About this restaurant

For authentic and intensely flavorful Italian cuisine in Highland Park, locals know to head to Italian Bistro for fine fare in its beautiful eatery. For a simply divine start to your meal, enjoy the crispy polenta cake with mushrooms and freshly-shaved pecorino cheese and the fried calamari in a spicy fra diavolo tomato sauce. Some of Italian Bistro’s special house entrees include the breaded chicken Milanese with gooey Buffalo mozzarella, the sautéed red snapper with artichokes and mushrooms in a white wine sauce and the grilled pork chop in a red wine sauce. Pasta dishes are also popular dishes at Italian Bistro, with some diners’ favorites including the eggplant parmigian served over linguini, the rigatoni alla Torino with Italian sausage and fresh peas and the three-cheese Dora ravioli. Italian Bistro also has a full kids’ menu, as well as an irresistible crème brulee for dessert.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Phone number
(732) 640-1959
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
441 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904
Neighborhood
East Brunswick
Parking details
None

Appetizers

Polenta$4.95
Crispy, sage pecorino cheeses
Clams Casino$5.95
Backed halved shell, topped with grounded vegetables
Eggplant Rollatini$6.95
Stuffed & rolled with ricotta cheese and tomato
Calamari$7.95
Fried or sauteed in light tomato sauce with spicy tomato sauce
Stuffed Mushroom$5.95
with grounded root vegetables
Beef Carpaccio$6.95
Thinly sliced raw filet mignon, topped with pecorino romano cheese

Lunch Salad

Grilled Vegetable & Goat Cheese Salad$9.95
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms$7.95
Mozzarella, red peppers, field greens
Beet & Goat Cheese Salad$7.95
with white sherry vinaigrette
Baby Greens$6.95
Walnuts, pear, imported blue cheese
Caesar Salad$5.95
Toppings available: Chicken, Shrimp, Veal, Steak
Crab Cake$12.95
over mixed greens salad
Blackened Tilapia$11.95
over mixed greens salad
Shrimp, Calamari, Arugula Salad$11.95
Arugula, avocado, red onion, cherry tomato, shrimp and calamari in olive oil & lemon
Melon & Prosciutto Di Parma$8.95
Cantaloupe, thinly sliced aged prosciutto di parma, served over mix green salad

Soup

Fresh Vegetable Soup$4.95
Pasta e Fagioli Soup$4.95
Escarole & Bean Soup$4.95
Shrimp Bisque$5.95

Pizza

Personal Gourmet Pizza$7.95
Margherita, mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce and basil
Bianco "White"$9.95
Four cheese, ricotta, mozzarella, gorgonzola, pecorino
Prosciutto Di Parma$9.95
Thinly sliced imported prosciutto, arugula
Vegetable$9.95
Roasted zucchini, eggplant, red peppers, buffalo mozzarella
Diced Shrimp$9.95
Shaved pecorino, light pesto sauce

Pasta

Linguini$12.95
Red or white clam sauce
Capellini Putanesca$9.95
Capers, green and black olives in light tomato sauce
Rigatoni Torrino$9.95
Sweet sausage and peas in light pink sauce
Dora Ravioli$9.95
Three cheese raviolis, in light fresh tomato sauce
Tortellini Carbonara$10.95
Pancetta, onions in light cream sauce
Eggplant Parmigianino$10.95
Served with capellini in light tomato sauce
Organic Whole Grain Rotini Bolognese$9.95
Grounded beef, in light tomato sauce

Entree

Chicken Milanese$10.95
Breaded pan fried chicken, served over fine chopped salad and bufala mozzarella
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad$10.95
in traditional caesar dressing
Chicken Scarpariello$10.95
Diced, mushrooms, sausage, potato, spicy cherry peppers
Chicken Francesse$10.95
Lemon and white wine sauce
Chicken Parmigiano$10.95
Served with linguini, tomato sauce
Veal Scaloppini$13.95
Mushroom and borolo red wine sauce
Tilapia Livernese$11.95
Olives, capers, in light tomato sauce
Atlantic Pan Seared Salmon$12.95
Served with dijon mustard sauce
Pan Seared Mahi-Mahi Francese$14.95
Served over angel hair
Shrimp Scampi$12.95
Herb crumbs. lemon garlic, served with linguine oil and garlic

Sandwich

Black Angus Hanger Steak Sandwich$10.95
Sauteed onion, mushroom mozzarella cheese, served with french fries
Grilled Chicken$8.95
Goat cheese, red peppers, and sun dried tomato
Mediterranean Sandwich$8.95
Roasted eggplant, pruscuitto di parma, goat cheese and roasted red peppers
Black Angus Burger$8.95
8 oz, with choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, served with french fries

Wraps

Plt & Fresh Mozzarella Wrap$7.95
Prosciutto di parma, romaine lettuce, tomato
Grilled Balsamic Chicken Wrap$7.95
Balsamic glazed chicken, roasted pepper
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap$7.95
Grilled Vegetable Wrap$7.95
Asparagus, zucchini, squash, red onion, red peppers and portobello mushroom

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Appetizers

Polenta$4.95

Clams Casino$5.95

Eggplant Rollatini$6.95

Calamari$7.95

Stuffed Mushroom$5.95

Beef Carpaccio$6.95

Lunch Salad

Grilled Vegetable & Goat Cheese Salad$9.95

Grilled Portobello Mushrooms$7.95

Beet & Goat Cheese Salad$7.95

Baby Greens$6.95

Caesar Salad$5.95

Crab Cake$12.95

Blackened Tilapia$11.95

Shrimp, Calamari, Arugula Salad$11.95

Melon & Prosciutto Di Parma$8.95

Soup

Fresh Vegetable Soup$4.95

Pasta e Fagioli Soup$4.95

Escarole & Bean Soup$4.95

Shrimp Bisque$5.95

Pizza

Personal Gourmet Pizza$7.95

Bianco "White"$9.95

Prosciutto Di Parma$9.95

Vegetable$9.95

Diced Shrimp$9.95

Pasta

Linguini$12.95

Capellini Putanesca$9.95

Rigatoni Torrino$9.95

Dora Ravioli$9.95

Tortellini Carbonara$10.95

Eggplant Parmigianino$10.95

Organic Whole Grain Rotini Bolognese$9.95

Entree

Chicken Milanese$10.95

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad$10.95

Chicken Scarpariello$10.95

Chicken Francesse$10.95

Chicken Parmigiano$10.95

Veal Scaloppini$13.95

Tilapia Livernese$11.95

Atlantic Pan Seared Salmon$12.95

Pan Seared Mahi-Mahi Francese$14.95

Shrimp Scampi$12.95

Sandwich

Black Angus Hanger Steak Sandwich$10.95

Grilled Chicken$8.95

Mediterranean Sandwich$8.95

Black Angus Burger$8.95

Wraps

Plt & Fresh Mozzarella Wrap$7.95

Grilled Balsamic Chicken Wrap$7.95

Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap$7.95

Grilled Vegetable Wrap$7.95

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