Porta Asbury Park Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meatballs were scrumptious - very flavorful and juicy."
• "Still one of the best Neapolitan style pizza places in New Jersey."
• "The pasta I had was Cacio E Pepe it was so flavorful and scrumptious."
• "They've got some of the best vegan pies you could ever ask for, and they don't even taste vegan."
• "The flavor combinations were perfect. We had the margarita pizza and the summer Betty. Both blew us away."
• "The food is fresh, served hot and fast and will leave you feeling like you just had Sunday dinner at grandma's."
• "The food was absolutely amazing here! We had the shrimp pizza which was the best I've ever had."

Cons:

• "The octopus was very memorable! Regretfully everything else including the pizza was oddly forgettable."
• "Calamari was chewy But OK."
• "This place had a lot of delicious sounding foods and salad, but the flavor was not there."
• "The food was terrible 😫 the service was not a good experience."
• "The chocolate cookies tasted like gluten free chocolate."
• "Food wasn't good at all. Pizza was definitely worst part of the night."
• "Everything was cold. Even the bread was just cold, sliced bread, not toasted."

Service

Pros:

• "The waitress was fantastic, super friendly and got us our order fast."
• "Nice service, and very cleans and well maintained bathrooms."
• "The servers were very friendly and made sure everyone was taken care of."
• "The service (we sat at the bar) was superb. 10/10 would eat here again."
• "Service was excellent with food coming out in a timely manner and very friendly and informative."
• "Our waitress was constantly available, and nothing seemed to take a particularly long time to arrive."
• "The servers were awesome, attentive and helpful!"

Cons:

• "Maybe you should teach your employees to respect their customers more."
• "Did not allows us to ask questions. Just called the cops."
• "The service could be better - our waiter was great but the security guards standing outside were rude and aggressive for no reason."
• "Terrible experience. We were there for my daughter’s birthday. Bouncers and management escorted us out for no reason."
• "The waitress wasn't very friendly or welcoming."
• "It got to the point where we just up and left. Told the hostess we were leaving and that was it."
• "We had to wait 15 minutes after our food came out for utensils - the second waiter forgot, I had to flag down a 3RD WAITER."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A very lively crowd."
• "The live music was great, had a blast."
• "The atmosphere is great - the central area is a bar and the tables are family style picnic tables."
• "The atmosphere is akin to a German beer hall mixed with a surfside restaurant with long tables and community seating."
• "Really liked this place. Set out like a large family style warehouse, with large picnic style tables, this place hits on all the right spots."
• "The place was spacious and lots of room in the middle to dance."
• "Great vibe, love the look of the place inside."

Cons:

• "Loud. Cramped. (Trendy)."
• "Biggest waste of my time, not to mention that security guard who was extremely rude."
• "It got a little too loud to have normal conversation once the restaurant was a little crowded."
• "The hectic bar, cavernous indoor seating, and live music outdoors make it a pretty noisy place and not a great pick for folks with a variety of disabilities."
• "Note: It tends to get pretty noisy inside."
• "Because of the loud party room next door, ambiance just isn’t totally there."
• "The restaurant was quite loud and it was difficult to talk without nearly yelling."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Pandemic guidelines are clearly followed and the place was so clean."
• "The restaurant is accessible."
• "Also, there are numerous spots for people with disabilities close to the building."
• "Large with outdoor seating. A block away from the beach."
• "Outdoor seating available. Reservations on the website."
• "Amazing ambiance, outdoor seating possible, close to the beach!"
• "There is plenty of parking on the street and in nearby Township parking lots."

Cons:

• "Came in with a stamped passport which is a federal ID, and was declined entrance because I didn’t have two forms of ID."
• "FYI: people who seems to know security got in with one form of ID."
• "However, if you are in a power wheelchair like I is easy to get stuck. The rocks which cover the patio seating area are a little weird for wheelchairs."
• "Asbury is really getting out of control in that regard - we literally had to park in Deal."
• "It was so dark inside that I had trouble reading the menu and seeing my cousin sitting across from me."
• "The floors always sticky?"
• "But DON'T order to pick up."