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Ria-Mar was founded in 1987 by Manuel da Silva, Jose Barreiro and Antonio Perreira with the idea of bringing great Portuguese Cuisine, the finest service, and fairest prices to Middlesex County. Manuel brought 30 years of culinary experience as one of the finest Portuguese chefs, Newark (the hot bed of Portuguese Cuisine) has ever seen. Jose brought 20 years of bar service experience and Antonio was trained as an executive server at the Ritz Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.

Together they made sure that the finest products and ingredients were used in all dishes. They trained all bartenders and servers rigorously so that they understood the menu, but also maintained a friendly personality. Great food, friendly and personable service, and great values was to always be assured. The sons of Manuel and Jose have been running the restaurant for the last several years. The lessons they learned from their fathers are evident everyday at Ria-Mar.

All our servers are bilingual and each has his own kind of friendly personality. All employees understand that their first priority is to treat our guests with the greatest respect and to do everything in their power to make their evening at Ria-Mar is perfect. Come see how a true family business is operated and become part of the family at Ria-Mar