23 Best Italian Restaurants near Beach Haven

“Please run, don't walk to Isola! Long Beach Island is no stranger to great spots for Italian cuisine, but Isola is not your typical Italian fare. A BYOB restaurant, Isola has a menu that easily compliments any wine! Our dinner consisted of a fresh and flavorful grilled octopus appetizer, a Cacio and Pepe even Rome would be proud of, one if the best zpirk chops we've evrry ate plated to perfrction, Hanger steak with a lovely chimichurri and a side of roasted potatoes with parmesan cheese. We ended the meal with Tiramisu to go and it was a perfect way to end the night. All that said, Isola's menu is equal to the amazing quality of service and the experience created by their staff. Every patron was smiling. We had originally ordered the Fiorentine steak and sadly it was not available. Dylan and his team went above and beyond to make sure that our dinner was not only fantastic but that we were so thrilled we quickly booked our next visit. Isola has officially entered my top 5 LBI list! Thank you, Isola for a wonderful date night!“

“The most delicious pizza on Long Beach Island!!! In addition to great food, it's an incredible family run business with the most genuine, caring and hard working staff ever. You just don't come across businesses like this anymore - Slice of Heaven is truly extra special.“

“It’s not New York City Pizza, but it’s one of the better ones in the area, and they do a pretty consistent job. Pretty smooth run place. I need to commend them.
Always there when ya need a decent slice/pie or meal. Well priced as well.“

“My 1st time here and they were wonderful! I wanted to have a sampling of different items for a weekend of no cooking for myself. Everything was absolutely delicious, from the meatballs, sausage, chicken cutlets and the rice ball. You must get the rice ball!! I was offered a sample of the chicken cutlet with the vodka sauce and it was soooooo delicious. I'll definitely be back!!“

“I was there on Thursday the food was great! Only problem was I wasn't aware of the gratuity that was put on for six or more people. So we ended up spending much more money than we excepted“

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 10/10 epic. That meal was to die for. Staff is perfectly trained and managed. Nothing but joy. Take my money please! The holiday decor was just lovely. I’m not easy to impress. There is some magic being done in that kitchen.“

“Great food & friendly, attentive staff.“

“Love their food and friendly staff. One of our go to places on the Island!“

“The pizza is the best anywhere in NJ. The dough is perfectly made. At 10:45 I called and ordered an extra large pie for delivery. It came exactly the time the guy said! Amazing pizza amazing workers! Thank you mystic pizza“

“I think there is no better place than this!! I love food! 😍💯“

“Best place in town hands down! fantastic service, awesome staff, great food!“

“The best pizza!! Just visited from Chicago and the pizza and service was outstanding! Freshest ingredients made the pizza even more delicious! The Philly cheese steak was also amazing. Not greasy or overall cheesy but perfect! Can’t wait to visit again!“

“My 3 year old is autistic and will only eat certain foods which are usually chicken fingers and fries, I recently ordered myself penne in vodka sauce with chicken and to my absolute surprise my son tried a piece of the pasta and ate a whole bowl!! The food is always so flavorful and delicious! Our favorite pizza so far is the Lucy Special! The bread is so light and soft and the meatballs are to die for!! I’ve lived in manahawkin for 3 years and you guys are always our first place to recommend and order from! Their desserts always taste so fresh and those cannolis and cheesecake are to die for!!!! Sincerely, Tackle Ave!“

“My worker reconnected this place to me today, he knows the owner well... was my first time there. Food was absolutely amazing, and the owner was a sweetheart, such a doll.... 😊“

“This place is second to none! Leah was our server and she was so helpful and had such a great attitude. The owner personally came out and spoke with us and had a few minute conversation, also watching him interact with the locals was amazing! My GF was stationed in Italy for 3 years and this is the closest she has had to authentic Italian food. Enjoy your trip back home to the owner and we will be back as soon as we can (Nebraska visitors)“

“We ordered dinner last night, and it was great as usual!! Our food arrived quickly, and it was hot and delicious! We love Ray’s wings (hot and honey are our favorite) and pizza! My family has been ordering from Ray’s for over 5 years, and I don’t think we have ever had a bad meal… everything is consistently good! Ordering is easy and delivery is fast!!“

“Great pizza and nice staff 🥰“

“Fresh slices an amazing chicken parm with fresh rolls. our new place to go outstanding“

“We're in Beach Haven and my wife door dashed from here... almost an hour away. I would have bet anything that the order would be canceled. But sure enough the pizza arrived and it was pretty darn good. Heated it up on the grill and it was great.“

“My wife , grandson and myself went to the Grapevine tonight for the first time. Our waitress was Michelle and she couldn't have been any nicer ! Be ordered appetizers, wings , mozzarella sticks , etc. The food was delicious and Michelle checked on us multiple times and made our first time visit there extremely enjoyable ! We will definitely be back . Our 4 yr old grandson just loved her ! Thank you Grapevine and thank you Michelle. See you again .“

“Our waitress Kristen was AMAZING! So sweet and prompt! The food is always off the charts delicious! But the hostess, Wilma, was awful! She was Rude from the moment we walked in! Claimed she didn’t have our reservation (which we made 3 days in advance) they DID make room for us, but she didn’t treat her staff well, and we witnessed her putting them down and arguing with them! Not a good roll model at all! All in all good Italian food though!“