Neil&#x27;s Kitchen

Myself and my boyfriend went here for dinner and the atmosphere was perfect, the waitress was…read moregreat, and of course the meal was delicious (we did not leave a bite).

Ok ambience (crowded and noisy). Great service with obviously well trained servers. However,…read moreoverly salted food - 3 of 4 entrees enedible. Was crowded, we had waited for a long time didn't want to make a scene sensing most of the food back. Thought we would take the food home and slice off the top of overly salted chop, steak etc but still didn't work. Huge waste of money. We were so excited to have a chalie Palmer trained chef in the neighborhood - disappointed.

Homemade apple pie!

Rigatoni

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Ravioli - crazy delicious!!!!

Johnny Piancone's

4.2(180 reviews)

1.4 mi

•$$

Our absolute go to !!! The pasta is so fresh the sauce is amazing ! The service fabulous. You just…read morecan't beat the Sunday sauce! I am very picky with my Italian food nothing ever beats my dad's cooking but Piancones is right up there!!! See you soon!

We previously dined at Johnny Piancone's and enjoy the meal very much. The only problem we had the…read morelast time was that they charged me $3.50 for a little extra sauce for my pasta. On July 17, we had a reservation, but the woman tried to make us think we were lying until I offered to show her my confirmation. She told me she was just waiting for a table to get up. We were consistently told to move back-and-forth from one side of the aisle to the next, making us feel like we were in the way. She then offered me the one high top that was in the back close to the bar area and was annoyed I didn't want it. She said when I make a reservation, I should indicate that I didn't want the one high top table. After over a 1/2 hour, she told me whoever gets up first we have that table, but when a table got up and we were about to walk over, she yelled that we can't have that table that it's for 4 and we were 2. She was extremely arrogant. The waitress serving us was very nice and kept apologizing that the bar was busy for my husband's drink, then apologizing that the kitchen was so busy, delaying the soup and then the main dish. After over 1/2 hour after we ordered and filling up with bread because we were starving by that time, the soup came. It was very good, but we wanted to leave room for the main dish so I only had a little and my husband had about half. I told the waitress that I never took soup home but was wondering if that would be OK since we wanted to have some of the main dish. My husband said that she could put it in one container if it was large enough to fit. She brought it back in a tiny little container, and when we looked at it, she told us "don't worry, you'd be surprised how much fits in there". When we got home, it was evident that they filled this small container and spilled out the rest. I was so upset with our experience that I sent an email to the owner on July 19th, and to this date about six weeks or so after I have never heard from him with an apology. We will not be back!

Lobster Francaise

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Upstairs room at Johnny's!

Sirena Ristorante

3.1(587 reviews)

1.3 mi

While staying at Ocean Place with family, we wanted to go somewhere fairly nice for dinner. Looking…read moreat the different Yelp reviews, as well as talking with some locals, we decided on Sirena. So happy we decided to come here as it was terrific! We asked to be seated outside and we were promptly accommodated. Our service was absolutely top-notch and the food scrumptious! We started with a platter of charcuterie and cheese, which was gorgeously presented for our table of six. We enjoyed a couple of beverages, a Negroni for me. My drink was absolutely top-notch! I decided on having their Caesar salad while my wife wanted the smaller portion of spaghetti Bolognese. Other dishes at the table included the raviolis, gluten-free pasta, and gnocchi. I did not hear a complaint one. My Caesar salad was absolutely top-notch and the bite I had of my wife's spaghetti Bolognese was delicious! We had a terrific evening at a truly lovely restaurant right on the waterfront!

Stopped back in for another dinner. I tried the pappardelle bolognese sauce. This was another great…read moredish from this place. I haven't gone wrong on either visit. Sauce had good flavor and the pasta was cooked right. Service was great as before. When I come back here will be stopping in again. Oh I had the side of asparagus and that was cook perfect as well.

That view.

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Ocean view

Dolce Fantasia

4.6(158 reviews)

4.7 mi

Our first visit to Dolce Fantasia, and it will not be the last. My wife and I attended the Beer,…read moreWine and Spirits event in Asbury earlier in the day and decided to stay in town for an early dinner. Even though they only opened at 5pm, there was already a lively crowd at 5:30. We started with Polpettine Di Pollo, organic chicken meatballs with bell pepper, garlic, spinach and pomodoro. The order was large and delicious! Piping hot as well. Carol chose the Pappardelle al Telephono Nostro, house made pasta, mozzarella, tomato-cream sauce and fresh basil. this was a large order and my wife loved it. I chose the Tortelloni alla Bergamasca, veal tortellini with black truffle and rosemary veal reduction. Excellent as well! Dessert consisted. of a shared Pistachio Creme Brulee that was perfect. The restaurant is BYOB and I recommend making a reservation. Our server, Khrystna, was superb

Asbury Park is one of my favorite food towns, and a huge reason is because it still has the ability…read moreto pleasantly surprise me. Case in point - this restaurant has apparently been in the downtown area for several years and I had no idea. I stopped by here for lunch on Memorial Day with the Millennial Chum, and in a totally risky move, didn't make a reservation anywhere and just decided to wing it. The Millennial Chum's only requirement was that it be a place neither one of us had been to before, so after a very quick search/walk, we noticed this place and also decided we had a hankering for Italian. Done. I don't know how to describe the interior, but "yellow" and "modern" comes to mind. This isn't a stodgy white tablecloth kind of place; it's vibrant and hip, I'm sure trying to capture that classic Asbury demo. Really unique. The weather was a little meh, which worked in our favor - although there was a decent amount of foot traffic in the downtown area 70% of which were pooches, only one other table was occupied in here. We were able to sit down and were served very promptly. We were both very intrigued by one of the apps on the verbal specials menu - mango burrata, which sounded like sort of a mess, but also worth a try. Definitely more of the latter. Never would have thought to combine these two ingredients together, but it was really excellent and an interesting palate pairing. The presentation was solid as well, and this...didn't last long, although given that we both ordered entrees perhaps we should have been more responsible in that regard. Something I'd recommend for the regular menu in the future for sure. A lot of the entrees looked interesting and pretty authentic; this isn't just spaghetti and chicken parm (I'm not actually sure either was even on the menu). The one that emotionally spoke to me the most was the Pappardelle (one of my fave pastas and always pleased to see it) Al Telefono Nostro. Really hit the spot, and as you can see a really hardcore portion. The tomato cream sauce was light and flavorful, and the only nitpick I had (just a personal palate preference) was the inclusion of the sliced tomatoes. I'm sure a ton of people love those, and it basically adds a level of authenticity to the dish that a barbarian like me just can't quite appreciate. I made sure the Millennial Chum had a few tomato pieces though. Really good dish and would order it again. Honestly not sure what possessed us to even look at the dessert menu much less actually order from it, but I thought Oreo Tiramisu sounded interesting, despite the Millennial Chum's yowling that she despised tiramisu. It turns out she doesn't, because once this dish arrived she happily helped herself and decided that her opinion on tiramisu was likely based on a traumatic/misleading childhood incident. Bare minimum, this place gets solid marks for rewriting history for her in the Italian dessert department. But it WAS delicious, which was a theme of our meal. The service was top-notch; our waitress was over regularly and had a strong command of the menu (which I think deserves bonus points, given that this was not Americanized and it helped to have a metaphorical lifeguard helping us navigate some of the trickier stuff; I studied abroad in Florence over 20 years ago, but you'd never know it). Very pleasant. BIg recommend; not a ton of establishments under the radar in Asbury, but this might be one of them.

While they are busy during dinner, brunch is still undiscovered. Peace and quiet is so nice...

Scallops over black squid ink risotto in an edible Parmesan bowl

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Iced vanilla latte with simple syrup.

Neapoli

4.9(20 reviews)

6.1 mi

Wonderful service, atmosphere, and location. Casey (Manager) did a great job making a special…read morebirthday event incredible. thank you Casey!!!!!!

We had such a delightful dinner at Neapoli this week!…read more The restaurant was warm and cozy on a cold rainy night. Just what we needed to warm up! Jenny was our server and she took such great care of us. From providing menu recommendations to keeping the food flowing, she really added to our dining experience. My husband had a really nice caesar salad with salmon on top that he loved. I enjoyed the spicy rigatoni with fried chicken and it was very good and plentiful. I couldn't finish my meal so now I have a nice portion of leftovers in the freezer when I have my pasta craving. Tiramisu dessert and a perfect cappuccino was also very good-- so much food and so good. We will definitely be back.

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Rockafellers Station

4.3(34 reviews)

0.9 mi

Local spot that keeps up with the trendy restaurants right next door. Food is good and you don't…read morefeel pressured to pay for the expensive costs.

Always friendly and great service and food It's just like…read morethe sitcom cheers You have to try the Margaritas

Dessert Martini Menu 9/28/24

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Honey Chicken and Pepperoni Flat Bread Pizza.

Anjelica's Restaurant

4.1(450 reviews)

5.5 mi

There truly aren't words to describe how incredible this meal was. From start to finish, everything…read morewas above and beyond - no notes! If you know anything about Anjelica's it's how difficult it is to get a reservation. My friend and I showed up on a whim at 4pm on a Tuesday to ask if they had a spare table for dinner. Much to my surprise, they were able to seat us for a quick dinner and were very accommodating. The quick dinner turned into 2.5 hours and we were extremely grateful they let us stay so long. Everyone working there was super attentive. You could tell they really cared about providing great service and a great experience. We ordered what felt like the entire menu - 3 apps and 3 entrees to split because why not? Everything sounded so good we couldn't resist. We started with the octopus, spiedini special, and zucchini flowers. The octopus was so tender it melted in your mouth. Some of the best I've eaten. Same goes for the zucchini flowers. Light and delicate but still packed with flavor. We split the spicy vodka, salmon special, and pasta al forno as our entrees. The spicy vodka macaroni was insane. I could have eaten 10 bowls it was that good. I'm not exaggerating when I say it was totally worth the hype. Angelica's far exceeded my expectations and I can't wait to return!

I can't recommend this place enough. I came here for birthday dinner and the service and…read morehospitality was immaculate. They definitely make sure that all their guests have a great time. They're a BYOB place and have a couple of mocktails on their menu. They do also have specials and off the menu items that the server tells you before you order. The are also very allergy accommodating as well. I get the spicy vodka with grilled chicken which was amazing and lives up to the hype. My friend got the cacio e Pepe which was delicious as well. They also have a gorgeous outside seating area adjacent to the building. Highly recommend getting a reservation by emailing them

Pretty holiday decor

Meatballs

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GiGi’s NY Style Pizza & Restaurant

4.5(16 reviews)

0.1 mi

Amazing pizza! (And I'm a pizza snob.) Plain cheese and grandma's style. Super nice owner, and very…read morefair prices. Definitely going back again.

Stopped by for takeout in Long Branch-Pizza was ok a little greasy but maybe bc we did half…read morepepperoni on it too. Took some pics of the pizza while waiting for my order. Garlic nuts were pretty good. I love how they kind of rolled it so it was almost like not a big clump of dough but rolled up so more flavorful. We also ordered a calzone, (not for me ) for somebody else, but it looked really tiny. Inside was a cute, casual place -Lots of tables to eat at. Not sure if I would come again though.

Half and half pizza

GiGi’s NY Style Pizza & Restaurant - Menu

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La Scarpetta Italian Grill & Pizzeria

3.6(68 reviews)

1.6 mi

•$$

Excellent service from Angelina. Great food and portions are plentiful. Still making a serving 2…read moredays after our visit. Had the veal saltimbocca. Four giant stuffed shells, delicious meatballs. Stromboli and fried calamari. If we lived there, we'd probably be there at least 2x months if not more. For dining in, byob wine; they'll give you a glass. They don't serve alcohol. Loved it, loved it.

Put an order in for pick up. Told 20 min. Came to pick up not ready not even made. Not busy just…read moreforgotten I guess. Charging that much it shouldn't be forgotten

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Patrizia's - Red Bank

3.8(481 reviews)

6.2 mi

I came here with my husband for Restaurant Week. I never been here before so we wanted to try some…read moreplace different. First of all, there was a little kids birthday party here and it was LOUD. This is clearly not the restaurant's fault but wow was it loud. I wish we could have sat outside but it was a bit chilly. We started with a 'Watermelon Mint Cooler' and 'Frozen Strawberry Margarita' - both were mocktails. They were both delicious and refreshing. My husband got the meatballs for his appetizer and I got the Caprese salad. He loved the appetizer and I loved mine. You cannot go wrong with Caprese salad in my opinion. For our entrees, he got the 'Bistecca alla Pizzaiola" which was a steak with tomato, garlic and red wine with potatoes. It was really good. The steak was very tender. I got the 'Ravioli Limoncello' which was Ravioli in a Lemon cream sauce. I am not a huge lemon fan but this was great. We ended with the 'Carrot Cake' and the 'Toasted Almond' cake - both were delicious as well. Everything was great. The service was quick, attentive and very friendly. I would definitely come back and would recommend. Next time though, I'm sitting outside if I see a big party though!

Not only was the food exceptional at this restaurant, but the service we received was phenomenal…read more Walter is truly such a nice guy, and anyone else that came to our table was so nice. The overall vibe of this place was so fun and perfect. I couldn't recommend this place enough!!

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Cool vibe

Eggplant stack

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Red sangria

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Toni T.

5 years ago

This is my Personal favorite . Neil and the staff are Great it's clean and the food is so great. I never had one thing I did not absolutely love, it's my comfort food place. I love it you gotta try it .. I live in Wayside a part of ocean other wise they do Deliver. But I am maybe a 15 minute ride still I manage to go once a week . Thank you Neil you make it with love read more

Kristopher K.

9 years ago

One of our favorites. We like to support our local businesses and this is one I'm willing to support and say to others: visit here, support local and keep it going. With all the chain restaurants, bars and eateries here at the shore. It's good to see a local company succeeding. Just making a review to support my rating. read more

John F.

4 years ago

My favorite sandwich shop. Always fresh Boar's Head Meats, Italian bread from Brooklyn! Prompt courteous service, fast delivery. Unique macaroni salad, authentic arancini, Neil and Sally are the best. Keep on truckin'. John F. Long Branch read more

Stacy D.

12 years ago

We love Neil's! From service to food quality - all is amazing! Their sandwiches, macaroni salad, meatballs, chicken cutlet all are highly recommended!! Their catering is amazing too- great food and great presentation! read more

Victoria S.

204

11 years ago

Neil's holds the title for my favorite food. This eggplant Parmesan brings the biggest smile to my face. I have never tasted anything so delicious! read more

anna m.

5 years ago

I cannot say enough how much I love this family business! Seriously the best services and sandwhiches around! The Carter Kevin is my fav!

Lisa C.

13 years ago

Oh what a deli, great sandwiches wonderful people and friendly service with a smile. I love going here :D

Ted G.

2 years ago

I read about the cheese steak and it is spot on. The food is awesome. Friendly staff.

Brittany M.

5 years ago

Love Neils! A tad pricey but always consistent and fantastic.

B C.

14 years ago

Awesome food and great people that work there

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