Randomly found this place when I was looking for a local seafood spot. It has an old school fish…read moremarket feel and is extremely clean inside. Small selection BUT offers seafood foils and fried food options. Hubby and I got the whiting with fries. Huge portion of fish, 4 nice sized pieces. Service was super fast. However, although the fish & fries were fried to perfection they both lacked some flavor. Fries were crispy but could've used a little salt and pepper. The fish also was kind of bland but perfectly crunchy and fresh. We will definitely be back to try a boil and some other items.

Love the Shrimp and my Mom also loves the scallops. Have served their Shrimp many times at our…read morehouse parties and everyone raves about the Shrimp being so so good.

Excellent food and excellent service I always ordered the…read moresteam salmon with broccoli and I give it five stars Bob Davis

The fish was very good and you got 4 pieces on a sandwich for $8.00 affordable. The live crab…read morelooked small and was $30 a dozen would return very popular the wait is a little long but worth the wait

This spot serves all of your Italian food classics! I came here for lunch during the week and the…read moreplace was packed! There's plenty of seating in the back room section for large parties. The waiter is very knowledgeable about all of the daily specials and has so many stories about the history of the restaurant. The owner also came out to personally ask us about our meal. Food: - fried calamari- crispy and well seasoned - roasted whole artichoke - fun appetizer to split with a large group. Could have less breading - rigatoni bolognese- huge portion, perfectly al dente pasta with a heavy ladle of bolognese. One of my favorite bolognese!

Awesome experience from beginning to end! Our first visit here, meeting our family from Staten…read moreIsland in a convenient spot for all,of us. From being greeted by Rich, the Maitre D / bartender, meeting the owner and our great waiter Tony (formerly of Spirito's) it was an enjoyable experience for all. The food was excellent (don't miss the Calamari Cino and the fresh Burrata special), service outstanding and the prices fair for the great meal. We will definitely be back soon to meet other friends from the area when coming down from Bergen county. Was definitely worth the short 35 minute trip! Thanks for a great night of food and hospitality!

Been here multiple times. Each time, I enjoyed my stay here. The decor is interesting. But, There…read moreis a lot of space and they can accommodate large groups. My friend's cover band (Dizzy Cats) play here twice a month. It's such a cool vibe whenever they play. Their bartender is really good. She gets the drinks out promptly and they flavors are on point. The waiting staff, however, can be a bit challenging to get their attention. But, but once you get them, they are very attentive. The food is very good and affordable. I haven't had a bad dish, yet. This last time, I had the grilled salmon with sweet potato fries. My wife had the seafood pasta, while my buddy had the baked flounder. They were very tasty. It's definitely a joint worth checking out.

Went here for an early dinner on Sunday. Location is very accessible from GSP and has lots of…read moreparking. We were seated right away. Spacious seating area with a bar in the middle of the restaurant. Lots of food choices. We ordered the weekly special which is a pound of shrimps (head off) and a snow crab cluster in a juicy cajun sauce. We also got the crabmeat fried rice. The seafood was really cooked goid and the fried rice tastes really great. And the total amount is less than $50 which is already great deal fir a seafood dinner. Will definitely come back here again and check out their other nenu items.

Highly recommend, my family and I came here for a special occasion and instead of going with our…read moretypical local steakhouse we decided to try Ocean Prime as we know it really opened up and had good reviews. It definitely delivered, service was awesome, food was amazing, and also the restaurant is absolutely breathtaking. The interior is truly magnificent. We ordered the porterhouse for 2 and the cowboy ribeye. Highly recommend the cowboy ribeye along with the bernaise sauce and horseradish cream. We also ordered the thick cut bacon, Caesar salad, shrimp cocktail, cream spinach, truffle Fries and Mac n cheese. Thought the thick cut bacon was too fatty, but everything else was very good. Def not the best fries but solid nonetheless. Would definitely recommend and will be going back

My top-tier chum who literally went to the school of hospitality and I were in the mood for a…read morebougie sit-down dinner this past Saturday night and decided to try out Ocean Prime; we've had a few underwhelming dining experiences in Cranford, so we were hoping to break the streak. I'd say we were successful in that regard, and this is probably one of the top two places I've been now in town, along with Garlic Rose. Even if you didn't have access to the menu, this just LOOKS like an upper-class steakhouse - lots of darker interior colors with deliberate use of lighting almost like the aisles in a movie theater. We did the responsible thing and made 6:30pm reservations, though the restaurant was relatively empty when we first got there (it filled up for sure during our dinner). We were immediately seated and attended to, which was a pleasant recurring theme for our experience. On the booze front, we each got an Old Fashioned, which was specifically cited on the cocktail menu, and a bottle of Daou Cab Sauvignon to share (I let my chum take the lead on that selection, which I think was influenced by the strong reviews on the Vivino app - a recommend if you're into that sort of thing). The Old-Fashioned was decent; I'm always pleased when the de facto bourbon is Angel's Envy. I'm not crazy about vermouth, which I always think gives off shoe leather vibes, but I did like the smoky profile on this one. Not bad at all, but I liked the bottle of wine better. We decided to split the Grilled Octopus app, which came with seasoned potatoes, olives and tomatoes. This was arguably the weakest part of the meal. The octopus was a little tough/rubbery and the accompanying potatoes to me were very much needed and better, frankly, than the designated star of the show here. I'm not an olive person but my chum's comment there was they were too overwhelming, taste-wise. Noted. We also got a side of parmesan truffle garlic steak fries, which I didn't have too many of because I was distracted by all of the other options on the table, but would totally get again. For entrees, it felt morally proper to hit up the cattle (when in Rome). I went with the Braised Short Ribs, which is one of my go-tos if it's on the menu. Pretty good - VERY tender and literally falling off the bone. I'd say about 20% of it was too fatty for me, and I pawned that section off on my chum, but the other 80% was primo. She got the Filet Mignon Oscar style (which my computer wanted to autocorrect to Oscars, thinking it was the umpteenth time I was typing something about the Academy Awards), and was very pleased by it. Not mindblowingly amazing but solidly above average across the board. I'm not sure why we ordered dessert at this point other than to ensure I had something else to munch on the following day, but we did that too. I got the Cheesecake w/ Marionberry Compote. This was just okay for me. Taste-wise, the cheesecake seemed a little off for my palate; maybe a little too tart? It didn't seem as milky as other cheesecakes, which doesn't necessarily mean it was bad, but wasn't my kind of cheesecake. The compote was also just okay, both in the moment and as a leftover the following day. Maybe I'm just used to getting this dessert with strawberries and compotes that are similar to that type of fruit, but I just didn't think the compote and cake meshed as well. Debatable though. There's room for improvement but this is a strong entry in the Cranford gastro scene, such as it is.

Fantastic restaurant with excellent service. I have been to la griglia several times for lunch and…read morealso dinner. I've dined at the bar, where the fabulous bartender serves excellent cocktails. Also, there is a quiet dining room upstairs, but the downstairs dining area was a great place to feel the vibe and bustle of service last night. We started with a pomegranate martini and a gimlet, which was great but on the sweet side. The regular vodka dirty martini was the best drink, plenty stroclng with blue cheese stuffed olives. For $16.75, the Cau Cau Red wine came in a small carafe and equaled 1 and 1/2 glasses of this light but well-balanced wine. The dinner menu had 2 pasta options under appetizers, which I love to see, since I didn't have to choose between a pasta and entre cause I had both. The pasta dish came with velvety sauce with plenty of chantrelle mushrooms and bacon. The pasta was 4 ravioli like cylindrical dumplings with cheese on the inside. This dish was phenomenal and paired well with the wine. For an entre, the 4 meaty lamb rib chops cooked medium rare were perfect served over some tasty, lightly cooked greens and potatoes over a sticky red wine reduction. The spicy chicken parm was a huge portion of 2 large cutlets and fresh pasta shells. The dish was good, but it was not as great as everything else we ate tonight since he chicken was just missing a bit of crunch After the meal, we were stuffed and passed on dessert so we could savor the food memories. However, the waitress sent us off with 2 canoli's which tasted really good the following day.

The best Italian place!!!! The service is amazing and the food is sooooo gooood! Everything was…read moreSOOOO fresh and amazing!!! I love this place the atmosphere is amazing

Ordered the hook and reel special w their special sauce & spice level was SPICY. Tasted amazing!!!!…read moreOne large boil was great for my sister, mom, & I. Server was very kind and nice from the beginning. Will be back again

Hook and Reels deliver a consistent boil experience though this location in particular offers an…read more"all you can eat" that they don't honor. Dear owner, Most trips to this specialty food restaurant is for specialty reasons. Customers like to feel welcomed and that their presence excites your staff upon arrival to dine. The service is slow and lacks luster. Which not just leaves the diner hungry but also underserved ... that's robbery.

I have visited this restaurant a few times over the last 30 years. They do have fresh seafood and…read morethe wait staff is very attentive. There is a nice 1970's "local seaside restaurant" vibe here. Sometimes I feel as if I'm dining in someone's home here. Owner is very nice. The fish I've had is usually very good. It's BYOB and NOT wheelchair accessible, as there is a large step at the entrance & steep steps to the downstairs bathroom.

The ambiance was cozy and welcoming. The soft lighting and comfortable seating made it perfect for…read morea relaxed evening with friends." The food was delicious and the service was great

The fried fish was perfect, so was the fried clams. And the cottage fries were on point…read more The hush puppies were too dense for my taste. The Service was this was the most friendly warm service ever, the Lady was so warm & caring. Ambiance does not matter, it's a takeout joint, you will be fine. This place is worth a try

Best fish and chips I had in northern NJ. Battered fish was crispy, tartar sauce was creamy and the…read moreseasoning on the chips were flavorful. Friendly and welcoming service upfront and I would definitely come back again a second time.

I had the opportunity to dine at this restaurant due to a voucher given to me from the county…read more I visited this restaurant a few times before and was very pleased with The food and service. However this particular time my friend and I both ordered the same meal Basa Fish. We ordered from the Voucher Menu. . The taste was good but the portion was sooo small. It appeared to be cut in half I had one end and the friend had the top of the filet. I said to the (Indian) -just to distinguish which one -waitress I have had this dish here once before and it was not cut in half. She said I should be happy because it was FREE! I asked the owner if this was something she should say and the owner (Ana?) said the county is cutting back on portions so therefore it was ok for her to say that. So unhappy with that response, I will not return. If a person receives a voucher for a full course meal who has the right to say be grateful for what you get!! Everybody s circumstances are not the same!!

1st time there in a long time. Very good food. Good prices. Good service. Can't wait to go back.read more