I love this neighborhood bar. There is usually parking and the staff is attentive and friendly. If you're looking to have great bar food at a great price this is the place for you. I've had their pizza, wings, fried ravioli, fries and chicken fingers. Your basic bar food, but everything was fresh and cooked well. I've become so use to NYC prices for beer which is usually $10 a beer; however, this place serves beer for $5 or less. Can't beat that. read more

Solid place to grab a drink and standard pub fare with some yummy specials. Bartenders are always friendly. TV's inside to watch any games and bar stool seating. read more

The place may look like a small operation that you can blink and miss but that's really what keeps it from blowing up! We LOVE this place! The food is great. The bar pies are honestly the best I've had! Love the relaxed friendly atmosphere inside. Where it's yo go or enjoy there you get friendly fast service that makes you want to come back. Definite give them a try if you haven't yet! read more

Had to update the review to give a shout out to their burgers! All the times I have been here we always get the pizza or the wings, but the bruger is very very good, earning perfect marks for never never disappointing us. Well done, Starting Point, see you soon. read more

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Delicious good. I love the pizza! The service is great. I have been there many times to high school reunions and shows there. read more

The pizza is an excellent thin crust (best thin crust in town and one of the overall best pizza's in the NY/NJ area.) They also do good apps and bar food. Typical beers on tap, I wish they had more. It's not the most diverse place in terms of customers. It's decorated with older rock and roll musicians, 60's-80's, so I'd say that's the crowd you get as well. It's very popular with those kinds of locals. They have ok outdoor seating or you can just order take out. read more

THE BEST SUPER THIN CRUST PIZZA!!! .. seriously the best and one of only 3 places in town that make pizza like this.. sausage pie and fried ravioli is my jam and it is always good... one draw back is they don't deliver but I'd crawl to this place for the pizza if I had to ! Lol ... it's that good read more

Still loving it! Missed John today, but, Jess is also quite a capable bartenderess in her own right. read more

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I recently came here for dinner with my parents and girlfriend. My parents recommended this place since they been here before and enjoyed the outside patio seating this place offers, as well as their thin pizza. So, we all came on a weekday evening around 430pm and got a nice patio table seat with no issues. We all decided to order a bunch of menu items, and split everything. What we ordered was the large thin crust pizza, an order of buffalo wings, and an order of popcorn chicken. Also a few beers, lol. The pizza was excellent; my favorite item of the meal. Nothing beats some good thin crust pizza. I was very impressed with the buffalo wings too. Good amount of meat on the wings, and the hot sauce was just right. I liked the thai chili dipping sauce that came with the popcorn chicken; made the chicken pieces taste better. Overall, this was a great spot to have some outdoor dining. A must visit for their pizza! read more

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Great atmosphere. Always a good time coming to the SP, especially when theres some live music. When the jukebox works it has the best music. I tell everyone this... by far the very best boneless buffalo wings and quite possibly the best bar-pies in town! read more

I like this place. And if your not from the area, you probably wouldn't know it exist. The food is great. I had wings, mozzarella sticks, and French fries. I'm he p ices was really great. Also had tap beer with the food. Overall, if you need to get away from the crowds this is the way to go. Friday's they have a live performer during happy hour, nothing special but it's live. read more

Starting Point Bar & Grill - Pizza Near Me - Bayonne, New Jersey

Decided to stop in here because we heard they have great burgers and beer. We had started with a plate of mussels in garlic sauce and really enjoyed them. I'll be honest, I liked the mussels better than the burger. My husband enjoyed everything. I had the bacon cheeseburger, ordered it medium rare and received it well done. I'm used to ordering medium rare and getting it medium, so I was disappointed. I had it was topped with American and bacon. My husband had a bleu burger, which he ordered well done, and received well done. He was happy. Everything was good, but I was expecting more from the burger. Service was excellent despite a big crowd so that bumps this up to 4 stars. Weirdest distraction of the night: some old dude came in selling t-shirts advertising Donald Trump's campaign. When he saw we weren't interested he pulled out St. Patrick's Day shirts. It was just so random! read more

The food is really great. I've only been able to do take out, but I've been consistently impressed by the quality of the food. Tonight my husband had a burger wrap that he really liked. I had the chicken Brandy Alexandra. The rice and broccoli that accompanied the chicken was garlicky and delicious. They're doing a good job with the food here. read more

The Starting Point is as far down Avenue A as you can go. It looks like it is in the middle of a construction site, but don't let any of that fool you, it's a good neighborhood bar. Here is the rating breakdown: Food: Actually fresh and tasty bar food. Had the pretzels and they were unique. That Bar pie is worth the trip alone. And those chicken tacos are just a taste of comfort. The ingredients were fresh and food came out piping hot. And a pretty wide spread beer menu. Service: Everyone there made you feel like one of them. Servers were quick and timely with the needs. Price: For the quality, it's great! $8 bar pie and $4.50 draft beer! It's a steal even. Décor: Lots of sports on the TV but the room is filled with old record albums. The music reflected the walls with great classic rock! Special Noteable: I struggled with this one because the place itself is unique but nothing here was like OMG! This is a solid spot that I world happily like to be a regular at. read more

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Excellent thin crust pizza, calamari was tender, drinks icy cold and great service by Kaitlyn. Back deck is cool and breezy, nice even on a hot day ! read more

I can't imagine what the hell has happened to this place?? I visited the other night and found everything to be completely off! First of all 2/3 of their previously great "best in Bayonne" menu is now gone. They basically eliminated almost everything that I and my friends eat there. Who does that to a restaurant? I then proceded to order one of the very few old standards left on the menu, the fried ravioli and the large pie. Both were basicaly inedible! The ravioli had no relelationship to what it used to be. It was tasteles, soggy, and the it tasted like it was fried in dirty oil that was used to fry fish. The pizza (which used to be the best thin bar pie in the neighborhood) was absolute SHIT! It was garbage, an insult, inedible crap. I spoke with a few other people who were at the bar and they basically said the same thing, everything that they ordered was just terrible and they were not coming back. To make matters worse, the service was ice cold and the so called bartender (the punk rock dude) was completely clueless! No fork, then no knife, then no plates, then no napkins, no red pepper for the pizza and no personality what so ever. When we complained about the food, he "offered" to buy us back a round. Guess what imbecile? That is exactly what every bartender at the Starting Point has done in the past and WE HAVE NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT ANYTHING! That's what bartenders do! If you actually were one, you just may have known that. The owner of this place is obviously not too bright. How the hell can you let such a great, reliable, consistent place go completely to shit?? How the hell can you eliminate 2/3 of your menu? How can you let rank amateurs run your kitchen? How can you hire absolutely clueless people to tend bar in such a long established place with so many regulars?? You are going to destroy your business and you'll have no one to blame but yourself. This situation is really outrageous and truly sad. read more

Best place to hang and have a bite and drink! Food was still amazing during these hard times of CoVid I picked up food a few times:) then out door seating. Staff is always so nice and polite! The updated patio is beautiful !! read more

Starting Point Bar & Grill - Outdoor back Patio with beautiful lights and fans such a great atmosphere!! - Pizza Near Me - Bayonne, New Jersey

Happened to stop by early evening Friday without a reservation and they were very accommodating. Staff was extremely friendly. Outdoor area was very nice and spaced well. Ordered a pie and antipasto. Salad was more than enough for two. Will definitely be back. read more

I was hoping it was going to be a hidden gem after eating Lee's Tavern in Staten Island. This very thin pizza turned out to be a local favorite Bayonne "Bar" Pie. It was served in Big Apple Pizza on Broadway, Naples, but all these closed down. Now what's left of this unique pie are a handful of places. This pizza was really thin and could be eaten by my 5 year old son in one sitting. This was a the best constructed "Bar" Pie in Bayonne. The bar area is quite impressive. Super clean and the people are extremely friendly. My wife and son sure enjoyed their food and especially the pizza. I will definitely come back with friends. read more

Growing up in Brooklyn I've had my share of great and not so great pizza. This pizza is in a class by itself. I cannot figure out what it was honestly it tasted like cardboard with horrid sauce and coagulated cheese on it. It was terrible and the place is dirty. They have a young staff that isn't trained well. I'm trying to eat the crap and the kid comes and sprays windex all over the table next to me so close I felt the spray, who does that. Cleary if there is a manager they don't care about the place or the customers. This place isn't old school it's a has been why would anyone eat here and why are they still in business. read more

We recently checked this place out after a patron at the Blind Tiger on Bleeker Street highly recommended them after hearing I have a Bayonne connection. Now this is no way, no how similar to the citadel of beer extremism which is the Tiger (where I'm a long time regular) but for Bayonne, the Starting Point is really a great amount of fun! They are located at the end of Ave A on the corner of 1st St in a spot that really does seem like the end of the earth but in a good Detroit-like kind of way! Super chill, very friendly staff (with none of the odd, ADHD-like demeanor which is so common in Bayonne) , a great and very reasonably priced extensive food menu, the just perfect old school bar pie and they actually have a few worthy craft beers on draught and in the can / bottle. I had Sixpoint Bengali Tiger in the can which is an old favorite and Dogfish 60 on tap. There is something cozy and almost vintage looking to the room. It must be great on a mid winter night. The back yard also looked great and I'm looking forward to hanging out at one of the outside tables on a future visit. The sausage and peppers roll was served hot, large, generously stuffed and very flavorful. I saw those home made pretzels go by and man, they looked amazing. The tiny amount of reviews on here tells me that this place must truly be a "best kept secret" in Bayonne as it was actually busy for a Sunday night. The amount of reviews should change as the city grows and more and more people move in. Personally I'd give the Starting Point 6 stars if I could just for having a great photo of Neil Young along with a framed copy of Harvest up on the wall! They are highly recommended! read more

Uhm a good bar and grill actually exists in bayonne? Enjoying my bar pie, four alarm burger, and wings! The staff is friendly and inviting! I found my Sunday spot! read more

Starting Point Bar & Grill - Pizza Near Me - Bayonne, New Jersey

Horrible experience!! My husband is from Bayonne and wanted a thin pizza. A lot of gas he old time pizza places have closed in Bayonne but the Starting Point still has that Thin Bayonne pie. We came in waited no lie in hour and our pie came out ice cold and tasted like cardboard. No apologies from waitress at all We will not be back here. And it's only a Monday night I can't imagine the wait and pizza on the weekend. read more

Great food! Great service! Great bartender! I'm definitely looking forward to going back soon. Give it a shot, you'll not be disappointed.

Popped in here the other day because we were working in the area and I could not have been happier. The food was excellent and the bartender was polite and prompt. The outside of the building hides the beauty of the bar area and the food was truly amazing. Prices are more than fair for the portion size and quality. read more

I went to the Starting point to celebrate my friend's 44th Birthday. My party consisted of 15 people. The waitress Taryn was great in making sure we all had tables together. The food was delicious and we received excellent service. Taryn was awesome in helping get the cake ready for my friend and cutting it for us. We all had an amazing time and my friend was so happy! Thank you Taryn and the Starting Point! read more

Their pizza is amazing! You can't find thin pizza like this anymore. The service is extremely slow but I would not stop going there for that...the pizza is that good. The last time I was there, there was only one server so we waited quite a while. But, as overwhelmed as she was was she was still very personable...and it's not her fault. I did experience a few not so great pies. I guess it depends on who is in the kitchen. It would be nice if the quality was more consistent. Definitely a must try though! read more

"Typical Bar Pie"....that is a Vanishing thing of BEAUTY~! No one makes them any more and Since Patsy DiAngelo passed away, Bayonne hasn't had a bar pie as great as this! If they took everything else off the (really nice) Menu, I wouldn't mind as long as you can get a good Bayonne Bar Pie. I am a fan of Lees Tavern in Staten Island, but this is another genre. Lees makes amazing "other" pies, but for an authentic thin simple Bar Pie, Starting Point is the place to be~ read more

Dive bar with PERFECT PIZZA and nice staff! Off the beaten path but in a safe, quiet area. Tons of streetparking.

All in all it's a great place. Even on a Friday night. Crowd is friendly never too noisy and atmosphere is always a good vibe. The nachos could definitely be done better in terms of how they're made in terms of I'm gonna say "mixed". The wings are great. They're crunchy on the outside and juicy in the inside. With the blue cheese and their buffalo sauce it's an amazing thing of beauty. Everything is priced very fairly as well but with me coming from the other end of jersey city it says a lot for me to drive to the other end of Bayonne to come here. read more

Sandwiches are HUGE and the bar staff friendly.. Just loud as all heck and that's not my jam

Great local bar, super bar pies, great apps and good burgers and fries. If your a sports fan and love wings, cheesesteaks, burgers, thin crust pizza and fresh pints this is your place. Super sports bar, great jukebox and relaxed vibe. read more

good atmosphere, good pizza, great music, sports and friendly bartenders. The New York shrimp is also a winner!

Great food and service The food is consistent and the staff is very personable Always packeting Dan I can see why The wings and pizza are to die for !! We come from Bergen county just for the food read more

Really like this place. Food is always hot and delicious. Great menu with excellent sandwiches. Portions are huge and are good to share. Service is excellent and never have to wait long for a drink. I would give this place five stars if they made better use of there outside seating area. It could be a nice place to sit outside but is under utilized and no service is offered outside. read more

Standard sports bar. The food is done pretty well. The pizza is very good and thin. Above average mussels. Don't expect 5 star cuisine but if you are in the downtown area of Bayonne and want to watch some games on TV and are in the mood for some pub food it is not a bad place to stop. read more

The shrimp tacos are my boyfriends favorite! He comes from NYC just for this food! Bar pie was delicious... sandwiches are consistent. It can get crowded, but the bartender is wonderful and never stops working! Only downfall is that the food takes a while to come out, but it's very much worth the wait! read more

I have been trying to figure out what happened to this place. It was my go to place for a late lunch. The last three times I have gone here the food has been awful and I have also been served the wrong order. Two stars given because the bartenders are always friendly. I use to love this place. read more

Small neighborhood bar. Great menu! Reasonable prices. Friendly service. Scrumptious steak fajita panini.

Best thinnest pizza I've ever had in a really long time, not oily, not crunchy just right!!