Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Manalapan

Great service and food was amazing. We order the Roasted Octopus salad delicious and the stuffed mushrooms. Loved the sausage stuffing in those. We had the lobster penne rigate, shrimp risotto and the scallop risotto along with the clams mussels in linguine. Everything was amazing. Thank you for a beautiful birthday dinner.

We had a reservation at 7:45 we didn’t get seated till 8:10. But once we sat down the service was very good and fast. The food was delicious. I think the prices were fair for what you’re getting. We left with full and happy. The only down side is it’s very loud. You can’t hear anyone even the waiter.

I went with a friend of mine to celebrate our birthdays. We arrived on time for our reservation and were seated immediately. When we got to our table, we were greeted by our friendly and welcoming waiter, Marc, who went over the menu with us and answered any questions we had. For the appetizer we chose the crabcakes, which were very good. I ordered the pork chops and my friend ordered the halibut. Both were delicious. The drinks were outstanding as well. Get the pistachio martini and the espresso flight!

Very enjoyable meal for the four of us. Good food and excellent service!

We were a party of four on a relatively quiet Thursday night. We were seated right away and our server stopped by soon after. We were brought water while we reviewed the menus and rolls soon after we ordered. I had duck confeit, my wife had a steak sandwich, the other couple had a pasta dish and burger. While the food was well prepared and had good flavor, it did not overwhelm any of us. My duck dish came with only a leg and thigh, which I feel was on the small side for the price. What did they do with the breast since there was no other duck dish on the menu. There were pieces of duck with cassolle, but it would not add up to the breast. While we will probably visit this restaurant again, I think the portions could be a little bigger.