Adega Grill

Nice ambiance, great service, good food. I had the stuffed fluke with scallops, the white sangria was really good. I would definitely go back.

EXTREMELY rude front desk «host» told me an my friend who were waiting half way in the door because a couple ahead of us were being interogated for whether or not they had a reservation… he said very coldly to stop blocking the door? and basically instead of smiling and welcoming me i felt insulted as we had to push ourselves pass the other customer and to the back near a window in a corner. After he seated the couple ahead of me, he took his time to come back to bring me and my friend to a small tiny table squeezed in between the main door to the kitchen and a table of 8 people all laughing talking very loudly.
The entire dinner over 100.00 for two. was filled with waiters rushing pass me and this small aisle, some had flaming dishes that i had to duck my head a few times not to get my haircaught on fire!
i asked him twice for a different table and he seemed to be happy that i was uncomfortable and had an very bad attitude that i can take it or leave it he can care less!
The food and service were very good but on the greasy and fattening side, but when i am treated like that i will never go back to this place again. especially for these prices!

Food’s pretty good, service is pretty good, food portions are enormous. Can seat large parties easily.

Stopped in looking for a nice place to eat. We accidentally walked into their bar first but wanted a sit down dinner. So we walked a door over into the restaurant. We asked the host for a menu and he replied «this is not the bar» in a very condescending manner. As we looked around and looked at the menu it just didnt feel right. It was very stuffy and maybe if the host took his nose out of the clouds, we would have stayed there for dinner. RUDE! and would never dine here.

Oh Emm geee. I love this place. I enjoy their Paella. they’re super on their customer service! The décor is unbelievable and they play Frank Sinatra. Makes you feel at home

Adega is a great place to eat and to see the best looking waitresses in down neck Newark

Five of us went here for lunch. In comparison to other Brazilian/​Portuguese/​Spanish restaurants in the Ironbound, this place stands out above its competition. My co-​worker in charge of organizing this annual luncheon for years had been sending us to Iberia down the street. I’m glad I convinced him to break tradition and go here instead.
The food and service were excellent and the ambiance is much nicer and more modern than other spots in the Ironbound.
My one co-​worker and I got the mixed meat platter (churrasco) which was incredibly flavorful, filling and had a great variety of meat. Pork chop. Lamb chop. Sirloin. Sausage. Bacon. And all cooked to a perfect temperature. Everyone else was happy with their meals, notably the garlic chicken, and the garlic bread and olive and diced tomato accompaniments were a nice touch.
The sangria was also delicious and packed quite the punch.
For $ 175 for 5 people, we all left very content. My only critique would be that my rice and beans could have used a little more salt.
After lunch, we stopped at the bar, which was packed with men at 3:00 on a Tuesday, which I’m sure has nothing to do with the attractiveness of the bartenders.

This place is a must visit for Portuguese food. It has great decorations, it’s very cosy, great for a date and unassuming from outside. There is plenty of seating inside and outside.
Great selection of items, food is fresh with good presentation and flavorful. They give you a free plate of toast with some diced tomatoes in a vinaigrette and a small plate of assorted olives.
Good wine selection, loved the sangria.
House specials are great.
It took awhile for my dinner to come but it was absolutely delicious and portions were unexpectedly huge.
Definitely coming back here

Fan-tab-u-Lou’s; that’s how I would describe my meal here at Adega Grill. The Sangria was by far the best I’ve ever had. I loved every aspect of my meal, the shrimp, scallops, red snapper. Asparagus, carrots were all cooked to perfection; the mash potatoes were cooked with shaved carrots which was different, yet delightful. The only flaw was the over-​cooked broccoli & room temperature bread. Bread should always be hot, so for the fantastic, fabulous food, great customer service & exceptional Sangria I give this experience a 4 out of 5 stars. I highly recommend this spot. Until next time, Bön appetite!!!

Came to this restaurant with my best friend on a Friday evening about 8 and it wasn’t packed which was fantastic. The restaurant has great decorations which i really liked.
Service: Not the best… I’m being very generous with my star rating because i did like the food. Ill explain below. We had one waiter who we could order food from and then there was this other guy who was like the «water and food server» so when we wanted to order he told us that he wasn’t our waiter and we had to get the other guy. That was confusing… For a Friday night that wasn’t busy it sure took a LONG time to get our food. I was starving for awhile but they did give us toast with tomatoes and olives which was a nice free thing which i enjoyed. Perhaps this is a common NJ thing, i’m from NYC so i’m used to the fast pace.
Food: This is the most important part in my opinion and really the only thing that will bringing me back to this place. They give you a free plate of toast with some diced tomatoes in a vinaigrette and a small plate of assorted olives. It took awhile for my dinner to come but i really enjoyed it when it did come. It was absolutely delicious! I had a dinner special Halibut and it was well presented and very flavorful. It came with mashed potatoes, some veggies and some Cole slaw that was placed in an avocado peel which was interesting. For desert i had a flan but it wasn’t anything particularly special in my opinion…

I’m a fan too. We ended up arriving to this location around 8:30pm on a Saturday evening. We walked in and there was no hostess, but four people came up to us to ensure we were being assisted. We only wait about 15mins for a seat outside (that’s what we wanted). We just ordered a drink from the bar and them headed out to the upper level of the outside seating. It was a beautiful night. It was a night everyone wanted to be out, dressed up, laugh, and overall have a great time. I was with my friend, we ordered the T-​bone steak, veggies, shrimp and crab mixture (19.99), which was HUGE and largely portioned. We also ordered the white sangria (they have blue, green, red, and white options), which was perfect for the evening (28 bucks for a pitcher). We got about 4 glasses each from the pitcher, which is well worth it, especially if you think you want a few drinks. Example: its about $ 10 a drink, you want 2, that’s $ 20. It makes sense to get the pitcher if its you and a friend. It was actually flavorful, it wasn’t really strong, which I rather have a strong drink, but it was nice for the evening to just chill and enjoy in the humidity.
The service: Our waitress was alert, informative and she got our food out to us hot. She checked on us several times and was great at her job. I can’t say ALL the people are out there, but she was one good person to have in the front. I really liked the manager helping on the floor, he was Portuguese, but spoke really good Spanish. I believe he was a PERFECT person for the job. Everyone was eating, drinking, laughing and hanging out. Great night. I was impressed.
We then decided to head over to the night club. WOW this places was happening for as early as it was. People were drinking and hanging out. I would defiantly come here to hang out and enjoy myself. We didn’t even have to pay cover. It was RIGHT before 11:00pm. I guess it could’ve been more packed, but I think it was great. The bartenders served us two rum chata and fire bomb shots and they were really delicious. First time. I loved that when I stood at the bar I always got service.
Overall I am a fan.

Stop by while on a motorcycle ride, had drinks street side. Ordered clam appetizer, then a Sirloin steak sandwich. Service was good, drinks had right amount of liquor. Food was hot and tasty. Street is a bit noisy but it was a beautiful night to be out.

Delicious food & good service
The place is clean and spacious. Price was affordable too, cheaper than going to franchise like red lobster. We had the halibut with stuffed shrimp, paella, lobster for two that came with snowcrabs, shrimp, mussels, paella, and veggies. We enjoyed it all and had some to go. Fast and friendly service.

The four of us tried this place out this past Saturday. The food is very well presented, colorful, plentiful, fresh and a must try. What initially caught our eye was the seafood paella as we passed during the Portuguese festival. It was so large and in charge with this enormous lobster placed right in the center. It wowed us.
Pros:
–Great selection of items. The food is fresh, great presentation and flavorful.
–The prices are reasonable. The entrees mainly range from $ 17.50 to $ 22.50.
–The restaurant has a good look and is very unassuming from the outside.
–The staff is friendly.
–They have plenty of seating outside and inside.
–Both cash and credit is accepted.

Large Group of old friends for dinner this past evening and the ownership here was kind enough to set up us in the back room up the steps for privacy of our gathering. This is my first time here and nice Patio Seating on Ferry street not there is much to see but still nice to have that option. Long bar on one side as you enter then a long narrow dining area leading to the main dining rooms in the back… Esthetically speaking laid our nicely with a classy décor and setup.
We were on a preset menu with multiple appetizers and entrees so I’ll review them all. First off service was top notch all night… as multiple servers handled our orders.
Garlic Bread with Olives and chopped tomato in Balsamic vinegar nice opener
Fried Calamari was by far the weakest of the appetizers as it was a little fishy and sauce left something to be desired. This was the only complaint we had food wise.
Chicken wrapped in Bacon in brown sauce with minced garlic was delicious.
Equal to the task of shrimp with Garlic sauce as this was dead on the Money.
Claims in a light garlic broth were fresh, clean and spot on.
Flash flamed Chorizo was not to spicy, but tasty and very good.
For Entrees — a Outstanding Sliced filet with portuguese special sauce with boiled potatoes and vegetables was really nice.
A Paella of Lobster yellow rice and muscles and clams was good but lobster was slightly over cooked but still fresh.
White Sangria was ok while the Red was much better.
Flan and cheesecake deserts were off the charts while coffee was hot and fresh.
All and all a really nice presentation for a large group of guys, with great service and wonderful atmosphere. Highly recommend when selecting your dining options down neck in Newark.

Pros: I loved the patio seating. The food was also delicious. I had the chicken picadinho. The chicken was tender and there was more than enough shrimp with the dish; but that could of been because I ordered extra shrimp for an additional $ 5. The service was also pretty enjoyable.
Cons: Well there’s only one. There was only two of us but an automatic gratuity was included. That wouldn’t have stopped me from dining there but I do feel like it’s something that should have been in the menu somewhere.

Service: [ 5 star ] The manager was gracious, courteous, and very accommodating. The servers were attentive and playful.
Food: [4 star ] We ordered the seafood party for 3 people for $ 90. Sounds a bit exorbitant however it really could have fed 6 or more. The platter came with an array of generous seafood: lobsters, huge grab legs, scallops, prawns, scallops, shrimps, and stuffed mushrooms in a tomato based sauce on a bed of lettuce. The sauce was light, tasty with a little spice. For appetizer, we had the chorizo and shrimp in garlic sauce. That was amazing. The sangria was $ 40 and yummy and wasn’t watered down.
Ambience: [ 4 start ] The place was quaint, cozy, and romantic– a little on the small side however that didn’t bother me much. The neat part about this place is that it is connected to a bar and a lounge if you are not in the mood to dine. The bar is extremely narrow. The lounge is spacious and there’s music.

This review is strictly for the bar during lunch hours.
I used to frequent this place for lunch when I worked in Newark. It is located on busy Ferry Street, so parking can be a little difficult. THERE IS A PARKING GARAGE for this place on Madison Street between Lafayette and Ferry. They usually give you a ticket to stamp at the bar and I usually tip the guy at the garage a couple bucks. The bar is modern and has about 5 TVs. It has a slightly more upscale feel than most bars in the Ironbound and it is also very long and narrow. So, if you don’t see a seat near the entrance, keep walking. Also, most if not all of the bartenders are younger women, so it brings in a predominantly male crowd. I think I’ve only seen one woman at the bar ever (again I’m talking about lunch time).
I think the food is slightly above average (maybe 3.5?). I usually get a chicken or pork sandwich. The meat is pounded very thin and is simply seasoned with salt and pepper. If you are looking to order the same, make sure you tell them everything that you want on the sandwich. There isn’t a default like lettuce, tomato and onion. I also enjoy the BBQ chicken which is a whole rotisserie chicken that is very crispy and is seasoned very well. You can also choose any side with your meals such as yellow rice, fries or a salad. My coworkers have order more extravagant meals at the bar and each meal had a good presentation and I was told that the meals were tasty.
If you are looking for a bar to hit during the work week to get food and drinks, try this place with your coworkers.

This is a review of the bar only.
The bar has a separate door. We were here on a Friday night about 10ish.
Packed! And it’s extremely narrow. Made it challenging to find a spot for 4.
Found one near the bathroom. But the narrowness provides for one person to be sitting and one person behind and so basically every time someone needed the 1 person stall it was a jostling dance.
Had the cheesecake at the bar and a couple drinks. Drinks were good. Nice pour of vodka and beers were cold.
Bartenders were very nice. Atmosphere very nice. But narrowness makes drinking here uncomfortable.
The smelly Brazilian who sat next to us at the bar was also an added bonus. Dude take a shower after work if you want to pick somebody up. Stop hitting on my girls. You stink.

What a beautiful place this is, has beautiful tables, couches a fireplace and conveniently attached to its neighboring lounge. That’s it. I’m done that’s all I had to say that was nice about this place… :-/​pretty sad
I arrived at 7:00pm New years eve with a party of 4, place was pretty empty with tons of tables available, yet we got such a headache with our reservations about how packed they are and absolutely COULD’NT squeeze us in. that was all Bull! The servers were sooo rude, never smiled and kept rushing us to order. So we finally ordered and my my were we all disappointed, just see the pics below.
Pernas de Carangueijo do Alaska Grelhadas (King crab legs) — The shells were so soft that I couldn’t even break in for the meat, if they gave me a scissor that would’ve been helpful. It was just overcooked and DRY. really? how can you mess something up that’s so amazing and easy to cook?
Bife da Saia na Brasa (Skirt Steak) — Lacked in flavor, fat was still on the plate which was really disgusting and unappetizing.
Calamari– was hard rubber nothing that you bit into. Definitely the worst calamari I have ever had! Clearly they need to learn how to cook seafood.
Chistorra à Adega– Spanish sausage, shrimp and mushrooms in brown sauce was OK, nothing to say here either, just bland.
Spanish style potatoes, saffron rice and vegetables were served with some entries– please keep it, it was a disaster!
Tres leches and crème brûlée were both decent so I give them that.
I would never come back here for food, no one from my party enjoyed there meals. I hope they learn how to make seafood and present the food more elegantly.