DJ&#x27;s Delights

The Galley slaps every damn time!…read more We've gotten pizzas, cheesesteaks, salads, burgers and everything has been incredible.

Came here on a weekend and they were fairly busy. We called ahead to get reservations as there…read moreisn't much seating. We ordered the Detroit Plain and the Philly Cooper. The Detroit Plain did not disappoint. The crust was crispy on the edges and super light and fluffy in the middle. There was a good balance of sauce and cheese and the basil added a nice freshness. The Philly Cooper was the best cheesesteak I've had in NJ. It was loaded with steak, onions and cooper sharp. It was a a very rich and slightly salty sandwich with all that cheese but that's kind of what you expect from a good cheesesteak. The fries are also nice a crispy. I knocked it down 1 star because the service was pretty slow and the kids chicken tenders we ordered for my son were a little dry. Also, they let us know ahead of time that the food was going to come out at different times but it still made the dining in experience a little weird. Overall I would absolutely come back because the Detroit pizza and cheesesteak are among the best, if not the best in NJ.

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Moonstruck

4.0(460 reviews)

My wife brought me here for my birthday weekend, having seen it be well reviewed and well-regarded…read moreby locals, and it didn't disappoint. Being located right along the river in downtown Asbury provides a scenic backdrop should you be so lucky be seated at a window. My birthday was very fortunate having landed on restaurant week in Asbury, of which Moonstruck also participate. As part of restaurant week, we received three-courses for the same cost as entree ordinarily would on its own. I began with a cream of sweet potato soup that was thick, creamy, and delicious. This was followed by an everything crusted Salmon that I very much enjoyed. I find that while a lot of restaurants offer salmon, few prepare it as well as the offering Moonstruck has here, being perfectly cooked and well seasoned with everything seasoning. It was topped off with a pumpkin cheesecake that was just sweet enough to satisfy. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Moonstruck and will certainly be making a return visit when back in the area!

My husband and I were visiting Asbury Park for the week and decided to check out Moonstruck for…read moredinner (after passing by it many times during previous trips). It's such a cute place, and the views of Wesley Lake are beautiful. We were lucky enough to sit outside on a beautiful night and had a delicious dinner. We shared a Moroccan-spiced shrimp appetizer special, and then I had another shrimp special as my main (crab-stuffed), and my husband had the filet mignon. Everything was great, and our server was fantastic (I believe his name was Michael). We will definitely be back the next time we are in town.

Bar

Calamari salad

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Beautiful View

The Speakeatery

4.4(439 reviews)

We were visiting Monmouth University for a college store, and I looked up the best sandwiches in…read morethe area and I came across the The Speakeatery. My son and I both had their cheesesteak with peppers. Not your typical Philly cheesesteak (rib eye) but did not matter because their choice of meat cheese peppers and roll were phenomenal. Highly recommend if you're in Asbury Park area. The staff was very friendly and the restaurant had a great vibe. THE OL' STEAK SANG-GWEECH Our Cheesesteak Sandwich. Absolutely NO brotherly love is put into this mass of meat and cheese. Our house sliced top round seasoned to perfection with hot cherry peppers, red onion and smothered in american cheese served on an extra soft pan baked hero

No matter how much trouble you and your body got into the night before, the Speakeatery breakfast…read morewill make everything right with the world. The Bubba shrimp sandwich with bacon hits all of the crunchy, savory, and electrolyte-filling requirements, and the Top o' the Massacre sandwich is a tour de force of pork products: pork roll, bacon, sausage nestled between a hash brown and muenster cheese. If you didn't have a religious experience seeing Mike Gordon at the Stone Pony, then this is as close as you'll get for the rest of the year.

The Hey Zeus with plain biscuit.

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The only comfortable seating in the place.

Talula's

4.2(1k reviews)

I fall more in love with this place each time I go!…read more Grabbed a Vegan Cesar and vegan hot honey pizza. Unreal! The Cesar salad was amazing - I'll be dreaming of it the next visit. The pizza, as always, a FAVORITE. Truly the best place ever!!!

I heard a lot about this place and drove two hours to come here. I love the area and was looking…read morefor a good food spot. I know they have great pizza, but I wanted to find brunch in the area. We sat at the bar because there were plenty of seats. It looked like there were two bartenders working. The restaurant was only half full, but we thought we'd have good service at the bar. Our server seemed new; she didn't write down our order. She repeated it back incorrectly, still didn't write it down, and then entered it into the POS system. She kept asking if it was correct as she shouted it back to us. We thought this was weird because she could've just written it down. We ordered ricotta toast and a breakfast sandwich with bacon. It took 40 minutes for the food to come out and when it did they forgot the bacon. And my toast was cold. We asked the other bartender about the bacon and the long wait time, and he was very rude. We said, we ordered 40 minutes ago and no one came back to check on us. The girl who waited on us was standing behind the bar, staring at us, writing in a notebook and never acknowledged us after that. The other male bartender was rude when we asked how much longer our order would take he said "You did not order 40 minutes ago!!" I said, we did. Upon walking into the restaurant, we took several pictures and they were time stamped. The male bartender went over to the POS system to check our order. We stated that we did order bacon 40 minutes prior. It had never been put in so he added it to our order. We waited for the bacon; it didn't come out for several minutes. While we were waiting, I asked for the manager and the male bartender snapped back at me and said "Why?" He didn't want to get her, and I insisted I speak to her because I wanted to let someone about this experience. He walked away from the bar, threw his hands up and was yelling. After that he didn't speak to us either. I find it shocking that there are people like this who don't care about food, service or helping customers at all. I wouldn't go back here because it was very strange, and I've never had an experience with two servers who were so rude and aloof.

Interior

Esquites pizza

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Homesick

4.0(141 reviews)

Adorable hipster bar with the coolest looking people. The bartender was awesome and I saw they…read moreserve food! Came here on a Saturday night and there was a DJ. The music was good and the vibe was awesome. I had a good time here with my party of 4.

Had brunch here this past weekend with a group of girls. Our server was so sweet and attentive and…read moregot everything right. Inside is clean and cute and nicely decorated. The food was excellent. I highly recommend the burger, and the drinks were perfectly created. Not too strong, but not too weak. Would definitely come back.

Tutu drink With edible flowers.

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Tutu and super cute outdoor seating With light pink and white stripe umbrellas.

The Robinson Ale House

3.5(415 reviews)

0.8 mi

Beachfront, a great burger, and the absolute best service.. pretty difficult to beat!!…read more Ask the hostess for a great table recommendation instead of seating yourself.

Besides the good service and nice ambiance by the beach, there's not much else that's good here…read more The clam chowder was quite good but the lobster roll lacked meat and was off balance relative to the bread. At least the drinks were nice, especially as we sipped on it while watching the sunset.

Inside

Local Oysters

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Hummus Plate

Asbury Ale House

3.0(545 reviews)

0.0 mi

4/28/26 Lunchtime: We stopped in the Asbury Ale House for…read morelunch. The outside of the building is beautiful. It was formerly the Steinbach building department store from yesteryear. The building is in the National Historic Registry. (Cool Ambiance) This Ale House is humongous with at least two to three bars. The interior was really colorful with upbeat wall to wall murals. In addition, you'll see some cool stuff like an old-fashioned telephone booth and signage. For fun, there's a small arcade area with timed basketball and air hockey in one area of the ale house. (Service & Food) Natasha was our wonderful and caring server. A bottle of cold water and glasses w/ice were brought to the table. We ordered soft drinks to start out. For lunch, we ordered a Grilled Chicken Avocado BLT and a Caprese Sandwich. Both sandwiches had wonderful fresh ingredients. Each platter came with a small air fryer container of spicy chips. The bacon on my sandwich was nice and crispy. Just the way I like it. : D The manager Nicole came to check in on our table along with others. We told her everything was great. Definitely recommend Asbury Ale House. In regards to parking, we parked on the street and used the mobile app. It was a weekday and street parking was tricky. Can't even imagine parking on the weekends.

I came to Asbury Ale House with a 17 person party to celebrate my birthday during brunch time. We…read morewere seated in the very back and on the opposite side, away from the other patrons, which was great but it also felt as though we did not receive enough service due to being away from everyone else. The food didn't take too long to come out and the portions were good but the taste was just okay. We did experience a couple missing items (side of avocado and chimichurri) and brought this to the server's attention. For the chimichurri, we were told that it didn't come with the steak because they didn't have it anymore so they didn't include it in our meal. We should have been told this before the food came out or even right after it was set on the table. We were offered a replacement sauce (pico de gallo) just to find out that it cost extra and had to explain that it should be free as a replacement to the chimichurri. The manager was able to comp the pico and apologized. At the end of the meal, I was also surprised to not receive any acknowledgement that I was celebrating my birthday (which I marked on the reservation). Once I received the receipt, I noticed that we were also charged extra for the missing side of avocado and an extra sauce. This was not disclosed to us prior. I can see why this place would be popular due to the atmosphere but the food and service here would not have me coming back.

Inside!

Fried Mozzarella Curd

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REYLA

4.3(300 reviews)

0.0 mi

Valentine day surprise here. I didnt know in advance so couldnt scope out reviews and menu in…read moreadvance. Location: parked at paid parking nearby which was cheap $1 or $2 per hour. Didnt partake in $25 valet parking but was sorely tempted. The indoors are beautiful, white walls and pretty decorations, large bar. Service: Terrific. 5 stars. Julia was awesome, helpful and honest. I did tell her I cant eat spicy stuff although I enjoy lightly spicy stuff. Drinks: I tried the Lebanese red wine. Very nice medium body. My husband tried the old fashioned which he said were good. Starters: we had the salatim which is 6 different dips and two piping hot large pita breads. I liked 4 out of 6 dips while hubby liked 5 out of 6. We both loved the hummus, salad, lima bean, and eggplant ones. This kind of eating is always fun. The discovery! STAR: The star is the halloumi. Fried cheese with lightly sweet crispy crust honeyed and topped with a light refreshing salad and pomenegrate seeds. Our server charmingly apologized she forgot to warn me about the codfish chili being potentially hot but I ended up trying and enjoying it, although I felt the fish was slightly overcooked. Not rubbery but a little too crusty and not flaky enough. I did not complain though because her dessert recommendation for malabi, a custard with oat crisps, was lovely. Nice to share with hubby and cap off the night. Temperature control: we sat somewhat near the front so were hit with cold air anytime someone entered. My husband is recovering from back surgery so walking was difficult for him. I appreciate he planned such a nice outing for us despite his walking challenges. All in all, we would return and explore cocktails and other menu items.

Reyla is a cute modern restaurant. For the entree I got the Schnitzel. It was really good. Breading…read morewas perfect. Service was ok. Pita was really good and fresh.

Seating in front

TURKISH HUMMUS GF

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Kachapuri

The Berkeley Backyard

5.0(2 reviews)

0.9 mi

ASBURY PARK: The latest addition to Asbury Park's vibrant scene, The Berkeley Backyard is a stylish…read morenew restaurant located inside the historic Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel--and the best part? Leashed and friendly dogs are welcome both indoors and out! Open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, the space is beautifully designed to bring the outdoors in, with green floral backdrops, hanging string lights, and framed flower displays that create a fresh, modern ambiance. The outdoor patio offers views of Ocean Avenue, Convention Hall, and the iconic Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel--which is also dog friendly! Be sure to check their social media for the latest hours and upcoming events.

Excellent service, very good drinks. I tried the Coco Lychee Martini . This place is also…read moreconnected to a pool area where day passes are available for purchase. Serene ambiance

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Outdoor seating at the Berkeley Backyard Great menu.

The Dining Room At The Majestic

4.2(6 reviews)

0.4 mi

This is our second time going to the dining room at the Majestic. Both meals were beyond exquisite…read more The first time we had the best chili shrimp. My poached salmon was amazing. This last visit the beef tips appetizer & brussels sprouts were super tasty and unique. All four of us enjoyed our meals immensely. Desserts were top-notch! The service is fantastic It's a beautiful renovated dining room room. It is quiet. BYOB, which we love! If you have not gotten here, put it on your list. No pictures of my food, I just don't do that lol so you'll just have to go and get your own pictures

This morning we had a lovely breakfast at the dinning room at The Majestic. We walked around town…read moreand remembered that on Tuesdays many restaurants are closed in Ocean Grove. Bummed at first , we were happily surprised that not only was the majestic open but it was worth it! Our group ordered Beet Hash , eggs Benedict and the biggest portion of bagel and lox I have ever seen. Everyone was so happy with their food. Heather our server was jovial and efficient. Made our day!!