This is the 3rd time in about 20 years that I've been to Lamberti's. I don't know why I keep giving this place second chances. If it was possible to give a negative rating, I would, especially after today's experience.Before I get into the details, some caveats. I'm not necessarily in the best mental space but then ? you'll see the details. I've experienced food and service on the their spectrum, from most disturbing and disgusting places one can visit to the Michelin star and celebrity chefv types of establishment. Rarely have I ever felt like this.In short, if I would have taken the money we paid, shoved it in my mouth and set it on fire, I may have enjoyed it more. Also Lamberti is a restaurant with an attitude and aplomb of a place with three Michelin stars, prices to match at least one of those and the quality of food and service that would make the the worst Old Country Buffet blush.We made reservations to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary and my dad's 77th birthday. Deep down I knew that what will get will be excessively overpriced but my mom would love it. Well, I didn't realize just how bad it can get.I'm not going to hold the restaurant responsible for the neverending construction on route 70 that led to my 12 mine drive being almost 45 minutes long, I will say that whoever is in charge of signage, as well as training and managing the valet team must be fired immediately.My car is waiting for repairs, so I was driving my mother in laws old Ford. I followed the signs entering from Brace road and was a bit confused with the with the sign telling me to turn left before the building, knowing that the traffic in front is one way but well, the sign must be right. Well, sign was wrong, and I did walk around to make sure, so I couldn't turn left. The vallet, driving another car, told me that I need to read the signs and go around the building (again the sign says to turn before the building) and that I can't read the signs and he can't help me other wise. It was said it a very condescending tone, appropriate considering the car I was driving.If this was the only bump on the proverbial road, I may have not written this but... The rest of the night was no better..The wait service continuously tried to instuct us how to order and how to do things. Which wouldn't be all that bad if the food was actually decent and the wait didn't take half the length of the extended version of the LOTR. I really want to write the rest out but it's late, I'm tired and I'm sorry bullet points is all I have left in me:Beautiful and delicious looking shrimp that was severely overcooked to the point of rubber and badly under seasoned.Similarly under seasoned and absolutely bland oysters that were meaty and succulent but ended up wasted.Actually well cooked crab that could have been a highlight was oversalted.My risotto... hmmm I am struggling here because it was anything but a risotto, more like mushy rice with bland steamed mushrooms that I actually sent back as it was unedable.The wait for the wait for the main course was just under an hour, clocking at 52 minutes, which wouldn't have been so bad if we would have been asked if anyone wanted anything else while we waited for over 20 after the appetizer plates were cleared (and we've been done with those way before).So yeah...
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Logan cassidy
Dietary restrictions: Abraham was absolute spectacular! Would 100% recommend requesting him for any dietary restrictions!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari
Fran Mac
Nice atmosphere, good drinks. Calamari was $$$$$ and not very good and also very few on the plate. I had Paccheri a l'amatriciana and taste was good but pasta quality was low, broken and not what you would expect for $24 pasta dish. Pollo Carciofi was very good. Love the atmosphere.
Jose Sanchez Sr
The service is excellent! Your table will have a team of servers. It seems that the wait for anything is very shortKid-friendliness: They will look for ways to make kids happy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
G Schley
We visited here for the 1st time and had a great experience 4.13.24Marco our waiter was very nice and took his time to explain the menu and the Chef Specials.We ended the night with a great desert for our anniversary.Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Matthew Shook-Mahute
Great, tasty food. Wonderful service. Great drinks.
Alexis B
This was our 3rd time at Lambertis. The food was top notch and service was great! Only complaints would be that my filet was the wrong temperature and I don't like sending my food back, but I did as they insisted. I also did not like that there were about 5 servers standing along the back wall of the restaruant. It made our date night feel a lot less private. In my opinion, the establishment should have another area for their staff to stand in their downtime. Overall, this is a great spot!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari, Crab Cake
emmanuel pratsinakis
It doesn’t get any better than this….Are you listening Manhattan?
Qareeb Cooper
Trash ?️ trash ? trash ?️
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Carol G
Spectacular! The food, the service and the atmosphere. This was my first time but definitely not my last. Everything was perfect!
It's one of the better restaurants to visit without having to go to Philly. Service is great. Some dishes like raw oysters or short rib pasta were great. An eggplant appetizer was so so. Ceasar salad was so so. There was a miniscule amount of parmesan in the salad. The dressing was O.k. The The bread that is served along with the dishes is O.k. the key lime pie was very good. Coffee was O.k.Parking: There is valet parking in the front, and self parking on the side and back. Finding the entrance to the parking lot is a bit tricky.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pappardelle Bolognese, Key Lime Pie
Kathleen samler-turner
A lovely place! The food, service and atmosphere is just perfect.My husband is a wedding officiant and we did three small weddings there. The staff couldn’t be nice and more helpful. The food was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
JamesG
As always awesome! I have a specific server I generally request. Douglas happened to be off Jose did a great job filling in. Everything was served as ordered and fantastic. This really has been a consistent spot to go to for has to be over 20 years.
robertd
Food was great as usual. Issue was service and ambiance. The room at the rear of the bar, back left when walking in, feels more like a party or banquet room being used for dinner service. Just not the same vibe as the rest of the building, which it beautifully decorated, natural light etc. On a Saturday night, when you're in your car leaving the restaurant less than an hour after being seated something is wrong. This includes drinks, getting appetizers and desert. The bus people were all over you as soon as you put a fork down they were asking if you're done and the pacing of the food is on the waitress. Meal felt rushed because it was. I get you want to turn tables over but this was a bit much $200+ dollar for about 50 minutes.
Tahise
The waiter gave our food to another table and tried to give it back to us. The manager gave us a fresh plate but didn't offer anything to our table for the inconvenience. The manager should have offered something for the delay and inconvenience. This was problematic because we waited over an hour to get our food and they rushed us to leave. Not sure I would go back.
This is the 3rd time in about 20 years that I've been to Lamberti's. I don't know why I keep giving this place second chances. If it was possible to give a negative rating, I would, especially after today's experience.Before I get into the details, some caveats. I'm not necessarily in the best mental space but then ? you'll see the details. I've experienced food and service on the their spectrum, from most disturbing and disgusting places one can visit to the Michelin star and celebrity chefv types of establishment. Rarely have I ever felt like this.In short, if I would have taken the money we paid, shoved it in my mouth and set it on fire, I may have enjoyed it more. Also Lamberti is a restaurant with an attitude and aplomb of a place with three Michelin stars, prices to match at least one of those and the quality of food and service that would make the the worst Old Country Buffet blush.We made reservations to celebrate my parents 50th wedding anniversary and my dad's 77th birthday. Deep down I knew that what will get will be excessively overpriced but my mom would love it. Well, I didn't realize just how bad it can get.I'm not going to hold the restaurant responsible for the neverending construction on route 70 that led to my 12 mine drive being almost 45 minutes long, I will say that whoever is in charge of signage, as well as training and managing the valet team must be fired immediately.My car is waiting for repairs, so I was driving my mother in laws old Ford. I followed the signs entering from Brace road and was a bit confused with the with the sign telling me to turn left before the building, knowing that the traffic in front is one way but well, the sign must be right. Well, sign was wrong, and I did walk around to make sure, so I couldn't turn left. The vallet, driving another car, told me that I need to read the signs and go around the building (again the sign says to turn before the building) and that I can't read the signs and he can't help me other wise. It was said it a very condescending tone, appropriate considering the car I was driving.If this was the only bump on the proverbial road, I may have not written this but... The rest of the night was no better..The wait service continuously tried to instuct us how to order and how to do things. Which wouldn't be all that bad if the food was actually decent and the wait didn't take half the length of the extended version of the LOTR. I really want to write the rest out but it's late, I'm tired and I'm sorry bullet points is all I have left in me:Beautiful and delicious looking shrimp that was severely overcooked to the point of rubber and badly under seasoned.Similarly under seasoned and absolutely bland oysters that were meaty and succulent but ended up wasted.Actually well cooked crab that could have been a highlight was oversalted.My risotto... hmmm I am struggling here because it was anything but a risotto, more like mushy rice with bland steamed mushrooms that I actually sent back as it was unedable.The wait for the wait for the main course was just under an hour, clocking at 52 minutes, which wouldn't have been so bad if we would have been asked if anyone wanted anything else while we waited for over 20 after the appetizer plates were cleared (and we've been done with those way before).So yeah...
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dietary restrictions: Abraham was absolute spectacular! Would 100% recommend requesting him for any dietary restrictions!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari
Nice atmosphere, good drinks. Calamari was $$$$$ and not very good and also very few on the plate. I had Paccheri a l'amatriciana and taste was good but pasta quality was low, broken and not what you would expect for $24 pasta dish. Pollo Carciofi was very good. Love the atmosphere.
The service is excellent! Your table will have a team of servers. It seems that the wait for anything is very shortKid-friendliness: They will look for ways to make kids happy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited here for the 1st time and had a great experience 4.13.24Marco our waiter was very nice and took his time to explain the menu and the Chef Specials.We ended the night with a great desert for our anniversary.Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great, tasty food. Wonderful service. Great drinks.
This was our 3rd time at Lambertis. The food was top notch and service was great! Only complaints would be that my filet was the wrong temperature and I don't like sending my food back, but I did as they insisted. I also did not like that there were about 5 servers standing along the back wall of the restaruant. It made our date night feel a lot less private. In my opinion, the establishment should have another area for their staff to stand in their downtime. Overall, this is a great spot!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari, Crab Cake
It doesn’t get any better than this….Are you listening Manhattan?
Trash ?️ trash ? trash ?️
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Spectacular! The food, the service and the atmosphere. This was my first time but definitely not my last. Everything was perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House-Made Gnocchi Sorrento
Restaurantji Recommends
It's one of the better restaurants to visit without having to go to Philly. Service is great. Some dishes like raw oysters or short rib pasta were great. An eggplant appetizer was so so. Ceasar salad was so so. There was a miniscule amount of parmesan in the salad. The dressing was O.k. The The bread that is served along with the dishes is O.k. the key lime pie was very good. Coffee was O.k.Parking: There is valet parking in the front, and self parking on the side and back. Finding the entrance to the parking lot is a bit tricky.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pappardelle Bolognese, Key Lime Pie
A lovely place! The food, service and atmosphere is just perfect.My husband is a wedding officiant and we did three small weddings there. The staff couldn’t be nice and more helpful. The food was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As always awesome! I have a specific server I generally request. Douglas happened to be off Jose did a great job filling in. Everything was served as ordered and fantastic. This really has been a consistent spot to go to for has to be over 20 years.
Food was great as usual. Issue was service and ambiance. The room at the rear of the bar, back left when walking in, feels more like a party or banquet room being used for dinner service. Just not the same vibe as the rest of the building, which it beautifully decorated, natural light etc. On a Saturday night, when you're in your car leaving the restaurant less than an hour after being seated something is wrong. This includes drinks, getting appetizers and desert. The bus people were all over you as soon as you put a fork down they were asking if you're done and the pacing of the food is on the waitress. Meal felt rushed because it was. I get you want to turn tables over but this was a bit much $200+ dollar for about 50 minutes.
The waiter gave our food to another table and tried to give it back to us. The manager gave us a fresh plate but didn't offer anything to our table for the inconvenience. The manager should have offered something for the delay and inconvenience. This was problematic because we waited over an hour to get our food and they rushed us to leave. Not sure I would go back.