Best Historic Restaurants in Newark

The grilled chicken was cooked to perfection and paired nicely with a glass of Zin. The atmosphere with the huge Christmas tree in the open area was delightful. Overall, a wonderful dinner with friends for a very reasonable price. This place has never failed to please over the past forty years.

We met friends, shared some small plates and had mains as well. All the dishes were delicious, with high quality ingredients (and we’re foodies who know how to cook)! We loved that it was quiet enough to converse. It is attached to a hotel in a somewhat off-the beaten path location but it’s worth a visit (and open on days when many restaurants are closed, like Mondays). The ambiance is very nice inside. A hidden gem!

Osteria is a gem of a restaurant. It has an excellent menu, a wonderful old world ambiance and professional staff. We really appreciated the soft background holiday music that made our table conversation effortless. The salads, pastas and the hazelnut flan were all so enjoyable. Che buono!

The location was beautiful but the service was horrible. There are tables throughout the facility but only 2 people serving tea service. When we first arrived, I placed an order for French fries along side the tea service. They never came, i didn’t make a big deal until we decided to stay a bit longer. I told the waitress that our fries never came, could we place an order. 45 mins later, still no fries. She walked by and I asked her, did you place my order for fries, she said yes. 30 minutes later, no fries but the table in front of us got an order of fries. That’s when I got up and left. We had to prepay for tea service or else i wouldn’t have left a tip. She never checked in on us during our stay, we had to flag her down when we needed something. Cute place but never coming back! Service was HORRIBLE