Mercato Tomato Pie Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant

Address: 212 Market St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

Phone: +19734249000

Rating: 4.2
based on 158 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The pizza is fantastic- thin enough to be crunchy and excellent quality toppings, especially the pepperonis that curl up when baked."
  • "Both were cooked perfectly."
  • "Great thin crust with a tasty char on the crust."
  • "Pizza was delicious and the serving size is easily more than enough."
  • "The pizza we had was sausage and pepperoni and every bite that you took you tasted both, the crust was kinda thin so it had the crunch that I like when eating my pizza."
  • "Pie was very crispy, charred right, sauce was very tangy and tasty."
  • "The crust is absolutely perfect, thin, light, airy with a hint of coal flavor and the perfect doneness to add a little depth to the flavor which balances out the tomato sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni."

Cons:

  • "The crust was too hard for my gums. I scrapped my gums 2 times."
  • "The pizza was good but I thought it could have used a little more flavor in the sauce."
  • "The cheese wasn't stringy enough for me."
  • "The only thing this place really has going for it is the pizza was not terrible although a little on the greasy side."
  • "Usually my favorite pizza but the last time I went the dough was off...very hard to chew and one of the pies was a little soggy."
  • "The pizza sauce needs more flavor."
  • "It was good but way too much sauce and I was not expecting a 'creamy pesto'."

Service

Pros:

  • "We got immediate service, fast (but not too fast) pizza, and a really fun server."
  • "Friendly staff."
  • "Service was good - staff was very accommodating."
  • "Super-friendly staff and food comes quick."
  • "Service was quick and friendly."
  • "The staff was very pleasant and the service was good."
  • "Service was great."

Cons:

  • "Service leaves a lot to be desired at this establishment."
  • "Busy as they may have been, drinks were not refilled and the server came back only once in a visit that was over an hour long."
  • "We waited literally for 25 mins for our waitress to come by to take our drink orders."
  • "The service was good EXCEPT for the hostess."
  • "Good food but very very inefficient service."
  • "Really slow service. Had to wait 20 mins just to order a drink."
  • "We sat about 15 mins not one person came to our table."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Spacious restaurant."
  • "The layout is pretty nice, I liked the bar setup away from the tables."
  • "Warm, eclectic interior."
  • "Nice restaurant with an impressive looking oven."
  • "The place is very well designed and has massive booths."
  • "Open and airy atmosphere."
  • "Light and airy ambiance."

Cons:

  • "It looks like a nice fun place to eat on the outside."
  • "The restaurant was cold."
  • "The place is basically a bar with a big back room that lacks atmosphere."
  • "The energy inside the restaurant was very off, and the waiter we had put us in a corner far from the kitchen and did not visit us at all."
  • "It feels a bit a part of the gentrification of Newark."
  • "I understand they are understaffed but if that's the case, don't seat all the tables!"
  • "The atmosphere in the Restaurant was Rustical... We like it."

Price

Pros:

  • "Pizza is good and the food is moderately priced."
  • "The prices are pretty good."
  • "A good selection of draft beer and free refills on soft drinks."
  • "Price was mid range and service was great."
  • "Decent pricing."
  • "Good price, not cheap but not expensive."
  • "And the price was unbelievably low. Get b this: 2 - draft Heinekens pint size 1 - Pepperoni slice 12 bucks wow"

Cons:

  • "Nearly $30 per pizza with toppings, $24 for plain."
  • "Had a pistachio shake- ok but not real pistachio ice cream! Just a flavor."
  • "Price was very high."
  • "Toppings are way TOO expensive."
  • "This place is overpriced ($25 for a medium!!?)."
  • "We had to order from the special events menu which I am sure they jack up prices."
  • "The toppings are an additional $6 each but they do give you large chunks of bacon strips and hunks of sausage and lots of these mini pepperoni. So all together it's about $43 for the large with 3 toppings but the large is huge."

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