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    Kubel's

    3.7 (380 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cup of Lobster Bisque
    Steve S.

    I thought this was an excellent restaurant. I stopped by here for some lunch on a Saturday. This was a few months ago, but it was nice weather and the outside was open, so I sat outside to eat. I ordered the Lobster Lover combo meal. This came with a lobster roll, cup of lobster bisque soup, and chips. Everything was delicious. The lobster tasted so fresh. It melted in your mouth. It was the perfect amount of meat on both the sandwich and in the soup. I couldn't decide on which i liked better. That's how good both items were. Loved the mayo spread used into the lobster roll sandwich. And that bisque was just what I was looking for that day. Highly recommended.

    Spatzle, schnitzel and inedible cabbage
    Ed C.

    At the end of LBI, in the shadow of the Barnegat lighthouse is a restaurant established in 1927 which is kind of an institution, with the Bay practically across the street. It's got a full service bar and a decent selection of beers on tap. I sat indoors, although there is plenty of seating made for summer nights. I had the clam chowder which was OK. The dishes all come with a small salad.which was fresh. For my entree I ordered the Jagerschnitzel pork cutlets which had a flavorful mushroom sauce, spatzle and red cabbage. The meal was very good, but I found the red cabbage inedible. Blah!

    Best French Onion Soup on LBI
    Iron Mike B.

    Excellent food, great location and affordable prices. Tons of character and a local icon

    Little neck Clams on the 1/2 Shell
    Dragonlady L.

    One of the last days of our LBI summer here and we scored an outside table watching the sunset! What a special time and delicious food here at Kubel's - a family fave! Great drinks and food all around. Perfect family place whether for lunch or dinner. We came for dinner this time with the 5 of us - my dad, husband and two 13yos so we needed a lot of food (as always!). Starters included pretzels with beer cheese (yum!) and likes it so much we ordered another! Got the spicy cauliflower bites and beef sliders. Daughter ordered the Italian combo: eggplant rollatine with chicken park and meatball over linguine - and if you think that sounds like a lot, it was (took home leftovers!), son ordered lobster roll which was generous portion also. I had the chicken & crab (chicken francaise with lump crabmeat on top with spinach, dad had the fish tacos, and my husband has the appetizer portion of chili and lobster bisque. We didn't have any room for dessert but went for a stroll and then went to wait in line at Poppy's ice cream just around the corner! You'll want to make sure you come to the North side of LBI if you're seeing Old Barney lighthouse or Biking Village shops!

    Beef stroganoff special 9/16/2023
    Valerie R.

    We went to Kubel's for the first time on 9/16/2023, as it was close to our rental house and seemed like a good low key choice for our first night. Got seated right away in the dining room and had drink orders taken. We ordered appetizers - French onion soup for my husband and a cup of lobster bisque for me. The French onion soup was fantastic! Rich beef broth and lots of cheese, just how my husband likes it. The lobster bisque was...terrible. It looks like pudding, it was far too thick, it was bland and not anything like lobster bisque should be. I knew it was lobster bisque due to the one solitary piece of lobster suspended in the thick goo. Salads came with the meal and were fine. We had to ask for bread in order to get it. Meals came while we were still eating salads, huge pet peeve. Oh the meals. It took a major turn to nasty town at this point. My husband's beef stroganoff was supposed to be "tender beef tips" but they were chewy and had a gross flavor. The sauce on the pasta was terrible and flavorless. He tried adding salt, but it was still inedible. He took a couple bites and left the rest. My "paella" was not in fact paella. Paella is a specific dish always prepared the same way, with saffron turning the rice yellow, and cooked in a pan until the rice is crispy. This was some sort of seafood stew in a soupy tomato broth with white rice mixed in. The scallops and shrimp were over cooked. It was all entirely flavorless. Not at all what I anticipated and not a good surprise. And not at all worth $38. Service was good. They didn't appear to be short staffed, as some other places on the island are in September. Lots of staff, everyone hustling. Our server was good, I actually feel bad for her that she spends her day serving people this terrible food. Our total before tip was $124, which is insane given the lack of quality in food preparation. This food was terrible, other than the French onion soup. They want to charge upscale prices, but serve subpar food. Stick to burgers or something like that if you must go here. Not sure why they offer items on the menu that they clearly can't execute. It's not like I special ordered something that they've never made before, these were menu items ordered as is with no modifications. And, the guy who sat with us told us the specials were "where it's at" and we had to try them. Falser words were never spoken. I'd never go there again.

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    Overrated. Not worth the prices. They ride the Anthony Bourdaine thing, but they've become an overpriced tourirst attraction.

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    Great and consistent food choices. Tuna is amazing. Burgers are great. Love the vibe.

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    Great menu and wine list. Cocktails extra tasty and fun. Love sitting near the fireplace on rainy nights. Keep up the good work nick!!

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    Always a great meal! Kubel's is an LBI staple. You must have the spaghetti and clams!

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    I have been going to Kubel's for longer than I can remember. Awesome food, great service, great bar.

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    Wifey has wanted to come here for years and on our first night on the island this year we made it…read morehappen. After looking over the menu I was expecting this to be an inside, sit down restaurant, but it's completely open air seating, you order at the counter, and then wait to be called...everything is made fresh. Just so you know the seating is limited, only ten tables, and most people seemed to get meals to go. We lucked out and a table opened up as we got there so we stayed. I ordered a cup of the New England Clam Chowder and the Broiled Viking Village Scallops (all the meals came with 1/2 a corn on the cob and smashed potatoes). Wifey ordered the Broiled Shrimp meal, daughter had the Grilled Shrimp meal, and my son and daughter's boyfriend both ordered the Grilled Atlantic Salmon meals. We all really liked our meals. My clam chowder was a little salty, but had lots of clam and was great. The corn and smashed potatoes were also very tasty. If you like garlic, order the scallops...they didn't scrimp. We all walked away very full, very happy, and very much willing to return.

    Very disappointed in our takeout order. We ordered the scampi trio which had sand in it, (that was…read morenot one of the trio's) seafood combo where they put the sides in the same container and they were soggy and salads which the mixed greens were old. The portions were extremely small. We spent $88 and we had to throw it out. Will never go again.

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