Bahama Breeze Reviews Summary

Category: Caribbean restaurant

Address: 3535 US-1 #100A, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA

Phone: +16097993808

Rating: 4.2
based on 288 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service has always been great, too."
  • "Our server was extremely friendly and pleasant, and the food arrived quickly given how busy the restaurant was."
  • "Our waitress Sydney was awesome, she recommended a few drinks and they were all so refreshing and good."
  • "Server was attentive, efficient, and very pleasant."
  • "Service was fast and friendly."
  • "Service at Bahama Breeze is impeccable. The staff is knowledgeable and eager to make recommendations, clearly passionate about the menu and ensuring every guest feels welcomed."
  • "Service was friendly and fast."

Cons:

  • "Service is insanely slow."
  • "The service during my visit was a little bit slow, which slightly affected the overall experience."
  • "Never in my life have I had such terrible service."
  • "The service wasn't good."
  • "Service was terrible was seated and waited over 15 mins until I had to call over a sever."
  • "Food is ok but the service is really horrible. They abandoned us and we have to just ask random workers to get our waitress."
  • "Service was good too but the waitress should have been gone little extra mile after knowing the birthday of my son."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Was blown away by their conch fritters."
  • "The food was very good."
  • "The food is amazing and the general manager and staff are nothing short of amazing and accommodating."
  • "Drinks here are always my favorite."
  • "From jerk chicken to coconut shrimp, every dish was a burst of Caribbean goodness."
  • "The food was excellant. The waitress offered suggestions."
  • "The food was delicious."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant itself wasn't very clean, but I attributed that to it being a Saturday."
  • "Our menus were disgusting. Most of the pages were stuck together or had a general 'dried' food on them."
  • "The fish was not edible."
  • "It can't get much worse. First, frankly, I question if their food is actually 'fit for human consumption'."
  • "The jerk chicken was a big no,no and the rice was tasteless and salt."
  • "Two of the meals tasted like frozen microwaved dinners and one was cold served ice cold chicken that was over seasoned and not edible."
  • "The sandwich I had ordered the Cuban was absolutely terrible took 2 bites and it tasted like the meat had been sitting for days."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The ambiance is relaxing and I love being here!"
  • "Great atmosphere and crowd."
  • "The live music adds an extra touch, enhancing the island-like feel and making every dining experience feel special."
  • "The Atmosphere is quite nice."
  • "The restaurant evokes an outdoor contemporary Caribbean vibe with tall open rafter ceilings, lovely woodworking, and relaxed lighting."
  • "The restaurant boasts a beautifully themed decor that perfectly captures the essence of a Caribbean getaway, complete with lush greenery and warm, inviting lighting."
  • "The atmosphere felt so comfortable with the social distancing between tables and outside eating."

Cons:

  • "The worst part about eating at Bahama breeze in Princeton New Jersey was they let a lady come in and sit down, she had a dog with her."
  • "Can't imagine the noise level with a bigger crowd of diners."
  • "It's just a Bahamas style Cheesecake factory."
  • "The music was loud and made conversation a bit difficult."
  • "Atmosphere was ehhhh, too loud!!"
  • "There could have been more done for social distancing, I didn't see much measures in place."
  • "Music was also awkward and had nothing to do with the theme of the restaurant."

Management

Pros:

  • "Also the manager Bridget!!!! What a gem!!!"
  • "The general manager came out to inform us they were going to take care of the appetizers."
  • "Manager is always present making sure everything is excellent."

Cons:

  • "Very nasty manager, Brigdet E., calls my store harassing that we bring her staff food from a pizzeria."
  • "Considering they had plenty of help, this is a clear sign of bad management."
  • "Not sure if it's bad service or bad managers, but it's just bad."
  • "Management needs to put some sound dampening materials on walls or along celing to reduce the echoey loudness."
  • "No wonder the restaurant was practically empty."
  • "I wish zero stars was an option I would've chosen that. The wife and I wanted to try the place for lunch and we brought our service animal and the manager apparently decides to judge if you can eat there based on the function of your service animals because she refused service for us."

Value

Pros:

  • "Happy hours every weekday 4-6pm, appetizer is at half price during happy hours."
  • "Portion sizes are quite generous."
  • "Excellent food, reasonable prices."

Cons:

  • "Pricing for the other menu items particularly the mixed drinks seems a tad excessive to me but then... it is Princeton."
  • "You get what you pay for. Aveage food sucks & it is often accompanied by poor service."
  • "A bit more on the expensive side."
  • "Order a side of broccoli and it was literally a child's size. They were charging almost $5 for 4 florets of broccoli."
  • "THEN to top off the worst dining experience I’ve ever had, I was charged $2.99 for table games."

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