Anchor Tavern Reviews Summary

Category: Bar & grill

Address: 713 Main St, Belmar, NJ 07719, USA

Phone: +17322802266

Rating: 4.3
based on 154 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food and drinks were excellent."
  • "The food was delicious. The Cuban sandwich was heavenly and packed just enough to be full."
  • "Delicious food properly seasoned and fresh! Everything tasted delicious!"
  • "The coconut shrimp app was great and the honey ginger salmon over coconut rice... The BEST!"
  • "The food was fantastic! I ordered the half chicken. It came with 2 generous sides and corn bread. It was delicious."
  • "Always great food here - I've had the brisket sandwich, calamari, roast chicken quesadilla, and the Cubano."
  • "The food absolutely delicious and perfectly prepared."

Cons:

  • "I had the Baja bowl… really disappointing."
  • "Overcooked dry scallops."
  • "The Brussel sprouts were so salty, the grit cakes were so small and the chicken was cold."
  • "Bbq pork bowl lacked flavor in the pork, no bbq."
  • "Our dinners were greasy, over cooked or tasted funny."
  • "The only thing I do not like is the drinks come plastic cups (beers and cocktails also) which is annoying."
  • "The food was disappointing."

Service

Pros:

  • "Great food and service. A nice bar atmosphere."
  • "They did everything they could to seat us as soon as possible."
  • "Service is great, food came quickly, even though they had a full house."
  • "Everyone that worked there was so helpful and willing to go that extra step for us."
  • "The service we had was, friendly, informative and very attentive."
  • "The service is fantastic. Servers are personable and friendly."
  • "Service is great. Employees are all courteous."

Cons:

  • "Our waiter never came after 30 minutes of us waiting at our table."
  • "Service was really slow. I probably would have ordered more food and drinks if my server had come around to us more."
  • "Service was bad. Immature and inattentive, and three different people we experienced were inexplicably rude."
  • "Our waitress didn’t say anything mean but was completely antisocial & her demeanor was unfriendly."
  • "We constantly had to get the attention of servers that weren’t ours to ask for napkins or to fix my drink or to order food."
  • "Also, when we called to order this time, the girl who answered the phone was clearly having a conversation with someone else, and had to ask me to repeat myself three times."
  • "The service I received yesterday was absolutely awful."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Great drinks, great staff, great food, great atmosphere!"
  • "Great family atmosphere in the off season."
  • "Atmosphere and seating was very nice."
  • "Great vibe. Nice selection of brews and cocktails."
  • "Atmosphere outside was lively.. a band was playing & everyone was having a good time."
  • "The outdoor seating area is nice."
  • "The vibe was cozy and relaxed."

Cons:

  • "Only problem is...they need to put a sun shade up on the left side of the outside eating area....the sun is horrible when you're eating!"
  • "This isn't the place to go if you're looking for something peaceful."
  • "The only down side, because we are a big group we were seated on 2 tables with bar stools with no back. So the whole time we were not comfortable."
  • "The high ceilings make it a little loud and the patrons sitting at the bar made it even louder."
  • "The loud TVs everywhere made it unbearable and we had to get our main dishes to go."
  • "DOWNSIDE to the area is that the local Belmar police are fond of extorting it's visitors."
  • "I sit outside because I do not like the bar atmosphere inside."

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