Margherita's — Restaurant in Hoboken

MY NEW OBSESSION?

Ok, so listen Linda. I was seriously craving pasta this evening, and wanted to have some delivered. I looked through the delivery apps for pasta and came across Margherita’s. They had great reviews, and the menu caught my eye right away. The main thing that stuck out to me, as in, had me salivating, was their spicy lobster pasta, made with vodka sauce and capers?! Excuse me?! Now, this was under their weekly specials, so my heart would be ABSOLUTELY BROKEN if I can’t get this regularly :-( so hopefully, it becomes a regular menu item. Anyway, I ordered the spicy lobster pasta, and it was en route.

So, let me start with the minor cons (again, minor). They didn’t send any napkins or plasticware. Perhaps you’re supposed to request it through the app, by I didn’t see the option. The second con is, it doesn’t come with a side of Parmesan cheese. It’s an extra $2 if you want a side of Parmesan, but i think it should come with it, and I only say that because Parmesan cheese is always a part of the Italian restaurant experience. You order your pasta, it’s served, your waiter offers you freshly grated Parmesan and freshly cracked pepper. My final, very minor con is, I wish my pasta was a bit more al dente. Even though it was angel hair pasta, I still love a good bite. Now, having said that, let’s get into the pros, which made me look past everything! First off, the dish is beautiful! I mean, you eat with your eyes first, no? Right. It just looked so pretty. The pasta, the beautifully done vodka sauce, the capers, the angel hair pasta, the chunks of lobster, I mean it all just made me so happy from the looks alone. Now, along with a dish looking good, we need it to taste good too, no? Right. So, I get my first fork-full. It’s still nice and hot and I taste that vodka sauce……girl, that was some of thee best vodka sauce I’ve had. It tasted like LOVE, you understand me? Just, perfection. It had a nice little spice to it, you got a lovely, salty burst from those capers, the angel hair was a great choice for this dish because it’s so thin and pairs nicely with pretty much anything. The yummy, meaty chunks of lobster were heaven-sent! Just, delectable! I was in love right away. I told myself that I’d be eating here regularly, and need to go in person. This dish was just divine all around. It also came with bread that soaks up that vodka sauce, beautifully! Omg, I’ve been missin’ out! I will be ordering from here again, and you should too! I look forward to trying more menu items, and going in person!...

Such a quaint lovely spot there in Hoboken... Our oldest son lives in the area as he attends Stevens full time. We decided to have lunch there, spring 2022, and I wish I had reviewed the restaurant immediately. I do have a clear memory of the good experiences, though. When we visit our son sometime this year I think I'd like to stop in there again!

We were acknowledged and greeted within only a moment or two. The waitress was friendly and kept checking on our table. I feel like the ambience was cozy and seems like a good place for a date night or for a family meal like we were having. I enjoyed the music playing and remember telling my family that had my parents still been living, they would really enjoy a little restaurant like this!

I had Lobster ravioli, which was delicious, the garlic bread was good, our salads were fresh, and my husband enjoyed the mussels. Both of our sons had pasta dishes and they didn't say much, just ate it all, so I know they enjoyed it, lol! For the negatives, I have to think about how it's a bit narrow in there but I managed to get around okay. I was thankful to not deal with any steps.

Entrance is accessible for those in a wheelchair, but I know that it's a little tight in there. If it had been a day I was using my quad cane I might have felt a little nervous that I bump into someone or something. Be aware that parking in Hoboken can be difficult to find if you're needing something close to the business you're using or if you're looking for accessible parking.

I chose to get dropped off and let my husband and sons go find parking. But after dinner, I surprisingly chose to take the stroll down to where he had parked the car especially since I needed to stretch a bit. Any walk around the area is enjoyable too because Hoboken has such a...

Went for dinner on a Saturday.

The restaurant was pretty empty so we sat without a wait.

Order some drinks, they brought out bread, and we ordered.

Took about 40 minutes for the appetizer to come out and another 20+ for the food.

Service was not great. Ordered a refill on my soda, took like 10+ minutes for it. They clearly forgot cause other people in my party's alcohol was brought.

The restaurant was also so loud you couldn't hear anything.

Kept getting bumped by the waiter's station, and at one point got 6 menus dropped on me...

We ended up asking where the food was after 60 minutes post ordering. The waitress told us 5 more minutes which was correct. The issue is 2 out of 4 of the meals were incorrect. At that point rather than say anything to get it fixed we were just going to eat them because we had been waiting so long and were hungry. The waitress noticed the meals were wrong and came over and apologized. The manager then came over to interrupt our meal twice. The first time to see what happened, and the second time when the bill came. When the bill came he pointed out that the waitress put the orders in correctly and the kitchen screwed up...okay. Like we didn't care at that point. He pointed out that he didn't upcharge us for the more expensive sauce/incorrect pasta on the meals. That was weird, and annoying. You gave us the wrong food, didn't take anything off the bill, didn't fix it, and just pointed out that we aren't getting up charged because your kitchen messed up. Thanks...

Fwiw on the food the chicken was rubbery and overcooked.

Really disappointed tonight, I've been to this spot maybe 5 times, celebrated my birthday there, and have brought friends. I think it was an off night, but still pretty...