1204 E Grand St,Elizabeth,New Jersey
4 (577)
Reviews
The food is great. The place is clean. The lighting is adequate. The paintings are so vivid and natural. I love the Haitian ambiance. The staff is very nice. We celebrated there with a group of 20+ people and they all had fun. Some of them flew from Canada and Spain and stated they were so happy to taste Haitian seasonings and flavors. Thank you all for making this a great time. We felt home.
This is my honest review and opinion on First Republic in Elizabeth NJ I’ve been here three times I’ve only been inside once which is why I give them 3.8 out of 5. First of all when we walked in this time there was no host my wife and I almost left and just went to the Brooklyn to get Haitian food. We finally found a server she didn’t even want to seat us and the restaurant was pretty empty. At most restaurants the waiters will give you water and ask you what do you want to drink with a smile not at first republic. I can’t blame them 100% I can tell they haven’t been trained. The cons were the service the only reason the ownership and management gets away with bs service is because the other Haitian restaurants in Essex and union county don’t have liquor licenses if they did first republic would be out of business. The pros we’re definitely the food and ambiance food was good the chef deserves a raise. I will reiterate again food was good service was trash like I understand In Haiti and the Caribbean service isn’t our strongest attribute but I’m in NJ I expect better it’s like they give us bs service because they know black people are coming to the business because we all know if white people were coming here they would accommodate and fix it in a matter of hours. So I’ll give them one more chance but I doubt they’ll change.
Food and music delish. You know Caribbean host have attitudes but they were nice enough that can always improve. Deejay was pretty good playing a range of music expected kompa and rumba and afrobeats and kozumba and more. Atmosphere is decent the entry fee is stupid since the food pricey for small portions but I would splurge again.
I really do love coming here for a delicious meal. Everything on their menu taste freaking amazing and the atmosphere is very relaxing. Great place to enjoy a good meal with some close friends.
Haitian restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere. Service delivery was on point and the staff was very nice. If you are in New Jersey and want to experience carribean buzz...try this place.