advise please

[thecips]

need a nice place for lunch somewhere around 105 or 109 on nj parkway. i am meeting someone for lunch on a Sat. that is like a half way point for both of us.would like italian

thanks

[Taboni]

try Osteria Dante in Red Bank...I haven't had the pleasure yet but I know Rosie gave it a decent review some time ago...I go by there every day meaning to stop in..maybe this weekend...BYO

[Rosie]

A little further down the Parkway in Asbury Park is Moonstruck. Eclectic American cuisine. Red Bank has many small restaurants. If Sogno is open for lunch do go there.

[Oceangroveguy]

I don't think Moonstruck is ever open for lunch. I

[=Mark]

Buona Sera - Red Bank

Sogno - Red Bank

Rosinas - Shrewsbury

La Pastarea - Red Bank

Avanti - Oceanport

Portifino - Tinton Falls

Not sure if all these do lunch on a saturday, but give a call...

[rozrapp]

Sogno does not do lunch at any time. And, btw, my last dinner there a couple of weeks ago was a big disappointment.

Gaetano's, around the corner from Sogno, on Wallace Street, is a casual and attractive Italian restaurant with very good food at moderate prices. They are open for lunch, including on Saturday. Here's their web site: Gaetano's