GP’s Restaurant
“But even if you don't, it has a devoted clientele base in Hamilton Park and I'm sure it will be a local favorite for decades to come!”
“All the appetizers we tried were great including the meatballs, escarole and ricotta crostini, brocolli rabe/sausage/garlic small plate.”
“From the escarole crostini, duck parpadlle and skirt steak everything is fantastic.”
GP’s Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Awesome dinner place. I would give this a solid 4.5 stars, but I rounded up because of the overall experience. My boyfriend took me here for our 2 year anniversary. It was a Tuesday night, so it wasn't too packed. We were seated immediately and the waiter quickly took our drink orders and brought out some bread, which was warm and soft.
To start, we ordered the Prosciutto and White Bean Puree Crostini. For entrees, I ordered the Crispy Salmon and Grilled Vegetables and my boyfriend got the Chicken Scarpariello. The crostini was very good. All the ingredients played well with each other. They gave a lot of prosciutto too, which is awesome because I love prosciutto. My salmon was absolutely amazing. It was cooked perfectly and the vinaigrette sauce added a nice sweet and tarte taste to it. I really liked the presentation of my food as well. My boyfriend loved the Scarpariello. He scarfed it down in 2 seconds. For dessert, we got the chocolate torte. It was a chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. The cake was more like a ganache. It was creamy and heavy, but in a good way. It was good alone, but when you add a little bit of vanilla ice cream, it makes it 5 times better.
The service was good too. Our waiter was very responsive. I like the atmosphere of the place as well. Dimmer than other restaurants, but it has that intimate feel to it. Nicely decorated place and the bathrooms are nice.
Overall, great place for a date night and will be back again!
Came here for brunch on a Saturday at noon with a party of six. The place was pretty empty, even when we left about three hours later.
If you choose to do a boozy brunch, it's $10 for the first cocktail, and then $1 for each refill after that. You can switch between cocktails – bloody mary, bellini, mimosa, screwdriver. I'm glad I opted out of this because I tried my boyfriend's bloody mary and it was pretty bad.
For food, I ordered the chicken hash, which comes with two eggs, toast, and some salad. The chicken was shredded, but I couldn't even tell if it really was chicken or not. All I tasted was black pepper. Everyone else who ordered the chicken hash said the same exact thing.
Maybe their regular Italian food is as good as their Yelp reviews, but it seems like brunch is just not their forte.
Brunch Review
I came here for brunch on a beautiful sunny day only to be ruined by the terrible service. We wanted to sit outside but the hostess could not make up her mind which table to sit us at. Then our waitress took our order but didn't give us the correct side sauce for the French fries because she forgot when all the food came out. Then she disappeared only to spend more time talking to her friends who showed up and catered more to them than to the other tables. There was another waiter who I had to ask for my refill for my Screwdriver but that took as long as waiting for our food. One of the servers who brings food went to two tables with the wrong food while we were sitting.
I also had to call out a waiter to help out another table who got seated but never had anyone else help them. I was literally facing them for a half hour until I got someone to help them. Poor service but food was good. One star is for the chefs for making a salad and the Pat LaFrieda Burger with fries and the other star is for the brunch cocktail price. A drink is $10 and then $1 refills.
I was there way too long and will not go back for brunch. They need to hire better workers and not incompetent fake ass hipsters.
When they say "Original is better"… in some cases like this, it's true.
I've visited both locations on more than one occasion and I would make the trip to the Guttenberg location rather than stay local in this #GPs.
This location is modern, clean, and it has a nice ambiance. Our server was not friendly all… Did not greet us, snatched menus, not once did he check in on us while eating our food. And I have to go back to the comparison but the servers in the other location made me feel like I was in someone's home! This was not the first time the service fell short for me either at this location.
I was left unimpressed with my meal- the homemade pappardelle with duck ragu ($24) tasted like something that was sitting around for a while & it lacked flavor. Even my coffee after my meal was cold. Next time I think of bringing a friend for an Italian meal in Jersey City – #Laico's it is!
Came here on a blustery Sunday evening while it was 6 degrees outside. We were seated right away and it was warm inside.
We were given water immediately and welcomed by the waiter who promptly took our drink order. He had a Manhattan, he said it was "stellar" and I had a diet coke 🙂
For dinner we ordered Gorgonzola polenta over grilled vegetables, Brussels and pancetta, and pappardelle with a duck Ragu. The food was okay…. It wasn't amazing but wasn't bad.
The Brussel sprouts were a little under flavored so I think they must not have cooked them together because pancetta is already salty.
The polenta was prepared in a more traditional way, it was a square block of polenta with Gorgonzola cheese on top and then over some ambiguous grilled veggies.
Lastly, we had the duck ragu, the pappardelle was cooked well but the duck Ragu was overly salty! Maybe we could have used that salt for the Brussel sprouts!
The service though was really great. Our server was super attentive and my glass was never empty. He noticed when a drink was low and would ask if we would like another, I can appreciate that. I hate being thirsty!
I would totally come back for drinks but would skip dinner.
Wait time at Hamilton Inn was 45 min and we were starving, so my 2 daughters and I ambled over. Even though we live a block away never had a chance to try GP's but we were glad we did.
One daughter was not enthralled by her french toast but the other thought the pancakes were very good. I was happy with my breakfast burger with bacon and a fried egg. A little bit much for brunch, but if you were starving like I was that day, it really hit the spot.
Plus $1 refills on my Bloody Mary? I'll be back…
I can't speak for the other meals, but GP's for brunch is great! I've been here three times in the past year for brunch, always get a table and everyone I'm with are always impressed with their food. I'm not sure how often but on the weekends for brunch there is usually a live acoustic musician playing near the hostess stand. Their food is fresh, service is good and pretty quick, and their menu has a great variety. If you like to drink, their brunch drink service is amazing. It's $10 for a drink and then $1 for every refill. Beats a bottomless brunch in Manhattan any day.
I'm excited for the warm weather because their outside seating looks amazing.
Pros: My favorite dish here, although not Italian, is the beet salad. Whoever came up with the cheese and beet layering is genius. Perfect amount of beets and cheese in every bite. The greens that comes with this and its dressing are a perfect pairing.
Their eggplant rollatini is really delicious. I'm one of the very few vegetarians that hates eggplant so for me to say that I would totally request this again and again is saying a lot.
There was a butternut squash special one day and I wish they would have it more often. THIS SOUP WAS TO DIE FOR.
Cons: The bar IMO is a little too small and their craft beer list is not extensive. Kale salad is good but I feel it needs something else.