Mia Restaurant — Restaurant in Oceanport

We arrived soon after they opened, on a Friday evening (4 PM). We were the only patrons in the restaurant, but we were hungry for an early dinner. They brought out hot crusty bread and some herbed olive oil… yum. My hubby and I shared a Caesar salad. It was cold, crisp and had lots of dressing that was so delicious. The great croutons were a bit too big to get on the fork with the greens, but I can work with that. Their menu is not very big. I don’t eat meat, nor shell-fish, so I was very limited. I asked if they could make eggplant parmigiana, but was denied. Ultimately, I had the penne vodka, and it was very good, but normally would not be my first choice. My husband had the veal calabrese with angel hair pasta and enjoyed the dish very much, however, the broccoli rabe, which was extra $, was not good. I would return again, but, I would call ahead and see if they can do the eggplant, otherwise, I would not return if I have to eat the same thing...

Not only was the service ow it was bow par. It was Ike we were invisible. Once our order was taken after waiting awhile. It took along time to get it. Then we became invisible. We were not offered grated pepper or cheese for our Caesar salad. Offering bread was an after thought. I was not offered cheese for my spaghetti and meatballs and again no bread. My friend had the salmon which she said was a little too dry. We were never asked how are we doing. Do you need anything? By the time we finished our food we were just...

We held our Son's rehearsal dinner at Mia's and I have to say what a wonderful experience we had. The owner Donna was just wonderful - it didn't matter how many times I called her, and there were many - she was very attentive to our needs and I cant say enough about how delicious the food was. Everyone could not say enough about how good the food and service was. They truly should have a 10 star rating in our book. (Doug and...