Iberia Tavern & Restaurant

80-84 Ferry St, Newark - 07105
264 reviews
European Spanish Basque
(973) 344-7603

We had a great time for Sharon Worth Birthday parry The staff was professional and very friendly and the food was good.

Loved this place!! This was a spontaneous and ohhh so delightful treat. We chose to celebrate a special bday dinner here after traveling nearly all of Ferry street. The aroma with draw you in from the street. Outdoor seating was truly lovely. A great ambiance at sunset. The service is definitely not short in any area. My waiter was very sweet & there for any needs. I thought it was cute that a chair was taken over as we were seated for my “pocketbook”. (Prices were unexpectedly reasonable for the date) Live Spanish toned entertainment covering the classic hits of the past. And the Portuguese/Spanish style food was outstanding-We had leftovers the day after!! Good for family, small parties and especially date-night. We will Definitely be back.

After driving for almost five hours from Massachusetts to NJ we wanted to go to Titanic Restaurant before going to Ricardo Arjona’s concert. This restaurant is permanently closed. We drove around looking for a Portuguese restaurant. Some of them didn’t have a parking. We asked a guy on the street if he could recommend a Portuguese restaurant and he recommended Iberia. It has an ample parking but you have to pay $10.00.(Make sure to carry cash).We ordered shrimp cocktail for an appetizer. Shrimp were big and tasty. Our paella was delicious and the portion was more than enough for two people. It was loaded with shrimps, clams, mussels, scallops, chorizos , chicken and a good size lobster. The prize $36.00! I ordered a Sangría and it was absolutely delicious!The service was excellent! We would love to go back!

Great food, excellent service!

Excellent service and very good food.We had dinner here on Tuesday evening based on the Google reviews. We had an excellent waiter and it’s a really cool location. They have several dining rooms and even an amusement park of some sort in the back.I thought the food was very good. The steak was cooked correctly and the rice/chips were interesting. My buddy said the short ribs were on point.

Great food superb service and great atmosphere!

Very disappointed in service. Was there for a group dinner and service was terrible. Absolutely no attention paid to food allergies. We had to send food back it was returned to the table with new sides and having simply rinsed the sauce off the entree. I asked about a dessert item due to chocolate allergy and was told it did not contain the chocolate. It was brought to the table with chocolate sauce over the top and the waiter also brought over a chocolate mousse. He clearly did not understand what we were asking.Hours posted for the restaurant say 10:00pm, but at 9:00pm, they started flashing the lights so that our party and one other table would wrap it up. Avoid this place if you want to have an enjoyable night out. Gratuity was automatically included so we had no choice but to reward terrible service.

we were rushed upon entering by a very rude waiter. when we informed him of food allergies he acknowledged but brought the food without any changes. 1 meal was brought out 10 minutes after the rest. food was sent back and returned looking like they ran it under a faucet. while ordering dessert, they began turning off lights to close. desserts were also brought after discussing allergies, again with the the problem food included. we were told to scrape it off. they did not offer to remove anything from the bill and actually huffed and puffed when running the credit card. when confronted about his attitude he just laughed. terrible service, terrible attitudes, do not recommend.

Great dinner and a very fair price! The paella was fantastic and the service was perfect! The sangria was great! Would go there again and again if I lived in the area.

My daughter and son in law chose this restaurant to celebrate and enjoy my birthday dinner. Upon entering the parking lot allocated for the facility, we were approached and asked to pay $10.00 per vehicle and handed a parking slip. The attendant explained that we would be reimbursed inside of the restaurant.I assumed this was to ensure we actually patronized the restaurant, since other establishments were on the area as well.When we entered and asked for a table for eight ( my daughter contacted the restaurant in advance, and they didn’t require reservations) we were seated.My son later informed me he observed the workers s debating over whether to seat us in an area that had ample room or not.I let that pass.We ordered drinks ( no drink menu.. no prices) so they charged us whatever they wanted to.I let that pass.The food was extremely overpriced, bland and the wait service was horrible. Four of my family members ordered entrees that required individual sides per order. They tried to make them share two sides between the four of them.When the correct amount of sides were requested, the wait staff completed the request, and gathered together to talk about my family and jest. What they didn’t know was that we understood them!When finished dining, we requested a check as usual. The bill was $488.40 ( not bad), but again the wait staff gathered and stared at us to get our reaction to the amount of the bill!Totally unacceptable! I had to request that they stop staring and continue with their duties.We were not offered a desert menu, and we didn’t need one. We clearly understood we were not welcome there.As an African American multi racial family.. we were deeply disappointed, and very offended.My seventeen year old daughter said “ Mom, that is the first time I experienced prejudice.” It broke my heart.I would not recommend this place to anyone. The experience was one I pray my family soon forgets.