Ancona Bistro

Name: Ancona Bistro
Address: 645 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ, United States, 07933
Telephone: (908) 647-5755
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.8

4.8

367 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

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2 people

16 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 3 times today

Good for groups
Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions

Made With Love. Simply Delicious.
Welcome to Ancona Bistro where you are always greeted with a warm smile and your satisfaction is our top priority.

We proudly serve fine Northern Italian fare with flair, plus inspired, inventive specials worth a try.

Ancona Bistro is BYOB friendly. Please bring your favorite wine or beer to enjoy.

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of Operation
Dinner Tue–Sun 16:00–21:00
Phone number
(908) 647-5755
Website
http://www.anconabistro.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
For catering we recommend you call us directly: 908-647-5755
Private party facilities
We specialize in any kind of events. With our new addition now we can host up to 190 people one shot. Our new addition is the perfect spot for all kind of events. We will work with you and make sure that you will be super happy with our ambient, food and service. Call us for your next event or email us: 908-647-5755bistroncona@gmail.com

Location
645 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933
Area
Stirling
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Banquet, BYO Liquor, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway

BurrataUS$13.95
Roasted beets, arugula, aged balsamic reduction
Fresh MozzarellaUS$12.95
Roasted pepper, sliced tomatoes, pesto olive oil dressing
Beet SaladUS$10.95
Spinach, goat cheese, white sherry vinaigrette dressing
Caesar SaladUS$9.95
Served with Classic Caesar dressing
Pasta FagioliUS$8.95
Pasta and bean soup
Stracciatella RomanaUS$8.95
Egg drop and spinach soup

Pasta

Linguini TorinoUS$28.95
Shrimp, crab meat, spinach, olives, garlic olive oil sauce
PappardelleUS$28.95
Shrimp, roasted peppers, leeks, capers in olive oil and garlic
Rigatoni AnconaUS$21.95
Sweet sausage, green peas, pink sauce
Fettuccine BologneseUS$21.95
Fresh ground beef and tomato sauce
Cheese RavioliUS$19.95
Pink vodka sauce
Eggplant ParmigianaUS$20.95
Served with linguine and tomato sauce

Main Courses

Chicken AbruzziUS$21.95
Francaise style, artichokes, chopped tomatoes lemon Pinot Grigio sauce
Chicken ParmigianaUS$21.95
Served with linguine and tomato sauce
Chicken AlbaUS$21.95
Breaded, pan fried, topped with Mediterranean salad
Shrimp ScampiUS$28.95
Served over linguine
Shrimp Fra DiavoloUS$28.95
Served over linguine
SalmonUS$29.95
Horseradish crusted, in mustard champagne sauce
Flounder FrancaiseUS$27.95
Capers, artichokes, lemon chardonnay sauce
Rack of LambUS$43.00
Mashed potato, broccoli, barolo wine sauce

Kid's Menu

Penne VodkaUS$12.95
Penne ButterUS$12.95
Chicken FingersUS$12.95
Spaghetti & MeatballsUS$12.95

Desserts

Italian Chocolate SouffleUS$8.95
Warm chocolate cake with rich melted chocolate center with vanilla ice cream
Three Chocolate Mousse CakeUS$8.95
White & dark chocolate mousse on a sponge, coated with a chocolate glaze with white chocolate shavings
TiramisuUS$10.00
Layers of espresso drenched ladyfingers separated by mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa powder
Creme Caramel FlanUS$8.95
Soft and fluffy round pastry served with caramel sauce
New York CheesecakeUS$8.95
Served with berry sauce
Chocolate TartufoUS$8.95
Chocolate and vanilla ice cream covered in dark hard chocolate
GelatoUS$8.95
Pistachio, Hazelnut or Toasted Almond
SorbetUS$8.95
Mango or Raspberry
Creme bruleeUS$9.95

What 367 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

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Good for groups
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Neighbourhood gem
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Italian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Ancona Bistro delights with "great food" and "excellent service," featuring a beautiful new glass-enclosed dining area. The staff are "friendly and welcoming," making it a favorite for many. Diners enjoy a "consistent" and "intimate atmosphere," enhanced by a BYOB policy and delicious specials like seared tuna and short ribs.

367 Reviews

F
Frank
Pittsburgh
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Service was painfully slow. Food was far from memorable. Overpriced for the quality of what you are getting.
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Lou
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Ancona Bistro offers a limited menu but the food quality and service level are quite high. The calamari appetizer was fantastic as the calamari was very tender and the marinara sauce very tasty. The main course special was cavatelli with sausage and shrimp with a light white sauce. Also, very good!
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Vincent
New York City
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on 6 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and excellent service.. New addition to the dining room brings a new ambiance to the place.. I’ll be a regular Vince
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robert
New York City
27 reviews
5.0
27 reviews
Dined on 26 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Favorite restaurant. New glass enclosed dining room great ambiance. Congenial professional service. Tables not crowded together
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Tom
VIP
New York City
39 reviews
5.0
39 reviews
Dined on 22 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As always, food and service were excellent. We went earlier than usual so it was busier than we typically experience but servive was great.
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Donna
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 22 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was excellent. A little loud in restaurant that can’t be helped
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joan
New York City
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 16 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love this place! Alwsys a go-to for us. Very welcoming and food is excellent.
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A
New York City
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 15 December 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Positives: owners and staff always are pleasant and seek to please patronsp. Also expansion room very well done and comfy. Negatives: took almost one hour to get our dinners. Portions seem smaller. Because it took so long to get our food we didn’t want to spend another hour for desert. Staff didn’t seem pleased we passed on desert. Overall: seems they are still working on how to handle a larger clientele with the expansion.
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Gretchen
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We enjoyed our dinner very much. There are 2 rooms for seating. We ate in the quieter room. The room was decorated nicely for Christmas. We ordered 2 specials .. lamb chops and seafood fettuccine. Both were very good. All n all we had a great night.
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Fran
VIP
New Jersey
33 reviews
4.0
33 reviews
Dined on 13 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
They had a big party going on so they sat us away from the noise, which we both appreciated! The service was very good. We shared the buratta with fig, which was delicious! My friend had the shrimp dish, which she enjoyed and I had the chicken with fennel which was large so I ended up taking half home. We shared a dessert, which was wonderful! I will return looking forward to my next meal!
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FAQs

Ancona Bistro offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (908) 647-5755.

Ancona Bistro is rated 4.8 stars by 367 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

16 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 3 times today

Order delivery or takeout

645 Valley Rd, Gillette, NJ 07933

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
Stirling
Hours of Operation
Dinner Tue–Sun 16:00–21:00
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, BYO Liquor, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway

Website
http://www.anconabistro.com/
Phone number
(908) 647-5755
Catering
For catering we recommend you call us directly: 908-647-5755
Private party facilities
We specialize in any kind of events. With our new addition now we can host up to 190 people one shot. Our new addition is the perfect spot for all kind of events. We will work with you and make sure that you will be super happy with our ambient, food and service. Call us for your next event or email us: 908-647-5755bistroncona@gmail.com

Ancona Bistro

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Starters

CalamariUS$15.95

Grilled ShrimpUS$15.95

Steamed MusselsUS$13.95

Eggplant RollatiniUS$12.95

Mozzarella en CarrozzaUS$12.95

Soups, Salads and Sides

BurrataUS$13.95

Fresh MozzarellaUS$12.95

Beet SaladUS$10.95

Caesar SaladUS$9.95

Pasta FagioliUS$8.95

Stracciatella RomanaUS$8.95

Pasta

Linguini TorinoUS$28.95

PappardelleUS$28.95

Rigatoni AnconaUS$21.95

Fettuccine BologneseUS$21.95

Cheese RavioliUS$19.95

Eggplant ParmigianaUS$20.95

Main Courses

Chicken AbruzziUS$21.95

Chicken ParmigianaUS$21.95

Chicken AlbaUS$21.95

Shrimp ScampiUS$28.95

Shrimp Fra DiavoloUS$28.95

SalmonUS$29.95

Flounder FrancaiseUS$27.95

Rack of LambUS$43.00

Kid's Menu

Penne VodkaUS$12.95

Penne ButterUS$12.95

Chicken FingersUS$12.95

Spaghetti & MeatballsUS$12.95

Desserts

Italian Chocolate SouffleUS$8.95

Three Chocolate Mousse CakeUS$8.95

TiramisuUS$10.00

Creme Caramel FlanUS$8.95

New York CheesecakeUS$8.95

Chocolate TartufoUS$8.95

GelatoUS$8.95

SorbetUS$8.95

Creme bruleeUS$9.95

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Make a booking

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Dining areas

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