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Valentino's Ristorante, Seaside Heights, NJ

Valentino's Ristorante

3.6
3.6
45 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
2304 Route 35 N, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751-1274

About this restaurant

  • Romantic
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
We at Valentino’s Ristorante take great pride in our establishment as the premiere Italian culinary experience at the Jersey Shore.

We are pleased to offer an outstanding a la carte menu with a variety of freshly cooked specialty dishes. We want you to know that we prepare each meal to order. We would also like you to understand that the art of culinary; “Is Time…” Please know that some things take longer to prepare then others.


Our staff remains committed to providing the highest level of service and quality of product and overall experience. Our objective is to exceed your dining expectations, so please enjoy your time and relax while we prepare your meal.

~ Buon Appetito!
Executive Chef Ken Deiner and Staff

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 45 people are saying

Valentino's Ristorante reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.6
3.6 based on all time ratings
  • 4Food
  • 3.4Service
  • 3.3Ambience
  • 3.5Value

NoiseModerate

45 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner VIP

    New York City8 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on September 1, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    This picture is NOT the restaurant.

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  2. RalphC

    Las Vegas12 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on September 1, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Staff incompetent

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  3. KelliG

    New York City1 review

    3.0

    Dined on August 31, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It wasn't as good as used to be. I did not know it's a BYOB now oh, so we were unprepared

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    New York City1 review

    1.0

    Dined on August 30, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    This was our first time here. Do NOT bother going. The food was bad, the service was worse and management was horrific.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York City1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 28, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was delicious staff was awesome definitely would go back

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  6. JC35

    New York City2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on August 25, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Wouldn’t return and wouldn’t recommend.

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  7. DB618824

    Philadelphia1 review

    2.0

    Dined on August 24, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    I really enjoyed our waiter, but the whole dinner took about 2 hours. Strange mix of customers - many customers seemed to be repeat customers who were aware of the slow service. The inside seems to be under renovation which creates for a strange atmosphere.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    New York City3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on August 24, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Very BADDDDD Cold food.. Hour and a half waiting for a pasta

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  9. ShannonC VIP

    London3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on August 24, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant. They bumped our outdoor reservation to inside for a new party of 25 - who came and left in 30 min as the service was so slow. We waited for nearly hour and a half and got entree before appetizers. Several tables simply got up and left in middle of dinner. Some left money. Others didn’t even bother. Really no clue what was going on. No one even acknowledged. We actually felt terrible for the few new staff. We left some money on the table and left ourselves as no one was around to speak to. Very odd experience. Food we had was not bad. Guess it’s a staffing and managing problem.

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  10. OpenTable Diner VIP

    New York City1 review

    1.0

    Dined on August 24, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    We ordered the "famous" burrata appetizer dish, as describer by the waiter. When it arrived we had no burrata on the plate so I asked "Where's the burrata" the waiter said it's on there you see the mozzarella in the middle? We went on to eat it even though we knew he must be wrong but he insisted it was right. We then saw the burrata appetizer pass by and we asked the waiter" isnt that the burrata appetizer?" He proceeded to say "yes but you have the italian antipasto dish I hope you enjoyed it?" We were shocked, we asked him that question now he changed his tune. We let it go then my meal came and they substituted cavitelli for orcchietta pasta without ever letting me know, not to mention my meal was luke warm. I sent it back and asked to speak to the manager. The waiter then lied to the manager and said we never told him about the burrata mistake until after we ate half the appetizer sent out. In the end the manager told us all about this instead of just handling the issue, seemed unprofessional. He took my meal off(which i sent back) and the appetizer. My wife and I walked out thoroughly disappointed. Side note - even though they have this beautiful picture of a bar atmosphere, there's NO LIQUOR LICENSE! So deceiving. Dont go here, stay away.

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FAQs

Valentino's Ristorante is rated 3.6 stars by 45 OpenTable diners.

  1. Home
  2. United States
  3. New Jersey
  4. Ocean
  5. Toms River

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Google Map for Valentino's Ristorante

2304 Route 35 N, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751-1274

Additional information

  • Cross street
    1st Avenue
  • Neighborhood
    Toms River
  • Hours of operation
    Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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