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    Smith's Tavern

    4.2 (32 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Bill M.

    Smith's Tavern is a family owned bar in Rockaway that serves unexpectedly delicious food. Much more than just bar food, they have a great menu for whatever your hungry for. I really like their Cheese Burgers with a ton of juicy meaty flavor. Very cool and welcoming atmosphere at "Smitty's" as we call it. Where you can grab a cold one, hang out, and shoot the shit. Remembering how things used to be and how it ain't like that anymore. It's a Damn Shame. But anyway, Thank God for places like Smitty's Tavern!!

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    Colleen C.

    My husband and I moved to Rockaway Borough almost two years ago and this was one of our first stops. We've now had ever burger in town, as well as many other places and Smith's is BY FAR the best. If you want just a great burger, in a cozy atmosphere with a cold beer, then this is your place. We order their burgers to take home often because they are that good. This burger comes very close to Krugs in Newark. Two thumbs up!

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    Food is always very good. The service is great and very friendly. It's a nice little place

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    7 years ago

    Family friendly, diamond in the rough, scratch food specials......cash only! The local pub every town should have, a dying breed.

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    No credit cards means it's a "regulars" bar. My kind of place. Skewer chicken is my favorite! Love this place.

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    4.6(102 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    My sweetie and I were in the mood for brews, wings and beer. Throw in a couple of shots and some…read moregreat rock music and it's the perfect Friday night! Our server and bar tender were very attentive and we got to watch the Olympics on the many screens. People were generally happy and it was a terrific vibe. They have live music on occasion but the bar menu and craft brews are from local breweries. Stop in and enjoy a few Hubby got the smokehouse burger and I got the jalapeño burger (my picture was blurry-sorry). Omg, their fries are amazing!

    Another review from a poor man. This review is a…read morecomplete mix bag for me. There is very good things and some irksome things about our latest visit here. The pros. The chicken wings had a good crisp, the side salad I asked for was fresh, the cheese steak roll was pillowy soft and was nicely cheesy, and most importantly, the gentleman behind the bar who took our order was a fantastically nice guy The cons. The garlic parm sauce on the wings were a bit lacking and the amount of meat on the cheese steak was only half enough to really fill that long roll. And the most irksome thing was the 2,23 % "technology fee". No offense but WTH is that?????? If it was to use the credit card, it wasn't explained at all. Look, if you like a funky bar with good food and you are in the area, I would say check it out once in your life and form your opinion. But, for me, I just don't know how often

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    4.4(39 reviews)
    1.1 mi
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    The Barn is a gem of a casual restaurant and bar that you need to visit! It is easily accessible…read morefrom Route 80 traveling either Eastbound or Westbound, in Rockaway, NJ. Inside, the dining area is spacious, and tastefully furnished with a nice warm fireplace in the room. The bar area has plenty of seats and TVs for sports fans. Our server Angela B. was so very pleasant, and attentive. She informed us about weekday events held at The Barn (trivia, bingo, vinyl night) and what sounded like a great Brunch Sat/Sun. We will be returning to experience some of them. We started with "Barnachos" ($18) containing a generous portion of pork (carnitas) and the usual nacho components. No pump cheese here though! Yay My wife had a lovely Greek salad ($19) with feta, grilled chicken, olives, onions, etc. I had a Meat Lovers pizza: pepperoni, sausage, cheese, sauce, peppers, onions, olives, etc ($22). The pizza was served piping hot. The portions were all generous and the food was delicious. We were too full for dessert! The menu really has something for everyone but everything on it has a special twist to it. Check out the menu at: https://thebarnkitchenandbar.com/menu/#view-page. (The attached photo shows all of the Oct/Nov/Dec special Fall/Holiday events that The Barn hosted.)

    Was here last year and wasn't impressed but decided to give it another shot, still not impressed…read more It's such a great location great indoor outdoor but I just can't go back again. First, our waiter was rushing us taking our order, but I'm not sure why because maybe half the tables were taken and he was a bit Kurt with us. We ordered the Barnchos for the table and it was mostly just chips, barely any protein on it. Half our table of 9, the food wasn't even hot. Not all of us were done with our meals, when the waiter came back over trying to take everything away. It was if they were rushing us out & we couldn't understand why because there were so many open tables. At least they took 3 of the meals off the bill, but that being said I'd probably won't ever go back. Something is just not working right at this place and like I said before it's a shame because it's a perfect location.

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