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Osteria Cucina Rustica, Marlboro, NJ

Osteria Cucina Rustica

4.6 (589)
$31 to $50
Italian
91 S Main St, Marlboro, NJ 07746

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Lively
  • Good for groups
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Osteria translated in Italian literally means "a place where the owner hosts his guests." At Osteria Cucina Rustica we follow in that tradition. Life long friends Steven Botta and Angelo Bongiovanni have collaborated to design and recreate an authentic Osteria. A warm atmosphere along with impeccable service and family recipes make for an unparalleled dining experience.
We begin with the freshest ingredients of the highest quality all prepared to order using family recipes passed down from generation to generation. The astronomic experience begins with the hospitality from the moment you walk through the iron forged doors. Next is the food where the love is present in each dish. The house made pasta to the freshest seafood to the dry aged steaks and our unique desserts made daily by our pastry chef make our uniqueness discernible.
The Bongiovanni and Botta families welcome you to Osteria, where we promise that you will come as a guest and leave as family.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Steakhouse
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Wed - Saturday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 12:00am
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Catering
    Full service off site catering available.
  • Private party facilities
    Private room for up to 70 ppl.
  • Neighborhood
    Marlboro
  • Cross street
    Ryan Rd
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 589 people are saying

Osteria Cucina Rustica reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Monmouth

    Great for fine wines

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Osteria Cucina Rustica is a vibrant culinary destination celebrated for its "outstanding food" and attentive service. The menu offers "delicious" Italian classics like gamberoni risotto and Sunday sauce with rigatoni. Despite occasional service hiccups, it's praised for "large portion sizes" and a "wonderful atmosphere," making it ideal for special occasions.
589 Reviews
  1. Nancy VIP

    New York City15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    I haven't been here for over three years and was really looking forward to my blood orange martini and perhaps a special rather than ordering my usual. I am so disappointed in my main course. It was a shirt rib ravioli with what seemed like a brandy(?) cream sauce. I am embarrassed to say that it was terrible. The entire dish tasted like they added sugar instead of salt. I tried to eat but couldn't after 1.5 ravioli. I left it and decided to convince myself that this could have been an off day. I dicided to take dessert home, a coconut cake. I've had it before so I was sure this was going to be great. Nope! It was dry and what was supposed to be a custard cream was hard. So disappointed.

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  2. Jimmy

    Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore13 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food and service were very good. Kitchen is little slow. We waited an hour in between appetizers and main course. The server did apologize.

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  3. shane VIP

    New York City1 review

    1.0

    Dined on June 15, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    The server was horribly rude to the hostess and then to the buss boy. Absolutely disgusting to see especially at a nice restaurant like this. We have been here 50+ times and have had great experiences until this. I called to let a manager know after the fact and they said they would leave him a note so he could call me back. That of course never happened. If thats how they want their business represented then this is definitely not a place for us anymore.

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  4. Yelena

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was outstanding. Service felt a bit rushed

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  5. Joseph VIP

    New York City31 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 22, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Consistent dinner, attentive service and large menu options. Great local spot, nicely made cocktails.

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  6. Barbara VIP

    New York City16 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 21, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Food is good waiters were disappointing. Will not be back to this restaurant. Have given it several tries and always seems to disappoint me with the service.

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  7. steven VIP

    New York City5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 20, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was okay at best for the price Pork Chop came out under cooked even when they fixed it the pork chop was still tough.Too much salt on the linguine pasta but it was cooked okay.Not worth it at all.Our Server was excellent though.

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  8. Yessenia

    New York City1 review

    5.0

    Dined on May 12, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Friendly service, all staff including the waiter’s helpers were very attentive. Food was tasty (rest of my party) but my seafood fra diavolo needed a bit more taste to it. It was just savorless. It was my sister’s birthday, we asked for a few desserts but the coconut cake was delectable we all had a spoonful and we had the same reaction. Overall a nice pleasant evening.

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  9. David VIP

    New York City39 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was delicious and workers attentive and professional.

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  10. theresa

    Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 9, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    The dinner was amazing and great service. The atmosphere was very loud

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FAQs

Osteria Cucina Rustica offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (732) 577-8288.

Osteria Cucina Rustica is rated 4.6 stars by 589 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 19 times today
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91 S Main St, Marlboro, NJ 07746

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Ryan Rd
  • Neighborhood
    Marlboro
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Wed - Saturday: 12:00pm - 4:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 12:00am
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Steakhouse
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    Full service off site catering available.
  • Private party facilities
    Private room for up to 70 ppl.
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