I visited Casanova during a special event and had a great time. They served many Brazilian pastries such as coxinha, pastel, chicken pie and churrasco steak and they were all delicious. The staff members I interacted with were friendly and helpful. Parking around this area is challenging since it's near the Ferry st area but if you check Spot Hero, Park Whiz or any other parking apps you'll find many parking lots on Raymond Ave (10 minute walk) for $10. read more

Casanova Brazilian Barbecue - Delicious Brazilian pastries such as coxinha, pastel, chicken pie. - Buffets Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

When I tell u this was the best food I had in a long time I mean it! The portions are great, price is reasonable, & the ambiance is culturally wonderful. The service was great and fast. I was very wowed by the cutting of my fried pork skins table side. I will be back soon & soon again after. This is amazing Brazilian food read more

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Good place, always a good crowd. Live music almost every day. Food is top notch, and drinks of all kinds, another great Brazilian spot in the ironbound! read more

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horrible , came with no meat , i ordered for 4 people and it only came for 3 people , came with basically no rice , and I ordered fried bananas and they didn't come fried and instead green bananas were sent to me , and they are salty as fuck. never ordering again read more

The food is mediocre and the service is good. Typical rodizo meal. Don't go to the place if want to have a conversation, it's continuous loud Brazilian music all of the time. read more

The food was bussin the waiters were like rlly nice and the meat was so juicy and tender I am definitely coming back. And the food gave me a bbl read more

Casanova Brazilian Barbecue - Bbl Drake - Buffets Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

Went here with my first roommate in NJ. The servers come around very often but the meat here was way saltier than other rodizio spots in the area. The buffet was okay--I just don't remember the food tasting that good. read more

Casanova Brazilian Barbecue - Buffets Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

This is the first time I actually review something, but here's goes short and sweet, place is pretty good. I came here on a Sunday Evening with my family. The good.. *prices *well cooked meat / variety *amount of food available *very kind staff *Place looks nice Cons.. *Seems a bit understaffed, even though they try, there just wasn't enough of them to keep up. Most definitely not the waiters their fault. And this doesn't help with guest experience. *Even though the BBQ meat is good, the rest of the food is descent. Understaffed = bad service, BBQ meat doesn't come around enough. and descent buffet food only allow me to give them a 3. read more

I've been to a lot of expensive places but this is the best so far. I'm surprised they have very low rating. read more

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Good cheap lunch, food is filling and more on the salty side. The ambiance is very casual and children friendly. read more

Casanova Brazilian Barbecue - Decent amount of food and taste for buffet lunch, $13 pp - Buffets Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

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The food is great and so is the service. A little loud for small kids but overall worth the drive to Newark. read more

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Casanova has good barbecue and drinks. The bar has great caipirinhas, The rodizio is delicious, various meats grilled to perfection. Great place. read more

My favorite restaurant in town. Going there right now! Check it out it's totally authentic Brazilian cuisine. And people!

Compared to the other Rodizio restaurants in the area. This one is very ehhh. The meats were over cooked and the salad bar was very bare. I would go elsewhere. read more

People don't know what they are talking about when they diss this place. OK, it's not super fancy, but then go to one of those "fake" Brazillian BBQ places and pay a fortune if that's what you want. But if you want the real deal, delicious bbq meats, and a buffet with a ton of variety, then this is your place. Great value. Plus, amazing caipirinhas! read more

Sangria is really good. Potato salad from the salad bar is really good. Service was a bit slow and i was not recognized by the rodizio guy right away. Over all great food. Very tender meat. Great selection for the rodizio. read more

I really loved the restaurant. This is the first time that i actually review something for this restaurant but this place is really amazing. I went there 3 days ago..the food is AMAZING!!! Me and my husband loved the service and the BBQ..simply loved it..no complains at all for them. My husband is brazilian so i go with him once a week. The staff are really sweet..the rodizio is without doubt one of the best in newark and the price is reasonable. the salad bar has alot of vareity. And the hot food buffet is just the BEST!! few workers speaks very good english and also has private parking. for sure i will be back.. read more

Two words: mice infested. U have been warned. Husband and I were there for a late lunch as i was craving brazilian food. What a big mistake. Its clearly low end, the rodizio is inexpensive and it comes with a large selection of dishes from the buffet. As soon as i saw the mouse under the buffet table i couldnt eat what was on my plate. I brought it to the attention of the waiter and he said: "I know, i saw him and have been trying to catch it". Just like that, as it was no big deal. Never again. Gross. read more

Stumbled upon this place and was pleasantly surprised. Went for lunch and had the bbq plate for two. Def a good portion size. Assortment of meat was all good. Came with rice and beans and self serve salad bar. Would go again. read more

We went Casanova Brazilian Barbecue with a party of 8,we had 6 adults 2 children and we where seated at two small tables barely enough room for all of us. The dining room is pretty dingy more like a cafeteria then a restaurant some of the servers and manager where simply rude. No one asked us when we sat down if we even wanted drinks or anything we had to ask to even get a soda. We all were having the rodizio and what meat wasn't too salty or bloody was just OK. In all honesty there isn't one thing that ate that was memorable and the servers didn't come around enough with meat that pissed my wife off she complained and still nothing and she's Brazilian I kind of left there hungry not a good sign when leaving a restaurant. I have had rodizio in a few other restaurant in this area and this one is the worst by far I would try a different place if looking for rodizio all in all I would NOT recommend Casanova Brazilian Barbecue to family and friends read more

I went to Casa Nova on 9/31/13. I brought a friend and mentioned to her one time I went there I had a basic rodizio plate assorted and it wasnt bad. Anyway when I went here over Labor Day weekend I was not happy. I placed two orders for rodizio. I ordered and pitcher of sangria and they mentioned that the salad bar was with the rodizio. Here is where thing go down hill. We waited for the meat for about 20 min meat wasnt bad. The place was so cheap they wouldnt even give us rice and beans like any other rodizio in Newark. I think we both had about 3 or 4 pieces of meat and I asked the guy doing the cooking what was up and he told me nothing was cooked. Mind you we were in this place at 9 pm on a Sat nite. The salad bar sucked to be blunt. I told the waitress that I wanted the meat with the rice and beans and she copped an attitude. Tried to order another pitcher of sangria and was denied. I asked for the bill when I got it told them to shove thier meat you know where paid them and didnt give a tip. The place was lousy to be blunt. Walk another 100 feet in the plaza and there is Boi Na Braza go in there be treated like a king. Go to the one on Clover Street and that place has it going on. Come on Casa Nova are you people ready for restaurant nightmares ? I will never go back not when there are hundreds of places in Newark to eat wanting your money. Just stay away and if you decide to go remember what I posted. Never play games with people that are in the same business as you. Im a manager at a restaurant and I wouldnt never treat my customers the way I was treated. I feel I got not only robbed but raped as well. For anyone who reads this Im italian not brasilian or portugeuse. The girl I dated lived there for 20 years so I do know many more places in Newark to go just decided to give them another shot. There is no grudge against this place just want people to know the way I was treated and to look out should you go. Thank you for reading my review. read more

Extremely dissatisfied. It took them 20 mins to find us a table and the place wasn't busy at all. There was 6 of us in total and we all ordered rodizio. We were all expecting a wide assortment of meats like the menu says but the waiter only brought over 3 different types of meat; most of which was undercooked. The waitress and hostess came over once and returned to the bar to continue drinking beers with the single guys and they wouldn't even discount the price for the bad service we received. It took 2-3 hours to manage this ordeal. In the waiter's defense, it was his first day on the job. No training given to him at all. Instead of waiting he was put to cook. Very unfair. In conclusion, I wouldn't think of ever going back there again and I would advise anyone to stay away from this place unless they have time to waste or have nothing better to do and are looking to be ignored while paying for overly priced undercooked meats. read more

Stopped in for the rodizio with my son last friday. The rodizio and the salad bar was very good. The service was slow and inattentive. When they gave us the bill they added a tip to it. Normally that is done with parties of 6 or more. Its partly on me for not noticing, I get that. I did not see it and i double tipped. (Im good tipper too). When i got home I realized what had happened and called the restaurant, not to get the money back but to let them know that this was at least a little but deceptive and bound to make customers mad. The girl who answered the phone was no help, she was rude and condescending . To the managers credit he responded quickly when i emailed my concerns about rude staff. he did offer me the difference of the money back but it was never about the money and I declined. Mostly because it was a pain to go all the way back to Newark just to get a few dollars ( I paid cash). To sum it up, the food was good enough to make me return but you only get one chance to make a first impression and the woman who answered the phone lost business for her restaurant by being rude. read more

Although food was not as hot as it should be, it became the only descent thing in our experience there. Sangria, caipirinha and service were terrible. It will be very hard to go back and suggest this place to family and friends. Drinks took so long to arrive at our table, so none of our drinks, 1 orange juice, 1 large red sangria and 1 regular caipirinha tasted how they should taste. The reason why drinks took so long: one loud girl working at the bar got in an argument with others about soccer, as she kept shouting the word 'futibol' a dozen times, and apparently forgot about finishing our drinks. The waiters seemed very lost and failed to explained how rodizio there worked. The meat guy seemed drunk! Really! I was scared to death every time he came with that knife to slice the overcooked picanha. Unfortunately, English doesn't even seem to be the second language spoken there so you have to suck it up, pay the bill to never go back. It's a shame! The info I had about them was that they had a pretty good staff back like a year ago. read more