Mangia Toscano Firenze

Went here during their opening weekend. This is about as authentic as it gets… Everything is made in house… Italian cooks making pizza and homemade bread in an enormous oven, Grandma serving homemade crepes Florentine, real Italian espresso. They were a bit disorganized but hopefully they’ll work out the kinks. Will be back!

Went here twice for lunch and had great experiences.
Decided to order a cheesecake for a family members birthday. The cake was worse than eating cardboard, it was that bad. Brought it back the next day and asked the employee at the register to to try it… he ate a piece and spit it out– agreeing that it was awful.
The Manager at the store, after pretending not to be the manager refused to try the cake or provide any type of refund. This cake was a joke. They promised the owner would call back the next day. Its been three days and no call.
This place serves good food. But any place that makes the customer feel like an idiot is not worth going.

I wanted very much to support a local business, and I am reluctant to write a negative review, but my experience was poor. First, I bought a loaf of Tuscan bread – which cost a full ten dollars – and which they were unable to slice for me. The bread looked tasty: yellow and crusty – yet, truthfully, the bread had absolutely no taste at all; it might have been Wonderbread. I was astonished that bread from an Italian deli could be so entirely without merit. Second, I purchased some of the homemade vegetable ravioli – this was also ten dollars. I went to cook it, and the entire quart container had congealed into a massive lump of dough that could not be separated. I threw the ravioli away along with the bread. Twenty dollars down the drain. A friend of mine in town had the exact same experience with the bread – although when he complained about the extravagant price the store sold him a half-​loaf for five dollars. He also threw his away.

Just WOW. I went in looking for some pizza, not really sure what to expect. I was greeted with fresh made pasta, fresh mutz, and a pseudo bakery. There was a freezer case with desserts in the middle of the store, and a kitchen in the back with about 100 formed meatballs being worked on. Then there were more coolers against the back wall, and I grabbed a home made vodka sauce.
So the question is… what is this place? Honestly, I don’t even think they know. What I do know is, I tried a Gorgonzola/​prosciutto Sicilian pizza/​open face sandwich which was great, and probably the best cannoli of my life. I will 100% be back here for some prepared food and cheese.

This place is top notch, fresh simple ingredients. Great bread, amazing soup and shop made fresh pasta dishes. Delicious salads & the best pizza for 50 miles. The owners and employees are really friendly and they are actually Italian! Not Italian American, not my cousin is married to an Italian, but actual Italians. Also, they make excellent deserts and casually pull a perfect espresso. It’s so good I have to resist going there every day. Do yourself a favor, go there today. You won’t be disappointed.

Fantastic, BRAVO 5+ Stars!!! Best FRESH Italian food I have ever had! You call in the morning and pick up your food FRESH, yes Fresh! Family is directly from Florence, Italy so you know you don’t have someone cooking Italian food that are NOT Italian. Looks like some other deli have some major competition and competition they are! So if you want FRESHLY made basically to order this is the place to go!!! Don’t be fooled by the lack of food in the glass enclosures, Remember this food does not sit around it is FRESH!!!

Super friendly family run Italian deli.
I have tried their bread, focaccia, fertata and the chocolate croissant and have loved them all.
I also tried their tiramisu and that was not my favorite.
Overall a great addition to the Metuchen downtown area I hope they thrive and keep bringing the quality and service that they have demonstrated thus far

Authentic Italian deli in downtown Metuchen. Some interesting menu items that you don’t see at many other Italian-​American places in this area. They have tough competition from the very good Fresco’s a few doors down, but it seems to be its own type of thing, focusing more on meals than sandwiches/​cold cuts. I had a meatball sandwich which was delicious, and my wife had the pizza which she also really enjoyed. Hope it’s able to make it. Only complaint would be that the set-​up of the store is a bit awkward to maneuver.

5 Stars for this new place, real super friendly Italian people! Super Fresh food, amazing focaccia And an excellent buffalo mozzarella made with real Italian milk… I’m Italian and i m so happy to have them here in Metuchen… thank you guys and good luck

Just opened up. Still needs to gill some of it shelves and tryout s bit more of its food. Hoping it makes it in a town full of Italian places.