Division Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: Costa Rican restaurant

Address: 8 Division St, Somerville, NJ 08876, USA

Phone: +19084507979

Rating: 4.4
based on 122 reviews.

Location

Pros:

  • "Division Cafe is conveniently located on Division Street for walking visitors and has plenty of parking behind it for driving visitors."
  • "The location is fantastic on a vibrant street."
  • "Place is very convenient for its location."
  • "Worthwhile place to come to for outdoor seating as well, plenty of tables with umbrellas to buy you a break from the sun."
  • "There are about 7-8 tables in a gated outdoor seating area in front of the restaurant in a pedestrian-only area."
  • "They have a nice outside seating in a lovely alley lots of people walking by gives a nice vibe and that european outside dining experience."
  • "Indoor and outdoor seating on closed street, so no annoying cars whizzing by."

Cons:

  • "We waited in line outside in the hot sun for 30 minutes while 2 tables were available."
  • "The chairs outside are tiny."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The empanadas were truly amazing, I believe the sign out front that says 'Ranked #1 Best Empanadas in NJ.'"
  • "Delicious and affordable food."
  • "The food is delicious and the staff is just the best."
  • "The food is flavorful."
  • "Food was simple and authentic."
  • "The food was so fresh and hot."
  • "Good, rustic dishes at great prices."

Cons:

  • "The food was bad I had to ask for my money back because of it."
  • "I got more bread than meat."
  • "The gallo pinto didn’t taste like authentic gallo pinto at all, mostly just rice and beans with a tamarind like flavor."
  • "Only problem was I ordered a side of chorizo and they gave me another chorizo empanada rather than the side option of just chorizo."
  • "All the savory flavors I wanted were sold out."
  • "The empanada dough too thick and filling was bland."
  • "It was barely any meat the bacon was highly under cooked the egg was burnt."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service on both times I went there was excellent."
  • "Staff were welcoming and the food was great."
  • "Staff are so nice and funny here."
  • "The staff is very attentive and pleasant!"
  • "Service was attentive."
  • "Very friendly service and good, rustic dishes at great prices."
  • "The entire staff is friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

  • "The service 'definitely' needs an update."
  • "But whoever is running the front cashier area where the empanada are to go are disgustingly nasty and rude for no reason."
  • "Other than the slow service, the food was so delicious."
  • "Staff was also just alright, a bit curt and fast moving."
  • "Their online ordering system is atrocious."
  • "The owner doesn't have any customer service qualities at all."
  • "Horrible service."

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