Verona Ristorante, Haddonfield, NJ: A Restaurant Review
141 Kings Highway East
Haddonfield, NJ
Verona Ristorante: Highlights
Fare: Classic Southern Italian and Sicilian cuisine
Price: Moderate - Expensive
Food Quality: Well-executed menu, prepared with locally sourced fresh ingredients
Service: Professional, friendly, and graciously attentive.
Ambiance/Decor: Classic Italian -- cozy, romantic with soft lighting, tables set with linen.
Overall Rating: 3 Stars
Note: Four-star Rating System from 1/2 star = poor to Four stars = Best in Class
Noise Level: Moderate to high.
Dress: Casual
Recommended For: Diners who enjoy a well-executed classic BYOB southern Italian in a friendly environment.
Not Recommended For: Diners who prefer an eclectic dining experience in a modern, trendy setting with bar service.
Recommended dishes: When available; The Salmon Toscana Grilled Salmon, with baby spinach, sundried tomatoes, mango salsa, caper lemon butter sauce; The Stinco D' Agnello Arrosto Lamb shanks over risotto Milanese in a red wine reduction; and The Veal Chop Milanese, Breaded Veal Chop with arugula, cherry tomatoes, onions and fresh mozzarella finished with lemon and extra virgin olive oil.
Liquor: BYOB
Verona Ristorante is a family owned BYOB under direction of Endrit Bodi, General manager Ivan Pavcovich, and Chef Artur Haxhiu. This trio of culinary talents are close friends, and all have formerly worked at Kitchen Consigliere in Collingswood.
The restaurant seats 120 and offers both a front-of-house chef's table and an upstairs dining room used for overflow dining, private parties, and business events.
The ambiance is classic Italian --- cozy, romantic with soft lighting, tables set with linen, comfortable chairs, hardwood flooring, draped windows, and walls adorned with pictures of Italy. A good dining spot for an affordable romantic occasion.
The Kitchen is run by Chef Artur Haxhiu who received his formal culinary education at Le Cordon Bleu in Athens, Greece. He later honed his culinary skills in Italy and other kitchens in Europe. Prior to coming to Verona Ristorante, worked in Kitchen Consigliere in Collingswood.
Chef Haxhiu serves a well-executed seasonally changing menu featuring Southern Italian regional cuisines. The use of locally sourced fresh ingredients are complemented with imported ingredients, such as burrata, pork cheek or pecorino. Daily specials are driven by local seasonal availability of ingredients.
Desserts are made in house.
Service is professional, friendly, and graciously attentive. The management team, including the chef, can often be sighted checking on guests to ensure their dining experience exceeds their expectations.
Weather permitting, there is outdoor sidewalk dining.
Verona Ristorante is open for dinner seven days/week, plus lunch on Sunday
They are also open on major dining holidays including Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve & New Year's Day.
(Updated: October 2024)
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