Excellent food and presentation.

Food was excellent! Service could have been better. Did a lot of waiting around. But overall will go back.

Can’t wait to eat here again. The food was delicious. The presentation impeccable. The servers were attentive but unobtrusive. Still thinking about my meal. YUM

The food was good as was the presentation

Exceeded our expectations 10 fold. Never been before. Service, while
Slightly confused at times was spot on and attentive. Cuisine was over the top. My wife had the fish special and I the seafood pasta. Delicious.
It explained why the restaurant was busy even at 5:15pm.
Wish you would move to Connecticut!!
ThAnks for a great meal. PS. I never write reviews.

All around a five star experience. The staff was in synch and like a well oiled machine. The food was excellent as well. Will return often.

Great food!!!…..very good service.
Don’t forget your wine……

Wonderful as always. Delicious food and great service.

Birthday dinner. Food was outstanding! Loved the meatball.

Love this place. Staff is amazing and food is delicious

Food was Excellent
Decor can use help.
Server made grimaces, just his personality but that was a turn off.
Note to ownership: Your food is excellent! Service was quick, but servers lacking etiquette. Everytime we asked for a modification the server made faces as if we were annoying him. Otherwise everything else was great. And I'd get rid of the blue walls, you're not a greek restaurant.

We enjoyed the food and the service. We didn’t realize it was a byob, staff hooked us up by ordering some wine from a local place.

Good food and service not very crowded which was good with covid we went early to avoid the crowd .

Very good service and very good food. Don't sell wine.

Also great for date and special occasion - love the menu and always fresh specials.

Excellent all around !!! Superb service and presentation.

Such a great meal and lovely lovely service. Can’t wait to go back!

We enjoyed a delightful meal at Laboratorio. This was our first time back in a while but we were not disappointed. The service was attentive and we appreciated that the servers wore masks. The food was delicious, especially the giant meatball and risottos. We will be back again soon.

Food was so good and fresh great service really nice atmosphere 10/10

Food delicious, service great. Excellent!

James is a true artist when it comes to his food preparation and menu choices!

This has become our go to restaurant because of the awesome food and service. The only disappointment was that we were rushed out for the next seating.

Food and presentation were wonderful!

They are my favorite restaurant in Montclair

The food was delicious and the ambience was nice. We were 15 minutes late to our 6pm reservation. Our only issue was they rushed our meal so they could accommodate the next guests for our table at 7:30. They were constantly coming by to take our plates and someone even took the clean fork and knives that had just been put out for my main course. They were totally overzealous and it was obvious they were trying to move things quickly. At 7:31, the waiter apologized and told us the next guests were waiting. As a result, we did not feel as relaxed as we could have/should have been. We were literally rushed out the door. Just know that you have an hour an a half window and that’s it.

We absolutely enjoyed our dining experience last night. We have been there many times before but two of our guests were very impressed as first timers. The food was outstanding and the portions were generous. The entire wait staff was excellent. We certainly will be returning.

First time dining at Laboratorio and I had a great experience from the salad, main entree (scallops) and dessert.
The presentation and flavors were outstanding. Service was great, timed it very well between courses.
I will definitely be back!

Recently came across this restaurant while walking in Montclair, and loved the menu and look of the restaurant. We went for an anniversary dinner last night and the restaurant lived up to our expectations. There was a nice selection of specials in addition to the regular menu. We started with a burrata appetizer that had olives, capers, micro greens and a balsamic reduction drizzle. It was just the right mix of salty and sweet. My husband got a jumbo shrimp special with a saffron sauce that was delicious. I had the cavatelli dish on the regular menu. It was good also, but a little more basic than other menu options. Portion size was good. The service was exemplary. The waitstaff regularly refilled and was very attentive. Jazz music was playing in the background giving the atmosphere an upbeat vibe. We loved this restaurant. I think it’s my new favorite, and we will definitely be back.

Nice seasonal menu. Excellent service. Our fish dish was under cooked and sent back to the kitchen. They brought back an entirely new piece which we were no expecting. Very good experience.

They rushed us out! Even tried to clear our first course when we were literally eating it.

Great atmosphere. Food was delicious and very well presented.
Good service. All staff is working together to serve the customers.
I was impressed and I don’t get impressed that easily. I have high expectations as a Chef and Food Service director.

Love the Autumn menu! Can’t wait for the Winter version! Great staff- very attentive! Food is simply spectacular!

Food was as fun and inventive as ever. Laboratorio’s signature characteristic is serving well known standards, such as, fettuccine and meatballs with elevated technique that makes you remember and love a childhood fave. Right alongside are some truly innovative dishes such as the torchon of Foie gras. If they could improve in one area it would letting the servers give the diner more space. I know diners have a clock on them but just backing off a bit would not make one feel that way.

Great, as usual!!!

Good food, great service

Birthday dinner

Wonderful food! Beautiful atmosphere! Fantastic service!

The wait staff was a little too attentive to the point where it wasn’t an enjoyable experience. We went around 7 and by 7:20 it was too loud to hear the person across the table from me. I really would have liked the service to have backed off and allowed me to enjoy spending time with people I was dining with but filling my water after every sip was TOOOO IMPORTANT… food was okay but not what I thought it was going to be.

Food was delicious and exciting rather than typical Italian dishes. My mushroom risotto with sausage bits, lump crab meat and crisped spinach leaves was fantastic! Also appreciated the warm rolls given at start of meal. Only negative was the restaurant did not ask a very boisterous group of guys to quiet down a bit!

Wow. Amazing dinner. Seafood was very fresh. Excellent meal and service. Will definitely come back soon. Remember to BYOB.