We were greeted with a smile and seated right away. Went for dinner on a Thursday night (group of 6) and we had the place to ourselves for most of the night. On Thursday's, they have a Special 3 Course Menu for $30 from 5-9PM. You get a house salad, soup of the day and (1) Entree. It's also BYOB :) so we had brought wine; our waitress brought us a bucket with ice right away. We started with an appetizer (not included in the special) and tried the Crab Bites with remoulade dip. Delicious. The soup was Broccoli & Cheddar. Delicious. For dinner, I had the Chicken Piccata with Penne. This was so good; great flavor. They have a green wall with a neon sign for cute pictures. Overall, service and food was great. read more

Service was slow due to no fault of the only server on duty. (The "owner" did "double duty" but had no idea what was ordered or what she was serving to whom). Our server sweated and apologized with every plate she delivered, saying they were slammed due to the play at the Broadway Theater across the street. C'mon! You know there are plays at the BTOP all year long. Get an extra server on play nights! read more

Very unorganized. We were told we will seat you in a minute then we were told sit wherever you want. They gave us the corkscrew so we can open our own wine thank goodness bc it took them forever to give us water. We never got the bread or salad that comes with the dinner. People were walking out and we had to rush to eat our dinner to see our show. One and done read more

Nasty staff and dirty cutlery. The dinner rolls arrive was two old rolls on a plate. They gave us dirty cutlery. The hostess said "sorry you can't afford it." After we complained. Worst restaurant experience I've ever had. Do not eat here read more

I ordered a $48 ribeye and asked for medium rare. There was no pink at all. It was well done. I needed to add salt as there seemed to be no seasonings except for the canned corn that was on top. The steak seemed to be a very low grade choice cut of meat. I needed to saw it and could only stomach eating half of the steak. The mashed potatoes it came with was okay. $48 seems like a normal price for a mid level restaurant that serves prime steak. This steak did not even live up to chain restaurant quality. It did however have beautiful crossed grill marks. Sad to say, it was just not good. The calamari was mushy, overly fishy and very very salty. I typically expect the breading to be crispy. But this seemed like it was pre-prepared frozen and microwaved. The sauce was pretty much like pizza sauce. I did not care for the ambience, but I can see where some people might find it fun. My server was very polite. The person running the meals out seemed very rushed. The location is great in the middle of Pitman. I feel like there's potential, but Sweet Lula's definitely needs to up the quality of the ingredients, especially the steak being the most expensive item on the menu. read more

AI Mode All Short videos Images Forums Videos Shopping News Web Maps Books Flights Finance Search tools Feedback Did you mean: sweet lula's reviews Sweet Lula's Restaurant 4.0(331) ‧ $30-50 New American restaurant ‧ Closed Thumbnail Image 549+ Overview Menu Reviews By owner Photos About Reviews from the web OpenTable 3.8/5 301 reviews Facebook 4.5/5 265 votes Grubhub 4.1/5 76 votes Google review summary 4.0 (331) Reviews All Service Meal Price entrees18 crab10 ravioli8 duck7 +6 Sort by Most relevant Newest Highest Lowest Glenn Lang Local Guide·115 reviews·39 photos came here for mothers day. it was a complete disaster. had to wait almost an hrs and a half before I could get a cup of coffee. Took 2 hrs to get food after place emptied out. WILL NEVER COME HERE OR RECCOMEND IT TO A ONE ... More Susan K Local Guide·686 reviews·607 photos a week ago New Dine in | Dinner | $30-50 I had the chicken Marsala, wonderful flavors! I told the chef personally. My husband had the duck with plump, tart cherries. Bread pudding was excellent . Only qualm? We were not offered dinner rolls when everyone else was. ... More Sweet Lula's Restaurant (Owner) a week ago Thank you for your review and so sorry you didn't get our rolls.Promise next time just ask TY LuAnn Maloney 1 review 2 weeks ago New Dine in | Dinner | $50-100 My sister and brother-in-law from TX were in town and we ate at Sweet Lula's last night. We enjoyed the staff and enjoyed our appetizers and entrees. Our compliments to the chef! In fact, the filet was superior to Max's Seafood Cafe. Chubby's and even The Franklinville Inn! ... More Sweet Lula's Restaurant (Owner) 2 weeks ago Thank you LuAnn so much, see you soon! Ken Mathis Local Guide·331 reviews·2069 photos a year ago Dine in | Dinner | $50-100 Food was very good. We both had the duck. Rolls would be better if they were warm and not actually cold inside. ... More Photo 1 in review by Ken Mathis Photo 2 in review by Ken Mathis Photo 3 in review by Ken Mathis Sweet Lula's Restaurant (Owner) a year ago Thank you so much OpenTable https://www.opentable.com Sweet Lula's Restaurant - Pitman, NJ Sweet Lula's offers a charming dining experience with consistently "delicious food" and "excellent service." Regulars appreciate being welcomed like family by ... 3.8(301) · $30 and under People also search for Facebook · Sweet Lula's Restaurant 4.2K+ followers Sweet Lula's Restaurant | Pitman NJ The service was wonderful, the food excellent from soup to salad to entree to dessert. Everyone enjoyed their meals. We highly recommend Sweet Lulas . 4.5(265) People also search for Coco's Cocina Tex‑Mex... Bogey's reviews Merryman's Pub reviews Mannino's Cucina Italiana re... Lucia's Bistro reviews Pizzeria Manninos reviews Terra Nova Restaurant reviews Italian Affair Restaurant reviews Feedback Grubhub https://www.grubhub.com Sweet Lula's Restaurant Delivery Menu | Order Online | 28 S Broadway ... The food was excellent! The chicken piccatta was so flavorful and filling! Scott ordered: Wedge Salad. 4.1(76) · $$ Instagram · sweetlulasrestaurant 2.2K+ followers Sweet Lula's (@sweetlulasrestaurant) * Instagram photos and videos 28 S Broadway, Pitman, New Jersey 08071 · Don't forget Thursday nights it's $29 for a three course meal plus kids eat free bring a nice bottle and enjoy Chef is ... Indeed https://www.indeed.com Sweet Lula's Restaurant Careers and Employment I worked with Sweet Lulas for years, the business is run by a wife and husband who never agree on anything and love to fight in front of the staff. WordPress.com https://ballymote.wordpress.com Sweet Lula's | South Jersey Wine & Dine Aug 30, 2010 -- Overall, there were some hits and some misses. There also seemed to be a shortage of ice at Sweet Lula's. I neglected to mention earlier that ... Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com Working at Sweet Lula's Restaurant Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at Sweet Lula's Restaurant, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. This is the Sweet ... People also search for Coco's Cocina Tex‑Mex... Bogey's reviews Merryman's Pub reviews Mannino's Cucina Italiana re... Lucia's Bistro reviews Pizzeria Manninos reviews Terra Nova Restaurant reviews Italian Affair Restaurant reviews Feedback Results are personalized - Try without personalization Pitman, New Jersey - From your device Update location Terms Glenn Lang Local Guide·115 reviews·39 photos just now New came here for mothers day. it was a complete disaster. had to wait almost an hrs and a half before I could get a cup of coffee. Took 2 hrs to get food after place emptied out. WILL NEVER COME HERE OR RECCOMEND IT TO A ONE Food: 1/5 | Service: 1/5 | Atmosphere: 1/5 Noise level Moderate noise read more

Dinner was delicious, wife had the pork that was so tender, I had crab and lobster ravioli. Highly recommend Lula's!

Very accommodating for our big party of 11. Our group had a variety of appetizers and meals. Cheese plate, calamari, tuna. Bang bang shrimp was a standout. Pastas were tasty, salmon great, and chicken tikka masala a surprise hit. Steaks came out a little undercooked first time out but were quickly rectified. All turned out great and there were plenty of clean plates in the group. Will return! read more

Just went here for valentine's day and had an awful experience. Not only did it take over an hour and a half for our entrees. Our waitress took our order and didn't come back until it was time for the check. She didn't refill waters or even ask if we wanted a soft drink or cocktail (which I would have asked for if she had came around more than one time) Nobody in the restaurant including the owner even looked our way when we walked in. The owner was very rude and did not greet us. The food was outrageously priced and not up to par. Will not be returning. read more

Dinner came out cold and not very tasty . $50 steak very fatty. Wait staff was very nice but for the price they charge the food was sub par. Atmosphere very cute, clean, and comfy. read more

We dined here last night and had such a lovely time! We could've spoken with Lula all night, she was so incredibly friendly and welcoming, and the food was delicious. We are already planning our next visit back! It was truly the highlight of our evening. read more

waited over 30 mins for apps not great. then we all were served dinner which was ehhh only to sit and wait to find out that one of the guests at our tables order was never put in so the owner said. you should all just eat she forgot his order. didn't offer a free app or anything just kind of like too bad read more

it was horrible. there was long hair in my food, servers got yelled at constantly, the food came out cold, there's only two servers on the floor, utensils were very dirty, there Was a spricket in the bathroom, it was honestly so disgusting. Please don't go there, worse place I've EVER been to. Even my table was dirty from the last customer. im disappointed, I felt like throwing up. read more

We had an amazing brunch here and the service was superb! You must go here and eat! We brought our own wine and the eggs Benedict was delicious! The town of Pitman is so cute too for shopping afterwards. Enjoy! read more

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Owners were truly awful. Service was horrible because they were so understaffed. Selfish owners who can't put more staff on so then my experience was ruined. I know they've got the money because the cost of food was outrageous! Definitely will not be eating here again. read more

Let's start with the food. My chicken Florentine had no spinach and it was drenched with sauce. The place is a BYOB. It took forever to get wine glasses so my husband went up and grabbed two wine glasses from the wine rack. They forgot to give us our appetizers which they left them on someone else's table, so we canceled the apps. The service was horrible not enough servers and this was on Saturday, 2/15/25 to celebrate Valentines. The restaurant is so bright and not romantic at all. We will not be coming back. Btw, after we ate our dinner, we went to martinis across the way to have our appetizers. We will definitely go there in the future. read more

Our first time! I reallly wanted to like it because I had gotten many recommendations for this place from fellow foodies online! I thought the place was fun, quaint but also trendy! Waitress nice! Food was just ok! My sauce was very bland I actually took my pasta and rolled it in my bf's marinara sauce! Little disappointed since it came highly recommended! read more

This place is terrible! Dont waste your time. Went here for the first time on Sunday, Mother's Day May 2025. Made reservations for 12:30. Waited until almost 1:00 to be seated. Unfortunately we were never served our Mother's Day lunch. After waiting 30 minutes we were told by our waitress that she wrote over top of our order & wanted to confirm what we ordered. We gave her our order again. At 1:45 we were told that the kitchen lost our order & the "Manager" was coming to speak with us. The Manager who also happened to be the owner, said all she could do was whip us up a quiche.... Did not offer any other suggestions & honestly didn't seem that sorry. When we asked if she would offer us a discount to come back & try again another time, she just said "no we don't do discounts". She tried to say they didn't have time to fix us our food because we had show tickets at the theater across the street for 2:00 but I know that they close at 2:00 pm & we're cleaning up so guess we just weren't worth staying open later to make our eggs & avocado toast. The service, staff & ownership here were all the worst. Not worth your time or money. Wish I could give them zero stars! We ended up going across the street to Mama Marie's deli who went out of their way to whip us up a really great chicken salad sandwich in minutes. They are the ones who deserve 5 stars. read more

Had a lovely, relaxing meal with friends. The food and service was great. The atmosphere was pleasant. Everyone in our party of 8 enjoyed the appetizers and meals and the bread pudding dessert was delicious. read more

A pleasant surprise!! We met friends on a Saturday night and made a last minute reservation. The place was BYOB but we found a local package store and got our wine. Has a great cheeseboard to start. Excellent salads and our chicken dishes were well made with great sides. Ambience and service was good. Would definitely return. read more

Lula is a gracious host with friendly staff and great food. We just had a party of 18 and they just crushed it with the service, the food, and the atmosphere during a very busy night. Highly recommend for your parties or just grabbing a nice dinner before a show. read more

Nice cozy place in downtown pitman. Nice selection of appetizers and meals. The wedge salad was great. The dressing was smooth and the bacon crumbles were so tasty. The duck with cherry demi glace was very good, as well as the penne vodka. Service was good, but do not expect to get in and get out. Food is cooked to order in the open kitchen fresh and hot. It was especially crowded on the night we went because of an event and show at the theater down the road. read more

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I don't like writing bad reviews, unless it is really warranted. I'm not going to offer all the details, yet I will underscore the inappropriate behavior of the owner with the hope she finds away to apologize to us. And in the hope that she learns about professionalism, Courteousness, respect for her guests, and that she understands that there is always an expectation of customer service excellence, especially at the price points on the food. 1. Learn to smile and greet your guests with concern about their experience, not yours. We are about to spend a few $100 at your place to have a good time. 2. Never challenge a customer when they tell you they don't like their meal and want to send it back. To stand there and berate her was something I have never seen in my 50 years of dining. Take the dish away and ask if she wants something else. You don't come back and say " the Chef said it was perfect" everyone at our table has money. No one was trying to get out of paying. To cause a scene and ruin our night, is inexcusable. Everyone has a bad night. We are all carrying a burden no one knows about. You need to build the competency of self awareness if you going to be at the front end of the restaurant. 3. As for the food: one guest didn't get her meal. And when she did, it was meh. The wedge salad was blah. And one meal was over salty. Everyone has an off night in the kitchen. But marry that with an owner with a bad attitude, it makes the entire experience at your restaurant a bad one. I hope you get your act together. I will never come back. But you clearly didn't care about that when you created a scene and berated your customer. read more

Absolutely excellent, service... quality of menu. Our avocado fritter app was terrific. Medium noise, but pleasant atmosphere. Downtown street parking , easy access small town location. We were very satisfied with all aspects. Reasonably priced and BYOB. We will return ! read more

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Where to begin.. The hostess was rude and the food was cold. Not just some of the food, every plate! The servers were very nice and you could tell they were trying their best to take care of their tables. The food looked pretty but it was completely unorganized coming out of the kitchen. The servers were stumbling over each other trying to find what food was for what table and the warming lights they had the food under must of just been for show because they weren't warming anything. The best part of the meal was the champagne we brought and we were lucky to have an hour to enjoy it before any of our cold food came out. I also drug my kids to two different bathrooms looking for soap which neither of them had. Oh, they had white paper on the table tops so at least the crayons I brought kept my kids busy. Unfortunately when we told the front of house about our meals being cold, he said he would take care of it and not sure what he took care of because the bill was the same and he was then taking pictures of the food sitting under the fake warming lights instead of helping the servers get their food out faster. I really wanted this to be a great meal and to find a nice local place to enjoy with my family. I'll keep looking. read more

Terrible communication. Terrible planning. Terrible business move. Made Mothers Day reservations for my son and I for 12:15pm. They had posted a special Mother's Day Brunch menu and I was very excited about the menu items. When my son and I arrived we were told they were only serving the dinner menu. I was not prepared to eat pork chops at noon and spend $40 an entree. We ended up leaving and driving an hour around town to find somewhere else to eat. Very disappointed. No wonder the restaurant was empty. read more

How about 0 stars for the most rude owner who doesn't understand she's in the service industry? When people are standing at the hostess desk you greet them. We stood and watched this not so sweet Lula answer several calls and run back and forth to the kitchen for about 10 minutes before she eventually decided to "greet" us. The people waiting behind us left in disgust before that. When we expressed our annoyance with being ignored, she told us WE were rude and not welcome to eat there. We did indeed stay and eat because we had a group with a reservation and plans to eat before a show! I would have much preferred to leave. The food: bread was cold and butter was frozen. Apps were not hot. Chicken picatta was ok but did not resemble picatta. The one positive was that the salmon was good. We will obviously never return and we will be sure to share our experience! Take your business somewhere else in town where they understand service. Sometimes you wonder about bad reviews and give a place a chance. Believe the reviews here. My only other experience with this place was takeout. Maybe that's the way they should go! read more

We went tonight and was disappointed. The waitress said our food would take longer than normal because of the show which is fine but then people started coming in after us and getting served before us after waiting over and hour. The waitress came over to us and asked if we had received our food yet. When we finally got it mine was fine but my husbands steak was over cooked. They offered to make a new one and so we decided to wait. When it came out the second time with was practically raw. Even the couple sitting next to us said the steak didn't look cooked. They were rude and decided to make us pay anyways saying they cooked two steaks for us. I really didn't feel like arguing because I just wanted to go. We really enjoyed this place in the past but we won't be coming back again. read more

In Pitman's redevelopment, Sweet Lulas has emerged as perhaps its most upscale restaurant. It is conveniently located on Broadway across from the Broadway Theatre and also it is right around the corner from the historic district of Pitman Grove. But the food is of course the primary interest here and Sweet Lulas does deliver. A small group of us ordered and shared many items on the menu beginning with a tasty fried and shredded Brussels sprouts appetizer. This is a great shared item that pairs nicely with the biscuit-like bread brought to the table. I really enjoyed my bacon, mushroom, walnuts, and gorgonzola salad while others raved about the roasted beet and caprese salads. My entrée of Chicken Marsala Oscar registered high on the likeability scale with a nice blend of the marsala sauce with crabmeat, mushrooms, and asparagus. A crisp ahi tuna entrée was also a hit as well as pretty to look at. The lobster ravioli was good with perhaps just a tad too much pesto in the sauce. Service was friendly and attentive throughout the meal. This is a BYO so even though the entrees are slightly on the expensive side, you save money on the drinks side. Sweet Lulas is a restaurant that I think a lot of Yelpers and non-Yelpers will find as a pleasant and pretty delicious surprise. And it's perfect for a pre-theatre meal! read more

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Would not recommend!!! The food is never cooked correctly and no one seems to care. They never take fault, I didn't even eat my meal and I had to ask for it off the check which I hate having to do!!!! For what they are charging is go elsewhere. read more

Awful. Just terrible service. Went there for the theater across the street for the first time. Very busy on a Friday night in February. Were seated for an hour and 45 minutes, no entrees ever made it to the table. Complained to the waitress, but she didn't care. Talked to the owner, and she had no explanation as to why the 4 person order never made it to the table. The owner wasn't even apologetic. We walked out and the owner had the gall to charge us for the 1 salad and 1 soup that actually made it to the table in the nearly 2 hours we patiently sat there and endlessly waited. read more

Another Amazing Dinner at Sweet Lula's! Thank You Chef Anthony! I would Highly Recommend the hand cut Black Angus Rib Eye Steak cooked to perfection! The red pepper cilantro sauce is very complementary! Plus I loved the whipped potatoes and grilled corn! #SupportLocalBusiness #EatLocal #SweetLulas #shopsmall #Pitman #NewJersey #BYOB #ReservationsSuggested #Dinein #DineOutside #TakeOut #Delivery read more

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My husband and I's first time to Sweet Lulas since we've lived in Pitman and it was delicious! We were seated right away, the hostess and our server were nice & friendly, and I loved the atmosphere. We had the bang bang shrimp, beet & feta salad, then our entrees which were the filet & the short rib-- it was incredible! It's BYOB which is a plus. We will definitely be back for another date night! read more

Delicious food. Loved the atmospheres. Lula accommodated us on a busy night without a reservation. Highly recommend.

Sweet lulu is far from sweet. Not only is the owner the nastiness woman I ever met the food is also as horrible. The place is dark and dirty. They actually have a utility sink in the ladies room. When I complained very politely to the waitress that my meat was very dry and very tough she said that she needed to talk to the owner. The owner came over, got in my face and said "it's an filet, it can't be tough" i told her it was and she pulled it away and didn't ask if i wanted anything else. It was beyond bizarre. I sat with no food. Another diner with us didn't get her meal at all because they never put the order in. On the back wall the play old cartoons and they were blatantly racist. Black women in the cartoon portrayed as the Mammie stereotype. The couple behind us were also complaining and frustrated about there meal. My husband ordered chicken picatta and it was also tough and overly salted but he knew it was futile to mention that to the owner, she would only disagree and be nasty. The steak was taken off the check and the waitress told us that it would be taken from her tip pool..imagine that!!! The cherry on top, as I was leaving I told the owner that I hope that steak was worth my yelp review, she said to me, "well next time don't lie, your a liar" Can you imagine that? she actually called a costumer a LIAR!! Why would I lie? I was hungry and wanted to eat, if it wasn't bad then what motive would I have had to Complain? The entire situation was so awful, it ruined my dear friend's birthday dinner. Never in my life has anything like this ever happen to me in a restaurant. They should be ashamed of themselves, like I said, Lulu is far, far from sweet. Save your money or spend it we're the establishment is kind and appreciative. read more

Visited before a Broadway show on a recent Saturday night. Place is busy-busy with servers running around trying to get all of us out before 8 pm. Problem was that the theater added an earlier matinee which really destroyed any chance of convenient parking. Service was good, had to ask for bread and water, but no problem. Calamari app was absolutely overcooked and tough, let's call it burnt and shriveled up. My pork tenderloin dinner, especially the sauce, was excellent as was my companion's shrimp pasta. They try their best on theater night, but to enjoy the place, go another night when there isn't a show. read more

I had my mother's surprise 60th birthday here and it was wonderful! Their staff was on top of everything and so accommodating. The food was fabulous and everyone at the party was so pleased! I look forward to coming back! read more

We decided to go here before going to the theater to see the Calamari Sisters. Picked this place based on the menu. It is byob just FYI. All of the dishes we ordered were excellent and service was good. We will definitely be coming back. read more

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I cannot say just how good dinner was tonight. Dee had a wonderful pork tenderloin, I had chicken marsala, and the birthday boy had crab cake. All cooked to perfection. A must visit in Pitman. Bonus: Irish store right across the street. Can't wait to go back. read more

"You're a Liar." Owner yelling at my wife last night as we were leaving. Take a moment and read other reviews centered on service and you will see we are not the first that left insulted with no appetite to return. read more