Best Restaurants with a Wood Oven in Newark

Loved it! Such a great find for pre-broadway-show dining!!!

Delicious & divine! Food and atmosphere was perfect!

As a solo diner, I felt cared and served for throughout my meal. Several servers checked in on me and my water glass was never empty.

What I thought was just a rebrand actually turned out to be a pretty successful overhaul at Felina Steak at Village Hall. We visited on Saturday night to celebrate a birthday and Mother's Day largely out of convenience and availability. We've been to this location several times when it was just Village Hall and it was fine. A slightly elevated dining experience in a small suburban town with no real memorable dishes, amenities, services or cocktails but it was nice a nice enough option for locals and when entertaining out-of-towners. But this recent revamp to Felina Steak was actually a delightful surprise. Customized menus for the birthday honoree, table-side ice-hold martinis, probably one of the best steaks in the area, well executed dishes all around and even a better version of the one dish I remember from the previous iteration, the Chicken Milanese. This updated version was a better overall cut of chicken, piping hot, well seasoned and topped with a perfectly dressed arugula and tomato salad. I'll definitely be back soon to order it along with either the Imagery Pinot Noir or the beautifully crisp Monkey 47 martini I had on Saturday... or maybe both! Before we arrived, my son asked if the pizza on the menu was American-style or Italian-style (lol) and was pleased to see the wood burning oven at the farside of the dining room before we were seated. He sighed with relief and leaned over to whisper "italian-style" in my ear before placing his obligatory pepperoni pizza order. When it arrived at the table he proceeded to devour half while raving about the quality! The other half was boxed for later and he was handed a coat check tag to retrieve it as we left... a nice touch but of course we forgot the to-go box when we left the restaurant and didn't realize it until we got home... but what could have been annoyance turned into an opportunity. We returned to Felina WITHOUT a child in tow to retrieve the forgotten pizza... and possibly a nightcap!

We booked Pappas for my daughter’s 16th birthday celebration and it was an experience. The ambience was beautiful, the staff were friendly and attentive, and the vibes were birthday worth. She had an amazing time!