Forte Pizzeria: Authentic Italian Pizza & Sandwiches in Caldwell, NJ

The chicken franchese and mozzarella sandwich was really good if not just for the originality, but it might be better if it had something like sundried tomatoes or roasted peppers because it was missing something. The pepperoni pizza was amazing and might be the best in the area. The Caesar salad with chicken was also really good.

Pasta Fagioli best in U. S. I have tried this in different restaurants across the North East (including NEW YORK) no e compare

The food was perfect. We started out with fried calamari and warm red sauce and a steaming bowl of pasta faigolia soup. I preorder my chicken cacciatore on the bone because it takes about a hour to cook. It was so so tasty and the mushrooms, onions and peppers were done just right the sauce wasn't too sweet. My husband had spaghetti with clam sauce and the sauce was topped off with the right amount of lemon and butter. Our friends had chicken parmigiana and veal scallopini. Veal and chicken done to perfection. The waiter knew how to serve the food and when to come by to see if we needed anything else. So much food, enough for dinner for the next night. Too full for dessert. Highly recommend going to Forte in Verona,NJ off of Bloomfield Ave

Consistently good food and service. Love the garlic knots and warm sandwiches. Grandma's slice pizza is also really good

We were there 9/27/23 Service was amazing, everyone was attentive but not overbearing. The bread and Margherita sauce were delicious. I don't usually eat bread but the sauce was so good you just want to sop it all up with bread. I could just eat this all day lol Grilled Octopus was tender yet grilled, not rubbery or tough Chicken Giambotta was good but I enjoyed my hubby's Pork Chop Special (forgot what it was called) and he liked mine better so we swapped lol. The pork chop was delicious, nice thick slice. We came here because they were working on opening in Hackensack and heard it would be their 3rd location. So a little google search and Caldwell was closest for us to scout. ;)

Forte is a cute spot for Italian food. I usually get the parpadelle quatro, which is delicious and hits the spot every time. The person I went with got the pizza and thoroughly enjoyed it. Service was good, but I didn't love where they sat us which was right next to the counter where folks pick up their orders. The ambiance is typically for a pizzeria/ristorante.

Without a doubt the best penne vodka slice I've ever had. A lot of pizza places make the dough and throw on some penne vodka pasta and when you go and try and eat it the pasta falls right off the pizza. At Forte however, you'll notice how heavy each slice is because it's a dense slice of pizza, with baked penne vodka pasta on top. Not only do you get the gooey flavor from the mozzarella cheese of the pizza, but also get to enjoy penne vodka pasta piled on top. Hoping to go back tomorrow if I can talk my friends into going with me.