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Bonfire Restaurant And Lounge

3.3 (239 reviews)
Open 5:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
Updated 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
DJ
Good for dancing

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Lychee martini
She A.

So... This place come with mixed reviews. We came on a Sunday, January 16th at 8 pm or so to celebrate my niece's 21st birthday. My sister called and was informed that she could not make a reservations...despite being a party of 11 or so people. She was told to just call 20 minutes prior to showing up and they would get the tables needed ready. I got there earlier than her and informed them that a party of 11 people was arriving within the next 20 minutes. I told this to the younger gentleman who was at the hostess desks with a slue of other people. Despite informing them, my sister and the remaining party arrived...and NO TABLE READY. Matter of fact, it was a hassle to get the communication straight. She had the manager she spoke to on the phone's name and ask to speak to her directly so we can clear the confusion. 15 minutes go by and the table is now ready..... Now, we are getting seated and was informed EVERYONE had to show ID. We happily obliged. Just to be informed that the birthday girl could not have anything to drink because she was not 21 years old AND a Day!!! WHAT!!!!! It was her birthday THAT EXACT DAY! We had a table of 11 people on a snowy Sunday night and the birthday girl could not have any drinks. WE WERE PISSED. They kept saying it is a NJ restaurant policy, but looked it up and could not find anywhere else that stated such policy. If we understood this policy to be true, we would not have come here. We have NEVER EVER HEARD of such policy. Regardless, we sat and ordered tons of foods, Sangria , mojito pitchers. Sangria did not taste good so we had to send it back. We, however, enjoyed the mojito (plain) pitcher. So we ordered mojito (coconut) instead of the sangria. AND IT WAS THE BEST PART OF THE MEAL!!! Tasty, strong enough, sweet enough....PERECT MOJITOS!!!! Food was really good and everyone agreed their dishes were tasty. Music- mostly Spanish music. The lounge was shut down due to the snow and that was disappointing as we specifically chose this place because of the nightlife and hookah. Service- our waitress started off on a bad start. Not sure if it was due to the party size, the time (late Sunday night) but we just got an attitude from inception. Mind you...we were already very upset that we could not have the birthday girl have any drinks....and the waitress made sure of that by continuously looking over to our section and table to ensure she had nothing else in her cup. But towards the end of the night, she seem to loosen up and was more cordial at the end of night. I truly hope any form of language barrier was not the cause of such miscommunication between our party and the staff. I hope they would implement reservations for such a large party in the future to alleviate confusion and distaste. I hope that they would treat ALL their patrons equally. I hope for them to display and communicate on their website, Google pages that they will not serve ANY patron is not 21 years old AND A DAY!!!!!! I do believe I will come back for an event or large party dining here. But as this was my second time there, I may return for a meal, Definitely a mojito during the warmer months to truly get the vibe of this place

Mofongo sampler
Jocelyn L.

Came for dinner Saturday night.. My friend and I were the only table having dinner, the restaurant was empty and they took forever to bring out our appetizer and dinner. Our server also didn't come to check on us to see if we wanted additional drinks or needed anything while we waited. The food portions look small but they were actually filling. We had the chicken and shrimp empanadas as an appetizer but I forgot to take a picture because I was too hungry, they were both very good but slightly cold. I had the mofongo sampler which I really enjoyed. The shrimp was my least favorite, not much flavor. The chicken was more flavorful but the stripped steak was my favorite. The meat was flavorful and juicy. The good thing about all 3 was that they weren't dry. My friend had the ropa vieja mofongo and she enjoyed the flavors and portion size. Honestly, not excited to come back but if you are stopping by for a drink or a meal to go it may be a better experience.

Mar y Tierra
Stephanie M.

As you can see what was left! Forgot to take. Picture before I started eating. Sat at the bar service was great and fast the ambiance was nice not crowded.

Churasquito
Camelis N.

10/10 would recommend. Amazing Food! Decent Pricing. Great Atmosphere. Very attentive staff! I went on a Sunday Afternoon for lunch and was seated super quickly. They say they have a 90 minute seating limit, but it isn't enforced unless it gets very busy. Luckily, it was pretty dead. However, you can tell it gets very busy later in the night, as there was a line when we were leaving. The food was to die for! And the drinks were also pretty strong. They do offer hookah, so be mindful if this isn't something you would want. All in All, highly recommendable.

Sign along the road
Karena M.

Came here on a double date on a Saturday night. The vibe and atmosphere here is great. The music is great as well. No mask required here and they don't do temp checks or require vaccination cards. They dont take reservations for small parties. Since it was only 4 of us, we were able to get a nice table outside when we arrived. The outside space is huge and they have it nicely set up. The later it got, the music picked up and it becomes a lounge/night club environment. We got a pitcher of Margarita. I also got the lychee Margarita which was okay. The original was better. We also got the empanadas. Two chicken and one shrimp. They were really filling and delicious. I appreciated how much filling was in each. The chicken was better than the shrimp. We also had the sampler for two appetizer. It came with calamari, fried chicken, potato croquetas and pork slices. All of it was good. For an entree i got the whole fried coconut fish with shrimp and mofongo. The fish was a little overcooked but it was still delicious. The sauce and shrimp were also really good. My husband got the ropa vieja mofongo. He really liked it and it looked absolutely beautiful. The service did lack a little. Some things did take a long time to come to the table. But we did enjoy ourselves. The food and drinks were good. The music was great and the location is beautiful. There isn't much to complain about. I will be here again.

Mofongo de Pernil
lee r.

I came on a Sunday , apparently during " Brunch " which runs well into the evening. Dinner service does not start till 6 pm . It was very loud with the music blaring , have to YELL at the waiter and your table mates . The food and service was good . i did ask what day of the week has no blasting music , they said monday- thursday . Well def go back . If you like as we carribeans call BULLA ( loudness ) go friday -sunday . they have a really nice outdoor seating area , must be nice in summer again there is another DJ outside, so bring your bullhorn

Online menus
Stephania Q.

POST COVID: I came here with my mom on a Tuesday. If you're looking to spend money, this is the spot. You have to pay for valet parking although they park it right in front of you, I could've done it myself. We walked directly to the outdoor patio and were asked if we wanted hookah. We had to wear a mask to get seated and then we could take it off once we sat at our table, but must put it back on to use the bathroom. You're only able to spend 90 minutes here. The tables are socially distanced and the area has a great outdoor vibes. We are seated under a large stretched umbrella type ceiling. The tables are a little small, the server struggled to fit the plates on our table when he arrived. There is Latin music playing, mainly salsa and merengue, and reggaeton music videos were playing on the TVs. There are no physical menus, which a big plus to avoid anything transmitted through touch. To look at the menu, we had to open our phone camera and put it over a barcode. A link will pop up to the menu online and we could see the prices there. The drinks are 35 per pitcher and 12 minimum a drink. The beers are definitely more affordable, about $5 per beer. We ordered the Picadera Bonfire. It's enough for two people. It consisted of 3 mini Mofongos, Calamaris, 4 empanadas (2 Chicken & 2 Guayaba), chicken bites, tostones, and yucca fries with 2 dip sauces. It was good, I don't think it's worth the price but the environment and outdoor patio was really really nice! The server was extremely kind, she came back three times to ask how we were doing, now THAT'S great customer service. You can definitely have a good time here.

Whole bowl of chiccarone de pollo
Sherene N.

This place was better then I thought it would be. Hubby took me as a surprise because he knows I'm a sucker for mofongo. Beautiful decor. Gorgeous middle room light display. The food was pretty good. The best part about this place is the liveliness. They were dancing and singing Happy Birthday to almost everyone in the establishment. There was no time for a dull moment. There was a little bit of a wait for the appetizer, but the food itself came out pretty fast. We ordered chiccarhon de pollo as an appetizer. It was a HUGE bowl of crunchy fried chicken. We thought we'd mistakenly ordered an entree! It was good but could have used a better sauce then the good ole' mayo-ketchup. We ordered a coconut snapper stuffed with mofongo. Salmon with avacado and asparagus. Both entrees were delicious. The snapper crispy and coated in a coconut sauce that was very pleasing to the pallet. The mofongo was not dry which is great but not very flavorful and heavily dependent on the coconut sauce for taste. The salmon was a good filet and asparagus was crisp and tasty. Dessert was standard nothing spectacular. Flan is flan lol. This place transformed right into a night club before our eyes. Tables and patrons were ushered away and space was opened up. In this space you could reserve tables ahead of time, rent hookahs (mint only?!) and have bottle service. It was decent booming recent spanish songs and reggaeton. Not a lot of room for movement. More so to stand and drink. I'd come back for ambiance and coconut snapper. Oh yeah!

This is what was provided to us. Nothing on this menu was correct on the day of our Christmas party!
Bodie B.

We set up a Christmas Event here recently and They simply gave us a menu with the prices for the entrees and open bar options for premium or house liquor. We all chose premium liquor and as soon as we start ordering drinks, the premium liquor price that we paid for, somehow ended up being the house liquor prices. Without telling the party, they just went ahead and charged the credit card that was on file an extra $900. The owners excuse is that we never signed a contract, so lesson learned on our behalf. Moral of the story is that if you do business with Bonfire, make sure everything is signed and sealed! This is a huge scam and I'm pretty sure this is not the first time that it's been done. We do not recommend this place! Please learn from our mistake!

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Too much noise in the patio, it is ir a place to have a peaceful meal at all. More of a bar than a restaurant

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I was there last nite! The food was amazing, the service great!!! Thank you guys I recommend this place...

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I have been calling for the past week to make a reservation for brunch for Sunday February 16 2020 and I am wondering with there be brunch or just breakfast ? Richie is giving me the run around.

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