R BAR Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Spectacular and creative food."
• "The food is top notch."
• "Absolutely delicious food from start to finish."
• "The blue crab beignets and the garlic shrimp was so good."
• "Food was absolutely amazing! I could honestly say I didn't have anything average or below average."
• "The French onion soup was phenomenal and the shrimp po boy was very good."
• "All were delicious and cooked perfectly."

Cons:

• "The shrimp cocktail was obviously previously frozen. They were watery and gross."
• "Steak tartare, horseradish took over."
• "The shrimp po boy was mostly bread. 8 fried shrimp with hardly any seasoning other than some crystal hot sauce."
• "The food was meh."
• "The fries were beyond soggy the bun was stale and room temp."
• "The shrimp and cheesy grits were also underwhelming."
• "The gumbo was over salted and very thin. Minimal seafood and way overpriced at $29 for what you get."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is friendly and accommodating."
• "Our waitress was really good."
• "They have really cool mixed drinks & the staff is super-friendly."
• "Great service."
• "The servers are all really nice and helpful."
• "Our server was friendly and attentive."
• "The service here is outstanding! Our server was the wonderful Brittany. Friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient."

Cons:

• "All the waitress wanted to do was flip the table."
• "However my server looked like she was completely stoned and out of it."
• "Right off the bat she was very rude."
• "Way too noisy, waitress acted upset when we asked her for a substitute."
• "The staff in the Greenhouse is entirely unprofessional."
• "WE WILL NEVER GO TO THE R BAR EVER AGAIN, nor should ANYONE ELSE. The staff has no class!"
• "Even the manager started coming over and getting us our stuff because he could tell there was a lot going wrong."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Love the vibe here."
• "R bar is a hidden gem in Asbury Park."
• "Amazing summer vibe coming out of this place."
• "Phenomenal menu and laid back classy atmosphere."
• "Really nice atmosphere, indoor and outdoor."
• "The vibe is the breath of fresh air Asbury needed."
• "It's nice to have a different concept in the area."

Cons:

• "It gets a little loud but it's Asbury lol."
• "The sound level in this restaurant is obnoxious."
• "Friday night - it's LOUD! Be prepared to have to shout at the person next to or across from you."
• "The inside dining area is very loud. Loved that they had live music but we were yelling at each other the whole time."
• "The only complaint I have is the noise level inside was really intense and loud."
• "Tables are very close together so don't expect any privacy."
• "Not a diverse crowd."

Price

Pros:

• "The speciality cocktails were interesting and not outrageously priced."
• "Highly recommended. Fair prices, very good food and a cool atmosphere."
• "Top shelf food are unbeatable at prices that are very affordable for such quality."
• "Food prices are fair."
• "The appetizers were interesting and great value."
• "Cocktails (while different and good) is where we spent the most! but still fair."
• "Great food and great well thought out cocktails."

Cons:

• "Drinks overpriced."
• "Would say honestly that the prices are a little on the higher side then what I would expect from a place like this."
• "Expensive and small. Two drinks each and two entrees. $160 check. Definitely won't be back."
• "$65 Steak, not cooked or presented like someone who knows how a $65 steak SHOULD be cooked and presented."
• "My GF had a $55 filet mignon dinner that was not impressive. Cold veggies, stringy, soggy asparagus, and the filet was mediocre at best."
• "They placed a bottle of still water in a glass bottle on the table and then charged us two dollars for it."
• "We left before we were seated. The restaurant completely ignored the Covid capacity limits and social distancing requirements."