Beach Tavern Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Henry our sever was exceptional."
• "Our server was attentive and personable."
• "Thank you to Johnny + the hostesses on 8/13 for ensuring my friend was taken care of upon his arrival after a long and strenuous day."
• "Our server Julio was an absolute pleasure."
• "Our server was awesome (shout out Bijan)."
• "Service was Great as Well. Very attentive and was Quick."
• "Service with George was awesome."

Cons:

• "The two managers I spoke to failed to call me back."
• "Our waiter, Junior, was rude and rushed me and my family throughout our entire dinner."
• "Waitress showed up, seemed out of it."
• "Service-poor."
• "The biggest issue was the service."
• "Our waitress although nice, seemed out of sorts or frazzled, falling over her words."
• "Service was terrible - we barely saw our waitress & had to ask other servers numerous times to find her."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This is the place to go for great food, scenery and fantastic service."
• "I highly recommend trying their homemade hot sauce!! It’s amazing on the oysters!"
• "Food was great but definitely price inflation on the food."
• "Cavatelli was homemade and delicious."
• "The food was also delicious."
• "The food was exceptionally good, and of course the Vue was outstanding."
• "Food, service and drinks are great, every dish was fire."

Cons:

• "The salad was actually rotten."
• "The food was also disappointing, we got the ribeye steak and halibut and both tasted so bland."
• "None of the seafood was seasoned."
• "Clam Sauce - cold, tasteless, no clams pasta very overdone."
• "When the food arrived it was cold and pedestrian. Nothing special at all."
• "The fried calamari we had were pitiful, oily and such a small amount."
• "The Lobster roll had lobster but the bun was stale and there was no flavor added to the lobster meat."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere at Beach Tavern is always nice."
• "The perfect venue for after beach or even date night!"
• "Nice to be near the water as well."
• "It’s situated on the water in Monmouth Beach."
• "The outdoor patio is so lovely with the flowers and palm trees… it felt like I was on an island."
• "The Long dock outside filled with tables, Palm Trees and lighting down to the end of dock is so elegant."
• "Sit outside amongst the boats and you will feel like you are in Miami."

Cons:

• "Atmosphere-dark."
• "Music was extremely loud and not the ambiance I've always remembered."
• "Full of the traditional 'rich' stereotypes. This place has gross food, extremely overpriced and the crowd is terrible."
• "I also think the outdoor deck should be inspected as it rocked and bounced each time someone passed."
• "The restaurant is loud and chaotic."
• "Don't let the picturesque ambiance deceive you. The subpar service will ruin the entire atmosphere for you."
• "Nice ambience, the restaurant was empty, but still had to sit at a table with no shade and sweat in the heat."

Price

Pros:

• "Food is pretty good but pricey."
• "Bit pricey but the portions are large."
• "Foods are not expensive and they are delicious."
• "Drinks were reasonably priced and delicious."
• "Every item on the $10.00 Happy hour menu is good price per value!"
• "The happy hour specials make this place our go to bar for drinks during the week."
• "The food & view is unbeatable! Seafood on the water in an elegant setting what could be better???"

Cons:

• "This place isn't cheap - when you're paying top dollar for food you kinda expect a little more."
• "My girlfriend ordered an 8 ounce white sangria. Didn’t realize till I got the bill that it was $16."
• "Prices are extremely high."
• "Food was good but overpriced."
• "Too rich for my blood! Very nice restaurant... but 16$ for soup??!!"
• "17 dollars for a glass of sangria!"
• "Food was ok, but incredibly overpriced - $20 to add a couple pieces of chopped up lobster to a steak."