Johnny Mac House of Spirits Reviews Summary

Category: Bar Asbury Park, New Jersey

Address: 208 Main St, Asbury Park, NJ 07712, USA

Phone: +17327766666

Rating: 4.4
based on 224 reviews.

Food & Drinks

Pros:

  • "Bar pizzas were great but line is understandably long considering they are free."
  • "Free omelettes from 10ish to 3pm on Sunday."
  • "Combine that with excellent priced beers and of course, their famous FREE PIZZA with the purchase of every drink."
  • "Hot and fresh pizza all day every day with every drink."
  • "Free pizza with every pint, skeeball in the basement, outdoor heated beer garden."
  • "Free pizza and omelettes, what else could you need?"
  • "Service is always awesome (bartender very nice) great beer and great pizza."

Cons:

  • "They water down your drinks but it's an okay place."
  • "Johnny MacS charges 2 Dollars for water. They claim that they 'don’t have tap water, only bottled' which is clearly a lie."
  • "Drinks are a little on the expensive side depending on which bar location you order from."
  • "Free crappie pizza with every drink... You have to wait in line for an hour to get it."
  • "Their pizza even tho it is free with a drink is not worth it because the pizza guy is very rude so I was rude back."
  • "Drinks are not too expensive but they do change for bottled water."
  • "It seems strange that you can order a vodka drink inside for $7 and be charged $9 for the same one outside."

Service & Staff

Pros:

  • "Service is always great inside but lacking at the outside bar."
  • "Music was good, bartenders are quick, drinks are priced fair and the bouncers are on it."
  • "I have never seen such a professional bar staff in my life!"
  • "Great service, awesome staff."
  • "The bartenders were amazing they really make it worth the trip!"
  • "Staff and service was amazing. Bartenders and bouncers and DJ thank you guys so much for turning the night around!!!!"
  • "Bartenders are all friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

  • "I'll never return to this place."
  • "Horrible place horrible service management and staff completely rude."
  • "Was rudely thrown out by an extremely angry and aggressive bouncer."
  • "The bartender was just downright rude and unpleasant."
  • "I had a terribly inappropriate experience here."
  • "Incredibly rude bartender as well."
  • "When I went to complain there was no manager and the bartenders did not care."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

  • "Johnny mac's (or jmacs for us locals) has a little bit of something for all of us!"
  • "Interesting atmosphere pub/tavern."
  • "A must go if you're in Asbury and love good drinks, free pizza, which is delicious and comes with a drink purchase, and a too cool for school atmosphere."
  • "Loved the ambience, all the memorabilia, and all the quirky quotes and trivia everywhere!"
  • "The overall vibe was casual and chill, not your typical hype, party place."
  • "The outside bars, yes 2 failry large bars outside, have huge TVs and the setting is uniquely decorated with antiques."
  • "Cool bar with old vintage aesthetic."

Cons:

  • "Can be crowded, especially on weekends, but that's due to popularity."
  • "The crowd can often be chock-full of belligerent and overly angry bros."
  • "While women stand still looking uncomfortable being approached by drunk creeps, the ‘security’ team will kick you out for not shaking your body to every music note that plays in the main bar area."
  • "Pizza line can be long when the place gets packed."
  • "Used to be one of my favorite bars in Asbury but recently I have noticed the crowds becoming too unbearable, especially in the summer."
  • "It's a horrible policy to take chairs from patrons while they are eating and drinking."
  • "The place was a dump but I guess that's the theme."

Security & Management

Pros:

  • "They take security seriously which is a good thing!"
  • "Bouncers are on it."
  • "Security was present and respectful."
  • "Great place to go with an amazing atmosphere. Also as a young female I had an incident where a guy tried to grope/rub up on me and blame it on the 'crowded' bar. The security guys saw it right away and kicked him out within a matter of minutes."
  • "Bouncers are nice, too, unless you piss them off."

Cons:

  • "WITH GROSS JUNKYARD BOUNCERS THAT ABUSE ABC AND CITY CODE..."
  • "The bouncers seems to be on a power trip."
  • "Was rudely thrown out by an extremely angry and aggressive bouncer."
  • "Bouncers are a huge liability - they are pathetic, lonely, losers."
  • "The bouncer for the white tent was extremely rude and unprofessional."
  • "The bouncers here are out of control!!"
  • "Horrible Management. Bouncers Abuse their Authority."

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