ignore all the negative reviews they just cant handle humor food was amazing and the service was awesome one of the best nights of my life thank u hemingway's read more

We had reservations for our large group. Service was horrible, the waiters was polite and brought our drinks quickly. But we waited over an hour for any food. Appetizers were good, the main dishes were over cooked. We will not be going back. read more

Food was delish, they have live music on Friday's was lucky to get to see the band on July 7, called Dont call Me Francis. The entire place is spacious with multiple bar areas Making for a very nice ambience for all age groups. I Had the pleasure of meeting one of the best employee any establishment would be proud to have working for them his name is Paul and he made myself and friend feel like VIPs Very helpful and accommodating I hope to see Paul again on my next trip to Hemingways in a couple of months. read more

Wow.if I could leave a zero star , I would. A security guard thought it was wise to kick out 2 hot girls out of the bar after using the restroom. Convinced he thought we were someone else because we genuinely were washing our hands after using the restroom. Im sure the restroom attendant, thought that since I hadn't tipped the entire time I was there (aka I don't tip when you pull all the paper towels out of the paper towel dispenser and force me to use your paper towels.) then throw soap on my hands!!! AKA I don't tip restroom attendants... Does anyone? Which is 100% why we got kicked out thanks dude _ AKA never ever ever coming to your bar ever again in seaside heights/ biggest mistake of my life. Thanks Hemingways. thanks. read more

On vacation and decided to try this place because it was close to our hotel. Our server was very friendly and the food was amazing!!!!! Would definitely come back here. read more

Absolute WORST customer service!!! Young 20 ish host was LOUD OBNOXIOUS & RUDE! Refused to seat my family & scolded us for not making a reservation in advance. There was plenty of seating available for table service yet my family was screamed at for not planning ahead. NEVER AGAIN!! read more

Had to wait 30 min for a table. Ended up being positioned in front of the DJ. Too loud and with 2 kids under the age of 6.... Asked to be moved. Was told was would have to wait 30 more minutes. My mom, with 30 plus years in the restaurant industry, said, "No." Ok, 10. Waited 20 minutes for our table. It was at that point getting late for dinner. Should have left. Order taken by a grumpy blonde lady in a terrible blue and green lumberjack button down. She's annoyed. Not a fan immediately. Appetizers and drinks come out fine. Pizza comes out, sans pepperoni. (Husband initially doesn't want a pizza because there is no meat. I said look, pepperoni or sausage for $2 more) We ordered pizza with PEPPERONI. Now this....after sending pizza sans pepperoni back The waitress says irritated, " you did not order pepperoni." 1. What?! 2. Customer service? 3. Take back the pie and fix it. What happens.... Same pizza comes back with warm pepperoni on it. Microwave? No. Enough with this place. Complain to the nice guy up front, that seriously all this shit going on tonight in this "popular" restaurant can't be happening. Next thing I know, I am arguing with the waitress, who happens to be the owner. "Maria C" Not accommodating but defensive to my complaints. How does an owner talk to people like this...to the point we were arguing and I said, " please go away and get me your manager." "I am the manager. My family owns this. Didn't you hear that." Worse customer service in a customer service driven industry. How does the manager/owner even start out being so rude? This place had to be having problems. @gordonramsey Here ya go!!! Very disappointed. Staff was poorly dressed. Beers selection limited and most tapped. DJ too loud. If this the the best this town has.....adios. Rather pay way much more elsewhere. Oh you still own my kids ice cream with their kids meal! read more

Nice place compared to the boardwalk scene and just a block off the boards..worth a try. I heard on the weekends it's a madhouse. We arrived about 830 pm on a Thursday and it was a nice, not too crowded time. Had the bell and Evans chicken with mushroom risotto and roasted veggies and it was delicious! Would have preferred for the price if it was actually a half chicken but it was only the breast with bone still in,a smidge dry but the creamy risotto made up for it. S said his burger was great, nicely cooked medium rare and flavorful. They have NO blender drinks which was a bummer when you're at the beach, they have daiquiris but not frozen and no piña colodas, it's the summertime at the beach, give us some frozen drinks please This bar/restaurant takes up almost an entire block, it's a huge place and the waitress said it's gets insanely packed where you can't even walk between the tables, if that's your scene try a weekend night otherwise week nights for a good meal...she said sushi is a big hit so maybe will try that next time. read more

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Came here on a whim and didn't disappoint!!! I had the pork chop, she had the salmon and both were very delicious! We came during the 4pm happy hour...Ashley was a good server... read more

i must say, my wife and i along with 2 other couples made reservations for dinner and dance on new years eve. 2024, they reserved a beautiful table for us, we were greeted so nicely, soon after sitting our waitress/ server named Maria got us started with top shelf drinks, appetizers and i knew than we were in for a great evening, the apps were outstanding( the best short ribs ever), than came dinner i had filet mignon ,u can cut it with a fork, my wife had twin lobster tails that were cooked to perfection, followed by desert that was mouth watering, all said and done stayed till 1;00 a.m. great time , cant wait to go back for dinner. thank you Maria, Frank, Rocky and the entire staff and my good friends Alisa and her husband Juan for the night out. thank you Lou the shoe read more

Good but strange. We could not get a good reading on this place based on the menu. The menu was all over the place, boardwalk type foods, Italian , sushi, steak, seafood, when we asked the waiter what are they known for - he said he had no clue, the keep changing the menu. So half of us played it safe with pizza & sushi the other half got seafood and Italian dish all were surprisingly good. Pricing was a bit high but given its a shore town we expected that, service was OK. Overall this place provides nice atmosphere read more

The food was very tasty. The service was great, our server was attentive and checking in went smoothly. Enjoyed everything. Paul's the bomb! read more

This place is unique and delicious!!!! The theme and decor was beautiful...very "Hemingway". We had the lobster bisque and watermelon salad. They were excellent. For dinmer we had French breast Chicken and the Wichita Baby back ribs. The chicken was free range with a delicious lemon sauce. The ribs were excellent and a generous portion. Over all and excellent meal. We saw a lot of people around is got sushi. They do have a sushi chef on sight. Seemed like a popular option read more

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The restaurant was surprisingly very big and spacious. Great music and the food is amazing. Service is great and fast. Loved our waitress Ashley. One of my favorite places to eat. You must try the coconut shrimp and ginger honey siracha wings!!! read more

Nice place with lots of food options, have been coming here for few years for an office party though. read more

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Horrible. That's the only way to describe this place. From inattentive staff to the rude security at the door to the horrid excuse for food it was a train wreck beginning to end. First they have the audacity to charge a $20 cover for each person when you have a dinner reservation SCAM!!! For what? To get in to a table in a half empty restaurant? I now know why the restaurant was half empty... the food was terrible, and I mean the entire party I was with had issue with the food. The food is priced as if you were in a high end restaurant and trust me this place is not... it's a mediocre dive bar. I ordered a medium rare steak and got a well done dried out piece of meat. Unfortunately the staff only stops by the table every half hour so you sit there and watch your food get cold... good luck sending something back. They have music and dancing but the DJ must not do sound level checks.. because it's barely recognizable as music other than loud noise with an even louder bass line. No one I was with will ever go back, but I guess they are lucky they are in an area that has a high tourist turnover so they do get a decent crowd. read more

Hemingway's Cafe, 612 Boulevard, Seaside Heights. Hemingway's Cafe is no longer the hot spot of Seaside Heights. The grades and scores have dropped big time. The food here is average. Bartenders are ok! Days of night clubbing on the Boulevard are over. read more

Great food and atmosphere, though portions are quite small. We ordered from the Happy Hour Menu. Kids loved the brick pretzel bits and the chicken BLT sliders. read more

Hemingways - Hemingway's Happy Hour Menu as of August 2017 - New American Near Me - Seaside Heights, New Jersey

At night, this place turns into another booty-shaking, fist-pumping, mecca for the type of people featured on MTV's "The Jersey Shore." Not to be confused with actual locals of the shore, who would avoid this nightclub like the plague. However, Hemingways has shockingly good food. My parents have been raving about it for months and my friend and I decided to snag one of their restaurant.com coupons and see what all the fuss was about. Given that Seaside is much better known for cheeseballs, Korr's custard, and other boardwalk delicacies, I was prepared to be impressed by "meh" level food. Its all relative, right? Actually, no. Measured against food across the shore, not just in the zip code Snooki loves, Hemingways is delicious. We had a coupon that required us to order entrees, so we limited ourselves to that part of the menu. At another time, I'd love to sample the sushi, which I hear is awesome. Skip the bread basket, which is just okay and not worth filling up on. I had the ribs, which are monstrous in size. I finished seven ribs and still had a plate covered in them. The sauce is sticky and sweet and literally fingerlicking good. The smashed garlic potatoes were delicious and even though I had no room left in my tummy, I managed to eat them all. My friend had the tuna tower, which my mother had recommended, and the bites I'd tasted were delicious. Definitely recommend if you are in the area and want something fancier than Surf Taco but not Atlantic Grill level nice. read more

Review strictly for nightlife. I don't get what the wait outside is for. Place is super trashy, disgustingly over crowded, and extremely over-priced. If you're from the area you are gauranteed a high school reunion when you go. I bought six basic shots and saw a $42 price tag come up. Completely ridiculous. Too many creepy 40+ guys in a bar packed with 21-25 year olds. Saw two people having sex on a couch with their clothes on if that's even possible. Not the place for me. Great if you're young, single, and looking to make some bad decisions. read more

Hemingway's on a Sunday. Pure perfection! Good sushi, really attentive bartenders. This place is nothing like Karma or Bamboo...in fact, its decidedly anti-guido (at least the nights I've gone.) The crowd is very mixed age-wise, which I never mind when I go out. It definitely keeps thing interesting. The space is huge, and the ceilings are ridiculously high. Around 10pm, they move all the tables out of the dining room and it becomes a nice-sized dance floor. The only drawback is the line for the ladies' bathroom can get STUPIDLY long...though I'm not sure why, since they have 6 or 7 stalls in there. Overall a solid spot in Seaside when you don't want to fist pump or be on TV. read more

I experienced the worst service I've ever witnessed at any restaurant in my life. Worst part? They ruined my birthday. For as long as I can remember, Hemingway's Seaside has been a long- standing dinner tradition on my birthday every year. We normally enjoy our day at the beach, and head over for an early dinner. I can confidently say that not only will I never return here again, I'll be sure that my friends and family know the atrocity of service they employ so they, too, do not waste their time and money. I could see if the place was packed with patrons, but this was the opposite of the case. It was a Sunday evening, at 5:30 p.m. with next to no one besides a graduation party of some sort in their main dining area. There is no excuse to justify the service we received. Absolutely pathetic. I bragged all day to my friends how amazing this place was, and how wonderful their cucumber martinis are. So it was a bit disheartening to find they did not have cucumber vodka on hand. Not a big deal though, we decided to order different drinks. A friend ordered yellowtail as a starter, only to find that they were out of it. Once again, it was a disappointment, but it was understandable. However, 20 minutes had ticked by and we still did not have the second option drinks we ordered. Our appetizers came out long before we had our drinks. Then, our sushi was served. The runner, seemingly a clueless summer resident looking for an easy dollar couldn't tell us which roll was which and to whom each belonged. If you can't find the time to train your RUNNER, I can only imagine how horrid the knowledge of the wait staff could be. Once we delegated the rolls to each other, our drinks were in hand and our entrees were delivered (one meal almost fell into my friend's lap due to careless hands).. that is, all but mine. Our waitress even acknowledged "well, that's everything". I had to inform her that I was waiting on my other sushi roll, only for her to respond "no problem, I just need to grab it at the sushi counter." I followed her into the back to tell her not to bother, only to catch her with a deer-in-headlights stance, putting in the order because she forgot. At that point, I wanted to get out as fast as possible, so I received the check. Unbeknownst to me, my friends tried to have them deliver a birthday dessert, but par the course, our waitress forgot to do that as well. I've tried contacting management to discuss my dining experience to no avail, as I cannot seem to receive a call back. The only upside to our last trip here was the sushi, as it was and always has been the best in the area. However, there is no excuse for the way my party of five was treated, and I hope to inform future customers of the service they'll ultimately experience. read more

The staff are extremely rude. We went there and were seated and a woman started yelling at us that we seated ourselves. "Everyone is a boss and I told them no people back here!" I live down the shore and use to be a regular. I've never been treated so poorly. We were seated by the front staff. Never again! read more

So first off. The place is way too loud. I'm not an old far either. But you can barely hear yourself think. Second, our service was absolutely awful. We were sat for 20 minutes before someone even came to our table. About 12 waitresses walked back and forth ignoring my wife and I. We had menus on our table so it was pretty clear our order hadn't been taken. The food is mediocre at best. Not even close to good enough to make up for the deplorable service. Won't come back. read more

If I can give no stars I would. We are at a fundraiser for the taste of seaside heights waited one hour for 1 ravioli. The girl bartender was rude and people that sat down after us and got their food way before us. The food was horrible and 4 people will not come back. read more

The sushi, California rolls were so damn small, only measly 6 pieces in an inch diameter, for $7, could have been a lot better at Wegmans where sells 8 bigger and tastier pieces for $3.99..... The half rack of ribs for $11 for an appiezter is a big joke..... Made me waited an half hour or more for the ribs, so I had to get me another glass of wine... I won't go back there... read more

Enjoyed a nice dinner and drinks at their outdoor patio. The martinis came with cheese stuffed olives. The calamari, crab cake, and clam chowder were all spot on. Unfortunately our entree, the seared Ahi Tuna, was overcooked and therefore not really enjoyable. I'd go back but also willing to try other places near by. read more

We went there on a Friday night, very busy! There was a total of six of us, our waitress was very nice but she definitely forgot about our table. We had to wait an hour and a half for our main entrées! My family was furious! During the wait of an hour and a half, we also had to wait a for drink refills for an extended period of time. My son got chicken fingers and french fries for an appetizer, which we had to send back due to the temperature, the french fries were so cold, they felt like they came from Alaska. By the time the food came, I had to wake up half the table because they fell asleep. My wife went to talk to the hostess who blew her off, but other than all this, the night was good. read more

All in all this was a good food choice, surprisingly good sushi too! We stopped in to grab a bite and some drinks before a night out and were not disappointed. We sat at one of the bars closer to the front and had great service. We ordered about 6 rolls and various other apps and all were great except the wings! The wings were sad and flavorless but that is our only complaint. read more

Visiting on a Friday. Yummy happy hour shrimp tempura roll. Even the ginger is ridiculously fresh....And $5 cocktails until 7? Hello! Invented a Sky coconut with seltzer and a splash on pineapple and ginger. Perfect way to detox on a summer Friday eve.... read more

Hemingways - Happy hour shrimp tempura roll...yum! - New American Near Me - Seaside Heights, New Jersey

I would give this place a better review had my tongue still not been burning a day later from the excessive amount of chili sauce on top of my sushi roll. My pork dumplings were tasty and just right and my sushi was really superb and extremely fresh! HOWEVER, even after scraping TONS of chili sauce off of my roll, I couldn't choke it down. It was way way way waaaaayyy too much and any chef should know that that's a killer dose. Come on now. I was sweating and gulping down water trying to finish my meal. read more

Woah this is Jersey Shore... well the TV version. I love the low key Jersey Shore in the neighboring cities much better. This place is filled with New Yorkers and random young teenage girls. Was fun to check out but this does not represent the JERSEY Shore at all. This is just trashy. I will go over to LBI or neighboring towns like Lavalette to get a good beach scene with awesome local bars. read more

$10 cover, it'll seem worth it at first because they'll lure you in with great music... Then a half hour later the techno edm shit will start. read more

Came here for a casual weekday lunch last week as a table of 10. We were greeted pleasantly and seated promptly. Ordered the calamari with the sweet chili sauce and a spicy sauce (seemed to be spicy mayo), wings, and a caesar salad to start. The calamari was very different from the marina sauce accompaniment I'm used to, wings were good, and the caesar salad was tossed well (best caesar salad I've ever had... don't know how!). For my actual lunch, I had the crab cake sliders which were not composed of just fillers - it was plenty of crab! It definitely hit the spot. I would certainly go again! read more

I love Hemingways. It's definitely the classiest club in Seaside Heights. The food is a little overpriced, but it is the best food you can get on the island. Tables can be a long wait although there's usually no wait if you sit at one of the bars. No matter where you sit, service is beyond slow (2hr+ for dinner) at times. The chicken apps are great and the sushi and burgers are decent. I'm sure the lava cake isn't made in-house, but I have to admit it's delicious. At night it becomes a club. It's still the shore and there's definitely that vibe, but the crowd tends to be slightly older, a little less trashy--as I understand it this is the only club that didn't let the Jersey Shore crew in. There's a patio outside, several bars inside, and ample seating. There's usually a cover, but you can avoid it by arriving early. Unlike nearby clubs, there aren't nearly enough bathrooms so be prepared for a long wait...of course with so few they're beyond gross so be sure and bring some hand sanitizer. read more

My dining experience was ok.If the service wasn't so rushed, it would have been better . I ordered Caesar salad and Asian Salmon. Both were good but rushed out . I asked for bread and server said they don't offer any. read more

Food was okay, service was HORRIBLE. We ended up getting our appetizers before our drinks. WTF ? Our waiter was either new are very bad. The music outside was loud, but we were out before it actually turned into a club. read more

This place was ridiculous in the worst way possible. Two people in my party ordered filet mignon medium rare and they both came back well done. I ordered sliders and they were dry as a bone, it was like eating hockey pucks. It took them 30 mins to re-fire the steaks which by then the two people in my party no longer wanted them and the waitress had the audacity to say "you can't stay for 10 more minutes and eat your steak?" REALLY? The wait staff and the service was unacceptable and the food was not worth the price at all. Do not come here if you're looking for food in seaside heights read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I understand restaurants are struggling with staffing shortages recently but that is absolutely no excuse for how we were treated at this restaurant/bar. My friend and I had placed a food and drink order at the bar and when we received our food it was incorrect. We politely brought it to the bartenders attention so it would reflect properly in our bill what we actually received. Upon finishing our meal we asked for the check and the bartender exploded on us for simply asking for the check. It was an absolute embarrassment and poor representation of this establishment with how he was treating customers. I'm still unsure exactly why he started yelling at us when we asked for the check. We paid the bill and while walking out of the restaurant, other staff members teamed up and unprovoked, started yelling at us as well as we were leaving. It's a shame as I have been to this restaurant previously and had positive experiences, but after last night, I will never return. read more

This security guy was horrible... treated me like a criminal just because I was trying to get a table ... and I already had reservations weeks before!!! Horrible customer service from this guy!! Shame !!! read more

Hemingways - New American Near Me - Seaside Heights, New Jersey