Seabra's Marisqueira Reviews Summary
Category: Seafood restaurant Newark, New Jersey
Seating and Space
Pros:
- "Perfect spot for a date, group of friends, or go by yourself."
- "Very unique atmosphere, we sat at the bar and enjoyed the friendly staff and the many dishes that everyone was having."
- "With a welcoming atmosphere you don’t feel like a customer there you feel like family!"
- "The atmosphere of the restaurant itself is relaxed, filled with patrons, and busy."
- "Love the bare side windows with a street view."
- "The ambiance is more of a casual family style, with long tables that you'll be seated at, next to other dining parties."
- "The place is absolutely beautiful, very clean and pristine."
Cons:
- "It is very tight in the seating area."
- "Crowded lots of people very close."
- "Very tight narrow space."
- "The place is so small that you're sitting so close to people you don't know."
- "Dining room is crowded and noisy."
- "The restaurant is pretty large... I’m not quite fond of the tables being so close to other customers. I feel like there’s no privacy."
- "This is a busy place where most tables are set together like buffet tables so you may be sitting next to someone you don't know."
Service
Pros:
- "The friendly service and welcoming staff add to the overall enjoyable dining experience."
- "Our waiter, Oleksander, was attentive and pleasant."
- "Jerry was delightful... his personality and jovial nature made the evening special."
- "The entire staff is awesome and friendly, starting with Mario, the Manager who is always sure to ask us if everything is to our satisfaction."
- "Our waiter was friendly, helpful and provided excellent service."
- "Service is impeccable!"
- "The customer service received from The waiter named Chris was wonderful."
Cons:
- "RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE!"
- "We’ve gone back a few times because the food is good but this is the last time we will be treated so rudely- the wait staff r horrendous."
- "It is not a place to go to eat, the service is horrible."
- "The waiters seemed bored and not eager to be helpful."
- "We will not be returning at all."
- "The waiter behind the bar was rude and unprofessional."
- "The service was zero, our waiter had to take a break."
Food Quality
Pros:
- "Huge order and super fresh."
- "Count the large portions and the authenticity of the place, it was remarkable we didn't pay more."
- "The food is good, fresh and healthy."
- "Both portions were huge and delicious."
- "Clams with garlic were delicious."
- "The cataplana (lobster, calamari, clams, shrimp, abalone, mussels in red sauce) was fantastic."
- "The seafood that came out to the table was all nicely sauced and seasoned."
Cons:
- "The Salmon dinner was dry (over cooked). My Paella was huge but mostly all rice with little fish."
- "The food was a bit too salty."
- "The paella rice was tasteless and tiny - half of lobster that come with the paella was unacceptable."
- "However, the paella was too salty that I could not eat."
- "Hair Hair Hair in the food."
- "The first bite was great, it tasted good. The second bite I bit into something hard. I pulled out a salmon bone."
- "The seafood rice bowl was terrible no flavor at all, undercooked rice and overcooked lobster."
Value and Pricing
Pros:
- "The best attraction was free parking in the adjacent parking lot."
- "Free parking is available in the lot right across the street."
- "The volume of food for the price was really impressive."
- "Free parking in the lot."
- "Parking lot and deck available- remember to get your parking ticket validated."
- "I consider the pricing very fair for the quality and portions."
- "Prices are well balanced for the quality and quantity of food on the table."
Cons:
- "They automatically put 20% tip on our check."
- "Prices have gone up since we were last there."
- "Always c/o credit card device broken, only take cash and you only notice that after meal, no customer receipt and more, shame on them!"
- "They were only taking cash which already was a bad sign."
- "Waiter kept giving us attitude and kept passively forcing to order more food."
- "We were way overcharged for one of the entrees we got compared to the price on the menu."
- "Yuck. Totally disorganized, super expensive menu."
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