Hidden gem right in Point Pleasant Beach under new management. It's got beautiful ocean views, good food, and attentive servers! My breakfast was excellent. Looking forward to returning for lunch and dinner (and they take reservations!). read more

Lido Cafe - View from covered porch to inside seating - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Under new ownership (Carmine). Carmine and his staff will make you feel at home. My wife and I have been visiting Lido's Cafe for the past 25 years. NOW it's the best it has ever been. Great food, very clean and great staff. Definitely go check it out!! read more

If I could give 0 stars, I really would. I hate to leave bad reviews but this was such a terrible experience, I feel I owe it to others to share. This place has the absolute most terrible service I've ever experienced, and I've experienced some really terrible service and usually just roll with it because shit happens. But as a single mom of two who scraped up enough money to take my kids on vacation just to end up paying over $50 for an experience that almost made me cry because of frustration, I have no remorse for leaving a bad review. What a nightmare. We were the 2nd people there in the morning. We arrived around 815. Our table was covered in ants due to them being all over the syrup bottle in a basket. Our server honestly seemed under the influence. No judgment here but it affected service. She was very clumsy and high energy. She removed the ant covered basket and we moved tables. She handed us back napkins covered in ants. I gave them back to her. Our food order wasn't taken until over 35-40 minutes later despite all of the other people who arrived after us having their orders taken and some had even gotten their food. We finally get a new basket, turns out their were ants all over the syrup on that one too and some dead ants around the bottom of the cap. The server must have noticed my frustration when it was over an hour later and people had finished their meals, and gave a lot of excuses which honestly just pissed me off even more. She said there were a lot of people before me and I reminded her that we were the 2nd people there. This wasn't a short staffed situation either. There were 2 other servers who promptly took orders and delivered the food to tables to all of the people who arrived after us. My server disappeared often, would walk into chairs, drop things, etc. The people at the tables around us apologized and stated they felt bad eating before us and that our meals should be free, which was embarrassing and the look on my kids faces made me want to cry. When it started to rain after about an hour and 20 minutes of waiting to eat, we still hadn't received our food so we went inside. We finally got our food over an hour and a half later - after the owner or manager told our server (who charged someone else the wrong amount and was struggling to refund them) that our food was sitting there waiting for her to get it. It was luke warm and was not made to order. The bacon wasn't crispy like I asked, the eggs were runny, etc. It was the last straw for me so I asked to speak to the manager or owner. He was also filled with excuses rather than apologies or even comping our food. After returning to the indoor table, I discovered it was covered in ants again. She brought us another basket with ants on it. I was finally so fed up I asked for the food warmed and wrapped up to go because I was about to cry. What speaks volumes about the kind of place he's running is that instead of offering us the food for free and apologizing, he gave me an employee discount of like $11 and I still paid over $51 for terrible food, terrible service, and a terrible morning. By that point, I was so frustrated and done that I just wanted to pay and leave. It was worth the $50 just to get the hell out of there. To make matters worse, when the server realized I didn't tip her (I opted to put $2 in the big tip jar instead- which was generous considering everything) she said "wow, that's funny." I usually always tip 20-25%, even when service is bad, but I'm sorry but on what planet would I tip you?? Let me end this by saying I work for a health department and I'll be making a call to the local health department about this place. Save your money and go somewhere else. read more

Wasn't bad wasn't great. Some things were definitely better than I expected but I think they were working out some kinks when we went. They got a few of our orders wrong (and didn't offer to fix it or give a partial refund) and the avocado toast on sourdough, they had no sourdough. This was over the Memorial Day weekend so we had hoped they'd be stocked up, expecting a a big shore crowd. Kids pancakes were pretty large and my little one loved the fruit salad which was fresh. Bagel was sub par. Quesadilla for lunch was definitely better than expected. Service was friendly but it wasn't on point. We ate outside and didn't get condiments or silverware and had to go back and ask. The menu seemed like it had some good items on it but not sure I would rush to return. It was located right near our hotel which drew us to it and we were happy we could order food to the pool attached to the hotel which I find a bonus. BYOB. read more

Lido Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Under new ownership! Gave this place a shot for lunch. Lunch with a view and delicious Caesar Salad!!! Will be back. read more

Lido Cafe - a view of the beach through the windows - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

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Over priced with terrible service and loud patrons. The staff wandered around clueless and I was given a to go order when I wanted dine in.

Such a hidden gem!!! The best service, the nicest people , and the food was fantastic! We ordered Buffalo chicken wraps for lunch- so fresh and delicious and the fries a level up from regular fries, seasoned and thick! The best!! We came back for breakfast the next day! Ordered the Nutella short stack, which was three humungous pancakes ! And this huge breakfast feast which was large enough for two people with a little leftover. I honestly can't say enough good things. Even the prices were reasonable ! Will be coming back :) read more

We have been coming to point pleasant past 8 years, staying at White Sands Hotel The Lido Cafe is located at the hotel overlooking the beach. we are happy to report it is under new management & the food is amazing serving breakfast, lunch & dinner. The family owners are so nice and in the Resturant business for years. this is a definite enjoyable place & atmosphere to come eat, relax & enjoy! thank you Linda & Paul read more

Happy Staff Great Service Great MenuGreat ViewFood is Very Goodjust opened a little over a week ago have been there twice already & very Clean..Love the Ambiance for breakfast & Lunch read more

The staff are professional and accommodating. They will bring your food out to you (table, room service, take out or to your lounge chair! Food is delicious. A great find. read more

Had lunch here today. The outside dining is fantastic had a view of the ocean and a view of the pool. The staff was friendly and on top of everything we needed. Had the cheese steak which was enough to feed two people and it was good ! The homemade fries were delish! It's a very casual place for a quick meal with a great view and ocean breeze. read more

The view was great, the menu looked appetizing but the wait staff and 1/2 of the kitchen staff were not wearing masks. I did not feel safe eating here so we left. Too bad they don't want to follow protocol like the rest of the restaurants in the area. It would have been a nice place to get a meal. read more

Didn't get service for 15 minutes. Ordered 4 steak and cheese sandwiches and one grilled cheese. All decent. The grilled cheese took an extra 10 minutes to come out. A grilled cheese!!!!! Good view, decent food. That's it. read more

Wait staff extremely rude to disabled patron. We ordered avocado blts and they came without the avocado. Very disappointed. Been coming here for years and this is the first time service has been downright awful. read more

Went for lunch on Labor Day weekend. Service and food were awful. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Terrible food service. The lobster roll is nothing compared to a generic lobster roll. It was served on a stale hot dog bun and barely any lobster on it. French fries that it came with were cold. My son had chicken fingers which were ice cold as well. Definitely not a place i'd recommend. read more

The food did not taste good. We paid $110 and nothing had any taste, no salt or flavor. The only thing that was a little bit ok was some chicken zinga dish and you can't go wrong with chicken fingers, but the fries were burnt. It just wasn't good read more