Reale's Italian Cafe

I'm still on the hunt for great pizza (NY Style) to remind me of where I grew up - Long Island! However, lately, I've been dying for a good eggplant parm hero (aka:sub - for anyone outside of NYC/LongIsland). Reale's is owned by NYr's and had been referred to us by some long term customers. Great service! Some reviews mentioned issues with service -we didn't experience any of that and our server was well versed in the menu/ingredients. Breadsticks are house made and free with the meal - they were very tasty and chewy, but I would have preferred a bit crunchy or more cooked. My foodie partner husband and I ordered a small cheese pizza - and were not disappointed! Tasty marinara, but not overwhelming on the pizza. Great crust, with a good crisp. See pic. I remembered to take a pic of the undercarriage this time!! You could fold the pizza and no droop! As good as this pizza was, I was also dying for my eggplant! So I tried not to overstuff myself too quickly! I ordered the eggplant parm hero, and my hub ordered the Sal's Calzone - stuffed with sausage, canadian bacon, ricotta, cheeses and marinara. It comes with some marinara to dip in also. Eggplant - this was a VERY good parm hero! My only nit - they bake their own bread and the bread was good, but could have used crunching up in the oven. I would ask for that next time. I'd also have them go lighter on the sauce or put extra on the side - because it sogs up the bread. Otherwise, very tasty and eggplant was tender and cooked perfectly! Calzone was also great according to hub - no complaints! Food was good, and we will definitely be back!!

- sandy putnam -

Today is Friday and I decided to come to reales and spend an evening with myself reading a book and eating good food. They had the Lenten special, it’s a plate described as “Juicy jumbo shrimp dusted in flour and sautéed to perfection, topped with a lemon garlic butter white wine cream sauce. Served with mushrooms risotto and grilled asparagus. With the choice of soup and salad” I chose a salad :) “ This was definitely cooked to perfection by my favorite cook Cristian. The flavors are amazing! I had to stop and write this review before I even finished my plate because I don’t want to rush through the flavors. My first drink was made from Julie, a lemon drop martini and it was refreshing, sweet but not overwhelming a perfect drink to start my night. I asked Jay Jay to make me a Mexican martini because she checked up on me and OMG this Mexican martini is DEFINITELY a Mexican Martini to perfection!! Love it!!! Reales is a place to come and relax after a long week of working so hard, everyone is super friendly and everyone makes you feel very welcomed always with a smile and providing amazing customer service! Joel is also a great guy, always making sure the staff is taken care of which trickles to customers being treated even better! This is a must visit Italian restaurant!

- Genesis Castaneda -

Haven’t been in years and I’d forgotten how amazing their food is!! I had the lasagna and my husband the chicken parmigiana. Both tasted so good, love their sauce. Bread for the table was hot and fresh, salad was the perfect size, entree delicious and dessert ( cheesecake) yummy!! We ordered a bottle of wine and it was the perfect accompaniment to our meal. We will definitely return again soon. Only hiccup was they did not have our reservation in their books and we were seated in the back room next to a table with several very loud kids. After speaking to the hostess again and showing her confirmation of our reservation she moved us to the main dining area so we could enjoy our date night.

- Candace Lambert -