Italian
Axton's By Chef Anton Testino
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Takeout
Appetizers
Roasted Tomato Bruschetta
Toasted Italian crostini topped with a ricotta spread, roasted grape tomatoes, caramelized onions and a drizzle of honey, garnished with fresh basil.$16.00OUT OF STOCK
Homemade Meatballs
Handmade ground angus and pork meatballs served with sautéed sliced onions and roasted peppers in a light plum tomato basil sauce, topped with ricotta cheese and garnished with a fresh basil purée.$16.00
Jekyll & Hyde Calamari
Crispy and tender calamari served with Chef Anton’s signature sweet and spicy apple balsamic sauce, made with roasted peppers over a bed of fresh baby arugula, topped with toasted almonds. Starts off Sweet, ends with Heat!$21.00
Fried Calamari
Crispy and tender calamari marinated in our homemade batter and served with our homemade marinara sauce. Your choice of Hot, Medium or Sweet.$20.00
Mussels Marinara
Fresh organic mussels served in our homemade marinara sauce. Your choice of Hot, Medium or Sweet.$19.00
Mussels Verde
Blue point mussels and sautéed diced shallots in our green basil purée sauce.$20.00
Spiedini
Classic fried Italian bread stuffed with fresh, melted mozzarella cheese, baked to a glaze in a lemon caper sherry wine sauce with a slight hint of anchovy.$17.00
Clams Casino
Little neck clams stuffed with a homemade roasted pepper breadcrumb crust, topped with minced bacon, baked in a lemon white wine sauce and crisped to perfection!$17.00
Crab Cakes
Rockefeller style crabcakes served over a piece of garlic crostini, served with a garlic cream tarragon sauce.$21.00Garlic Bread
Our homemade Italian focaccia bread topped with minced garlic, oregano, grated parmesan and melted mozzarella cheese.$10.00Chicken Wings
Served with your choice of BBQ, buffalo, garlic parmesan, teriyaki or sweet chili wing sauce and bleu cheese or ranch dipping sauce.$12.00Axton's Wings
Served with a sweet and spicy apple balsamic glaze made with sautéed diced apples.$14.005, 4, 3 Combo
5 buffalo wings, 4 mozzarella sticks and 3 chicken tenders, served with honey mustard.$16.00Mozzarella Sticks
Served with homemade marinara dipping sauce.$9.00Chicken Tenders & Fries
Served with honey mustard dipping sauce.$12.00French Fries
$8.00
Salads
Our chicken and seafood is delivered fresh daily and comes from local markets right in our neighborhood!
Choose from our Homemade Mediterranean Balsamic Vinaigrette, Homemade Lemon Garlic Basil Vinaigrette, Homemade Apple Mango Vinaigrette, Homemade Caesar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Vinegar, Ranch or Bleu Cheese dressings.
Classic Caesar Salad
Fresh chopped romaine lettuce topped with homemade croutons and grated parmesan cheese, served with our homemade Caesar dressing.$14.00
Apple Mango Salad
Fresh sliced apples, diced tomatoes and provolone, served over baby spinach and arugula, topped with crumbled feta, toasted almonds and raisins, served with our homemade apple mango vinaigrette.$16.00
Chopped Salad
Baby spinach topped with fresh grape tomatoes, diced apples, black Italian grapes, walnuts and crumbled feta cheese, served with our homemade apple mango vinaigrette.$16.00
Caprese Salad
Sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers over a bed of romaine lettuce, garnished with kalamata olives and served with our homemade Mediterranean balsamic vinaigrette.$16.00
Garden Salad
Fresh chopped romaine lettuce topped with diced tomatoes, roasted red peppers, black olives and red onions, served with our homemade Mediterranean balsamic vinaigrette.$14.00
Pastas
All of our chicken and seafood is delivered fresh daily and comes from local markets right in our neighborhood!
Substitute any pasta for Penne, Rigatoni, Capellini, Linguine, Spaghetti or Fettuccine for no additional cost. Upgrade to Homemade Cavatelli, Homemade Pappardelle, Gluten-free Spaghetti or Gluten-free Penne for an extra $2. Substitute Homemade Gnocchi for an extra $5.
Cavatelli Di Bari
Served with crumbled sweet Italian sausage, diced broccoli rabe, roasted cherry tomatoes, sautéed onions, sliced and minced garlic tossed with homemade cavatelli in an extra virgin olive oil sauce.$28.00
Homemade Pappardelle
Served with sautéed diced onions, smoked bacon and peas in our homemade Sunday meat sauce, made with ground angus and pork slow cooked in marinara, topped with burrata cheese.$29.00
Short Rib Ravioli
Served with caramelized shallots, smoked bacon, shiitake mushrooms and a touch of fresh basil in a light cream sherry wine sauce.$29.00
Gnocchi
Served with caramelized onions and sliced garlic in a light plum tomato basil sauce, tossed with melted fresh mozzarella and garnished with braised baby spinach.$25.00
Rigatoni Arrabbiata
Caramelized sliced onions, fresh sliced garlic and diced smoked bacon in a spicy light pink basil sauce.$24.00
Vegetable Ravioli
Homemade vegetable ravioli stuffed with artichoke hearts, spinach and mushrooms, served with sautéed thinly sliced garlic, shiitake mushrooms and fresh roasted grape tomatoes in a lemon chablis olio sauce, garnished with braised baby spinach.$28.00
Capellini & Homemade Meatballs
Five of our homemade 100% ground angus meatballs served with caramelized onions, fresh sliced garlic and basil in our homemade plum tomato sauce.$24.00Cavatelli & Broccoli Rabe
Served with sautéed onions, sliced and minced garlic tossed with homemade cavatelli and diced broccoli rabe in an extra virgin olive oil.$25.00Baked Ziti
Made with ricotta cheese and our homemade marinara sauce topped with melted mozzarella cheese.$20.00
Penne Vodka
Served with caramelized diced onions and fresh basil in a plum tomato basil sauce with a touch of cream, tossed with pecorino Romano cheese.$22.00
Penne Marinara
Served with fresh sliced garlic, whole plum tomatoes, fresh basil, herbs, spices and extra virgin olive oil, slow cooked to perfection.$20.00
Fettuccine Alfredo
Served in a velvety cream sauce with grated Pecorino Romano cheese.$21.00
Chicken
Our chicken is all natural, delivered fresh daily and comes from local markets right in our neighborhood!
The David Chicken
All natural chicken breast coated with our homemade roasted pepper breadcrumb crust, served with caramelized sliced onions, fresh sliced garlic and a touch of plum tomato in a light pomodoro sauce, topped with roasted peppers and grilled eggplant, smothered in melted fresh mozzarella over a bed of capellini and garnished with braised baby spinach.$29.00
Chicken Esperanza
All natural roasted chicken breast baked in a brown sherry wine sauce with caramelized onions, sweet Italian sausage and portobello mushrooms, topped with roasted peppers, sliced tomatoes, smoked bacon and melted fresh mozzarella, served over homemade mashed potatoes and garnished with sautéed broccoli rabe.$30.00
Laghi Di Pompton Chicken
All natural chicken breast coated with our homemade roasted pepper breadcrumb crust, served with sautéed shallots and shiitake mushrooms in a lemon garlic sherry wine sauce, topped with roasted grape tomatoes and melted fresh mozzarella over a bed of homemade linguine and garnished with braised baby spinach.$29.00
Chicken Carbonara
All natural roasted chicken breast, caramelized diced shallots, peas and smoked bacon in a light cream sherry wine sauce, served over a bed of homemade pappardelle.$30.00
Pesto Chicken
All natural roasted chicken breast served with sautéed diced shallots and minced garlic in a light cream sherry basil purée sauce over fettuccine, topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese.$25.00The Nicolette Chicken
Homemade roasted pepper breadcrumb crusted chicken with sliced caramelized onions sautéed with roasted red peppers in a light pink vodka sauce, topped with melted mozzarella and smoked bacon, served over a bed of penne.$25.00
Chicken Parmigiana
Homemade roasted pepper breadcrumb crusted chicken baked in our homemade marinara sauce, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served over penne.$25.00
Chicken Francese
Egg-battered chicken in a lemon Chablis wine sauce, served over a bed of linguine and garnished with fresh lemon.$25.00
Chicken Marsala
Fresh all natural roasted chicken breast with sautéed diced onions, fresh portobello mushrooms and diced smoked bacon in a sweet marsala wine sauce, served over a bed of linguine.$25.00
Seafood
All of our seafood is wild caught, delivered fresh daily and comes from local markets right in our neighborhood!
Seafood Marechiara
Jumbo shrimp, blue point mussels, little neck clams and fresh calamari in a light plum tomato basil sauce over a bed of homemade linguine, garnished with fresh basil.$39.00
O Sole Mio Seafood
Jumbo shrimp, blue point mussels, little neck clams, caramelized diced shallots, sautéed sliced garlic, fresh roasted grape tomatoes and peas in a light lemon extra virgin olive oil sauce over a bed of homemade linguine.$39.00
Linguine with Clam Sauce
Your choice of red or white sauce, served with fresh chopped cherry stone clams and little neck clams over a bed of linguine.$30.00
Shrimp Marinara or Fra Diavolo
Served in Axton's homemade marinara or fra diavolo sauce, garnished with fresh basil and served over a bed of capellini.$28.00
Pesto Shrimp
Served with sautéed diced shallots and minced garlic in a light cream sherry basil purée sauce over a bed of homemade linguine, garnished with fresh grated parmesan cheese.$30.00Shrimp Al Vodka
Served with sautéed diced onions, fresh basil and plum tomatoes in a light pink vodka sauce over linguine.$28.00
Shrimp Scampi
Served in a white wine garlic butter sauce with a dash of lemon over linguine.$28.00
Risotto
All of our chicken and seafood is delivered fresh daily and comes from local markets right in our neighborhood!
Shrimp Risotto
Jumbo shrimp served over a bed of risotto with sautéed shallots, portobello mushrooms, roasted cherry tomatoes and diced shrimp in a marsala wine sauce, garnished with grilled asparagus and smoked bacon.$38.00
Chicken Carmelo Risotto
All natural roasted chicken breast served over a bed of risotto with sautéed sliced garlic, caramelized shallots and shiitake mushrooms in a brown sherry wine sauce, smothered in melted fresh mozzarella and garnished with braised baby spinach.$37.00
Chicken Scampi Risotto
Thinly sliced all natural roasted chicken served over a bed of risotto made with sautéed caramelized shallots and shiitake mushrooms in a lemon sherry wine sauce, garnished with braised baby spinach.$37.00
Meats
All of our meats are delivered fresh daily and come from local markets right in our neighborhood!
Axton's Pork
A Show-Stopping Twenty Ounce Rack of Pork pan seared and slow roasted to order with black Italian grapes in a spicy port wine balsamic sauce, served over a bed of homemade mashed potatoes and garnished with smoked bacon and crumbled feta cheese.$55.00
Prime Ribeye
A Whopping Sixteen Ounce Ribeye perfectly seared and served over a bed of homemade mashed potatoes, garnished with grilled zucchini.$69.00
8oz Filet Mignon
Perfectly seared and served over a bed of our homemade mashed potatoes, garnished with grilled asparagus.$49.00
Desserts
Our cannoli cream is made fresh in-house. All of our other desserts are delivered fresh each week.
Homemade Cannoli Crepe
Homemade cannoli cream stuffed inside of two warm crepes, topped with our homemade strawberry brandy sauce, whipped cream, fresh strawberries and a drizzle of chocolate sauce.$12.00
Chocolate Lava Cake
Served warm with our homemade strawberry brandy sauce, topped with a scoop of either vanilla or espresso bean gelato and whipped cream.$12.00
Tiramisu Cake
Classic Italian tiramisu topped with whipped cream and crushed pistachios.$12.00
Limoncello Mascarpone Cake Special
Double-layer lemon infused sponge cake filled with mascarpone cream, topped with white chocolate curls and our homemade blueberry brandy sauce, garnished with whipped cream and fresh blueberries.$12.00Blueberry Lemon Cake Special
Made with cream cheese, wild blueberries and fresh lemon, garnished with whipped cream and fresh blueberries.$13.00OUT OF STOCK
Drinks
Large Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
$24.00
Homemade breaded chicken diced and topped with smoked bacon and aged mozzarella, drizzled with ranch dressing.
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All hours
| Sunday | 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Friday | 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
| Saturday | 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Restaurant info
One of New Jersey's top Executive Chefs, Anton Testino (best known for competing on Food Network's Chopped and Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen), welcomes you to his Italian Restaurant where he serves his extraordinary and unique style of cuisine, infused with other cultural influences to create an original, one of a kind menu. This makes Axton's by Chef Anton Testino one of the only Rustic Italian Seafood & Steak Houses, famous for its Risotto, in Northern New Jersey.
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