Roberto's Dolce Vita — Restaurant in Long Beach Township

If you’re looking for delicious, authentic italian food and unmatched hospitality, you have to try this place. They were extremely accommodating for our party of 14 with some dietary restrictions, and, despite how difficult it is to run a restaurant, the owner, Robert, was outstanding. He checked in on our group multiple times throughout the night, speaking with us before moving on to other happy customers. Here’s the kicker: I am an avid Tartufo lover and was excited to stay for dessert, but after a long night of exceptional eats, my family was full and ready to head home. When Robert came out to say goodnight, I asked him if they had Tartufo on the dessert menu. He said that they did and asked if I wanted any. When I told him I couldn’t stay for dessert, but that I would come back tomorrow night to try it, he told me that if I did come back he would give me a dish for free. So, the next night, I headed back to Roberto’s. As expected, Robert was out greeting guests, and when I caught his eye by the door, he knew exactly why I was there! This man stuck to his word and gave me Tartufo on the house! This was the best dining experience of all our LBI family vacations over the years, and the excellent service was the cherry on top… or, I should say, in the middle, surrounded by gelato and covered...

Have to share the experience that my family had here. Some pros and cons. Let me just say, I rarely leave negative reviews on anything and this is a first for me. For the pros. The food was amazing. Everybody loved everything. Chef was great. Our waitress was attentive and very pleasant. As for the reservation aspect. This was our first time in LBI, traffic was a bit more than we anticipated. We were late and called ahead. When we got there the lady, hostess perhaps owner, not very welcoming and immediately made it know to my husband we have to leave by 650 because we are late. Which we understood and wouldn't dispute because we were late, but there is a way to communicate such in a more pleasant manner. My mother then went back into the restaurant a separate time, (since we were seated outside) and then she was told from a male worker perhaps owner, that we had to leave by 720. Again, we didn't mind and didn't dispute it the first time nor the second time,, because we were late and we would be accommodating but there is definitely a better way to go about this and their times frame weren't the same from the both of them. We felt rush for sure, a little to intense of an environment. Probably wouldn't go back because of that, but food and waitress were awesome. 5 stars for food...

My full blooded Italian family and I came here for dinner a few nights ago vacationing in beach haven for the week. We were scrambling last minute to find reservations at other italian restaurants in the area and thankfully they were able to easily accommodate our party of 8 with 4 children. The service was fantastic - our waiter was very helpful and polite. The fresh bread to start was fantastic and we enjoyed the fresh oil / garlic to dip it into. We tried the stuffed eggplant as an appetizer and it was delicious A+. All dinners were served with a fresh salad… the blue cheese dressing was great. My girlfriend tried the penne vodka as her main dish and added chicken and it was phenomenal I would get this if we come again someday! I tried the chicken parm with penne and it was very good.. not the best I’ve ever had but satisfying nonetheless. Portion sizes were very big which we all appreciated. Fresh cheese for main courses and grounded pepper for the salads was a very nice touch. Also I will add that the prices here were very reasonable compared to other Italian restaurants we looked up in the area. Overall great experience and we definitely would...