Great food, great bay views, big portions. Twisties is also home to some of the best wings I have ever had. It's a popular spot that can get crowded during peak rush, but definitely worth a visit if you're in the OC/SIC/Strathmere area. The service is good, and worth noting that you can pay with a credit card (a rarity down the shore). read more

Twisties Tavern On The Bay - American Near Me - Strathmere, New Jersey

Don't come here unless you have zero taste in your mouth. Arrived to a 30 minute wait which was totally fine. Decided to get a drink at the bar, two margaritas that cost $20, and came without alcohol. Thought I was crazy but other reviews have confirmed that they will serve you drinks missing the alcohol while still charging the same cost. Ordered the steamers, wings, margarita pizza, and the fish of the day. The steamers were just straight ocean water. The wings were fine but sopping wet in sauce. And the greatest mistep was the pizza. Maybe I should have expected it but this pizza was just a piece of white bread toast with a single tomato on it. Was slathered in large inedible chunks of garlic. Do not order. The fish of the day, halibut, was pleasantly delicious which is what the one star is for. Food was just disgusting and the drinks didn't even have alcohol. What more is there to say. Wait staff was very friendly but served all of our food at the same time. Atmosphere is pretty awful, just children crying and families talking and laughing at the top of their lungs. Entire meal almost cost close to $200 for a bunch of bar food. $22 wings?? You get four. Just a total mistake all around. read more

The food was insanely overpriced and not flavored well. My family and I heard about Twisties from Google when looking for somewhere to eat during our visit to the outter skirts of ocean city, NJ. We had eaten near by the prior day and was excited to try out the style foods this area offers. I was displeased with my hallobut special that cost almost 40 dollars and my server seemed intoxicated. When I brought it to her attention she dismissed my concerns for the food and never recommended a replacement or try to salvage our experience. If you're ever in the area I strongly suggest going to Deauville Inn next door as the service and meal we had the day prior was much more reasonable for the price and most of all the taste! read more

Pretty decent food. We had lunch here on a Sunday. We were able to pull up on the boat and get a spot. They also didn't have a wait for tables(outside obviously). The waitress was super nice and friendly and not overbearing. I had a chicken Caesar salad that was huge, all the salads were very large. We also got fries which were very crispy and delicious. The chicken fingers were also very good. You could get takeout drinks from the bar window which was a nice touch. Next time I will get the wings, everyone was raving about them but of course we heard about it after we ordered. They also take your temperature before your allowed inside for the restroom. Overall I felt very safe and the dining experience was a pleasure. read more

Perfect place on bay in Strathmere for lunch. Had the special fish sandwich, we also had a Cuban sandwich, and BLT. Service great very friendly I like when server comes around to see if you need anything. Great job twisties. read more

First of all I wouldn't say this is a "hole in the wall" by no means is it modern inside but it's not a dump. Yes it shows its age but that's what adds some charm to this place. It is a fun restaurant with a bar that the locals seem to go to. The locals we encountered were very friendly. The decor is weird with dried? Fish hanging and dozens of coconut heads. Wild. The view is amazing too. Ask to sit on the small deck. We had a yummy cheeseburger and a crab roll. Both were excellent. We got the buffalo fries as an appetizer. The fries came out and we thought um... They look like plain fries. No sauce. Hmm tried them and kapow the heat hits you! They use a dry rub on them and they are addictive!! Pricing was decent. Overall a good place to go late at night or with the family for a meal read more

Twisties Tavern On The Bay - Buffalo fries! Deceptively yummy - American Near Me - Strathmere, New Jersey

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Always enjoy coming here Staff so friendly Food very good and Looking out at the bay is just Wonderful Sunsets Magical.... if ever possible more outside space needed read more

Twisties Tavern On The Bay - Hibiscus Martini - American Near Me - Strathmere, New Jersey

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How the mighty have fallen. What used to be a great spot with unique food has deteriorated into a normal place serving average pub food. Gone are the signature crab rolls, gone are the unique flavors of wings. Even the quality of standard menu items has gone from astounding to acceptable. What has happened to this restaurant? Used to be (and this is just last year) that it was worth a special trip to go there. Maybe they got tired of being mobbed all of the time and wanted a few less customers. Maybe they got greedy and decided to milk customers for extra $$. It is sad when a quality restaurant like Twisties succumbs to mediocrity. read more

Great dive bar atmosphere and decent food! This is my go to place on a rainy day when you can't hit the beach. Love the shirts they come out with yearly! read more

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I'm leaving this update review because I had one of the two original reviews in '09 who called this place a hole in the wall. It was a hole in the wall back then. The place mostly had locals and the food was down home with reasonable prices. In 2010 they had to literally lift the building off the pilings to replace them. A major remodel occurred during that construction and the menu changed to more upscale and prices increased as well. It is no longer a local hole in the wall. The place seems to be mostly tourists now. My wife and I are there tonight and the place was packed. read more

Food was good, atmosphere lively, loud and divey (but not in a bad way). There is a small deck portion that serves food until 4 but after it is only for drinks. Wait staff attentive and friendly. read more

Twisties Tavern On The Bay - Nice view - American Near Me - Strathmere, New Jersey

This was by far our favorite restaurant to date ! We have been coming to Ocean City for over 30 years and just discovered this sweet little bayside tavern on a bike ride ! Our dinner was beyond amazing ! We lucked into a window table .. And the lemongrass steamed clams were the best we ever had ! Our server "Jane" goes to University of Pittsburgh where our son Bradford attends ! We are from Pittsburgh so we felt right at home ! You will not be disappointed and the wait is WORTH it ! We got seated right away however we have heard there can be an hour wait ! read more

Twisties Tavern On The Bay - Best lemongrass clams ever ! - American Near Me - Strathmere, New Jersey

I don't know where to begin. If you have any kind of food allergies don't go here. We had a terrible experience here and was told by the owner that maybe we should go somewhere else. We were also told that they had a very small kitchen and that they were a seafood based restaurant. We explained that the allergy was not to seafood, it was to tomatoes and just crab meat. That's when the excuses began to roll out. It was my friend who suggested to ask the chef. The owner came back and said it was ok and we did get our meal. I'm not done. The waitress cane over and said she could never ask the chef to do that only the owner could. Which she did. Then the waitress said "well, I never had to do anything like this." "And you can't die from allergies anyway" we were flabbergasted to say the least. With all the people now with food allergies I can only think that these people do not want their business. Will not go back and will not recommend this establishment to anyone. read more

Himmmmm ??? Well let's see! 1) we ordered drinks, the total place was at 65% capacity so not overly busy, we received our appetizers before we had one beverage from the bar ( remember ) the bar was not busy ! 2) food -Nachos -just ok, fake cheese, 5 out of 10 at best, very large serving but lacked on Quality. 3) prime-rib sandwich, 7 out of 10, not bad but more like a Cheesesteak vs prime rib.--Great frys The problem is more about the super slow service. This placed missed out on at least 3 rounds of drinks while the two greeters ( male & female ) appear to be owners were clueless. They were trying to do the basic mathematics of table management never even to move off there perch to see if anyone at any table needed anything ! Empty drinks could be seen at every table, very few refills , total loss of revenue all over the place. They simply need some Bar management, organizational skills so you learn if you pass a table, is that table ok ??? You can always say "its a bar, your being picky" no, its a business first and your expected to pay full price for slow mediocre service ! read more

Excellent dinner meals as the chef is the best! Interesting ambiance as I love the coconut heads. Good service. Love the records played in the Jutebox!! If eating outside, the sunsets are beautiful on the deck. (Daughter waitressed there and tips are good.) read more

Refused to accommodate our party of 10. Host was very rude and unwilling to separate our party to smaller tables. Poor customer service provided by rude staff. Take your money elsewhere!! read more

Extremely pricey for subpar food. They nickel and dime for everything. An extra $2 to add cheese to a $17 plain burger. Crazy. Won't be returning. read more

Twisties deserves 5 stars for simply being Twisties. We visit the bar/restaurant a dozen times or so each summer. The servers are helpful, friendly, hard working. We watch them hustle and sweat and, all the while, smile and chat with guests. Love that it's on the water without being garish or over the top. Menu is varied, some dishes are consistently good; others not so much. Seems like they're working on it The bar area is open and welcoming and makes for a terrific break on a hot beach day. Put on a cover up or a shirt, shake the sand from your feet, and it's all good. However, the acoustics and inside temperature on crowded, hot beach days or nights makes Twisties tough to enjoy. Acoustic improvements are needed. Big BIG paddle fans or industrial fans are a MUST to move the air and any air conditioning that might?? be on. I've peaked in the kitchen each time I use the bathrooms: those people are drenched in sweat. Blech. We'd bet these two improvements would swing a lot of people back to Twisties. July 2019: Still a sauna in Twisties. Wow August 2019: AC was running, fans were spinning. Much cooler and easier to enjoy our dining experience! What a difference working air conditioning makes! read more

I have been coming to Sea Isle for years and always heard of Twisties but never been. Tonight me, my husband and daughter came for dinner on her 3rd birthday. From the moment we walked up the greeting was friendly and atmosphere inviting. They have a great outdoor space but we chose to sit inside which is always very nice and inviting. The food was great. They had a clam bisque on special which was fantastic and The chicken and asparagus pasta with feta! Yum!! The best thing about this place was how nice and friendly the staff was. We ordered a piece of chocolate cake for our daughters dinner (it was her 3rd birthday and that's what she wanted) they ended up being out of it and they offered multiple other things and even to run to another restaurant and pick up a piece for her! It was so very sweet and generous and just showed me this is a great place. They sang to her with a piece of carrot cake and because they didn't know if she would like it brought a separate whipped cream and chocolate syrup and made her night!!! We will absolutely be back the food was good and the people even better. read more

Food was poor and horribly overpriced. Daily special for $25.99 was a small piece of fried chicken, small cups of potato and macaroni salads, and half a cob of corn. I was stunned. Meatball sandwiches were pedestrian; I've had frozen meatballs that were much better. Given this joint's rankings, I expected a much better experience. The food would not have been worth it at even half the $125 I paid for a family of five. read more

the intenet menu on their site and the menu present to me to our table, did not have prices on it. it's a dive so how bad can it be? I should have asked first, shame on me. Lesson learned. We ordered salmon about 1.5 inches by 5 inches size. $30. Too steep for what you got. read more

Medicore food, service, and atmosphere. Pizza was like frozen garlic bread, and soda was flat.

The location is nice for sunsets. But they can't really handle any parties more than four (possibly less than that). They get very flustered and nervous. There were plenty of open tables, but they still wouldn't let us split up into tables of 5. Even though there were some folks getting seated after us, who were five. They said that we couldn't split our party up! Kind of bazaar! I was so excited about trying it out again, since it was voted one of the best bars in NJ. I'm thinking that ranking might have been "pay to play." Because to be best at anything, you need to show at least a little bit of customer support. Or maybe the ranking was for "best bard"? And they were going to have a minstrel come out and sing, later in the night? I don't know. The menu looked ho-hum, it is basic bar food. I did give it one star, because I do think the place is in a good spot for sunsets. read more

Honestly over priced, waited over an hour for deck seating over looking the water. When they finally sat us, they sat us somewhere we couldn't see the water. When we told them that's where we originally asked to sit and asked to be moved they said no, other people were still waiting....even though we had just waiting over an hour. (There were open tables over where we wanted to sit and they still said no.) Our waitress was barely around, she pretty much only took our order. Didn't even bring us the food someone else did. I ordered a drink and they made me the virgin version on it. I watched them make it and saw they didn't put vodka. I tasted it and I was positive. So I told the man to who made it, and he said "no, it does. don't worried you'll get there." When I know for a fact it didn't. And he brushed it off. They have the drink In both versions on the menu so I think it was just a mistake. But what kind of service is that? Just remake it. If you have an unhappy customer why wouldn't you fix it? That was the only drink I got because I will only normally get one drink and he talked down to me as if I was there to get drunk. "Don't worry, you'll get there." So rude. We got better service from the teenage bus boy then anyone else in the entire restaurant. The one star is for the bus boy. The only helpful person in that place. read more

Amazing service and an entirely causal atmosphere. Foodies from all over would love it because the food is absolutely amazing, and not at all what you would expect from a place that calls it self a tavern. I had the crab roll and it was not only filling but absolutely delicious. Not to mention the bar service is great. Not a lot on tap but what they do have is the classics, including blue moon. I also had a Twister which is a great cocktail of rum, cranberry and pineapple juice. The waitresses are all kind and the service Is very prompt. read more

Great food and service. We shared the streamers, shrimp tacos, nachos, and Twisties fries. Everything was delicious! Though there's not a lot of space on the deck, Twistie's is hands down my top choice in Strathmere. Looking forward to returning. read more

This could be 3 or 4 stars. This is a cool local bar, if that is what you are aiming for. The tables are essentially picnic tables. The sweet potato fries are very good and the burgers are good bar burgers. They have a reasonably good selection of local Cape May craft brews and the IPA was very good. The prices are high, but expect that at the shore. We would go back. read more

I hesitate to write a 5 star revue as it might make the place more popular, if that's even possible. I respect all the people who have left low score reviews but this has simply never been our experience. The food is very good. The specials are always creative and way above the caliber you'd expect. I had the blue cheese salad and added blackened mahi mahi which was exactly what I was looking for. Wait staff is always friendly. Yes the place is noisy, sometimes crowded, and could use a bit of a redesigned interior but honestly it's perfect. Expect a wait. Have a cocktail and enjoy the awesome bay views. read more

I suppose I shouldn't be all that surprised to find that I'm the first to review this hole in the wall. After all, Twisties is one of the Jersey shore's best kept secrets. Located in the blink-and-you-miss-it town of Strathmere, the small bar/restaurant sits right on the bay, in a building that falls short on beauty but bursts with character. The locals rule at the casual spot, which feels far removed from nearby Sea Isle. While I don't recall ever eating at the place myself, tables were packed with families and couples on a recent Saturday night around 10 p.m. An old school jukebox played Bruce hits as painted coconut-heads looked on from overhead shelves. There aren't many places that can successfully conjure up the bittersweet memories of summers past while creating new memories in the present and feelings of excitement for the many things in store for the future. Twisties does all of these things for me and, I suspect, for many others as well. read more

So not fun to sit a bar and not get any service. Especially when the owner is there and walks by without a glance. SMH....

I get it. You're at the shore, but come on. $4 for a coors lite in reality (the middle of nowhere strathmere). Food and drinks are incredible overpriced. $10 for a stoli Bloody Mary is probably more than what you would be charged in center city Philadelphia. I'm all for paying for quality but it's just not here. It's dive bar food at best. To me that doesn't qualify the pricing. 9.25 for a plain and thin burger without cheese and orida (sp?) frozen French fries. Granted I may be a bit tough but considering the circumstances I'm not seeing the value here. There's better options 5 miles down the street for the same price. read more

A tourist trap with ok food. A great view overpriced drinks n bad parking. Goto Mildreds if you want great food at reasonable prices its a BYOB too. read more

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Unfortunately, Twisties has gone the way of Sketties and Katie G's. They took what was a delightful menu and took away items that made them extraordinary. They also have priced themselves out of the market. What used to be an affordable shore eatery has now become an overpriced tourist trap. Lunch for 3 today was $88. Three sandwiches and 3 sodas (no free refills). read more

We did take out on a Saturday night. Easy pick up outside. Lots of outside seating available. We ordered the fish of the day sandwich, seafood salad, kids pasta and several others. Everything was freshly made, good quality, and delicious! read more

Family favorite! Great food, great drinks and the staff is super friendly. A lot of fun to get to by boat also.

The fish of the day sandwiches are my favorite and the beers are frosty cold, amazing view of the bay, a must go in strathmere.

Here's the thing about twisties: it is what it is. Sounds cliche but that's the truth. It's a dirty little bar that used to be really hot until recently air conditioning was added. It's not that cheap beer with ok food and not the best service. And it is this WITH NO APOLOGIES. Take it or leave it shoobies. Go somewhere else if you expect more. The locals don't leave bad reviews...not because it's great...but because we know what Twisties was, is, and always will be. read more

Loved this little restaurant/bar. Service was outstanding and food was great!! New favorite when visiting OCNJ. read more

Twisties Tavern On The Bay - American Near Me - Strathmere, New Jersey

Beautiful view of the bay although outdoor seating is limited. Nice bar with good atmosphere. The clam chowder is delicious - thick and rich and flavorful. Top notch crab cakes - yummy - really really good! The shrimp tacos are very fresh and light and also delicious. Drinks are priced for tourists but as long as you know in advance - be prepared = ) read more

Love this local spot! Go in early evening and take your drink to the deck to watch the sunset, then head inside for a dinner of steamers or any other fresh seafood option on the menu. Make sure you get there early to beat the crowds. read more