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Semolina Restaurant, Red Bank, NJ

Semolina Restaurant

4.8
4.8
3146 Reviews
$31 to $50
Farm-to-table

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 20 times today
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
Semolina Restaurant is a farm to table, BYO dining establishment serving simple, casual cuisine. Semolina's menu highlights the seasonality of fresh, local ingredients with a focus on fresh, made in-house pastas.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Farm-to-table, Contemporary American, Contemporary Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (732) 945-6816
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Chuck Lesbirel
  • Neighborhood
    Red Bank
  • Cross street
    Broad Street
  • Parking details
    Large Municipal Lot on White Street. Free Parking after 6pm Monday - Saturday and Free Parking all day Sunday.
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining

What 3,146 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Monmouth

    Best Overall

  • Monmouth

    Best Food

  • Monmouth

    Best Service

  • Monmouth

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Semolina Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience with "amazing food and service." Guests rave about the creative menu, highlighting dishes like the pork chop and fresh, homemade pasta. The service is "exceptional," with standout servers like Karen and Janice. While some find the noise level high, the overall experience remains highly recommended for its fresh, farm-to-table approach.

3,146 Reviews
  1. Joan

    New York City

    84 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    84 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It’s always a great meal at Semolina. The cace Pepe was too peppery for us, but prepared well. We couldn’t resist having the pork, which was delicious as usual.

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  2. richard

    New York City

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Pasta very good - fish dish off - should have returned had a fishy smell cod dish and monk fish both off - pork chops very good

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  3. joseph

    New York City

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was delicious. Trish our waitress was great

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  4. Nicholas

    New York City

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent experience! Food was amazing and the service was top notch. From the moment we walked in the door everyone was so nice and welcoming. We were a table of four and shared multiple dishes at the recommendation of our server. Cant wait to go back!

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  5. Gina

    New York City

    25 reviews

    3.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    I was a little disappointed with the food as well as the outcome of my visit. The appetizer was delicious but the pasta wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. The waitress was attentive. The dissatisfaction with my visit was the plastic I found in my food. With grace I let the waitress know and she offered a new meal. At that time I was already done eating. There was no apology from the manager or chef and then still had to pay full price for it. I’m not one to make a stink so because of that I would have had a bit more customer service to make up for this error.

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  6. Vered

    New Jersey

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food great service loved the creativity of the chef using local farm ing

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  7. Irene

    New York City

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Menu was innovative and delicious! Service top notch. Only objection was that the kimchi with the tuna was way too spicy hot! We've had kimchi before, but this was something to not touch, or you would not be able to taste the tuna. Our waitress, Janice, had warned us ahead of time, but having had kimchi before, there was no concern. But this kimchi was unbearable! Janice was an outstanding waitress, answering questions and very attentive throughout the meal. She stated she would give the chef our feedback, and we trust that she did. All other dishes were fantastic!

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  8. Brian

    Washington DC

    85 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    85 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always delicious, always a fun evening. Caesar salad was top notch as was the veal ragu pasta. Ive never had an off meal here.

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  9. angelo

    New York City

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 1
    Hostess is a no. Server accommodated our request to be moved to a better table, very nice. New server was attentive, very nice. SO LOUD. They need some sound boards or something. The food though….value is relative. Some people don’t care as much about flavors, as long as it looks good. Personally, I care. It looks like, and seems like, the food will taste amazing. ABSOLUTELY FLAVORLESS. It’s actually unbelievable. It’s almost an accomplishment, making food so intricate turn out so tasteless. Maybe they’re not salting the pasta water, or seasoning the braising liquid for the beef cheek, or seasoning and searing the cheek first before it braises. Salads are flavorless. Mashed potatoes are flavorless. Pastas are bland. There’s no love here. Very sad and very pricey.

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  10. Greg

    Naples

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service! This is our go to restaurant even though it is 1 hour from our house.

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Semolina Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 3146 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 20 times today
Google Map for Semolina Restaurant

13 White St, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Broad Street
  • Neighborhood
    Red Bank
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Farm-to-table, Contemporary American, Contemporary Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Large Municipal Lot on White Street. Free Parking after 6pm Monday - Saturday and Free Parking all day Sunday.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chuck Lesbirel
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining
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