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• Here’s What’s Opening in the Michelin-Starred Oxalis Space
• There’s a Midnight Pasta Party This Weekend
• This Restaurant Wants to Remain Kid-Free. Will Others Follow?
• CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 ARE NOT PERMITTED AT NETTIES.
• Headed Back to the 80’s With a Delicious Meal at Nettie’s House of Spaghetti
• we cannot accommodate any modifications to our menu.

The staff does some things well and others I didn’t really understand. It’s Italian, but they handle some of the classics in some non-traditional ways. Publications like Washington Post and Vogue have written etiquette assistance pieces for taking kids out in public while Eater has its own guide to kid-family restaurants in the city. The restaurant is relatively small with two dining areas, The interior is old-school chic, with a touch of Art Deco charm.The front dining area features a well-stocked lighted art deco bar with table & booth seating.

Here’s What’s Opening in the Michelin-Starred Oxalis Space

Nettie’s House of Spaghetti in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, isn’t a place others would want to hang with your kid. Sure, there are cushy banquettes and plenty of tables, and should we ever need to socially distance again, there’s ample space between them. But it’s more mid-century design conscious, less Olive Garden. Try the house salad, which he said is "less salad, more stuff." Think roasted peppers, red onions, olives, bread, celery, carrots and pepperoncini, tossed with red wine vinaigrette. "I do like consistency, to have dishes people come in for week after week," Chris said. Executive Chef Chris Calabrese received his inspiration for cooking from his grandmother and her memorable Italian dishes.

There’s a Midnight Pasta Party This Weekend

The dessert menu offers two choices, and we enjoyed them both. The Sicilian Orange Cake is a dense, heavy cake with a distinct orange punch. It comes covered with an aromatic orange glaze and is sprinkled with sea salt and served next to big scoop of whipped cream. It’s a pretty little thing, with a perfectly rounded scoop of ice cream, wearing a topping of whipped cream and a cherry. The flavors change daily, and we had chocolate espresso on our visit. It had a nice chocolatey taste and paired well with the delicious coffee.

This Restaurant Wants to Remain Kid-Free. Will Others Follow?

"This fell into our laps," Chris Calabrese, 40, said one recent weekday from his seat at the bar. Until owning a place of his own, he said, he had been "a cooking gun for hire." Nettie's House of Spaghetti is open for dinner 5 days/week. Closed Monday & Tuesdays.Reservations necessary. This popular restaurant fills up early, especially on weekends.

Diner two selected a traditional Cavatelli with broccoli rabe, sausage and Parmigiano Reggiano. Though the pasta was well-cooked, the overall dish was so mildly flavored that he had to ask for some red pepper to give it a little kick. Our server made frequent, pleasant stops by the table, but we had to keep asking for things. I expected to be offered freshly ground pepper or side plates and serving spoons, so be sure to request all the little extras. We were served a basket of really good sesame-crusted bread and picked our appetizers. We had the homemade Whipped Buttermilk Ricotta.

I had to be convinced by my guests to order the fresh mozzarella. Around the Garden State, everyone and their nonna makes it fresh, right? True as that may be, not as many manage to produce mozzarella with the same creamy, melting qualities of Nettie’s. Standouts included log-shaped arancini (not the traditional orb). A favorable increase in crunchy exterior relative to warm, cheesy interior. Minimally sauced meatballs were crusty and caramelized, delicately showcasing meat and parsley inside.

This includes mozzarella, sausage, ricotta and bacon, which is cured in house for spaghetti carbonara. The restaurant's namesake dish is also topped with traditional marinara, meat sauce, crab sauce or spicy arrabiata, and comes in small and large portions ($9 to $28). His restaurant offers a kids’ menu of greatest hits like pasta with butter, grilled cheese, sliders with American cheese, and chicken fingers. Instead of fries, kids can get apples and carrots. It also has a drawing of Brooklyn on the back and it comes with Crayons to keep kids occupied. “We can just hand it to the parents so you don’t have to negotiate with the server or with your own children,” he says.

Headed Back to the 80’s With a Delicious Meal at Nettie’s House of Spaghetti

The Facebook post sparked mixed reactions on social media, accumulating over 5,000 shares and 19,000 reactions. The restaurant didn’t specify how the policy would be enforced. The restaurant made the announcement in a Facebook post, saying the new rule will go into effect March 8.

we cannot accommodate any modifications to our menu.

As one Yelper noted, leaping to its defense, Nettie’s isn’t trying to be the Olive Garden. A sign placed outside Old Fisherman's Grotto boldly stated, "No strollers, no high chairs, no booster chairs. Children crying or making loud noises are a distraction to other diners, and as such are not allowed in the dining room." In California back in 2018, a restaurant on Monterey's touristy Fisherman's Wharf gained attention with a new crop of moms for its anti-children policy. The business admitted the new policy would likely upset some customers, "especially those of you with very well-behaved kids," but said they felt it was the best decision for their business. In the post, the restaurant said they didn’t come to the decision "lightly, but some recent events have pushed us to implement this new policy."

Tinton Falls, N.J. Italian restaurant bans children under 10 years old - CBS News

Tinton Falls, N.J. Italian restaurant bans children under 10 years old.

Posted: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMT [source]

The chef has a heart for vegetarians (his wife is one), and the vegetable-focused appetizers were nearly all worthwhile, especially the meltingly soft roasted fennel on housemade ricotta, crowned with parsley gremolata. My heart goes out to well-meaning, modern chefs like Chris Calabrese who open places like Nettie’s House of Spaghetti with a Southern Italian bent. While there’s room in this world for heaps of chicken parm blanketed in molten cheese, that’s just not Nettie’s.

Nettie’s House of Spaghetti, a restaurant located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, is banning children under 10 from dining in their establishment. Eater reached out to Nettie’s which hasn’t yet responded. "Because this place was such a throwback for us, (we thought), we're going to turn it into a red sauce joint," Chris said. The restaurant is named for his grandmother, Antoinette Colombo. Then came nearly four years with the the highly regarded Smith Group, for whom he worked as executive chef at Porta in Asbury Park and Jersey City. Tania, 34, did financial work in New York City for The Meatball Shop and Juice Press.