Trattoria Toscana — Restaurant in Hanover Township

This is the first time this has ever happened to us. We are working professionals of Asian decent and my wife and I took our two young kids here for a Saturday dinner. We were told by the owner that there were no tables available as all the "Americans" are coming. We left but had a very uneasy feeling, so we decided to call back to make a reservation. The same guy picked up the phone and said there were tables available. I asked if he only took reservations for "Americans" and he said yes. I told him we were there earlier and were denied a table, and I would be filing a discrimination complain. He yelled at me over the phone, got very intense and asked me to shut up so I hung up. We made a police report. The police visited him at the premise. He confessed to everything to the officer, but concluded that he had a bad mouth and usually make insensitive jokes like these. The officer said this does not constitute a crime.

I am very sad and surprised that something like this still happens in 2013 in America. If you are reading this, I urge you to take a stand against this form of discrimination by boycotting this premise. Please help ensure that people like these are sidelined from mainstream America....

I hate to leave this review but I have no choice. We had dinner here recently, everything was going well and we were enjoying ourselves until the elderly gentleman (whom I presume is the owner) lit up a cigarette inside the restaurant!! We were the only customers left and had a toddler and a 3 month old baby with us. During our meal, I suddenly began to smell smoke and turned around to see the owner sitting at a table across the dining room smoking a cigarette. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. He saw us staring but obviously didn't care because he lit up another cigarette after he finished the first one. I grabbed our infant and walked down the hall toward the exit and asked my partner to ask for the check. We couldn't even finish our meal. Since when is smoking allowed inside a restaurant? There are other reviews that mention the staff smokes inside the restaurant and that the place smells like smoke. Absolutely horrible and inconsiderate of the owner to do this in front of a baby. He probably wanted us to leave but he could've just asked us to do so instead of doing what he did. The food is good but the owner seems terrible, avoid this place especially if...

Me and my wife celebrated my 77th birthday tonight at Trattoria Toscana. I have always been critical of fake Italian restaurants like Olive Garden and Macaroni Grill. I wanted to eat authentic Italian Cuisine. Trattoria delivered. The Antipasto Misto for 2 set the stage. It had all of the classic Antipasto elements of meat, cheese, olives, anchovies, and tomatoes. It was better than I had hoped for (see photo) We skipped the pasta (primi) and went straight to the main course (Secondi) . The strip steak was cooked to perfection and potatoes, squash and sautéed spinach were excellent. My wife had the chicken Francese. She said that this was also excellent. We finished the meal off with the almond cake and cappuccino. The dessert was fantastic. This is a family run authentic Italian restaurant. If you have only eaten in chain restaurants you may have to remember that these people are serving you in what they feel is their home. It is a different experience. One that I am looking forward...