Antika Grill Reviews Summary

Customer Service

Pros:

• "Great customer service and the food was DELICIOUS!!!"
• "The service is phenomenal."
• "Service was always attentive to the table."
• "Service was extremely friendly, helpful and professional."
• "The waiters are super attentive, you don’t have to call them 100 times for one take."
• "Service is excellent, so quick and they are so responsive."
• "The servers were kind and attentive."

Cons:

• "I was charged for a bottle fee when I didn’t even drink, up-charged for the wrong meal and automatically charged a 20% service charge when it was a only party of two."
• "The waiter was unprofessional first thing he asked us do we want hookah other than a glass or water or food and he never came to check up on us."
• "I spoke to my server ONCE and never saw him again."
• "The hostess in the front did not help whatsoever."
• "Hostesses couldn’t care less, are more concerned with their iPhones, don’t greet you and looked totally bothered to be doing their jobs."
• "Waiter never checked in to see if i wanted more water or to go containers."
• "The service was terrible. They got our order wrong."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is made fresh so you’ll enjoy that too."
• "Antika restaurant... great food quality and quantity and last but not least antika has great service ❤️."
• "Just as the first time all the food was DELICIOUS and my server Ahmed was amazing."
• "The food is really, really good and the portions are enormous."
• "Food is absolutely fantastic and they take very good care of wifey with her celiac."
• "Every single thing we ordered was delicious, fresh, and flavorful."
• "The food tastes great with large portions, pricey but worth it."

Cons:

• "We ordered grilled fish but they burned and waiters a little inexperienced!"
• "The food I ordered wasn't as I expected. The salmon and mashed potato dish was on fire! The entrees are huge!"
• "The gyro meat was not authentic. Everything lacked flavor, unfortunately."
• "The food was not as flavorful as you would think with this being a Mediterranean spot."
• "It just did not taste good or seasoned at all."
• "The food was extremely dry and was not flavorful."
• "The meat was dry and lacked seasoning the only thing sort of edible was the rice from a mixed platter we ordered."

Ambience & Entertainment

Pros:

• "Absolutely love this place!! Ambience is really nice. And so many incredible gluten free options."
• "The DJ keeps the vibe on 💯 with great music."
• "Great atmosphere, great food, and great service."
• "Good environment, variety of music, byob, hookah and food."
• "GREAT VIBES AND GREAT TIME."
• "This place is a vibe, kick back, relax and enjoy the music."
• "The atmosphere was on fleek, non-stop (music was absolutely wonderful)!!!"

Cons:

• "I couldn’t really have an intimate conversation due to the noise volume."
• "It was very loud music playing and a lot of hookah smoke and you can barely order your food without the sound of raging music."
• "The music was so loud I couldn't hear what my friend was saying to me and she was sitting right in front of me."
• "The music was a touch loud and food was a bit overcooked."
• "The music was fairly loud so it felt like I was in a club, communication was a little difficult with the wait staff as well as who I went with."
• "Absolutely terrible music… went here on a Tuesday night for my birthday and could not BELIEVE the inappropriate music they were playing."
• "Incredibly deceiving and not a peaceful or enjoyable dining experience."

Pricing & Charges

Pros:

• "Not only are they BYOB but from entrance to exit you are satisfied."
• "This will be my spot every time I come back to NJ."
• "Antika restaurant stands out by far from all other restaurant for their great hospitality, great presentation."
• "Service was on point and price is not bad, it's byob but you get charged $5 per person drinking which is not bad."
• "The prices were decent."
• "The portion sizes of the food definitely is worth every penny."
• "BYOB and there is a liquor store across the street."

Cons:

• "I was charged for a bottle fee when I didn’t even drink, up-charged for the wrong meal and automatically charged a 20% service charge when it was a only party of two."
• "$150 non refundable reservation fee is an atrocity and my college aged son and his friends were robbed."
• "Prices are expensive. The hookah is expensive and they charge per person when it's a BYOB."
• "Not only do they charge a 20% surcharge and don’t tell you, they also tax the surcharge AND try to get you to tip on top of that."
• "Keep in mind that, I'm unsure if it's common knowledge, you pay a fee to bring a bottle per person as well as gratuity is added automatically."
• "They randomly added a $10 cork charge for BYOB..."
• "Usually you would think of a byob spot as cheaper than another restaurant, but for two people... the bill became $200."