Came here for dinner, we were seated quickly and the service was great. Started with calamari - they were good but nothing outstanding. Ordered the Portuguese steak - pretty damn yummy. My fireman ordered the steak with Spanish chips - definitely one of the best Spanish chips I've ever had. They were perfectly fried and crispy! Overall, service was excellent and the place looks cute! Sangria is decent so it's worth a try if you're a big sangria drinker like me. I'd say this place is worth a try if you're in the area! read more

Everything is good here. I order something new from the "Specials" every time. Fresh goat cheese and bread starts my meal. Seafood here is killer. Seafood Platter for 2 is awesome: fish, mussels, clams, scallops, lobster, prawns, and shrimp. Don't forget to dip it in the melted butter. Yum! Their Filet Mignon is delicious and their other steak dishes are fabulous. Medium rare steak here is done perfectly. And be sure to get the Chocolate Mousse here and/or the Flan. That completes the three course meal at Sol Mar. read more

If you want to have a great meal and want to get a flavor of the wonderful Ironbound community, eat at Sol-Mar. Many of the staff speak Portuguese and are warm and friendly. The food is excellent and servings are huge. My seafood plate was delicious, and I couldn't finish even half of it. The bread and soft cheese that preceded the meal were amazing. I visited Ironbound last week for the first time, and it won't be my last. Ironbound is a really special place, and Sol-Mar is a great place to enjoy the flavor of the community. read more

Awesome. Been there on several occasions and have never been disappointed. Went tonight and had the steak Portuguese style with sangria. Everything was top notch. My friend got leg of lamb off the specials menu. It was to die for. On weekends they have suckling pig which is amazing! Lots of great food in Newark, sol mar stands up to any of it. read more

Sol-Mar - Steak Portuguese style - Portuguese Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

Consistently good authentic Spanish/Portuguese food. The seafood platter off the hook!

Unbelievable!!! Called days before to make sure their hours were accurate for Christmas Eve as I had family visiting from outside of the country and state so we could eat dinner here. Made a reservation and was told they were going to close at 10pm. I called about a half hour before leaving my house to find out they were closing in 15 minutes (it was 4:30 pm). Really disappointed. read more

I went to Sol-Mar last evening with two friends from work. It's easy to locate on Ferry Street with a large parking lot on the opposite corner (huge plus). Upon entering we were unsure which was the restaurant. There is a well-lit section (Sol-Mar) and connecting is a dining room (Vila Nova). The dining room is very cozy and my European friend commented how much it reminded him of the small restaurants of Italy. Even the flooring is reminiscent of the side walks of Lisbon. We started with a plate of Calamari to share and was more than enough for three people. The calamari themselves were large as well and came with a tomato sauce, I liked that they were not overly coated/deep fried. Next I ordered the Robalo dinner special, while my friends ordered a Shrimp Scampi over Penne and a mixed Seafood Platter. It was the entire fish and aside from the spines I loved it ;-). It was very smooth, almost buttery, my friends agreed. Along with it came potatoes and broccoli both of which were good. My friend thought his shrimp scampi was ok, though he felt the pasta was overcooked. He has fairly high standards for pasta though and I don't think this is necessarily the restaurant to go to if that is your thing. The seafood platter was huge, the half lobster was awesome, the shrimp were also good. The clams and mussles got average reviews. I finished with a tasty cup of coffe and they split a delicious flan. The help was excellent. The waiter was very patient with us and answered all our questions. The matre'd additionally was helpful and I appreciated the two's professionalism. I plan to return soon...I really want to enjoy this place, I'd love to give it 4-5 stars and hope to try new plates and especially get into some of the wines they have out. read more

Been here many times when I used to work in the ironbound. Definitely top notch food and the sangria is awesome... Although not so good for a weekday lunch. Definitely try this place. read more

Here's the main issue I have with the Iron Bound: you get a ton of rice and shrimp with almost everything, but nothing is above average, and most are below. The same applies to Sol Mar. Ultra friendly service, but as part of a group who ordered a slew of plates to share amongst us, nothing stood out. In fact, the scallops were quite rubbery (overcooked). Prices probably fit the food, so I suppose I'm not going to complain too much. The interior was plain. We sat in the section by the cash register and bar, overlooking the shopping center across the street. I believe there's a cozier section further back. It's just average I suppose, though we had a great time nonetheless.. There *is* a mariscada place on Ferry St. that is a tiny hole in the wall, essentially a bar with about 10 tables, which had delicious food. In common Iron Bound fare, the plate was huge, but uncommonly, it was fantastic. The menu was completely in Portuguese I believe, and no one in the place spoke English. To me, that's a good sign that you're getting something at least relatively authentic. Now I just have to remember it's name... read more

Service was bad. Sangria gets a 5 Stars all by itself. Food was not good at all. Not one of my family members ate their food. I give the two stars for dessert and sangria. read more

Both my girlfriend & I were very disappointed. I ordered the stuffed whole lobster for $47.50 . It was dreadful not fully cooked & didn't look fresh. It was stuffed with bright orange supposedly crab meat stuffing it looked radio active it was the only thing eatable . My girlfriend orders the stuffed salmon . She said it smelled fishy she didn't finish it . It didn't look good . Desert was teramusu in a small paper cup . U knew it was store bought ...disgusting . We will never go there again plz change star status cause 3.5 is too generous .i really don't like bashing restaurants but when u pay $150 to eat u have to start speaking out . We hit the local pizzeria an hour later.. We don't even think about going out to eat unless the restaurant has minimum of 4 stars . We've wasted so much money over the years on poor quality .& then being over charged. NO MORE!! read more

Went there with my family last weekend. It felt luke we arrived on the shores of lisboa and stepped into another world. Food was good but the bacalhau was not as good as we make at home. The bolinhos of bacalhau and the calamari were both good. This is a very dolid place with very large portions. Enough to share and good value. Would be 3.5 stats but thats not possible. read more

I've been to the best of the best and eat out every week. What I really appreciate more than anything is true authentic cuisine. Eating here is like eating in Portugal but not having to fly there!! The Spanish clams and red snapper are the way to go! Port is amazing! read more

Outstanding on all fronts, great friendly service, excellent food at reasonable prices. The clams were killer we couldn't stop eating them & sopping up the sauce with the amazing bread. We then feasted on suckling pig which was really amazing. read more

I came here for a family birthday party and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of service we received. The two hosts who were dining us were pleasant, consider it, and extremely accommodating. The food was very good, cooked well, but a little on the cool side which is why I'm not giving them 5 stars. read more

The food is great! One star because of the staff! I said to the bartender Jose "Excuse when you get a minute can we get some coffee". His response "I don't talk to you". Needless to say I was really taken back. I even asked other patrons if I heard him correctly. I did. I'm unsure if his blatant disrespect for me was because I do not speak Portuguese or if it is because I am a woman. Either way it was rude. He was serving everyone around me that came to the bar after me. I will not ever go back here again due to Jose and his opinion of women who don't speak Portuguese. This isn't Dick's Last Resort and I will NOT pay to be disrespected in any way shape or form. There's plenty of excellent Portuguese Restaurants in the area. read more

Went for lunch recently with my wife. My wife's salmon was delicious and hearty. My porterhouse wasn't anything special and a touch underwhelming. The bread was not fresh and warm; which is something i expected. The ambiance was very familial with a lot of family gatherings surrounding our table. I wasn't a fan of how rushed some of the waiters were with clearing our places and table as we were still eating. And I also wasn't a fan of the quest and chorizo bread they placed on my table without telling me that I would have to eventually pay for it. The calamari was very light, chewy and a bit cold. Honestly I prefer the calamari at Tops Diner. Overall I think this place was a little more hype than I expected. I do plan to give it a second chance and maybe sit where the "locals" sit. I hear the garlic shrimp and garlic chicken are a must next time. Hope this helps. read more

6 of us ate in the tent last night & we were assured it was heated when we made our rez. We were not only freezing cold but literally sitting in the middle of an intersection with cars touching the plastic tent to get by!!! We asked to be moved but "this is the only table for 6" REALLY?!?! The traffic noise was deafening with cars, trucks, horns. The makeshift floor was so slanted which made our table slanted. I'll be fair to say the food was decent but the service was not. Bring our food out TOGETHER & not piece meal. We repeatedly had to ask for things. All in all, doesn't matter how good the food was it was a lousy dining experience! read more

Sol-mar is by far the best Portuguese place in Newark. I'm shocked to see that it doesn't have 5 stars! Every time we go we don't have a reservation and they always accommodate. It is a little loud but I LOVE the atmosphere there. The bread with the meat is amazing. The chorizo is so flavorful. The ossobucco is mouth watering. The seafood paella is big enough for 4 people to share easily. Made to perfection. There's plenty of seafood too. Not just all rice. If you're feeling for something on the lighter side the swordfish is excellent! You have to get a pitcher of sangria while you're there as well! They have a dessert cart with a number of desserts. I'm by a big dessert person but they all look delicious. I always look forward to a meal at sol-mar and are looking forward to the next one! read more

Had many meals there prior to COVID.Service was good and meals were fine.Friday August 23rd a friend and I stopped by for a late lunch. I ordered a fried squid appetizer and my friend ordered a octopus appetizer. His octopus appetizer was very good my fried squid was tasteless and the marinara sauce was out of a jar.The fried squid was from a restaurant supply store .very thin rings of battered greasy pale squid .We then ordered two Salted Cod meals that I have had there before. This was not what the menu and the waiter told me how it was prepared . What we were served was a cod fish casserole with mashed potatoes. We were told this was a popular dish. Rather than make a scene the wait staff did not speak English or they didn't understand what we were complaining about. Oh one more item when they were setting the table they brought us a little saucer with loves an a second saucer for the pits, I watched as a waiter threw a way 3 pits that were in the saucer before bringing them to the table. That should have been a hint that times must be bad for them. Who knows how many times leftover olives are being reserved . read more

This place is just ok. The staff are very nice however the food was very blah. We were very excited to try this place and live 2 hrs away so very disappointed. When food came out my wife had a bug on her steak. They were very quick to fix and very apologetic but still it happened. I would go somewhere else if you want real good Portuguese food read more

Amazing food, attentive service and above all VERY cleanly and organized during COVID-19

NEVER AGIAN!! My family of four ordered the paella. It was a disaster. The only seasoning was SALT. The clams were gritty and the lobsters were tasteless. The rubbery shrimps were plentiful. I guess we should have been grateful for the ample serving of over salted rice. The service was impersonal and brisk. Upon being seated the waiter asked if we would like to try the breads and cheeses. We accepted and were served cold dry breads with a tasteless cottage cheese like item. When the bill came we were charged for the bread and cheese. When I questioned the waiter he stated "I put that on all my customers' bill". After several rounds of this practice being both unprofessional and deceiving, the charge was taken off the bill. Save yourself the drama...eat elsewhere. read more

Awful, horrible service!!! We just left the restaurant August 01, 2015 Saturday night. We were sitting outside since it's a gorgeous night, I, my husband a baby and 2 kids. We order our drinks the appetizers and our dinner, "one hour later" nothing has arrived to our table accept for the drinks! The waitress didn't even bother to come see if we needed anything. . One hour and 10 minutes later, I walked in the restaurant, called the waitress and asked her to cancel our order and bring us the check for the drinks. Believe it or not, she just ignored us and walked away!! She never came back with the check! I had to walk inside the restaurant and ask someone else for our check since we had ordered drinks and we were sitting outside. As I'm waiting for the check I saw the owner of the restaurant sitting right next to me in the bar, he asked how was everything and I told him what had happened.. This was he's reply to me "yes, sometimes things like this happens ". Really? ????? What did you just say?? Are you kidding me?? There's an entire family hungry waiting for the food, the kids are so upset after one hour waiting for everything, the waitress never came back to our table and you are gonna tell me that this is normal? !! You're crazy!!!! I right t give my money to a restaurant that actually appreciate their customers and care about their service! By the way the table behind us also left, after the waitress left them waiting for also an hour without even serving them the drinks! Unbelievable! ! :( There's so many Portuguese restaurants in Newark, no need to go through this! I do not recomend! read more

2.5 stars - one very high point, 3 good sides, and the rest a huge disappointment. I agree with the other reviews that it's awkward when you get there. They got a hostess stand for the main dining room, but nobody was manning it and there were several people waiting there for a table. We had a reservation and were quickly shown to our table - once they saw us. Our server was really sweet and good though. Dishes (sides scored separately): Olives on table - 1 star - not marinated, tasted like they came out of a can Bread on table - 2 stars - fairly fresh but not very flavorful, packaged butter Chorizo appetizer - 2 stars for taste (needed flavor), 3 for presentation (they cooked it table side, on a cart) Filet Mignon - 1.5 stars - overcooked, lacked any flavor or seasoning, and kind of tough. Big, but poor quality. Pickled veg served with filet interspersed with a single cherry tomato, an olive and a small pickle on the plate was another low point. 0 stars Chilean Sea Bass special - 5 stars for taste, 1 star for cleaning. The fish was special and would have been perfect if cleaned properly. It was fresh, moist and succulent on the inside, perfectly crisped just on the outermost layer. TONS OF BONES really screwed up this otherwise beautifully cooked dish. Boiled potatoes served with fish - 4 stars, yummy, needed seasoning. Broccoli served with fish - 0 stars - tasted REALLY fishy, as if it had been dipped in rotten fish juice. I took one bite and thought I'd be sick. Potato side - 4 stars - perfectly prepared, needed seasoning. Rice side - 4 stars - delicious, if non-traditional as it was based with white rice. We had a Groupon, which included 2 glasses of house wine for each diner. The red was better than the white. We were seated in plants. No, that's not a typo. I had to keep brushing leaves out of my face. It seemed as though they stuck this table for 2 in a space that they thought just big enough to cram an additional 2 diners, and misjudged the space. Loud, bustling environment. Good for a night out with friends, not a special date. I felt bad for the servers, who kept slamming into each other in the narrow corridors. If we didn't have the Groupon, dinner with tip would have been approximately $100, and we would have been pissed. Portions were huge but not worth the cost. Nobody offered us the cheese or sausage bread that others complained they were charged for, but both were listed on the menu. ***I do not think this place is handicapped accessible. Please call ahead if you have mobility issues - restrooms were downstairs and the walkways between tables were narrow. read more

a few portugese folk that i know have told me to try out the restaurants in newark and a couple mentioned this one. saying its been around the longest. the food here is amazing!!! the seafood is so fresh. the portions are like family sized portions squeezed onto a single portion sized plate!!! and i can't believe how cheap it is. its like an old school establishment. got some old timers hanging by the bar. extended families dining at the joined tables. great atmosphere. if the food in portugal is anything like this, i can't wait to hop on the next nonstop continental flight at EWR. next time i fly outta newark i'll skip the airplane food and fill myself up here first. read more

This is officially my first documented review thanks to a good friend and colleague...who happens to be Portuguese! So without further ado, here's my insightful review for the masses. Who says overcooked seafood can't be good? One thing I admire about Portuguese culture: they serve food like there's no tomorrow. In all my years of dining at different Portuguese restaurants, I have to come noticed two indelible facts: 1. Every protein is well-done. 2. Every dish has garlic, almost all the time. So first things first. The bread. Now I don't know about you, but if the restaurant decides they want to put bread on the table, my preference is that the bread be warm. Yes, this is a complaint. The bread was obviously cold. Not room temperature, but borderline cold. The bread was served with a side of cheese made of fresh cow's milk. Paired with a little bit of salt and pepper, it was a nice touch. The waiter also put down an assortment of olives. Not bad for canned olives from Pathmark. Moving on. For apps- we consumed fresh clams in garlic sauce: Ameijoas A Espanhola. White wine, olive oil, butter, & lots of garlic. Pretty good for a standalone clam appetizer. Mind you, this probably was the high point of the dinner. Although I am not partial to overcooked meats, I can get past it, provided that it is masked by a some sort enjoyable sauce. Clearly, Sol-Mar does a good job at bringing out the seafood flavors through their limited variety of sauces. Namely their Mariscada Em Molho verde or to most that are familiar: Mariscada In Green Sauce. Much like the Ameijoas A Espanhola, garlic was rampant on this dish. The sauce was executed well. Nice flavor & consistency. In comparison to Iberia, it's a tad better....but not by much. This sauce was very similar to the appetizer with regards to the taste profile. Minus the parsley, flour, & clam juice / fish stock....it might as well been the same sauce. Desert time....unfortunately was the low point in the meal. And low point is a huge understatement. While we were steadily enjoying our Mariscada dish, we noticed our waiter a few tables away torching what looked like (from our vantage point) creme brulee. Our waiter was torching 4 bowls, containing caramelized sugar atop homemade custard. So, 20-30 minutes pass and the waiter asks to wrap our left over Mariscada. He then brings over a cart of desserts, explaining each selection with great detail. Sure enough, Creme Brulee was on the cart! Now, I need you to understand that I am a true Connoisseur of Creme Brulee. No Bullshit folks! I know my shit when it comes to Creme Brulee. I've been to countless french restaurants and high-end eateries offering this magnificent dessert which almost all the time, I make sure I sample. Sol-Mar's interpretation of Creme Brulee was by far the worst I have ever eaten. This fiasco that they call "Creme Brulee" was really upsetting. I really thought that our waiter was torching the bowls from 30 minutes ago for orders that were placed by another table at that moment. The bastard was torching it just in-case some dumb-asses like us decide to order this dog shit they call dessert. Harsh assessment you ask? Not if you know Creme Brulee my friend. So there you have it. Food was OK and the service so-so. I believe the service was not on par because it was a Monday. There was literally, two guys in the whole joint. Shit, I think our waiter cooked our meal since he would disappear, and not to be seen for long periods of time. But the guy did his job when he was around and he was very friendly. Plus...he looked like a Portuguese Jay Leno! Overall, the dining experience was OK. The price was average for a Portuguese restaurant, the ambiance was floral with a touch of Mediterranean flavor, and the service was attentive...when the waiter was around. =) For being (supposedly) the best Portuguese restaurant in Newark, I was less than thrilled & my high expectations where not met. So I'm sure you've noticed a pattern in my highly opinionated review by now. Although I believe Portuguese (much like alot of other Hispanic culinary fairs) to have the same definitive taste profiles, those same ingredients they use (GARLIC)....they use very well. read more

This is my favorite Portuguese restaurant beside 28 BBQ in Bound Brook. The food is excellent and the portions are large. Service is wonderful and I love the old world feel the place has. I always recommend this one if you are heading "down neck". read more

Grea place! The food is delicious. The presention was really good too. Service was excellent. I loved the wine selections and the fact that the server was able to recommend a nice bottle of wine since we didn't know any of the wines. I'm definitely going back soon read more

I've been going to Solmar for years with my Family. My father refuses to go anywhere else. Food is excellent and very affordable. They got my dinner wrong but quickly fixed it without me saying anything, and gave an extra meal on the house. Food is fresh and well cooked. Definitely my favorite Portugese restaurant in iron bound. Easy to get to and plenty of parking across the street. read more

My family and I went for easter ...food was good...not great. I ordered the shrimp in garlic dish...tasty but very greasy. My hubby ordered the steak n he enjoyed it. Portions are very generous and service was spectacular. However, I found a hair on the lemon that garnished my shrimp dish ...lost my appetite after that. Will not be returning. read more

The food tastes mediocre and the survive is sub par. Every waiter here seems to push us to buy something we don't really like( like the dessert from a cart). And the waiter didn't even tell us the bread and cream butter cost extra ( a small amount of butter cost 3 bucks something and we tried a little find nothing special). We can get unlimited butter and bread from any other restaurant. We come here from groupon and will never return. The only good thing is the generous portion (but tasteless). read more

Wonderful food. Remember Saturdays can be crazy busy so make a reservation! Excellent service. A place I could sit and drink and eat all night read more

I will start off saying that I have dined at Sol-Mar at least 3 times in the past 5 years. Usually to catch a bite with a serious soccer match or to enjoy a meal outdoors with the live music with my husband and children. The food has always been okay.... nothing spectacular but decent....nothing too awesome or scathingly awful deserving of a YELP yelp..... however, this was not the case in our dining experience this past Friday evening..... here's my review. We decided to try Sol-Mar's new dining room ViLa Nova for dinner after trying to get in several Saturday nights ago for a late dinner date (just me and my husband) there was no seating available and the dining room would be closed after that round. We were with our two girls (3 and 7) and a good friend, Bill. He had arrived about 15 minutes prior to us and although there was only one other very large party seated, and the wait staff standing around in huddles talking he said that they did not acknowledge his presence. Once we arrived at 6pm, someone did walk over and then waved us over for a table. The dining room is separated into 3 areas for seating.... with this in mind, the waiter walked us to the very rear of the restaurant, to walk over the greasy filthy floors to a corner table immediately located near the cooking station and two tables away from the stairway leading to the basement level bathrooms. I looked at the small space and as my 7 year old tried to sit directly beneath the edge of a pointed corner of some wall decor....I asked the waiter for another table, I did not want to risk anyone hitting their head on this display. This apparently bothered our waiter Jorge because he huffed and puffed seating us at a much smaller table. We all took our seats, and as I did, I felt my pants tug as I tried to push my seat in. I stood up and felt the seat and it was coated in a sticky syrup or something. The waiter was just a step away so I got his attention and told him and he simply dragged the chair from a neighboring table and swapped it out... he was now most clearly annoyed and dismissive. By the way he didn't bother to clean it either. Quite honestly, I was so perturbed that I was ready to get up out of there but my husband and friend already were eating the bread and I kept on thinking don't be an ass. My mistake.... The VilA Nova app was plentiful but awful. The rissois (sp?) was greasy and the shrimp inside seemed dehydrated and rough, the lulas were tasteless and chewy, the shrimp in garlic was edible but over cooked, and the choriço and pork belly was just ok... the better part of the appetizer was the melon and presunto.... We ordered dinner. I got the house style bacalao, my husband got the bife portugués, and our friend got the grilled salmon salad. When the food arrived it looked like it might redeem the less than substandard experience altogether, but I was mistaken again. My husband ate most of his food, I ate a few bites of the fish and munched primarily on the potatoes. I didn't particularly like the flavor of my fish, but based it on flavor preference instead of the quality.... Thankfully my kids just had the rice, fried potatoes and melon.... unfortunately for my husband and I we both have been sick to our stomachs for the last two days....and Bill says his stomach is also not well.... Lastly, and apart from the food and service is the fact that the restaurant must have a significant sewerage problem, because once you get down the slippery stairs (and watch for your step under the threshold especially) the smell of feces and floral deodorizer smacks you in the face and lingers in your mouth while you are down there.....there are also notes not to place paper in toilet in each stall. This is pretty sad since the bathrooms would be otherwise spotless. The management is definitely aware of this as they have glass candle jars placed directly outside the bathrooms, in the bathrooms and going up to staircase from the bathrooms. I'm sort of sorry that this review is so bad.... I love promoting great local businesses and in fact wanted to love this place and that's why I wanted to go back. It was so disappointing across all levels. FYI- We took doggie bags .... I think out of a force of habit but, wound up putting them directly in the trash upon parking in our garage. read more

Sat us next to the bathroom and smelt the sewer all night. Lost my appetite. Disgusting !!!! Yuck read more

I've been to Sol-Mar twice for my birthday (this year and last year). I am a fan of Iberia's down the street, but after eating here twice I can honestly say that Sol-Mar is the better restaurant. The food is great and the portions are HUGE! The atmosphere is great too. The restaurant is decorated so that you feel like you're sitting in an outdoor cafe in PortugaI. I ordered paella on my visit there last week. On the menu it is listed as "paella for two" but my husband doesn't eat seafood so I asked if I could get a smaller portion just for me. They obliged and it was still a HUGE pot of steaming rice and shellfish! After downing half a lobster and numerous clams, mussels, scallops and rice, I gave in. There was still a ton of rice and shrimp left (sadly I cannot eat shrimp). My husband ordered the garlic chicken which came with 3 huge chicken breasts, rice and potato "chips". After all that...and a pitcher of sangria...we were too stuffed for dessert. That cart they were wheeling around with the samples looked delicious though! The prices were not bad either. Our bill came to basically what we would pay for 2 meals and 2 drinks at another restaurant, but we got way more food than anywhere else and a whole pitcher of sangria! Next time you are in Newark looking for Portugese food, definitely try Sol-Mar! read more

One of my favorite places to eat in the Ironbound area. Best Portuguese food around. I prefer the bar area more so than the dinning area. 2 thumbs up! read more

Solid Portuguese food with good sangria. Of course the portions were large as with most Portuguese places. I went to SM with a friend and a Groupon. To start we had the garlic shrimp. I got a fish special that was also topped with shrimp in a cream sauce. The reason I give three stars is because nothing made me want to come back. It was all good but nothing GREAT. I read the Alex C review before I wrote this and that sounded like something that would make me want to come back. I will definitely return if another Groupon comes up otherwise I do not frequent the area and have several Portuguese places by me. read more

nice dining room in back... kept worrying about my car because this is the ghettO. everything was salty and just bleh. waiter offered "fresh cheese" and placed on table.... found it on the bill for $8 in the end. thanks? wont return. read more

If your looking for excellent fresh seafood in Newark's Iron Bound this is the place. Not as popular as the other places along ferry but a diamond in the rough. T-Bone steak perfectly cooked for $20, you just cant find anymore. Everything about Sol Mar works and I highly recommend it if your looking for Portuguese Down Neck. read more