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    Castaways Cafe and Grill

    4.5 (13 reviews)
    Open • 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Georgianna G.

    Cute breakfast/lunch restaurant right on the Manasquan River. The large boats block the water view but you have the on the water vibe. Lol. They offer inside and outside dining. My husband had breakfast (the create your own omelette) and I had lunch (the chicken salad wrap). The food and environment were good. The price was very reasonable with nice portion sizes. The reason for my 4 star is the service. We were very confused as to who our actual waitress was. Once seated a server came over within minutes. We ordered our drinks which came quickly. We were still looking over the menu. That's when it got strange. She never came back. We had to tell someone else we were ready to order. Someone different came out to take our order. Food came out pretty fast (by a third different person). Then no one again to check on us. My husband wanted more coffee and I needed another ice tea. I took both of our cups inside for a refill. This waitress apologized. Our check came quickly. We left. Neither of us did anything to offend anyone. We are always polite. So we have no idea why the bad service. I never like to give anything less than a 5 star but unfortunately I cannot do that for this restaurant. But give them a try.

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    Patricia N.

    (Formerly named Pixie's) Our post-Thanksgiving breakfast was surprisingly great! While the majority of folks were out and about searching for deals, we decided to discover a new breakfast eatery. Alyssa, our Rockstar server, hustled through the tables dropping off OJ and picking up dirty dishes. This cozy spot back on the Marina property sure delivered with the corned beef omelette, toast and red skinned broasted potato quarters. $11 My make your own omelette gave me several ingredients to add to my eggs and it was steaming hot and fresh. (same sides) $11 A plate of cinnamon roll pancakes also delighted the palate. $8 One star deduction for the weak and over heated coffee @ $2.50. I'm not a coffee snob but do like it hot and fresh.

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    This was my idea and I take full responsibility for that. I wanted bbq. I was just craving it for…read moremonths. We said hey let's go Wednesday night and thats when the adventure begins. Before you walk in you're hit with the delicious smell of BBQ. I am not ashamed to admit my mouth was watering at this point. Walking in is literally torture. Everything on their menu looks good. After placing our order we sat at the only table we could find. Most of the seating is high stool/bar style. I love how they have bottles of their sauces already at the table! Before we knew it the awesome staff had our order ready and as you can see from the photos we were also ready. My bad for not take photos of the decor and food. My son had the bbq chicken with Mac and cheese. He devoured that massive piece in less than 15 minutes! His mom has the pulled chicken with Mac and cheese with hush puppies I had the ribs. I think. I remember eating 1 or 2. Then the others disappeared. Very strange. The pictures on their online menu are 100 percent accurate. We have zero complaints. One kid complained while we were leaving but hes just being a big baby about the whole thing.

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    G- No, no, no! Stopped in for take out cheesesteaks. Extremely dry and flavorless. If i didn't…read morelive 30 minutes away I would have taken them back. lol We were so disappointed. This place doesn't even come close to Pats or Genos in Phllly. It was a total waste of $35 for two below average cheesesteaks. I was looking forward to trying G Knows but was extremely underwhelmed.

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