Greene Hook Bar & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Category: Bar Jersey City, New Jersey

Address: 70 Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA

Phone: +12017215062

Rating: 4.2
based on 94 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Stopped in today for Happy Hour and the hostess was kind enough to find a seat for me at the bar."
  • "Server was very friendly and patient."
  • "Great service & pretty good food!"
  • "Super friendly and fast service."
  • "Service was excellent, staff was friendly, and the kitchen was open late, which is always a plus."
  • "Service is friendly and quick."
  • "Our waiter was friendly and ensured that my group was comfortable."

Cons:

  • "Bar tenders last night were rude, when asked about what type of vodka was used."
  • "Awful service. Visited at lunch time with some coworkers. We ordered appetizers and the server was visibly frustrated."
  • "Not going back mostly due to the service behind the bar."
  • "Felt a bit unwelcome on our first visit and the staff looked a bit confused when we asked if we could sit outside and have a drink."
  • "A lot of the staff just seemed as they were rude and did not know how to accommodate such a large group."
  • "Staff generally unfriendly. Guy at the door didn't say welcome, and practically threw the menu at us on the table."
  • "Awful service. All the waiters were rude before, during and after dinner."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is fresh and mouth watering."
  • "The fried chicken was the star of the show here for me. Perfectly breaded, seasoned, and cooked."
  • "Wings are good; go with the jerk or garlic and ginger."
  • "The burgers, tacos and pulled pork are good."
  • "Shrimp po boy was delicious, and so were the burgers, salmon and steak."
  • "Every time food was delicious and well made."
  • "The Hook burger and Fat Joe sandwich and they both were flavorful and filling."

Cons:

  • "The Reuben lacked thousand island and shy on the sauerkraut."
  • "Chicken came out medium rare."
  • "I ordered a chicken sandwich, chicken was raw, they changed it but it was bland, not seasoned at all."
  • "The nachos missed the mark."
  • "Mussels needed a bit more seasoning, both garlic and salt."
  • "The fried chicken with ok as well, again a little bland."
  • "I'd steer clear of the bucket of flavorless fried chicken."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Best place I've stumbled upon in a long while!"
  • "Wonderful neighborhood restaurant, great vibes."
  • "Great atmosphere in that there are lots of choices such as outside, inside at a table, at the bar, plenty of sports TVs going."
  • "Cool atmosphere."
  • "Hip and comfortable atmosphere."
  • "It’s such a fun and friendly bar."
  • "The vibe here is great, owner is very friendly."

Cons:

  • "There is absolutely nothing special about this place."
  • "To start with, this place is kids unfriendly and the bad part is the restaurant doesn’t even mention it!!"
  • "Owner has a poor attitude to people who don't look like him."
  • "He refused my friend’s children entry to the restaurant because they were 'too loud…' they’re toddlers."
  • "The owner creates an environment that is not family friendly."
  • "WARNING: NOT A KID FRIENDLY PLACE & A TERRIBLE, ORNERY OWNER."
  • "Pretty poor customer service plus raw food isn’t going to have me come back."

Value

Pros:

  • "Great prices and good food!"
  • "Prices are reasonable."
  • "Stopped by after work for dinner and took advantage of the happy hour deal on draft beer and Pinot Grigio."
  • "Half price oysters for happy hour all week!!"
  • "Rates are so amazingly cheap for the food and the vibe that this place has to go offer."
  • "Drinks were nice, beer was cold and the prices were extremely reasonable."
  • "Happy hour $2 each for oysters!"

Cons:

  • "Went during happy hour to get oysters, since menu says half off on oysters without specifying anything else. Ordered dozen of both type of oysters, but got billed full price for one type without the server mentioning anything when ordering."
  • "They split a can of coke and put it in a thin glass full of ice so they can charge you twice."
  • "They ran my credit card twice and my sister’s card once for the same check in May of 2022 and still have not issued me a refund!!!"
  • "This place get me W'd. The old well hold your CC and feed you jaimo's and buy lays. Walked out showed and about $200 poorer."
  • "Avoid this bar at all costs. This bar DOUBLE CHARGES you for drinks and do not own up to their mistakes."
  • "Seems as we were promised a bunch but actually delivered minimal."
  • "Disgusted by our waiter’s actions after paying and tipping."

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