Since my last visit, the food has definitely improved the corn bread fritters left me wanting more! The entrees were just as good. All covid precautions were taken and abided by from patrons to employees. Utensils served in individual plastic wrapped sets disposable condiments cups used for dips. Still my go to liquor store for mix & match 6 packs! read more

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Pork Belly Tacos w/ Pickled Cukes, Carrots, Hoisin, Sambal, & Crushed Peanuts. Good eats!!!! Tacos had some kick!! They offered them on Tuesdays! read more

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Very nice quiet place to have a drink. Beer selection is great and servers are knowledgeable. Not a bar, easy listening music, play board games type of place. Good change of pace read more

Three stars for the store portion of the bar. I love to be able to buy one can of cider or beer to see if I will like it before committing to a 6 pack. The food used to be made right there but when we went there yesterday we leaned they no long have food. They partnered with The Smoke Shack around the corner. I was disappointed as their food was pretty good. We waited quite a long time for our food and it wasn't entirely hot. The poor girl working there ALONE and she just started that week. We got grossly overcharged for a glass of wine and a beer read more

Awesome craft beer selection but also a full bar for non beer lovers. Their food is yummy and they have specials after 2pm Thursday-Sunday! Today I had a jack and coke and their Grilled Cheese Cheddar and Bacon Sandwich while my companion had a sampling of the different craft beers. Given the COVID-19 crisis there are minimal patrons in the establishment but the employees here are constantly cleaning and making sure to abide by the 6ft distance policy as well as all other cleanliness standards. read more

Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar - Grilled Cheese Cheddar and Bacon Sandwich - Bars Near Me - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Food is good when they don't have limited menu because of so called help issues. Unreliable business. Could be a gold mine if owner put in a real effort. read more

Ambiance/Decor/Atmosphere: Beef Trust is a liquor store turned into a food truck with tables inside a building kind of establishment. The cases are still inside, tables and chairs are wood and brown, there is alcohol paraphernalia scattered on the walls with some burlesque looking photos. Noise/sound level: Inside is about medium small in size and customers will more than likely be at the bar. If you're at a table you'll hear some conversation but it will not distract your visit. Menu: Focused on roast beef sandwiches but have other things like pretzels, mac and cheese bites, Cuban sandwiches, things like bar food. Service: Bar tender acts as server, service is pretty good, friendly, warm, inviting, but ticket times for food are a little sluggish. There is an FYI on the menu the kitchen is like a food truck and to be patient. Not a problem though. Food: The rare roast beef sandwiches are large and amazing. They pile the meat on thick so half a sandwich is good enough unless you're starving. Bar: Serves beer on tap and from the cooler. There is hard liquor and wine for sale too, not sure if you can actually drink it inside. Some of the items for sale are hard to come by and personally I've never seen before. You can break up sixers and pounders to take singles which is a plus. They also get some rare beer never sold around these parts too, which is also a plus. Price: Food prices are great, $12 for a foot long roast beef sandwich packed to the gills with meat. The specialty beer might be more expensive than what you'd pay elsewhere but you're not getting most of this beer anywhere else either. Haven't purchased hard liquor or wine yet. Overall: This place is unique in that Beef Trust sells rare and hard to come by drink, along with great sandwiches. I live about 30 minutes away but will try to stop by every time I'm in Pompton Lakes. read more

This is my 2nd time at Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar. This place is a hidden gem for craft beer. The selection included NY breweries like Grimm, Public Access, Abomination and Equilibrium, which is quite impressive!!! I would definitely recommend checking this place out!! read more

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Great place to grab a beer and food. There service was great! The bartender checked in on us periodically and kept things very casual. The place had games and all sorts of entertainment for groups that want to hang out and relax. The chef came out with a complimentary sample of a pizza pie they were trying out. Very friendly atmosphere. read more

Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar - Bars Near Me - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

I love this place for lunch or an easy dinner. I love sous vide beef and this place does it perfect. Their Corn fritters are incredible. I don't think I've had anything bad from there in all the times we ordered. Try this place! read more

My husband and I stopped in on a rainy Saturday. The place has changed since the last time I was there. The change is for the better. They now serve food and it is good!!! Seriously good for what they have to work with for a kitchen. Pizza was excellent. So was the French dip. Beer on tap was amazing. The owner John was extremely warm and had a great dry sense of humor "love that". Mike at the bar is awesome!!!! If I ever own a bar I'm stealing him John!! Lots of regulars...so entertaining Will definitely be back!!! read more

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Great service and delicious food! We loved the pretzel, buffalo chicken flatbread, tots, and hippie sandwich! Our server was so nice and made us laugh. Highly recommend checking out this awesome spot! read more

Won a gift certificate at a tricky tray (thanks fo supporting the Ringwood Rattlers, guys!) and so my husband and I came out to try the Beef Trust. What a refreshing surprise! Delicious sous vide roast beef sandwiches and a selection of craft beers without the side of pretentiousness. Nice country bar playlist, cool decor with pieces by local artists. Simple, yet inventive bar food (pepperoni chips where have you been all my life). Loved it. read more

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Great food and atmosphere. Awesome place for a delicious meal and adult beverage! Highly recommend read more

Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar - Burrata appetizer. Mmmmm - Bars Near Me - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

If you are into really great craft beer without the craft beer "scene" try this place! We have been going weekly since finding it. They have a rotating draft selection and you can also pick any can or bottle beer from the coolers and enjoy them at the tables while playing different board games! They do not serve food but the Italian place next door will bring over food and it is pretty good with decent prices. The staff is really nice and knowledgeable ,always ready to recommend a beer based on your personal tastes. They have different size pours for different prices as well. There are some locals here that can get on your nerves once they have had a few too many (I.e one gross guy thinks it's funny to loudly fart or sing) but other than that the crowd normally act civilized! If you are in the area stop in! Update! Try their homemade truffle oil pizza! One of the best thin crust pizzas we have ever had! Light and crisp! read more

Well, if you are a Pompton Lakes resident and you havent wandered in here yet, put it on the top of your "goto" list. Ok well it is only sandwiches, but u gotta try any of the roast beef sandwiches both hot with gravy or cold with provolone nnd horseradish mayo. They serve hot and cold sandwiches, each one sounds better than the last. DELICIOUS Dont forget the tater tots, Disco style. Theres like 300 beers in the cases and at least 30 on tap. read more

Great food,great beer super nice staff a must try.. it's a little hard to find. It's the Wine and spirits shop behind Starbucks

My original review was when this was Amazing Grapes and I gave it four stars. Now that is Beef Trust Kitchen and Bar I actually went here for dinner. It was once a liquor store with a small bar in the rear. Now it is more of a bar with a small selection of premium liquors and wines The craft beer selection is as good as ever, so I am tacking on an extra star for that. It has one of the best selections of craft beer around, with many offerings you won't find outside a place like the Shepherd and the Knucklehead. Not nearly as many taps as the Shep, but it is a very well thought out selection and one of the best in the area. If I was rating this simply on the beer selection it would have been 4 stars. But to the food. My girlfriend tried the roast beef, cheese and gravy sandwich that supposedly "put them on the map". I had the Ray's Roast Beef Press and a side of boneless chicken bites. The boneless chicken bites, served with buffalo sauce where decent but nothing special. I've had much better and much worse. But the roast beef. The fact that it was cooked "souse vide" was an attraction because we had never experienced souse vide cooking. Both of our sandwiches were filled with a tasteless glop of "roast beef". It had none of the great flavor of a good roast beef. Instead it was a slimy, mushy and stringy mound of beef that was not only tasteless, but a total mess to eat. I hope the staff is well versed in the Heimlich Maneuver because we easily could have choked on it if we weren't careful. I've heard a lot about how great the souse vide method is for meats, but perhaps it doesn't work quite as well for "roast beef". It certainly doesn't work here. We were both extremely disappointed, especially because what my girlfriend had was supposedly their signature dish. I will come back for the beer and may try some of their other sandwiches but no way would I ever eat that gross, tasteless slop of beef there again. read more

Great place. Has fun beer, and amazing food if you like roast beef, pulled pork, and bacon.

This is a perfectly chill little wine and beer spot. Back in the day, wine dominated more, but the tables have turned and now craft beers are having their heyday. They have several taps in the back bar, as well as a large refrigerated bottle section. Wines are towards the front door. You can take your wine and beer to go, or you can open them and sit down at a table with friends. The wines definitely have a markup (e.g. A $27 wine costing $50), but they don't charge a corkage fee, so it's more like paying restaurant prices for a bottle. I'm not sure how I'd feel about paying that much to take it home, but I don't mind it in a wine bar setting. Whereas they used to not serve food, they now offer some bar bites like chicken wings, tenders, thin pizza, sandwiches, etc. We grabbed a truffle pizza to munch on, and it hit the spot. When you want to go out for drinks with friends but don't want a noisy bar, this is your go-to. read more

The name totLly threw me off at first but The beer is phenomenal and the menu I can promise will have things on it that you have never seen before! The bartenders are awesome and the music is great. It's easy to not find so look carefully because you definitely do not want to miss this place!!!! So many choices for beer I was ABSOLUTELY blown away read more

Not only does this Wine & Spirits Shop have" Amazing Grapes" ... they have tables, a bar in the back, wine tastiings and live music Friday and Saturday nigbts. Staff is friendly and helpful and suggest you can bring in food and hang out! read more

Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar - Bars Near Me - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Came for the roast beef and the Weyerbacher Dallas Sucks beer and was not dissapointed. The roast beef was melt in your mouth tender and the gravy&provolone with horseradish mayo just tied the whole thing together all on an awesome crunchy roll. They have a great selection of beers on tap, solid service and really good beer to go. read more

Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar - Plenty of beers on tap - Bars Near Me - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

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FANTASTIC PLACE....not to big, nice small beer selection on tap..(.again its mostly a wine bar)...thats .cool...some micro's...communical table setting (if i'm spelling that right) friendly crowd....saw the 3M. ban do an acoustic set there last month and when they started you thought a bus let out...it got crowded..being sarcastic,,,,everyone including myself had a ball!! the bar staff was friendly. they dont have thier own kitchen but a waitress comes over from the italian place next door and you can order food from her and they bring it to you....pretty cool.....i def. will be back....chk it out!! read more

So badly wanted to find a new gem.... service was good.... food is a whole other story...... sliders were frozen..... pizza frozen .... best thing was bacon wrapped tots...... wont be returning read more

This place is awesome. Small place, if you don't like the party scene it's perfect for you. Same 3 or so bartenders including the owner. They get to know their regulars. Great selection on alcohol both on tap and in bottles. Just started introducing food. read more

Recently visited with hubby for our second time. Great selection of craft beers. Once again, our meals were great! I had the roast beef on our first visit and really enjoyed it. The woman sitting next to me was having the inside out grilled cheese. I had to order that on my second trip. Oh yes! That really hit the spot. Hubby had hot roast beef both times. We also had tots with cheese and gravy both times. Oh my goodness. They were so good. I love their gravy. We plan on getting back again soon to enjoy another meal and friendly service. read more

I was very excited to try this place but the food left me very underwhelmed. The wings were dry as dust. When I hear wing sauce I'm expecting sauce but they had none on ANY of the three types we ordered. Sad! read more

Awesome food, friendly service. They always have fun and unique food and drink specials and I haven't had anything here that wasn't 10/10 yet! read more

I will always sing the praises of Amazing Grapes. It may look a bit unassuming from the outside, but just take a step in the door and you'll find a very relaxed, welcoming neighborhood spot. John (owner) really knows his stuff when it comes to wine, beer - and food! They have fantastic food now, and the menu is "food truck"-ish (a.k.a. delicious) with solid snacking options like pretzels and bar pies (so good). This is, as another reviewer noted, a craft beer hot spot without any of the "craft scene" pretentiousness: just good beer from craft breweries. Tap selections are consistently excellent and rotate frequently. Tap takeovers are a regular thing, and there are trivia nights now, too. Beer selection (retail) may not be as vast as some bigger stores, but I have full confidence in my purchases from Amazing Grapes because, well, John doesn't buy crappy beer. Staff is very knowledgable; we regularly ask their opinion about beers before buying, and they never steer us wrong. All in all, a great little neighborhood bar. John has really made some great changes in the last two years we've been going there, and we look forward to giving him our money for years to come. ...there's also a Sega Genesis available for customer use. Just sayin'. Go throw back some brews and throw down over NHL '95 or Street Fighter 2 at the same time. Win-win. read more

Awesome spot. Good drinking food. Will definitely come back. Really good beer selection. We got the truffle tots, goat cheese pizza and pepperoni chips. The pizza crust was similar to the thin crust you may see in Chicago. Id get it again. read more

This is a low key, solid place for great beer, and inviting vibes. The food is lacking, however for a quick bite and quick service it does the job. The tater tots need some serious work. read more

guys. it's so good. we went a few times before this whole pandemic hit and we loved the home-y feel. never super crowded, chill and laid back. we kept saying we almost didn't want people to find out about it so it wouldn't ever get crazy busy! great beer selection, and if they don't have something on tap you'd want they probably have it in the cooler that you can grab. now for the food. they really hit the nail on the head with the menu choices and the way they prepare everything. the sous vide roast beef is delicious no matter how you have it. the pickle pizza was a favorite. we ordered a couple times in the past few weeks too and were never disappointed. read more

So many awesome craft beer choices and games to play. My kind of place! Also had some yummy tater tots!

I just finished the "stop hammer time" sandwich and all I can say is "oh my freaking god"!!!!! This sandwich is da bomb. John out did himself on this one. Can't wait to have my next one. read more

Excellent place to grab a nice beer and awesome food. The service was unmatched and the beer selection is extensive. If you are in the area get here asap. Wish I would have found this place sooner it really is a hidden gem ! Will be back very very soon. read more

Beef Trust Kitchen & Bar - Love it!! - Bars Near Me - Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Nicely done Beef Trust! We need more of this is in our neck of the woods to counteract the "boring factor" of the average food establishment around here! Foodie's and Beerie's unite and descend upon this place for something quite rare around here. Have you had a sous vide roast beef sandwich lately? I didn't think so, you need to stop by Beef Trust then and find out what you are missing! And omg, they have a beer to go with that, just ask the bar keep for some advice if you need it, he was a champ! read more

The last 2 weeks have been way too hot to go anywhere. Stumbled onto this place thru NJCB. Felt comfortable outside thanks to the Jersey Barriers. Cute little place. Awesome beer selection of beers on tap and even more inside in bottles and cans. Theresa hustled for ALL the patrons and certainly did right by us. Can 't wait to come back if and when " normalcy " returns. read more

The food alone is absolutely delicious!! The burrata pizza, roast beef sandwich and the buffalo tater tots are to die for! Excellent!!

The food here is good, which is why gave the 2 stars but I go to bars for the beer and unless u really like bolero snort and czig meister there really isn't much of a can selection at this place. It's unfortunate, like I said the food is good and the staff is nice but with so many good breweries out there, the selection of craft beer is always the same read more