Cityrub Steak & Smokehouse Reviews Summary

Category: Barbecue restaurant

Address: 118 Stockton St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA

Phone: +18622377528

Rating: 4.1
based on 187 reviews.

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

  • "Nice place with outdoor seating, spacious, photos ops throughout even in the bathroom."
  • "The decor is great too. Highly recommended."
  • "The ambiance is very nice. It has great potential. Clean and nice all around."
  • "The place is beautifully decorated and offer free parking."
  • "First of all this place is huge and looks incredible when you walk in the door!"
  • "The outside dining area is beautifully decorated with faux flowers, real ferns and other greenery."
  • "The decor of the place had an amazing speakeasy vibe inside and the out door dining had a botanical garden feel."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant was too dark for me, I like to see what I'm eating."
  • "However, they get points for their aesthetic outside."
  • "If only the outside dining area was not right next to the noisy highway and also in line with flights out of Newark Airport."
  • "When we walked in, the floor was dirty, they gave me a dirty plate."
  • "The venue is amazing, beautiful and inviting. Loved the atmosphere although music was a little loud and sometimes overbearing."

Service

Pros:

  • "Maria was a very nice server and kind always making sure we were okay, the table was clean and asking if we needed anything else."
  • "Staff was great."
  • "The manager was very good she fixed the receipt and took things off to compensate us for all our troubles."
  • "The staff was friendly and polite."
  • "The service was good and quick."
  • "The entire staff was funny and exuberant, made me feel welcomed and quite frankly at home."
  • "Our server Pedro was phenomenal. Polite, really nice and he knows what he's doing."

Cons:

  • "Waitress could care less!! So no tip for you."
  • "They completely messed up my order."
  • "Talk about awkward!! We stood in the doorway waiting for staff to even address seating us."
  • "Not only did I wait an hour and a half for my food, the waiter changed my side dish because all of the sudden they ran out of it."
  • "Our server was nice and friendly but she kind of forgot about us towards the end of service."
  • "The manager Olivia is her name I was told, the whole was sitting at the bar also looking at her phone."
  • "Don’t make reservations over the phone because most likely your reservations aren’t guaranteed."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The sliders and sandwiches we had were delicious and the side order of cornbread was to die for."
  • "The fish sandwich was amazing, the buns were buttery soft and the fish was perfectly seasoned and fried."
  • "The food was excellent! We ordered the City Combo, which served two, so we could sample the meat selections. The ribs, brisket and pulled pork were top of the line!"
  • "The ribs, wings and shrimp was amazing."
  • "My wife and I ordered take out from Cityrub and the food was Amazing. The brisket was well seasoned and ribs were moist and juicy."
  • "Everything was presented amazing and you could tell everything was made from scratch!"
  • "The mac and cheese was amazing! The smoked meats were awesome."

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