15 Fox Place
“It is also BYOB which was awesome but again don't over do it and get hammered or you will not remember what an amazing time you had.”
“As soon as we walked in we were graciously welcomed by Michelle who was our server for the evening.”
“I've been to 15 Fox Place for a Yelp Event and for the full dining experience.”
15 Fox Place
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$$ Price range Above $61
8 reviews
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I came in with friends for a fancy night, prepared to take full advantage of the BYOB policy.
We were seated on the first floor, and were impressed with the service and the pacing of the food. The food ranged from "good" to "that was amazing, I wish we had more" — the portions are reasonable considering how many courses there are.
This was a great experience, I really recommend it. It can be as fancy or casual as you make it.
First off to the owners- sorry it has taken me so long to post my review. Sadly it slipped my mind. I promised I would, so here goes…
I was brought here on a Friday night recently for a friends bday. All I was told is that it was some no menu/16 course Italian meal in a private house that is really a restaurant. I was advised to bring wine and make sure I'm there before 7:30. After hearing this, I was quickly intruiged.
Upon arriving, we walked inside and quickly noticed the grandma's house vibe. We were quickly greeted, told that to "feel free to walk all around the place" and then sat with our other guests. We sat in a small/semi-private room for four right near the kitchen. Ambiance was off the charts. I just had the sense I was in for something good, and I was certainly right.
For starters, the olives & peppers greeting us were lovely, the deep fried pizzettes were incredible. Then the peppers came out! The stuffed peppers were flavorful and incredible, & the hot peppers on the home fried potato chips were both super hot & super flavorful!
I'm probably messing the order of this up as it was several weeks ago, and several wine bottle were drank @ dinner. Next came a tomato salad in a bread bowl that was excellent, the seafood items I sampled but didnt eat much of as I dont really enjoy seafood. A manicotti arrived that was second only to my mothers, followed by an intermezzo of lemon sorbet & the finale- chicken saltimbocca.
The chicken was excellent, as was everything. None of the food was mind blowing, but each and every coarse was very good to excellent. The accompanying desserts, which enduced food coma, were a blur of amazing sweets.
Where this place excells is in its owners; they are some of the nicest people I've encountered in a long time. Before the main course came out, we chatted with them for about 20 mins in the kitchen, and they were genuinly great people! They werent your usual restaurant owners, they took an interest in us as customers, not just tooting their own horns. Thats rare for restaurant owners.
I will definetly be back at some point. Its worth a drive to Jersey City just to experience true hospitality & excellent food!
Before I drop any more knowledge on this place, come here hungry and come with your loosest fitting pants. Don't say I didn't warn you.
I've been to 15 Fox Place for a Yelp Event and for the full dining experience. Our hosts Mary Lou and family rolled out the red carpet each time and welcomed us into their home and treated us to some really delicious food. To manage expectations, the food served at 15 Fox Place is not molecular gastronomy or a combination of fancy and expensive ingredients. This is home style honest to goodness comfort food. Those of you wanting shots of uni and sake with caviar need not read further.
A typical meal at 15 Fox Place goes like this:
You sit down. You've prepped for the meal to come. The first item comes out, you hungrily gobble it down. MOAR!! MOARRRRR!!! you quietly scream on the inside. Then the next one comes out. You guzzle that up too. You hope that there's enough for seconds as the plates get passed around. You may ignore common sense and dive in for another helping. Then the third one comes out, and you think you're hitting your stride. You mow it down. And on and on for the first 6 or 7 items… and then you start feeling full. The food continues to roll off of some mystical conveyor belt piping hot and you struggle to keep up with the onslaught of food. By the time you've had 10 or 11 dishes, Mary Lou or someone else will walk in and tell you to take a break. You can walk around the house, loosen the belt, and if absolutely necessary, drop off some excess weight in the middle of dinner. You feel a little flushed from the food, but you hang on. You can do this, you try to reassure yourself. Then you sit back down and the conveyor belt rolls on. You feel sweaty. You're totally full. At some point, the salad comes out. THE SALAD?!? Doesn't that come out before the main dishes? Surely. You then get courses 14 and 15 and that's the stuffed shells and the pastas and even more stuff. You beg for the meal to end but you just can't stop eating the food. Finally… you see the finish line. A molten chocolate cake. It signifies dessert. The ordeal is over… so you think. Then the cookies come out. Then the struffolies. Then the homemade zeppolei stuffed with cannoli cream. And then… you top it off with a shot of homemade limoncello, and you wonder how you didn't rupture your stomach. You thank Mary Lou or your host/hostess for a wonderful meal, and you manage to get home in a food drunk state and you sit on your couch for hours egging on your stomach to digest. You can't even sleep from the fullness.
Then you start planning for the next time you're going to be back. 🙂
This place is unique, comforting, and very filling. Fifteen courses of Italian food. Wow. First, the place is so homey, and almost every table has its own room. It is like eating in someone's house but not having to do the dishes! It is BYOB and our party of 5 brought red and white wine. They were very attentive in opening the wine and taking the empties.
We started with a small cracker with olive tapenade, there were olives on the table when we sat down. The following is a list of courses we had. My favorite was the eggplant rotini. Two others liked the spicy peppers on the homemade potato chips. Everyone loved the creamy polenta. The dessert was killer. We took lots of leftovers home.
1. Mini pizzas
2. Peppers stuffed with breadcrumbs
3. Spicy peppers over homemade potato chips
4. Eggplant Rotini
5. Polenta with a sausage sauce
6. Mussels with breadcrumbs
7. Crab cake
8. Crepe manicotti
9. Lemon pasta (spaghetti)
10. Meatballs and peas
11. Panzanella salad
12 Pomegranate granita
13. Chicken rolls chicken and bread crumbs rolled together), mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (lots of brown sugar yummy)
14. Cookies- Biscotti and zuccarini
15. Pastry – cream puff with cannoli filling.
I would have liked more vegetables. One friend commented he would have like fish and or beef too.
Got to come here for Grams Birthday dinner a few weeks ago, I made sure to take pictures of EVERYTHING I ate there so I could truly prove to you how great this meal really is. When we arrived the woman at the door greeted us and showed us to our seats. We sat upstairs to the left in the large room rite next to the kitchen. Usually its one large table but this time we did four separate tables in that room which was nice because we all had plenty of food to share for each table. As I said before in my previous review this house has been converted into a restaurant and all the rooms have been turned into dinning rooms. It's BYOB here so make sure you bring your booze!
Once we sat down we poured our wine ordered our sodas and such. The way they dress the table is beautiful and elegant. On the table they had put out olives out on the table so we started to snack on those salty babies.
Shortly after they brought out an olive tapenade served on the most delicious buttery cracker.
Next up we had spicy peppers with house made potato chips sprinkled with parmesan cheese (I wasn't a fan of these too much being I can't really handle spicy foods but I ate the potato chips and dipped it in the spicy oil).
One of my favorite things they make are these little mini pizzas that are fried up and splashed with marinara sauce and topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese (absolutely delicious).
Now the next thing they served is my absolute all time favorite thing on the menu hands down THE STUFFED PEPPERS! Let me just tell you that i honestly don't really care for peppers at all but these I just can't get enough of. They are cubanelle pepper that are stuffed with meatless stuffing made up of bread crumbs and mushroom stems (ABSOLUTELY AMAZING) I literally will fight to the death if there are extras!
Up next was the Polenta Arrabiatta with spicy red sauce with spicy homemade sausage (it is so creamy and delicious).
Shortly after we finished the polenta out came the crab cakes that were served over some type of herb oil and drizzled with balsamic. You could really taste the crab in it which is hard to come by with most crab cakes usually just a lot of fillers but not these.
After the crab cakes came the stuffed mussels which I wasn't too crazy about I prefer clams but they were still tasty, they tasted like clams oreganata just with mussels.
Up next was the eggplant rollatini, thin eggplant slices ( can't remember if it was breaded or not ) filled with a ricotta cheese and herbs for the filling and smothered in red sauce. My boyfriend went crazy over this.
The waitress then brought out a small piece of an Italian Easter pie called Pizzagain (full pie in Italian) which is made up of ham and prosciutto, mozzarella cheese baked in a pie along with some other secret herbs and spices.
After we rested for a few minutes out came the homemade manicotti which is a thin piece of pasta filled with a ricotta cheese and mozzarella topped with red sauce and baked.
After these two pasta dishes out came another one, this time Orecchiette came out with asparagus in a light lemon cream sauce that was so good I ate it all. (it wasn't easy but I did it)
Soon after they brought out the meatballs and peas served with a few pieces of bread. The meat ball was unlike I've ever had before, I'm used to my mother and grandmothers fried meatballs. These I think were fried slightly and then cooked in sauce being how tender and flavorful they were.
Out next came the salad served in a fresh baked loaf of bread baked in-house if I'm not mistaken. It was an arugula salad with mini mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes and some sort of spring bean that was tossed in a light vinaigrette.
After the salad out came our real main course of chicken breast topped with prosciutto and sun dried tomatoes. The mashed potatoes it came with were delicious and so creamy and topped with a light gravy of sorts. The roasted brussel sprouts were out of this world and are my favorite vegetable. I ate as much as I could of this which was only a bite being how stuffed I was, but they were kind enough to wrap it up for me to take it home.
Once all this was brought out to us we were completely stuffed the offered coffee, tea, or espresso. I chose coffee and it was delicious and served cute sugar cubes that I love.
For dessert they served a delicious lava cake topped with a perfectly sized scoop of vanilla ice cream. It was so delicious I could honestly eat that every night and be the happiest girl in the world.
Shortly after the waitress brought out what seemed to be and Italian version cheesecake made with ricotta cheese and chocolate chips.
Now it was time for the homemade lemon chello. Once again another acquired taste.
Finally out came the Italian cookies and the end to the dinner. The cookies consisted of biscotti, some type of seasame seed cookies, and round cookies topped icing. Oh and can't forget peep!
Bravo. Place is magical. Such an experience. If your looking to go out to eat and want the feel of privacy; GO HERE. As soon as you sit down they start serving! Don't be fooled by the small first plate, they keep getting bigger. I was there Friday night had a 17 course extravaganza. Although you don't pick your meals they provide enough options to satisfy everyone. Not only is the food great but the house is unbelievable. The attention to detail in every corner can't possibly be portrayed in pictures. Must go and see and TASTE for yourself. Our server was Kim. She was great, stayed out of our way and did what she had to do. Oh! Also BYOB. A must try, the owners come and give you the brief history and tour if you'd like. It is truly a different dinning experience, very comforting.
I hate to be the one to give this place 3 stars but I have to be honest…this place is definitely quantity over quality.
We came in with high expectations given all the positive reviews, so for my in-laws anniversary and FIL's bday (combined since it's only a day apart) the hubs and I decided to invite them to 15 Fox Place. Overall it was a pleasant experience but nothing to rave or write home about. We will not be back because the food was just blah…tasted like they made a tray of catered food and divided it amongst the tables.
Decor/ambiance 4 stars. Cozy and lovely little house, decor is very grandma's traditional Italian home…if I had an Italian grandma.
Food 3 stars. It's solid Italian food, but nothing mind blowing. There is definitely a large amount of food! So for about $100 pp, it was worth it and the value was there. The only standout/memorable dish is the polenta and lemony pasta dish. Otherwise it really tasted just like any wedding venue or party menu…and it seems like breadcrumbs was the main ingredient for many dishes. Like I said, it tasted like they did a catering menu, cooked in bulk and the distributed the food amongst the tables based on number of guests.
Service 2.5 stars. While our sever was a nice guy, however no one instructed him on how to be a proper wait staff at a decent restaurant or prix fixe menu institutions. Since 15 Fox didn't provide a menu, we expected the server to enlighten us with the rounds of food presented. But he neglected to inform us what course we were on and what dishes were being brought out or highlight any key ingredients. We ended up having to ask him several times what the dishes were…and we heard another table ask the same questions as well.
In summary, it's a cute little joint. But with an abundance of amazing restaurants in NYC that is just a short PATH ride away I will not be back to 15 Fox Place.
This is a meal I've had 4 times in 4 years. Every November since 2011, myself, my dad and clients go to 15 Fox Place with about as much wine and cocktails as we can carry.
This is one of those experiences that cannot be understated. You can get better food in NYC, but you can't get a better, more authentic familial dining experience anywhere that I've found. You aren't going to a restaurant, you are going to a family dinner with top-notch food. It ain't Michelin, but holy crap is it good. So good. The polenta alone is worth the price tag. The opening courses are always great with the pizza openers, and having the lemon pasta was amazing. Main courses vary each year, chicken or filet is usually offered apparently, and it's always great!
The husband and wife walk around during the meal and talk it up with the guests, they really care about what they do. The desserts and homemade limoncello are great as well!
BYOB, there are plenty of places to go, but the staff opens and serves you while you dine. You'll be there for 3 hours, heads up! There is a break halfway through, you get to socialize and talk with the rest of the diners.
Oh, and the food is all actually homemade. No crazy professional dining equipment. You are in a home, and that's what makes this place exceptional. One of my favorite restaurants in the world for sure.