Nonna's Italian Feast
Nonna's Italian Feast is one of two eating establishments owned by the Great Restaurants business group in Freehold. Specialties include family-style portions, and its "Just for 2 or 4 Menu." For a family of four, Nonna's Italian Feast includes two salads, two pastas and two chickens or veals with two entrees. Nonna's Italian Feast serves lunch Monday through Friday from noon to 3 p.m. Eat dinner Monday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m., Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 4 to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. It has a full bar.
Nonna's Italian Feast
190 Route 9 N.
Marlboro, NJ 07726
(732) 536-9050
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Metropolitan Café
The Metropolitan Café is the second restaurant owned by Great Restaurants. Comfortable and sophisticated, the management wants its "versatile Pacific Rim menu and sushi bar to surpass every diner's expectations." Share a drink with friends in the martini bar or sample one of more than 20 wines by the glass. Partake in several appetizers like panko shrimp, Asian chicken nachos and stuffed sea scallops to pass around to your group of outdoor enthusiasts. The cafe closes late, but the exact time depends on customer traffic. It opens at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday. It has scant vegetarian options, save for a couple of pasta dishes.
Metropolitan Café
8 E. Main St.
Freehold, NJ
(732) 780-9400
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Café Calore
Café Calore, established in 1992, was the flagship for Great Restaurants in Freehold. Now owned by Café Enterprises, it features a renovated décor. Café Calore wants you to know it has established its own category of cuisine: New Italian-American, featuring "combinations of Classic Italian Heritage combined with New World American ingredients." The house recommends you start with the pumpkin ravioli and insalata stagionale, followed by lasagna di Juliet or orange roughy en cartuccio. Eat dinner Wednesday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 4 to 11 p.m.; and Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. Whole-wheat pasta is available, as are vegetarian options.
Café Calore
3333 Rt 9
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 462-2233
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