Kunkel's Seafood & Steakhouse Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was top notch...I never had to look for them, because they were there ready to fulfill any request."
• "Our server Jenny was spot on with her ability to deal with so many people and personalities, she's quite awesome with keeping a conversation during her work too!"
• "The service was quick, and our orders were correct."
• "The service was outstanding."
• "The staff I'd give 5/5 stars they were excellent. Very helpful, prompt and worked together as a team."
• "Staff is very attentive and extremely pleasant."
• "The servers and staff were helpful without being over attentive."

Cons:

• "Waitress would not take order order like I wanted it, she kept trying to tell me what she wanted."
• "Although, as the evening went on and the restaurant became more crowded, the service completely fell off of the rails."
• "Should not have to wait 30 minutes for each course."
• "However, the servers were very rude on several occasions to my family and even ignored once."
• "Worst service! Never received bread after sitting for a half hour."
• "Terrible slow service, and the only thing the owner can say is that they get extremely busy sometimes because of parties."
• "Our entrées took over an hour to come out."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious, our server was great and the attentive owner was so kind not only to us but all her patrons."
• "Every single item was cooked to perfection."
• "Delicious steaks and sides. Top of line meats and seafood at reasonable prices."
• "Incredible steaks and burgers. Salads and bread are delicious."
• "The steaks are incredible-amazing quality of meat."
• "The thai calamari was cooked to the perfect texture and the spicy sauce nailed balance."
• "The steak was perfect medium rare."

Cons:

• "Their cheese/potato dish was awful — it was gritty and tough."
• "The New York strip steak was bland, the only flavor being from the creamy horseradish sauce drizzled over it."
• "The ribeye steaks are terrible. We had three orders of ribeye at the table, and the steaks were tough and gray."
• "Poorly cooked steaks."
• "The Salmon was quite fishy and did not taste fresh."
• "Steak was underwhelming, tough and unseasoned for a $60.00 steak."
• "The $59 market price Ribeye was bland, overcooked."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Nice and quiet restaurant romantic lights and a fireplace."
• "The decor and ambiance is amazing."
• "Very nice place, good food and the service was excellent."
• "This little gem is tucked away off RT 30 and you might wonder if your favorite nav app has taken you to the wrong place, have faith it's worth the ride."
• "The atmosphere was comfy and the owner was very attentive."
• "The setting is great. Family pictures greeting you and a relaxing but classy feel to everything else."
• "The atmosphere was perfection with the candlelight dinner date my boyfriend and I had."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately there were so many tables in the dining area that it was not only difficult for us to get to (and out of) our table, our party was continually jostled by waitstaff as they attempted to negotiate the room."
• "The music choices were probably the worst part of the night."
• "The atmosphere feels like a nursing home."
• "The main thing I disliked was the parking lot. It is very odd and strange to get into."
• "The atmosphere reminds me of a nursing home dining hall."
• "Maybe I'm just not a fancy guy but I feel you pay more for the look than you do the quality of the food."
• "No salt, pepper or sugar on the table, had to get my own from a nearby table."

Value

Pros:

• "It’s fine dining so be prepared to spend some $."
• "A family run place that I trust."
• "BYOB makes the bill lower than the competition."
• "Pricing was on point certainly a value considering the fine quality."
• "Visited during Restaurant Week. Had a magnificent four course meal for $35."
• "We had the NY strip dinner - which was amply portioned and priced very fairly, I think."
• "Good, food and friendly staff at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Didn't want the starch and they don't even sub anything else.... had 5 pieces of asparagus!! Go to Capital Grill for a good steak at this price!!!!!"
• "Beef was so dry."
• "For how much this meal cost us, we will not be ordering again or trying their food inside of the restaurant. Very pricey for how little food we actually had."
• "And also outrageously overpriced no one should spend $70 on a stake in the State of New Jersey."
• "They add a surcharge if you choose to pay with a credit card. Sneaky. BE FOREWARNED."
• "Ordered NY strip steaks that were thin came out cold and dry!! Also way overpriced for what we got."
• "Upscale prices ( market price for filet was 65) without upscale service."