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Caffe Gelato Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://www.caffegelato.net
  • Email: ryan@caffegelato.net
  • Phone: (302) 738-5811
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm; Sunday: 4:00pm - 8:00pm; Brunch: Sunday: 9:30am - 3:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Contemporary American, Italian
  • Executive Chef: Danny Profita
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Chef's Table, Delivery, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
  • Catering: Lunches delivered to your office for $10 per person. Choose any salad, any pasta or panini sandwiches and your favorite gelato. We deliver for small and large groups, dinners delivered starting at $15 per person.
    Caffe Gelato also offers full-service catering with passed hors d"oeuvres, buffet or table-side service, hand crafted desserts -- including decadent chocolate truffles -- and professionally trained bar tenders. Please call Ryan directly at 302-420-6301 or 302-738-5811.
  • Private Party Facilities: Request private "Cellar" room for parties up to 12.

    Request private "Library" room for meetings or parties up to 30. The library has multimedia projector and a drop-down screen.

    Request a table in the private "Wine" room for a party of up to 7.

    Request semi-private "New Dining" room for groups of up to 50.

    Reserve "Both Main Dining" rooms for a party of 100 people or more.

    Host a cocktail reception in the lobby or lounge. Reserve one of our private rooms for your next party, celebration or work-related function.
  • Private Party Contact: Ryan German (302) 738-5811
  • Entertainment: Andy Hetzler plays the classic violin Friday and Saturday evenings 6:30-8 p.m.

    Special wine dinners monthly with guests from the wineries and speakers, please check www.caffegelato.net for dates.

    Annual New Year"s Eve Wine Dinner and Celebration December 31 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Academy
  • Parking: Public Lot
  • Parking Details: Use driveway next to restaurant and park in the lot out back, we will validate your entire parking tab. Meter parking also available on Main St. in Newark.
A word from Caffe Gelato
Relaxed atmosphere, vibrant bar, good wine cellar (Wine Spectator Award of Excellence), great food, delicious house-crafted gelato and house-crafted pasta. Guests may request a semi-circle booth for parties up to 8, or a nice table. Outdoor seating is available in season and large groups may… request a private room.
Caffe Gelato celebrates its 13-year anniversary. For lunch, look forward to trying our panini sandwiches on fresh baked sea-salt and rosemary foccacia, the featured salads or a house crafted pasta. At dinner try the Roasted Rack of Lamb, Prosciutto wrapped Veal Chop, Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Pepper Seared Tuna, Maple Roasted Salmon or any of our 7 pastas. Brunch features omelets, crepes, poached eggs, and Creme Brulee French Toast. Favorite gelato flavors are "bacio" chocolate-hazlenut, mokka cappuccino, dark chocolate, creme brulee toffee and tiramisu. Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerContemporary American
  • Diners' Choice WinnerNotable Wine List
  • Diners' Choice WinnerSpecial Occasion
Diner Reviews
  • "We make it a point to visit Cafe Gelato when we are in town visiting our son. The entrees are well prepared and delicious."
    Dined on 2/23/2014
  • "My wife and I went to Cafe Gelato without knowing they were sponsoring wine flights fro different regions of the US and from around the world -at a very inexpensive price. Not only was this a great bargain but the food was excellent too. We ate dishes of homemade pastas and seafood, and topped it off with a sharing of their home-made gelato. The food and experience were great. We will return!"
    Dined on 4/5/2014
  • "My wife and I dined at Caffe Gelato with some old friends who were in town and it was one of the most pleasant experiences were have had in a long time. The food was excellent, the service superb, and the atmosphere was conducive to good conversation."
    Dined on 4/8/2014
  • "Wonderful, as usual. Many intriguing dishes made it difficult to choose (a good thing). Tried a new wine (for me) and it was excellent. Only disappointment was not being able to use the "Birthday Card" and a Groupon voucher."
    Dined on 4/6/2014
  • "Options offered reservations were incorrect. Restaurant doesn't open until 10am and the system offers option for hours prior to that."
    Dined on 4/6/2014
  • "Very active and energetic place at times. Nice place for a group of friends or just two. Good selection on the menu and a gelato to finish the meal makes for a good ending."
    Dined on 4/5/2014
  • "My wife and I dined here for my birthday this year, though it's a restaurant normally in our rotation. The salmon is a favorite and highly recommended. It was piping hot and done perfectly. They have an enjoyable brunch on the weekends and we enjoy dining outside on Main Street in warmer weather. A good choice for special occasions!"
    Dined on 4/2/2014
  • "What a wonderful night!! Great music by Gus Mercante and excellent food (as always). Menu was very inventive and I was quite surprised that I like the bison slider. Can't wait to try one of their other wine dinners!"
    Dined on 3/30/2014
  • "Nice atmosphere, great service, food was very good. Not your typical Italian restaurant, no lasagna or chicken parm or veal parm on menu, but chef is more than willing to make something up for you. For dessert you have to try the 4 sample scoops of their gelato. All the flavors we tried were very good. Look for coupons of Groupon also."
    Dined on 3/30/2014
  • "We come to CG for the food--it's ALWAYS great. The environment is often a little too loud for our taste knocking it out of the "Romantic" category and the "Group" category as well, because we have to shout to hear each other--bad for digestion. : ) The wine list is good but not exciting--we'd like to see many more choices of really nice wines that are not so expensive and we know they're out there."
    Dined on 3/30/2014
  • "We always love our visits to Cafe Gelato; and the food did not disappoint. We waited a while for a server but once we ordered the food came fairly quickly -could have been a llittle warmer. Vacant tables around us were not cleared in a timely manner. I feel they were either slammed unexpectedly or did not have enough wait staff that day. This would not stop me from returning as Cafe Gelato is a quality restaurant."
    Dined on 3/27/2014
  • "Time and time again Cafe Gelato goes above and beyond to make your experience more memorable than the last visit. The food, service, atmosphere, it's all amazing."
    Dined on 3/29/2014
  • "The service was terrible. We had to wait for quite a while and then paged a bus boy to get us a waiter to get a drink. He was friendly enough, and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time. We waited for our coffee and tea and when it got to us my friends coffee was cold, there was not any "basic Lipton-type DACAF" tea in your lovley large box of tea selections. Also I did not get a teaspoon or any cream for my tea. The food was very good, but the servce was not."
    Dined on 3/28/2014
  • "Slow service. Average food. The gelato was amazing."
    Dined on 3/27/2014
  • "This was our second visit; having had such a good experience the first time we returned with friends. The lamb chops were excellent and prepared exactly to order; the gelato was great - too many choices make for difficult decisions so a sampler of four was a nice option. We had several of the pasta dishes that were fine but the pasta primavera was a slight disappointment - not very flavorful. The popularity of the restaurant and bistro-like decor made the noise level a bit 'energetic' for easy conversation at first, but was mitigated as the crowd thinned throughout the evening. The validated parking makes it easy on patrons; a real plus. All in all, a very fine restaurant that we will return to in future visits to the area."
    Dined on 3/22/2014
  • "I have reviewed this as a dinner place but this is my first time reviewing it for lunch. As far as I am concerned it is still a 10 on my list. The variety of sandwiches and the sides served with them are simply delightful. Their Pasta Fagiola with the Panini might leave you too full for the Creme Brulee or gelato, so consider taking half of the sandwich home if you get soup also. That was not easy to do with the hand pulled short rib of beef topped with brie and tomato but I cannot pass up their Creme Brulee so I had to wrap part of the sandwich. It made a great snack later. I can say that I have NEVER had a bad meal there. Actually I should say I've never had one that was not delicious."
    Dined on 3/21/2014
  • "Caffee gelato has the best food in the area. Seafood is always cooked perfectly. My husband loves the Caesar salad especially since it is always dressed just the right amount. Love the delicious gelato as well."
    Dined on 3/21/2014
  • "Nice dinner with family including a 7 year old who loved both the pizza and the gelato. Adults enjoyed the pasta and veal dishes."
    Dined on 3/14/2014
  • "We had a wonderful birthday dinner. They even offer gluten free options."
    Dined on 3/16/2014
  • "Excellent food and dessert, but it took almost an hour for four sandwiches. Had difficulty finding someone to refill our water glasses"
    Dined on 3/16/2014
  • "Ryan Germain has built Caffe Gelato into an excellent restaurant with consistently good food at reasonable prices. Servers are pleasant and professional and the menu has a great balance of standard winners and daily specials with gourmet touches. Nice atmosphere too!"
    Dined on 3/15/2014
  • "Perhaps the problem was new help but service was abysmal. We are regulars but if this was my first visit I would not come back."
    Dined on 3/6/2014
  • "Good food and service. Excellent pastas and gelato. Hostess needs training. Seating is tightly laid out which fit more guests but not the most comfortable and takes away from the evening."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Very nice Saturday evening dinner. Reservations were easy, no trouble parking, the restaurant was comfortable, the service and food excellent, thanks for the great time."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "We were somewhat disappointed with our dining experience this visit. We gave 2 days notice via a phone call that we were changing our party from 2-3 people. When we arrived we were seated at a table for 2; the waitress said she would bring additional serving which she did. However, it was not complete; no bread plate or water glass. We had to get the above from another table. Also, although our food selections tasted good, it was not up to the quality we experienced previously."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "The meal was amazing but the tables are packed so tightly together it was difficult to have a conversation."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Made mistake of taking 9, including 3 children, for early Saturday night birthday celebration. Unfortunately got table close to entry door, so noise level was close to unbearable. Service was very, very slow-took over 2 hours. Server did not bring all that was included with kids' meals until we asked. We picked up their gelato on the way out of the door. The food was excellent; tuna was outstanding."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "We live an hour away and still want to come as often as we can."
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "They offered their valentine's day special for the whole weekend which was great. Both my date and I's dinners was very delicious."
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "Valentine's dinner was a nice 7 course meal. Food was great and atmosphere nice but can be a bit tight with a little more hustle and bustle/noise then I would normally like, but not bad. Only issue was service in that wait staff was clearly not as customer focused as I would expect for what I would expect for this price range. Felt a bit like we were on a schedule to get us in and out and on to the next reservation for the table."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "My wife and I came in for a late dinner and the staff could not have been nicer, accommodating our special requests with a great attitude. I ordered the prosciutto wrapped veal chop which was out of this world good. My wife had the scallops which also were perfectly prepared. A great bottle of Pinot Noir and catching a little bit of the Olympic Opening ceremony on the TV behind the bar made the evening perfect. Kudos to the whole team at this restaurant!"
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "The dinner was delicious. The service was terrific. We were able to get a booth which was very comfortable. My only complaint is the noise level. It was difficult to hear the person sitting directly across from me."
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "Butternut squash was a featured ingredient on the menu...with two great results sampled, I am now a big fan of butternut squash. Caffe Gelato's chef always delivers the freshest ingredients in the freshest of ways. Dessert was fabulous...a gluten-free olive oil (very decadent) chocolate cake with a scoop of gelato. Oh my!"
    Dined on 1/31/2014
  • "Menu was impressive. Service was a little slow. Food was quite good. The order delivery was confused and lead to a considerable wait for one of our party. Should be noted that a number of tables were empty so it wasn't that they were overcrowded."
    Dined on 1/30/2014
  • "Newark, DE, being halfway between Philadelphia and Baltimore has become our meeting place for lunch several times a year. It has been the perfect place for two old friends to meet and catch up on our news. The food (favors Italian) has always been very good and the service even better. The booths are a perfect size for two or three; and since we usually choose a back booth, we are able to talk and enjoy lunch without interruption. The restaurant doesn't seem to mind that our lunch usually lasts 2+ hours, and we feel that we are welcome to stay as long as we wish. They are usually not crowded during the weekday lunch hour so we are not holding up any tables. And, of course, the gelato for dessert is a must."
    Dined on 1/13/2014
  • "We go to Cafe Gelato about 4 times a year. I wish our schedule weren't so busy as we would go more if we had the time. For me, it is not a restaurant to dash in and out. The atmosphere is too relaxing, and sometimes after a good meal, you could find your eyes closing involuntarily. Despite the rise in food prices, they still manage to find fresh ingredients with delicious blends of herbs and vegetables. This is definitely a date night place for my husband and I and never fails to set the tone. There is always a page of daily specials for the adventurous like my husband. I often order the filet, then indulge in the Creme Brulet. The filet is on par or better than some steak houses in Wilmington. A great place fora special dinner."
    Dined on 1/29/2014
  • "I went with a group of four for lunch during Newark Restaurant Week and we all enjoyed ourselves. The staff was very nice and the food was great. Both are equally important to me as a diner. I hope to bring others there in the future."
    Dined on 1/26/2014
  • "This is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in the area. The best things on the menu are the tenderloin tip tortellini and of course the gelato. Definitely save room for the gelato, especially the sundae. The wine list fantastic too. Only complaint is that during the college session you can find some not so good servers. They seem lazy and do not tend to the tables. This restaurant is lucky that the food is amazing because the service is lacking."
    Dined on 12/21/2013
  • "We couldn't have enjoyed our dining experience more! Jeff was a great server!"
    Dined on 1/24/2014
  • "Our waiter, Luke, was very good - had a great sense of humor and new how to interact with us. Well played!"
    Dined on 1/20/2014
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