My hubby and I went there for lunch one afternoon.We ordered the mad mac bites and loaded potato balls to start .The waitress had come to us to let us know that the balls would take a little longer as they had a large catering order to complete but apologized and offered to bring us some crab fires while we wait on them , which we appreciated. The balls were worth the wait and the burgers we got the Gaucho and the Maxxed Out were amazing. We can't wait to come back for dinner soon! read more

Well after 7 years of being bugged to try this amazing looking mac and cheese restaurant tonight I finally gave in. Went tonight for a bit of a celebration dinner with my husbands and son. We made it at happy hour so cheese steak spring rolls and Mac and cheese balls it was... they were pretty solid ... I ordered the mad Mac and my hubby ordered the Cajun Mac ... all I'm saying is blah... I had diabetes in a bowl with a few bacon pieces ... and the side salad i had was wilted and watery .. it had scene better days. The Cajun Mac and cheese on the other hand my hubby loved ... and the kid ... well he had a burger and complained then got chicken fingers and complained but that's normal for him. Would I come back hear ... yeah but not for dinner ... possibly lunch and I'm going to read the menu better and stick with a safe option. In my opinion this is a bar ... typical bar with above average bar grub ... great place for a night out of not to serious nibbles and drinks with friends read more

Have loved this place through every remodel and renaming! They have the best nachos I've had anywhere! Mac and cheese portions are HUGE and the grilled cheese burger is so bad but oh so good! I think at this point we've tried everything on the menu and have yet to have a bad experience! read more

I love this place! I have now been in several times and everything is always great. The food is very consistent. The Mac is amazing and the staff are more helpful and friendly than most places you go to these days. This is my new spot! read more

I love Mac and Cheese so I love this place! I have enjoyed every Mac there! Great service as well. On Saturdays they have karaoke.

Typical night club after 10. No dancing but that describes the atmosphere. Staff is fast and attentive. The experience is better than what you would expect. They take reservations. Food is amazing. Drink selection is above par. I have no reason to discount then a star. read more

Only gets any stars because the food is good. Took 2 and a half hours for our order to come 5 miles!!!!!!! We had to call back twice to get our food!!! read more

By far the best spot in Newark!!! Sometimes food can take a little while to come out but it is completely worth the wait. Mango patron margarita is really sour and I love it. Lime chicken nachos are delicious and enough to feed a small village. My husband loves the wings and burgers. I am not a fan of mac and cheese but the Cajun shrimp mac is yummy and I can get 2-3 meals out of it. Blue balls are also a favorite. I haven't had a meal I didn't love in the past 4 years we have been coming here. My one complaint is ... where the hell are the jalapeño crab balls at??? Late night is fun. Me and girls from work come sometimes if we get off early and everyone is genuinely happy to be there working. The waitresses are awesome !!! read more

First time visiting Mad-Macs and my fiancé and I had a blast! Nice late night food menu, creative food and drink options. Dan was great behind the bar, super friendly. We will definitely be back again!! read more

I've ordered my food at 10:30pm and it's not 11:40pm and just received our food and it's cold. It's a waste coming here, the waitress is nice but cooks need to speed it up. read more

Has good happy hour specials but the service was a turn off. We sat in the bar area and our waitress stopped by twice. 1. to drop off only 1 round of drinks 2. to drop off check My friends and I sat there waiting for her to come back so we could get more drinks but we gave up and we tracked her down 30 minutes later for the check. It really stinks when a place has good food but REALLY slow service. read more

I had never had Mad Macs before but I was recommended to try them. I order the tequila lime chicken nachos to go through the hostess that was working, she repeated my order back to me and told me it would be about 30 minutes. I show up 30 minutes later pay for my food and go home. Unfortunately, the hostess didn't enter my order correctly and I did not receive what I had called and order. When I called back and spoke to a manager, she was very friendly and apologetic for the misunderstanding and inconvenience and offered and refund. But since I paid with cash a refund wasn't possible so instead she offered to send me a gift card (which I received). To be honest the food that I did receive was pretty good and I would be back to Mad Macs. I appreciated how they handled the situation and I can't wait to actually try the tequila lime chicken nachos. read more

Been here a few times now and each time I'm left a little disappointed. It seems that they are frequently understaffed leaving the customers with long waits. Also, the lighting in the dining room is simply terrible. I had to ask the wait staff to turn up the lights just to read the menu ( and there's nothing wrong with my vision). One other thing I didn't appreciate was the loud/large group of poker players that were in the dining room. This seems like an activity for the bar, not a dining room. That said, the food was good and the mac n cheese portions are huge - took enough for another meal home. They have also recently stopped allowing smoking outside the front door - great move. I truly appreciated this. read more

I purchased a Living Social deal for Mad Mac's in December 2011 and finally used it on Mother's day 2012. I wish I would have used it sooner, because although Mad mac's is quite a distance from where i live, it is my absolute new favorite restaurant. I must have told at least 10 people about my delicious meal which started out with the Crab pretzel, which was to die for. My husband order a cheeseburger and fries and said that both were delicious. I ordered the Snooki Mac & Cheese and will be ordering it again once I get back there. For dessert, we ordered the Lamingtons. At first glance, the cake looks like your typical "diner cake" and I expected it to taste somewhat stale- like diner cake. It was the most delicious cake I have ever eaten! Our waitress provided excellent service and out meal was delivered to our table quickly! Can't wait to go back to MadMacs!!! read more

Mad-Macs is a great place to go for unique Mac and Cheese. For people that have a Wheat or Gluten Sensitivity the Mac and Cheese is Fabulous. The server was fabulous and was very knowledgeable about the menu. read more

Manager is extremely rude. Delivery takes forever and sometimes they forget to send out the order and instead of catering to the customers and apologizing. They lie about showing up and not getting an answer when they called. Food is decent but the place smells like booze and throw up... read more

Tried this place for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I had the Aussie burger. The wife had the Walkabout Chicken Rolls. It was awesome. We also shared some of the best onion rings we've had and was happy that they had Sam Adams Seasonal as one of the beer selections. The food was so good I was thinking about it the whole week and we went back the very next weekend. Now the opportunities for improvement. The first time we went I ordered my burger medium and it was perfect. The second time it was a bit overlooked so a little disappointing. Also, both times when we first arrived the folks at the hostess station weren't the friendliest (but they weren't rude either) and once we were sat the waitstaff were friendly. Our waitress on our first trip gave great service while our waiter on our second trip could probably use some more training as his inexperience showed but he was very nice. read more

The best hidden gem in all of Newark!! A must try! Went here with my Bumble Date (who was a real catch, not to mention) & we absolutely devoured the mad mac bites & the impeccable Philly cheesesteak.. being a Philly native I can say mad macs for sure knows how to do a cheesesteak right! read more

Ordered a 55 dollar meal from Mad- Macs last evening for delivery. I had to download yelp just to express my disappointment with the Mac and cheese from a place with Mac in its name. I ordered the $18 lobster Mac and cheese and I could not eat more than a few bites. Also very disappointed with the Mac and cheese balls. The best thing about the meal was the chicken wings, those were pretty good. read more

Excellent burger and fast delivery through Grub Hub. The potstickers were a little chewy and overly salty but the dish was still enjoyable. I would order from here again. It's a bit pricey but I felt that my food was worth the cost. And the black cherry soda was tasty! read more

Food is always delivered promptly when ordering take out and is always hot! Meals are always delicious never had a bad meal would recommend Mad Mac's to anyone! read more

MadMacs - New American Near Me - Newark, Delaware

Worlds best food. Worlds worst customer service. If you try and place an order for deliver count on 2 or 3 call ins along with long holds and attitudes. It's such a shame, if it's they had a better hiring manager this place would be go-to. But they lose it on the easiest and most important part to the restaurant read more

This restaurant, the alter-ego of Mathilda's (sharing the same space), boasts a promising gimmick: variations on the theme of Mac & Cheese, in addition to a variety of Aussie-inspired cuisine. It is hampered, however, by a handful of significant faults. Chief among these is the rampant misnomer-ing of several dishes; for instance the "Lobster" M&C is actually comprised of Langoustine and / or Crawfish, and the "Chocolate Mousse Cake" was actually chocolate cream pie. The service was pleasant, but the food was bland. It seems the chief attraction is the bar, which was easily three times as crowded as the dining area. Definitely not a recommended stop when there are so many better options nearby. read more

We wanted to meet our friends in Delaware for dinner, and were looking for a place that was around halfway for both of us, and after checking out the menu here we quickly decided this would be the place! When you walk in there is an open space which I assume is for waiting and immediately to your left is a large room with booths of different sizes and some tables, and at the end of the open room is the bar. The ladies bathroom was really clean, which was a plus for me. We went on a Thursday evening around 6pm and sat down right away (it's seat yourself). As soon as we sat down someone came over with menus, and shortly after that our server came over to take our drink order. My husband ordered the sweet tea drink, and I ordered the peach mojito. My husband really liked his drink, but I liked mine much better! We ordered loaded potato balls - mashed redskin potatoes, scallions, bacon, cheddar cheese, and pepper jack cheese "fried to perfection". They were not kidding about the perfection part, because they were amazing. I think they were a bit larger than a golf ball and it was a serving size of 6 with a side of sour cream. They were served just as our friends arrived so it was perfect timing. We also put an order in for the Mad-Mac bites - their famous mac blended with bacon, fried, and served with secret sauce. These were also the same size as the loaded potato balls and a serving size of 6. This was a yellow cheese sauce, and they were also so good! The sauce it was served with really complemented the mac and cheese. We went a little crazy and each ordered our own entree, as well as two mac and cheese dishes to try. For the mac and cheese we ordered the brat mac (a lager cheese sauce of gruyere, swiss, and sharp cheddar cheeses, with smoked brats stuffed with bacon and cheddar, topped with pumpernickel bread crumbs) and the hillbilly chili mac (black bean and pork chili folded into four cheese mac). They were both served in mini cast iron skillets and piping hot with a serving spoon. These were no "out of the box" cheese sauces and you could really taste the difference. While both were really good, my favorite was the brat mac (which according to their menu, was a winning dish in a competition!). I ordered the spoiled brats (split and grilled bratwurst sliders, beer soaked onions, spicy mustard, and bacon). There were three sliders, and thankfully I had friends to help me eat them because everything else was so filling! I ordered the sliders with no mustard and I absolutely loved them. The onions added such a great flavor to the sliders. It also came with a side of fries which were perfectly crispy. My husband ordered the southern chick (buttermilk dipped and fried chicken breast between 2 cornbread jalepeno and cheddar waffles with maple mustard, lettuce, tomato, and charred scallion aioli). This was among many of the hits of the evening. The serving size was beyond generous, and everything was cooked perfectly; my husband loved it. Our friends ordered that's a spicy meatball (housemade meatballs, marinara, roasted Italian long hots, and melted mozzarella cheese on a hoagie - he really enjoyed this), that's all folks (piled high tavern ham and house smoked maple bacon with melted cheddar on a pretzel roll - our friend had mixed feelings about this, he said that he really liked the sandwich a lot, but after trying the southern chick and the spicy meatball and the brat slider said he wished he would have gotten something else because it was more on the "plain" side comparatively speaking. He said if it was something he had at a deli that it would probably be something that he would order all the time, but next time he would order one of their more specialty sandwiches), and the gaucho burger (pepper jack, house smoked maple bacon, and thick cut onion rings topped with chipotle bbq - our friend wasn't super happy with her burger as she had asked for it to be cooked to medium, and it was served well-done with zero pink) I thought our server was great and really attentive and I can't wait to come back and try more on their menu. read more

Mad Mac's used to be great. It was walking distance from my home, had decent food, and was a great place to stop in when you wanted to avoid the college crowd. My friends and I liked to go to their trivia night on Thursdays for the last couple of years. We weren't visiting for trivia every week, but went about once a month. The trivia there is your standard bar trivia. Over time, we began to feel that scores were a bit skewed towards some of the frequent customers. This evening, we played, and when the final scores were announced, our team was not even mentioned (although we were in the lead or close to it the entire night). When we questioned the trivia MC, he looked through the score sheets and apparently ours was stuck to another one. When our score was calculated, we had actually won, but the gift certificates had already been handed out. A round was offered, but we declined. Sadly, this is the last straw for this place for me if that's the way they choose to do business. In addition, while having good service in the past, we had a converted hostess and her service was completely lacking. I'm done with this place and wouldn't recommend it to anyone at this read more

We went here on a Sunday late afternoon for the sole reason is that I purchased a Groupon based on their menu. First impression as we walked in, it had a funky (unine cake) smell to it and was pretty much empty. Of course the A/C was blasting and I think the outdoor temp was maybe 65. We each ordered a burger based on the other yelp reviews. We also ordered an order of the snooki mac to split. As far as the burgers, you could go to ANY of the major fast food joints and get better burgers. MM's burger were 1) small 2) meat was dry and overcooked despite asking for medium temp and 3) not flavorful. And even the bun was dry and obviously not fresh. The Mac-n-cheese- was definitely the highlight of the meal. Very good. Service was decent. The girl was had was new and kinda quirky, but she was nice and friendly and was doing her best to please. So, I'm not going to complain there. I think if they got their burgers to a good/tasty/juicy/bigger level...they have a good thing there when combined w/ the mac and cheese...but I do not see us going back. read more

I'm new to the area. Found this spot on a Friday happy hour. Great food and drink prices. Within the 1st half hour I was being called by name by the staff. It's great to find a restaurant that makes you feel so welcome. No more chain restaurants for me. PS get the chicken rolls read more

This place has great daily specials which is why I always return. Mac does take a while to make but it's worth it when it's half off on Mondays. A decent place for bar food. read more

We went to Mad Macs last night on a recommendation from friends that they had fabulous lobster mac & cheese. Unfortunately, we acted on this recommendation and ordered it. Not only was it not fabulous, it contained zero lobster. Instead it had langostino, not at all the same thing. I'm not giving them a 1 because the apps were not bad and the service was quite good. Very disappointed! read more

The good is alright depending on what you get, but their service is so bad. The regulars are gross, older, crude, rude, and pervy. The servers all have their tits out and flirt with all the older men to get better tips. Everyone working only cares about the bar and neglects their tables. I've waited over an hour to get my food here before. Take out is the best option, which I still do regularly. The food is quite expensive but some things are really good. read more

Mad Macs has the best mac and cheese on the east coast. Its so moist tender and cheesy its what some would say "to die for". Dont let the name fool you however because even though they are known for their mac and cheese they have such an expansive menu where the pickiest to the most refined pallets can be pleased. Our server Snag also made the experience really fun and Its a place I will definitely be frequenting. read more

This place is not what it's cracked up to be! I went on an empty Sunday and it took 45 minutes to get my food. Also, it wasn't very good and was incredibly overpriced. Not worth it in any way. read more

So I should start by saying that I like Mad Macs. I think they make delicious food and the atmosphere is great. The problem is consistency. The night of the week that you go wildly changes the experience you will have, from it being a great experience to a terrible one. I'm not sure what causes this, but if you catch them at an off time you will very much regret eating here. Though if you catch them right it is great. The consistency is just terrible. read more

I Really enjoyed the food. I had the sampler and tried the Popeye spinach with goat cheese, the four cheese, and the seafood MAC. My son had the four cheese. Nice size portions, enough to take home. For desert we had the mini brownies with ice cream which was large enough for both me and my son. Friendly staff but slow service. Almost forgot...the crab fries are epic. Better than C&P. read more

The Mac and Cheese is great but service was beyond awful. Restaurant was empty with multiple servers but we were ignored for most of our meal. The waitress forgot to put two of our dinner orders in (for a party of six) so we had to wait an extra 15min to eat. Drink prices are very high ($8 for a mojito) and apps are just as overpriced. It's a shame because the Mac and cheese is really good but service (and I assume management) is woefully lacking. read more

I planned a dinner for a large group, my son's hockey team... I even called ahead and spoke to the manager, Lou Lou to make sure that they would be able to accommodate a group of our size and she assured me that they would be able to handle it. She told me that they have done this before and were pros at it. She said they would alert the kitchen and let them know that a group of our size were coming so that we weren't sitting around and waiting for our food and would put 2 of her best waitresses on our party. Well.. that was a crock... we waited for 2 hours and hardly any food came out of the kitchen. I had 8 year olds who went hungry that night and adults who never got food. We only had one waitress for 49 people. The small amount of food that did come out was horrible to boot. I wouldn't suggest this place for anything!! They are complete liars and didn't even apologize... it was the worst experience ever!! read more

This place sucks !!!! The service sucks... everyone came over after we were seated. After we ordered our food it took forever to come out.. they forgot some of our meals... they never came over to see how we were doing... and they never gave us our check we had to ask for it and even tIdo she didn't bring it until 20mins later. I WILL NEVER GO TO THIS PLACE AGAIN... read more

I made a return trip to Mad-Macs and the second trip showed a decline from the first in level of service, food quality and customer consideration. My biggest beef was that I went with a Groupon, told the waitress up front that I was using a groupon, and asked about specials. She did not mention that in the fine print of the groupon, you could not use the groupon with the specials (which we had done on the first trip). This led to a misunderstanding which could easily have been avoided. The second service related concern was the slow service, even though there were only two tables of people in the dining room. Finally, the waitress dumped a container of salad dressing onto my guests handbag and scarf. She said she was sorry but I might have expected some comp since there were going to be cleaning bills involved. The food was average. I really like mac and cheese and we had the seafood, the buffalo chicken and the four cheese. They seemed to be overcooked and a bit dried out for my taste. A slight crust is expected on the entry, but this had a shell that you needed to crack with your spoon. There was plenty of shrimp and crab but they were somewhat wasted due to the overcooking. From what I could see, the other dinners were also overcooked although there were no complaints. The side salads, ordered separately were mostly iceburg lettus with a small sprinkling of tomatoes, croutons and cheese. I wouldn't go back, even with a groupon. read more

My husband and I have eaten here multiple times and the food is great, we usually get take out that one of us picks up. The reason there are only 2 stars is because everything else about this place is lacking. Poor customer service, managers that blow you off over the phone, bad decor, horrible delivery drivers. One time we had delivery and the driver sounded high and couldn't find our apartment complex and had us meet him to get our food. Management laughed it off. Most recently though we tried delivery again and after over 2 hours of waiting (we were quoted 45 minutes) a delivery guy showed up with cold food that we turned away. The manager wouldn't come to the phone about the issues except once (when we called after an hour) and then told us they were busy and mistakes were made and that we just had to understand with no apology. This is just a great example of a place Gordon Ramsey needs to visit. We use to live in the same complex as the owner and he told me once that he didn't care that there was a state of emergency or that there was a blizzard coming, he was going to make his employees come in or be fired. I would love this place if it were owned and operated by someone that actually cared about the business and the employees. read more

Ok so I want to first say I was a patron of Matilda's hint the word was I always went here had a great time and service I have a friend who just recently moved from New York and she was really skeptic compared to bars there sooo we sit down and no one comes to the table we had to go find someone to at least get us a drink! Our waitress which yes I'm going to call her out on her neglect JACKIE by the way if she is your waitress run run as fast as you can!! Well long story short we chased her around the entire night to get some drinks even another patron asked if we wanted him to get drinks for us by the end of the night I had to look for Jackie once again and found her dancing with other waitresses and she was clearly having to much fun to realize that I was even standing there because she kept bumping into me while she was spinning in circles with her fellow coworker, the bartender behind the bar was yelling at her Jackie!! But no she was to into her twirling! Ok so by the end of the night my friend who moved her from New York got to go out her first night in Delaware to be ignored the entire night by our twirling waitress the only reason I gave two stars was because hopefully Matilda's will smarten up and teach there wait staff that there not hanging with there friends but there actually working!! read more