south jersey magazine
Best of the Best
Volume 8 Issue 4 |
Edited by Samantha Melaned, Michelle Spevak
and Samantha Haggerty
“A full raw bar and dishes like sriracha shrimp are accompanied by affordable seafood options like the $15 salad-and-entrée deal (try the stuffed jumbo shrimp with lump crab, smashed potatoes and citrus thyme butter) plus daily seafood specialties”
south jersey magazine
palate
Contemporary Comforts
Volume 6 Issue 6 | by Gayle Eastwood
“The restaurant prides itself on the freshness of its seafood, and these
oysters didn’t disappoint.”
“Then there’s the shrimp Alivia, a dish I’m still dreaming about: jumbo shrimp
in a roasted-garlic cream sauce served artfully over a homemade tamale.”
south jersey magazine
Newcomers to Watch in ‘09
Volume 5 Issue 11 |
by Debra Jarretbangs
“
takes it’s seafood very seriously. As you read the fresh catch menu you realize they have sourced the best of each variety from Canada to Chile and all across the United States.”
“You will want to stay and enjoy the atmosphere, and perhaps the bar, but will definitely return for the food.”
philadelphia style
Get It While It’s Hot
May/June 2009 |
by Sarah Schaffer
“Trust us: It’s good (really)… Start your meal with the Sriracha shrimp, and for the main course choose a fish from the fresh catch selection (ask to have it prepared over the hardwood-fire grill).”
“Come hungry – portions are big.”
south philly review
May 21, 2009 | by Phyllis Stein-Novack
"Service was first-rate. employs enough staff to keep the
tables clear while patrons wait for the next courses. Two tips of the
toque to seafood grill." read more
new jersey monthly
Restaurant Review:
March 4, 2009 |
by Adam Erace
“A French Culinary Institute grad and former sous-chef of Savoy in New York, Alivia has studded the menu with just enough creative flourishes and ethnic influences to separate from the big-box feedlots of Route 70.”
“.. classic oysters Rockefeller were among the best I’ve had—sweet Long Island blue points with bacon, spinach, nutmeggy béchamel, and an irresistible topcoat of melted Romano.”
aroundphilly.com
What’s New:
December 2, 2008 | by Kristin Munro
“Credit 's cool decor for setting itself apart from the competition.”
“Judging from the lingering dinner crowd on a recent Thursday night, guests seemed happy too.”
“Everything was good. And certainly much better than whatever restaurants you might have passed on the way there.” read more
