Go here to pig out on good Italian food. The salad bar is awesome with good soups, doughy dinner rolls and mussels.

Standard fare at a fair price. This is one of those go to places when you are broke! haha! Entrees come with salad bar that has rolls, soup, and mussels on it. So I filled up on that and barely touched my entree and had that for the next day. Food is ok, nothing spectacular, but filling and decent. read more

Salad bar was super fresh and well kept up with. The mussels were delicious too and part of the salad bar. I didn't try that soups unfortunately so I can't comment on them. I got the Chicken Murphy and it was delicious I just wish there were more hot peppers and potatoes. The flavor was perfect just how I make mine and the chicken wasn't dry at all very very juicy. My boyfriend got the LA pasta and it was also delicious. I wish I lived in the area to go back as I read their lunch specials are a great price. read more

I don't have any words for what this place has brought. When I went, the place was very clean. You would expect that the place would be like a restaurant where you would order with a menu, but no, it is actually a buffet. I would like for it to be a restaurant so hopefully they would change this in the future. The food was actually pretty good. When I went, there was only a few people there including my family. Overall this place would be great if you had a wedding, or if you have a party and you need a lot of seating. read more

I used to enjoy going here with my child for lunch, my family has been eating there for 30 years at least. I brought my toddler there for lunch. We ordered 3 meals total, one to go order and I added on a salad bar. I shared a half roll with my kid, it had fallen in my soup and he likes it that way. We got our check and I noticed a full charge for an additional salad bar. When I asked about it they told me I had shared a plate of salad with my child. First off who the hell cares, it's not like I got extra food to do that, second who creepily micromanaged the viewing of our lunch, and finally it wasnt a plate, it was a half of roll. They actually argued an got nasty with me. I've spent thousands at this establishment, as well as family parties. They've lost a 30 year customer's whole family. How petty can they be really?! read more

This was a nice little place in Keyport, NJ. The food and service was good and we have a very nice evening. The seafood seemed to be fresh and well prepared and as mentioned, we tried the salad bar with the mussels. Very nice touch, though just slightly sandy. It is definitely worth a visit and a great place for a mid-week meal. read more

I've only been here twice but I went last night and for the price you pay you do get a decent meal. $22-24 for a big steak dinner really is cheap. The place is clean although I didn't see the bathrooms. The bar looks great too. The food isn't really preferable for someone who's really watching their health but that doesn't describe me so I could order anything and be happy. I would have given 3 stars but our server, Scott with the top knot hair style was extremely helpful and courteous and seemed like he had been working there for years despite it being his second week. read more

I have 6 children... and McDonald's is directly across the street from Yesterday's but my children choose yesterday's every time. $5 lunch on our errand day... a weekly treat that is anticipated by us all. Staff is always kind and food is always good. We really like Yesterday's. read more

A very good value. At dinner time Yesterday's has all you can eat muscles in marinara sauce as well as soup and salad. The staff is friendly and the portions are decent and well prepared. Yesterday's has been offering and still offers good value for the money. As with any restaurant, everyone will not like everything on the menu, but that is life. read more

The salad bar is great. The food is hit or miss. However, I won't ever be going back there. I was there this past Friday evening and I witnessed a supervisor berating a server. The nasty woman was doing this within earshot of the table I was sitting at. My husband had to keep me from jumping to the poor girl's defense. I found the incident to be very unprofessional and totally uncalled for. I will not knowingly patronize a business where the employees are treated badly, especially when it's done where customers can see or hear it. I'm not saying that employees shouldn't be disciplined, I'm say that there's a right way and a wrong way to do it. Humiliation is the wrong way. I hope that server can find a new job where she is treated with respect. read more

Food was okay but menu needs updating. Produce were partially spoiled which ruined our appetite and service was pretty poor.

Kitschy Italian restaurant still living in the 80s. The food and drinks are disappointing. The menu is your stereotypical 1980s nj Italian menu. The wine list will not disappoint the yellow tail or woodbridge enthusiast in you! The decor... Let's just say that after the fire, they went to homegoods and picked up every kitschy thing they could find. And finally, if I owned a restaurant, I'd pay someone to make me a solid logo/sign, as random passerbys can be reeled with a solid sign Well... I'll be polite and say that someone's grandson had some fun designing signs in WordArt. Seriously, type yesterday's in Word, then pull up WordArt. You'll have their awful signs in 5 mins. read more

came here for quick lunch ordered lunch special eggplant Parmesan with salad bar. eggplant Parmesan is really good. eggplant is soft with lots of cheese and the bread toasted. the soup in the salad bar is OK and the salad bar has only very basic salad. bread is good thought. all for under $9 per person. read more

I give it three stars for the salad bar, it rocks! Entrees a little on the high side and the quality doesn't fit the price. They got a good thing goin here and I hope they lift the standard of the entrees, I'd Be there more. read more

Excellent service, great salad bar, and large portions of entrees that taste very good. What more can you ask for?!

The food is decent not anything special but not bad at all. They have a free salad bar that you can get bread, mussels, and salad. The service was great and the staff was very friendly. I overall enjoyed my experience. read more

I'm originally from Monmouth County but now live in Pa. We stopped in here for lunch during my visit after not eating here for many years. I was pleasantly and extremely satisfied with everything!!! The lunch special you simply cannot beat and it was delicious! The wine was tasty and our server/bartender Marilyn was top-notch superb! Will definitely be stopping in during my next visit. Thankyou, Yesterday's, for an overall excellent dining experience. You all ROCK!!!! read more

We went there after my Grad school commencement at PNC Bank Arts Centre nearby, figuring they could easily accommodate us if it turned into a large party. I'm glad it didn't! There was already one large party dominating the dining room, and it would have been so loud if we were another group of 8-10; we would have been on top of each other. The bathrooms are nice, the banquet hall looked bright and airy, but everything else was pretty standard/forgettable fare. The chicken marsala had almost no mushrooms, the tasty marsala sauce was growing an awesome skin when it came to the table, and was served with a side bowl of penne slathered in red sauce, instead of over the penne so you can actually appreciate the marsala flavour. I had to get the roleups for the table because our waiter must have spaced when we all had food and my boyfriend asked for silverware and he still didn't bring any! I don't know why this place had so many amazing reviews. They didn't have mussels at the salad bar when I was there, either. Disappointed. read more

My Family has been coming here for years and the last several times I have been very unhappy with the salad bar. No one can convince me different the mussels, they freeze...they have a freezer taste and fried with sand to the point of almost breaking a tooth...I did ask the waitress and she time they are fresh...there is no way....the last time I went I tried them again and had to spit it out ot was that bad...a women who was next to me at the salad bar td me the mussels are sandy and have a funny taste...I should have listened...I also didnt like the review of a cook not wearing gloves and his hairy arms going all the way into a bowl to mix salads.. will not be going back. read more

Love this place. Everything is fresh. The salad bar is the best in the area. You cannot beat the price for what you get here.

The hostess Nicole was fantastic. Very friendly and helpful. Fried calamari was good. Tried the chicken parm which was too thin and a little dry but the flavor was good. Salad bar was clean and presentable. Had Tartufo for dessert it was excellent. Waitress was excellent. read more

To be completely honest, I love going for the salad bar but nothing else. Food is decent and service is pretty good but it is what it is, a nice neighborhood place where expectations should not be sky high. Cheap drafts and a fantastic salad bar with soup, mussels, bread, and great selection of salad ingredients make this the only choice I recommend!! read more

I love this place. The salad bar is always good. All you can eat soup and mussels at the salad bar too, and if you go for lunch a $5 menu Mon-Sat. A very pleasant atmosphere also. Not noisy and loud like your trendy restaurants. read more

My wife and I walked in expecting the ambiance to be just another diner, because the outside doesn't look like much but boy when we walked in we were happy that we dressed a little more than diner attire lol.... Food was awesome, waitress sat down with us to take our order (which was awesome), speedy process too!!! read more

We were staying in Hazlet New Jersey for vacation last summer and discovered this great place .The service was fantastic, the food was delicious ,and it was a very memorable night out will definitely come again! read more

I love their salad bar. The waiters are also very professional and helpful. Their lunch special is the best deal you can ever get from an Italian restaurant! read more

I was pleasantly surprised with this place. Almost every table was full: a good sign for an independent restaurant. The inside and outside of this place was very clean. The all you can eat bread/soup/salad/mussels bar was well maintained and includes macaroni & potato salad. The entree portion sizes are large and more than enough. They offer a really good bang for your buck, and the food tastes good. They offer lunch specials, daily dinner specials, an early bird menu. I recommend the puff pastry with shrimp and broccoli. It's a great place that I would go back to. It could be a 5 star place, but the menu lacked creativity. The menu was more akin to "Pizzeria" than "Italian restaurant" with the same dishes replacing the meat. The menu could be a lot better, even as simple as making dishes from ingredients already offered sans vegetables. Would have been great to have a pasta dish with salmon, shrimp, crab, artichokes, asparagus, vodka sauce, carbonara, etc. Overall, this place is a solid 4 star restaurant; I'm a fan. read more

Yesterdays is not open for buisness. There was a fire there back in 3/10. Although it looks like renovations are taking place it will not be open in the near future. When and if it reopens the food is great. read more

Delicious! Very cozy spot in there and the service was good. The waitress was very nice and she knew what she was doing. The entire staff seemed up to date on customer service and it was a great experience. I am going to try the bar area next! Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Interior: 5/5 Exterior: 5/5 Parking: 2/5 ( Very congested) read more

Forget about diners! This restaurant is the best of both worlds! Fresh rolls & soup, plus a great salad bar! Main course is good & bountiful. Prices are fantastic and the sports bar is a major plus! A hidden treasure on rt 35............. read more

Yesterday, I visited Yesterday's Restaurant with an elderly friend. She frequents the restaurant with her friends and I had not been there in a while so I was looking forward to a nice meal with her. My last visits were always great and I have always recommended this eatery. Well we had lunch . She enjoyed the salad bar and I remember the eggplant sandwich was always good. In addition I decided to bring home a chicken parm dinner for my grand- daughter who would be coming over later. I ordered a dinner on the adult menu to go. On the way out I noticed that they did not include bread with the entree. Rather then bothering the server my friend and I stepped to the end of the salad bar on our way out. When I reached for a roll the hostess approached us and said loudly,"YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY BREAD OUT." I explained that I ordered a complete meal to go and they forgot the bread. At this point she continued in a loud voice saying we could not have any bread. I just figured the hostess had major issues and said," okay" My friend was livid," How dare that girl do that.,she ruined our lunch." Yes, she did. I can not imagine my elderly friend recommending the restaurant to her lady groups anymore and I wonder if the restaurant has changed hands and no longer serves dinner rolls with their dinners. Whatever the case , I could not at this point recommend having any meals there without checking out their new policy because according to the hostess, YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY BREAD!!!!! read more

We loved this restaurant. It is a neighborhood place with the most friendly people around. The food is so good and the atmosphere is the greatest. If you're staying in Hazlet, you must stop here. read more

Low quality restaurant. Management should consider staff behavior - one waitress in particular continually verbally abuses hostesses and busboys each time I dine there on weekends. I refuse to eat at a place that condones this unprofessionalism. read more

My friends wanted to meet there. My first time. Nice atmosphere, great food and reasonable prices. Service was very professional. Marilyn at the bar was great, she is a real asset to the restaurant. Salad bar has a mixture of everything. Clean, plenty of parking, will be back when in the area. read more

The food is fair at best. Definately not worth it. Cheap food, cheap prices. You get what you pay for. Nothing here to taste or see....move along...... read more

A go to joint for a solid American or Italian meal. The chicken parmesean is suprisingly the best I have had in the area and you cannot beat the soup, salad and mussels bar. And the homemade rolls are absolutely the most delicious little pieces of bread you will have. Crusty and crisp on the outside and light and airy on the inside. You will get your money's worth and a fantastic meal here everytime. read more

We had a 'repast' here after a friend's funeral service (I'm from NY and we never use the word 'repast' but it's all over Jersey). Anyway, I am basing my review primarily on the service. The food was good, too, but really - working with Joe to set this up at the last minute is what this review is based on. The banquet room was just perfect for our group. Tastefully decorated and neutral. We enjoyed the food, too (it's basically what they offer at the buffet - comfort food that is perfect after an memorial service. read more

If you are just looking to have a meal, you will probably be fine since the food is decent. However, if you are thinking of having any type of event here, I would urge you to reconsider. My mother passed away in Florida, but lived in NJ for most of her life. For this reason, we decided to have a second set of funeral services in Florida 5 weeks after her death. A friend of mine contacted Yesterday's to inquire about holding a repast there. I called to book it and was given a price that was $3 per person more than what my friend had been told, but I decided to go with it since the location was convenient and they seemed to be able to accommodate what we would need. As with any repast, it is impossible to get a headcount in advance, but I told Joe that we were expecting approximately 100 people. He said that we would need to have a minimum of 60, but that we would pay per person after that and that he could fit 100 in the large room. A week before the repast, I met with Joe at Yesterday's to look at the room. He was very nice. He showed me the large room where the repast would be and he told me that it would be no problem to hook up an iPod to play our playlist. I asked him if we should bring a microphone so that people could make speeches, but he told us that they would provide one. He reminded me again that we would need to have a minimum of 60 people, but that he would set the room up for more since I was anticipating 100 and he said that he could add more chairs or tables to the room if necessary. When I arrived at Yesterday's after the funeral mass, I was very surprised and upset to see that we had been set up in the small room which only seats 60. Joe said that there had been a baby shower booked for the other room and he wasn't sure what had happened. He said that this room should be okay since it had a max of 60. I reminded him that we were having a minimum of 60 and that we had discussed setting the large room up for 100 a month prior and again a week prior when I had visited. He again said that he was not sure what had happened and said that the rest of our party could sit in the main dining area, separate from the other guests. I was very upset. I asked if we would still be able to have our playlist play or use a microphone. He said that the smaller room could not accommodate these things, which was very disappointing since we now needed a microphone more than ever since our party had been split into different areas and we could have brought one of our own if we had known that none of the promises that were made to us would be kept. At this point, I had the displeasure of meeting Marie, who was rude to me and my guests from the start. I asked her when the other event had been booked since I had booked the repast a month prior and had been there the previous week to look at the large room. She said that the repast must have been booked only a few days ago. I explained that the death had occurred 5 weeks prior and the repast had been booked a month ago. She repeatedly said, "I don't know what to tell you." I told her that there would need to be a change in the pricing due to the fact that we were not getting what we had originally agreed to pay for and she laughed in my face. After the guests had left and it was time to pay, she stated that she would give us $1 off per person. We ended up having 96 people, so nearly half of our party was seated in the other room. I asked her if she thought that that $1 off was the right thing to do considering that we were put in the wrong room and not given the accommodations we had been assured of. When people made speeches, they had to scream to be heard. She sarcastically said, "Well, what do you want, you want it to be free?" I explained to her that this day was hard enough as it was my mother's funeral, but that she had somehow managed to make it worse. She continued to be rude until Joe came over and she stepped away. The way that Marie behaved is not what would be expected of any adult, much less one in a professional environment. There is a special place in hell for Marie and I truly feel sorry for anyone else that has to cross paths with her. read more

Yesterday's Restaurant may be our favorite place close to our house. The food is great and we have have the chicken murphy, linguini and clams, pasta dishes and specials. I was really surprised to see any negative reviews because we have been here at least 20 times and have never had a bad experience. I am by far a food critic - however, my wife and I are great cooks, plus we watch all the food shows. We are almost foodies and do not give praise easily. I recommend this restaurant to my friends and family all the time. read more

My wife and I were banished from home to make way for our young son's "moving to LA" party so we finished up in a hotel close to Yesterday where the receptionist recommended Yesterday. Glad she did - very friendly atmosphere, excellent service thanks to Megan, despite the ban on exports :( and excellent food. All in all, an enjoyable experience which we have every intention of repeating and recommending. read more