Warm bruschetta topped with pesto and cherry tomatoes, a most colorful presentation, was gobbled down while we perused the menu. Our appetizer of Caesar salad needed a zippier dressing, but spinach sautéed with garlic and oil, a simple starter, was well executed. Marsala sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, string beans and roasted potatoes accompanied Veal Riviera, which unfortunately contained tough veal and cannot be recommended. However, the eggplant Florentine similar to an eggplant rollatini had slices of eggplant stuffed with spinach and ricotta, topped with a tomato sauce and creamy mozzarella. Served with a side of pasta, this was a tasty and filling dish. Since desserts are brought in from outside, we opted to walk around the corner to indulge in the ice cream from Denville Dairy.
Along with the usual Italian classics, Tuscan Table offers Italian Riviera dishes such as fisherman fra diavolo, a specialty of the house, created with shrimp, scallops, calamari, clams and mussels with a spicy marinara sauce on a bed of linguine; stuffed flounder; and jumbo shrimp stuffed with crab meat and herbs in a brandy sauce. A family-style menu, available for parties of four or more, allows choices of appetizers, salads, pasta entrée and dessert priced at either $33.50 or $38.50 per person. Soda by the pitcher is also included. A great deal for robust eaters.
The restaurant is comfortable with solid wood, cloth-less tables and pictures of the Tuscan countryside decorating the walls. Service was friendly and the waitstaff checked on us after each course was served. We had a pleasant enough dinner for $66, including tax and tip.
Eggplant rollatini
Photo courtesy of Lowell Saferstein
Tuscan Table
28 Diamond Spring Road
Denville
862-209-4295
BYO
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