The main thing about this place: Bland food. The black beans were not seasoned. Rice was completely plain. The tacos were not good. The tortilla was falling apart. The cabbage needs to be flavored. The fish in the tacos were over fried and greasy. The chicken in the tacos were spiced but nothing else in the taco was. There's 4 levels of salsa. Mild, verde, baja, hot. I don't ever add hot sauce to my food because I'm a wimp but even the "hot" salsa to me was barely hot. read more

Stay away. Overpriced, dirty, and poor quality. I ordered a Maverick burrito with steak (for over $11!!!) and there was two thin slices of steak, way too much lettuce, and was ice cold! I don't understand the hype around this place. Save your money and go to Chipotle. It's better and half the price. read more

Fish tacos. First had 'em at Wahoo's in Venice Beach; been picky ever since then. We went for a light lunch on Sunday, and it fit the bill perfectly, both literally and figuratively. There's a bit of the sticky to this place, and it's not because of the salt water. Even a glance at the weathered varnish on the wooden seating and the grime between the tiles conjures up the squirm-inducing memory of your sweaty legs sticking to various surfaces. It's enough to make you reach for your beach towel before you sit down, but that's where the choice outdoor seating comes in. I had the grilled mahi taco and the regular surf taco (battered cod with fresh cabbage and their great avocado sauce) and really enjoyed both. Also, fresh tortilla chips and unlimited mild salsa and salsa verde, so fresh you can still taste the tomatillo...lovely. I didn't try the hotter stuff...too much of a pansy. read more

I love this place only complaint a little pricey but food is wonderful love the mahi mahi taco Staff is friendly and also service is quick for it being made to order ! Also love the stickers being I am a sticker freak! read more

Acceptable, not ideal; While my friend and I do not frequent Bayhead, we hope to provide insight into one of the area's most hyped-up restaurant. We look to provide an unbiased and emotionally unaffected review of the establishment. We both ordered the beef taco combo (which appeared to be the best deal) and the only word to describe it was "average." We mean no harm by any of our opinions, but our school cafeteria provides tacos on par with what we received. The meat was mushy and the taco lacked any real form. This is your run of the mill mom makes tacos on a Tuesday meal. If you are looking for calories or sustenance, this place is for you. However, maybe consider just picking up a blend of Mexican cheese and an old El Paso spice packet for an identical experience for a cheaper price. read more

Meal was fire, I enjoyed the combo and Rami enjoyed her tenders. Kaylee also enjoyed her meal and everything was supa heat.

I've been to surf Taco a few times (Point Pleasant, Red Bank, Long Branch and Jackson) and the food is very mediocre and over priced. I lived in San Diego and Surf Taco is trying to imitate the Southern California, surfer taco shop vibe. They greatly missed the mark. The taco spots in Southern Cali are small, quick with great food for a cheap price. Surfers would rather spend money on surfboard wax than food. The average South Cali taco spot prices are $2 tacos and $2.50 margaritas. Surf Taco is too expensive for the mediocre food served. read more

awesome great California style fish taco's and burritos. Full salsa bar for the brave fire lovers. Honestly it looks like a hole in the wall but has character, good food, TV could be alittle loud though. Not a place for a first date, unless this is the love of taco's and burritos' can overtake you. If you have the chance i recommend to go and take the trip. oh and try the shrimp and garlic taco's, they have great flavor. CW read more

LOVE SURF TACO!!! Crispy Beef tacos are great and so are the burritos. Nutty Surfer Shake is a great way to finish off your meal! read more

Always a solid meal and this time the chips were even warm which is always a nice extra. Only bad thing is that my dad and I ordered burritos and they fell right apart for both of us. Of course I wouldn't have said anything cause it was just a little annoying, the food was still real good butttt the manager/owner was walking around. In his defense he said we should have told them and they would have re-wrapped it. That's something nice to say but maybe after you should say sorry someone messed up folding it. I know we caught him off guard since everyone was busying saying how great the food is but I ordered a burrito and now a bowl meal. I always come here, I'll just have to order something else next time. read more

Love Surf Tacos - Worth the trip! Always fun experience- you know your at the shore when you go Surf Taco! read more

If you want to be get respected, stay away from this place. This company dont care about their customer, staff is very unprofessional and treat you like POS. Also food is not as good as it seem. We also check the reviews before going to this place seems like they all are paid reviews. read more

Good fresh tasty food with good serving sizes. I have been to Surf Taco twice and both times enjoyed it. The burritos are very fresh, but lacking a bit on flavors. I mixed the 3 salsas (all except the verde) and added it to the burrito and the flavor really popped. The first time at Surf Taco the verde salsa was very bla. The second time, it was amazing and by far my favorite. It goes to show they make their food fresh though. And plus you get chips (and salsa) with your meal, so a burrito and chips is sure to fill you up. read more

Flat out the worst Mexican type place I've ever eaten at. I went with some friends and we all tried different things, and all of the food was horrible. Let's just say the rice was the only edible food I could actually finish. I got the steak fajitas, but the steak wasnt even cut and was very tough to chew, but it just tasted like a dumped a lot of salt into it and nothing else. Then my tortillas were stale and way to dry to even eat, and the chips were also stale and completely inedible. I threw out more than half of my food because its was almost completely inedible. Let's just say I will tell everyone I know to never eat at a place like this. I felt like i should have asked for a refund because it was so gross, but I'm not that type of person. Instead they are getting a beyond horrible review ( I would give them 0 stars), and me telling everyone I know how gross the food was. read more

I've been here a few times before. It was great. We just ordered today over the phone. We got there and they made us wait 10 minutes for our food, you would think it's fresh... we ordered grilled chicken taco, Mahi mahi taco and grilled steak. It was all cold and nothing was grilled. The chicken and the mahi mahi tasted like it was boiled. Disgusting!!! Very disappointed and will not be eating there ever again. read more

This is definitely the best Surf Taco on the shore. True, it doesn't have a bar like the one in Jackson, but it's "Coastal Cuisine..." you don't need a bar! There are TVs around the restaurant with surfing videos...awesome. I crave Surf Taco all the time. Perfect food for after the beach. GET THE WAFFLE FRIES! read more

1) Very good burritos. I would say they edge out Tito's Burritos though I am a fan of both. 2) Ingredients taste very fresh! I had a Jenk's chicken burrito this week and the grilled chicken chunks were moist and had good flavor. 3) Great state-of-the-art soda machine from Coke. 4) This place is a jammed scene in the summer, what else can you expect really. it reflects on how popular their food is. It's a family scene here. Particularly in summertime, it is a good idea to call ahead for takeout. read more

Been coming here since they opened. It's a revolutionary kind of place for NJ. Great menu, fast service, and always easy to grab a table for lunch or dinner. read more

Surf Taco is amazing! Their salsa bar is great, all ingredients are fresh and your meal is prepared to order. This is a "BAJA" surf taco...unlike one of the reviewers who said the guacomole wasn't great, it's not a mexican restaurant. (if you want that -- go next door because there's an authentic mexican restaurant there). Surf Taco remains on the top of my list of recommendations. The food is a higher quality then fast food, the staff is super friendly and laid back, and the decor is authentic "surf" style. Come here any time of day and get a wonderful selection! My recommendation is the Aloha Wrap and the salsa bar! ENJOY! read more

Great affordable food. Surf Taco is one of our weekly spots to eat and never disappoints.

I am a big fan of Surf Taco. Whenever I'm down the shore, I always try to make a stop at a Surf Taco nearby because the food is so good. This was my first time at this location and the next time I'm @ Point Pleasant, I definitely will come back. The restaurant space is pretty big. There are two small tables outside for use as well. When I went, it was pretty packed and very busy with people eating in as well as taking out food. Luckily, my boyfriend and I were able to get seats pretty quickly. Due to the high volume of people and orders being taken, the wait time was a little long, but nothing too bad. I ordered the surf taco and a beef taco. Both were delicious. The fried fish in the surf taco is seasoned very well and had a great taste to it. The fresh cilantro and pico de gallo on top was great and tasted so good with the fish. I highly recommend this taco, it was one of the better fish tacos I've had. The beef taco is much more similar in taste, but by all means that does not mean it's not good. The beef has amazing flavor to it and it works so well with the salsa and cheese they put on top. I had a bite of my boyfriend's aloha wrapped which is teriyaki chicken, sesame seeds, pineapple, jack and cheddar cheeses, onions, and lettuce. The teriyaki sauce tasted really yummy but I'm not sure how I'd feel about having the pineapple. He finished it though, so i'm assuming it was good. All of their orders come with chips and they have a mini salsa bar. I'm not a big fan of their salsas. I had to pick between them all, I'd say the mild one is the best. The service at this particular location is also really good, considering how busy they got and the prices are great. The total for our order was under $20. I say, skip the overpriced boardwalk food and take the drive over to Surf Taco! read more

The tacos were awesome!! I had the surf taco and chicken taco and absolutely loved them. I'm also obsessed with the chips!!

I use surf taco as an alternative to the fast food franchises. They have really good food and I always end up ordering to much. Good food, fast at an okay price. It is a great place to hit after the beach or a long walk. It is super casual and I enjoy being able to sit back and play a few rounds of Connect Four. read more

I don't understand the hype about this place at all. The food was so bland and unappetizing. I got about halfway through my baja bowl and gave up cause I couldn't keep forcing myself to eat it, just didn't want to completely waste the money I spent on it. Thank god I found $10 on the ground on the walk here because I basically broke even! read more

I live 3000 miles away and make an effort to eat there at every opportunity. Nuff said.

Awesome food.. most of it is relatively healthy and everything tastes great. The prices are average for what you'd expect at a beachy burrito/taco place.. about $6-8 per. The employees are usually nice and laid back. Might I add the burritos at this place are HUGE.. I'm talking like 6" thick and 8" wide. read more

Having lived in San Diego, I have discriminating standards when it comes to Mexican food. I find it hard to find a decent Mexican restaurant in New Jersey, especially on the shore. Surf Taco, however, is pretty good, though not very authentic. But that's ok. The food is fresh, the veggies are tasty and the meat is tender. The salsas aren't so great, but the salsa verde is leaps and bounds ahead of the other choices. It's pretty popular, so service can be slow when it's crowded. There are plenty of locations, and it's reasonably priced. Not bad. read more

Went to Surf Taco after coming back from California and having fish tacos there. I thought they would be sorta similar, however, Surf Taco came nowhere close. My ordered consisted of a Baja Surf Taco, Garlic Shrimp Taco, and the Buffalo Calamari. I wasn't a big fan of their tacos in general, they were about $5 for just one, which to me was a bit expensive for just one taco. However, you really don't need more than two tacos in total. The Garlic Shrimp Taco was not too bad, but I didn't even finish the Baja Surf Taco. I have to start a new paragraph just for the Buffalo Calamari, because I loved them. If I was to reorder, I would get one taco and these calamari. They basically are calamari tossed in buffalo sauce, then plated with pico de gallo and bleu cheese crumbles on top. It is awesome and I will go back to Surf Taco just to have these. If I didn't experience the Buffalo Calamari, then I probably would have given Surf Taco 2 stars. read more

We had to go to point pleasant to pick up a surfboard at a shop... we passed Surf Taco and turned around to get a bite. Friendly staff and great food! defintly headed back next time we are close by. read more

I stop here every time I am in NJ. I love their California cheese steak wrap. They have a salsa bar that is very good. Salsa Verde (the green one) has garlic in it and it is to die for! Great beach food. read more

For some odd reason, a number of my coworkers love this place, but I live near authentic, sit-down gourmet Mexican establishments in Princeton as well as tasty fast-food joints like Mo's, which provide me with means for comparison, and Surf Taco is just not good. Really, it should get 2.5 stars, which isn't possible in the rating system, because the food isn't disgusting--it's just mediocre and flavorless and not worth the money or time. The food seems to be completely seasoning-free, and while the salsa bar offers a nice variation of toppings and there is free lemon water for patrons, the food is "meh." read more

Absolutely delicious. We both had the Baja Surf Taco. Got crazy busy right after we ordered. Any wait would've been worth it.

The food's not bad but I'd much rather eat at Fins, Bubbakoos, Chipotle, or Qdoba

Surf taco used to be my favorite beach taco spot but things have changed after our visit Saturday .The food is still good and the workers friendly. The problem is the place need a good cleaning. The ceiling is filthy by the vents , the bathroom was dirty ,the garbage was overflowing and the windows and door were filthy.The outside had a few dead plants and cheap tables How about some nice flower boxes and palms with some decent chairs to sit outside and eat .The cashier was also sitting on the counter we're people's food is served . The whole place needs a cleaning and update and hopefully bring it back to that great taco spot. read more

This is a favorite place! We love the maverick burrito and taco salad! My son loves the quesadilla. You will not leave this place hungry!

Love Surf taco. Great staff, fresh food, quick service but the veggie taco could really be modified. Its pretty much just rice, beans and pico de gallo. read more

Food was ok. Not too much of chips. I had the mahi mahi taco I would of like to have the pineapple mixed with the pico the gallo and not having two big chunks of them so I could get pineapple in every bite. I was looking for more authentic Mexican food variety read more

More like a 3.5, I was born and raised in San Diego so I know mexican food, but this is Jersey and they aren't trying to be so. cal. at all. Their burritos are huge and pretty good. I Really love their bowls because they use real fresh food. But its thier own style. They aren't trying to be southern CA style, they are just NJ Beach style. I mean the bowls had grilled pepper and onions in it, which I will order without next time. Their salsa bar is ok, which they had a hotter sauce. My Cousin LOVED their fried Calamari. I do wish they were more Gluten Free Friendly. This is Not CALI style people, its very good for the area. But if you want the real thing you will have to go to San Diego, since I can't go home all the time I do indulge in Surf Taco. read more

Normally chain restaurants are a huge turn-off for me but I went into this one unknowingly and was shocked by how delicious the food was. The ingredients tasted fresh and who doesn't like a fresh salsa bar? The staff was extremely friendly and the surf videos they play continuously were radical. read more

eehh...that sums this place up for me. Nothing out of this world, and the prices were pretty high considering they gypped me on the protein (order some sort of chicken wrap and literally got 2 or 3 thin strips while the rest was lettuce). read more