that what it takes for the good service and good food, it’s worth every penny. These same folks complaining over a few bucks would gripe tenfold for bad service, so...

My partner and I came here to celebrate our anniversary. Based off of all the raving reviews we were so excited! The waitress was super nice and the atmosphere was great. However, we were a little disappointed with dinner. For the appetizers we had the bruschetta and fried mozzarella wedges. The Bruschetta was nothing special. The fried mozzarella wedges were a bit too greasy for my partners and I’s liking. Our entrees, my partner got the Baked Penne and I got their skirt steak special. The penne was flavorful but the sauce was a bit too watery for our liking. My steak was great and made to order but the sauce for me was over powering with the wine taste. For dessert we got a cheesecake and carrot cake. The cheesecake was great except there was a bit too much sour cream for my liking. My partner got the carrot cake and was disappointed since it was hard as a rock. We spent with tip between $120-$150. Regardless of the dinner the service...

Okay so I wanted to try this restaurant as I've driven by it many times. I read the reviews and I said okay I'll give it a shot even though there's some things I didn't like to hear. Number one I go in I have to wait 5 minutes before I'm seen by somebody. The gentleman that seats me seems like he'a couple I could be wrong but it looked that way to me.He told me I couldn't sit it in the dining room so they put me in the bar area because they had reservations yet when I left the same tables were empty. I thought it would be an authentic Italian restaurant I was wrong.( Limited menu ) The bartender was great good service everybody was nice the food was average. Here's the kicker about the other reviews they were correct when I received the bill I was charged $9 more total than I should have been charged. I guess they decided to raise their prices but not put it in the menu which is...