Qs FOR YOU
1) When you dine out at a restaurant, are you more likely to order from its regular menu or select one of the restaurant’s nightly specials?
2) When choosing a restaurant, do you prefer a BYOB or a place with a liquor license?
3) What’s the most important factor for you in picking a restaurant for a night out: a) cuisine type, b) proximity to your home, c) scene and setting, or d) reputation?
4) What new restaurant in Monmouth/Ocean (and by new I mean that it’s been open about a year or less) has most impressed you?
5) How much do you typically spend – per person – on a non-fast-food restaurant dinner?
Comments, insights, reasons why for any of the above will be hungrily consumed (by me).
Cheers,
Andy
4.19.07
2) When choosing a restaurant, do you prefer a BYOB or a place with a liquor license?
3) What’s the most important factor for you in picking a restaurant for a night out: a) cuisine type, b) proximity to your home, c) scene and setting, or d) reputation?
4) What new restaurant in Monmouth/Ocean (and by new I mean that it’s been open about a year or less) has most impressed you?
5) How much do you typically spend – per person – on a non-fast-food restaurant dinner?
Comments, insights, reasons why for any of the above will be hungrily consumed (by me).
Cheers,
Andy
4.19.07
posted by Andrea Clurfeld at 12:41 PM
6 Comments:
Andy,
This is my 1st blog experience . . .hope it works.
I'm reading some entries and think you are the one to ask for a good recommendation. . .
I will be in Tom's River area with 7 other adults on the 28th April for a memorial service for my grandmother. (All are from out of state and seasoned worldwide diners).
We are looking for an lunch place with good food (fresh local ingredients a plus) of any type: Italian, Asian, Mexican, European, Seafood. . . It doesn't matter so long as it is good reasonably priced cuisine.
Someone recommended La Bove Grande but we wonder if there are other less formal but still quality options.
Thank you for your time. I'll continue you to surf your web site to look for past reviews . . .
Dave Fairweather
Andrea:
There is this new place that just opened in Park Plaza on Route 34 on the border of Old Bridge and Matawan called J&B Rotisserie. It is a Rotisserie chicken and ribs place, and the food is to die for. The portions are huge and the prices are cheap. I mean cheap! Definitely check it out. I think they have been open for a few weeks. We went there for lunch, dinner, and have been back 4 or 5 times already. There is so much on the menu to choose from you can never get bored. Yummy is all I have to say.
Dave...
That's a huge territory - so if you can tell me where in the Toms River area I can give you better more focused suggestions.
If, however, you are in downtown TR, the options are few and far between.
SPECIALS ARE USUALLY WHAT I WOULD GO FOR IF THEY'RE IMAGINATIVE ENOUGH AND YES I ALWAYS ASK PRICE.
BYOB IS WHAT I PREFER BUT I PATRONIZE BOTH TYPES OF VENUES... IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SPEND # ON GOOD FOOD AND NOT ON OVERINFLATED WINE COSTS, THAT'S KEY.
REPUTATION AND SCENE ARE CO #1s...QUALITY OF FOOD WASN'T LISTED BUT OF COURSE WOULD BE A FACTOR.
AVENUE IN LONG BRANCH HAS BEEN THE MOST IMPRESSIVE IN THAT IT'S ADAPTED TO THE CLIENTELE OF NJ EVEN THOUGH IT'S CLEARLY A NYC FLIGHT VENUE.
$30/PP (NOT INCLUDING TAX/TIP/ALCOHOL) IS WHAT I SPEND.
I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GUIDE THAT ARE NOT (AT LEAST LAST YEAR'S ADDITIONS)
WHY NOT SPLIT THE GUIDE BY TOWNS BUT WITHIN EACH TOWN NOTE WHETHER SIT-DOWN FORMAL / CASUAL / TAKEOUT?
david
Bistro 44 on Washington St. is your best bet..the place is nice
and the food rocks..and is priced
right for lunch...they do a great job there..and for Dinner the best
place Around is the Atlantic Bar and Grill in Seaside Park..but they are only open for dinner...good luck and enjoy
You know, I did some thinking about Dave's request for a reaonably priced lunch spot in TR and I agree with the poster who rec'd Bistro 44. It's a cheery place, with a French accent, and it's not too far from the parking lot (important in downtown TR). Do call, though, to book a table in advance - particularly critical if you're a larger party.
I wish there were more lunch choices for that day. But there seems to be a wealth of chain restaurants and few spots with original fare, character and even fewer with "fresh local ingredients."
What places do y'all know of that feature locally grown/produced ingredients?
Andy
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