As a Stanley, YETI, Owala and generic Amazon brand tumbler lover, I LOVE that the Donovan's staff…read morerequires me to is leave one of the aforementioned bottles/tumblers at the front to ensure it is kept safe, secure while keeping me accountable for making sure to take it with me when I go home. Also, I LOVED THEIR LABOR DAY celebration during the national anthem last year. Anyone who disagrees with the above, please leave their yelp page link so it can be reviewed with honesty, trust and transparency.

This is the place to be tonight! Great food, ( no surprise) a great band, ocean breeze .. what…read morecould be better! Come here and check it out for yourself!

Great local bar owner and bartender super nice. Nothing fancy but friendly place to grab a drinkread more

Great, low key bar. A classic to be cherished. Service is friendly and fast. Great spot a short…read moredistance from the main roads.

Hey hey Adventurers! I stopped by this place for a late night bite and some dranksss. The food was…read morereally good even though my friend's order was messed up (he ordered no cheese on his burger) they corrected it immediately. Cold beers, good food, music, easy parking, and a really chill crowd. Nice dive bar for the area.

This spot has great food...hot & fresh...the DI's are playing some good music too.Usually has a…read moresizable crowd,the bathrooms are clean(which is very important).

Literally my favorite place in town. A basic bar with well priced drinks, great bartenders, and a…read moregreat customer base. The regulars are a welcoming lot and Bingo Fridays are fun! Beer pong, a dart board and a touch tunes juke keep the vibe up. Whether you just want a simple drink at the bar or an epic night of fun you're gonna find it at Smith's!

Great people, fun times, great prices!!! Customers come hang out on bingo Friday always packed.read more

I had to remove a star because there was no food available during the day. I thought there would be…read morefood trucks but I was told they come closer to dinner time. I did order a pina colada and it was delicious and you are allowed to bring your own food and snacks so definitely do that. We drove and were able to park in the lot. The lot was way more crowded than the sand was, strangely. I thought there would be way more people but it was pretty light. Lots of families so definitely family friendly. They have chairs that many people were taking and sitting on in the water. Lots of picnic tables and areas to sit at. The water is really calm. It's a bay. So you can walk pretty far out and won't be knocked over by any waves. People were playing catch and just having a great time playing in the calm and cool water. It was fun. It wasn't a bad drive from New York so I'd recommend driving if you got the time.

Overview: Came here in the late afternoon with a group of…read morepeople and got two tables with umbrellas luckily! We got drinks, got food from the food trucks, and chatted! Super fun atmosphere with the live music and of course being on the beach. It was nice to be able to walk around in the sand with no shoes. We decided to drive from the city, but if you don't have a car or want to drive, you can take the Seastreak ferry straight to the Sandbox! Which is super convenient and neat! What was ordered: FOOD: Connecticut lobster rolls and clam chowder from Cousin's food truck DRINKS: Cocktails and beer Stand outs: Would I come back/recommend: Yes - I would come back Yes - I would recommend

Many years ago, in a place and time long forgotten thr Court was the meca for up and coming bands…read moreand bands that needed a place to play..they were cruel but fair...if you had a following and didn't trash the place you had a slot. No food...service was spotty and the place was rock personified. If dive was you ambiance it was just the place. 3 rules...no dancing on the tables...no open drug use and no public sex. I moved away I the mid 80s before everyone got strung out...

Being born and raised in New Brunswick, I have always heard of Court Tavern, but have never stepped…read morefoot inside, surprisingly. So, when I saw that one of my faves, Cece Peniston, was going to be there and the tickets were so reasonable, I had to jump at the chance. I know that promotion for specific events are separate than the venue itself, so this is for the space, drinks, and vibe only.. Since I read such reviews about the place being in need of a good cleaning and other not so good things, I was actually pleasantly surprised when I found it not to be as skeevy as I'd expected. The bartender was nice looking, friendly, and made a great drink. Wonderful cosmo! The DJ was playing great music.. great old New Brunswick college town vibes with the pool table and Rutgers paraphernalia around. I wasn't too happy about the downstairs area where they put on the shows.. it seemed like an old church basement, just sorta bootleg. They said that they remodeled, so not certain how it was before. I'd much rather be upstairs. I would probably return to enjoy a laid back round of a pool during happy hour. It's really a vibe to me.

Very nice space with a large tiki bar located by Smith Creek. The bar is decently stocked with…read morebooze, some pre mixed cocktails bottled beer and 4 or 5 drafts. It overlooks a large paved picnic area and a stage for bands. No food but food trucks are on site. Bussin empanadas was the truck when I went. $5 for some of the best empanadas I ever had! Service at the bar was friendly and cheerful

There is no food at the bar. You can order food from surrounding food trucks or have food delivered…read morethere. Bands play at night and they sound amazing. It's cool to chill at a hideaway in my own backyard.

Massive new brewery in Oceanport with two large rooms with plenty of seating; the Moxee room looks…read morelike it opens up to be open air in the summer. Extensive beer selections to choose from, with the option to order from the bar or from your table. We enjoyed the Modulation, It's Your Party, and Amplification. Bring your own food or order from spots nearby that deliver (or pickup pizza from The Sauce). Dogs allowed on leashes. Kids allowed, although it turns to 21+ in the evenings on the weekend. Several TVs. And plenty of parking. I'll be back again!

Skinny Flowers is a relatively new brewery (they opened in the summer of 2025) located in…read moreOceanport, NJ. It has a cavernous main taproom (that is 21+) and a family friendly side room with big garage doors that open up in nicer weather. It has an awesome motto, perhaps the best I've ever seen of a brewery: "It's your party. Our goal is to be invited back." The place has a bit of corporate, private equity firm vibe to it; you can tell a lot of money went into its creation (its founders are both former NYC corporate executives). But it is clean and spacious with friendly bartenders, giant TVs perfect for watching sports, and most importantly: good beer. My girlfriend and I visited on a Saturday afternoon in July. I counted 18 beers on tap, plus one hard seltzer and a variety of NA beers and sodas and an iced tea. Of the 18 beers, 6 were German themed. We tried a flight and enjoyed what we had, and bought a four pack to bring home with us. There were many styles represented, including IPAs, lagers, pilsners, sour beers, a Belgian Tripel, but notably no dark beers like stouts or porters. Overall a nice place with good beer that we would definitely return to.