"The staff was also friendly and professional with giving us feedback on what their favorite foods were."
"The staff here is very attentive to your needs."
"The servers all have a great positive attitude and makes my experience very positive."
"Damaris was so friendly, super sweet, and conversation flowed so easily! I’ve honestly never had a better server/bartender!"
"The waiter was attentive and the owner was visibly available making sure everyone was satisfied."
Cons:
"Wasn't worth the money."
"They never came around to get our dessert order."
"The server was very rude to me and I could feel him not willing to help me get things."
"Nuno, the server, was rude from the moment we walked in."
"The service was very bad (slow)."
"We waited over ten minutes for someone to even ask what we wanted and then after that we kept having to get up from our table to go to the bar to order our drinks."
"The service was slow. It seemed to me that they cater better to large group and forget of the individuals."
Food & Drinks
Pros:
"The sangria is delicious!!!"
"Everything we tried was so delicious."
"The food was very good, we had the paella, NY steak, lamb and all was very very good."
"Wow! What a deal & a large quantity of food."
"The Sangria was tasty and well liqueured up((Strong!! 😊)"
"Both were delicious and neither of us could finish our plate."
"The food we shared was very flavorful."
Cons:
"The price is not worth the food."
"I got sick from the food."
"The guy fixing the tables drop the utensils on the floor and discretely pick them up and place them over the table like nothing happened."
"The ceviche appetizer wasn't cured fish or shrimp and was in a tiny martini glass filled with it for $17."
"Shrimp and lobster were incredibly tough and over cooked."
"The Sangria isn’t that great, very sweet and taste like juice and the Hookah is very week and expensive."
"The food is terrible. It was very grease and cold."
Ambiance & Entertainment
Pros:
"Came here with the wife and it was the best time i had."
"To top it off the evening did not end at dinner. We had the privileged of the Live Event - featuring Legendary Noel and I must say... that is true entertainment."
"The atmosphere was really nice the music wasn't too loud the staff was very accommodating and the food was great."
"Best lounge in newark."
"Definitely recommended for before 10pm, when they remove the tables & it becomes a club for the night."
"Vivo starts out as a lounge where they serve food and drinks then I think at 10 or 11pm it turns into a dance floor with mostly latin music, bachata, salsa, reggaeton some dancehall, dance music etc."
"The outside dining space and the music was pretty cool and laid back."
Cons:
"We were bombarded by 'bottle girls'."
"Came here last night with a group of 10 and it was just not it. First they weren’t ready for us even though a reservation had been made so they scrambled to put tables together."
"Owner was very rude. They advertise rewards points and when I showed them my rewards points he told me that he would not honor it."
"Don’t not recommend this place at all !! Drove an hr to have birthday dinner for a friend & seen one too many mice run across our feet !!"
"The music really wasn’t my vibe (it gave more of a rave type of energy, and my friends and i like to do real hoodrat tings lol)."
"The atmosphere isn't anything to write home about."
"The seats in which they sat us at the area over there was cold."
Value & Pricing
Pros:
"Had a Groupon was well worth it."
"It's so hard to find a restaurant that has parking in Newark. They provide 3hrs of parking for free and make sure you get it validated before leaving."
"Good customer service since we were the ones who didn't follow the instructions on the Groupon."
"Daily specials are awesome. THEY EVEN HAVE FREE PARKING!!!!"
"They serve reasonably priced bar style Portuguese food with a very fun and relaxing vibe."
"Nice place with fresh delicious food. I would recommend you paellas and octopus."
"It’s rare that you find good food, cheap drinks and good service all in one spot."
Cons:
"The bill already comes with the tip included but they don’t tell you that, so everyone is paying the double tip for a service that isn’t that great."
"Drinks are way overpriced and service is pretty garbage."
"If you come at night, be prepared to wait forever for cold food."
"Charging everyone an automatic 18 percent gratuity is disrespectful especially when the service doesn't deserve that large of an amount of automated gratuity."
"They even charge you $40 when you order a bottle and don’t let you until they give you the receipt."
"Plus an automatic 18% gratuity on the undiscounted price!"
"Total rip off. Drinks are spiced and over priced."