Solo Trattoria, Freehold, NJ:
A Restaurant Review

Solo Trattoria, Freehold, NJ, A restaurant review

Solo Trattoria Restaurant
7 South St
Freehold, NJ

Solo Trattoria; Restaurant Highlights

Fare: Italian

Price: Moderate - Expensive

Food Quality: A notch above most of the Freehold BYOB Italian restaurants.

Service: Friendly, attentive

Ambiance/Decor: Softly lit, cozy ambiance

Overall Rating: 2 1/2 Stars

Note: Four star Rating System from 1/2 Star = Poor to Four stars = Best in Class

Noise Level: Moderate - High

Recommended For: Budget conscious diners who enjoy good traditional Italian food served in large portions

Not Recommended For: Diners who prefer eclectic food preparations served in a trendy, chic ambiance

Recommended dishes: When available, When available, The Pesce, Daily Fish Special; The Bistecca del giorno, daily special Steak or Pork Chop: and The Farfalle All 'Ammiano Bowties, shrimp, scallops, seafood in a secret family sauce.

Liquor: BYOB, if you forget your wine, there is a liquor store across the street.

Solo Trattoria is a long-time Freehold BYOB, traditional Italian restaurant, at the high end of the many Freehold BYOB Italian restaurants

Owned and operated by Piergiorgio Ceciarelli who is apt to be at the entrance offering a friendly welcome greeting as you enter.

The decor has soft earth tones and soft lighting with three dining areas, with the middle dining area being a long narrow-shaped room.

Solo Trattoria serves good traditional Italian food. While they attempt to use fresh, farm-to-table quality ingredients when practical, many of the dishes are prepared with heavy sauces to enhance the taste.

However, they are very flexible in going out of their way to accommodate diners with a request for an item not on the menu.

Taken as a whole, they have risen a notch above the pack of mediocre Freehold BYOB Italian restaurants.

At the start of your meal, soft bread rolls, several of which resemble small cuts of Sicilian pizza, are accompanied with roasted garlic in oil is tasty.

Their lunch sandwiches are excellent with generous portions served on a choice of Tuscan Bread, Pita, or Hoagie Roll, with a Small Salad and Rosemary Parmesan Potatoes

The desserts are basic Italian, like what you can purchase at the local pastry shop.

Service is friendly and attentive.

Solo Trattoria is open seven days/week, for lunch and dinner.

(updated September 2023)

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