Ruoccos Restaurant

Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township, NJ · Italian restaurant

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township
#1
of 1 restaurants
City Percentile
0%
rating percentile
Address
Ruoccos Restaurant, Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township, NJ 07726
Phone
(732) 851-5359
Website
www.ruoccosrestaurant.com
Status
Closed · Opens 3 PM Sat

Ruoccos Restaurant is a restaurant located in Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township, NJ. It is one of 1 restaurants listed in Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township. Its 4.7-star rating matches the Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township city average of 4.7 stars. Based on combined rating and review volume, it currently ranks first among restaurants in Design Center Plaza, 345 US-9, Manalapan Township. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Ruoccos Restaurant

Ruocco's is a family-owned and family-operated business. Our menu is inspired by growing up in an Italian American household in Brooklyn. We hope to instill a sense of comfort in our customers by providing a friendly staff and an intimate ambiance.... More

Hours

Friday4 PM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Dougjmrock · Mar 2026

First time here, celebrating my sister's birthday. Loved the atmosphere of the restaurant, nice lighting and every table has a touch lamp. The service was excellent and the place was steady with people coming in and others leaving. Food was really really good, very tasty and pretty authentic, with what I ordered anyway. Staff was mostly Italian and seemed very family oriented... Great place to share a family meal and not feel like an outsider... Definitely would recommend!!

★★★★☆ 4.0 Janet Rainer · Oct 2025

My husband and I had a lovely dinner here. We love the artichoke hearts francese. You are sure to find an entree on the menu, or from the specials to enjoy as we have. The atmosphere is lovely, and the waitstaff are pleasant. I notice that almost all restaurant waitstaff use the term “guys” when addressing patrons and also ask are we still “working on that?” The same here. This restaurant is in my opinion an upscale establishment, and guests should be addressed as such. If you are like us you may agree that eating out is a pleasure and not “work”. This phrase just sounds gross. Please consider asking staff at restaurants to find a different phrase. Thank you.

★★★★★ 5.0 Cormac Quinn · Mar 2026

Excellent! This was my 1st time since they relocated years ago from Howell. Man, did I miss this place! Definitely back in the rotation. Chicken parm should get an award from the God's! Its up there with the best "Nonna" cutlets I have ever had. (Mouth watering writing this)

★★★★★ 5.0 Michael Diovisalvo · Oct 2025

I came for a friend’s birthday dinner and it may have been one of the best places I’ve been to! The service was top notch and the food was worth speaking about! If there’s one recommendation I have it’s to get their gnocchi with braised short ribs! It was by far one of the best pasta dishes I’ve ever had and I still dream about it to this day! Run do not walk here, you won’t regret it!

★★★★★ 5.0 Julie Castellano · Feb 2026

We had an amazing family dinner. The food is of course delicious. Everything from the calamari to the meatball platter, the cacio e pepe and white clam linguini, the burrata and the sausage and potatoes.. yum! But beyond that, the wait staff was very attentive and helped us enjoy our meal even more. Isabelle the manger came often to check on us and the servers and cleaning crew tended to our needs, whether it was to remove a plate or give us a new utensil. We are stuffed and happy and will be back again :)

Accessibility & Amenities

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

Services

Italian restaurant

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