Northern New Jersey Sunday Afternoon Top Rated Restaurant

[fishfroggy]

Hi,
If u could please help me; friends are coming in from out of town. I am looking for a top rated restaurant that is open this Sunday afternoon in Northern Jersey. (Highlawn not opened till 5 and Saddle River Inn is closed.on Sunday )
Thanks!

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Saddle River Inn
2 Barnstable Ct, Saddle River, NJ 07458

[cmarie]

try Campania in Fair Lawn. excellent italian food.
or Verjus in Maplewood has great French food. I believe they do a brunch on the weekends, Not sure what time dinner starts.

[NJfoodLover]

Isn't Campania the place on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares where the trashy people get into a fight?

Sorry I can't think of any Top Rated Places for Sunday afternoon. Some are closed but most of the ones I know of are open but not until 5 pm.

Actually Latour on Ridgewood Ave in Ridgewood opens at 4pm
www.latourridgewood.com

[cmarie]

yes, it was on Kitchen Knightmares, but I don't think the food was a problem. More of in house mis-management. The chef is great and sources a lot of his menu items from local farms. All breads are baked in house, he makes fresh pasta and mozzarella every day. I found them through the Slowfoods organization...which I trust more than Gordon Ramsey.

[menton1]

Campania-- top rated? IMHO it's the epitome of ordinary, just another red-sauce "Italian".

[tommy]

It's very ordinary. The Bergen Record and its editors fawn over the place. They seem very friendly with the chef/owner, which may explain why they get served edible food in a reasonable timeframe, as opposed to what I've been served, and how long it took to get it.

[menton1]

My theory is that anytime you see menu items in Italian (on this side of the pond) avoid the restaurant like the plague. Or when they say "Tuscan specialties"and haven't a clue what ribollita is!

Even Babbo has their menu items in English...

[tommy]

It's a step up from the average red sauce places around here, I think you'd have to agree.

The only thing that annoys me about the menu is the relentless use of fonts. It's dreadful to read, and looks amateurish and a mess.

[Foody4life]

Lorenas in Maplewood. Open 2-9 Sundays. One of the favorites of local Chowhounds.

http://www.restaurantlorena.com/index...

[fishfroggy]

Thanks, that would have been great. Just called, they are having a party till 5. Any other place maybe a little further north?
Thanks again.