Delicious service been coming here for year and I can't complain . Went and took a ride all the way their from a different state

I have enjoyed the food! It almost tastes like homemade :-) Delicious. and the food is still hot when its delivered. read more

I always come here when I want to pay a small amount for a whole lot of food! Especially when theres nothing for dinner and I still want to have left overs for lunch the next day! They always have different varieties of foods different meats and rices and they always serve people extremely well, whether you eat there or take out. (Which I always do) There really is no comparison to this place for the great taste of the food and the awesome price! P.S. If your ever there when they have the oxtail, don't leave without trying it! YUM! read more

I tried to venture out and give them a chance. For an early saturday afternoon, this place was dirty. First turn off upon walking in the door. The service was horrible. We stood there at the counter more than 5 minutes just waiting to be acknowledged. Keep in mind it was not busy or crowded. But you can clearly tell, the employees are biased toward spanish speaking customers, it was sorely obvious. Then when I was asking questions, the lady had a major attitude and began making up prices as she went along. No thanks and no problem, you won't get my money then. I took my happy hips right around the corner to El Meringue! read more

Soooo good! Delicious with large portions and is very affordable. Haven't had Dominican food in a while and it really hit the spot

It's the price, vibe, and culture for me. Good eats! I'd give a full 5 stars but they don't provide paper menus or the menu online as an option. read more

First time here. I went there based on the Yelp reviews. There are a few ladies working there serving the food. Don't plan on a fancy restaurant if you plan to dine in because it's anything but fancy. That being said, I ordered a Puerto Rican pastel and arroz con gandules (rice & pigeon peas). Both were awesome! My family had other things like soup, mangu, pernil, empanadas, and batidos (shakes). Portions were tremendous and food was tasty. That's what counts for me. Bathroom was clean. Yes, that's a must. However, one of the cakes on the counter had a bit of mold. Big turn off. I alerted the server, who was surprised when she saw it, and she said she'd have it removed. After seeing that we decided to skip dessert even though they did have a nice selection. I would probably go back for the home cooked food, especially the pasteles. Unfortunately, I'd be a bit weary of the desserts. read more

Very tasty food. I had rice and peas with oxtail. Also ordered tripe soup. Very flavorful. I definitely will order from them again.

Hard, dry flavorless meat.... seems like they probably kept reheating. Rice very hard and beans lacked flavored well . First and last time there. I'm from the Bronx so I know good Spanish food and kind of a snob about it..... this is not it!!! They didn't even have garlic..... WHAT?!?! Never Again read more

A friend of mine told me about this restaurant a few years ago. I tried to overlook the poor customer service as I know there is a language barrier. I've ordered food many times only tried the oxtails/stew chicken and rice. The last time I ordered the chicken for my husband. I didn't think to check it as I never had a problem before. When I got home I put his food in the fridge. When he opened it approx. 4 hrs later he said it was spoiled ( bad smell when he opened)and the bowl was full of oil. I called the restaurant the next day and once I said manager they hung up. After calling all day I finally speak to the "manager". After asking what I ordered he said he ate the same thing yesterday and it wasn't old. Stay away!! read more

Bullshit !!! Place and food is nice, but the fucking old lady that stays there, she's kinda manager, always with annoyed face and service is awful.. This place will be awesome, you they get rid of that lady. read more

I do love this place. Food is cheap and good! Only complaint is it needs a make over and a mop!

Don't eat here! They have a $13 minimum for Debit cards which is insane. They can't afford the card machine so, the customers have to suffer. Also, the women are RUDE. They are not very polite at all. I am a Latina woman and was appalled by the attitudes of some of these ladies. So, for the customer service alone I would say, There are better places to eat in North Newark. Spend your money elsewhere! read more

La Farandula - the front of a restaurant - Dominican Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

This place does not serve fresh food, my family and I all had food poisoning. If that is what you would like then this is the place to go to. The service is horrible also. read more

The staff is friendly and patient. My issue here is that I believe it's too expensive for being Spanish food. Maybe this is the going rate in the area but $8 for "lunch special" is too much compared to the $6 and free tostones I used to get in the Bronx. Other than the prices I believe the place is good. read more

Love this spot !!! Great Dominican food ... I really would specifically come here to get OXTAIL , red beans and rices. They also have late hours which is a plus .... read more

Great food;cheap prices! As authentic as you are going to get. All you have to do is point and choose.

' I LOVED that place until I placed an order for delivery and my rice with pernil was filled with chunks of long hair. After calling back and complaining the lady that answered the phone was RUDE as if it were my fault that they need better hair nets. not going back! service has always been awful read more

best mangu in Newark! 4 stars because I primarily speak English but no one else there does ;-) read more

Everything is absolutely delicious! I will drive all the way from Millburn to enjoy their tasty food

Man, I used to love this place, every other night my friends and I would come to this place after hitting the gym for 3 hours for the food and the ambiance in general was nice, now I've tried to make myself like it but the food is gotten kind of "ok" and the service is really poor. read more

Real Dominican food cooked by a real dominican old women, its like a "fonda" cheap prices and fresh food, i dont mind seat there and enjoy, i feel back in DR. read more

We order from here all the time at work! The food is delcious, big portions at a good price! Oxtail is on point! The bistec encebollado is awesome, we love love love La Farandula! read more

your good ol' hood Spanish place excellent sazón on everything. I've pretty much tried everything but most recently I had the goat and it was amazing. Prices are great and portions are crazy big read more

The food is getting worse & worse . Also the tres Leche tastes like cinnamon . It's pretty disgusting . Maybe they got a new cook idk

I love the food there is very authentic and fast delivery if you the food delivered. The prices are great. Enjoy guys

Great dominican n puerto rican style food... Everything is on point. The waitresses are attentive and well groomed and organized. Place clean.. And prices are cheap read more

They open really early like 5 or 6 am , I love the coffee and empanadas they have. The price for the food is great! I think they have the same selection of food but what more do you want ? The taste is like 8 out of 10 stars. They have like 37 Camaras mounted around the place read more

My go to spot that never fails me... food is always spot on and it's not expensive.. I just hate the parking part sometimes.

Hands down best dominican food in Newark. The options are never cold and are all delicious and authentic. Very great place to sit down and enjoy a meal. read more

This place was great years ago , NOT ANYmOrE ! The food is always dry and cold and untasty and the servers are always rude and grumpy and the prices have gone sky high to make up for their dying clientele ! read more

he food is geat the girls out of this world. but please fix the air condition. for the last 4 days. took my friends for lunch. had to leave,and go to another place,toooo hot. feel sorry for the girls.that they have to bare with the heat. so dont be so cheep and have it fix....... read more

Came here on a Saturday with my daughter. We were both excited about coming here and very hungry. The food looked and smelled delicious, but that's all that I can say. The 5 women behind the counter refused to acknowledge or serve us. After standing in the empty line looking directly at them we finally got eye contact by one lady, because they pretended not to understand simple English language. The lady that did finally stop was very short and irritated that she had to speak to 2 black women wanting to eat in the restaurant. She rolled her eyes and shrugged us off as if we were homeless people off the street begging for a free meal. Needless to say we walked out in disbelief of the blatant disrespect, ignorance and racism displayed by someone a shade lighter than us. I'm really sad to write this because it really hurt to be treated that way. I wanted to express my concern with the manager/owner but my daughter who is 21 insisted mom it won't even matter. read more

Used to come here all the time, especially in the summer after going out since they were open late. Food was great, a lot of the staff speaks good English too for all us non Spanish speaking Latinos lol. However, I haven't been back since summer '11. That whole summer every time I went there, there was always a cat running in and out of the kitchen... huuuge turn off smh... But I still think about their food every time I'm in the area. read more

I used to eat here all the time, especially when I wanted a lot of good food for a little bit of money. Recently, the food has become rather bland and the meat is so dry, to the point where I only ordered steak, because at least I could somewhat enjoy it with the gravy. The service has completely fallen off! I'm not sure if its because of a language barrier or they're just being plain rude. Even after all of this, I continued to patronize their store, until a recent visit. When I walked in, I noticed they made renovations to the dine-in area, refreshing. I patiently waited for the server to finish her conversation before being served. I usually get the steak and white rice for myself, with lots of gravy , and pork with rice and beans for both my parents. The steak was fine, $6 dollars like always but they tried to charge me seperately for both pork and rice platters. $10 dollars for the pork and an extra $4 for the rice, because they no longer serve it as a platter.. What?! Trying to pay for those renovations huh? Needless to say, that was my last time eating there. Tu Pais on Broadway in Newark has much better food. Its seasoned well and they haven't gone up in price. read more

STAY FAR FAR AWAY - I've been here a number of times but the last time I came for food the servers wouldn't even acknowledge my presence. I stood at the counter, by myself, for about 4 minutes before someone came to ask me what I wanted. I ordered a plate of steak and rice and she charged me $16. I've never paid more for than $8 for it in the past. I told her nevermind and left. Before I would recommend it but now I recommend you stay away. There are better spots for Dominican food in Newark, especially if you're not Hispanic. read more

Delicious Dominican food! The only difficulty was the language barrier and they don't take debit cards. The minimum purchase to use a debit card is $10. But they give you so much food! As for language barrier they understand majority of what you say but you have to repeat yourself a lot and be specific, other than that the food is great and it's not expensive. They also have this great desserts, I highly recommend the 4 leche cake. read more