Mediterranean 2000

Excellent! Used to live in north Jersey and this place could hold its own with the Iberian restaurants in Newark. From the steak to the seafood, everything was cooked perfectly and flavored well. Try the cookies and cream dessert.

On a second visit we enjoyed the chorizo, stuffed mushrooms and an exquisite paella. The pot was filled to the top with rice and every kind of shellfish including lobster. There was so much we barely managed half of it.

Steak was not how I wanted and the chips mostly took up the meal and had a very Spanish taste to it. Nothing special to be honest. Since the other reviews say to try the seafood I’ll give this place another shot sometime soon.

Food is good. It’s authentic Portuguese. I like the grilled Bronzini. However, service can be slow — especially around holidays.

Food is more Spanish than Mediterranean.
Salmon is fresh, moist, buttery & well seasoned (simple but tasty). Wife loves the Sangria. Service was very good, despite the language barrier (I don’t speak Spanish and most of the barmaids didn’t speak English). I was able to communicate with the help of other patrons). Place has a very familiar vibe, most of the customers appear to be regulars and/​or well known, but still we were brought into the fold and treated like family. The owner is a nice guy, seated quietly at the bar observing, and you would have never known it until one customer pointed him out to us. They grill fresh meats for lunch daily, so I will have to try lunch one day.

I’m not sure what all the great reviews are about. I feel like everyone that thought this place had great seafood has never actually had great seafood. The portions are huge, however the food itself was mediocre at best. The apps were pretty good. I actually thought the stuffed mushrooms were pretty good. My husband and I also got the rice and seafood dish with mixed meats. Neither one of is knew exactly what meat we were eating. We also go the tiramisu dessert which came still frozen. I’ve had better from costco. It absolutely was not made in house. The drinks were also poorly made except for the sangria which was good. All in all, I probably will not be going back.

The food was amazing when we finally found where to sit. There is a bar on the 1^st floor when you walk in and past that was a banquet area that had a private party which we were scolded for walking in on. when the bartender finally sent us upstairs it was all great. Service was great, waitress helped explain what everything on the menu was. The Portuguese style steak was one of the best meals my wife and I ever had. I highly recommend this for a nice romantic meal for couples.

This place is amazing! My son had the steak and eggs… It was delicious! The #2 was cooked just right! The staff was friendly and fun! Seafood was fresh!!!

I love this place! The food is great and very true to what Portuguese food should be. I have yet to find better Portuguese food in the United States. It’s not as good as what you’d get on the streets of Lisbon but our food supply isn’t as fresh. Every time I’ve come, I’ve ordered a different dish and i haven’t been disappointed yet! What are you waiting for? Go!

I have been here a couple of times and have enjoyed my time every time. The food is amazing (coming from a person that loves Portuguese food) lol. It’s very laid back and quiet. Very chill so you get to eat and talk and actually hear the person talking to you .
When you come or anytime you go out to eat Portuguese make sure to come hungry. As they are known to have huge portions of food. The food is very well seasoned and flavorful. Seafood and garlic is there specialty. Nice family time or a quiet dinner with your significant other

Actually pretty impressed with what i ordered because it was take out and a bit of a ride home. Been craving something different and wanted to surprise the wifey with something she hasn’t had in a while. I usually don’t write a review on here unless I’ve been to the place a few times, but i was compelled to write it because i was very impressed with the food and saw this place didn’t have that many reviews.
Like i mentioned earlier, this was a pick up order, i only spend about 10 minutes in the actual restaurant. From what i gathered, seemed like the natives dinning there were very happy devouring their meals as the conversation in Portuguese was flowing almost as much as the beer and liquor.
Ordering the meal over the phone was a bit of a challenge as there was only one person at the time that spoke adequate english to take my order and offer some advice to me. But it all worked out in the end.
For appetizers, i ordered the Portuguese Flaming Sausage and something that was not on the menu but recommended by a friend of mine and the person taking the order, Portuguese Picadinho, which is not on the menu. The sausage was very good, but i do believe it would taste better have i eaten it there, i believe it comes to the table in flames. The Picadinho was something i would highly recommend. It seemed to me like a Portuguese stew, it came with marinated, almost grilled like pieces of pork, steak, chicken, shrimp, onions, olives, lemons and peppers in a very distinct sauce (this usually is a dish thats prepared with some what, but i ordered it non spicy).
This dish was phenomenal, the variety alone is worth a try.
For main entrée, i ordered the steak cutlet in wine sauce and order of shrimp and scallions in garlic sauce. Both dishes were very well seasoned and the sauces used were phenomenal and perfect to dip with portuguese rolls. Both dishes came with rice with peas. Probably my fault, as i didn’t specify that i wanted the steak medium rare, it was more on the well done temperature. But i would definitely order both these dishes again. I can only imagine how amazing they must be taste right from the kitchen to the table. By the way, the portions are very huge as we had left overs for the next day and then some.
Overall, the variety or meats, sauces and distinct style of Mediterranean Cuisine was very refreshing, amazingly seasoned and delicious. It felt like soul food with a twist. Definitely will be back for more.

We’ve been coming here for years and the food has always been great. The seafood platter is the best option for me. I love seafood. We’ve tried just about every platter and none have disappointed us. If you’re a coffee drinker then you will love their cappuccino. I’ve been waited by the same waiter for over ten years. He’s like a family member you can say. I just wish they were in New Jersey too but the commute is not that bad.
Give it try and you’ll be coming back for more. We always do.

Horrendous! Went here tonight for Valentines Day. We were looking forward to trying it after seeing a positive review in the City Paper. The menu tonight was a photocopied handwritten list that was barely legible. We ordered as soon as we got here and we ended up sitting for half an hour before anyone filled up our water or even came to check on us. We waited 45 for our food and all the waitress said was that the kitchen was busy. Which of course they couldn’t have predicted, not like it’s Valentines day or anything. The steak and potatoes were mostly cold. We then waited another fifteen minutes after we were finished just to get someone to stop so we could ask for the check. After we gave our cards for payment, we waited 20 minutes for them to run the cards and return the check. We felt like there was some prank being played on us! NOT a good experience.

Was just here tonight and the food was amazing!!! I had the Portuguese style steak that came with homemade chip fries! Sangria is amazing and the waiter was very knowledgable! Ive been to other portuguese restaurAnts but this one i Highly recommend!

This place is one of my favorites in the Northeast and I’ve been coming for years. The menu is pretty extensive, but I generally stick to the staples. You can’t go wrong with the Portuguese steak, shrimp in garlic sauce, paella or chorizo (brought to the table in a flaming dish). The rolls are soft, crusty and fresh. There also have Sagres beer and great Sangria. They will make stuff for kids that isn’t on the menu, like chicken tenders and fries. The service is excellent. They’ve had the same waiter for years and he’s a pro. The dinner crowd usually arrives late (after 8) and stays late. The desert is blah at best. Have café cone leche instead. There is some kind of club downstairs, but I’ve never been there. The bar is separated from the dining room and looks like something out of a movie. Mostly a Latin crowd, wearing cowboy hats and watching soccer. A real gem in an otherwise bland food scene.

I came here for dinner one Saturday night around 6:30. The restaurant was practically empty. I’m not sure what the bar area look like at that time, but I would assume it was busy based on the number of cars in the parking lot. Mediterranean is a very nice restaurant, with plenty of room for big parties, a nice bar area where people can enjoy a REAL football (soccer) game, but they still couldn’t compare to my beloved Tio Pepe’s.
I ordered the vegetable soup, which was good but the only vegetable in it was potato. For dinner, I ordered the grilled shrimp which came with rice and homemade Portuguese potato chips. I had a phenomenal glass of red sangria with dinner.
Though I prefer the food at Tio Pepe’s (which is 5 minutes away from Mediterranean), this is one of only few good restaurants in the northeast.

This is very classic Portuguese Restaurant, if you are looking for home made like traditional Portuguese food, this is place to go! Must have shrimp with garlic sauce– this is my favorite. The place is very good for surf and turf dishes as well as deserts. They also have great selection of fine European Portuguese wine and bar with TV for soccer fans, which can get crowded sometimes during the soccer seasons.