Riley & Jake's Reviews Summary

Category: Bar & grill

Address: 1831 NJ-31, Clinton, NJ 08809, USA

Phone: +19086386983

Rating: 4.4
based on 133 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was very decent and they gave a nice amount of food to eat."
  • "Food is always very good."
  • "The French Onion soup and Fra Diavolo Calamari... the flavor of the spices blended together was delicious."
  • "Delicious pub food, Guinness on tap."
  • "The chicken was so moist, it tasted like they cooked it in a moisture bag... the gravy meshed with it so nicely. It was divine."
  • "Love love love their very thin cut French fries."
  • "Food is consistently delicious!"

Cons:

  • "The food doesn't seem to have much flavor, you don't get a whole lot of it, and its pretty pricey."
  • "Food was mediocre. We tried the wings and onion strings (both no flavor)."
  • "I felt like I should have gotten more food for something that was 16 dollars."
  • "The food was awful and way over priced."
  • "Normal issues have been: burnt food, just bad tasting, or lack of seasoning."
  • "Prices were way way too high for the quality that was produced."
  • "The food fails to deliver. Fish came out pretty inedible, pulled pork was awful-dry."

Service

Pros:

  • "Awesome service quick and prompt our waitress was great."
  • "They were very accommodating with our son who has Autism. The server brought out his food first and he was on top of it."
  • "The food was piping hot and Diane out server was excellent, polite, full of knowledge and offered great suggestions for first time customers."
  • "Our server, Kate, was awesome."
  • "The staff was superb, food was quick to come out and everyone was incredibly efficient."
  • "The staff definitely made our experience great."
  • "Service is always pleasant and friendly."

Cons:

  • "1 waitress, with a bit of an attitude, doing everything."
  • "The waitress was kind of odd not much of a personality."
  • "They had one server for the entire bar and restaurant. She was running around in circles."
  • "We never were asked if we wanted refills on our drinks."
  • "We were being ignored by the only 2 waitress out."
  • "Bartender threw the menu at me. No eye contact no communication. Very rude."
  • "The waitress was rude and rushed us through our meal. She didn't pay much attention to us."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "It has a very comforting warm feeling. The decor is really interesting and amusing to look at."
  • "Love the patio. The manager Ron was very accommodating."
  • "Love the pub atmosphere."
  • "Atmosphere is nice and laid back (lunch) and service was great!"
  • "During warmer weather, the outside patio area is a must."
  • "Very pleasant atmosphere, variety of seating, or can sit in bar area."
  • "The atmosphere is relaxing."

Cons:

  • "The seat I got on a very empty night was directly staring adjacent to the bathroom so you got a nice bathroom vibe every minute or so as people came and went."
  • "TV viewing behind the outside bar of two sports channels was okay until newcomers sat at bar impeding view."
  • "Patio became crowded by 5:30pm."
  • "Place can still use and update and it's a bit dingy."
  • "Atmosphere a little challenged by heavy smell of urinal cakes."
  • "The place is dark and dreary looking."
  • "The place has not been remodeled in what appears to be at least 30 years."

Price

Pros:

  • "Good prices for drinks and they seem to always have something decent on special as well."
  • "Very reasonably priced too!"
  • "The establishment also gave a military/veterans discount."
  • "Great food at a decent price with good service."
  • "Prices are cheap and the place is kid friendly."
  • "Food was delicious, prices were reasonable."
  • "Price wise very affordable."

Cons:

  • "The food doesn't seem to have much flavor, you don't get a whole lot of it, and its pretty pricey."
  • "I felt like I should have gotten more food for something that was 16 dollars."
  • "The food was awful and way over priced."
  • "Prices were way way too high for the quality that was produced."
  • "For $21.00 I can get a hell of a meal somewhere else."
  • "However this time the food was not very well prepared... Loved the fish and chips, but hated the ribs. So dry and barely any meat on them, super chewy, not worth $17."
  • "The shrimp was bland, the crab meat tasted like old canned meat."

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