We had dinner at garlic last night. It was wonderful. Everything from appetizers to dessert was fresh and delicious. The waitress, food runner and manager were friendly and efficient and made our meal memorable. The restaurant is quiet with a contemporary feel to it. That was just the right setting for a pleasant dinner for two. We had two cocktails, both of them were generous and delicious. we live two hours away, but would seriously consider making a trip just to have another wonderful dinner like that. Highly recommended! LF read more

Came here on a Friday night. Me and husband were sat immediately. The waiter was incredible and pleasant. The food was delicious, and the steak was on point. We ordered Moscow mule which were strong but good. Overall the service was great, I will definitely come back again. read more

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Myself, my mom, and some of our friends went for dinner tonight, we had some of the delicious specials, the Ahi Tuna, and the Filet in addition to a variety of cocktails, and desserts. Everything was amazing! We've been in many times, and have never had anything less than an excellent experience! Our server Faith was excellent as well!! read more

If you want something decent to eat in this town, you'll have to pack a lunch. The drinks weren't good. The food wasn't good. The decor is awful. Just not good. Don't try to be a fancy steakhouse unless you are a fancy steakhouse. This place is not. Save your money. read more

About a half block from the restaurant strip in Stroudsburg is Garlic. I ordered the salmon entree and the special appetizer, which was mushroom's stuffed with ricotta. Both were cooked very well. The fish was moist with a slight spice to it. Nice job on that. I'm not sure how to describe the mushroom dish, but it had a nice flavor profile. read more

Food was good. Not great. The service was spot on! The restaurant had wonderful ambiance and was very welcoming. My husband ordered the "special" which was a Bacon wrapped filet with a peppercorn sauce, the temperature was spot on but tasted like it was covered in an A-1 sauce. Very disappointing. On the upside, the drinks were outstanding. read more

Good food and drink. Poorly trained waitstaff. A client sat at the bar for 5 min without being acknowledged. Embarrasing. That won't happen again! read more

Fabulous service, the steaks were cooked to perfection, every drink we had was crafted artistically, kind and attentive servers. I can't wait to go back again! read more

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Great food & Wine, (Did I say great wine!) Great service, Out servicer Desi did an outstanding job. If you live in the Poconos you have to try Garlic, in downtown Stroudsburg. read more

Rating based on the steak alone My girls and I went to garlic to celebrate a ftiends birthday! We had the calamari which was so tender, and the arugula ricotta salad. The salad was "meh". For dinner we split the 16 oz steak with steak sauce (YUM), potatoes, asparagus and mac n cheese. There isnt any cappuccino , but we had lemon cake which was so pretty! They did make fresh coffee for us too. Waitress was kind and attentive and drinks were great! read more

This was THE best restaurant experience I have ever had. My waitress was attentive polite and so pleasant. Ordered all the apps on the lunch menu. Everything was delicious! The chef is great with his sauces. The owner came out, introduced himself asked how everything was. Chef came out and also introduced himself and again asked how things were. It was an amazing experience especially for lunch. Also they do the cutest thing when you take Home left over. They put post-it notes on your To go containers. read more

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5 stars for service and ambiance. With a name like Garlic - I was expecting exactly that. But all the food seemed to have more of an Asian flare (overwhelming ginger). Good but not great food. read more

Top notch service cocktails and plates. The filet was cooked perfectly. Anchovies on the Caesar make it authentic as it gets. A bit pricey but worth it read more

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We made reservations for 6 for a birthday celebration. We get seated right away. Our waiter is very nice and attentive. We ordered drinks and came quickly and delicious. Peach sangria was so good. Then, we order appetizers and receive them in a reasonable time . The crab meat appetizer and calamari were delicious. The eggplant wasn't that great. We ordered dinner at the same time we ordered appetizers. We ordered 6 filet mignons dinners, and we waited almost 1 hour and 15 minutes for our dinner to come. We asked for the manager after 45 minutes and she tried to explain that everything was cooked to order, that's why it took so long. She repeated herself over and over, saying the same thing like we had never eaten out before. She was a little unsympathetic about how long it was taking and just kept making excuses. Finally, 5 of our 6 meals came, and it took about 5 or 6 minutes for the 6th person to get her meal. 4 of the 6 filets were well done when we ordered medium. We sent 1 back because it was already 945, and we just ate our overcooked filets @$50+ a plate. Her refired filet, which she ordered medium, was medium rare. We called the manager again and told her about the temp of the filets and how unhappy we are. She took 2 dinners off. The chef or whoever is cooking the steaks doesn't know how to cook it medium . We then ordered a surprise cake for the birthday girl. While we are waiting, the waiter starts putting out dessert plates. The surprise is over now. You don't put cake plares out for a surprise dessert. The restaurant wasn't that busy when we arrived at 730. We will not be returning read more

Phenomenal food, service and ambiance! Highly recommend for a top notch upscale dining experience. read more

Garlic - Steakhouses Near Me - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Second time at Garlic. I made reservations last Friday for Valentine's Day dinner with my love. The table that was reserved for us was in the hallway right next to the kitchen... no worries, the bar was not crowded so, we sat at the bar..... I ordered a martini (Purple rain) it was great! The second drink was served by the other bartender it had ice in it. Hummmmmmmmm... that was the first rime ever that I had a Martini with ICE in it..... $10.00 martinis should not have ice in it! Anyway.... we ordered the ricotta salad, beet salad, bacon wrapped scallops, calamari, and the peanut Thai chicken... the food was phenomenal! My complements to the chef!!!! read more

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We went for dinner. Everything seemed good up until we got our 1st 18oz ribeye supposed to be medium rare. The 1st steak came out well done. No pink at all. Ok, things happen, we were ok with waiting for another while we eat our rice. 2nd steak comes out. Sliced in the middle, and it looked good. Then we cut all the way through edges that are more raw then cooked. Like mushy barely got any heat. So we were perplexed how could that happen. Is the grill not hot where the edge of steak was? Was it hanging over the cook surface? I don't know. So I wasn't going to eat it that rare. At this point we were getting a tad annoyed. We told the server we understand it's not her fault, but we don't want any more tries at a steak. We'd like to pay for the side and our salad that we did eat. She then got a "manager", this young girl. The girl tells us, 'unfortunately we will still charge you for the steak even though you didn't eat it.' I told her I WILL NOT pay for a steak I didn't eat or that wasn't prepared the way I asked! I told her to bring the bill for the salad & side (we had waters). She said no, she will bring a bill for all of it. At this point I got up and told her to call the police because I'm not paying for that steak I didn't even take a bite of! She tried stopping us by standing infront of us and telling us to pay. So I got the phone out and started recording. I again told her I wasn't about to pay for a half raw steak I'm not eating because they can't cook properly. She said well you're not even paying for the side! I had to remind her I asked her for the bill for the side and salad and that she told me no, it will be for everything with the steak! So then she turned and said, 'fine I'll get the bill for the side & salad only.' I said fine and I walked to the register with her. Then she turned and snapped, 'ya know what, no, forget it, I'll just take care of it, go!' - the quality of the steak seemed so cheap as well and was cut so thin! I even asked if it was 18oz. 'Oh yes we weigh everything.' Well I've had 16 oz. Steaks that were bigger than this! And they wanted $63 for this steak that is so thin they can't cook it medium rare. so friends, needless to say, I would NEVER recommend this place at all. It's not worth the trouble of how you may get treated here. read more

Garlic - Steakhouses Near Me - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

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Quality food (including seafood) for being a restaurant in the middle of no where (I come from NYC). I came here for my birthday 2 years ago to spend the weekend in the Poconos and loved it enough to come back for my birthday weekend again 2 years later. They cooked my steak to a perfect medium rare. I also tried the bacon wrapped scallops, lump crab in some avocado mix, and clams. All was delicious. My only qualm is that the dessert was a huge disappointment. I ordered the chocolate cookie skillet and the cookie was NOT warm or gooey as I hoped. It was as if it was made earlier that day (or even day before) and they just popped it in the oven for a few minutes to warm it up- not the same effect as a freshly baked cookie at all. Would I come back? 100% but I would skip the dessert. read more

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Nice spot with excellent service but just average food. The menu is eclectic and the food is just OK for the price point but it is conveniently located in the heart of town. read more

We were just stopping through the area and stumbled across Garlic, which ended up being an excellent meal. They were doing a fun mystery drink special that night which was a fun way to try something new and it was so tasty! The steak was delicious, as was the chicken parm. The toffee cake dessert was the best though, so save room for dessert! We also had an amazing waitress, Jasmine, who was attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly. We would highly recommend this restaurant! read more

wanted to go out to a nice place for mother's day, so we went to garlic. the wait staff was super super nice to us, but i feel like the food was mediocre for the price it was at. the jerk shrimp was my favorite entree, but the spicy salmon and ravioli were okay but not mind blowing. my favorite part of the meal was honestly the toffee cake read more

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Had an excellent dinner last night before a show at the Sherman Theater. Apps, drinks, entrees and service were great! Had the shrimp ceviche, filet medallions, asian ahi tuna and scallops. Bartender makes some good craft cocktails. read more

To sum it up: this place was great until they showed their ugly colors. Disclaimer: The review is for their manager and grill master and not their food or waitress. Details: The food is great (usually), the server is great, it's the manager where it all just falls apart. I recently found this place while I was visiting Stroudsburg and fell in love. In the past week I've had three steaks ordered from this place that were perfectly good with decent seasoning. All the other food I ordered as well as the drinks were top notch. Waitresses I've had although busy were always attentive and tried their best to please. Unfortunately this fell apart last night when I visited this place and ordered a ribeye in medium. What came out was so tough you could feel that it was overcooked while slicing it. Even after slicing it open there was only a small hint of pink in the center indicating that this was a medium well steak. You could also feel that it was medium well by touching the surface of a steak. Furthermore it tasted more like a well done steak in your mouth. Waitress was sympathetic and called the manager over who insisted that the steak was medium and their so called "Grill Master" also insisted that it was medium. It would be totally fine if the restaurant wants to relabel the convention of steak doneness that's accepted by anywhere else. I mean it's your restaurant do what you want. But it is ultimately the way the manager handled this event that shows how she was incompetent and not suited for a managerial position. When a guest is dissatisfied with the food you don't sit there having a debate with the customer insisting that it is correct. You just correct it by having the kitchen remake it slightly less done than before. This is unfortunately not what happened and it took many go back and forth with the kitchen before the manager even offered to take it off the bill. Furthermore, she and the alleged "Grill Master" indirectly acknowledged that they were incompetent and that their steaks are inconsistent by stating that if I order medium again, it will come out the exact same way and overcooked despite the fact that I ordered three steaks in medium before and they were all cooked perfectly. It just doesn't matter how much you insist that the steak you just cooked is medium if the prior steaks I ordered in the same medium doneness isn't the same doneness I received this time. I feel that either 1. This place has inconsistent steaks or 2. They screwed up and won't acknowledge it. Regardless of what the case is, the only direction this points towards is an incompetent front of house manager who really shouldn't be in the position she's in. And with an incompetent manager, all you end up with eventually is a very dissatisfying experience that ruins not only your dinner, but also the amazing experience you've had at this place previously. In the end the steak was taken off the bill but that also meant that I left without eating anything for an entree. The server I had however was very apologetic about the experience. I wouldn't know how genuine her apology might be but she showed that she knew how to handle guest relations and would perhaps make a better manager. In the end, my goal was to have a great experience and not to fight over a few bucks for the steak. Since my server had served me so well, I tipped her what was taken off the bill for the steak in addition to what I was going to tip her. We shall see how this place responds (if ever) to this review as if they try to dispute it, it will just show how inept and.or inexperienced they are with customer relations. read more

Beautiful restaurant space. Classy and modern. Interesting cocktail menu but I went with a Hendricks martini, extra olives. Shared a beautiful, large Caesar salad. Enjoyed a salmon special, from North Atlantic waters. Really fresh and delicious. Presented with attractive veggies. For our threesome, chocolate martinis were our grand finale. Very nice. One really enjoyed the short ribs special. Shrimp and grits, not so good. Except for that, a fine dining experience. read more

Great service, delicious food, spectacular drinks, and the ambiance and decor are beautiful! One of my favorite places for dinner.

We just returned home from Garlic. The Poconos is surprisingly filled with so many mediocre places to eat. Garlic, however, stands out as a restaurant with delicious food and a lovely tranquil ambiance. To start, we loved the fresh hot-from-the-oven rolls. Our hummus appetizer was creamy and tasty. My husband had the tofu primavera and said it was delicious. My shrimp tortellini Alfredo was out of this world. The shrimp were grilled perfectly and the creamy Alfredo sauce had a delightful slight spicy edge to it. Our meals were fantastic and we can't wait to return. Our waitress was attentive and very helpful. I can't remember her name but she said it was her first day. What a great experience we had. We will definitely be returning. read more

Food was outstanding. Artwork is ok. We were camping in the area and called ahead to see if they'd accommodate us in T-shirt's and shorts - which they did. The mozzarella pinwheel, seafood garlic, chicken parm, strip loin, lobster Mac and cheese were all delicious. My 7 year old exclaimed "this is the best food I've ever eaten." Dining here came on a whim after speaking with someone at a local winery. We travel and have been fortunate to dine in many great restaurants, this was up there. I would eat anything on their menu. The menu is straight forward and portion sizes were appropriate. The team was down to earth. The prices are high(we can't afford this weekly), but appropriate for the quality - it was well worth it. read more

Garlic - Seafood Garlic - scallops, shrimp, crab, over linguine, with a seafood cream. - Steakhouses Near Me - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

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I went with a few friends and took a chance and stopped in Garlic w/o reservations. The Atmosphere was warm and welcoming. The drinks were delicious as well as our meals The staff were all friendly and accommodating We will definitely return. read more

Blown away by this restaurants food and beverage selection. What really impressed my wife and I was the staff. They were some of the nicest, helpful, and sincere people. Our waitress who I won't mention names on here was outstanding. We had dined at many locations and had many good and bad waitresses. She was the best by far. Gave her recommendations and her opinions, made us feel welcomed. Also the staff was training new employees I have been in management for years and the training going on would be on the level of how I'd want my staff to be trained. Well done. read more

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Terrible wait staff rude and disrespectful. Their phone service is even worse and reservation staff is rude and discourteous. If you want to eat here eat at the bar. That's the answer they give. Overbooked at 4 pm. Give this place a 2nd thought. Way to go to ruin an engagement opportunity read more

Garlic, great restaurant. The food and service was great waitress, came four times asking us if we need anything. I recommended Garlic. read more

I am giving 3 stars for the fact that it is a place with NYC prices in Stroudsburg PA. We went for our Anniversary. My Wife had the Lobster Ravioli, and I had the Special Seafood Garlic. Food was good Staff was very friendly. But when I got the Check, let's say I thought I had crossed the GW into Manhattan. My Dish was $55 for 3 scallops and 3 shrimp, it tasted very good but not 55 dollars good. We are transplants from NY and are not afraid to spend a little extra for a good meal. Just beware when you order the special. read more

Pros: Staff were both friendly and attentive. Drinks were a little expensive but they were fabulous and reasonably sized for the price. All of the starters and most of the entrees were also quite good (especially muscles fr diavolo and the baked mac and cheese). Restaurant appeared clean and looked nice inside. Cons: For a steakhouse, the steaks were not cooked particularly well especially given the price. The mushrooms and vegetables were woefully under seasoned. Im also not super picky about service/presentation, but wasn't thrilled about little things e.g our vegetables were served such that they hung of the plate touching the table, or the 8 oz filet mignon is served on a plate 10x its size. And the music was played quite loudly which didn't fit the rest of the vibes. This place would almost do better as an Italian restaurant than a steakhouse to highlight what they're better at read more

I am really at a loss for words with this place it was spectacular! It is my first time up here by Pocono Mountain and stopping by here was one of the best things we've done. The environment is extremely clean, classy and relaxing to be in. The garlic bread they start you off with is to die for! I tried the lobster and steak and they were both perfect. Our server made sure we were good throughout the entire meal and he even walked us through the ingredients that were in our appetizer. Literally anything from the menu is great and they even have some specials not visible in print but they for sure offer so ask! Amazing! read more

Was traveling and looking for a good steak. I live in an urban area with loads of options so I wasn't expecting too much. Much to my surprise, I got a high quality steak and some wonderful seafood. Everything was better than I expected. read more

Garlic has one of the best steaks I've had in my life. Juicy, perfectly cooked, lightly seasoned, with a variety of sauces to add some variety to the dish. I've been there twice, and each time was equally as good. The people are nice, and the atmosphere is a little fancy, but relaxed. I'd recommend to anyone who loves a good steak. read more

We will forever talk about this experience! The food, the service, the ambience!!! It was AMAZING!

Hard to believe but this was my first visit to the Poconos. I stopped in for dinner after work. I enjoyed yummy food, great wait staff and bartender with a lovely atmo. read more

Delicious meal. Great ambience and the service was great. My husband were visiting the area and we are so happy we went to Garlic.

This was a belated anniversary trip and dinner, and this was to be our romantic meal. Finding a romantic meal in the Poconos is not easy - do a search for romantic restaurants and after the 2nd or 3rd one, it starts to look like diners. There was also a problem with options - trying to find a romantic restaurant that included vegetarian or seafood options - and more than just grilled or broiled salmon - was not an easy task. I almost skipped over Garlic because I didn't think the prices matched the offerings - some of their prices were Ocean Prime/Capitol Grill prices for a supposedly $$$ restaurant in rural PA. However, after a lot of searching, this was the best romantic option in the area for us both. The ambiance certainly fit what I was looking for. The restaurant was very nice, and the table was a half-moon shape with tall benches, giving us some privacy. Our waiter got to us quickly and was very friendly, but perhaps a bit too intrusive during the meal, checking on us more often than would be called for. Still, he was very nice and helpful while we tried to decide what we wanted. We started by asking for drink recommendations, to which he mentioned he was only 20. As I found it laughable that he wouldn't be able to recommend a drink because he was not drinking age, and told him as much, he was able to offer a couple of suggestions - Manhattan for me and a martini for my lady - both of which were good calls. The lady ordered a mahi special they were having, but was told after she ordered that they were out of the sauce it came with. However, they substituted another sauce that she enjoyed. As for me, I went with a 6 oz filet and a baked potato. Have to take points off for this meal. The filet, while cooked correctly, was nevertheless dry, and I don't know how you dry out a filet mignon, especially one cooked medium. Maybe it had freezer burn, but that's not likely, or maybe it wasn't aged well, but who knows. All I do know is that this was not a great steak. The baked potato was just a potato. There was nothing special about it, and all it came with was sour cream and butter. You expect steakhouse potatoes to have some additional accompaniments. I was really disappointed. My date had a similar complaint with her fish - dry - but she loved the sauce so much that it masked the dryness of the fish and she ended up enjoying hers. So, on the one hand, the environment is wonderful and the service is very good. On the other, for presumably one of the best restaurants in the region and for a steakhouse, the steak was a let-down. I was also disappointed by the lack of a pork chop option - a menu I saw online, and I don't recall if it was the restaurants website or a menu photo on yelp (I think it was the later), had a double cut pork chop that I was really craving. Unfortunately, it was not on the menu when we were there. It's strange to me that a steakhouse would not have a pork chop option, and I'm not taking any stars off for that - it's not their fault if the menu photos on yelp are outdated - but it would have been nice to have that as an option. It's a shame this is the best that Stroudsburg has to offer. It could have been much better, read more