Unusual Times, Terminal B

One star is too many!
Food is “edible” on a good day, unbelievably overpriced (19.99 for a chicken sandwich??) and comes out on paper plates. Staff is super grumpy… probably don’t get paid… unfortunately the other options are the same. Avoid if you can!

This place is a scam. Their employees steal your money. I got a grab-n-go sandwich and the lady with a poker face at the counter grabbed my card and tapped on the machine without telling me the cost. It turned out to be $20 for a small sandwich. Ridiculous!

I've never felt compelled to write a review before, however the public need to know what a scam this dive is. Absolutely horrific food and even worse prices. Driest chicken tenders I've ever had the displeasure of eating. Grotesque, inedible and extortionately expensive. To add insult to injury, the staff wrote their own tip on a clearly 'no tip!' Receipt. Disgusting behaviour and food. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

We had a $60 airline voucher and we ordered some food and we’re very limited since they didn’t have much available. Our two terrible meals were served on paper plates and were expensive. Caesar salad had no chicken for 20 dollars. Worse yet they wouldn’t give us any remaining credit to use elsewhere. What a scam

I am not sure which I am more upset about, that they heated a turkey avocado sandwich, or that they only half-heated it. But really, is there anything else worse than hot (warm?) avocado on a sandwich? I guess it's partially my fault for not reading the reviews before I ate here, but I don't take full responsibility. There is no other option. And at $30 (including tip), I could have saved a lot of money and been less disappointed buying a sandwich and Coke at a gas station. No direction on whether you order at the bar or table. The QR code on the table looks good until it fails when you press "Place Order." On the bright side, the service was fast and efficient, so that seems to have improved.

Unfortunately this is one of only two restaurants in Terminal B. The food is outrageously overpriced and mediocre. If possible, I’d recommend eating on flight or buying snacks to hold you over. Service is timely although unfriendly and inattentive; for instance, when we asked for sauce, they never brought it.

Terrible!!!! Food / Service

Server - cold, no manners or warmth about her. No welcome at door,  smile, greeting or hello. Started singing to the background music and looking around as we placed our order. Didn't even look at me. Asked her how her day was...nothing!!! Never came back to check if all ok
Needs proper food safety course. Kept grabbing our drinks from mouth/ top of cup.
Food - $16 for a precooked/heated sausage patty, egg. Bun was ok. Taters...preheated and held under heat lamp.
Only 8 customers in an 80 seater. 3 left during our half hour...lucky them!
At least draught was cold and the ketchup was Heinz.

But that's ok...just didn't leave a tip. I guess when you're the only option around terminal B / Gate 50+...who cares. At least I warned the next guy who walked in...lucky him 😏

If you happen to arrive at EWR for a 7:55am flight, it’s worth noting that Priority Pass lounge access starts at 8am sharp.

So, if you want to sit down and eat food off a table, that leaves you with one option: the Unusual Times.

My advice? Read the reviews first. That will help you establish the right mindset heading in. (One reviewer, named Juan Felipe Rincon, described the Times simply as “a nightmare”.)

Once your expectations have been sufficiently lowered, you’re ready to dive in.

There are no frills at the Times. No omelette station (also no omelettes). No lunch before 11am. No metal silverware. No knives at all (metal, plastic or otherwise). The continental breakfast costs $18 for low fat yogurt and a muffin.

But, especially when compared to the continental breakfast, the $15.50 bacon egg and cheese is a relatively good value. And the coffee - despite it’s burnt aroma - really hit the spot.

So, when deciding between going hungry before a 7 hour international flight or braving the (unusual) Times, you can be reasonably confident you’re making the right choice.

There are no certainties in this life. But, in these strange times, at least there’s one restaurant at Newark Airport Terminal B you can count on. Even if it is a little bit… unusual.

And… if we’re really being honest with ourselves... who isn’t a little bit unusual?

Respectfully submitted, EBR from EWR