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Rue 561 Bistro

4.2 (75 reviews)
Closed • 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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Ashley B.

I was honestly disappointed with this restaurant after reading all the good reviews. I highly recommend coming early as it is a small parking lot otherwise you'll have to find street parking. It's a quaint little restaurant with a small menu as its fresh farm to table. For appetizers we got the burrata, calamari, and octopus. The burrata on the toasted bread was tasty. The calamari paired great with the sweet sauce. The octopus was very tender. Why I was disappointed it was because of my entree the boullibase. I had 3 shrimp, 3 clams, and 7 mussels although 3 of them did not open so I could not eat them. In the picture it looks like a big mountain of seafood but that is because there are 4 potatoes underneath. I would have loved to sop up the seafood broth with bread but they only give you one piece of bread. I wish they gave more bread instead of potatoes. That dish was not worth $40 in my opinion.

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Jonathan M.

Outrageous ! What pride in ownership, service, and quality. Loved our date night @ Rue561and can't wait to go back. Started with the beet salad w ricotta.... super plentiful, earthy and light. Next up 45 day dry, aged pat LaFrieda (YUM) bone in ribeyes. Perfectly cooked as ordered medium rare. Great nutty flavor with a head of garlic confit. The side of Brussels was off the chain with incredible smokey porkbelly (smokey beyond belief) and a crisp sweet taste to the Brussels Lastly a gelato and berries that were a perfect night cap for only $9. Prices were very fair and byob....Loved it and will be back asap

Jessie T.

We've been around the area owning for 17 years now. Trying all of the restaurants locally. While we have some fans, Seaside and Tom's River aren't really known for amazing steak. Rue 561 was an awesome choice. We read the reviews and they are spot on. We ordered the Octopus and Chorizo, Steakhouse Bacon and Tomahawk Steak for 2 with Truffle Mac n Cheese. Oooooh, Mmmm Geeeee! Soooo delicious, all of it. And Frank, the owner, Chris ,our waiter, made the experience so much more. The Steak was off the charts great. Frank explained that he has 45 day aged beef from Pat LA Frieda. This is why this Steak was so amazing. We will definitely be back.

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Alexandra B.

We had to try Rue 561 after reading these great reviews and it did not disappoint. I thought the menu was somewhat limited but everything was fantastic and they also had a few specials. I had very low expectations for the wedge salad because it's just a wedge salad not this one was sooooo good with fried shallots and bacon. We also had the octopus/chorizo appy, airline chicken, and pork chop entree. Fresh baked churros for dessert. Another plus: it's byob. I made a resy about two weeks before. Service was good, but they were down a person. The owner was clearing tables and very friendly....

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Brian L.

Nice quaint place. Clean and well decorated. Great attentive staff. Nice menu selection with daily specials. The Brussels sprouts are excellent with just the right amount of bacon for flavoring. The truffle Mac and cheese is moist, with perfectly cooked macaroni, plentiful amount of cheese and nicely garlic & truffle flavored. The 18oz bone in Prime Rib Eye was to dye for. Perfect salt & pepper seasoning, cooked medium rare correctly, moist and tender. The Panna Cotta dessert was a first for my wife & I. We where pleasantly surprised at the presentation and the exquisite taste. You must try this tasty dish. Finished with the perfect cappuccino Chris our waiter was excellent.

Rib eye with a side of fingerling potatoes.
Jess D.

Absolutely loved this place. Everything was full of flavor and cooked perfectly. We had the bone in rib-eye. It was cooked and seasoned to perfection. The fingerling potatoes were crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The truffle Mac and cheese was honestly the best Mac and cheese I think I've ever had. We also had the maple glazed carrots, which were so tasty. Not one complaint.

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Way too expensive for what you receive.... Just my personal opinion...over $70 for a strip steak.. and not worth the price....

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Top notch food and service. Pricey but you get what you pay for. Good for special occasions.

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Amazing food. The restaurant had beef Wellington. I have not had that in 15 years. I had the octopus appetizer.

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Went for an early Sunday dinner. Wagu Tomahawk was great and so was Chris the sever!

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How are their prices? I'm Leary of places with no pricing on the menu.

Prices are high, i think they do not show the prices on line as it is hard to justify them. one example is Calamari for 26 dollars.

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We went to Texas Roadhouse in Lancaster Pa a few weeks ago and it was a glorious meal. We were so…read morehappy with the experience my daughter gifted a gift card for my bday. Last weekend my wife and I decided to visit the Howell location. I guess lightening doesn't strike twice, sadly. We used the app to reserve our space and notified the hostess upon arriving. We were offered bar seating along with a free app. Things were looking good. We were greeted immediately by a busy bar tender who was super nice. We ordered our drinks and were asked what type of free app we'd like. We opted for the boneless chicken wings. Then for entrees my wife and I both ordered sirloins, i opted for the combo with ribs, she got the steak by itself. We both asked for them to be cooked medium. Her steak was grey (well-done) mine was perfect. I cut mine in 1/2 and gave it to her. I ate a piece of my steak which was very nice. Then i cut into my ribs which turned out to be the driest ribs i've ever eaten. I literally had to grab my drink out of fear of choking (I'm not exaggerating). I've heard too many stories as to why you never send food back, so we opted to hold onto what we had. Sitting next to us was an older couple. They both ordered steak, the lady returned her steak as it was overcooked as well. By the time they brought her a new steak, her husbands steak was cold. They complained and were given a gift card to return with. After our Lancaster experience we were beyond excited to try TRH again only to have the wind knocked from our sails.

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