Let me start off by saying that as a part time resident of PV, I try to dine at the local restaurants at PV so I dont have to drive and so I can support local businesses. We have had lunch at Avenue which was good - burgers - but this past weekend we decided to try dinner. Not a great experience. 1-Service is slow most likely due to not enough waiters. The waiters seemed very stressed and were walking so fast it makes guests anxious. I suggest bus boys hand out water and bread right away rather then the waiters. The conversation from tables around us the entire time was how bad the service was. We kept hearing "waiter where are our drinks" "Waiter can we please get the check" "waiter how bout some bread" etc. 2-The food was not good. My $29 tasteless roasted chicken was just a breast that was pounded to death. Plate had a few carrots and potatoes. I expected at least a half chicken with the skin. What I got was what I expect to get at Applebee's. Wife's $35 (ish) Trout was a bit dry and had no taste and not enough sauce. 3-The atmosphere is really nice. Tall ceilings, open doors to let the breeze in. Mucic was a bit loud but we dealt with it We might try lunch again since the hamburger is usually good but we will stick to the Greek Place as usual. Never an issue there. I dont like posting this but if I don't post how my experience and how I feel how will Avenue be able to correct itself. read more

Avenue - $29 roasted chick - not good - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

The night did not go as we planned. Had a blast because of the friends we were with. Long branch was packed lots of police. Nothing short of a celebration. read more

The food is good, but it's more French American, which is fine but nothing screams Wow!! Probably the French onion soup is the only wow factor out of everything we had. The outside sitting is beautiful right on the water. The staff is good but either overwhelmed or not completely attentive. Overall it's ok, but nothing amazing. So I'm leaving it 3 stars. read more

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Review is more so for the beach bar but, Absolutely terrible service. Gabriel is the worst server I have ever had in my life. Service is a joke, I had 3 drinks and bought 8 waters and they told me I needed to buy food before being served again. I will never give this place my business again. I've been coming to avenue for years and I will never in my life step foot here again. Gabriel is the exact reason for the loss of business. read more

Ordered basic hamburger, Waited 40 min. Finally the burger arrived burned ! I asked for exchange, waited 15 more min. Again I was served with a burned burger ! This is the last time we are coming here ! read more

I hadn't been to the Avenue in a few years and was pleasantly surprised by both the ambience and Food, which was cooked to perfection the tuna tartare, and especially the octopus were excellent appetizers the Branzino as well as the duck are definitely recommended entrées drinks were on point and served to us by the warm and friendly bartender Val the avenue is definitely a place that I will visit multiple times this summer read more

G r e a t happy hour! Come in on a Friday for half price off of the bar menu (score!!!) and $1.25 oysters and $1 fresh clams. Oh yes babyyyyy. $8 specialty cocktails and you absolutely need to get the coconut martini its so delicious and yummy. They also have $6 for house wine and honestly this is just an insanely good happy hour deal! My call for the best bar bites are the mussels, oysters, escargot & the hummus. Soooo good Can't get over it & can't wait to come back read more

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We decided to try Avenue after seeing it on a list of 49 restaurants in NJ to eat at before you die. While some restaurants on that list are lovely, this one is an absolute insult to the rest of the list. We made a 7:30 reservation but had 25 minutes of issues with parking so we were about 5 minutes late. By the valet, there is a huge sign that says Avenue - but they don't comp the parking for Avenue customers. It's TWENTY dollars. When we walked in, there was a huge line by the hostess' stand. The check in process makes the one at the DMV look efficient. When we finally got the hostess' attention, we told her we had a reservation, and it took several more minutes to be seated. A different hostess took us to our table on the side of the patio. We asked her if there was any seating on the ocean side. She looked at me like I had five heads and walked away - although, to her credit, she came back and reseated us on that side. Anyway, enough about the disastrous check in process. Onto the food, which was equally lackluster: ESCARGOT ($12): I don't eat a ton of escargot but these were easily the worst I've ever had. There wasn't anything particularly wrong with them; they were just incredibly flavorless. Where's all the garlic?! TUNA TARTARE ($18): This was downright confusing. It said it was with an avocado cream sauce and spicy sweet pea. My friend stabbed something with her fork, put it in her mouth, and said, perplexed: "I think that's an apple". There were various unlisted ingredients in this but none were identified as peas. Disappointing dish in general. PISSALADIERE ($13): I liked this, and this is why Avenue gets two stars instead of one, *although* I could definitely see myself drunkenly making myself something similar. Basically a cracker with an onion spread on it, topped with a small dollop of goat cheese, 1 olive, and 1 anchovy. 3 of them in the app. Sizable at least. CRAB MAFALDA PASTA ($31): Listed on the menu as pasta served with beurre blanc, crab, and bread crumbs. I didn't really see any bread crumbs but there were a ton of nearly raw diced veggies and half a pound of salt. I couldn't finish my half of this, and I've never left pasta on the plate in my life. MUSHROOMS ($10): Mixed mushrooms and another half a pound of salt. An hour after this meal I chugged two bottles of water. For all of this and two glasses of wine, I thought the overall bill was outrageous for what we got. Sitting by the water was really nice and our server was sweet, but not impressed. PS: to put the icing on the cake, I got home from dinner and had an email from OpenTable saying Avenue told them we were no shows. Honestly, Avenue, get it together. read more

LONG BRANCH/PIER VILLAGE: we are happily surprised to share that Avenue Le Club is dog friendly at their outdoor tables around the side and back of the building, which is awesome because those areas provide the best views of the beach and ocean! Dogs have to be on the other side of the rope, next to your table, which is pretty easy to do. This place is classy, but beachy enough to have a great time with the pup! The French-style food is great and there's a huge wine list and drink selection. read more

Avenue - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

We happen to like this place a lot. The service is ok at best. The food was great, great flavors and great presentation. Beside the ridiculously overpriced King Crab Legs. 3 shrimp for 2 people on a seafood tower, just sad. Wonderful interior. Great location, obviously. Fantastic rooftop also. read more

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Girls' getaway weekend. Did the spa day at nearby hotel. Watched sunset from our hotel balcony. Time to find a classy bar for some French bistro food. Lucked into it still being happy hour. Started with two of their tequila cocktails with some local raw oysters. Great beginnings. Then their happy hour Riesling which was dry and delicious. Two French onion soups. Ended with a cheese platter and sharing a chocotini. Superb service the whole way from bartender Natasha. Awesome to be at Jersey shore in January. Love the off season. This restaurant is elegant, spacious, gorgeous. Our indulgent bistro comfort foods were just what we wanted. This was a great place for us to wrap up a fun day. We definitely want to return as the weather warms up too. So much construction going on in Long Branch. Cheers! read more

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My family and I came on July 8th. This place is definitely not kids friendly! They don't even have a kids menu. The service was HORRIBLE, we literally had to ask who our waiter was to come get our order. We also had to go back inside to ask for our bill. While we were there a couple walked out because no one came to take their order. They made the right decision, we honestly should've left as well. The food is subpar. The only good thing is the view of the beach. You're better off going next door to McLoone's Pier House for the same view with better food and service! read more

The ambiance is so beautiful here and it feels like such a waste for the quality of food and service. The food is god aweful. They have such cheap grade food and you can taste it. I ordered a 50$ pasta and felt completely robbed. Only come here for a cocktail and pictures. Not worth it otherwise. read more

Our party of nine had a 7:00 PM reservation on Saturday night. told upon arrival they were running late, and had to stand and wait, (with member of party using a cane), for 20 minutes until led in to an area which did not have ample seating. Realized we had to get our own drinks so members went to bar and had to wait another 20 minutes then returned with a bottle of wine and glasses. No one came by to say when the table would be ready. During this time I observed the limited wait staff working. When finally seated an hour late the waitress, who was very nice, took drink orders,( wine), which took a while to receive. Then finally orders were placed which again had an extended wait time. I would think bread or some amuse bouche would be appropriate considering the delay in dinner. Appetizers arrived, not all together, my five escargot late and without baguette tradition used to dip into sauce. We noticed people who came after us were finished with their dinner and leaving. The food was generally well prepared, the room was attractive, but the fine touches and smooth workings that the finest restaurants exhibit were conspicuously absent. Disappointed. read more

This is our second time dining in this restaurant in a bourgeoning shore town of Long Branch , NJ. The ambiance, decor and service are on par with major metropolitan city restaurants in NYC, DC, Boston or Miami. The location overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with an open terrace add to a great fun atmosphere , resembling dining experience of French Riviera. This time we stopped in for Branch which is every weekend from 11-3 pm. The menu includes some breakfast items, lots of sea food options and a good selection of salads, sandwiches and number of entrees as well. My wife had a burger and I had a trout almondine, which I washed down with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. My wife said the burger was pretty good, juicy with fresh Ingredients - not too greasy. The trout was really good - with butter-lemon sauce , toasted almonds and haricot verts. I would say that the food items were as expected - nothing fancy or extra-ordinary, but met our expectations, but our expectations are pretty high as we just came back from a food tour in South of France and Provence :). All-in-all, Combined with the ambience and location i would def recommend this place. read more

Avenue - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

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Where do I begin! 30 minutes to get a drink to the table. The poor waitress kept apologizing. Saying that we're busy at the bar.Restaurant was not busy. Then the food-- crab cake never came. It went down hill from there. Sucks read more

Great happy hour options - food and drinks - served by friendly staff - with a great view! The mussels were delicious! Bring on summer! read more

The food tasted delicious. However, if you decide on getting the shrimp cocktail be prepared to only get 3 shrimp for too much money. While sitting we noticed some tables being constantly checked on while some weren't along with ours. We weren't offered bread or any refills and when we got the check they charged us more than what was said on the menu for our entrees. They took a long time to get us one box and our check to the point where we thought we weren't going to get our food back, after bringing light to the over charge on our entrees they took the longest time to address the issue and never apologized for the mix up. read more

Went for a affair. Shocked no valet parking . Parked two blocks away at garage for $40. Avenue does not provide discount or reimbursement of parking. Air conditioning was broken and was enjoyable 85 degrees with humidity. Fair to say all guests looked like they showers in their clothes. Food was a disappointment. A rating of one star. Only positive was open bar as you needed liquor to survive. read more

Avenue - View from restaurant - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

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This place is lovely to walk into and see the waves break or sit oceanfront. Atmosphere is pretty and upscale but I felt it was somewhat pretentious. Went for a late lunch with some friends and sat outdoors. Our waiter was very nice and he offered me a sampling of the wine I was interested in before I ordered which I appreciated. I order a chicken sandwich which was very good, as were the fries. Our waiter forgot our shrimp cocktail which was a disappointment. Prices were pretty expensive but to be expected given Long Branch's regentrification. I don't know that it is worth the price but the atmosphere, which can sometimes seem pretentious, but a good place to grab a drink and a bite near the ocean, right off the beach and boardwalk. read more

I usually never write negative reviews but Oh what an experience, enough for me to say "I will never come here again." Ive been coming to pier village for many years and Avenue has always been my go-to spot, the ambiance, atmosphere and food has always been tip top, unfortunately I cannot say that feeling remains the same after my experience this past saturday night. We had a reservation for 830pm, walked in to stand in line with no host in sight. After 10 minutes we were next in line. The host was really in no rush as he strolled around seating people...he was not in any way productive, it really humored us to watch this. The host sat us the 2 of us on the side of the restaurant outside in a 5 person table. I asked, "Will we be able to sit at the back of the restaurant which has a beautiful view," and pointed to the empty table. The host answered, "no, we are very busy tonight, if you wish to wait for someone to get up so you can take their place please do so." I looked around at the empty tables and asked again, "If someone gets up from that area, will you be able to seat us there," he then answered saying "we don't reseat anyone." Followed by his eyes rolling. He was just rude and did not want to accommodate. No is an acceptable answer but why be rude about it? We came into your establishment, why would you want to make us feel unwelcome with your attitude. I asked for the manager which im sure made his night because turns out he was the manager. Anyways, we knew there was no point of arguing and we just sat down. From that moment our vibe was a bit off just because of this interaction with the 'host' / manager, whatever he decides to be. I believe his name is Michael. As the night went on, I kept my eye on the table we requested in the beginning and guess what... no-one sat there the whole night. I asked our waitress if we can sit there for our main meal and she went to check to see if anyone would sit there and then moved us over. Just as easy as that. The food was mediocre. Defiantly not what it used to be. Reminding you this was saturday night... it was definatly shocking. No wonder they are rating at 2.5 on yelp, 3.8 on google, 3.5 on trip advisor. Also.. I booked through open table and that's where I wanted to leave my review but looks like Avenue removed my booking with Open Table. Advise to anyone who wishes to visit this establishment.... Dont! There are plenty of other great spots on the pier - this one fell off. Time to shut down and rebrand. read more

Avenue - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

Well let me begin with skip it. 4 people Ordered apps Onion soup looks good but under seasoned no flavor Escargot just ok needed more garlic 2 salads who can ruin a salad but over priced Entree Beef bourgonous 4 tiny PCs of beef the rest was noodles potatoes and one little Carrot cut in half. Under seasoned who serves noodles and potatoes in the same dish Chicken dish. One chicken thigh lacked flavor Burger nothing special they make it sound so special Trout under seasoned And worst of all Profiteroles served stale old. And we asked if rather than vanilla ice cream could we have chocolate. NoPE like they couldn't scoop chocolate ice cream on this stale puffs We did have 6 drinks the old fashioned was good and so was the martini Bill for us was $500+ tip Only nice thing was the view. And it's not even worth crappy food for a view you can get from any place else. Waiter never asked how anything was and never said thank you or have a nice evening Should have sent the dessert back and taught the waiter some proper care of customers read more

We heard about new ownership, so went to try the changes. We ordered appetizers and cocktails and everything was fresh and delicious. For food, we ordered oysters, steak tarter, escargo which were served with crustini bread. Martinis were delicious and made with fresh fruit puree. We were happy and will come back. read more

Straight cheeks, stay away unless you wanna pay $22 for three pieces of lettuce. I'm not afraid to pay good money for food but don't give me a mouse portion. The salad was $22 and I asked if I could add salmon, the waiter told me it would be $20 extra!! I swear if I paid $42 for a child's appetizer I would fought someone. I'm going to Toney baloneys as I leave for a slice, after I paid $100 for "apps" read more

Avenue - Literally 9 pieces of lettuce - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

Wonderful brunch. First of all, this space is gorgeous. Located right on the water at Pier Village in Long Branch, the place is bright and airy, with high ceilings and a beautiful view of the ocean through the floor to ceiling windows. The host greeted us warmly with a genuine smile and we had a nice table overlooking the oceanside window. Our server (Thomas Bastion I think) was great, and friendly and very very attentive. In my opinion all of the above is enough to warrant the rating. The food we had just added to it. My Bloody Marie and my wife's blood orange jalapeno margarita were perfect. Her omelette she requested with egg white was delicious as was my Sicilian tuna sandwich with anchovies. Read many questionable reviews but honestly in our experience this was great. read more

Everything else was packed so we came here. Service was amicable. Food wasn't bad and the outdoor seating areas was pretty picturesque. It just left me with that feeling that something was missing. Not sure of what yet, but will update this review when I do recall. Just didn't really stick out in terms of the food. Kind of bland experience overall. Considering the location I could come back.. read more

Avenue - plate of macaroni and cheese - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

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This was a really elegant restaurant in the Pier, with a large seating area, sizable bar and a roof top bar. I came here with four friends last weekend. The hostess seated us promptly and accommodated our request for a table with an ocean view. The server was very nice and attentive. She took are appetizer and drink orders very quickly. We ordered one of the seafood towers, with an extra dozen oysters. The seafood was fresh and delicious. The oysters were an assortment of east and west coast, and were pretty good. The muscles were probably my favorite. The squid salad in the center was also very delicious. The tower was pricey but comparable and expected. For the entree I ordered the paparadelli pasta with boar. It was a good size portion. The flavor was pretty good, but needed salt which I added. For dessert we ordered a creme brulee for the table. I very much enjoyed it. Overall, I had an enjoyable experience and would return. read more

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Beautiful bar Space in the restaurant. Used to go here often before COVID. Went for happy hour on an off weather day on July 4th weekend. While I understand inflation has happened, we were all a bit dismayed at the clams on the half shell. Price is fair but the quality/size of the clams today was ridiculously small (basically looking at size of a quarter if that). Had cocktails with it as well as some oysters (which were okay, but also on small side). Based on the clams today we don't see ourselves returning for more unfortunately. Service was fine with a slight hiccup. read more

Went there to get a reservation for a family dinner of 25. The head of relations couldn't have been more off putting with her "warm demeanor and interest in new business" literally couldn't give even a format of how the lay out of our group might be. As someone that has done very well for himself in sales as a profession, i would have had a word with the Head of relations " you know we opened this business to make money .... And our customers are our source income, right???" Anyway we were there as a couple so we made the best out of a bad situation, the food wasn't bad, but wasn't good - if Applebees had a premium restaurant.... That. However they weren't that pricey at all..so you get what you pay for But was so turned off by the relations group, we wont be using their service again. read more

We went back for Happy Hour during the week as I was craving escargot and steak tartare and a specialty margarita drink that is awesome...this place never disappoints and the bartender was awesome even with a patron that was abrupt...customer service at his best...will be back. read more

Avenue - The ambience and space is perfect for any event and can't wait to see rooftop in summer. - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

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I can't count on my hands and toes and your hands and toes how many times I've come to this place. Outstanding- in every way. Atmosphere is incomparable. Food is served like artwork. I've come for intimate couple dinners, I've been for family dinners and even for party events. It's all there- super huge venue, multi floors, on the beach, bar scene too. Outdoor seating overlooking the ocean or indoors in a gorgeous glassed in main restaurant. Fine dining at its finest with an amazing selection of seafoods, steaks and gourmet foods and drinks. read more

It was great to go out on a date with my wife for the first time since the lockdown. We chose this spot because we've always wanted to try it out. The food and service was good. They did mess up my reservation, though. But, they did their best to accommodate us. They were still busy despite the Pandemic. Worth coming back. read more

Avenue - Opah!!! - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

We were a party of 5. Hostess brought us to a round table with 4 seats. Said she will be right back with another chair. Not sure why she couldn't just take from the empty table literally right next to us. Thought to myself that maybe another party was coming right after us and was gonna sit there. Husband was standing up for a good 3 minutes. There were quite a few waiters/waitresses all by the bar area just standing there. Hostess was chatting away with them. Clearly my husband is just standing at the table and my whole family is already sitting. I'm making eye contact with several waiters/ waitresses and they all see us. They weren't serving people at the time. Person who I assume wearing a jacket is the manager was also with them. Not moving towards us. So I tell my husband to just grab a chair from another table. (Not the table right next us since the hostess didn't grab a seat from that table) so he grabs a chair from the next closest table and a waitress (brown hair in messy bun) comes running to him and says no you can't take that seat it's for a party they are about to have. She was def a waitress i made eye contact with earlier who saw my husband just standing. I go to her and tell her we have been waiting for a Chair for him to sit and how he has been standing up waiting and then she apologizes and says I'll grab u another chair. I was clearly upset. So she ends up taking the chair from the table that is right next to us. Which we certainly could've done in the first place but hostess said she was gonna grab another chair. But didn't. Would never come back here again. Food was just ok. Experience was horrible. Clearly not being trained to be hospitable. I was already skeptical of coming here with all these 1 star reviews and i can clearly see why. Please don't waste your time and money for this HORRIBLE experience. There are plenty of other restaurants in the area with way better service. read more

I went to a baby shower here today on a Sunday afternoon in December. Parking was free but no valet. We asked one of the attendants to help bring in the large gift, and he did very willingly. We entered a very beautiful and sophisticated venue. Our tables were all set up and the holiday decorations were displayed along with the personal decorations for the shower. The mimosas and appetizers we're set up. It was extremely elegant. Afterwards we had a menu from which to choose one of two salads and three entrees along with three desserts. The waiters were amazing and couldn't do enough for you. The food was elegantly displayed and everything was delicious. We were also offered wine and coffee and cappuccinos if desired. The backdrop is the Atlantic Ocean through all the large floor to ceiling windows. It was a wonderful place for the shower. read more

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Food was exceptional, service was impeccable and ambience was lovely. I would highly recommend the beef Bourginon! Will definitely go back!

It is such a shame, this is a beautiful place with a great view and location to have such disgusting food and unprofessional Management.. we are coming to this place for years and this is the worst experience.....this place going down hill...... We didn't have a reservation (Saturday night) that was shucking......We ordered 4 kids pasta with tomato sauce that was so bad and we had to return it. I ordered a salad and received it with sliced rotten avocado. the waitress immediately replaced it again, with another order of sliced rotten avocado....I ask for the Manager and his excuse was "sorry we get avocado fresh everyday" so why the hell you serve this to your customers..... I ordered the burger with sliced tomato and lettuce....the sliced tomato's was old and disgusting. Obviously the kitchen is poorly managed. We are NOT coming back !!! read more

Avenue - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey

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People seem to forget that we are in COVID times. Every restaurant is short staffed. The food here is amazing, delicious, and beautiful. They are a french restaurant so don't expect American portions. Remember that respect gets respect. If someone does something you don't like, maybe it's time you take a look back at yourself and ask what your part in that interaction was. read more

Excellent spot for date/family/friend dinner. I know most of the reviews here are not in favor of the service, but I have to say that my experience on a Friday night was excellent. As an Elite Yelper myself I am very big on the treatment. Waiters and server were on point. Food is amazing with so much flavor. This is by far one of the best French restaurants I been to. View is great and ambient. Keep up the great service team. Highly recommend this place. Give it a try. read more

It's always the most disappointing when you go in with high expectations and are treated badly for no reason. Unfortunately this was our experience and we would recommend against going to this restaurant. There are plenty of other options. We arrived at the Club for our reservation with 9 adults and 10 children, which was one person more than we had on the official booking. The adults were sat at a table for 6 people so it was very cramped. If the restaurant were busy this would have been understandable. However, the restaurant was almost completely empty so we asked to please add another table so that we could sit comfortably. We were refused by the manager on the grounds that we were "supposed to be 8 adults and now we were 9". We asked whether it was going to be busy and we were told "no". We again asked to please add another table since it was empty and again were told "no". I don't know what the real issue was. It could not have been server or kitchen capacity because I have to assume that they were planning for more than just us in the restaurant (we ended up being almost the only people there), and if they weren't, adding another table top doesn't change our order quantity it just would have made us more comfortable. I'm not going to speak to the food because ultimately it was ruined by the very rude and poor quality of service by the host (the server was very nice and did her best to try to advocate for us but was also refused). Look at the photos and judge for yourself whether it would have been an inconvenience to add another table and make it comfortable for everyone. We were probably a significant portion of the total night's revenue but were treated badly. Don't bother going. There are other spots and if you are going to spend this type of money it should be a good experience. read more

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8:30 reservation and seated after 9. Very busy place but the outside dining on the water is very nice. Oddly, our food arrived BEFORE our drinks. Ordered steak frites and salad. Salad was tasty and steak was cooked perfectly and very tasty. Wait staff is slow and "pushy" Not a good vibe. Many other patrons complained about service and they complained loudly. Views of the ocean are amazing and if they can just work on more helpful staff and maybe add a little friendliness. read more

Avenue - French Near Me - Long Branch, New Jersey