Iron Whale Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter, David was excellent. Truly the best dining experience I have had in quite some time."
• "That was great recovery and customer service!"
• "There was a bit of a mix up with my drink order but the waiter could not have handled it better!"
• "The place was quiet and slow that evening and help stood by attentively."
• "Service was perfect, food was delicious, and my goodness were the cocktails out of this world!"
• "staff was amazing."
• "Jared was an amazing server!! He was so sweet and nice and made amazing recommendations."

Cons:

• "Incredibly unaccomidating to food allergies."
• "The manager then came over with his phone to ‘prove’ to us that the reservations state that it’s a special menu. He was very patronizing."
• "The waiter did get offended when I asked him to double check that the flatbread was gluten free because it did not taste gluten free."
• "Crummy food, bad wait service, meh atmosphere and WAY too noisy. One and Done."
• "Terrible service.... about a 40 minute wait for appetizers."
• "We were seated in a very strange seat that was like a bar-height, very tiny booth, but completely missing one side."
• "Waited over an hour and a half for steak, the steak was extremely overcooked, even though I ordered medium."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The Whale Mary cocktail was absolutely fantastic."
• "Food and drinks are on par with the other offerings in the area, and the prices are better."
• "I had a shrimp salad that was excellent also."
• "The food is outstanding, you will not be disappointed."
• "For starters, the Calamari is sheer perfection and delightful."
• "The scallops were also very good. They were cooked to perfection and the red pepper sauce that is used was perfect."
• "The food was fantastic on both occasions."

Cons:

• "Definitely not worth the $20 per plate."
• "All of our appetizers came cold or just barely warm."
• "The calamari was luke warm. Flavor was ordinary at best."
• "The lobster Mac and cheese was very underwhelming, virtually no taste. The crab cakes were okay, but the burger received rave reviews!"
• "The food was abysmal."
• "Server didn’t know the whiskeys in stock- menu very outdated."
• "Crab cake sandwich tasteless."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Awesome experience tonight with outdoor dining opening up!"
• "We sat outside and enjoyed our view of the beach while people watching."
• "The atmosphere also lovely."
• "One of the best outdoor seafood places in Asbury Park."
• "Impressive nautical-theme decor."
• "Great atmosphere, warm rustic ship vibe."
• "It's very aesthetically pleasing and feels simultaneously casual and high end."

Cons:

• "The only thing was the bar/club at the convention hall was blasting music which I know does not happen every night."
• "However, the Roy-Boy fish tacos were rather underwhelming."
• "Typical judgemental wanna be high class AP ran restaurant. Couldn't get the attention out of ANYONE sitting at the bar for 15 minutes."
• "Very disappointed was looking forward to having dinner here."
• "Was very excited to eat at Iron Whale, we were seated and waited 35 minutes and no one came out to take our drink order, we ended up leaving very disappointed."
• "The place is pretty cool and that’s about it."
• "The decor is dark but pleasant enough."

Price

Pros:

• "It’s pricey but the quality of the food meets those prices."
• "The food meets those prices."
• "The price is fair in this establishment."
• "The prices were reasonable for this kind of restaurant in this kind of place."
• "Food and service were great, prices reasonable, i.e., commensurate with the high quality."
• "Reasonably priced, on the expensive side, but worth it IMO."
• "The quality of the food was excellent also, and the price was more than fare (this was the lunch menu)."

Cons:

• "I do, however, agree with several other reviewers that the prices are pretty high for the amount of food that is served."
• "A beer and wine, 2 entrees, a few raw clams, and tip came to $130."
• "Bill came and Iron Whale restaurant charged us for bread. What restaurant charges for bread?"
• "For such an insane ridiculous price, we were so disappointed."
• "I’m not upset about getting an almost 30$ meal but I expected much more for the ambiance and restaurant reputation."
• "probably a 10-20% location premium on price."
• "not really worth the Atlantic City price."