Toast Red Bank Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Not only was the food amazing but Cathy was an amazing waitress."
• "5 stars plus for our server, Sean."
• "Cathy was one of the friendliest servers I've ever experienced."
• "Our server Sean was great, very attentive."
• "The staff were super friendly and you could tell they really connect with customers."
• "Very professional and friendly waitress."
• "The waitstaff are always very warm and friendly."

Cons:

• "Honestly the worst service I've experienced in the area."
• "Service is all over the place. Have had incredible service with just my wife and I, to downright hostile service when we were there with a group of ten."
• "We were sat and then basically ignored."
• "Walked in, was going to spend 25$ by myself on breakfast and wouldn't seat me because I had a dunkin coffee."
• "Service was ok, food unimpressive."
• "Service was beyond horrendous. Received cold food."
• "The waitress didn't check on us at all, did not offer refills, we had to flag her down."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really delicious."
• "Quality diner in Red Bank with a nice selection of sweet and savory options."
• "I got the Huevos Rancheros and they were so delicious!"
• "The food was WONDERFUL!!"
• "Food and coffee were great."
• "The pancakes are great!"
• "The food here is very good."

Cons:

• "The only thing I had a problem with were the air fried breakfast potatoes, some were burnt and too hard to eat."
• "$60 for undercooked vegetables and children’s pancakes."
• "Food isn’t always served hot."
• "The blueberries on top of the pancake were beautiful but on the inside of the pancake they had used old wrinkled blueberries that were inedible."
• "Salmon bowl came out with raw, cold salmon."
• "The food itself was bland and dry."
• "The meat on the Cuban sandwich was rancid."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The restaurant was very clean and nicely lit up."
• "Enjoyable atmosphere while seated out front. Tasty food and helpful staff."
• "What a wonderful spot!"
• "Food and atmosphere were both great!"
• "Great, friendly waitstaff. Bright, open, airy decor with outdoor dining available."
• "The aesthetic is so nostalgic."
• "The decor of this place is also cute and quaint, harkening to an old school diner."

Cons:

• "One quibble; place can be loud acoustically."
• "Place was cold. Mgmt saving on heating by freezing out customers."
• "Loud music unless you ask to turn it down."
• "The waiting area is tiny and gets super crowded, so make sure not to get seated by the front door."
• "It's crowded."
• "They sat my autistic child, husband, and I in the coldest part of the restaurant and never checked on us."
• "Ice cold upon entering. Waitstaff and host just as cold. Also rude."

Price

Pros:

• "Priced were very fair for the quality, freshness and portion size."
• "It was incredibly delicious and reasonably priced."
• "Prices were high but worth it for the quality of food."
• "Reasonably priced food and coffees."
• "Everything is priced fair which for this area is hard to find!"
• "The prices are a little high, but tolerable."
• "This place had some delicious food and is well priced for the amount you get."

Cons:

• "What I miss about the Broadway diner? Lower prices; but they were the best bargain in Monmouth County in my view."
• "Way overpriced!"
• "The pricing is somewhat high."
• "Price was ridiculous for portion size and quality."
• "Very expensive for what we ordered."
• "It is definitely on the expensive side for breakfast."
• "Shame on Toast for serving sub par food when the prices are ridiculously expensive."

Management

Pros:

• "Management is normally very attentive and helpful; checks tables."
• "The ownership of Toast should be commended for their customer service."
• "The excellent veteran service team."

Cons:

• "Can't support places that have shut down in the past with no notice to their employees leaving them unemployed and in the dark."
• "Gross. The manager or whoever she was kept removing her mask to cough near customers."
• "Horrible. Went here for my girlfriends birthday server never went to our table, people who were seated after us got served before us."
• "Service very inconsistent, can be really bad."
• "Waitress and management argued with me as to what home fries are."
• "The waitstaff are all wonderful eyecandy, straight out of a hipster fashion magazine, but I wonder about their experience."
• "Upon walking in, was greeted by a filthy smell."