Semolina Restaurant

Cozy farm to table restaurant with great offerings from local farms. The semolina of its name comes from European grain not US so gluten-free people rejoice you would be great here. We started with a couple appetizers from a great crudo to a light and airy spring pea, and fresh green salad. The taste was fresh and light but full of flavor. We shared the bucatini which was tender and flavored with lemon and shaved bottarga which added an amazing salinity. Our mains were a marvelous tender porkchop, perfectly finished scallops and a fresh fluke presented with faba beans and spring peas. We finished with a yummy torta with lime and meringue. There was everything right about this meal! Oh and it’s byo so you can pair as you like. Enjoy!

The staff, food and atmosphere were all terrific. I have milder Celiac and my only comment was that there was no notification on the menu of the gluten-free options. The wait staff was very, very helpful with what were not GF menu options and openly shared that oil used could present cross contamination. For any who are very gluten sensitive, this information ideally could be written on the website and menu as I know of folks that have been sickened when they relied on wait staff for guidance. This was not the case here, but it's left up to the wait staff's knowledge and care when the kitchen doesn't document potential risks. Jersey Italian food restaurants are mostly all guilty of this from my experiences as opposed to other restaurants in other regions in the country. Otherwise, food was overall fantastic and presented as described on the menu or suggested by the wait staff.