Maggiano's - Bridgewater

This was the choice for a Birthday Celebration. The Service was Good. Food was ok, requested El Dente for my Pasta dish and it was Overcooked. We arrived very early and dining room was empty, so kitchen was not busy. This place is massive and I would imagine they do a solid event business. The biggest problem I had was with the payment system. I was forced to use and sign up for their App to make my payment all under the guise of contact less after we were served a 3 course meal. The App wanted to save my credit card information. This process left a really bad taste and would not go back for this reason.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, consistent food, and decent value for the price you pay. The classic and specialty pasta menus continue to be a reason to visit this place. Buy a classic pasta and get an additional one to take home for $5. This used to be free. Some dishes are just simply over priced but that just comes with the territory of Italian food. This mainly applies to the seafood dishes. Desserts are always great and the Marco's meal for two deal provides great value if you're dining out on a special occasion. Masks are basically non-existent in this place though. Take that how you will, I figured it's worth mentioning though since people's comfort levels are different.

Had an early dinner with friends this past Sunday. Our server, Erica, was wonderful. Incredibly personable and very nice. We had a couple food restrictions and she had the sous chef come out to speak with us. He was very helpful and the food was good. I can't recall a time when I experienced this level of service. It was a good time and I would definitely go back based on this experience.