Review Alfe's Italian Seafood Restaurant - Wildwood

I went with my family (two couples) on a Saturday evening. The food was amazing. The prices are reasonable considering they give a lot of food, including salad and pasta with your plate. I choose the “blackened sea bass” (pictured). My wife grilled sea bass (pictured). Both were delicious. They had live music. Good service. And they close late considering the area (most restaurants closed at 10:00pm). I definitely come back to these place.

Food was mixed. There certainly was a lot of it. The bread and salad were great. The calamari were great. I would get this again. Main courses produced mixed results. Our waitress was a sweet heart. Overall it wasn’t bad but i am interested in trying other options.

Stephen was our server he was so nice and accurate and on top of things ! The hostess sat us right away . The salad was great not like any I’ve had before , water was refilled constantly, bread was warm with butter and dipping oil with olives and peppers in it ! The Jackie sauce was amazing and our sorbet in between to cleanse palates was different but good ❤️ didn’t have room for dessert but would go back again

Highly recommend visiting this restaurant if you're in the area. The food does not disappoint!!! You get an incredible salad and bread with dipping oil to start with. The oil has peppers, black olives, and capers. It's so good!! The bread is freshly made and slightly warm. And the salad dressing is one of a kind. Then you're served a lemon sorbet intermezzo which is excellent. The veal Jacki was to die for!! Absolutely incredible meal. Do yourself a favor and visit Alfie's, you'll be glad you did. The service was excellent too and the ambience is nice. Definitely a place I will be back to again.

We came here for dinner around 8 pm while spending the weekend in July in Wildwood. We were seated right away in their covered outdoor area which was comfortable in the cool night air, though out table was on a noticeable slant. I ordered the Taste of Italy, a sampler of their pastas (gnocchi, stiffed shells, ravioli, and spaghetti) and my partner ordered the grouper special with Jackie sauce (white wine, butter, seafood - shrimp, scallops, crabmeat?) Our meals came with a house salad in house dressing, a rich italian/parmesaen sauce, evenly coated over each bite with large chunks of juicy tomato, shaved parmesean, and iceberg which was very good. We also got a complimentary basket of Italian bread, a sliced sesame loaf with whipped butter and olive oil with capers, red pepper, and olives for dipping. Between the appetizers and entrées, we were served a complimentary scoop of lemon sorbet, topped with a sprinkle of zest as a palette cleanser, which was a nice refreshing, cool intermezzo. The fish dish came out nicely, a large thick tender steak portion with a bright, slightly thick, and savory sauce. The rest of the shellfish was cooked to perfection, not overdone or rubbery. Overall good, but nothing so amazing as to justify to $50 MP. My dish was served topped with a hearty meatball and a chunk of Italian sausage. The pasta was cooked to a pleasing soft bite, but not quite al dente. The ravioli was the highlight with its slightly sweet ricotta cheese filling and the stuffed shells a close second. I enjoyed the gnocchi, which was pillowy and not super dense as to be too toothsome. The red sauce was a bit lackluster, a slightly savory, reduced tomato puree with tomato paste (ala 'plain' tomato sauce), without any balancing sweetness or aromatics e.g. garlic/dried herbs. Definitely on the acidic side, disappointingly one dimensional like warmed up sauce from a can. I would have preferred a more mellowed out pasta sauce, tempered in tartness with mirepoix or at the very least sautéed onion. For our two mains we waited for over 30 mins between courses. However, the portions were sizeable, and we took home enough leftovers for a second (and maybe even third) meal.

We dined at Alfe’s through a hotel promotion offering a discount. The waitress warned us that we were limited to the early bird special and the portions would be children sizes. Rest assured the portions are more than adequate and come with a cup of soup, salad, entree, and dessert. The quality of the food is excellent! My shrimp scampi was delicious! The salad was delicious! The portions are what I would consider full portions. I highly recommend Alfe’s! Please remember to tip based on what the full menu price would have been before the discount.

Friendly staff and quick service. Large menu of traditional Italian dishes. Very generous portions. Good kids menu.

Been coming here for years, the food is always great (love that salad). Last trip food was great but the waiter messed up our bill adding in a Cafe Roma that we didn't order, took it off the bill. Friendly atmosphere that hasn't needed to change in decades. Try the shrimp scampi over linguini and the new England clam chowder is a must!

If you’re trying to impress somebody.. you go to Alfe’s. The place is Italian to the tee. You will feel like the Godfather just by coming in and ordering the veal. Best salad and bread I ever had.. wish I lived closer.

Great food and service Good portions Robert is a great waiter Kudos 👏

I stumbled upon this restaurant many years ago. Haven't had the pleasure of being back since 2012. Well that changed on Saturday. Our server Tiffany was amazing. The food was amazing! Exactly how I remembered! Thank you!!!

We were with a bus group so I wasn't expecting the fabulous service. Our server kept coming to our table to make sure we were happy. The food came fast and was delicious. Everyone agreed that this is the best in town.

I highly recommend Alfe's restaurant. My wife and I really enjoyed our dinner.

Everything was excellent, my waiter was very pleasant. I went there for my wedding anniversary and we had a wonderful time. Dinner was Awesome, I highly recommend this place!

5 stars all day long. Don’t let the outside of the building fool you. Food excellent, service excellent. Incredible meal for a reasonable price. Huge menu selection. This is not an in and out type of place. Be sure to set aside at least 90 min to 2 hours minimum. Well worth it. Will be back!

This place was amazing. It was worth the wait. It has a big interior with just the right amount of lighting. The food was amazing. They first brought out this fresh bread with what seemed like fresh whipped butter, and olive oil on the side. With the best salad I have ever had in my life. If salad tasted like this, I would still not be skinny because i will overeat. As an appetizers we ordered steam clams in a white sauce. This was food heaven. The clams were cooked perfectly. For the entre, I had chicken with a cheese on top and a mushroom sauce. I forgot the name. Over linguine pasta. It was delicious. The chicken was tender and full of flavour. The pasta was perfect, not over cooked and not under cooked. Oh! The drinks. They do have a bar, which you see when you walk in. And then we had dessert. One of the best tiramisu cakes I've had. It was over all amazing. The best italian restaurant I've gone to. Definetly worth the price. We were expecting a heftier bill for our meals, but the prices were very reasonable. Edit: more photos.

Exceptional staff and excellently prepared food. They deserve the highest rating. We have been very lucky to have dined here many times over many years. The experience has never changed, always very satisfied. Highly recommend.

Our Go to fave for Italian. Sausage and broccoli rabe with long hot to start and veal Jackie and chicken Parmesan or pork chops or anything on the specials and menu. Locals know best !

Everything was outstanding. The salad is just about the best we ever had anywhere. Bread scrumptious with the best dipping oil and our veal dishes to die for. We can't wait to go back. Thank you joanne Willis for telling us to try it

Loved the food and service! Salad/& dressing was the best -clams casino lots of flavor ��

Always a great meal. Wish they still had cup of chowder vs only bowl. Veal Franchaise was as wonderful as always. Alfes Salad is a staple and never disappoints.

We had a communion party here and everything was great. It ran so smoothly and the food was delicious. I can't thank you enough for taking us on short notice. Pat and Star were so attentive, they gave us top notch service. Great job Alfe's!

Great food. Cannot beat the salad. Well rounded menu with a variety of options. Highly recommend.

Wish I could give more stars! First time last night with hubby, cant believe we've never been & had the most amazing dinner/drinks! Food awesome, server Jennifer amazing & Joe the bartender took such great care of fellow philly people! Band was great & shout out to front desk at the Bolero who suggested we try ! Cant wait to return again!! Joe & Colleen

We had Candace as our waiter and she was great , kind and very quick service . Thank you again Candace .

Great at atmosphere and awesome food. The service is also great Jenn was our server and she was perfect.

The food was delicious!!!! And the best server Steve and Star, great personalities.

Great Food,great staff and service, Great bartenders, and great entertainment! The atmosphere is warm, classy, and fun! Please check this place out! I’ve love it!

Salad is the best Shrimp scampi is to die for Service is excellent

The best in wildwood. Had a beautiful meal last night with my family. Thank you to our waitress Pat for an awesome experience!!

Amazing dinning experience food was too notch and our server Jennifer was on poit. This place is definitely a diamond in the rough....

Great food and dancing. Can't beat that. John

The service was wonderful. The salad was great. I really liked their house dressing don't listen to the other reviews. It is worth eating here.

Alfe's restaurant. It has lost a lot over the years. The salad dressing is suspect, are they making their own as the were? or is it bottled? My favorite has always been the Veal Patricia and the flavor is exceptional. However, the price has increased, the portions are very small and to top it off, the side orders are miniscule. <br/>If you are fortunate enough to have Pat as your waitress, you will be a winner.<br/>DO NOT go there without a reservation because it will just be a dog and pony show. The restaurant may be almost empty but they will make you wait. and wait.<br/>Still, a pretty good restaurant.

Yum in my tum!. I don't usually write reviews, but I wanted to share my experience so many others can also enjoy. The place is very large and very nice. The staff is highly professional and friendly. We ordered the signature dish veal Jackie and the new your strip. They both were fantastic. Much better than most restaurants I've been to period. The place is very busy so I do suggest reservations.

Ron & Ellie. One of the BEST places to eat at the Jersey shore.<br/>Service was very good and the restaurant was clean and very well kept.

No Reservation? Prepared to be treated like trash.. Fair warning to everyone who reads this, despite the good and the bad reviews of this place, do NOT bother coming here without a reservation. You WILL be treated like a stray animal if you dare come in here for dinner (any time after 4pm) without a reservation and they will stick you with the slowest, nastiest, rudest, miserable waiter/waitress they have and your food will come several hours later and God forbid if you complain at all to management they will show their true colors. They really down right do not care about the patrons who pay like everyone else but came without a reservation. They NEED to make it a reservation only venue for dinner because that sort of thing seems to happen a lot from what I've been told and experienced first hand.<br/><br/>The most outrageous thing? They tell you you are LUCKY that you even got a table without a reservation and they could have just said screw you and told you to leave because they don't HAVE to do anything for you if you didn't call ahead. The AUDACITY. I'm just not sure why this place is even in business with the way it handles things and how slow the kitchen is. They are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to good service and good food. I will NEVER come back and I will make sure to spread the word and prevent any of my family, friends, neighbors, coworkers from going there. No one deserves to be treated like trash, especially when you are a paying customer. This place is the PITS.

A real meal, not boardwalk junk food. Tasty with professional servers too. You get what you pay for here.

Best Italian. Alfe's is the best restaurant ever. Lets just say I'm the picky type. When I walk in I expect a GREAT atmosphere which they certainly have. As soon as you walk in they let you relax at the bar an have a nice drink before getting to your table. The server omes up right away and states their name. BREAD FABULOUS AND SALAD FABULOUS. I personally like their fried mozzarella for an app. GROUPER BLACKENED is just to die for. Delicicous fine dine deserts. I've been to every restaurant in WIldwood.; this one is certainly the best.

Wow! I've eaten here many times over the years. Best filet mignon anywhere on earth. Also the veal patricia is amazing with fresh crabmeat, shrimps, scallops and mushrooms on top!!! Our waitress was right on time with everything!! Perfect meal for all of us!!!

Not one of my favorites. Atmosphere is ok, Service very good. Price Medium to high, Quality mixed reviews. Sorry I do not see what all the hype was over the veal jackie. It was just ok. I do not like their Tomatoe Gravy very sweet and acidy. I have had several dishes there including veal parm. again very good but not much of it. THeir Salad is excellent along with the italian bread that is seved with seasoned oil. The hightlight of my dinner! Over all for the food it is ok. Get Desert you will still be hungry.

Decent Italian. Have gone to Alfe's on a few occasions. We found it to be pretty decent Italian food. They have a large menu and most of the food is very good. Decor is a little tacky, but we would go again.

Not Worth It. Old, dirty place underneath a bowling alley. Does have some very good dishes like their shrimp scampi, veal jacki and their house salad. Everything house is typical Italian style diner fare- only way over priced. The prices would be easy to swallow if the place wasn't decorated with decor from the 1960's and 70's. The place is large and does have entertainment on the weekends. Overall, I view it as average and you can spend the same money for a much better meal and venue in Cape Map. 4:10