NICO Kitchen + Bar Reviews Summary

Category: New American restaurant

Address: One Center St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

Phone: +19732975855

Rating: 4.0
based on 100 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Evelyn, Jasmine, and Andrea were knowledgeable and helpful but not overbearing."
  • "The waitstaff were extremely attentive and friendly."
  • "Our server (Juan) was extremely professional with his approach, attitude, & attention to detail."
  • "The service was excellent (thank you Raul!) and the seasonal culinary offerings were delicious."
  • "Service was attentive and our server was very informative."
  • "Cassandra was our server and she and her team were very patient when needed, but also extremely attentive."
  • "The staff are friendly, the atmosphere is attractive and airy, and the food was expertly prepared."

Cons:

  • "Cold food, arrogant male bartender... the guy ruined it for me, placed food orders of people after us first."
  • "The Manager never came over to ask us how our evening was going."
  • "Couldn't get the attention of any of the servers who were deliberately ignoring us."
  • "The service is beyond sub par."
  • "We had to remind the waiter that we never got drinks."
  • "Service is awful."
  • "The servers are extremely disorganized and wandering around like chickens without a head."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The seasonal culinary offerings were delicious."
  • "The food was delicious as always."
  • "I had the roasted mushroom risotto which was extremely tasty even though it was a vegan dish."
  • "Everything was made to perfection. Butternut squash soup, Filet Mignon, Braised pork shank and dessert (yum)."
  • "The food was amazing and I loved the French fries."
  • "The Nico burger was perfection. The beef was top quality."
  • "The food was excellent - we started with the honey bbq wings and the buttermilk biscuits."

Cons:

  • "Salad was a bit small for the price."
  • "This place is bad. It is your standard trapped-customer business."
  • "The food was terrible. Glorified dinner food. Caesar salad wilted and NOT real dressing."
  • "Mediocre food."
  • "The food tastes average at best."
  • "Over priced garbage. STAY AWAY!!!!!!"
  • "The calamari, pasta and bronzini were all bad."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Much to our surprise it's a beautiful, comfortable restaurant."
  • "The drinks are well made, the atmosphere is great, and there's a chill vibe."
  • "Great place, classy."
  • "A warm greeting... all while seated in a comfortable booth gazing at the soaring, almost otherworldly beauty of the lobby."
  • "The whole place and menu oozed elegance without being snobbish."
  • "The restaurant is modern and has an upbeat energetic vibe."
  • "This is a spacious loungey restaurant with a very nice stylish ambiance."

Cons:

  • "Nico and Maize possible joined with NJPAC, blatantly rip show patrons off during theater nights!"
  • "No stars if possible. Will not return or recommend. Just a rip off because it is next to NJPAC. Very appealing to the eyes but my stomach was not impressed."
  • "It's just a part of theater's hallway with cheap cafeteria tables."
  • "Lounge area is very cozy with dinner tables. Dining are is horrible."
  • "The menu is very limited and more resembles a shortened bar menu."
  • "The food and wine, however, were not as sexy as the scene. My food was bland."
  • "Terrible experience. The 'management' is a joke."

Value

Pros:

  • "The fries are nothing that I’ve seen before. The shape made it completely different."
  • "Started with house soup was tomato base and delicious."
  • "The food was delightful and the service was outstanding."
  • "The customer service was fabulous and the waitress was nice to me."
  • "The entrees, chicken skillet and steak frites were both outstanding."
  • "The food was very good. I had the Southwest Salmon Salad - salmon fillet with quinoa, black beans, avocado and a dab of cream."
  • "Food was good. Found crab cakes to be good and Pad Thai also good."

Cons:

  • "Parking is scary but there's plenty of lots close by."
  • "Fish cakes and salmon were tasty but not hot enough."
  • "Food menu wasn't as big as I hoped."
  • "The first two courses came out to the table fairly quickly however, the desserts took awhile."
  • "For $180 it definitely was not worth it."
  • "By far the worst Mother’s Day experience! Food was ice cold, service didn’t exist!"
  • "Pizza is most definitely Digiorno."

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