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Mompou: Restaurant Reviews

77 Ferry Street, Newark, NJ 07105 (North Ironbound)
973-578-8114
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Ranked #23 of 130 restaurants in Newark
Price range: $10 - $25
Cuisines: Portuguese
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Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Reservations
Neighborhood: North Ironbound
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Newark, New Jersey, United States
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Great Place for Sangria”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 16, 2013

Mompou's has the best white sangria in town. I love the tapas menu for lunch as it is just the right portion and not too expensive. Although Mompou's is a Spanish restaurant, the menu has many alternatives to the typical Portuguese /Spanish dishes that dominate the Ironbound. The restaurant is cozy but not too cramped and adequate for the crowd; however, patio is my favorite during the summer. I do think that the dessert menu could have a better selection; it's missing a good chocolate dessert.

Visited January 2013
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Holmdel, New Jersey
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70 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
“Love it!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 16, 2012

Nice décor, good service, and delicious tapas! I went there with my daughter and we loved it! They have a patio in the back with heating lamp posts that resembles the ones we see in Europe (especially in Italy). We will go back!

Visited November 2012
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28 restaurant reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Great small plates”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 11, 2012

Was again here last night. The Octopus and Hanger steak are delectable! I only wish the price of the steak was a bit less for the size you get. Great service as well! I love eating here.

  • Visited May 2012
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Mount Vernon, WA
2 reviews
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“Pleasant surprise in Newark”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 27, 2012 via mobile

We were in Newark for only one night to catch an early flight and were so happy to find such a nice place so close our hotel. The service was excellent, the place was surprisingly cool and funky inside and I really liked the food choices. I really liked the chickpea salad and the tres leches cake and coconut creme brûlée were lovely. I really liked both the red and white sangria. I would definitely go back if I didn't live 2,000 miles away.

    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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“Horrible”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 18, 2012

Horrible. No other word expresses how I felt about this restaurant. We walked into the restaurant and the hostess was nowhere to be found. Then a server came by and seated us. After a few minutes our waiter came with menus. So we decided on a few tapas that we wanted and then the waiter came by and told us 3 items were no longer available. Really!!! On a Saturday night at 8 o’clock you run out of food. So 2 out of those items were what we were going to order. So we ordered Sangria (large) but when we got the carafe it looked like it was a small. Oh well. So we ordered the shrimp skewers, potatoes bravos and tostones. The shrimp were really bad, no flavor and the sauce that come with it also had no flavor. The potatoes were okay, a little spicy. I am not a big fan of tostones and they were okay. So then we decided to get 2 more items, the cod fritters and the yuca. The cod fritters were not good at all and the yuca were okay. The waiter came by only once to ask how we were doing. When it came to pay we had a restaurant.com coupon, so we gave it to the wait staff. When the bill came, the coupon was taken off but he gave himself a 20% tip. On the coupon it states that gratuity will be include but did not give an amount. I WILL NEVER GO BACK!

  • Visited November 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Food
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