I always pass this spot every time we go to AC, and I finally got a chance to try it. Everything we ordered was good. The place has an old-school tavern vibe, and it's clearly a favorite among locals--lots of regulars dining when we were there. Our waitress was friendly, attentive, and helpful. Overall, a solid stop and I'm glad we finally checked it out. read more

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Just went yesterday while staying in AC. This was the first time but will certainly not be the last. Food, service and cozy atmosphere. Who could ask for anything more! read more

Big bar, good food. Friendly folks. Recommend for lunch. Cool Cat on roof. More Characters. read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

The food tastes like it comes from a bar with inexpensive drinks. Some of the poor reviews are absurd, given that Black Cat doesn't brand itself a foodie's paradise. The food is exactly what one should expect from a spot that's a bar first, a restaurant second. That said, their pizza is elite and required dining for any serious pizza snobs in the area, and it shouldn't be looked over. The service is fine, the place isn't fancy but it's clean and the pizza holds its own with the other heavy hitters of south Jersey. read more

We've been spending a lot of time in the Absecon area so far this year and have been trying some local hangouts. So far, this is the most interesting one. Let me start by saying that the Black Cat definitely has what you could call..."character". As soon as you walk in, you're immediately "Hun", "Babe" or "Dear" by the staff. I mean what the hell, it's 1145am on a weekday and the large bar area is 2/3 full of people on their 2nd round and you've got some modern country blaring on the juke box. It's an F-ing trip. The menu here is basic but it's large. Everything from some all-day breakfast favorites, Italian, pizza, fried seafood, sandwiches, salad, soups, wings, etc. Lack of choices is not a problem. Cheesesteak and Hot Open-Faced Turkey The food is the food. It's not going to wow you with Michelin star prowess but if you're coming here, you shouldn't be expecting that either. It's simple salt of the earth favorites served up quick and easy. Everything we ordered hit the table in about ten minutes and it was as expected, good. Apparently, they also regularly do special events here like Car Cruises, Bingo, Trivia & Live Music. Nice. Overall places like this are a throwback to another era. This is where your parents and grandparents went for a Saturday night highball or to get tanked after a good night at the tables or maybe a tough shift working the tables. No BS or pretentious food served up fast and fresh. Good Enough. read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - two vehicles parked in a parking lot - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

Wow, can't believe my last review was in 2020 at the height of the pandemic when their was a tent outside. Seems like yesterday. The Cat continues to evolve. Jim, the owner took advantage of the time they were closed to replace the flooring and install a marble bar top along with refinishing all of the booth benches. Really a nice job and upgrade. Becoming less of a bar and more of a family bar/restaurant with a great menu. Menu keeps expanding and there is something for everyone. Wings and appetizers are fantastic cause I'm a munchie eater, but plenty of families and couples come in for the diners. One of the local favorites is his Chicken Franchise with angle hair pasta. Still a relaxing place to watch a ball game or just hang out with friends. Have family that comes in from DC and SC and they keep saying, "We don't have any local places like this." read more

It was our first time dining at the Black Cat. I grew up on a specific pizza in the 70's, Pasqinni pizza. I heard they had the pizza recipe there, but you can only dine in when ordering it. So my wife and I had a great time, and throughly enjoyed the pizza. It brought back great memories of a time when I was young. Our waitress, Emily was super. Great attitude and great service! The dining room was very nice. My only complaint was the lights were a little too bright. Everything else was top notch! read more

The best pizza around! No one seems to think of black cat when it comes to pizza but trust me.. try it!! The perfect south Jersey pizza pie. The tomato sauce is like your mom made it and it is the perfect amount of cheese versus sauce. Dough is delicious! Highly recommend. The pizza is a bit oily but dap it with a paper towel and it's perfect. They were out of wings so we got the chicken tenders for the first time and they were great. White meat and lightly breaded. They were served with carrots celery and blue cheese. Employees are so friendly and attentive. We always call ahead and order pick up. It is quick and there's lots of parking next to the restaurant. read more

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We'd driven by several times and commented we should stop and take a photo since we are cat lovers. There is a huge black cat sign on the roof. We finally decided to stop in and give it a try. Nice atmosphere, warm wood interior. Bar was not crowded at all, therefore not rowdy. Comfortable booth by window. Menu is not huge, no real fancy foods, but still a good menu, great for casual dining out. I ordered the Philly cheese steak wrap with fries and it was quite good. My friend ordered fish and chips and was very pleased. Prices are very reasonable. We'll definitely be stopping in again when we are in the area. read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - Cool cat on roof catches your eye when driving by! - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

Good stop for a drink and food.. The Pizza is great along with a very good menu and delicious desertes...

And the award goes to...THE BLACK CAT BAR & GRILL for serving the greasiest, brown plate of inedible food in NJ! I regret that it's taken me a couple of weeks to write a review, partly because if I had done it sooner, I might have saved some people from going there! Their fried appetizer mess was disgusting...plain and simple. Our server was nice, but was unable to provide a fly swatter or newspaper that we could've fended off the fly that didn't care that the "food" he was trying to taste was really something that should've attracted flies! Please...please...go elsewhere! We visited at the end of August 2023. read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - Their fried appetizer combo! Probably cooked in year-old grease, because the little that we ate all tasted the same! - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

Food & prices were excellent. Drinks unlike many other places. Had liquor in them. Servers were friendly.

I generally just take out for an occasional pizza here, but ate in a nice little booth there this time. Great pizza & beautiful house salad Service was fantastic. Love the history of this place too. Amber went out of her way to accommodate us. Highly recommend. read more

Good vibes here! Wide variety of food. I really wanted a burger but they only offer beef...no turkey or veggie. My friend ordered chicken tenders, which although the breading was perhaps the best I've tasted in a long time, was very under seasoned. Although I appreciate not too much salt, this desperately need a dash or two and pepper. Extremely bland! I enjoyed my broiled seafood combination, not seasoned but all I required was the lemon, I'd do that again! Bar atmosphere was chill, very clean and the service was very good! read more

A regular stop for me whenever I'm in the Atlantic City area. Food is always fresh, delicious, and never over-seasoned. Staff is always polite and attentive without being pesty. THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND AS GOOD VALUE FOR THE MONEY. read more

Dearest Yelpers, I drove here on the foggiest of nights to play Quizzo. I continually thought to myself is it worth it? Yes, I wanted to meet up with the group, but I had never been to the Black Cat. Ever... The parking? Definitely insufficient. If you want a space? Arrive early or try and figure out where to go where you won't have too far to walk. Being a single gal, that's significant and I might have just cancelled my attendance to the game as a result. Ambiance: Welcoming - people of all ages were there either taking up the stools around the centralized bar, or seated in various tables - well spaced in the time of COVID, or in a few off shoot rooms where you could be more isolated/cozy. Service: considering the number of people frequenting this establishment, it was good and timely between the three ladies - one being the bartender - dividing up the work. Food: my Quizzo teammates enjoyed the two for $20 cheese pizza special. If you like the old fashioned greasy cheese, thin crust, then you will be content enough. I can't really speak to the offerings because I just braces and it would not be fair. Beverage: Soft drinks - They are Pepsi. I will say no more. EtOH - all were enjoying various beers and other alcoholic type beverages. I myself enjoyed a toasted almond for $6.95. I will return. I have spoken. read more

Got a hot Turkey for take out. Was going to have a wine while waiting, but thank god I asked the house wine first. After recognizing it at an $8, 1.5l bottle of stuff I wouldn't clean my car battery with, I declined and waiting for the hot Turkey sandwich I was craving. They were charging $8 for swill. Got home, opened it up, assessed and threw it out. Looked like the dark meat leftover pickings of a 3 week old turkey carcass covered in a salt based liquid of some sort. I tasted it, but it was like leather in texture and had an odor. The place is nice inside and the server was sweet. Too bad the food was inedible. read more

Eh, pretty disappointing. I just ordered pizza because I heard it was so good. It's ok but ridiculously overpriced. It lacked flavor but the crust was good. I probably won't go back. read more

One of the best thin pizza we have ever had. The cheese and tomato sauce was excellent. The wings were just as good. The server was friendly & helpful. We will definitely be back. read more

I'm appalled. I spent time in the slammer and the slop they served me there was way better than the caccitorie. I've been 6 years sober and and this food made me indulge in some xanax and wine on this night. My name is Kevin Fitzhenry read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

Great food, great staff, cozy atmosphere. You know you're gonna like it when the bring the pasta and it already has the pasta spoon on the plate - you don't have to ask for it. Bar staff was very, very professional, and the chocolate cake was off the charts ! read more

this was our first time here. We sat at the bar ordered some drinks and then checked out the menu. the bartender was great. was very helpful with suggestions of what to order. the food was Amazing! had a wonderful time. we will be back read more

The Black Cat Bar and Grill has been on my list for quite some time honestly based off the name alone. I am a crazy cat lady and needless to say it was a must for me to dine here. I stopped in here with my brother and my boyfriend on our way home from down the shore to grab a bite to eat. I ordered the crab cake sandwich, my brother got the french dip and my boyfriend the flounder sandwich. Everyone seemed to be happy with what they got but it wasn't anything to write home about. read more

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There's an old saying about how one man's ceiling is another's floor. Well, I submit that most folks in NJ are spoiled when it comes to pizza because in all my NJ dining experiences, I've found pizza is like sex for a guy. There IS no such thing as bad sex and there IS no such thing as bad pizza in NJ. I wish Jersey residents could come to Arizona for a week and get a load of the shit we call pizza here. It'd pucker yer sphinct! That said, a basic large cheese pizza at BC is some of best around, but that's just one guy's opinion, and likely, the 'floor' to many Jersey residents to which I was referring earlier. Yea, Black Cat! read more

The food was good and was ready when they said. I like that the pizza is thin crust and everything was hot when we got it

Garbage burger, premade not real beef. don't recommend the food just a regular bar for decently priced beer but over priced no seasoning food. read more

A locals spot for sure, decent food. But to the XXL loudmouth fisherman at the end of the bar yesterday, do you really need to drop so many F Bombs when there are lots of women and senior citizens? I'm really surprised one of the female bartenders didn't say something to the guy. He was definitely in his cups. Management: if this is the kind of behavior you endorse, then go for it. I guess with the Hi Point closed, some of the dregs have to liquor up somewhere. read more

Every town (ok. almost every town) has a local joint with great food and a great staff. Might be a bit loud and a bit of a wait but worth it when it comes to getting what you want. Whether your local joint is in Elizabeth, or Somerset County, or Freehold or wherever in NJ you're going like the food here. Split a Chicken Parm with my wife and it was very good ... but the fries are the best we've had in a while. Short version - get just about anything with a side of fries. And as for the staff - Tina is just great. Stop by. read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - Chicken Parm & fries - and this is just half !! - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

Had an event yesterday. Great food. Pizza is delicious. Service was top notch! Thank you all

Fantastic puzza , great place , friendly food is good and atmosphere is very friendly

We wanted to get some comfort style food away from the Boardwalk area. Very clean and lively atmosphere. Our waitress Tina went above and beyond for a great experience. The Buffalo chicken Stromboli was outstanding and huge. The chicken quasadilla was awesome. Nice cold beer and delicious sour apple martini. Wish we had room for desert. Highly recommend. read more

Pizza was delious! A little expensive because I added pepper, onions and anchovies. $24.50 for the pie. Next time I'll order the plain! Very nice waitress, very busy on a Thursday and everyone looked happy. read more

I hate to lower the overall rating and almost didn't write a review because I couldn't give one as excellent as the previous reviews. It might be because we aren't local, and maybe standards here are different than what we are used to. We ordered two pizzas, one with sausage and mushroom, and one with sausage, mushroom, pepperoni, onion and green pepper. The deal breaker for me is the fact that the mushrooms on the pizzas were canned. Yuck! The sauce and crust were good. The cut up pieces of sausage were different but okay. We'd like to come again and try a few more items on the menul read more

Excellent except Oysters were not perfect Condiments were still frozen! Will skip next time. Pizza Awesome!!! Old Pasquini Old world Recipe Pizza from Original pizza store on Main Street in Pleasantville I remember the guy and his wife always making the dough and an excellent pizza! read more

We only ate there three times even though we live in the area. First two times we met my grown daughter who lives in Margate for lunch and pizza. Pizza was top of the line, service great, comfortable bar booth at a window. Last time for some reason something happened to my food. Long story short they made an absolutely world class cheeseburger..,the best of the best. read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill isn't fancy and it certainly isn't scenic. In fact, it's a little divey, watering hole. They have some A-Okay food for a very reasonable price. Probably a better spot for locals, I ended up at Black Cat with my family over the 4th of July weekend. I split a dinner deal with my dad. It included two entrees, a choice of soup or salad for each of us and a bottle of wine for $29.99. There were about 4 or 5 options for the entrees which included crab cakes and fried shrimp. The bottle of wine was limited to one of their house wines in a few basic varieties. It turns out the bottle of house wine is $10 anyways if you plan on having a few glasses or have someone to share it with. The salad was really basic and not too exciting. The crab cake was broiled, but only came as one. It didn't seem like a lot of filler and had a decent flavor. I opted for mashed potatoes, which were good, even though they came with gravy. My husband I shared the applesauce and broccoli. The applesauce was probably from a jar but the broccoli tasted fresh. It had a nice crisp, not overly seasoned taste. I wish I got our server's name, but she was really great: energetic, friendly and helpful. She was the one who pointed out the house wine bottles, where she could've just let the rest of the group order wine by the glass. Overall, not the most exciting of meals but it was reasonably priced and a fair option if you are close by. read more

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Don't waste your time. Disappointment is the only thing that awaits you here. Food is sub par, you are far better off across the street at the Hi Point read more

My first time in Absecon for business. We stopped here for dinner. It was okay, not disgusting, but not the best that I have had.

We had so much fun there last year! The bar was packed and there was a live band. Great music!!! read more

Black Cat Bar & Grill - Italian Near Me - Absecon, New Jersey

Our 1st time in house experience was great. We always order take out. Tonight we decided to visit the property The server was great, explained everything, suggested specials and even brought the happy hour weekly special menus to us. Dinner or pseudo dinner, stomboli, wings and calamari were great. Manager came and I intrduced himself, talked for a long while Hospitality and food were great, please give it a try. We will be back. Thank you black cat staff and management for a great night. read more