we went here last night for 2 birthdays we had appetizers calamari mussels and mushrooms delicious than some had the pork chop which all loved i had scallops amazing our server was amazing and allotment who helped were amazing great staff and food 100 percent go here read more

Everything.Caesar Salad was wilted. And they charged extra for it on early bird.Eggplant parm tasted fishy and was mushy.Tasted like fried in same oil as fish.Very disappointing meal. read more

My kids threw me and my wife a 30th wedding anniversary . Food was exceptional and the waiters were top notch ! Don't mess around . Place is great ! read more

We went to the Brick restaurant to try the early bird specials. Between us we had a delicous Lemon Chicken Orzo soup. An Assorted Salad, very assorted and great. The Fried Seafood Combo (shrimp and cod) was cooked to perfection; it was served with French Green Beans, wonderful Fries and 3 sauces. The other entree was Panko Veal Samtimbocca which came with Carmelized Onion Mashed Potatoes. This was followed by coffee, tea and slices of creamy cheesecake. The waiter was very friendly, helpful and efficent. The entrees includes the soup or salad along with tea or coffee and dessert. We waddled out very happy and we will be back! read more

What a pleasurable dining experience. Our server Electra was attentive and explained how everything on the menu was cooked to order if in case we wanted to modify a specific dish. The food was beyond our expectations to say the least. We ordered the Sesame Encrusted Tuna and the Grilled Pork Chop, both dishes were phenomenal, perfectly cooked and seasoned. I highly recommend anyone to give this restaurant a try, you won't be disappointed! read more

Manera's Restaurant - Grilled Pork Chop with horseradish mashed and asparagus - New American Near Me - Brick Township, New Jersey

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Awful service Awful food Wait times Of 1 1/2 hrs waiting for food Waitress nice but the manager was a wreck and the food was 100%under par for the price. My dish was burnt, my risotto was a gum Paste . The tuna tartare was overwhelmed by wasabi. Do not recommend !!! read more

This was our first visit, and definitely won't be our last! I grew up in the area but moved years ago. I visit family and friends every summer, and we have our usual spots for dinner. This trip I decided to do something different and try a restaurant new to our entire group. Yelpers gave great recommendations and we chose Manera's. The staff was so pleasant and excellent with details on the evening specials. They answered all of our questions and made suggestions for those torn between menu items. Everything sounded so appetizing! The chef is clearly talented. Dinner was perfect for all 7 of us! And a great value - prices are reasonable and portions are generous. So glad we stumbled on this gem! read more

Our server Juan D. was terrific. Very attentive and knowledgable. The food however was on the mediocre side and small in proportions. The best thing being the warm bread. I had the Chicken Milanese and my wife had the Shrimp BLT Salad. The chicken was what looked to be no more than a 2oz cutlet that had been pounded to about an eighth of an inch thick and breaded then covered with an over dressed arugula salad. You couldn't taste the chicken for the dressing. My wife's salad which looked very nice was marred by bacon that was neither fresh smelling or fresh tasting. read more

I made a reservation for Thanksgiving, normally I cook. The food was excellent! We started with Butternut Squash soup and then your traditional Turkey dinner of white and dark meat, sweet and mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and stuffing. All on one plate. The portions were generous and took some home. Our waiter Joe was the best! Compliments to the chef and staff for a fantastic job. read more

A best kept secret in town. The service is attentive and food is excellent. I frequent this restaurant often when I am in town. They have a many selections on the menu and everything I have had on the menu was awesome. The pork chop, chicken dishes and the salmon are all great options to choose from. I originally found this place on Yelp and it has not ever let me down. read more

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We had a birthday party for my brother and son. 13 people including two children. Everything was perfect. The waitress was responsive, caring and genuinely friendly. Everyone enjoyed the food. I had veal maneras which was delicious. Thank you so much for a great dinning experience. PS. It was my brothers 85th birthday read more

I can not say enough about my daughter's bridal shower. The food was delicious and the service was phenomenal!. ERIC was our waiter he went above and beyond for us and then some. If you want to plan a party don't hesitate to go there and ask for Eric. . You will not be disappointed. I looked for months and took a shot. So HAPPY I did. The french toast was phenomenal and the chicken marsala was out of this world. Thank you again Eric for the great job you did. Will be back again and again and again. read more

Had an amazing dinner here tonight for my mothers birthday. Our server was fabulous, attentive, and detail oriented, as well as the additional staff. Great menu with a variety of options and BYOB (but local wine available to order). The food was outstanding, generous portions and quality ingredients with great prices. Tonight we had a mix of apps/entrees on menu items or specials and were thrilled with all of it. Will absolutely be back and highly recommend. read more

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Excellent food, but rigid, sterile atmosphere. No wine by the glass. Music so loud we could barely hear each other. Service was okay. Food came out slowly even though we were there early. read more

Wow! What a great place! Love that it's BYOB and they do have bottles of wine to buy incase you forget. Atmosphere is great, clean and very welcoming. The service is so good, and always filling your water and of finger to warm your bread. Highly recommend. Everything was super flavorful. read more

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Dropped in on a whim...Excellent! Best of all is a BYOB. Our waiter Zach was great and food...here goes-apps was chorizo mushrooms yum! Avocado crab salad wow so refreshing and yummy - hubby had a NY steak made to perfection with a slight taste of charcoal so good and I had a chicken crab and pasta special which was too much to even finish but so exquisite. I would def come back read more

Food is always delicious! We have never had a bad meal or service. They treat you wonderfully and the food is cooked with skill and pizzazz!

Friendly staff, good prices, but the food very ordinary. Nothing special going on here.

This restaurant is fabulous. We just had a funeral luncheon for 50 people and the service and food are perfect. One of her choices was salmon and they had trays of it cooked perfectly. I do not always get it salmon cooked that perfectly for a meal and some restaurants I whole heartedly recommend this restaurant. read more

This place was ok. Located in a strip mall in Brick NJ. Not knocking strip mall restaurants at all, Lubrano's in Wall is one of the best Italian restaurants in the area - and it's in a strip mall. Heirloom Kitchen in Old Bridge, one of the best restaurant experiences in the area period -- strip mall too. But I digress. The decor and atmosphere this winter weeknight was pretty nondescript. Bland gray walls and not much decor. Walls and layout were too straight if that makes sense, something about it felt like an office. Our server himself was wonderful, no complaints. It's a BYO so that's fine, but they apparently partner with a winery and sell their wines. Food was ok to good. Seafood appetizer was fine, portion size for sharing but still smaller than I expected. I had a bite of the crab and shrimp. NY Strip steak was ok. Cooked perfectly medium rare, but just ok, maybe underseasoned. Overall a bland dinner, maybe an off night, but again server was good. read more

Had 6:30 reservations with friends. We were seated on time. We were quickly brought over bread, which was very hard and water. No one came back. After patiently waiting, we stopped another waiter and asked him for fresh bread and where our waiter was. He apologized and said he would take our table. We then waited 1.5 hours for our meal! When we asked manager what was going on, his excuse was "there's a party tonight". You would think a restaurant would have prepared for that. It was our first experience and our last. Kudos to the waiter , who had just started. He handled it well, as it was not his fault.Management could have done better. The manager did nothing to make it right, besides give an excuse. read more

Been there many times. Never disappointed. Excellent food, and excellent service and reasonable priced. Why go anywhere else?

This place is incredible! I was staying with my family in seaside and this place was well worth the drive. Whether you're a local or on vacation I would highly recommend going here for the crab cakes. The chicken chipotle pasta was 10/10 as well as the lamb chops and dessert. Just take note of the fact that this place is BYOB but also sells local wines by the half and full bottle! 10/10 will continue to come back!! read more

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This place just opened in October 2020 and we were willing to give it a shot since we were looking for something new. Clean and modern interior- feels upscale. I got the grilled chicken dish with shrimp bisque as my starter. Everything was perfect. My b/f got the onion soup with the strip steak. Delicious. The staff was attentive and super friendly. We will definitely be returning. read more

I placed an order for pickupat 6:49P. They said 7:20P the order would be ready. it is 7:30 and it still isn't ready. The restaurant is roughly 1/2 filled. There are 3 people at the reception podium... Totally unacceptable that an order should take this long. This is the 2nd time ordering To Go (and last). I have also dined in and service was extremely slow.. Seems to be the theme with them. The food is good. It's a shame they haven't been able to offer better service (3 years now) read more

My palate is selective, but I applaud Manera's for their food presentation, food portions, AND great tasting food. BYOB is a bonus! I have been to more expensive restaurants where the food quality did not justify the price. Manea's food was not only delicious, but the price point was great. My suggestion is to dim the lights a little in the dining areas. I will return and refer friends! read more

Everything good, overpriced but yummy. Fills you up, service and ambiance have no problem

Food and service were excellent. Place is deservedly packed on a Friday night. Ambiance was a little loud making it difficult to hear one another. read more

Great food Great service, would highly recommend. Thank you everyone raved about the food

Very good food. Good choices. Wonderful service. ........................................................................................................ pd read more

Food and service were excellent! Several parties going on made the noise level a tad high, but as groups left, ambiance returned.

Last night we had great food, great service, and a great time. Manera's food is incredibly delicious, and with so many creative offerings, it was difficult to decide. We ordered Shrimp Bisque & Roasted Red Pepper soups, which were both fantastic (& served hot); and followed by Grilled Salmon dressed w/a pomegranate soy reduction - perfection. The hubster had Manera's Veal - fork tender & finished with a creamy mushroom thyme sauce (he hates mushrooms, yet he absolutely loved this dish). Alexis, our newly hired server, was very sweet & attentive, she's a definite asset to this sleekly modern gem of a restaurant. read more

Had my husband's birthday party here last night and it was great! Food is excellent and the staff couldn't have been more helpful. I would love a few more decorative touches inside and definitely candles or something on the tables, but that won't keep us away. Highly recommend the food and our waitress Katie was top-notch the best! read more

Great food. Make a reservation as it does get crowded.. nice atmosphere ...sometimes I feel a bit rushed though

Zero atmosphere we were seated in a high traffic area loud and lots of things Happening food was ok but nothing to write home about. Place had no definition but there was a value with the early bird. Probably will not return chicken parm tasted fake read more

First time dining. I was pleasantly surprised. Appetizers were very good stuffed mushrooms and an order of mussels. It was a nice change of pace from all our chain restaurants. Waitress was attentive and very friendly. Seafood was fresh and grilled tuna was done perfect. I'll be back. read more

Had a late lunch here and wasn't sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. Service was wonderful. We were given the lunch menu and early bird menus. Early bird menus included soup or salad, entree, dessert, coffee or tea. Prices were reasonable. Food was delicious. They even have some small private rooms for events. The event prices were reasonable (I am an event planner, so I couldn't help but take a look). read more

Wonderful food n staff. We also loved Daniel and the rest of the staff. Food is excellent.

GreT service and food X G Had a Deborah fund raiser Thurs outstanding service and food read more

Basically just a below average diner. I will give it 2 stars mainly because the pear salad was good. Second because the food was cooked badly big cooked. read more