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Welcome to Catherine Lombardi Restaurant!
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Catherine Lombardi Restaurant is located at 3 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, on the second floor of the building occupied by Stage Left Restaurant.
With two large fireplaces, an elegant bar and bar room and 21 new windows along George Street and Livingston Avenue offering a dramatic bird's-eye-view of The New Brunswick Theater District, Catherine Lombardi is a crown jewel in New Brunswick's thriving downtown.
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Date Night in New Brunswick
* Reservations required for Date Night Menu. If making an online reservation, just note “Date Night” when making the reservation. Prices do not include tax and 20% service. Date night menus are limited to parties of 2 or 4 and may not be combined with any other offer. |
Valentine's Day at Catherine Lombardi
Catherine Lombardi is a perfect romantic spot to start your Valentine’s weekend with Lunch on Friday 2/12.
On Saturday 2/13 and Sunday 2/14 we will be one of the rare restaurants just doing what we normally do, which is serve our great food, wine and cocktails.
You know that Food and Wine Magazine picked The Cocktail Bar at Catherine Lombardi as one of the Top 100 Cocktail Bars in America. What could be more romantic than the best cocktails in NJ?
Catherine Lombardi will open early Sunday February 14th. We will open our doors at 1 o’clock for lunch. At 4:30 we will open for dinner.
Reservations are strongly encouraged as we will book up. We do require a credit card number to hold a reservation Saturday or Sunday and some other restrictions apply.
Other Upcoming Events
Saturday February 13th
Glen Burtnik Performs Next-door at The State Theater
Glen Burtnik, rock star from Central Jersey, and his musician-friends-extraordinaire take on The Who. It’s a note-for-note experience that’s not to be missed! Who fans get set for the entire album Who’s Next and other legendary Who hits, including “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” and “Behind Blue Eyes,” and so much more.
The show is at 8 PM and we know of a great little restaurant right next door to the theater for a pre or post performance dinner. What a great and thoughtful way to start off Valentine’s Weekend. Dinner AND a great show.
Click to make reservations for dinner or buy tickets for the show.
If you reserve by February 10th, we a great dinner/theater package for you: We’ll get you preferred seats to the show and INCLUDE a $100 gift certificate for Catherine Lombardi for $175 per COUPLE.
Sunday February 14th
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra Next Door at The State Theater 3PM
Catherine Lombardi is Open for Lunch from 1 PM and Dinner from 5 PM so you can dine before or after the performance.
Alexei Kornienko, music director. All Tchaikovsky Program:
Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy;
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (with pianist Alexander Sinchuk);
Variations on a Rococo Theme in A for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33 (with cellist Julian Schwarz); and
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique".
We have a sweet Brunch and Theater Deal with The State:
Brunch at Stage Left and Tickets: Have Brunch in Stage Left before the show. We’ll get you two preferred tickets, for $149 Per Couple plus tax, beverage and service. To take advantage of this deal, please call us no later than February 10th at 732-828-4444.
Click to make reservations for dinner or buy tickets for the show.
Catherine Lombardi:
Perfect for Private Parties, Showers, Business Dinners and Weddings
Menus start at $24.95 for lunch, private dining available:
Pasta Menu
3 Course Menu
3 Course Premium Menu
Wedding Menu
Catherine Lombardi Fine Italian Catering!
Let Catherine Lombardi cater your wedding or private party. Delicious food is not limited by distance. We can arrange everything from simple drop-off / pick-up casual events to large tented weddings. Everything event is unique…Every event is delicious.
Check our sample Catering Menu
About Catherine Lombardi
Catherine Lombardi always cooked with the best ingredients. Did she ever say the words "organic, free-range chicken?" No. But back then of course, it was all organic and free-ranging.To get ingredients up to Catherine's standards, we have to work a little harder today. Our chickens are organic and free ranging and from local farms. Our NJ tomatoes are from Indyke Farms in Monroe. We put them up last summer. Our heritage pork is from small farms across America.
We start with the best and we take no shortcuts. That's what sets us apart.
We hope that Catherine would be proud.
Catherine Lombardi's family came to Brooklyn from Naples. Her cooking brought her whole extended family together every Sunday and every holiday from VJ day through the early 1980's. It's Neapolitan-based and heavily Brooklyn-influenced. Generations of Italian-Americans grew up on this food. You see the names of these dishes on restaurant menus today, but they are often pale imitations of the food that inspired them. It takes days to make the gravy just right, to make the eggplant just so, to make the bracciola sing and the mozzarella spring and spit. View the menu!
Mark Pascal is Catherine Lombardi's grandson (listen). Her traditions have been passed on to him. Mark, with his partners, has owned and operated Stage Left Restaurant, one of the most highly-rated Contemporary American Restaurants in the state, for over 12 years. He is also co-host of The Restaurant Guys radio show. Now the partners are turning their attention in a slightly more casual direction. Catherine Lombardi Restaurant will be their homage to Mark's grandma. The food will meet her exacting standards. We hope it helps to bring you and yours closer like it did for the Lombardi and their kin for generations. And don't forget the artichokes.
Both Catherine Lombardi Restaurant and Stage Left Restaurant offer the same wine list. The Italian section of the list by itself is one of the finest Italian wine lists anywhere.
The bar is open late.
Open for early dinner on Sundays.
Listen to Catherine Lombardi’s Grandson: Stop | Start
