Mossuto's Market & Cafe — Restaurant in Wall Township

Stopped in on a Friday evening around 5:30 for dinner. We didn’t have reservations and luckily they had a table available. I would strongly recommend reservations; we happened to get lucky. The atmosphere is an Italian market themed restaurant with several seating areas, bars, authentic brick oven for pizza and wood fired entrees, and a private chefs table dining room.

From the minute we walked in and were greeted by the host, we were impressed. The host was super friendly and asked if we had reservations (hint for next time) and told us she had a small table for us or offered bar seating. We opted for the small table. We were shortly visited by our server who was quick to offer us some waters and asked us if we’d like a cocktail or wine. I asked her what bourbons they had and was quite impressed by their selection. As she’d stated they had Angel Envy Bourbon, I asked for a very specific cocktail to see how it would come out and if it was made properly; an Angel Manhattan. This cocktail is a made a certain way with Angel Envy Bourbon, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura Bitters, and a little of Luxardo (or equivalent) original maraschino cherry juice and garnished with the a cherry. The Cocktail was SPOT ON! Then actually have Maraska Cocktail Cherries from Croatia that were even better than the Luxardo. My wife ordered a Moscow Mule and again served properly and made perfectly.

Now on to the food! Judging from other reviews, we were expecting a delicious meal and Mossuto’s didn’t disappoint! We definitely over ordered as we were hungry, but at least we had some food to take home. Appetizer, we ordered the Shrimp Scampi appetizer, the Barretta and mortadella appetizer, a wood fired pizza with shrimp and fresh potato crochets. Besides the shrimp being super fresh, this establishment should be described as a scratch kitchen; everything was made from scratch and super fresh! The buratta and mortadella I could eat every day! It was amazing and I highly recommend it. The pizza was arguably the best brick oven pizza I’ve ever had and the crust was light, but crispy and full of flavor. The authentic brick oven definitely adds to the flavor and texture of this. The shrimp you can the is fresh, not the frozen shrimp from over seas that you get in the supermarkets or restaurants depot, this was obviously fresh shrimp. This carried through from the topping on the pizza to the scampi that was served in an earthenware baking dish that was finished in the brick oven! The fresh potato crochets were amazingly delicious that you can tell were made from scratch and cooked perfectly. For dinner entrees, our server presented us with several delicious options for specials, so we picked a few items, some from the normal menu and the specials. We opted for the Chicken Parmesan with pasta, the pork chop, and the prime rib special. All I can say is that this place is legit! The chicken parm was obviously pan fried and not just chucked in a deep fryer like a pizzeria, the pasta that accompanied the dish was cooked perfectly; al dente. The Prime rib was delicious; I will say it was the best I ever had, hands down. I actually can’t think of another prime rib that would come close. Super tender, amazing crust, cooked perfectly, and paired with some mashed potatoes and au jus! Stick a fork in me because I was done after eating 1/2 of it! Had the other half the following morning with eggs and had to take a nap after! The pork chop with the vegetables and potatoes off the regular menu is a MUST. That will be my next go-to menu item. It was super moist, tender and the vegetables were mouth watering! I highly recommend this dish.

Unfortunately we couldn’t stay for dessert as we were stuffed and over ate. But next time I’ll keep in mind that the portion are a good size and maybe consider splitting apps and saving room for dessert.

Italian Scratch Kitchen; that’s what comes to mind when I reflect on our dining experience at Mossuto’s! Old school cooking with modern Italian cuisine; the best of old and new! Can’t...

Was there last night for the first time. There were 4 of us for dinner. When we arrived we were greeted and acknowledged by a receptionist (male) who was very pleasant and who showed us to our table. The waitress, who was NOT very friendly and rather abrupt came over and asked us if we wanted drinks, we ordered them and she came back in a timely fashion. We asked about the specials and again hastily read them off and abruptly left. She came back we ordered an appetizer, fried calamari, which was good, but not too much on the plate. Our dinners came shortly thereafter. I ordered the sausage, with broccoli rabb and beans. Sausage was very bland and under cooked. The broccoli rabb stems were very tough and should have been cut off. Beans were good, but not something I would order again. My wife had the rigatoni bollenese which was dry and there was not meat in the dish . REALLY,...

What kind of Bollenese is that !! Our to friends, one ordered Chicken Parm, he said it was good. It looked good. The other one order eggplant lassagne. She did not like it. Anyway. One of my pet peeves, is the COLD bread on the table, when there is a pizza oven there, No come on now!!! The pace is nice, nice atmosphere, but the food was O. K. at best. Waitress needs to find a new career. Horrible but attentive. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND OR...

This has been my favorite restaurant for over a decade. I have lived across the states and every time I come home this is my first stop. The day before my wedding my best friends took me to dinner here. Aside from the fact that we waited over an hour and a half for our appetizer, when our order came out wrong our waitress argued with us for about 2 minutes that it was our fault. Please keep in mind the restaurant was not busy, as it never is anymore. I ordered a large dinner salad and when my food came out it was so teeny on a half size plate - I inquired and asked the waitress if this was a side salad…the hostess came over and then the chef/owner came over and asked the hostess what the issue was…the hostess respond immediately that I was complaining about my salad. The owner then responded that I came to the wrong restaurant and to never come back. I have never in my life been treated this way at any establishment let alone my favorite restaurant. This place is clearly struggling for business and I can understand why. I will never step foot in in this place again and I advise to stay away - unfortunately this place isn’t what...