What makes a great sports bar great? Excellent menu choices, awesome drinks, a billion big screens…read moretvs, affordable bar and kitchen specials, and fast friendly service. Well, I'm pretty stoked to report that Polo's has all of that plus a whole lot more. My only regret about this place is that I waited too long to stop in. I Highly Recommend. Come And Get Your Munch On!!

The problem I have with this location is every other time there's broken dishes with chips. Why are…read moreyou serving dishes with chips? If I did not see it, I could've been cut. The other issue is I got the strawberry rose sangria the strawberry on the glass as a garnish was disgusting. Just don't use it on the glass, use a different strawberry. I'm getting concerned that this is happening more often with the broken dishes when we come. At this time, I cannot recommend.

I have been here many times and keep coming back because they do a good job being creative with…read moretheir specials. Today I had the medium wings bone in which is a common go to for me. I love them. The wings are a bit on the smaller side but sauce and cooking is great. The chowder flavor was great it was a bit thinner that I prefer and more potatoes would have been perfect. Lastly the special drunk grandpa pizza was great. Quiet in here tonight but it's a Sunday in a local pub so as expected.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the colloquial use of the word dive to describe a…read more"drinking den" or "other disreputable place of resort" comes from the fact that these types of establishments were originally housed in cellars or basements, into which "frequenters may 'dive' without observation. I will leave it to you to decide whether Shakey Jakes Cafe is a dive bar, but they seem to take pride in it. As you will see upon arrival the door mentions that Shakey Jakes is recognized by Yelp & NJ.com as one of the top Dive Bars in Jersey. Bartenders are super friendly, helpful & professional. I sampled Bombay Sapphire, which is offered in a small glass or beer goblet...humm okay I'll bit let's go Big! I ordered the Steamed Clams, which come with croastini. On the menu it is offered with a Cajun Garlic Butter, I replaced that with just the regular drawn butter. Wow--wonderful nice size clams with the toasted bread, delicious. I loved it so much I had a second order. If you are are a steamed clam fan don't forget to sample the clam broth. This place is a keeper. I sent a picture of the front door of Shakey Jakes to my wife and son. I mentioned that "If I go missing this is the place to start." I showed the text to the Bartender, she got a huge kick out of it and said you are not from around here are you?

We stopped by Muldoon's on an early Saturday afternoon because we were looking for a place with…read moreoutdoor seating (which they do have!), but it was much cooler (temperature-wise) to sit indoors. We received nice, friendly, and attentive service from the owner or manager who sat us right away. We received two menus the regular one and a weekly specials one. We ended up ordering an item from each : (specials) a buffalo chicken salad and from the regular menu a French onion soup and fish and chips as well as a Guinness. The French onion soup was tasty, the salad from the weekly specials was rely big! A huge portion we just needed to ask for dressing on the side. But the winner was the fish and chips dish crispy and nothing better than those thick-cut fries. The fish and chips come with tartar sauce and coleslaw on the side. Overall worth it if you are driving by the Route 46 west area. Really delicious food and good service.

Service was very friendly and attentive…read more The bar area is nice it's a smaller place overall. Restaurant seating is good. There is an outdoor patio which is a nice add. We had the Ruben and a chicken BLT wrap. Both were very good. Nice atmosphere! Thanks.

Great spot! Friendly staffs, They have a bar right in the middle of the store, very cool place to…read morehangout and have a few drinks.

Been coming here since I moved to Hopatcong and won't go anywhere else! They're always so friendly…read moreand have a great selection. The guy at the counter is knowledgeable and always nice!

All the food was excellent. Beautiful presentation the pride the chef has for the food he sends out…read moreshows the love and passion shows Its always an honor to sit down and eat such wonderful dishes put together the menu was perfect we picked a tasting menu which was perfect so i can taste a more variety of German dishes in small portions. I highly recommend black forest restaurant The soup really packed with flavor we had to order two pints to go. Soup and lobster bisque The ambience of this establishment is cozy quaint lovely, beautiful, very beautiful atmosphere. Nobody's loud obnoxious place right now is becoming full. All the workers are very professional the young men and women probably from the Neighbourhood. This is such a great place that even gives young people the opportunity to work these young men and women in this place really work hard and you can see that they're proud to work here and they take extra to provide excellent service impressed with Black Forest restaurant. My compliments to the chef for excellent cuisine and my heart to all the employers who showed nothing but professionalism and establishment I also would like to thank the young man Zion for his professional and courteous service. Well presented with clean uniform prompt service Thank you Zion for your table service in your mannerism and thank you so much for making it pleasant for my wife and I You're truly a great representative of the establishment that you work in. I hope your bosses notices that you are very valuable employee as I can see for myself as a retired professional chef for 37years thank you Yours truly chef Ramos.

I was fully prepared to come in here and unapologetically grade on a curve - I always feel a little…read morebad for this area of NJ when it comes to the gastro scene, and I want to support a legitimately unique enterprise like this. This was, sadly, not a good meal and based on expectations easily one of the most disappointing experiences I've had in recent memory. I came here yesterday with my top-tier chum from the Kingdom of Sussex, along with my #1 Honorary Young Pup Chum, fresh off a 20-mile walk down the Sussex Branch Rail Trail - so a bit tired and very hungry. Black Forest got me (and my appetite) in the best situation for them, in theory. Unfortunately it stayed just a theory. The atmosphere in here by far is the biggest selling point. I love a good taxidermy situation, and this place had it in droves. We were seated near a bear, and had eyes on numerous other wildlife, preserved for eternity. The stained glass throughout the restaurant is also pretty wild - it feels like you decided to go to church in a European hunting lodge. It's also deceptively large in there, which I discovered later as I tried to locate the bathroom (there is no signage for that) and wandered into two or three different dining rooms. Just wild and really does set this place apart from virtually any other restaurant in the area (maybe the far superior Walpack Inn can lay a claim?). I was intrigued by the Potato Pancakes w/ Applesauce on the appetizer menu, which ended up being the best item I ate. As you can see in the attached photo, they're basically big hash browns. They were good, and the applesauce made for an interesting palate combo. In what ended up being a bizarre theme throughout the meal, the accompanying applesauce came in a small plastic container that you had to open. This to me is one of the more egregious self-inflicted wounds I've seen from a restaurant, but also pretty fixable. This wasn't a crab shack at the beach or a taqueria in Newton - this is a restaurant with white tablecloths. Why aren't you serving the accompanying sides in a nicer dish, like a ramekin? What makes it more mystifying is that they HAD ramekins or something similar - they served the wrapped butter for the stale dinner rolls in it. I genuinely don't have a clue what the thought process was, but it honestly cheapened the optics and is something they should stop doing immediately. For my entree, I went classic German with the veal wienerschnitzel and a side of spatzle. The wienerschnitzel itself was fine - I've honestly had better from a food truck in Jersey City called Mordi's (I just checked and sadly they've closed), but it had no sauce or anything so it was super dry and overall not that tasty as a result. It would have even been an upgrade to get one of their infamous plastic containers of basically any condiment. The spatzle was honestly terrible; I had an excellent version of this at an Austrian restaurant in FiDI called Schilling (which has now converted to a French restaurant, apparently; I can't with these closures. Lord.), and this was just utterly tasteless. My chum likened it to "brain noodles," meaning the noodles you'd use in a blindfold game around Halloween. Fair, but even some of those probably had some flavor to them. Huge miss. I'm not sure why I kept going at this point but I decided to end this situation with the Black Forest Cake. It was a little stale (maybe it's kept in the same area as the dinner rolls?), but it was okay. Could have been worse, so I'm taking that as a victory of sorts. The chocolate mousse within it got positive remarks from my other dining companions in the context of their items, so that's probably the play if you're hitting up the dessert menu. The service was mediocre. Our waitress was very nice when she came to our table, which was infrequent. It seemed like she was waiting for food to come out (which took a while) as the context for a visit, rather than taking initiative to check on us. The Young Pup Chum waited close to 15 minutes for a second soda, which shouldn't have happened, especially given that we were there at a VERY slow time (just before 4pm). And the price point was honestly close to insulting. Neither of us are opposed to plunking down some Jacksons for a nice meal, but getting a bill for $200 (plus tip!) for not great food was not a fun feeling to close out our afternoon. I hate to end this on a dark note, but given that my two recommendations for German food in the area have both closed, you might not have much of a choice but to come here if you're hankering for schnitzel.

Stopped in for lunch at Pub 199 and once again had a great meal…read more Started with a bowl of lobster bisque, followed by a porterhouse steak cooked medium rare that we split. The meal came with a baked potato, steamed vegetables, and two dozen steamed clams, all washed down with a cold bottle of Briar's root beer. Pub 199 feels like walking into a natural history museum inside a hunting lodge, surrounded by taxidermy and rustic decor. The service is consistently excellent, the atmosphere is comfortable, and the prices remain very reasonable. If you enjoy classic New Jersey spots with character and reliable food, this is one worth visiting. If you've been here, feel free to share your experience or leave a review.

Missed getting reservation today at a place we never been to so we resorted back to what we loved…read more I figure since everyone was recommending steakhouses with outrageous prices when we knew Pub 199 had the best steaks and they don't need to break the bank. Tonight I ordered the 2 doz calms (always a must) and the steak and lobster tail. It was AMAZING as always. My normal order is the whole lobster but now that they offer 2 tails I always will get that. I'm excited to try the lobster bisque which I didn't try tonight. My only complaint tonight is the waitress came over with a dish of fries for my husband who ordered the baked potato (omg so good also order the baked potato) and apologized for selling out of the potatoes. 5 Minutes later we see the table next to us get their baked potato's with their dishes. My husband was so mad. Don't lie to people when we love your food. Fries could be better. (We left them). And their vegetables are always soggy and not worth eating. Back to the positive the seafood and steaks are always worth looking over the sides. Not the baked potato, keep doing what you're doing with them. Except stop lying to the customers.

To start the building is really colorful and the ambience is rlly nice. Miguel was our server and…read morehe was really nice to us. We did question why no chips arrived to the table when we got there but the server explained that the chips are given when the order is taken which Is a first for me but besides that the food and drinks were really good. I got the Paloma roja to start and my partner a Cadillac margarita, both really good. Then for food we got the suiza enchiladas and carne asada which also both were very good. Really nice staff and great food. Will be coming back!!

Ordered takeout here last Cinco de Mayo, but haven't dine-in until this week. It was busy on a…read moreFriday, but no delay as we got a table immediately. This location was the old TGI Friday's restaurant, so they did a good transformation and decorated it nicely. There were a few large parties, as they have a perfect layout for it. It was clean and you can smell aroma from the kitchen. The hostess and wait staff were friendly and helpful with recommendations. Took our order and the food came out quick. Drinks were always filled. The chips and pineapple gauc was delicious to include the tacos entrees (Alpastor & Shrimp), and waiter made a personal recommendation for desert. All were spot-on and satisfying. Looking forward to dining-in a lot more to sample their other enticing options.

I love a good bowling outting and couldn't wait to try this location. When I arrived I parked in…read morethe lot. I walked in and was greeted. They assigned us our lane. Neilani was our server, and she was great. We had drinks of vodka martini and a henny martini drink. For food we had: penne vodka with shrimp chicken quasadillas The penne was good but it had too much garnish. We had so much fun bowling and playing the arcade games. All in all, it was a good time!

I had a good time went I went to Circle Bowl & Entertainment to celebrate a friend of mine's 40th…read morebirthday. Her husband reserved two lanes for ten people and we had two hours of bowling shenanigans! I really enjoyed the bowling lanes. They had plenty of balls per lane (no going around searching for one that suits your needs) and there was also plenty of space for all of us to sit and enjoy our food and drinks. Also, the bowling shoes were very cute looking! When we first arrived our lanes weren't ready yet, so we went into the restaurant to order food and drinks. By the time we ordered our lanes were ready and our waiter easily moved our order to our lane numbers so our food and drinks were delivered promptly. The waiters and waitresses that helped us throughout the whole evening were super kind and super attentive. Even on a crowded Saturday night. The drinks were good, and as to be expected the food was bowling alley food but that's not really what you are coming for. We all had a great night at a super fun bowling alley!

I was there last night with a table of friends to watch the Tyson/Paul fight. All ordered food and…read moredrink, which was served quickly by a real hustling young man who was on top of his game. His name is Matthew, and he is super polite and accommodating. Ordered pizza, pretzel nuggets, a burger and fries, and everyone pretty much shared. Everyone seemed pleased with their dishes, price point was nice, and it was overall a pleasant experience. It can get noisy occasionally with the adjacent bowling activity, but a fun little place to hang out for a bit, listen to some live music and the noise disappears! Forgot to get pictures, but next time!!

Everything on the menu has an upcharge (you pay 1.50 for a spoonful of ShopRite brand salsa and…read moresour cream...) Burger was raw, I don't mean rare, I mean raw. They took 15% off the check for the dangerous meat, but I guess we got the botulism for free, so we should still pay for the replacement burger. Nice atmosphere, nice staff, big beer list, lipstick in a pig. The off brand ruffles they serve should tell you what you already knew; your at a food bar in a bowling alley, that's all.

Still great pizza. Great sandwiches. Also try their salads. A nice little neighborhood place.read more

I was in the area and looking for a quick bite to eat. I was happy to have found Carmines. They…read moreseemed like a family operated business and were very friendly. The pizza came out quick, was reasonably priced and hit the spot.