Address: 525 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712, USA
Phone: +17324553352
Rating: 4.3
based on 221 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"All the seafood was fresh and delicious, and the cocktails were on point."
"Seafood is fresh, and their burger is one of the bests."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the bao buns, and also the mussels they came in an amazing creamy sauce, with bread for dipping, absolute perfection!"
"Fresh seafood. We had stony point oysters, did shoots, jumbo shrimp cocktail, Spanish grilled octopus and clam bakery with lobster, snow crab and shrimp...literally rolled out."
"The lobster is great and the mussels are too."
"Both the fried shrimp and fried fish meals were good, fresh, clean and flavorful."
"Food was absolutely delicious! We were really in the mood for crab legs and Bonnie Read did not disappoint!"
Cons:
"The swordfish was distasteful and unflavored."
"The Hot Honey Chicken Tender Basket was an actual joke."
"Food came out terrible so over cooked (salmon and mako) and it’s expensive."
"The 'baked' potato tasted steamed and was not very good."
"The fish and chips here was delicious."
"The whitefish dip could have been a little colder, it was almost room temperature."
"The food is discutingly filled with deep frie grease that it drips when you eat it."
Service
Pros:
"Our server was a doll, solid service."
"Service was good and the drinks were cold and yummy too!"
"Loved the atmosphere, great service, definitely a 'return to'."
"Our waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable."
"Our server, Taylor, was awesome!"
"Our server Angel was great. Started with tuna and it was fresh and delicious as were the oysters."
"Service was excellent."
Cons:
"We sat at the bar and the bartender passed by us three times before acknowledging our presence."
"Staff pretty inattentive and it wasn't busy."
"It took forever to get the bartender’s attention."
"Service was not great due to poor management."
"Our waitress appeared overwhelmed and said so, so generally did not engage the table."
"The bar wasn’t that busy tonight and the service was terrible!"
"Service was poor despite it being a slow time at the restaurant."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Restaurant with character and service to back it up? Head to Bonney Read."
"Loved the atmosphere, great service, definitely a 'return to'."
"Great corner spot with excellent food. Not too fancy, but still has a special evening feel to it."
"From the moment you step inside, you're surrounded by the sights and sounds of the ocean, with rustic wooden decor and nautical accents."
"Great vibe, great energy on a Saturday night."
"Bright and lively. Great spot for lunch."
"The atmosphere was great."
Cons:
"A bunch of weird design flaws that add up."
"Place is designed by diversity hires."
"Not only were there flies swarming around the raw bar, but The air conditioning hardly worked inside, so we sat outside."
"Lots of noise, heat and eye watering odors eminated from that fan."
"Only disappointment was it was too hot to sit outside."
"Cool atmosphere and choice of indoor or outdoor dining but the inside was uncomfortably warm and stuffy."
"The music selection was nice, but a bit too loud. Hard to talk."
Value
Pros:
"The happy hour specials are pretty decent."
"They have a great oyster happy hour with prices at $1.50/oyster."
"Best Happy Hour anywhere."
"Prices are fair, coming from NY I don't consider them high."
"However this place had great food, great service, and fair prices plus we had an awesome waiter, will definitely be back soon!"
"Get the mussels. If you can get them at happy hour they are 1/2 the price."
"The $30 lobster dinner on Thursday nights is a great deal!"
Cons:
"Food was delicious although I agree a bit pricey."
"Very pricey. No bread, rolls or anything when you sit down and was never offered."
"Costs were pricey but what can be expected for seafood and a beachy touristy environment."
"Impressive seafood selection though quite expensive."
"4$ oysters down the shore is waaay overpriced."
"They are now charging 45 dollars for snow crab legs. Last year they were about 26 dollars."