“ Wonderful dinner! The ambiance, music service, our food! Excellent! We'll definitely go back! ”

“ Everything from the food, service and whole atmosphere of the restaurant was simply divine. The food was absolutely exquisite from the appetizers to the main course. The service was very accommodating, especially our servicer Jay. Super polite and friendly. Our family was fortunate to listen to their live music on a Monday and everything was fantastic. 10/10 out of everything. ”

“ Delicious food, great service and ambiance! Good drinks. They have small bar connected to the restaurant with a nice vibe. Highly recommend this restaurant for a nice night out. ”

“ Top tier Pulpo (Charred Octopus)! Seriously spectacular! The dirty martini is delicious! Lovely ambience. Excellent service! 5 Stars! Update: We came back for brunch and the Calamari is sooo good, the Fried Yard Bird was a treat and the Fettuccine Cartuccia is EVERYTHING! ”

“ From start to finish our visit at Fresco da Franco was incredible. A perfect environment for a date night as the ambiance is cozy and sleek. Our food was to die for her. I truly don't think I have ever had a better pasta dish. The vodka sauce was creamy with the perfect amount of spice. I am already looking for an excuse to go back! Our wait staff was friendly and professional-- well spoken and helpful. My only critique would be, our waiter took my Prosecco glass and never offered me a second drink and another waiter had to give us our check as ours stopped checking in after we were done eating. ”

“ Fresco Da Franco is one of the handful of restaurants with a comfortable outdoor dining area. Based on that and it being a gorgeous day, we selected FDF as our lunch stop. Our waiter was friendly enough, he noticed right away that our table was uneven and right away got a wedge to fix it, that earns him a lot of points. Other than that he was attentive enough but also seemed a bit busy (and he probably was). The other staff was very attentive with clearing our plates and making sure we had water refills. At one point I think the owner or manager on duty came out and offered me a refill- that always goes a long way in my book, when a manager is on the ground helping the flow of everything. We ordered the Ricotta Tartufo to start with. Unfortunately for me, I did not read the description carefully enough and didn't realize it has truffle in the ricotta. I am NOT a fan of truffle and when it first came out I was not excited when I smelled the distinct truffle smell. That being said, our waiter mixed it at the table and the smell dissipated a bit, the ricotta was actually very good with just a hint of truffle. So if you love truffles you may be disappointed but I was very happy! The bread was nice and toasty. For my meal I ordered the chicken and waffles. I wasn't super impressed. The waffle didn't have the crisp on the outside fluffy on the inside texture I expect and prefer. The chicken was nicely breaded and tasted great. I was most excited about the "maple jus" and "chili butter" but the maple jus didn't seem much different from regular maple syrup and the chili butter was much more like chili oil and was lacking in flavor and unpleasant going down If you don't mix with the maple. Based on this alone, I would have given a 3 star, however I tried my friend's burger which was very tasty and her fries were perfectly crisp on the outside and potato-y on the inside. So I just think the Chicken and Waffles isn't their best dish. All in all it was a pleasant lunch. Montclair has so many delicious options (and there is so little time to try them all), I also have some favorites that I like to revisit, but I didn't like this one quite as much as those, so I'm not sure I will be back soon, but I would likely go again! ”