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Forte Ristorante
🥈#2 Best Italian Restaurant in Hackensack, NJGet Award

Forte Ristorante

4.4
500+ reviews$50-100
Food & DiningItalian restaurantItalian Restaurant
Website(201) 277-3400Directions
$0.00 raised this season·currently #2 in Hackensack·next bid +$1.00 leaderboard value to take #1·$0.00 behind #1

160 Prospect Ave

Spacious destination with a piano bar, on-site deli & dining room serving classic Italian cuisine.

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In Hackensack

#72 / Food

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In Hackensack overall

#813 of all businesses

Italian Restaurant

#2 in town

Composite score

1 / 100

rating · quality · popularity

Review quality analysis

Computed from 11 text reviews using BergenHub's quality scoring (sentiment, owner responsiveness, review depth).

Positive sentiment27%
Owner responsiveness0%
Negative signal9%
Sentiment balance80%

What customers mention

family friendly1going extra mile1

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  • GGoogle reviewer
    Local Guide
    Sep 1, 2026

    Rating only — no comment.

  • GGoogle reviewer
    Local Guide
    Aug 28, 2026

    Rating only — no comment.

  • GGoogle reviewer
    Local Guide
    Aug 27, 2026

    Amazing food! The pesto and spicy vodka was so good! The appetizers were good as well. We got the bruschetta, truffles fries, caprese. The bread they give is soft and the the butter and olive oil. Kid friendly, we took my 2, 18 month old nieces.

  • GGoogle reviewer
    Local Guide
    Aug 25, 2026

    The staff and food were phenomenal

  • GGoogle reviewer
    Local Guide
    Aug 24, 2026

    I came here on 4 different occasions on a Monday and the restaurant is closed . If you are closed on Monday's , why are your hours of operation not updated ?! That's very misleading . You're closed on Monday's so the sign outside the door and online should say that .

  • GGoogle reviewer
    Local Guide
    Aug 23, 2026

    Went here for a party on a Saturday night with a group of over 100 people. There were plenty of servers and staff working, but unfortunately the service felt very disorganized.<br><br>The bar line was extremely long at first until another bartender finally stepped in to help. The food also took a long time to arrive, and when it did, it was pretty chaotic. Each table had around 20-30 people, but meals weren't served together. One table would have half their meals, another would have three-quarters, and at our table it seemed like every other person was getting served while the rest waited.<br><br>The good news is the food was actually very good once it arrived, and there definitely wasn't a shortage of staff. It just seemed like the restaurant needed stronger management and coordination to keep everything flowing, especially for a large event. With better organization, the experience could have been much better.

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