Decided to try this place as we heard it has a nice outdoor seating, and our go to restaurant was closed on Wednesdays. It was good, not great. I had the asian chicken salad which I thought was tasty, I thought plenty of salmon and other toppings and the dressing was tasty. We also had the "haystacks" aka zucchini fries. Again tasty with the horseradish sauce. We tried the asian turkey dumplings, tasty. We also had the eggplant rollatini lunch special. The tomato sauce was just average as well as the rest if the dish. Came out in a skillet which was nice because it kept it hot. Service was slow in the beginning as it was lunchtime but got better as the majority of the people left. Waitresses were nice enough. Parking ample, bathrooms clean, inside was nice as well. All in all good but based on other reviews we probably hit a good day and more than likely wont return. read more

The Barn has quickly become my favorite eatery! I've been in Rockaway for work for the last 3 weeks and I have thoroughly enjoyed every meal at The Barn.... and I've eaten here almost every night in the last 3 weeks. I've tried just about everything on the menu and it's all great. My favorite is the Seafood Jambalaya...it's fantastic! I also like the arugula salad with steak and crispy prosciutto. Oh and the ceaser salad with shrimp is great too! Now the food is great...hands down...but what makes The Barn also great is the amazing friendliness of the staff. I enjoy coming in to see all of them....Lucy, Corey, Mike, Rick, Stephanie, Cassie, Chase, Kevin....all of them!! If you,are anywhere near The Barn you should go there and not only have a great meal but have a lot of fun! read more

Rockaway River Barn - New American Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

For the most part the food is good and the atmosphere is good (except on football nights).Although our server was very nice and comical, and really lightened the mood. But the butternut squash soup was very sweet and was not enjoyable. But regarding the small things it was adequate and I had a nice evening. read more

Last night my husband and I went to the Barn in Rockaway for dinner with another couple, friends we hadn't seen in a while. The hostess sat us outside at 7 - we didn't request outside but we approached before we even walked in and told her in or out was fine. We had dinner and were enjoying ourselves and wanted to have a few more drinks. At 9:10 we were told that our table had been pre reserved by another group for the fight that night and that we would have to pay $20 per person to stay. We weren't offered another seat and we weren't told when we sat that we would have to leave by 9. Totally get it - the fight is big money but we're paying customers and had plans to stay. The other customer was allowed to curse at us and circle us like prey trying to get us to leave while we were still finishing eating. I'm so disappointed in the service and the way we were treated I'll never come back. read more

After being seated rather quickly, the server came over took our drink order. After recieving our drinks, server took our app and dinner order, after about 50 minutes of waiting finally inquired on the where abouts our appy's server told food is being plated and will be out in a few mins. After recieving our cold pizza, 1 undercooked burger, also half of our appy's and still missing a meal. So after being 15 minutes into our meal still had to ask about the other missing meal and appetizer. Finally received meal and wrong appetizer. Also, at this point every beer that was tried to order didnt have I believ it was 6 different ones. Having a restaurant mgmt back ground this experience was totally awful. Even a 5 year old knew this was awful.a read more

Their cheeseburger. Holy shit. I love burgers - and by no means am i an authority on them, but i make note of which are good and which aren't. This one blew me away. Idk what was so good about it, but i got one door dashed and even as takeout it was still amazing. Cooked to the right temperature, amazing flavor, and it didnt fall apart. This may be tied (with verona inn) as my favorite burger. And here's the thing. Without the burger or the brunch, i would give the Barn a 3. But if you stick to the burger or weekend brunch (non-COVID times) you'll be pleased. read more

Been there a couple times. Food is good, kid friendly and not outrageously expensive. Never had to wait too long for an early dinner. Bar area seems large and accommodating for drinks. read more

We went here on March 15th sat at a table by the bar the waitress we got a young girl with a attitude to start with took our order we got our food ok but she never came back over to see how it was or ask if we needed anything we waited 45 min to get another beer which finally someone else got and it was bottled beer which we didnt want as we had draft beer then she finally shows up an hr later saying oh how come you have bottled beer really!! So my husband had a talk with her about what she did and asked her name and she had the nerve to say so what is your name you dont work for a place and treat your customers that way so my daughter gave it into her with her attitude we should of called the manager over but not once did he notice we were sitting there looking around for her or someone to get us another drink never again will she ever serve us if we ever go back again and others had to get up and look for her thats not right this girl had two pierced earring on her so look out for her and do not let her serve you! read more

Stopped in here last weekend to try it out, have dinner and watch some of the New England Patriots game, which I guess I'll start off with a compliment for their large number of big screens, well-placed all over the restaurant. So, even if you aren't sitting at the bar, you can still enjoy watching the games from your table. We were slightly put out by the fact that we waited a few minutes at the host/hostess desk...not because we had to wait, but because although the host knew we were waiting to be seated, he let a phone call ordering take out take precedence over us. I'm sorry, WE came OUT and are standing in front of you. The person at home can be placed on hold for a moment until your visitors are seated. We were finally seated in the dining room, which is cozy and it has a beautiful fireplace, which they kept well stocked with logs throughout the evening. Our server, LINDSAY was very nice and very attentive. We enjoyed having her as our server. The food was alright. We both went with pasta dishes. I had the Napa Valley Chicken, which was a bit too watery and not very saucy. The Parmesan crusted chicken, was a bit on the dry side. Don't let the term crusted fool you. It doesn't mean it's supposed to come out dry, it should still be succulent. It tasted like it had been pre-cooked, possibly microwaved to be heated up, and slapped on top over my pasta. Our other order was a ziti dish, with chicken and pesto sauce. The chicken was better cooked there, but the sauce tasted like it was simply a jar of Ragu Alfredo Sauce blended together with pesto. The menu is huge, and although we weren't as thrilled with our meal, we may be curious enough to come back for one more try when we are in the area, at least to try a sandwich or pizza perhaps. There are establishments that I'm willing to write off for good after a bad experience, but I won't count The Barn out just yet! read more

Sunday brunch is wonderful. The waffles are perfect, you start by smelling them as you walk by. The bacon has some chew, not overcooked. The blintzes were heavenly. The seafood was a nice surprise and delicious. The desserts were over the top. The price so inexpensive. I'm bad with names, our waitress had perfect time and great personality. Would highly recommend. read more

Wonderful experience. We have our holiday party every year and will be back next year. Wonderful food, service, and people. Thank you for another top notch experience. read more

We celebrated a birthday dinner tonight here and there was a hair on my sandwich..! I couldn't believe it. Also, our waiter was a bit dull - almost moody. Not sure if I would come back here. read more

Service is awful. Price not in line with food quality by any stretch. Basically a hang out to drink at the bar and listen to low rate bands.

Don't even think about this place. The service sucks. Waited 1 1/2 hr for food. Waited 1/2 hr for a beer and it was the wrong one. Then waited another 1/2 hr for the damn check. They have no idea what they are doing. read more

Cory and Casey behind the bar were stellar on a Monday night. Great time and food was good. Out of town reviewer

I was hoping he menu would be good for my family as we were gathering for my uncle's memorial. Apparently the addition of Chef Eric at Mr. Crabby's has not effected the food here. I ordered the Mediterranean Sea Bass and was clearly served a piece of Tilapia being passed off as the more expensive item. When I sent it back and asked for the Irish Short Rib special I was served nothing more than dried out Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes, Clearly another farce!! My aunt's roast beef sandwich was full of gristle. Everyone who had he French Onion soup agreed it was very very salty. I guess the best thing we served that night out of nine guests was Stuffed Cabbage, what an achievement. Unfortunately the service was as about as good as the food so we really have no reason to return. read more

Stopped in on our way home from bushkill falls. Lucille was so nice and accomidating! Great specials, lots of tvs, wonderul service. Not too far off the route back to nyc so great place to stop in. Awesome tap list. read more

I really wanted to like this place, but we were overall disappointed. When we arrived, the hostess seated the party behind us first at an inside table. When it was our turn to be seated, the manager said there was a 15-20 minute wait to be seated inside but we could sit outside on a hot night because they were short staffed- unacceptable. I explained that we were there before the party that was just seated and they eventually agreed to seat us. Our server was very nice and accommodating. The sangria was good albeit pretty sweet. For an appetizer we ordered an artisanal cheese platter with seasonal fruit. It was awful- cubes of poor quality cheddar, pepper jack and a smoked cheese with grapes and two strawberries and stale crackers- worse than what you buy at the supermarket. My husband said his wings were good. I got a salad with salmon on top. The salmon was totally over cooked, not seasoned at all and no sear on it- not even edible. My son's pizza was decent but soggy. My husbands ordered his steak medium and it was rare and didn't have much flavor. I should have known that with such a huge menu they can't do it all well. Maybe they are good for burgers and wings, but we were so disappointed. read more

Rockaway River Barn - Sophisticated selection of local cheeses... seriously?? - New American Near Me - Rockaway, New Jersey

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If you plan on getting any kind of good service at this bar on Sunday afternoon...forget about it. I went there about 3pm for a drink and to grab a carry out. I sat at the bar at which there were maybe 10 other guests. Several were just checking out. There was another person and myself seated at the bar on This side. The bar tender walked passed me at 10 times in the 15 minutes that I sat there. Never asked me if I wanted anything. Walked by and grabbed a few empty glasses. Walked around and picked up more assorted glasses. Poured and delivered a couple of beers. Walked around picking up a couple of checks. Never acknowledged me at all.almost rude. I took my money elsewhere at that point. But.....maybe they have enough regulars that they dont care about others. read more

Horrible experience. Had a baby shower at their Sunday brunch, called to confirm a week before for 26 people. The day of the shower was charged for 35 people. They never told me that there was a minimum of 35 people. I had to ask for the mimosas for the toast, had to ask for the cake that I ordered from them to be put out. Guests where starting to leave. They had an elderly group in the main area where the food was and made it very hard to get around with the walkers etc. I felt bad for the elderly group the space was really hard to get around with your food. They didn't break down the receipt, just one total , so I have no idea what I paid for the cake or the table linens. I had 25 guests and my bill was 1,009.28 for a Sunday brunch which was 18.99 per person. Even when I got to get food a lot of the trays where empty read more

I really like it here. Good food. Good ambiance. Good prices... but Cassie the bartender needs to get it together a bit. I won't rip home girl for the sake of her job, she wasn't terrible but she needs to up her customer service. She has a nice butt though - hope that's enough to save her!! Other than that, our food was good (burger and salad) and our drinks were cold. I'll be back! read more

This has never happened before, but the few times i've come here, our food was out in an acceptable amount of time. Now, 45 minutes later, between a chicken salad and a chicken sandwich, just like to know why. read more

Cross-post from Facebook: It's one thing for the restaurant itself to be terrible, but it's another thing entirely for the owners to be rude, disrespectful, and downright unappreciative of their customers. I came here with some friends for a birthday but was the DD and therefore decided to order a cup of ice water. My boyfriend went up to the bar and was informed that they would need to charge him $2 for a bottle because the band was playing. Confused, my boyfriend asked to speak with the owner. The owner then informed him that instead of charging a cover to get in while the band is playing, they charge for water bottles instead. When he questioned this, the owner said something along the lines of "ok, I'll charge you a cover too then." Before he could respond, a woman (possibly his wife?) decided to chime in and say that "our generation" is entitled to everything and we think that we can walk in anywhere and get free water. Well, last time I checked, I CAN do that. Especially at a bar where the staff should be promoting safe drinking habits and encouraging their patrons to have a designated driver. Not to mention how incredibly rude it is to stereotype your PAYING CUSTOMERS and speaking to them in such a negative way. Absolutely disgusting - it's embarrassing to me that these people can own a business. I will never be going back; it's simply not okay to treat customers this way and I sincerely hope that they get what's coming to them. To this, the manager responded: Hi Mandy, my name is Nancy and I am the GM at the Rockaway Barn. I'm sorry you had a bad experience and I wanted to address some of your comments. I was not there at the time and have since talked to the bartenders. Your first comment says the restaurant is terrible...is that because of your experience? Did you eat? I'm just trying to get a feel of where you are coming from. First, let me make it clear that we do offer water to customers who are drinking or dining. We do, however, sell bottled water to someone who is just having that. We do that because we are a business. We do hire bands and, according to your Twitter comment, you say we can not afford them, but we can. We don't charge a cover because we would prefer to offer a great night out to our customers without making it more of a financial burden on them. In saying this, we do expect our customers to buy something when they're here. Again, we are a business with expenses, bands included. That's what a business is. We strive to make our restaurants places where people can come and experience a clean, well kept, fun environment - all which comes at a cost. The bands are an extra we provide for our customers. To address your comments about the owner's wife....it was not her. According to the bartenders, it was another customer who chimed in and said those things to you. I'm sure you can understand we can not control what other customers say to each other. I'm sorry if you felt you were spoken to rudely. Hopefully you can understand how difficult it is to make every customer happy every day. Again, I'm sorry you had this experience - we certainly value all of our customers and their opinions. Finally, we do promote safe drinking and having DDs. If you saw, we have a prominent sign stating that if you need a ride home, we'll provide it. Hopefully you can understand and visit us again. Please feel free to call me directly if you'd like to discuss further. Thank you. Want to know the best part? I later discovered that Nancy, who responded to me above, was the woman who interrupted about my generation being entitled. But she tried to blame it on a CUSTOMER. I've seen many negative reviews about the management and owner of this establishment forcing customers to buy food/drinks. This is simply NOT okay... My advice? Don't bother unless you want to leave feeling insulted and used! They won't let you forget that they don't actually care about you or your experience, they only care about the money! read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would . This place is just down right horrible . My girlfriend had nachos with pork on them , she ended up in The local ER getting sick all night . BEWEAR !! read more

Crispy bug in my food...that I had to wait too long for. Server didn't seem surprised about either wait or dead insect. Never going back.

The food was overpriced and mediocre at BEST. I ordered the nachos which came out cold and the server had an immense attitude when I sent it back. The service was horrible and I just felt that the staff was extremely rude. Worst 30 dollars spent on drinks and food. Would never come back. read more

The first time I came to this establishment, I went for what I use as a thermometer: a burger. I went for the Dizzie's Prime Burger, and my two friends also got burgers. We waited for a very long time for these three burgers, watching tables around us come and go. The waitress came by and said we were the next ticket back in the kitchen. It took another 20 minutes for the food to come out. When it did come, the plates were scalding hot, but the food on them was cold. The cheese on the burgers had clearly melted and then reformed itself. The food would have otherwise been okay, nothing special. Prices are reasonable, menu is pretty well varied. The second time I went back, the service was incredibly terrible but the food was better. I had the shrimp tacos and my companion had the turkey club. The food was hot, clearly fresher, and came out very quickly. However, that aside, the service was terrible. It is the restaurant's policy not to seat all of the tables, even when there is a 40 minute wait, because they cannot handle the capacity. However, rather than have the high-top tables in the bar area serve as tables to put drinks down while waiting for a table (there is NO room in the lobby area to wait), they have made the decision to not seat those tables and instead have a waitress yell at anyone who dares to put their drink down for a moment on the empty table. To top it off, the host, who I assumed was either or the manager, grabbed my arm when I asked if we could be seated in the bar area rather than the dining area. Cold food - I can give a place a second chance. Rude waitresses? Maybe I can put up with that more than twice. Ridiculous policies for having tables and not letting people sit at them OR use them as a satellite bar top? Fine. It's not my restaurant to lose money on. But physically grabbing a customer? That was way out of line. Even though I really enjoyed my dinner, I will never go back there. read more

I went in late September with a couple friends. The waitstaff were nice enough. We shared the peach jalapeno chicken wings, which were not peachy or spicy at all. My entree was off their Oktoberfest menu, getting the sauerbraten. Unfortunately I was green within twenty minutes and sick the whole night. In retrospect, I should have picked something less exotic. Their menu seems too long and complicated for all of the food to be cooked properly. But I won't be going back there. read more

Worst Sunday brunch ever. Everything is cold and has no flavor. Only edible item is omelette and would rather just go to a diner and get one. Service pretty horrible too. Had food and needed to wait for silverware and water. I don't recommend at all! We also were here Friday night. Bartenders take their sweet time and could care less about anyone. We had 20 people for my husbands birthday took forever to order a few pizzas and beers. Not sure why we went back. Lesson learned. read more

I want to love this place but sadly it didn't live up to expectations. The service is friendly but that's really the only positive I have. The atmosphere is loud and some of the other tables were obnoxiously loud. The food was sub par everything we got was way over cooked. But the highlight was the server Melanie other than that won't be back read more

Don't go here for the bar or you'll be sorely disappointed. Slim selection of taps, over priced, and under staffed.

Stopped by for lunch with a large group. We told then we were on a time crunch and they were able to accommodate us with quick, friendly service! Our food was cooked right and delicious! read more

We had not been to the Barn in awhile. So we were pleasantly surprised as our dinners were fantastic!! The bbq ribs fell off the bone and melted in your mouth! The Prime Burger with lettuce wedge and blue cheese was absolutely delicious. We usually share our meals, but was glad we opted not to this evening. For a Monday evening it was really quiet, but I would highly recommend visiting soon as you will not be disappointed. Service was wonderful and got personal recommendations from Gary as we plan on catering this weekend!! Again, make sure your next dinner is at the Rockaway River Barn. You will be happy you did!! Judi R Rockaway read more

Cool place, stumbled upon this place on the way to the Poconos, the food atmosphere and service is great!

First impression: the waitress doesn't seem at all happy to wait on us and no one really has a smile on their face. When our food came out it walked right by us to a table that was finishing desert and then over to a table behind them and then finally mad it's way back to us. (And the restaurant is not even busy. About 5 tables occupied) The waitress did not come by to ask us how we're doing during our meal. When we were finished with our food the waitress came and picked up our plates and left. She did not even ask if we wanted to see the dessert menu. My husband had to signal her to come over to our table so that he could ask to see the dessert menu. After giving us the menu she then left the dining floor and when she came back she went to a newly seated table to take their dinner order then came to us to take our desert order and before putting either order in she goes to another newly seated rable ro take their order. Mind you this dining room is not at all busy. Their are only 4 tables of diners here in a dining room of 15 tables. And still this waitress doesn't smile. Seeing as how the service here sucks, lets talk about the 2 french dip burgers we ordered. They were just that...burgers. Nothing amazing and did not have a lot of flavor. Now we're waiting for our desserts. It took about 10 minutes for stuff that is probably frozen and then heated in the microwave. My apple strudel is not at all good. The Philo dough is rubbery and almost black. I think I have a piece that has been reheated a few times. Back to our waitress, she spent the entire time she waited on us in the back by the kitchen. The only time she came out to the dining room was when a new table was seated to take the drink orders and when she felt it was time to take their food order. After she came out with our desserts she also gave us our check and then we didn't see her again. We were ready to leave so my husband had to go to the kitchen door to give someone the money for our bill. Overall I am not impressed with this establishment and would most likely not ever come back again. I really hope the Hibernia diner opens up soon. read more

Been going since they open was a fan in the beginning . stop going for dinner for about a year but about 8months ago new chef and the food is on target. read more

Decided to go to the new restaurant in town. The interior of the restaurant is amazing! 8 flat screen TVs surrounding the bar, spacious dining area & friendly staff. I went on opening night, Monday July 23 at around 11:15 PM & it wasn't packed. Slow start but I'm 100% sure this place will be nothing short of a HUGE success. I ordered the crab cake sandwich with sweet potato fries - it was so savory! Kudos to the chef ^__^. I unfortunately did not catch the waitress' name, nor did she have a name tag .. Nonetheless she was friendly & courteous. The music was sort of loud & difficult to hear what anyone was saying to me. My bill came to $14 for my crabcake sandwich, sweet potato fries & cranberry juice. Overall, though my experience was short, the staff made their clientele feel like family with their warm, sincere demeanor. I will definitely recommend The Barn over the Hibernia Diner (right next door) to the guests at the Best Western any day! Thanks for your service! read more

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I gave it another chance- The food just continues to disappoint. The panini was best described as strange. The desserts are straight from a ready made box and taste like wax. Do not waste your money here. read more

Oh no, I went here for a burger and this is a perfect example of where not to get one! I don't know what it is, but some places just have waitresses that seem disinterested and can barely conjure a smile just for the sake of it. The entire place just looks and feels old and unclean. I ordered my burger medium rare and it came out medium, dare i say even medium well. If it's undercooked you can always send it back, but I was forced to eat mine as I had no time to ask for a new one. The taste is just bland. Nothing kicks and nothing feels special. My friends had a grilled chicken, which came out more like heavily-charred chicken and salads that were dry and the vegetables didn't seem that fresh. Also, waitress never came by to ask if everything is OK, we always had to ask her to come over. It's one of those experiences you never expect to have when you're just going out for a bite to eat and chill with friends. Little inconveniences turn into big spoilers, the food isn't all that great and everything just leaves a sour taste in your mouth; literally and figuratively. read more

I have to write...responding to the individual that states, the owner cant make us eat or drink and is rude. You live near S. Amboy. Can't you find someplace else to go. The owner is very friendly and over the years has been great to us. As far as making you eat or drink...so you are sitting there to see the band with no cover charge, and your complaining about buying a beer! This isn't a concert, its a business. You should have been thrown out for loitering. You sir are a fool and I feel sorry for any business person that has to deal with the likes of yourself. Good Luck to the Rockaway Barn. Good food, great beer, nice bar area, plenty of TVs, nice people . read more