If you haven't blacked out at The Osprey, have you even done the Jersey Shore right? The Osprey in Manasquan is basically a rite of passage--a sweaty, glorious temple of dance floors, vodka sodas, and pure summertime chaos. It's like someone bottled the energy of a college tailgate, added a bunch of neon lights and live music, and dropped it a block from the beach. You walk in and boom: the Rock Room is serving up live bands like it's 2009, while the Boom Boom Room is just that--nonstop DJs spinning tracks that'll have you dancing like you didn't promise to "take it easy tonight." Drinks? Cheap enough to buy rounds like you're a baller. Vibes? Off the charts. You will lose your voice from screaming lyrics and your dignity somewhere around 1am. And honestly... Isn't that the goal. Fun Fact: Bruce Springsteen once drank here and wrote a song about it. So yeah, you're partying where The Boss once stood. No pressure. (Rumor has it, he had his first (legal) drink here) So, if you're looking for a quiet, sophisticated evening... go literally anywhere else. But if you're ready for an unfiltered, beautifully chaotic night to remember (or not), The Osprey is definitely the place to be. read more

Ah, the Osprey. Many nights spent there in my dissolute youth. Lots of fun memories. Do I recall reading that the first time Springsteen got drunk was here? read more

Very important things to know before you visit The Osprey: 1. The other low star reviews are correct, this bar does in fact refuse to serve tap water. If you'd like water, you will have to pay $3 for a bottle. I had hoped that because most of those reviews are a few years old, that maybe times had changed this policy but I was wrong. 2. The cover is $20 and the entire bar is cash only. There are a few ATMs inside and the fee is $3.99 as of July 2021. 3. There are a few specific rules that might prevent you from gaining entry... No tank tops, no large backpacks, no flip flops, & no smoking or vaping. 4. The line gets LONG. My friends and I arrived at around 9 PM and waited about 20 minutes, which was nothing (according to my local friend) compared to the typical wait. Our experience was, for the most part, what we had expected. I do realize that this bar is not known for high quality service or ambiance, but there were a few things that even a low level dance bar should be on top of for the health and safety of their customers. I was honestly disgusted when I saw that one of the women's bathrooms was flooded, I believe this was due to a clogged toilet. There appeared to be fecal matter floating on the floor. The smell permeated to the nearby dance floor which made me believe this problem had been ignored for quite some time. The bathroom did not have any "Out of Service" signage, or even a wet floor sign to save someone from slipping and falling in that nasty mess. As for the drinks, cocktails and beers are $7 each. There are an abundance of bars to order from, so I was happy to not have to wait very long at any point. Overall, my friends and I enjoyed dancing in the mirrored room (as far away from the nasty bathroom as possible). The music was shockingly loud to the point that our voices are strained today from yelling to try to talk to each other. This was all part of the experience. Most of the staff was friendly and kind. One security person even let me know when I had accidentally dropped cash on the floor! I really appreciated that. If you, with all of this knowledge, are still down to go to The Osprey then I believe you fully understand what you are getting yourself into and I salute your commitment to having a night out. read more

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Amazing! Tonight was truly such a fun experience! The atmosphere, music, and employees made this a night the cheerleaders won't forget!

Great time! Great bartenders! Great music! Great crowd! A Manasquan staple! Lots to offer for people of all ages!

Cockroach central. Spotted 5 different cockroaches throughout the night including 1 crawling on the bar. Would never return to this bar. Disgusting. read more

I can tell you for years of going to this club that it has always been a fun time I go for Music Drinks and party I'm not drinking water Don't mind paying cash It's all about a good time If this is what your looking for you found the right place Have Fun read more

5 stars for the crowd, music and service. 3 stars for the fact that they're cash only, but I get why they do it. They're obviously a seasonal bar so even the 3% they'd get charged by the credit card companies would be a hit, despite how busy this place gets. 2 stars for the drink selection. Only 3 beers by the can? Bud, Bud Light and Amstel. Seriously? I get that the customer here is the 21-25 year old, but come on. And $6.25 a bottle for those limited options. read more

ISNT IT ILLEGAL TO REFUSE TO SERVE WATER?!!?!?? They will not give you water unless you pay $3!! Honestly I don't think that's okay! read more

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If you like rude, power tripping loser bouncers, ridiculous cover charge, expensive drinks, and crowds. this is the place for you. Going once , like I did, was a mistake. Going again is on you. There are SO many better places to go that appreciate your patronage read more

I enjoyed the osprey for the first time, lines were long as usual but it wasn't too crazy but it went kinda quick. maybe waited a half hour. bouncers are cool, $20 cover. it's also cash only for drinks. they have a big bar in the middle with a dance area and they have another room for live bands which is cool. Definitely a good spot, i'll be coming back read more

The Osprey never dies... it stands the test of time and continues to draw the young beach going crowd in summer after summer. Three areas with their own music styles (live band/main room, sports bar and tecno/DJ) makes it trendy for all types. The perks continue with the absence of the Snookie types for the most part. You won't find guys tearing their shirts off or doing pushups on the dance floor here either, nor will you find guys measuring their manhood by the diameter of their biceps. It's just a bunch of young professionals out having a great time. Be prepared and come with cash. This is a cash only establishment until the IRS catches up with them. There's an ATM, but youll pay a nominal fee to use it. read more

Well hmm. I would potentially give the place 3 stars since I did have a decent time dancing to the hip-hop music but the $10 cash only cover paired with CASH ONLY drinks and the longest line I've ever experienced (plus the dirty AF and hardly functioning girl's bathroom) dropped my rating down to two shiny stars. My boyfriend and I showed up a little after 10:30 on a Saturday evening... it was Labor Day Weekend so maybe that explains the longggg line. The thing went deep, let me tell you. It was 93% college kids--most everyone was pleasant enough--although I did not appreciate the line cutters, especially the ones who cut with a group. (Lone girls, you have a pass.) I honestly don't know how long we waited but the time went by relatively quickly since it was a decent evening weather wise and we struck up some interesting convos with a couple fellow line-waiters behind us. After paying $10 each for cover, we had to decide which room to visit first. There is a live band room and a DJ room. DJ room it was! But oh no, the most excruciatingly intense electronic "music" blasted from the speakers. Whelp. Time for a much needed drink. We quickly found out that they don't accept cards period, so we had to stand in another line at the ATM machine located in the dance room. Fine. Round two at attempting to order some liquid courage. We decided to ditch the robot music (which you can't even dance to, hello, and I refuse to fist pump) and headed over to the live band, which was even worse. The crowd was not enthused by the low key rock-ish music so back to the DJ room we went. Thankfully the music switched over to mostly hip-hop after that so we actually got some dancing in. The hip-hop song selection was not top notch but it was a vast improvement from the noise before... maybe it's a good thing we waited outside in the line for so long. Anyway. After some decent grooves and an improved mood, I stopped in the ladies room... only to find stall A with an impressively clogged toiled and stall B with no door. Stall C had it's flushing ability intact as well as a door, *long exhale of relief*. The place was a mess too, but I suppose that happens when a bunch of drunkies are involved. After leaving around 1:30, we found several police outside just waiting to swoop on the "belligerent" drunken gangly white boys. Uh the most damage they're going to do is raid their parents' well-stocked fridge and pass out on the plush couch. But I suppose it's better to be on the safe side. Overall I probably wouldn't choose to come back, but I had an alright time dancing for an hour or so and people watching. read more

Absolutely horrible service. They charge you $3 for WATER!!!! No wonder every person in here is underage and completely belligerent.

Went there on a Friday night. I broke my foot and was on crutches. I lifted my crutches because the Mets didn't lose. I got kicked out and so did three of my friends. Our cover ($15 each) was not refunded and we were FORCEFULLY pushed out (on crutches) for lifting them in the air to cheer. the bouncer was absolutely disrespectful. Manager Tex claimed to do all he could and said we could SKIP the line and PAY COVER next weekend. But we will never be back. read more

I'm a simple man who enjoys catching a hot one from time to time. I come here when I want to get real aggressive and ride out a solid blackout. This place has it all. If you want to catch a hot 'roll', then the boom boom room is a real treat for all potential visitors. There are 7's and 8's lined up all over the place and you don't even have to dance that well to land a 6. The strobe light really brings out my green eyes and the fog machine hides the features I'm lacking, so the room has a lot of positive energy. The 'over the pants' HJs are consistent as well so there's a lot of nice action in this room. I like to go for the older women who put on too much make up in this room because they are the most desperate. I have to admit, I'm more into the Rock n Roll room. While the 'Boom Boom Room' is good to me on the nights my girlfriend isn't town, the live music from the Rock 'N Roll room really allows me to groove out some frisky moves illegal in 9 other states. This room is unpredictable. You might get punched in the face during the Backstreet Boys, or you may have a rando come back to your Kingdom after she sees you whip off your belt and start a limbo line with your best bro. I highly suggest getting 'Spreyed over the summer. Just come 'cocked because beers are like a hot $9. The bouncers here are really cool. They've thrown me flying through the double doors many a time. I have to say, either I've gained some weight or they're simply not as strong as they used to be though. They can't even get me over the sidewalk these days. I'll definitely be geting 'Spreyed till I'm 50 and my wife threatens divorce. read more

#payingforwater osprey should be negative 5 stars because you have to pay for TAP water

4 stars for entertainment value, 3 for service (Tommy and Kelly get 5 stars, some others get 0). The obese bouncers get 0 stars. They're rude and pathetic. They get a cheap thrill from throwing people out through the double doors. read more

Everyone has, at one point, thought about what the gates to heaven looks like. Well, I imagine it to be the entrance to Osprey, paying a $10 cover, and moving to the left as you buy a tall boy from the energetic and polite Nancy. Continuing to the left? The band room. To the right? The boom boom room. Everywhere? A great time. Osprey never fails to dissapoint. Some day I'll tell my children about this place but until then, find me dancing my face off in the boom boom room. read more

Wow such an easy review. It was 1am after i bought 7 or 8 drinks at the bar and they refuse to give you a cup of water because of "policy". Any bar that refuses free cups of water is automatically one star from me. read more

I use to bounce there in rock room and loved it when drunks acted like hard a$$ and started fights to find out the way with there head opening the door miss the good old days read more

TERRIBLE. My friend took one shot and gagged a little and THREE security guards came up to her and kicked her out. She reacted for a second. Nothing happened she was fine, basically sober. And they kicked her out. The first security guard said she's fine and the second security said she's out. Therefore this place sucks so don't even try. Can't have fun here. Good bye. read more

Went to venue to see the band we booked for our wedding. Turned away at the door because my fiancée was wearing "flip flops", which actually are expensive sandals. Couldn't get in. Ridiculous, and very obnoxious staff out front (comment when asked if they were serious about flip flops: "you speak English". Will never even think about spending a penny there in future. Would rate 0 but I guess you can't. read more

I am mortified. I understand that the line for the bar is long and that security's job is to prevent people from cutting but the disrespect shown from the man working the line last night was absolutely uncalled for. I went to check on a friend who was intoxicated at the front of line, I was not cutting. I brushed her arm and asked if she was okay. The security guard screamed at me to walk away, I assured him I was not cutting just asking if she was okay. The security guard aggressively grabbed my arm and threw me out of line and asked me to get off of the property. I am bruised and embarrassed. I politely told him I will go to the back of the line but I don't appreciate being man-handled by someone triple my size. He started to scream in my face, not listening to a word I said replying fervently that I should remove myself from the property and not return that night. After speaking with HIS manager, we both came to the conclusion his actions were absurd. He needs to be fired. I was a huge fan of osprey before the occurrence. read more

If I could give this one star I would! Awful line, awful service and awful drinks. Do NOT waste your time here. Mostly underage kids and people who pay to cut the line so don't expect to get in under an hour and a half. No dance floor and no reentry under any circumstance....... I say this once again do not go there! read more

If I could give the Osprey 0 stars I would. My friends and I waited in line for around an hour to get to the door and when our IDs got checked, they questioned a local/real 21+ license and were extremely rude when I tried to defend her. I got told to "shut my mouth" for saying I wanted to get out of line and they threatened to call the police over simply because I wanted to leave. Definitely never going here ever again read more

Edited. I had an extremely negative experience here with a family member's bachelorette party of 7. Bonnie, a bartender suddenly and extremely rudely complained that our party was not tipping her enough after the first rounds of drinks. She was strangely hostile about it and signaled the security to have the entire party thrown out. None of us were rowdy or out of line. The tip she was going to receive, had she not made an absurd snap judgement and ruined a party - was a $100+. I was shocked. A barrage of unnecessary insults, false accusations, and threats ensued from multiple staff members. It was absolutely absurd. To the commenter below saying I "don't like to have fun".. If that was the case I would give this place 5 stars. Our experience was cut short for literally no reason by very mean, shortsighted staff. We were treated very badly when attempting to mediate the issue, and while proceeding to exit. read more