Good service, good food, nice atmosphere, prices are the average. A safe restaurant for a pleasant night out for a meal.

We wanted to have a rehearsal dinner there for at least 32 people possibly 42. We were told they could accommodate, but then when the manager asked for the date, we were told they couldn't book anything for that week because that was Rowan College graduation week and they had to keep it open for those types of reservations. I just felt that was bad customer service and bad business practice. She made us feel that our special occasion and business was not important. I will not be recommending this restaurant. read more

Great Italian restaurant that also happens to have some of the best sushi. What a strange combination but it works. The happy hour here is from 3-7 Monday through Saturday which includes half priced drinks and appetizers and does include the sushi. They have an extensive wine list and fresh home made soups. I love coming here for a great Italian meal, but happy hour is my favorite. The bar area is a bit small so be sure to come early to secure a table. read more

Crazy how overpriced this was. I had a chicken salad for $18 and it was truly a pile of iceberg lettuce and a frozen warmed up piece of chicken. They forgot to bring my dressing until most at my table were nearly done so I basically picked at lettuce and ended up leaving when everyone else was done. I just wasn't impressed for the cost. Lots of flies, disinterested staff, uninspired menu. Wouldnt be interested in returning. read more

The food was excellent from the brussel sprouts, fries with short ribs and bacon wrapped scallops to the entrees of fisherman's wharf pasta with shrimp, scallops, asparagus and oven dried tomatoes in a blush sauce. The decor was very tasteful and our server was on point. Will definitely go back for another delicious meal. My husband had the steak special and a friend had the scallop special, which they were said were great. read more

I was attracted to the restaurant as I drove by it going in the neighborhood, and I promised myself to dine there soon. the first time I went I did not order much since I had only one person joining me for diner. the food seemed decent to me and I loved the vast place and nice décor. following that first night, I invited my family for a big birthday diner night for my nephew. What a deceiving night it was. Most of my nephews could not eat their food, some threw up. it took them forever to serve food that did not taste fresh: it is as if they did not care about us, though we brought in a party of 10 and did not shy to order of their very expensive menu. The staff seems to represent just one kind of people. So no need to elaborate why "we" did not get the proper service. read more

The worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant. Our server Ben was less than knowledgeable and highly offended us when presented with a problem, dismissed it and said his "a$$hole" (yes he told us that) manager didn't want to come to the table to address it either. Simple problem could have been saved a whole meal and experience but no one could be bothered to fix it. STAY CLEAR this place is not worth the money for the service you'd receive. Awful. read more

The bread they bring to the table is chewy little hard rolls. Like the kind you buy a bag of from a deli. Nothing like the many other Italian restaurants that have soft fresh warm bread. The side salad that comes with the meals is a joke. It's a tiny plate of lettuce with a grape. Then, comes the Italian food. Some of the worst I've had. It's hard to explain. I've tried about 5 different dishes while trying to give this place many tries. I've never been impressed with any. They have sushi rolls listed with crabstick and sushi rolls listed with crab. I figured the ones listed with crab had real crab. Nope. It's still crab stick. Very misleading. I just find this place to be very disappointing, especially for the price. read more

Introduced to Terra Nova in June 2018 we I went there for lunch with my niece. I had a very nice burger with onion rings and she had a vegetarian dish, stir fried veggies as I recall. Food was very good as was the service. Back for dinner with a couple in March 2019. Again, food was very nice. We each had a different dish and tried a bite of all. Service was very good. We'll be back. read more

Was here for a work dinner and the atmosphere was very nice. Dimly lit and romantic. Plenty of seating with private rooms. Parking lot needs to be expanded though. Service was great. Friendly, helpful, and always there when we needed something. Their house salad was delicious. Idk what kind of dressing they use but it was amazing. Wanted more! Ordered a chicken piccata and it was well cooked and the sauce was flavorful. It came with mash potatoes that weren't mind blowing. Their veggies were so fresh! And cooked the way I like it with a nice crunch. Will definitely be back for a personal outing soon. Happy eating. read more

Had the salmon, was very good, but the piece was very small. the salad was good.. food was good.

The service was ok. The butter and the dipping sauce they give with the bread is amazing, but the bread itself was too hard. The food lacked flavor, and seasoning. I only ate my meat and left everything else behind. My boyfriend didn't even finish his food. The cocktails weren't great either. The amount we paid was ridiculous for the quality of the food. I will never return nor do I recommend this place for anyone. Worst dinner of my life. read more

Great food. Beautifully presented. Wait staff excellent. Had JohnCarlo Giancarlo? Great waiter. Fabulous bus staff. The only negative is the noise level in the room we were in. Could quickly be remedied by a rug or something to absorb the sound. Other than that it was a really great meal read more

Good prices but the environment was really loud. The food was not as good as I thought it would be. Best part of the meal was the drinks

I went there with a group of friends for happy hour. upon getting there we were informed​ that the happy hour special is only for the bar area. now their bar is very small not many people could fill that bar up. we were​ going primarily for their​ happy hour menu. it's​ like a bait and switch. we sat at a table because the bar was full. for 3 of us,​ we spent 138.00. This was our first time there and I didn't like their demeanor. We saw Many people leave. read more

Terra Nova - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

Great place, great food, great staff! They always make you feel welcome. It is family owned and operated. Great place!! Thank you read more

Terra Nova - Drinks are great, service is great. They always make you feel welcome. Family owed and operated. Great atmosphere! - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

I came for happy hour today! We had the mac and cheese which is so good! I really enjoyed it. I even ate the leftover cheeses at the bottom with my fork! Yum! I had the New England and the Dynamite roll. Both were super yummy! I really enjoyed it!! I also tried a piece of Olive Tree and that is good too! I definitely come back for happy hour! For normal price, it is expensive though. Service was great. read more

Terra Nova - New England roll and Dynamite Roll - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

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My wife and I went to celebrate our anniversary. For the past couple of years, it has been voted best sushi in Washington Township, and we never believed it. We still do not. We started with lobster bisque, onion soup (French onion but named as such on menu), a sushi roll and some pieces of tuna sashimi. Soups were good. Sushi is over priced, and rolls are small but tasted ok. Definitely not best sushi in Washington Township. For entrees, we ordered the Monterey Seafood Cioppino and Shrimp and Scallop Risotto. The pasta in the Cioppino tasted over cooked to me, and I was told it is because it is the house pasta. They remade a spaghetti pasta and undercooked it. I didn't want to say anything else. Mushy or crunchy pasta? The risotto was also undercooked and runny, not creamy. It was also crunchy with what we think was small pieces of celery. It was very unusual. The staff and service was good. But also felt that the undercooked pasta was the kitchen telling me to go screw myself. Will not return. read more

My girlfriend took me here for a birthday dinner last night. I had no idea about the place, where it was, only the name. I had no expectations aside from the knowledge that the lady has impeccable taste when it comes to food, even though our tastes tend to differ. The place is large, definitely large enough to host an event such as a large family dinner, graduation party or perhaps rehearsal dinners. The interior is also furnished quite well, and the place has a certain kind of refinement - although, in a somewhat artificial and intentionally-placed rustic(ish) charm. We were seated promptly and greeted by our sever in a timely manner. All throughout, she was attentive, kind, courteous and generally great. The food is a nice selection of new takes on traditional American dishes and the menu is loaded with a good selection of cocktails. Any place that serves mojitos is a good place in my book. I'm not a wine guy but the wine book itself was at least twice the size of the actual food/other alcohol menu. I opted to start off with lobster bisque, which was amazing. And then as an entree I went for jalapeño cheddar ravioli with chicken. It was definitely something out of the ordinary and was quite good. Was it mind-blowing? No, but did it live up to expectations of being "pretty good" - yes. My girlfriend had a salmon special that was accompanied by spinach ravioli, also quite good; as I had to try some. Generally speaking, this place had great service, a decent/nice atmosphere, hearty portioned and appropriately-priced food. I'd definitely go again to check it out if I'm in the area and looking to refine my positive perception of the place. read more

Terra Nova - jalapeno cheddar ravioli & grilled chicken - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

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We only been here twice in a life time and for good reason. When you walk in there you never really feel welcome the atmosphere is snotty at best. Some of the staff are grumpy not warm and inviting. I think this restaurant cater's to the regulars not people visiting for the first time. We always get a grumpy waitress named Hannah she was not engaging to us but to everyone else she was fine. It is a shame when they treat the regulars better than the ones who may be back it they were not so snotty. This food was expensive and nothing to write home about. I do not see all the fuss about this place it is average at best. read more

I always have a good meal here, but it's not one of those places where you're going to leave being impressed. Maybe that's just the foodie in me. I think the menu is interested. Run of the mill Italian (parm, piccata, Marsala, etc), with some upgraded items (carpaccio, wood grilled oysters), brick oven baked flatbreads, seafood, and sushi. Wait a minute- sushi? Yes! And about 50% of the menu is blah... the run if the mill Italian for example. But some of the fancy pants items are really good. Too bad the carpaccio was not one of them. Everything about it tasted great, but the meat was cut WAY too thick. The grilled oysters were good but overpowered by too much chili oil. I eat spicy things, but my mouth was on fire. We also had grilled mahi and filets this visit. Filet cooked perfect rare. And dinner friend's cooked perfect medium. Entrees were good, but again not blown away. I posted a pic of the potatoes with our dinner. They were diced like you would get with breakfast. It was weird. The sushi is great. It's probably worth it to just visit for happy hour, have a sushi dinner and some drinks. We shared a bottle of Pinot noir called Irony ($42). Nice taste. read more

Terra Nova - Mahi mahi puttanesca - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

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Was really excited to eat here for an anniversary- but was very underwhelming. The server was a sweet kid trying his best, but out of all the apps, sushi, and even steak the only thing we enjoyed was the french onion soup. Was expecting so much more, and the last thing I wanted to do was season my undercooked filet with the salt and pepper on the table :( honestly won't come back read more

Not bad, but for the price I expected a lot more! Beautiful place with a good menu and the prices reflect the atmosphere. The food wasn't bad it just didn't justify the price. read more

Standard fare. Nothing special to go out of your way to try again. The ambience is nice and so is the staff. Otherwise, pasta and Italian dishes didn't stand out. read more

Terra Nova has a really...interesting concept going on. In general, the food is Mediterranean inspired - think Italian dishes, flatbreads, hummus and the like. You can get full pasta dishes, steaks, seafood and....sushi. WHAT? I was apprehensive, but was assured by my tablemates that the sushi was worth ordering. So I did - a Northeast roll and a Tuna Amazing roll. The Northeast roll was great - filled with a truly giant shrimp, avocado and topped with crab (really krab, but whatever). The Tuna Amazing roll kind of wasn't amazing - it promised me tuna, avocado and a topping of spicy tuna. The tuna in the roll was pretty fresh but there wasn't any spice and the whole thing was drowned in (and overwhelmed by) several sauces. A lighter hand on the sauce would really have helped here. Our table had a mix of different dishes - someone had a pasta, two others had seafood samplers (they looked amazing BTW) and someone else had a salad. The portions are definitely on the generous side - two people had soup and it was enough for a full meal. They've got a fairly comprehensive and decent wine list too, though I really would like to see some house sake on the menu since sushi is a focus. (They do have bottle options but the prices were steep) My dinner at Terra Nova is probably the first and only time I'll get to eat sushi in an Italian villa-styled place, but honestly it really was decent. I don't know that anything here will blow you away but the concept is fun and the food is solid. read more

Probably my favorite local spot. Always great service and great food. I like to dine for lunch and dinner. My husband and kids also love to eat at Terra Nova. Love the wine country ambiance as well as the menu. Love the Terra Nova salad with grapes, goat cheese and roasted red peppers. I have never been disappointed by a meal here. read more

Go onto this place I will say it was a great idea me and my fiancé wait here for our anniversary and I will say this to not disappoint. I was happy to say we had great everything besides our waitress we did not have a great waitress we feel like I could've been better. She did not come up to us and asked us if we needed anything my fiancé ran out of a drink she didn't come and ask us refills. She came up and gave us our food and gave us the check at the end of the night so I the whole time we were served we only saw her two times throughout the night. I'm glad to say the food was amazing I gave 100% to the cooks the hostess were polite and great customer service. It was a great theme lotta wine options. It has an open bar and his family friendly I would recommend going here just make sure you get a good waitress or waiter because if not you'll be thirsty all night. read more

My review is based on 2 visits within the past 9 months. Both times I have ordered the same thing. Service is consistently excellent. Drinks are consistently well made. Food is consistently good. I tend to get the Spicy Pineapple Margarita (without the spice). It is strong but delicious! Market platter is a cute small charcuterie board (perfect for 4 people as an app). I would recommend upgrading to the Caesar salad over the house salad. Chicken balsamic flatbread is very good and not overly filling. My husband loves their jambalaya. Side note: I am not a sushi fan so have never tried it but I have heard great reviews about their sushi! read more

Simply the BEST!! Great service and ambiance!Food is so fresh too. Live the Brussels, flat breads, harvest platter & sushi! Absolutely YummmO! read more

Great food waited a little longer then expected but they where busy. I always enjoy there flat breads and sushi! read more

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It's nothing fancy , yes the place do look fancy out side and the food is just plain and over price like crazy but anyway it's just a typical food ... service was excellent five star but the food I would give 1 star .. read more

The drinks, service and food was excellent. We were seated right away, Sabrina came right over and took our drink order, made sure we knew about the specials and always had a smile. The appetizer of bang bang shrimp was perfect and my husband had the skewers and I had the beef short ribs. Everything was cooked to perfection., read more

Terra Nova - Short ribs - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

My family and I visited this restaurant on 9/3/22. The restaurant looks very nice especially at night with all the lights. Inside looked pretty decent as well. The table bread was hard as a rock, let's start there. We were going for appetizers so we ordered the shrimp tempura and the short rib cheese fries. Both were tasteless. Our daughters had chicken parm which I guess was ok because they ate it lol. Anyway the server was very nice but this is not a place we'd give a second chance to. So we don't recommend. The Asian/Italian menu just doesn't mesh. read more

The best place around for happy hour! They always serve the best sushi and sashimi. Oysters on Monday's Shuck day are so fresh and good. I didn't see any comments on their cocktails- the greatest! No watered down drinks here, oh and there's always something new and creative on the menu to try. Enjoy! read more

I had never been here for a full dinner before, and I honestly cannot stop thinking about how good the food was. I had a special of shrimp, crabmeat, and scallops over angel hair pasta. My husband had the sesame-crusted ahi with a side of asparagus risotto. The risotto was so incredibly creamy! I had a signature after dinner drink called Butterscotch Cafe, and my husband had creme brûlée. Both were enjoyable, but the creme brûlée was the best we ever had. We cannot wait to go again and try other menu items. read more

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Boyfriend took me here for Valentine's Day... Delicious! Everything from the beginning to the end of the meal, which included dessert... Was so good. Their seafood sampler is great to start off with. It's a little expensive here, so I'm glad we went during a special occasion. They also have a great happy hour which includes Saturdays. 1/2 off sushi! I was iffy about getting sushi from here... But it's very good and well made. read more

Terra Nova - New American Near Me - Sewell, New Jersey

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My dad graduated today so we decided to go to a restaurant near the college, terra Nova. We took pictures in front of the beautiful fountain outside and made our way inside. The inside of the restaurant is lovely, nicely decorated.. Unfortunately, i do not think the restaurant knew there was a college graduation and was a little understaffed as we waited 15 minutes for drinks, longer for our entrees with no refill of bread, and our server only checked on us once. However, she was very friendly and I cannot blame her because as I said, the restaurant was understaffed. Terra nova had a pretty good selection of craft beers such as Dogfish 90 minute, Goose Island, Victory, and so on.. (All bottles, no draft). I ordered a dogfish 90 minute and a black angus burger. It was enormous, and very filling. The burger tasted great, and the bun/bread was even better. To add to that, the fries are GLUTEN FREE which made my mother very pleased. I enjoyed the good variety on their menu: from sushi and sashimi to burgers and pulled pork. My dad and mom ordered the chicken sandwich with red peppers (of course I had a bite too). I also recommend ordering that. The only reason I am giving three stars instead of four is mainly because of the service and I wish a manager would have stopped by but nevertheless we had a good time celebrating here. I recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a wide variety of delicious food and good drinks. read more

Very nice place, clean and pretty. Food is above average. Italian, American, and sushi, pretty good combination. Fancy, but not too fancy.

Great spot. Food, drink and service are outstanding. My wife and I come here often for small plates and sushi.

LOL this is a LOVE/HATE relationship. Recently, my coworkers went here for our directors get together and sat at several tables near the bar. Terrible service began as soon as we walked in. Our waiter for the evening came over upon arrival and stated he can't do this, it's too large of a group. If I do split paychecks is not an option..... he gave us a hard time about everyone. Made us grab the plates from him as our orders came out, ignore us, disappeared for probably 30 minutes at one point. It was just a terrible experience considering we frequent there with our group. It would have no stars if it wasn't for the read more