Probably one of the few “authentic” tasting Italian restaurants in Vineland, don’t be fooled by the facade of this building, formerly occupied by a Wawa.
The frescoes, market umbrellas and quaint decor are different enough to make this restaurant stand out from the typical gingham-checked, greasy pizza joint. However, the proof is in the pudding, or in the polenta, as the case may be.
True, all the usual suspects are here; meatballs & spaghetti and chicken fingers for the kids. But this may be the only place in Vineland, or even Cumberland County, where you can get Spaghetti alla Puttanesca and its contemporary cousins, polenta, risotto, and a phenomenal pizza born of wood fire and brick oven. Definitely worth the price, but only if you can tolerate the sometimes deafening noise perpetrated by the lovely tile floors, sometimes inept service and REALLY getting to know your neighbors (and their screaming 3-year old).
But hey, it’s Vineland, not New York – everybody is your neighbor anyway, and you can always get take-out.