La Couronne Restaurant
23 Watchung Plaza, Montclair
(973) 744-2090
Customers' Favorites
Clams Oreganata or Casino
Grilled Veal Chop Special
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Rock Shrimp Arrabiata
Roast Chicken Breast
Chicken Parmigiana
Fried Calamari
Mashed Potatoes
Burrata Salad
Sausage
Antipasti Hot
Hot Antipasti
For 2 people. Served with eggplant rollatine, rock shrimp, clams oreganato, clams casino, stuffed mushrooms, and mussels marinara.
Fried Calamari
Served with honey ginger sauce or traditional marinara sauce (hot or sweet).
Sausage and Peppers
Sauteed with olive oil, garlic, basil, mixed Italian hot and sweet peppers, and potatoes.
Rock Shrimp Arrabiata
Sauteed rock shrimp with garlic, red pepper seeds, and oregano in a white wine lemon sauce.
Shrimp Scampi
Sauteed shrimp with garlic and fresh herbs in a white wine and lemon sauce.
Butterfly Shrimp
Egg dipped Francese style, served in a rich mustard cream sauce.
Eggplant Rollatine
Stuffed with ricotta and parmesan cheese, then topped with mozzarella in tomato sauce.
Steamed Little Neck
Served with olive oil and garlic in a white wine broth with Italian parsley.
Zuppa di Clams
Served in a light tomato sauce.
Zuppa di Mussels
Served in a light tomato Fra diavolo sauce.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed with bacon, bread crumbs, mozzarella cheese, and served with marsala wine sauce.
Clams Oreganata
Topped with seasoned breadcrumbs and oven baked.
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
Served on a bed of baby greens in a white wine vinaigrette, finished with goat cheese.
Clams Casino
Clams stuffed with chopped peppers, onions, and topped with bacon.
Antipasti Cold
Fresh Italian Seafood Salad
Shrimp, calamari, scallops, and celery in extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and fresh lemon.
Clams on the Half Shell
Served with cocktail sauce.
Mozzarella Salada
Fresh mozzarella with prosciutto, roasted peppers, and onions.
From the Garden
Salad Valeziana
Served with fennel, arugula, radicchio, mushrooms, and balsamic vinaigrette, finished with shaved Parmesan cheese.
Arugula Salad
Baby arugula with fresh tomatoes and sweet onions in a house vinaigrette dressing.
Baby Greens
Baby greens with sliced pears and walnuts, served with raspberry vinaigrette.
Classic Caesar Salad
Hearts of romaine lettuce with croutons and Caesar dressing with shaved Parmesan cheese.
Crumbled Blue Cheese
Tre Colore Salad
Baby arugula with Belgium endive, radicchio, and tossed with light Italian vinaigrette.
White Bean Salad
Served with fresh tomatoes, homemade mozzarella cheese, and basil in light vinaigrette.
Mixed California Greens
Drizzled with onions, red wine vinaigrette, and plum tomatoes.
Crumbled Feta Cheese
Pizza
Gourmet Thin Crust Pizza
Soups
Tortellini en Brodo Soup
Tortellini in chicken broth.
Stracciatella Romano Soup
Egg and spinach in a chicken broth.
Pasta e Fagioli Soup
Cannelloni beans with pasta in a tomato broth.
Pasta
Penne Vodka Pasta
Penne pasta served with pink vodka sauce, finished with basil and Parmesan cheese.
Garganelli Bolognese Pasta
Hand rolled quill shape pasta served in a traditional Bolognese sauce.
Capellini Primavera Pasta
Fresh garden vegetables tossed in olive oil, garlic sauce
Linguine Primavera Pasta
Fresh garden vegetables tossed in a olive oil garlic sauce
Rigatoni Filetto di Pomodoro Pasta
Tossed with prosciutto and onions in a light tomato sauce, finished with basil.
Penne Filetto di Pomodoro Pasta
Tossed with prosciutto and onions in a light tomato sauce, finished with basil.
Linguine Trapaneze Pasta
Linguine pasta served in a pesto tomato sauce, finished with Parmesan cheese.
Tortellini Carbonara
Cheese filled pasta tossed with shallots, and prosciutto, green peas in a rich cream sauce.
Garganelli Carbonara
Cheese filled pasta tossed with shallots, and prosciutto, green peas in a rich cream sauce.
Linguine Marechiara Pasta
Classic seafood pasta featuring chopped clams, rock shrimp, mussels, and scallops in a light tomato white wine sauce.
Linguine Arabiata Pasta
Linguine pasta tossed with rock shrimp, red pepper seed, and parsley, in an extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and white wine sauce.
Linguine in White Sauce Pasta
Linguini pasta tossed with fresh-shucked clams in white clam sauce.
Linguine in Red Clam Sauce Pasta
linguine pasta tossed with fresh-shucked clams in a light tomato sauce
Linguine Garlic and Oil Pasta
A classic dish made with fresh roasted garlic in extra virgin olive oil with fresh Italian parsley.
Cappellinialla alla Venezia Pasta
With roasted pignoli nuts, fresh plum tomato, and hot pepper seeds in an extra virgin olive oil, and garlic sauce.
Fettuccini Alfredo Pasta
Fettuccini tossed with heavy cream, and Parmesan cheese.
Veal
Veal la Couronne
Sautéed veal cutlet with leeks and shiitake mushrooms in a sherry wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
Veal Funghi
Sautéed with Portobello, shiitake, champignon mushrooms, and roasted pignoli nuts, served in a madeira wine sauce.
Veal Saltimboca alla Romana
Sauteed with prosciutto and mozzarella, served over spinach in a light marsala wine sauce.
Veal Rollatine
Stuffed with ricotta, fontina cheese, and prosciutto in a light shiitake mushroom Madeira wine sauce.
Veal Supremo
Scaloppini of veal with fresh crabmeat, asparagus shiitake mushrooms in a light cream sherry wine sauce.
Veal Milanese
Pan fried veal cutlet, lightly breaded with parsley and parmesan cheese, sauteed, and topped with a fresh garden salad or bruschetta.
Veal Marsala
Scallopini of veal sauteed with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce.
Veal Parmesano
Veal cutlet topped with mozzarella cheese in a marinara sauce served with linguine.
Veal Piccata
Scaloppini of veal sauteed in a lemon butter sauce with capers.
Veal Francese
Egg-dipped and sauteed in a white wine lemon butter sauce.
From the Sea
Potato Crusted Sea Bass
Served over braised leeks in a chive beurre blanc.
Cappellini Shrimp Marinara
Served with shrimp and clams in olive oil and garlic, in a light marinara sauce over capellini.
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Served over sauteed spinach and olive oil. Served with fennel, arugula, radicchio, mushrooms, and balsamic vinaigrette, finished with shaved Parmesan cheese.
Lemon Sole with Grand Marnier
Lemon sole pan seared with sliced pears and shiitake mushrooms in a lemon grand mariner sauce. Served over linguine. Served with fennel, arugula, radicchio, mushrooms, and balsamic vinaigrette, finished with shaved Parmesan cheese.
Shrimp Francese
Shrimp egg-dipped and sauteed in a wine and lemon butter sauce.
Shrimp Fra Diavio
Shrimp sauteed with garlic and spicy red tomato sauce, served over capellini.
Haddock Marinara
Served over angel hair pasta.
Haddock Fra Diavolo
Served over angel hair pasta in a light spicy tomato sauce
Filet of Sole Oreganata
Topped with seasoned garlic breadcrumbs and baked.
Filet of Sole Francese
Sole egg-dipped and sautéed in a lemon butter sauce.
Zuppa di Pesce
Served with lobster tails, sea scallops, clams, filet of sole, and shrimp, in a light tomato sauce served over linguine.
Chicken
Chicken Supreme
Sautéed chicken breast with shallots, shiitake mushrooms, fresh asparagus, and fresh crabmeat in a light cream and sherry wine sauce.
Chicken Milanese
Pan-fried chicken cutlet, lightly breaded with parsley and Parmesan cheese, and topped with fresh garden salad or bruschetta
Chicken Giambota
Sautéed chicken tenders with italian sausage, sweet peppers, mushrooms, onions, garlic, potatoes.
Chicken Marsala
Sauteed breast of chicken with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce.
Chicken Savoy
Sauteed chicken tenders with fresh herbs, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese in a light red vinegar sauce.
Chicken Parmesano
Breaded chicken cutlet topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce, and served with linguine.
Chicken Garlic and Oil
Sautéed chicken tenders with peas in olive oil, garlic and a white wine sauce.
Chicken Francese
Sauteed breast of chicken served in a white wine and lemon butter sauce.
Chicken Rollatine
Sauteed stuffed breast of chicken with ricotta cheese and spinach in a white wine sauce.
Roast Chicken Breast
Fresh herb roasted chicken breast over mashed potatoes with a lemon white wine sauce.
Chicken Murphy
Sauteed chicken tenders with mushrooms, cherry peppers, onions, and Parmesan cheese in a light white wine vinegar sauce.
Oven Roasted Duck
1/2 roasted crispy duck served with apples and pears in a cranberry port wine sauce.
Beef
Grilled Black Angus Sirloin Strip
Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions with mashed potatoes.
Filet Mignon alla Griglia
Grilled filet mignon served with sautéed mushrooms and topped with New York state blue cheese.
Filet Mignon alla Americana
2 medallions pan seared with garlic, broccoli, and Portobello mushrooms.
Sides
Broccoli Rabe
sautéed Broccoli Rabe with olive oil and garlic
Spinach
Sautéed baby spinach with olive oil garlic
Sautéed Mushrooms
Broccoli
Sautéed Broccoli with olive oil garlic
Sautéed Mix Vegetables
Mushed Potatoes
Potatoes that have been mashed and mixed with milk, butter, and seasoning.
Dessert Specials
Tartufo
Classic vanilla and chocolate gelato separated by a cherry and sliced almonds covered in cinnamon, finished with a chocolate coating.
Profiteroles Cup
Puff pastry filles with vanilla cream covered in chocolate cream.
Coppa Caffe
Latte gelato with a rich coffee and pure cocoa swirl.
Chocolate Mousse Glass
Rich chocolate mousse and zabaione topped with chocolate curls presented in a glass cup.
Chocolate Lava
When heated, this is a delightful chocolate experience of erupting ganache over a mountain of moist chocolate cake. served with vanilla ice cream
New York Style Cheesecake
A creamy, rich crust with smooth cheesecake layered on top of a sweet graham cracker base.
Coconut Sorbet
Coconut Sorbet served on the shell
Zabaglione Gelato
topping of fresh strawberries.
Limoncello Tartuji
Creamy lemon ice cream ball with a lemon custard center rolled in meringue sprinkles.
Apple Crumb Pie
Served with warm vanilla ice cream.
Hot Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Herbal Tea
Espresso
Cappuccino
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Recent Reviews
I went to this restaurant many, many times in the 2000s and 2010's. I always appreciated the selection, the specials and the quality of the food. Immediately after Covid, they hiked their prices by about 40%. I thought this might be temporary. I haven't returned much, but went the other night and prices have increased at least 60% since pre-Covid. The food was still good, though the sole francaise was fishy and uninteresting, and the shrimp arrabiata appetizer was soppy...
March 2025
A Spectacular Valentines Evening of Fabulous Food, and Outstanding Service.
My wife and I usually do not attempt to go out for diner on a holiday because most times menus are limited or overpriced and service is usually poor because most servers would rather be out celebrating themselves.
Well I found an excellent restaurant with delicious food and outstanding service on a holiday (Valentine's) The name of this jewel and benchmark restaurant is La Couronne...
My wife and I usually do not attempt to go out for diner on a holiday because most times menus are limited or overpriced and service is usually poor because most servers would rather be out celebrating themselves.
Well I found an excellent restaurant with delicious food and outstanding service on a holiday (Valentine's) The name of this jewel and benchmark restaurant is La Couronne...
March 2025
We stumbled upon La Curonne by accident when looking for a place for a small family party. We went inside and were immediately surprised by the cleanliness of the restaurant and the attentiveness and politeness of the staff. We had our party there and it was beyond expectations in all areas. We have become regulars here and have never had anything but delicious food and outstanding service. I have recommended it to friends and family and all have experienced the same there. Beyond...
January 2025
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