I actually have never had a bad meal there. Some are better than others, but it has consistently been decent. It is obviously not that cheap and I know of much better values, but if money isnāt a huge issue, this place is ok.
Call me a stickler for details but I was entertaining someone there for dinner we were sitting at the bar, both of our steaks came out cooked far over temperature. I called the bartenders attention to it, she listened but didnāt take the steaks away, instead we sat there for about 5 minutes until a āmanager / chefā came out from the kitchen to ask us what was wrong. When I explained we ordered medium rare and each steak was medium well/ well he then āinspectedā the steak(s) in front of us, as if we were lying. That REALLY PISSED ME OFF. He then did take the steaks and recooked us new ones, however we had 2 or 3 sides which he left. Either take our sides to reheat and reserve with our steaks -or- replenish our sides since we ate them while waiting for you to re-cook our steaks.
That experience just pissed me off enough that Iām done. Unless Iām someones guest (which rarely happens) then Iām not going to spend another dime in that place. I will still go to Raritan if in the area, but not Red Bank, they are dead to me. lol
I could actually use that to torch up some of the Cuban romeo and juilets I brought back from Aruba. Not the same this year with the embargo no longer in enforced. Back in the day I use to sneak my cases of Cubans back in my mothers suit case, figured they really had to be hard core customs agents to lock up a 70+ year old woman. (let alone retired police officer)