Spent the week in LBI and ate at several of the restaurants around town, but far and away Salt Kitchen & Bar was the best. The food, the drinks and the service are top notch. It's pricey, but not over priced because you definitely get what you pay for, which is a delicious meal from start to finish. Truly flawless. read more

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Went to dinner with hubby and daughter#1 on Friday night. It is June and summer shore season is here. Make reservations. We have eaten here before and can always count on quality creative fine dining. Our sever knew sooo much about the menu, specials and really was helpful . You need this because everything sounds so good it's hard to decide. Had fun cocktails - white cosmo , watermelon margarita and a rum drink plus oysters, lamb flatbread and several entrees- filet, clams & chorizo, and shrimp bucatini . Everyone shared and it was all delicious! The sides almost stole the show- truffle Mac n cheese and broccoli rabe. Beautiful hotel and decor, great service and really consistent. Have also eaten at the bar - liked that too- same menu. Gets busy on weekends and is pretty pricey$. read more

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This is a great spot on the island, although not in the best location. The food is very good. The half seafood tower is enough for 3-4 people. The mac N cheese is excellent, so is the chicken and the brussel sprouts. read more

Service last night was awful. Slow and server not customer oriented. Had to wait for everything. Ordered the grouper special only to be told 30 minutes after, they were out of it. Not a good dining experience at all and a big hit to my wallet, again terrible service read more

While on a 7 day vacation, we found salt to be the best food in LBI. The grilled octopus was so good we ordered 2. Fish was super fresh and the server was on top of his stuff! Highly recommend going for a lovely date or with friends. read more

Everything was fantastic. From the appetizers to the main course. The service was very good. Nice atmosphere. Definitely will go again next time we are on the island. read more

Came here with some friends while we were in town for a wedding! Ambiance is nice and food was great. Large portions and everything was tasty. I will say, the service was very slow and our waitress was a bit pushy! I ordered the halibut, and the waitress asked if I wanted a side. I told her I thought it was fine -- she insisted it wasn't enough food twice so I ordered a side. However, the dish was ENORMOUS and I couldn't even finish half! Minus one star for that but otherwise was a good experience. read more

Salt Kitchen & Bar - Halibut - Bars Near Me - Ship Bottom, New Jersey

I am so happy to finally have a venue this elegant on Long Beach island! It's located inside the lbi hotel - which is absolutely beautiful! The decor is very beachy but still upscale- I adore the light fixtures made from oyster shells. The menu is exactly what LBI has needed! I had the seafood tower, side of asparagus, and key lime pie. Seafood tower- AWESOME! Looks great & tastes great. I was kind of bummed they ran out of lobster though :( Asparagus - cooked to perfection, thick & covered in lemon juice - just how I like it! I can't wait to go back and get the pizza! Service is a 5/5 from the hostess stand to the waiter. I believe my waiters name was Connor - he was incredible and very knowledgeable. This will become my new Sunday dinner spot :) read more

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Complete failures and amazing successes...and not really 'fine dining' It is always difficult to review a restaurant so out of sorts with itself. I'm going to start with the drinks - the cocktails we ordered were quite simply the worst my wife and I have ever had. Both my wife's LBI Tea and my "South End" Lemonade were absurdly sweet...and seemed to have no alcohol whatsoever. So we switched to glasses of Cakebread's Sauvignon Blanc which they were good enough to stock and which were their usual stupendous selves. Salt Kitchen in a nutshell. The Hamachi Ceviche and Beet & Watermelon salad were perfection - seriously Manhattan quality dishes. But the clam chowder was abysmal - the clams were hidden behind bacon - as was the lobster roll - with carrots overwhelming the lobster. The oysters, filet mignon, and NY strip were fine but in no way exceptional. But the crabcake that my son ordered with his filet was sad - very disappointing compared to others he enjoyed this week. The inside dining room is a cavernous space with horrible acoustics. At a round table for five we could only converse with those adjacent - being heard across the table required shouting. And the decor is reminiscent of a high end cafeteria, not a $100 a head fine dining establishment. The service was reasonable...though either our waiter or the kitchen messed up the doneness of one of the steaks. In short, unless the reviews show a massive turnaround I can't imagine ever giving this restaurant another try. read more

This place was recommended by a friend who lives in LBI. This is a new trendy chic place right inside the Hotel LBI. The bar area is nice with lot's of seating including hi-top tables behind the bar. We got there around 7:30 and I was surprised it was NOT packed. I think everyone was going to the rooftop bar area which you can only get there from the lobby elevator which is monitored by an employee on how many people are allowed at one time. The appetizers we had were delicious! The peppercorn bacon slabs in a light mustard sauce was so good and the octopus was one of the best I have had, SO TENDER you can cut it with your fork. We split a main entree', seafood bucatini with shrimp and scallops, very good! For the cocktails, we were not so impressed. I had the Aperol Spritz comes in a champagne glass ( $13 ) My husband had a vodka martini ( $16 )thats expensive! Even some of their wines were way over priced for the bottle. Overall a beautiful hotel and we hope it sticks around for a long time. The test will be when the summer is over and will it continue to attract the locals in the area. We will definitely be back! read more

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The restaurant its self is beautiful but this is the only positive aspect of the experience we had. The service was slow and the server's knowledge of the menu poor. Despite having a reservation, we waited about 1/2 hour to be seated. We then waited a long time for the server to get our drink orders. At that time we asked the server some questions about items on the menu. She had no answers for us and said she would find out. The server returned about 15 minutes later without our drinks and without answers to most of our questions. Eventually we were able to order dinner but a couple of the drinks never arrived and we were starving by the time we finally ordered dinner. The food, appetizers and entrees, were entirely disappointing. Everything was served lukewarm or cold. Many of the individual orders were incorrect. the delay between apps and entrees was about 45 minutes. While we suffered through dinner, the ambience of the room also made to make a bad situation worse. The room is very loud and we could hear the conversations at what seemed like every other table. Some of this was because of other dissatisfied patron yelling at the servers about the poor service or incorrect meals. We could also hear people with reservations yelling at the hostess about not being seated on time. read more

Went with a girlfriend last night to dinner at salt and drinks at rooftop bar. Drove from beach haven so had to watch not to have too many cocktails with driving. Rooftop was beautiful. Large, elegant, great views. I'll write a diff review for that! Dinner at Salt was ok to good. We sat in the large dining room, which was lovely but kind of felt like a hotel restaurant. The room got pretty loud as the evening went on. Wait staff was excellent ( Laura). Some of the food was incredible and some could use improvement. The New England clam chowder was honestly some of the best I've ever had and unique. The flavor was incredible. My entree was the shrimp with Bucatini in a cream sauce. I typically don't get cream sauces or pasta for that matter but was in the mood. The pastor was very al dente which I loved and seem to be homemade. However, the sauce was very lemony. I saw another review on here which mentioned the same thing. Note to Chef: , reduce the lemon flavor in the sauce and it will be much better. My girlfriend ordered the tuna dinner which I tasted. It was OK and based on the fact that she left half of it over I think she also thought it was just OK. Not sure I'll be back for dinner but drinks at rooftop, definitely!! read more

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What a wonderful restaurant week experience. From start to finish I received 5 star service. From the start, our hostesses were kind, friendly and efficient. Our waitress was on point with all the best recommendations and was always checking on us. I ordered the scallops for my meal and they were cooked to perfection! Scallops are my favorite and they did not disappoint. I also had a fantastic dessert with espresso on top. Overall an excellent experience! read more

Salt Kitchen & Bar - scallop dish - Bars Near Me - Ship Bottom, New Jersey

2 words: Holy. Cow. The ambiance was very nice. The service was lovely. The hotel is beautiful and it sets such a perfect tone for the meal. The appetizers were fantastic. My husband chose clam chowder and I devoured the burrata salad. The flavors in my salad were such an awesome balance- roasted squash, nuts, green goddess dressing. I ate every ounce. Main courses were also spot on: surf and turf for my husband and I had the filet mignon and roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon jam. The Brussels sprouts were so good that I ordered some to take home for later The desserts were also really original. A NY cheesecake with a PECAN crust! It was delicious. The coconut creme brûlée was also just perfect. I only have 2 criticisms: One cocktail I ordered was pretty much undrinkable. It was so strong it wasn't good. It tasted like straight gin. The other criticism was that it was SO expensive. For a special occasion- it was totally fine... and we definitely didn't skimp on our ordering... but it was $$$$$$!!!!!!! I would absolutely enjoy visiting this restaurant again. It was a great experience! read more

Bread was to die for ! Calamari and truffle fries were great. Truffle Mac and cheese was deff the star of the show. I loved the Cesar salad, my friend felt it had a sour taste. Cocktails were definitely mediocre. Overall I think the price was very fair. We paid $120 (total) before tip for everything pictured + 2 cocktails each. Something I like to add - I'm a thicker girl and all seats appeared to be plus size friendly. Seats had arms but were spacious and comfortable. Restaurant was gorgeous and had gorgeous views of the sky. I'd go again! read more

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I love their menu it's always changing which is refreshing and the atmosphere and staff so lovely ! read more

Salt Kitchen & Bar - Bars Near Me - Ship Bottom, New Jersey

Very disappointing from the very rare filet mignon to the kids pasta(how do you mess up buttered macaroni)! Even a basic ceaser salad presentation and taste was poor. New Menu has changed and not for the better. Love the ambiance and wonderful waitress however slow service on an especially quiet night. Food not worth the price:( Now I understand why on the local social media community sites no one recommends Salt as a favorite! read more

Upscale restaurant located inside the famous Hotel LBI. The restaurant is beautiful and is surrounded by floor to ceiling windows that permit a fantastic view of sunsets. The wait staff is very kind and attentive, and happy to explain dishes, specials, and personal favorites from the menu. The food itself is overall very flavorful and filling. While the complimentary bread and appetizer calamari we got were very good, the pizzas we ordered were rather soggy with lots of oil. Flavor was certainly not lacking, and presentation was nice, but the overall dish was mediocre. Other menu items may be more satisfactory choices! Come for special occasions, or if you have a bit of extra cash to spend, as prices are quite high. Overall, a very good restaurant and definitely worth a visit! read more

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Well we were here before & disappointed this time... prices have jumped up.. very loud- hard to carry a conversation.. I had clams & chorizo-- clams cooked well but the chorizo very salty & tough, 2 people had the veal chop -- felt it was a little gamey.. appetizers were best part-- octopus in a spicy sauce & the salads were very good.. not sure about going back. read more

this is my 2nd & LAST review of this place, because i will never be returning. the only place you'll get service here is the at the valet parking- otherwise you'll just be waiting around with no one servicing you whatsoever. I put my name in for a table for 2, the hostess said 45 min wait. we sat/stood at the bar. Finally i go back out to the hostess & she says "oh did you close out at the bar? go close out, then come back to me & i'll seat you". i'm sorry but whaaaat. she knew we were sitting at the bar & i gave her my number. she didn't bother to try & contact me, just waited for me to track her down. i'm so sick of that. i said f*** that, and just stayed at the bar. this place is a joke. it is NOT upscale, it's below average in service, with overrated below average food, and i'm sick of it. i'm sick of restaurants on this island getting away with grand theft on my wallet and providing zero service whatsoever.i gave them 2 tries, both were strikes. i refuse to give them a 3rd try because it'll for sure be a strike & another waste of my hard earned money. honestly now i just want this place to close. idk where they find these clown girls to work for them, but it's NOT working. read more

Was there with a group of 10 people (9-17) for a special occasion and this was probably the worst dinner I have experienced in over 20 years. 7 of the 10 dinners weee completely inedible and more than half of us ended up with stomach issues an hour so later. The tile fish was not cooked and the three of us who ordered it, could not eat it. Crab cake was well a single small piece and was cold to the touch. Four others got the rib eye steak and all ordered medium. All four arrived not even close to being considered rare. Once again, inedible. On a high note, their French fries and deserts were excellent. The manager did come over and took 1 dinner and a round of drinks off the bill, however none of us will probably ever go back. It was like they had the parking lot attendant doing the cooking. read more

Love sitting at the bar and ordering Mac n cheese and the bacon strips !! One of the best bartenders on the Island Monica is always friendly attentive and extremely professional!! Highly recommend this spot very clean and the staff is second to none !!! read more

The service was really fast, and the food was good, but the portions were super small for the prices. I ordered the scallops as my entree, and I got four. Four and a smear of puréed butternut squash. They were good, but it was small. My husband got the shrimp cocktail and they were fine, but they were plain. Like ones you'd get at a grocery store. And the mac and cheese was good. The brussel sprouts were good too. Again, the serving sizes vs the prices is what bothered me. I posted the pictures. read more

Salt Kitchen & Bar - Bars Near Me - Ship Bottom, New Jersey

Staying at the hotel, we had dinner here last night. Food was excellent. Best calamari I've ever had. Truffle mac & cheese very very good. My husband's oysters were tasty but tiny. Scallops were OK. Wait staff was excellent very attentive. Why only a four-star. The NOISE level. The restaurant was only 20% full, but we could barely hear ourselves talk. A design flaw I would say. read more

Impressed with this place because usually restaurants hooked to hotels are not great but this one was a lovely surprise. Highly recommend the Mac and cheese. Great service and pretty decor read more

This is my second time here and again I had a great meal. I enjoy the tantalizing pairing of food with always fresh ingredients. The plating is always eye appealing and artful. My only comment is on the calamari which was crispy can be drowned out by adding the puttanesca sauce on top. I think having it on the side would be better. Overall a winner for a great meal and service! read more

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The food and atmosphere at Salt is great. We sat outside for dinner and it felt like we were away on a tropical vacation. The food was also delicious, we got the mushroom pizza, and I got the half chicken for my entree. Everything was so tasty! Everyone else got steaks so we also ordered the truffle Mac n cheese and a side of mushrooms. Everything was fantastic, I can't wait to go back. read more

Do not come here. Worst service of any restaurant I've ever been to. They served us a dish with nuts when we called out a severe nut allergy before the meal started. We spoke with the manager who was a woman with glasses and she could not have cared less. My girlfriend would have gone to the hospital if I hadn't noticed nuts in the dish. Avoid this place at ALL costs. read more

The food was four stars, the service was 5 stars but the ambiance only gets 2 stars. The decor is tasteful. Unfortunately the sound level is earsplitting. Not a restaurant to go to if you are looking for a relaxing meal with pleasant conversation. The problem appears to be ceilings that do not baffle the sound. read more

If you're looking for the cruise ship assembly line experience, this is for you. Service was excellent so no issues whatsoever with the wait staff. But for the price point, you're better served going to any of the many otherrestaurants on the island. Ribeye was barely edible (I've had better from my local Shop Rite) and the shrimp bucatini was laden with so much lemon, it turned what should be a simple pasta dish into a sour patch kids candy extravaganza. Brussel Sprout side was very good (hard to screw up), salmon entree was good but that should also be a slam dunk at an ocean side restaurant. All in all? Eh..decent but again, you're paying a high premium for what should match that price point. The Old Causeway is a MUCH better bang for your buck. read more

Came here for the first time tonight with my family and it was amazing! We had the roasted clams, LBI Chowder, crab cakes, shrimp bucatini and steak and it was all incredible. The drinks as well were very good. Can't wait to come back! read more

Salt Kitchen & Bar - LBI Chowder - Bars Near Me - Ship Bottom, New Jersey

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I didn't love this restaurant. It was very expensive (crab cakes were $65) which I don't mind paying but for that price it should be great. We were a large party and not one person raved about their food. Most people didn't finish it because it was too heavily sauced or simply not that great. Even the wedge salad was overdressed. Lovely restaurant and fine service but again, for that price I expected a lot better food. read more

Overall an OK experience.. service can definitely benefit from some further training. Our server did one of my pet peeves- began to clear the table when someone was still eating while asking if we were interested in dessert!! In my experience in hospitality- wait to clear until everyone's done eating, and then give the guests 5 minutes to digest their food before asking about dessert. They're more likely to say yes = higher bills = more tips! We enjoyed our appetizers and entrees (tomato & mozzarella, scallops, salmon, halibut) but didn't try dessert because we were annoyed. We felt the portion sizes were generous. Room was incredibly loud and could definitely benefit from some acoustic panels. read more

Food was not that great. Service was fine ambiance was nice. Very disappointed. Won't go back.

If you are on the island you must go for dinner here!! Atmosphere is great and the food was amazing!! We ordered the porterhouse special for 2 and it was delicious! It was like eating butter!! This is the best steak we had in a very long time!! Definitely recommend it!! Service was outstanding and the drinks finished off the night perfectly!! read more

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We had a great dinner at SALT last night. We started with the oysters and tuna tartar, and had the Viking Village Scallops and Salmon for our entrees with a side of brussels sprouts. Food is pricey but we went to celebrate our anniversary. Restaurant was a little noisy on a Saturday night as there was a wedding, private graduation party and bachelorette party. read more

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Worse waste of my time and money in YEARS! Think twice if you'd like to get good for and definitely think twice with the horrible experience with service from their servers. Too many times and I refuse to go back.... read more

Atmosphere was very nice, service was great but the food although was good was very salty. Too much so. I know it's in the name but yikes. Not alot of kid options for the we had with us. Expensive for what we had. Was good but better options out there on the island. read more

Karly was awesome! I would definitely go back for just the sour dough bread and the butter with sea salt which was addictive and to die for! I had the bucatini read more

Love the food and the service has always been good. Parking situation is weird. We normal go during off season. I went once and the guy forced of valley the car even though we choose to use the outdoor parking. Seem like he was just trying to get a tip. Other than that everything was great! read more