The food looks good but super mediocre, simple as that. It needs more flavor maybe even salt. read more

I ordered and 18.00 Hamburger for my kid for dinner , he ordered it medium / weldone , and it came Rare , my kid wasnt so upset about that .... But he said to me did I do something that they didn't include lettuce and tomato!!??? Who sends a burger we no veggies and or any condiments in the bag , no ketchup, Mao or knife and fork . My kid says let's better go to lakewood were they know how do food. Call me for more questions 917-757-4510 This number is put up purposely to see owners care enough to call and make this right . Let's see I'll let you all know ... read more

They had a BBQ at our building in Long Branch. Limited menu which is fine, quality and quantity of the food was good but I was very disappointed in the way they prepared it in open view. Not everyone wore gloves when handling the food and cooking on grill. Even when they wore the gloves, they were touching the food directly with their hands and wiping their hands on a small hand towel. The woman that wasn't wearing gloves, used her hands and a spatula to flip the Hit dog, wipe them on the hand towel and then scratch an itch on her nose. When she was told the hot dogs are not done yet, her response was "they are hot on the inside". After watching the way they cook, I would never eat anything from them again or at their restaurant. read more

OK! Wow! What an experience! I'm mad at myself for not coming to this place sooner!! From the top notch service, the lovely hospitable waitresses and the delicious food, I'm shocked I'd never heard of this hidden gem! Imagine tasting a chicken soup and wishing you could take it home! The pulled beef perfectly spiced, the chicken marsala with fresh mushrooms and wine, the cowboy steak came so beautifully presented, it was a shame to eat! The desserts, all 3, top of the line. Sushi freshly made... I can't. I'm already making plans to come back with friends. If you need a night out with delicious food, top service and a calm non-frenetic ambience, run! This place is not to be overlooked! Thank you for an unforgettable experience! We will be back! read more

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Great food & service Went to 656 with a work group three nights in a row. Food was fantastic , service was amazing. Lori and Cynthia were wonderful waitresses . The atmosphere is so cozy and we totally enjoyed ourselves. Sushi is the best we had at the jersey shore . read more

Fried eggplant sticks were really good.Hamburgers came as ordered medium. Service was prompt and friendly.

The food was amazing and Cynthia was great she helped us out a lot. 100/10 to say the least. Would highly recommend :)

My wife and I were looking forward to a special night out. Unfortunately we picked the wrong place. What a disappointment! We were seated right by the kitchen in an area that did not allow for a private conversation. The tables were situated so close that you were basically interrupting your neighbors conversation every time you started to speak. The service was disappointing to say the least. Our waiter came to take our order before we even had a chance to open our menus. He did not offer to tell us about the specials or for that matter anything else. He came back within two minutes to take our order. Two of the items we wanted were not available. He did not offer recommendations or assistance in finding alternatives. Our food came out pretty quickly. For an appetizer I ordered the red snapper spicy tacos and my wife ordered the half and half salad. The tacos were extremely fishy in taste and I believe something wasn't right with it. The half in half salad was really good. Then when our main course came out, our waiter was nowhere to be found, just like the missing vegetables from our plate! See photo of my plate.. We asked 3 people, none of which was our waiter, they tried to tell us it was either the mashed potatoes or the vegetable.. ie no greens.. Really??! How do you plate that without any color?! Well we started eating and just had to validate that we aren't going crazy. Since no one was around to call over, I went to get the menu myself, only to confirm what we already knew, and that was it was supposed to have both! We then were finally able to call over the person who told us it was either or not both.. See photo.. He took it in the kitchen and came back stating it will be right out... It never came.. Seems like they ran out of BROCCOLI!! Yet couldn't give us the courtesy if stating that, let alone apologize. We finally saw our waiter again... When he brought over the check.. And then we realized why the service was so lousy.. They automatically include the tip without the option to remove it.. Even though we reduced the tip but the waiter ignored it and without any comment, charged the card for the full amount. In short, find another steakhouse! read more

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All I can say is they have the best surprise steak I ever had, the service is A+ fast and at tentative highly recommend also for dessert you must try the trifle it's fresh and so yummy read more

I was just there with my wife the other night, and what can I say, the food was amazing! Try their Delmonico steak, was juicy and very tasteful, the way a steak should be. The staff was very helpful, especially Cynthia who went out of her way to accommodate us. I would definitely go back. read more

I have been eating here for years. The food has gotten better and better! But to be specific, over the past year or so, the quality has gotten absolutely amazing! The meals I have had there have been better than anything I've had elsewhere- including NYC. Great job by chef and staff!! read more

My boyfriend and I came here on a Sunday night. We were seated toward the back of the restaurant. It took our waiter half an hour to take our order even though other tables who were seated after us had already received their food. We ordered wine, a spicy tuna roll, and two entrees. We waited for what seemed like an eternity and attempted to get the attention of multiple server. The server who had taken out order did not bother to check up on us or seen to notice that other tables had come and gone before we had spoken two words to him let alone received any food. Finally, we had enough. We paid for our wine, told our server we were leaving and cut our losses at over 2 hours wasted. We have never had such poor service before and will never return to this establishment. read more

All I have to say...I WILL BE BACK Nice cocktails, waitresses who not only do a great job but know what they're serving. We took her steak recommendation and loved it. Prices are spot on and fair. read more

We got a steak and Cornish Hen and both were superb!! I really recommend it. Staff was great and helpful. We also got some sushi that was delicious. Beautiful date night place! read more

656 Ocean - Delicious! Pastrami crispy Rice - Kosher Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

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This place has been going downhill for years. It's hit bottom now one hopes. Amateur waitstaff and cold food.

I waited 55 minutes for my food!!!! rude service. Def not coming back again. This steak is considered med well. Not even chewable. Never ever go here. Sad! read more

656 Ocean - WAITED 56 MINUTES FOR THIS DRIED OUT PEICE OF ---- - Kosher Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

Very disappointed with the service although the food itself went from decent to excellent depending upon the course.

Don't expect any service, it's a fast food joint dressed up in a suit. Waiter came over gave us menus sat us down and we never saw him again. I had to get up and get the food for me and my wife, to top it off they never even checked to see if we even got our food. I can still be there right now... Waiting for food. It's been 40 minutes still no waiter read more

After the beach my wife and I wanted a nice Fish meal. We came to 656 ocean thinking we could get it here, WRONG, we did not like the food. We ordered spring rolls for an appetizer, with a price of $14.00 you would think it's fresh and made to order, again Wrong, frozen out of a box. two small pieces cut in half. Go to the the frozen section in the supper market and you can get the same item 12 pieces for $3.89. Everything was WRONG that evening. Even the management. They still tried to hit me with a 18% gratuity on the total bill after we returned to the kitchen the main dishes for a full refund. We will not return there again. read more

Absolutely the best food and worst service I have ever experienced. The food was out of this world. Waiting 45 minutes for a soup is awful. The wait service was well named, you WAIT. Every single item had to be requested at least twice. When I asked for ketchup with the main, I was almost finished when I told the waiter I wanted the ketchup now, not for dessert. Water was not refilled. Nobody asked how everything was. Again wonderful food, awful service. read more

Took a little getaway with wifey to NJ from NY for three days and this was the spot that was well recommended by a friend. Have to say great food. Not bad of the price. read more

I love this place Best kosher place in town. I was with my family. We got the ribs, burger, and the chicken tapas which were all equally amazing. Service=100%, food=100%, as everything else. Thanks for the amazing dinner to 656 ocean read more

A great date night. Crispy rice was a hit with my wife. I got the prime rib special - came with a soup and 2 sides. The steak was cooked to perfection. Very big took home a lot of leftovers. First timer so I really recommend the prime rib. read more

Great food! Friendly attentive servers. Recommend going midweek for a more relax atmosphere. We have been there on a Tuesday and a Thursday, and it was much calmer on the Tuesday. We always have the nachos which are incredible, my wife loves pasta franchise, which is enough for lunch the next day, and I had the 20 oz rib stake that was delicious. Highly recommend going here for a nice night out with just the wife, Stingers on the other side is a great night out with the family. read more

We walked in sat down someone threw two menus at us and basically ran away did not explain the menu or tell us anything about specials tonight or anything about the restaurant as were looking at the menus trying to figure it out we hear curses and screaming and shouting from behind us I believe the noise was coming from the kitchen because the kitchen door was not closed someone stop by our table and asked how everything is going I told her things were not going well there's cursing and screaming from behind us and we're trying to relax so she recommended that we move to a different table and we did oh I forgot to mention they did not offer a wine menu as we sat down we had to request it as we were sitting at the second table and got more of a professional waitresses sweet older woman which looks like she had a lot more experience than the first 16-year-old that was serving us I must say my company love the lamb chops I ordered the fillet mignon but I believe it was frozen and defrosted you can tell by the excess water that's dripping out of it as an ex Chef you can definitely tell then when the bill came the bill had included in it 18% gratuity which I do find a little interesting but we had no problem paying it although we didn't feel that we should pay any gratuity but then something unbelievable happen when we received our receipt to sign it said on top of the signature tip so I asked the waitress was the tip included already 18% in the previous bill that you showed me she said oh it must've fallen out so basically they wanted me to take besides the 18% another 18% which is pretty scary now that the decor of the restaurant was nothing to write home about there was literally dirt visible dirt on the walls and several flies around the area and on the table Our total bill was $155 would we recommend going back sadly to say I would have to say no but I want to recommend there bar which is called stingers would you get more bucks for your money and actually the hamburgers a great so sadly to say they can manage a bar better than a restaurant read more