Montclair House Grill Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Montclair, New Jersey

Address: 12 Church St, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA

Phone: +19735099600

Rating: 4.4
based on 122 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Spectacular food."
  • "Great food great staff. And always cook with perfection."
  • "They remember your name, always smile, and always make food that is tasty and well priced."
  • "The food is amazing. They have everything!"
  • "Everything is good my favs are the mexican chicken panini, cheeseburger, red velvet cheesecake, and pretty much all of their breakfast stuff."
  • "The food is consistently amazing."
  • "The chicken quesadillas are the best we have had by far!"

Cons:

  • "Had the fish and chips and it was awful."
  • "Burger was ok-not super tasty."
  • "The vegan meatball parm sandwich was barely edible."
  • "Shrimp Scampi noodles were overcooked."
  • "The house burger gave me stomach issues the following day, it was soaked in a gallon of cheese, and the bun was like a sponge."
  • "The flourless chocolate cake should be light in texture and feel as though it’s melting in one’s mouth. This was a solid mass."
  • "The food was so atrociously bad that it merits this review."

Service

Pros:

  • "The customer service is excellent."
  • "The service was prompt."
  • "Great service was great!!"
  • "The staff was super friendly and attentive, and food was exceptional."
  • "The staff is so welcoming and friendly."
  • "The staff is always so polite and attentive."
  • "The wait staff have always been pleasant to us."

Cons:

  • "It took almost 10 minutes for a server to approach me and accept my order."
  • "The place is run by the stupid local college kids who are just completely oblivious and clearly don't know what it means to work in service."
  • "The waitress frowned and then proceeded to our table to take our order."
  • "The overall customer service was supremely lackluster."
  • "The hostess was incredibly rude to us."
  • "Her coworkers were entirely aloof, lacked personality, and they didn't engage and interact with any of their guests."
  • "Every time I come here, the service is lackluster, inattentive, and just flat out bad."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Cozy family-friendly restaurant with a diner-esque menu."
  • "Eating outside was so delightful."
  • "There's a nice selection of food and outdoor seating in a nice block to people watch and enjoy the summer weather."
  • "Nice outdoor seating area if weather is good."
  • "The atmosphere is unpretentious."
  • "Very clean and bright restaurant with an all day breakfast menu made me smile."
  • "Very cute place."

Cons:

  • "Discriminating customers with other races?"
  • "I would suggest you go to any other place if you are black bc they do not value or respect our service."
  • "I felt like this was racially motivated, we were the only Hispanic family in there restaurant at the time and we were the only family/customers being treated like that."
  • "The owner of this establishment is racist!"
  • "The patio out front was pretty dirty."
  • "What appeared to be the owner standing on top of people talking to customers while people are trying to dine, not keeping 6 ft away."
  • "The horrible waitress didn't provide her name but my order # was patio 101. She never checked on us after our food came out."

Pricing

Pros:

  • "They offer 10% student discount which is great for students."
  • "Great quality and quantity for a great price!!!"
  • "Your sure to find great pricing."
  • "It's all priced fairly."
  • "Amazing food, especially for the price!"
  • "Also, the food is really cheap and it’s something I didn’t expect in Montclair."
  • "Not to mention the prices are super reasonable."

Cons:

  • "For what they charge, they should at least fulfill the order to a decent size."
  • "Slightly more expensive than your typical NJ diner however this place is above average and you get what you pay for!"
  • "A $20 Rueben that came out as a single slice of corned beef with a drop of mustard on white bread."
  • "The credit card upcharge is a bummer."
  • "Nothing was taken off of our bill including the absurd $3.10 for extra goat cheese."
  • "Im a little upset that I found out I paid $20 for just shrimp and veggies."
  • "A little pricey - more than most diners, but it is in Montclair."

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