We were a party of 16 celebrating our son's engagement. the service was fantastic. One waitress with little support and all meals came out at the same time and the food was delicious. Great menu. Atmosphere is warm and welcoming . read more

Solid place to eat. The atmosphere is welcoming and their service is top notch. Their food is delicious and their chicken Alfredo is great. Their burger is also very good as are their sandwiches-- specifically the blackened chicken sandwich. Deserts are also delicious. Don't miss the Lava cake à la mode. Overall this is a great place to have a delicious meal, and a beverage of choice. read more

The Chapter House has decent food but the food service is consistently slow. If you're not in a rush and have patience, you'll most likely get a good meal read more

Here in this part of Howell Township, you will find a sports bar that provides you with a good meal and a good time watching the games. Brand: 5/5 Chapter House is a restaurant bar located in Howell. While the aesthetics have a standard quality, the wine-red color scheme percolates throughout them. I did think that the entrance to the establishment had interesting form, since it involves stone steps. When you walk inside, you find yourself in a narrow hallway towards the main dining area. Website: 3/5 It immediately brings you to a section of the main page with a solid, wine-red color, which brings the score down. It is also pretty slow to navigate when you first come upon it, and the About Us page does not tell you anything about the establishment's backstory. The website does give you a glimpse at the images that show the specials that Chapter House has to offer, though only three images exist specifically for the menu items. Wait Time: 5/5 Our orders experienced no delays or interruptions. Ambiance: 5/5 As expected of any sports bar, you have the option to either sit at the bars or at the tables, which had well-spaced placement. Just like any sports bar, you have plenty of options of viewing multiple televisions of multiple games. It can get noisy as expected, but I knew what I was getting myself into and did not feel bothered. The seat felt comfortable and the table had enough space for our orders. Food: 4/5 I ordered the Jersey Burger, with a well-done patty, pork roll, American cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, with a side of chips and orange juice. While the patty did have subtle amounts of rawness, it had a mostly well-done texture. The buns barely held their forms just eating them. The taste definitely adds spiciness from the pork roll, while the American cheese barely manages to make it tasty. The lettuce and tomatoes had a more profound flavor while the cheese had more texture. Service: 5/5 The staff managed to get our orders right without any issues. He asked me specifically how I wanted the burger cooked, and came back to ask us if we needed anything. Worth The Money?: 5/5 Chapter House offers a menu selection involving burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads, and other meals that match the brand of the sports bar, for they have enough caloric absorption for every spirit; and the Jersey Burger has to include a pork roll. I would like to see it reflect off the website more, beyond the images of the menus. The website would also benefit with a view of the bar itself (perhaps a navigable panorama). Though, the website does not bother me as much so long as I rely on Yelp, but having an updated website helps tremendously. The Jersey Burger was prepared for within the appropriate amount of time, and eating it within the ambiance of the bar definitely fit, almost as though I started losing myself into the Jersey Burger. The service involved managed to get the food right. As such, I can say that the experience felt meaningful and I did not regret coming there. The ambiance reflects bar brand without showcasing it as a seedy hive of villainy. Waiting for the food did not feel cumbersome, and the staff make you feel at home. Considering the ingredients needed to make the Jersey Burger, and including the chips and cole slaw, I will say that I would have gotten this meal at a higher price elsewhere. I do think that the price is worth it, though personally I do not drink as much so I would not make Chapter House my personal choice. Rating: 5/5 Stars I enjoyed coming to Chapter House. Recommend To... Any locals looking for a quick meal. read more

Chapter House - Jersey Burger - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

Great local bar for burgers which you can get half price on Tuesday night? Also great wings definitely not a vegetarian spot went in today and they no longer have the eggplant Parmesan or the veggie wrap about the only thing I could order was a veggie burger.Great drinks ! read more

The food was not good, very underwhelming seasoning on everything, almost as if everything was bought from restuarant depot and served out of the package. The service was horrible, he brought us the wrong appetizer and forgot the side of fries. The chicken in the wrap was cold and old, Caesar salad was awful. Server just didn't care about providing any level of secondary service. This place has so much competition and they are doing nothing at all to try to be better. just annoyed I wasted my time and money going there read more

I can't even remember the last time I had been to the Chapter House. Must have been back in the 4th or 5th grade but boy was I impressed! The Chapter House aka "The Essence of Howell". This resturant has it all: friendly staff, comforting tasty, flavorful food, good music, reasonable prices and a welcoming atmosphere. Not to mention this is the local Howell joint that people go to! If that doesn't say enough about the "Chapter House" I don't know what does!? My friend and I ordered a few dishes to split. I started with the New England clam chowder. It was your typical clam chowder but it was hot and tasty to have on a cold evening. We then got our appetizers: a Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla and the Bonzai Shrimp. I LOVED the Bonzai shrimp. It was extremely tasty with the perfect spice kick! The Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla had the perfect cheese to chicken ratio! We then ordered the penne vodka for our entree and it was TERRIFIC! You would never believe that a little resturant off Route 9 would have a delicious vodka sauce but they certainly do! They load up the penne vodka with extra cheese which makes it just that more scrumptious!! I would 11/10 recommend the Chapter House to Monmouth county locals who haven't tried it yet or to anyone traveling in the area! It is truly a wonderful experience! read more

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HOWELL: The Chapter House has been a staple restaurant of the town for almost 30 years and they have recently improved their outdoor patio! Friendly, leashed dogs are allowed outside! There is a heater and, when the weather is better, there is a tent! The food is delicious and the menu is huge with a variety of casual/American-style food. There's also a nice selection of beers including some local breweries and cocktails. We had fun celebrating St. Patrick's Day with our awesome waiter, Rory, and talking with all the friendly staff! Definitely worth a visit with your pup! read more

Chapter House - Outdoor patio! - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

Not the same as it used to be to be. Downhill for sure I knew we were in trouble when my party of 19 walked right in at 6pm on a Friday night. read more

The new caddies are all the shit!! Great place! Awesome bartenders! Drew and Shannon are Awesome!! read more

Our favorite local tavern!! Great food.. friendly waitresses that remember us and a wide variety of local craft beers... Grouper Reuben is amazing!! Can't wait to return! read more

Poor service indeed. They made us wait 20 minutes (I'm not exaggerating) I was standing to be seated with my elderly she's 80 years of age, but they never came to seat us.. till we finally had enough, left and went to Tommy's Brew & Tavern instead, where they treat their patrons with respect. Also, from a previous time we ate there, Chapter House food is not that great anymore, food is getting worse, greasy as a cheap diner, so in a sense they did us a favor not to seat us 'cause we went to Tommy's instead where their food is always good and consistent quality service. Sadly Chapter House is going down hill. read more

Bad experience. Burgers with Wisconsin cheese sauce is a goopy bland blobby mess. Cold fries and charging $5 for them? Money grab. Going downhill and doubt they care. read more

Good neighborhood bar. Nice friendly staff and good service and decent bar food. Had the buffalo chicken wrap and thought it was pretty good. I'll be back. read more

I haven't been here in maybe 4 or 5 years but never reviewed it before. When I walked in I was fairly shocked because they completely rearranged the interior. There is a very large rectangular bar where before was kind of odd bar setup; this is much better. I noticed a local and friendly crowd at the bar. I didn't expect much but was pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere in there and the friendliness of the bar staff. The food was decent too considering it's mostly bar food, but entrées are available. I liked the tap selection with several craft offerings including NJ beers. We shared the calamari, which was average. I tried a piece of thin crust pizza and found it very good. I ordered a buffalo chicken wrap with potato salad which was also very good. I will be back considering it all and how close it is to home. read more

Chapter House - New bar - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

Very nice car / pub type place. Bartenders always friendly and ready for service. Drinks were great and beers were cold

I was a big fan of the Chapter House for the last 3 years, but the quality of food has gone down hill. While Drew is always on point, as a "Sports Bar" bartender, he should have managed the TV's better. All 18 TV's should not be showing basketball (all 18 tv's...I hate basketball). Last night there were several NHL games, a number of college football games, and even horse racing that could have been televised. The (primarily RAP) music was too loud to the point that we could not have a conversation at the bar. And the infestation of fruit flies needs to be addressed and resolved. The Ivy League is so much better in every category. This "chapter" is closed. read more

Popped into this establishment for the first time yesterday and I likely won't be back. As a female that stopped in alone to grab a cocktail and check out the menu, I'll start by saying the parking lot was the darkest parking lot ever!!!!! Hardly any functional lighting at all and it backs to the woods which made it feel even that much less safe. If it was dark when I arrived I definitely wouldn't have gone inside. The bartender was friendly but they lacked attentiveness to the point where they forgot the patron next to me placed an order for food some 45 minutes prior. I sipped 2 cocktails and decided to place a to go order. Nothing fancy...just wings, potatoes, and soup. Well ...the food was just awful. The soup had strange texture and the wings (which I requested well done) were wet, rubbery and the flavor of the chicken (not the sauce which I asked for on the side) left something to be desired. I legitimately put over 1/2 of the food in the trash. The other 1/2 was a combination of my dog's devouring the potatoes and me trying to spruce it up to make it edible. They won't see me again, but if the owner of this place reads this you heard it here first...your parking lot is a safety issue!!!! read more

Located on busy Route 9 South in Howell, NJ, Chapter House has a great bar but passable restaurant. For an appetizer we had the crab meltaway, "a special blend", but couldn't really tell what the blend was trying to be. Pretty tasteless. Their burgers are good but the onion rings were overdone. A nice place to stop for a snack or light lunch while you are out but nothing special. read more

Chapter House - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

I would like to preface this review by saying that the majority of the employees here are wonderful people who do a great job and make sure you're well taken care of. That being said, the management of the restaurant clearly doesn't care that much about the quality of the food being produced from the kitchen. I was a regular at this place for a long while, and after sampling the menu, settled on the 3- 4 menu items that were safe to eat. From overcooked and tough steaks that I ordered RARE, to poorly prepared specials (including clams breaded in grits?!?; Who does that??) you are safer looking elsewhere to get something to eat. Not to mention the small handful of servers who clearly don't care about your dining experience and make it seem like it's a CHORE to wait on you. Drink at the chapter house are also quite expensive being that you pay $8 for a shot of Jameson, which is the most expensive in the area, as well as 4.25 for a Budweiser. During the quarantine you'll be served beers in undersized plastic cups and shots poured in to-go salad dressing containers. If you plan on going here, just understand what you will receive; a poorly cooked meal from a poorly ran kitchen served by potentially rude staff, currently in a parking lot. My recommendation is to seek better places to eat, such as The Cabin, The Court Jester, Moore's Tavern, or Woodys. I would also like to mention that, as a regular I've noticed quite a few of these reviews are written by employees of this business. Which is a poor attempt at passing off this mediocre (if you can even call it that) restaurant as something better than it is. Drive the extra few minutes and find somewhere who cares. read more

The atmosphere is very bright, more of a family dining setting during dinner time. It's not a place with a real romantic flare. The is a large bar area, that seems lively and bright. There is a separate restaurant area, you have a mood choice. The food is pretty good. I've visited twice, tonight, i had the mussels with marinara sauce that came with great grilled garlic bread. My waiter Ryan was attentive, pleasant and friendly. He recommended the bahama mama, a great choice! I also tried the seafood platter, it needed moe seasoning for my palate. But a sprinkle of salt was doable. Def. a go back! The review is for the food and my waiter experience, not the lighting. If you're looking for dinner lighting, it's too bright. read more

Chapter House - Calamari....ok - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

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--Don't Know How To "Grill" A Sandwich-- I ordered a "Grilled Irish Rueben" (Irish=Corned Beef). I figured it would be prepared like any other closed grilled sandwich. WRONG. Their first attempt was white bread with a slight yellow tinge to it. I sent it back and told them to "grill" it. On the second attempt, what I received was slightly more yellow, but now indentations from a Panini press; and still not grilled. Doesn't anybody know how to "grill" a sandwich? read more

Grabbed a quick dinner here a few weeks ago and had a good experience. Ordered the French onion soup and route 9 panini. The soup was good for the most part but could have definitely used a little more flavoring. The panini was great and the fries were nice and crispy. They are served with a sweet butter type sauce which I feel would have been a little easier if the sauce was melted. Overall a great place to grab a drink and a meal. read more

Chapter House - Route 9 panini & sweet potato fries - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

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We live in Howell and go to Chapter House often. My last visit will be tonight's. I ordered a French onion soup and side salad because that was what I wanted. It was really good. We ordered apple crisp for dessert. My brother informed the server he couldn't eat dairy and it was great because Sean served the ice cream in a separate bowl on the side. My brother and I both agreed it was rotten. Instead of apologizing, the waiter said we shouldn't have ordered something we didn't like. I love apple crisp but it was at least a few months expired. We both have work tomorrow and will most likely have food poisoning. I will never be returning to Chapter House. serving rotten food is one thing but insulting your customers is just wrong. read more

Food is average. Service is very slow. Plan ahead if you are on your lunch break. We've been going to Chapter house for years. Stick to the burgers and salads. There's a limited, reasonably priced lunch menu. There are tables in the bar if you want to watch sports while dining. Variety of beers on tap. Limited wine selection. Happy hour during the week. Outdoor seating in season. read more

Worst takeout last night. How can you mess it up when we ordered it earlier in day? Tasteless hamburger no salt or pepper really? Pecan chicken overcooked and dry. Did not even provide plastic ware, napkins, ketchup salt or pepper. Awful food never again! One star too many. read more

Wisconsin Cheddar sauce they make is awesome and my burger was cooked to a perfect medium rare.

Always a good time when we go. Tonight Thursday night. We went for the $5 Bar appts. After 9pm Sunday thru Thursday. In the bar area. A big selection of $5 appts to Choose from. Plus great drink specials. Always a good time. read more

We came for a bowling tournament and wanted a nice lunch The place very clean and pleasant employees welcoming. The food well it seemed like a person who didn't know the menu was cooking. The route 9 I ordered was missing the horseradish and grilled onions was a total of 4 pieces. The shaved prime rib. Wasn't shaved at all it looked like steak~um. Irish Ruben was fine and so was French onion soup read more

Went here today for lunch with a friend. He owed me a lunch and suggested we stop at the Chapter House. IV eaten here once before with my family. It was ok. Wasn't sure what I wanted to eat. Decided on a lunch special item. It was the applewood smoked bacon BLT for $6.00. Well all I can say is when they served me my sandwich it looked like they left the bacon in the smoker all night. I'm joking I know they don't smoke their bacon here but the bacon was a dark brown and black. So I sat there and watched my friend eat. The waiter came back 15 minutes later and asked what was wrong. I had the bread off the sandwich. I'm thinking you can't tell? I have to tell you? So I did and he apologized and said he'd be back with a new sandwich. (Now this is just me I never take anything back, anywhere from a kitchen). (I watched something on 60 minutes once on what the kitchen does at places when you send the food back). So I never take food back. Waiter comes back and said he tells the manager. The excuse was the person in the kitchen is new and was being trained by the cook. So I'm thinking wow so two people thought it was ok to feed me this burnt sandwich. Well waiter tells me they will take the sandwich off the bill. Why wouldn't you I didn't eat it and got nothing else. Thanks for the removal of my burnt sandwich. Let me just add it wasn't busy either. There was literally no one else there. Cook and trainee need to find a new profession. I'll never go back and I live local. Btw my friend still owes me a lunch now. read more

This is your standard tavern and grill. Good selection of beer, but I was a little thrown off by their not having brought in any fall beers by now when everyone else was. There always seems to be a tap or two that has kicked, but they leave it on the menu. This annoys me. Cross it off or make a mark. The food is standard, tavern burgers and nachos. They run specials all during the week. The men's room is very small two people max. They need a towel dispenser or a better hand dryer. Waitress service is pretty good there but if the place is busy and depending on who you get you might get forgotten for a short time. We went one time and they came out with my order wrong from the kitchen - THREE TIMES! So annoyed the last time, and starving, I just had to eat it. The manager was nice enough to come over apologize about it and take it off the bill. Good beer, good food, needs a little more attention to detail and more connection with customers that are not their local regulars, so that they will become local regulars. read more

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Rude people! We arrived, no hostess. We waited 10 minutes until the guy in front of us walked to the front to go get the hostess. Then the hostess announced 25 mns wait, while tons of people were leaving the restaurant. We could see empty tables or waitresses cleaning tables. I asked why the wait was so long, because there were empty tables, and this waitress who was by the reception answered in a quite unfriendly way "NO, THERE ARE NOT! THEY ARE NOT BUSSED!", not even looking at us in the eye. We left immediately, never to return! read more

Had a reunion with old friends last night and someone picked this place. I had passed it before but had no reason to try it. So 5 of us got together and go there very early. Even so it took a while for our food to come out. The food was uninspired. My old buddy had a blue cheese burger, as far as I know was ok. My other pal had filet mignon sliders that he seemed to like. My friends sister had boneless wings. The portion was large and she liked their flavor. My oldest friend had a chicken Cesar wrap, he said it wasn't good. I had the chicken sandwich, and they accommodated my special order. I dropped the onions, had the bbq sauce on the side, added chipotle mayonnaise and bacon. It wasn't too bad but the chicken portion was small. I ordered sweet potato fries and they were waffle style but not very good. The atmosphere was more family then bar style. The service was ok. The price point is reasonable though. Sorry, but I see no reason to go back. read more

If your looking for a great meal its NOT here! Table for seven everyone meal was disappointing even from simple things like waffle fries burnt sent back same burnt fries came back out. For entertainment you can swat flies we killed 3 completely disgusting!!! read more

Chapter House - American Near Me - Howell, New Jersey

We had rented a room at The Chapter house. The staff did a wonderful job. They were all very kind and professional. They made sure everyone was comfortable and happy with there meals. I had the prime rib and it was very good. Thank you to the entire staff! I would definitely recommend this restaurant for any kind of affair. read more

Very casual local place. Great happy hour. The menu is a mix of bar food and things you'd see on a diner dinner special menu. Service was friendly and accommodating of special requests (thought I was with some regulars so your mileage may vary). My french onion soup was delicious as were the waffle sweet potato fries (serviced with cinnamon butter - so much for healthier than regular). Nachos were the favorite in my group (three of six ordered them before we swapped for some sliders). Come for the convenience, friendly casual atmosphere, or the happy hour, but not for gourmet moods. read more

Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Food was okay but much better in the area. The place is run down - dust and mold in vents and ceiling tiles. Bathrooms are gross, dated and dirty. I hear it used to be great but I was not impressed at all. read more

This is where I always end up after a 40 minute journey up and down Route 9 with my whiny mother in the passenger seat. She is like a picky child who refuses to eat at every single restaurant just to piss you off. Eventually, I threaten her with a swift kick out the door as I continue to press my gas pedal to the floor of my automobile and she shouts out, "FINE! I guess just take me to the Chapter House." So, reluctantly, I drive to the restaurant to eat a mediocre meal in uncomfortable, bitter silence. Unfortunately, last time I ate there the meal took over an hour and a half. We only ordered buffalo wings and burgers. Please, for the love of GOD, waitress! You see I'm suffering here! I'm not looking to linger! I really can't stand this place, to be honest. It makes me break out in stress related hives. But the food isn't horrible so I can't give it 1 star, in good conscience. Go here if you can stomach the company you're with and if you like burgers and beer in a very "rural" setting. read more

I'm from Seattle and we are known for being a bit icy. Well move over Seattle and make way for The Chapter House in Freehold. The bartender, I think her name was Lorrraine? She was just plain rude and unprofessional. We ordered our drinks and it was like we were bothering her....Hellooo did you ever hear of customer service? It then looked as though she was talking about us to other people. As they all were looking at us at the same time as she was in their area. Anyways, I thought maybe she was having a bad day? I would be friendly to her and see what reaction I got. YIKES!! Wrong move on my part. I asked her how her day was going and got back the most fake smile and sarcastic "GREAT!" She then proceeded to throw our ticket at us. Not even looking up at us as we said "thank you." RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE!!! I told my friend that we should leave, as this place and the service was just terrible. I was once a server and know that sometimes you may not be that cordial because you are slammed, she was anything but slammed. She had enough time to sit and stuff her face with the popcorn and walk endlessly around the bar in her yoga pants. She was just so unproffesional. From the attitude, to the cranky look on her face, to her uniform. We ended up closing our check out and I left her a .26 cent tip. I have only done that 3 times in my life, this being the third time. I can tolerate alot when going out and I'm usually the overtipper in my group. Not this time. I would never enter the Chapter House again. I suggest that others go elsewhere too. I hope the owners of The Chapter House see this review and do something about their customer service problem. That sort of thing should not be tolerated. read more

Is this the best restaurant in New Jersey? Probably not. Is it the best you're going to get along Route 9? Most likely. During my few visits, I've never gotten a bad meal here, including fajitas, French Dip sandwich and most recently, the fish tacos. They actually serve three of them, not the standard two, so you won't be leaving hungry. Oh, and they're delicious! If none of those things suit your fancy, there are plenty of other selections and specials on the menu. If you don't want to sit at one of the numerous tables, you can also try to snag a seat at the long zig-zagging bar, grab a pint of their decent draft selections and watch a game on one of the numerous flat screens. Chapter House is usually busy, especially on the weekends, but there's plenty of space inside as well as parking in the rear. Skip the chain restaurants nearby and stop here instead. read more