Pauline's Italian Cuisine

Matawan, NJ · Italian restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Matawan
#34
of 77 restaurants
City Percentile
45%
rating percentile
Address
Pauline's Italian Cuisine, 765 NJ-34, Matawan, NJ 07747
Phone
(732) 583-7808
Website
paulinesrestaurant.com
Status
Closed · Opens 5 PM Sat

Pauline's Italian Cuisine is a restaurant located in Matawan, NJ. It is one of 77 restaurants listed in Matawan. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Matawan city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday5 PM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Craig Costantino · Jan 2026

Hands down some of the best Italian food in the area. You can truly tell that each dish is made from scratch. Service and atmosphere is perfect for a cozy and intimate evening. BYOB and tons of amazing specials. Chefs, Serge and Rocco made our experience amazing with great conversation and making us feel apart of the family.

★★★★☆ 4.0 David Kalmus · Apr 2023

Pauline is a fine Italian restaurant with 37 years of service, dedicated, friendly staff and very good Italian authentic food. Very recommended. This is funny so I had to respond. Cheesecake I eat everywhere I can. I ordered at Pauline's and it was one of the best I ever had‼️ So much that I asked the waitress about it, telling her my raved opinion. She told me it's her late mother recipe... Wow. She gave me one to take home 😍 To read that a patron deduct a point in her review, tells you that taste is different among people. Please taste and let me know.

★★★★★ 5.0 Barre Flynn · Dec 2024

Christmas Party Time Again... Pauline's graciously agreed to open on a Monday to accommodate our party. I had never been here so I was excited. I came through rain and heavy traffic from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. I arrived half an hour early. The place was dark. I did not know they were opening just for us. I parked and waited in the car. Soon a knock at my window and a man asked if I was there for the party and invited me to come in. This was the start of an amazing adventure. As I waited for people to arrive Patrick, a seasoned part of the staff shared his stories of Bensonhurst and we laughed and remembered how it was. He invited me to taste the bread. I did and asked him where it came from. It was crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside. He said they got daily

★★★★★ 5.0 Mark Lanza · Aug 2023

Haven’t been here in a while but now I will become a regular. The dishes we ate were among the best I’ve ever had in all my world travels. Nice sized portions priced for extreme value,warm and welcoming atmosphere perfect for a date night, the severs were extremely attentive and engaging but not obtrusive. It is also a BYOB!!!! I really enjoyed our dinner experience last night! It’s simply the kind of restaurant that should be on your MUST go list!!!

★★★★★ 5.0 Barbara Rosenberg · Oct 2025

Our group of four went on a Sunday early evening. We had different dishes and were all very satisfied. Not only were they all delicious but servings were large and food came out hot. Paulines reminded me of the family owned Italian restaurants we used to have many years ago when we lived in the Bronx.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

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