Fresco Steak & Seafood Grill Reviews Summary

Category: Steak house

Address: 210 Ryders Ln, Milltown, NJ 08850, USA

Phone: +17322467616

Rating: 4.5
based on 150 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Our waitress was great and pleasant to deal with."
  • "The service was the best I have received on the east coast in a decade."
  • "First of all I'd like to highlight how friendly and knowledgeable our server was."
  • "The service was amazing and they did end up comping the food that we did end up like."
  • "Our server was friendly and helpful but not intrusive."
  • "As usual they were very busy, but our waiter made us feel as if we were the only customers."
  • "Great service by our server Fred. Key is being proactive, the anticipation, and he delivered. He did not disappoint. On cue. Spot on."

Cons:

  • "From the moment I stepped in to the restaurant until we paid the check there was no warmth from any employee."
  • "Asked for more butter but he forgot."
  • "Extremely rude, unprofessional, and degrading."
  • "I would leave 0 stars if I could... But the host was very rude and handed me the receipt back and said “that’s it”."
  • "We had to look for Mr Mohammed a few times to get service."
  • "We were seated almost right away but was forgotten for some time has we waited to see who our server would be."
  • "This is by far the worst Resturant I’ve been... they kept staring at me and my partner like we were ghosts and thy just made the experience very uncomfortable!"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Very welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Excellent food quality and professional service style."
  • "The portions, flavor and presentation were fantastic. I completely recommend it!"
  • "First the calamari was the perfect texture of crispiness."
  • "never disappointed here. got two tomahawk ribeyes and gave the huge bones to the dogs! i’m sure they enjoyed it as much as we did."
  • "BEST steak I ever had!! it was very well cooked and juicy."
  • "The food was delicious! I have been to fresco many times for lunch and dinner. Their food is fresh."
  • "The food Is wonderful. Great selection and uniquely prepared by the chef."

Cons:

  • "The meat could have been tender. I thought it was chewy."
  • "Both dishes are not worth for the price $34 & $22 for my opinion."
  • "all was not tasty at all, the place considered only quantities not the quality."
  • "the freshness and the quality of food in general are very poor."
  • "The food was mediocre I wouldn't say it was good by any Regard."
  • "extremely overpriced and the food is not even good."
  • "The food in this place resembles severely overpriced diner. It's flat and has no flavors at all."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Pulling up to the restaurant it was a beautiful site. Their outdoor seating and lighting was enchanting."
  • "Also like the simplicity of the ambience. Definitely highly recommended."
  • "The ambiance alone was miles ahead of Arthur's."
  • "If you're looking for a nice, clean place with great food, and a very comfortable seating experience, you'll definitely like it here."
  • "Very nice, elegant atmosphere food is always great, fresh and delicious."
  • "A wonderful place for food with friends and family. We were celebrating my nephew's graduation. It was truly a special meal in a wonderful ambiance."
  • "We were a large party celebrating a special occasion and appreciated having a private room to ourselves."

Cons:

  • "The decor was dated."
  • "Only reason it's not 5 star was the cob webs in the chandelier which is present in the center of the restaurant."
  • "I just wish they had some sort of music playing overhead so I wouldn't focus on other people's conversations."
  • "It's a big, square room and even though there's no bar (BYOB) it's noisy."

Value

Pros:

  • "Worth every penny and really not that bad for what you get."
  • "Price is unbeatable I mean my experience was phenomenal."
  • "Had linguini with clam sauce. It was very good and at $20 a nice price."
  • "Prices are reasonable."
  • "Food is awesome - tasty big portions, fresh food, well presented and at a reasonable cost."

Cons:

  • "In addition their sodas and ice teas are a rip-off. $6 each serving of ice tea which was more ice than liquid and there are no refills."
  • "at the end out check comes to be $250 which is over priced."
  • "It is pretty expensive. According to the price should have been better."
  • "A bit pricey but, fair."

Alcohol Policy

Pros:

  • "They don't have a bar. However, it's BYOB or BYOW."
  • "Luckily, there's a liquor store with a decent wine close by."
  • "It’s a BYOB. Definitely make reservations. My husband and I met friends on a Saturday night 7:00 pm and were immediately seated on time."
  • "Byob surprised me a bit but it's awesome because you can basically drink whatever you like."
  • "They sell no liquor but you can bring your bottle of wine with you."

Cons:

  • "It's BYOB. That's the only thing that's annoying. Don't forget the wine!"
  • "The only reason I give it a 4 out of 5 is because there is no alcohol served there."
  • "Although credit card fees were unexpected - bring cash!"

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