Amazing Portuguese restaurant with a beautiful peaceful outdoor seating that has a wall fountain . I loved seating outside and the food is amazing as well . Everything from the cute waiter who helped us with bringing out my girlfriend’s birthday cake to bringing us everything in perfect order and the food is delicious no matter what you get on the menu . Definitely a restaurant in Newark you want to try out and probably will want to come back too. The chicken and shrimp dinner with artichoke’ and mushrooms in a wine sauce is out of this world & they give you gigantic portions . I ate in my leftovers 3 x ! Also the fish is good here too . I love the calamari & shrimp in garlic sauce. I use to only drink red sangria now this place had me at their white sangria . Its excellent and perfect taste to it .
This place serves a fantastic meal. Authenticity and taste are the main staples. The menu has tonnes of options of varied flavors, meats and fish. The food was cooked to perfection and garnished to not just taste but also look picturesque. To top it off the server Constantine was friendly, knowledgeable, expedient and accommodating and made great small talk and recommendations. I highly recommend to anyone looking to experience a bit of Portugal in Newark.
Great food! Nice service!!
Came to check in before heading out to the airport. The main front door doesn't work or better, it's locked with a piece of wood and no sign saying to use the side door. If it wasn't for a customer eating inside and pointing it out to go around. We would had broken the glass door from pulling it so hard.As for the service, could be better! The waiter didn't know a passion fruit juice. We ended up having something else. Even after that he had a sour attitude. Meanwhile, he kept checking on his big table next to us where a bunch of patrons (men) kept talking loud and cursing out in Portuguese. Disrespectful while having women eating there. As for the food, we had what they called Polvo à açoriana ?. That is new to me! Because I'm açoriana and i NEVER EVER had octopus with broccoli! It's not a vegetable that we grow or even care in the islands. The dish was tasty, could have a few more potato's, the octopus was tender but the outside could had been less slimy. The bread and olives were delicious! As for the service, there is more to wish for. His attitude was DO NOT CARE for these 2 people, didn't bothered checking on us or to offer another drink. Which it would had been ok. He still got a good tip bc the place was clean, the food wasn't that bad. Just his service was lacking!
Appetizers were adequate for the meal. Entree' was good, if not oversized. could not finish it. Copa Pistachio dessert was frozen solid. Suggest a thaw.
This restaurant has a fantastic ambiance. The service was a little slow but the sangria was delicious and we enjoyed our leisurely dinner. We were seating in a small dining room overlooking the patio. It was such a lovely patio, I will be sure to ask to be seated outside next time. The sangria was my favorite menu item and shouldn't be missed.
This was the worst mothers day ever. The lamb stew I got was awful. The meat was chewy I threw it away when I got home. My friends mash potatoes were cold. We had a 2:00 reservation and we did not get out food util 4:10. Never once were we offer anything while we waited. We ate bread and more bread because we were so hungry. I wonder if I had a 2:00 reservation and came at 4:10 would they have served me. I hope they do better for fathers day. Because of the delay my friend missed his next engagement. Be more considerate of people.
The seafood is excellent, as is the waiter service. The portions are generous and the menu is reasonably priced for the quality of food that you get. If you love seafood this is the restaurant in Newark, New Jersey that you need to go to. Highly recommend!
The customer service is great. The food is good. The daily specials are great priced. I went at noon on a Wednesday and it was super busy. I ordered two Appetizers and could not finish them. Great experience over all.
Come for the view. Avoid the terrible terrible food. The style is definitely rooted in the 1970s but that only works for the view. The food is tasteless and bland although served with pomp and circumstance by the well trained waiters. Do not come here to eat. You will be disappointed by defrosted food served barely warm and with zero flavour. My asparagus had been cooked for 2 to 3 days and was served with two cold lumps of hollandaise. A great shame and a waste of an amazing space.