La Cambusa — Restaurant in Wyckoff

The atmosphere and service here were very good. Service was excellent. However we were unimpressed with the food. The food wasnt bad.... everything was fresh, but lacked flavor. We had the seafood salad appetizer....if it weren't for the lemon that came with it there was no flavor....although the items in the seafood salad were very fresh. My wife had lobster ravioli. Again the tooth of the pasta was good, lobster filling tasted like lobster, but the filling had little other seasoning, and the sauce was almost tasteless. Without the salt and pepper on the table, it was unenjoyable. I had the shrimp Francese. While the sauce had flavor...it was minimal......it was as if the sauce for the plate was diluted to be able to cover 4 plates. Again shrimp was excellent fresh and cooked perfectly....but the lack of a good Francese taste left me disappointed.

All in all we were unimpressed by the food. Things were fresh, the cooking methods were on par....but every dish...

Update: My baby shower was wonderful, what a great space and everyone loved the food! Everyone left full and happy. Great service, excellent owner. — Came here to try for my upcoming Baby Shower and was so impressed! The restaurant main dining room has a wonderful formal modern feel, it is cozy. Everyone enjoyed their food and the owner has been so kind and accommodating with party requests. We’re excited to celebrate here in November.

What we got: House Salad (great light dressing + good produce) Calamari (tender and delicious) Homemade Mozzarella Nonna’s Sunday Special Fettuccini Bolognese (homemade pasta was 🤤) Gamberi Alla Francese Penne Alla Vodka w/ Shrimp

Oh and to top it off… desserts are homemade and they get their Gelato from Nasto’s iykyk— great way...

Great food always. Hosted a surprise birthday party there in their private room. Anthony, the manager was superb in making sure every thing went smoothly from our first meeting til and through the party. I dropped off many items from alcohol to balloons to party favors to cocktail napkins to decorations and sign on board in the weeks leading up. He made sure the room was decorated and ready for the party and even picked up the cake for me locally because I could not. Everything was great from the moment he brought the birthday boy into the private party room!

La Cambusa remains a great local Italian restaurant, in our area. They have only been in our area for a few years but always packed for dinner with great food...