I made my first visit to The Wharf's beach bar just yesterday, and I won't say this place is good, or bad, it's pretty much straight down the middle. First, I think this place specializes primarily in drinks, which is kind of sad if I'm being quite honest. They also don't have any mocktails or very few non-alcoholic options on their menu (major thumbs down). One important note: if you are sitting outside, you will probably get your food and drinks served in plastic, which I'm not necessarily a fan of. I ordered the nachos, which were good but also quite messy, so ask for extra napkins. read more

Have eaten here both inside and out and while I prefer the food inside, I prefer the ambiance outside especially on a nice night. The food is unimpressive and wickedly overpriced for what you're getting. If I want overpriced and actually tasty I'll go to any other restaurant on the island. read more

Came here for the seafood based off the reviews. We sat in the main restaurant for the better menu options. Ordered the seafood risotto. It came out and thought, is this an appetizer? A small plate with 3 shrimp and 4 scallops. It was delicious, excellent flavor, but way too small a portion and no sides. Just expected a bigger portion. The broiled seadlfood combo was very good and appropriately portioned, with a decent petite lobster tail. Fried shrimp dinner portion was good. They have two dinning rooms, one is more of a bar and the other is the main room. My biggest issue was the live band. Extremely loud, like the drummer didnt know he was playing in a restaurant. Just way too loud. Sure for a bar it would be OK but just too much, and I love live music. The bands music overwhelmed the main restaurant. Sure its the "Jersey Shore" so expected the pricing and it being loud, but you can tell from others eating in the restaurant, they could not hear others talking. Cant imagine how loud it is in bar area. Lastly, the bathroom is filthy, no ventilation, a broken stall and no toilet paper. The staff were very nice. Too loud, and portions were small and a dirty bathroom earned 2 stars. read more

The Wharf is one of those restaurants that the food has never been the greatest, average at best but the atmosphere and sunsets make up for all its lacking. Another dinner, another sunset, an even bigger disappointment this time around. Service extremely slow. My son wanted pizza but yet we weren't told they didn't have pizza that night until we were ordering. So, we ordered appetizers to share. One steamed clams, one Bang Bang shrimp, one basket of fries. Food came. Cheese with fries cold and congealed with a hard skin on top. These frozen fries were not worth $10. Bang bang shrimp was a decent portion and had a really good taste but fried a touch to long, tempura batter hard. Clams, where to begin. Broth flavorful but it looked like a whole box of oregano was dumped on top of the clams, even though the menu descriptiondidnt even mention oregano. Most of the clams hard and chewy. Several had to be spit out because it was literally like chewing rubber. Bread for dipping, fresh and soft. This trip was definitely not worth the $70 and they add some sort of 3.5% technology fee to the bill. read more

The Wharf - The Lobster roll. Don't. - Seafood Near Me - Wildwood, New Jersey

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Nachos were a bag of chips, jalapeños, 1/8 cup of salsa and cheese. No sour cream. Awful for sure!! Ok service. Had our boat and the kid who helped us dock hit the boat behind us and cracked our case covering the motor. read more

We arrived at the wharf at 7:00. There was just 2 of us. I put our name in as soon as we got there. The hostess said it would be a 20 min. wait, we were dining indoors. An hour later I checked back in with her & asked if there was a problem , since my 20 mins. turned into an hour. She apologized & said should be just another 10 mins. 15 mins.later I asked again, if maybe the computer system was broke , we still got no text saying our table was ready! We finally got seated at 8:30 & thank God at least our dinner was good & our server was a sweetheart! We won't be going back . read more

We had a fantastic dinner inside. Our server was awesome made good suggestions and was very attentive. Love the vibe of the outside too!

We had such a great experience at The Wharf in Wildwood! Diane was absolutely wonderful so friendly, welcoming, and attentive throughout our entire visit. She went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of and made the experience that much better. You could tell she genuinely cared about making sure we had a great time. She was such a pleasure to have, and we will definitely be back! read more

Outside food is no good. Flavorless. The seating outside is super tight. Go outside for the drinks and bands. Go inside for dinner.

Fish was delicious and portions were generous. Wine was also very tasty and service was great.

Service was really good but the food was very bland lacking any flavor. Don't recommend the steak or the lobster ravioli they both needed some seasoning or salt. The place was cute looking and good area just bad food. read more

We were a large party of 15 and our server did a great job . Starters were all good . I had the fried shrimp platter and the shrimp were plump , crispy and cooked perfectly. Fries and coleslaw were ok . Only issue was the parking , big gravel lot with no lines so people tend to waste spaces. read more

Stopped into The Wharf WTF five dollar drafts do yourself a favor go to the firehouse get a couple $2 drinks and call a night. What a ....... rip off. read more

Too crowded and loud. Ok for drinks at the bar with a group. Only had bar food outside.

Nicole was a great server, very kind and helpful with food options. The Tuesday Night specials are great - $30 lobster & $10 hugo/aperol spritz! The clam chowders were odd, it had red pepper in it. The french onion was good. Overall, pretty good read more

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Honestly, the service inside the restaurant was great, especially from our server. However, our experience at the bar was completely different. The bartenders were racist toward our Hispanic group. They repeatedly commented on how much we were purchasing and only complained to our group, despite us being one of the only groups there at the time. I have genuinely never experienced treatment like this before. Even though we treated the staff respectfully and tipped them appropriately, their attitude toward us never changed. While the service inside the restaurant was excellent, the behavior we experienced at the bar completely overshadowed and diminished what could have been a great experience. Because of this experience, I would never recommend this restaurant and will not be returning. read more

Place is a madhouse , loud , seat your self. Prices are cheap for wildwood. Mixed bag crowd, old folks family's with kids young couples . Food was a step above the middle of the road. Wild time. Big pineapple place iykyk read more

This restaurant feels like it was designed by someone who hates diners. We were told the wait would be over an hour, so we headed to the "outdoor, seat-yourself" area which turned out to be a loud, smelly purgatory right next to dumpsters, porta-potties, and a live band playing at full volume like it was their final concert on Earth. I ordered a mojito to dull the senses. What I got was essentially a glass of rum with a mint leaf. Brutal. After 75 minutes of that mess, we were finally seated indoors. That's when the real disappointment began. One friend ordered the $50 steak, completely unseasoned and tougher than the experience we just endured. Another got the vodka penne (watery and flavorless) and never received her appetizer at all. I ordered the lobster ravioli except it was clearly cheese ravioli with a rogue lobster tail slapped on top like a weird seafood hat. To be fair, the servers were doing their best with an overwhelmed system, but the whole experience felt like a prank. The only good thing we left with? A great story to laugh about later because we certainly won't be going back. read more

The food was so unseasoned to say the least. Prior to our food we had joked about it being bad, but the only joke was us for coming here. PLEASE save your money. They ruined a ceaser salad (how do you even do that), and my vodka cutlet sandwich was so underwhelming. Drinks spilled everywhere when served. And overall I wouldn't be surprised if the chef was a seagull. read more

We came for the advertised happy hour but nobody in the restaurant seemed to be aware of happy hour. The outdoor deck is nice with lots of young energetic servers. We ordered oysters on the halfshell. They were tiny and still firmly attached to their shells. I ordered a blackened fish taco. The fish was cold and flavorless and the white wheat flour tortillas were cold .. right out of the plastic bag, with mayo... not great. read more

We sat ourselves on the back patio, there was a band playing and they were really good! The seafood was super fresh, no complaints there. It is a nice restaurant, but the only issue I had was that there was no room to move around on the patio. So many tables and chairs just crammed into a small space. read more

Great place. Especially for a nice nice out or special occasion. Ambiance was great. Service was super and food was delish. Not a 10 but a 8. A little too much of everything. Salt, spice, sugar was all a little too much so they need to work on balancing of flavors but otherwise fresh and delish. I recommend. Especially for the sunset. read more

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I need to post an update from our previous trips to the Wharf. We were not very impressed this time. It seems like the chef must have changed the way the food is made. The clam chowder which is normally very thick and creamy, was extremely viscous and not as good as it used to be. The fries my boyfriend got also were just okay... my bang bang shrimp was pretty good but it didn't take away from the fact that this place has one of our favorite clam chowders and it severely disappointed us. The lobster roll our friend got was huge and much different than previous years. We may be back but this experience left a bad taste in our mouths. read more

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We walked in for dinner and were given 30 mins to be seated. They took our cell number to text when the table is ready. We checked in with the hostess 45 mins into waiting. Then again another hour later We spoke with the hostess twice checking in to see how long. Double checked the number. Each time we were told shortly about 20 mins. "just waiting for a table to clear". 2.5 hrs later we left....... Never telling anyone. NEVER did we get a text message to be seated! Disappointed! They could have told us we can't seat you. read more

Ambiance is excellent. Food is mediocre and service is average. Disappointed I was charged 3% on a GIFT card to their establishment paid with cash. read more

The Wharf was our first time there. Not impressed at all!! Signs outside say Thursdays are 5 dollar fish/shrimp tacos. Tacos are plural. It doesn't specify $5.00 each taco. As far as the service....it was mediocre, the busser was miserable like she didn't want to be there. We also had three families there and the server couldn't split the check up which any other place you can. Never again. read more

We went to the Wharf expecting a lot of fish entree options, but they were limited. The fish I ordered was average, but the service and oysters were great. It was also pricey for the quality of food. The view on the water made the dining experience. read more

This place stresses me out writing this review. My friends and I decided to try a different spot for dinner this past weekend. When we arrived, we met our friends at the "beach bar" where immediately after turning the corner into it, you're smacked in the face with the smell of trash/sewage. We figured the smell would disperse after we moved around, nope. The live music (inside & outside) was great if I remembered to bring ear plugs to my dinner reservation.... the food was kind of horrendous.... my fiance ordered the steak for $50 and it was probably in attempt to char the steak (I suppose) it was just very burnt. I ordered the chicken parm which the chicken tasted like it was freezer burnt, and burnt burnt! The pasta tasted like grocery store brand linguine and I was overall very unimpressed. Bill came to 260.... a lot of money for mid food and vibes. read more

If you want a place with LOUD LIVE music(whether the outside deck or inside) this place is for you!! I guess its great to have drinks and eat bar food. Inside dining experience was typical tourist seafood fare. For the prices they charge, they should offer better quality food/ingredients and better kitchen staff/chef. I don't know why any restaurant offers crab cakes if they're 80% bread filling - why bother? Shame on me for expecting differently. Seafood/Pasta in Vodka Sauce wasn't a pasta dish, it was soup, literally. So much sauce you couldn't see the pasta or seafood. Had to scoop it. Appetizers were low grade. We're sorry we picked this spot. Positive =our server was friendly and prompt - thank goodness as other reviews state otherwise, we lucked out. read more

I want to dine somewhere with a great view and somewhere where we haven't eat yet in Wildwood. And of course, my meal wouldn't be complete without cocktails and oysters. Found The Wharf, the reviews and the pictures definitely lure me and hub to this restaurant. We enter during dinner, so it was jammed. There were no hostess seating us, the folks at the cashier just told us to find a table and sit ourselves. I find that kind of odd, I mean who is gonna be our wait staff, anybody? We found a seat by the waters, and waited 20 minutes for the waitress to come and take our drinks. Honestly, I don't remember what we order bc everything were pretty MEH....... I think it is the view that's catching everyone's eyes, not too focus on their taste maybe, Idk. Btw that seafood bucket is really tasteless, and I think it cost $40, I would rather spend that $40 in a seafood-in-a-bag store. Avoid the lobster roll, the roll was dry and hard. I thought Jumbo's on the boardwalk's lobster roll is on the negative side, but Wharf's is worst. My daughter's spaghetti is bland too. Will I come back? Maybe, I mean the views is nice, probably gonna stick with their cocktails and oysters in the future, nothing else. read more

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We ate at the Wharf on Saturday and it was fantastic. I think when you go to a Resturant at the short on a Saturday you don't expect the best service or food but that was not the case for The Wharf. It was seat yourself for outdoor seating and after we picked a spot close to the water we were greeted by our server, Chris C, very quickly! We put in our drinks and they came very quickly as well! We ordered the clams and the crab bruschetta as apps and they were both pretty good! We then all ordered the snow crab pots! Three of us had the original and one of my friends has the hot garlic. The meat pieces were great in the snow crab legs! I thought the original lacked a little flavor for being in a sauce, but my friend who had the hot garlic said it was the best crab legs she ever had and they were full of flavor! That's what I would get next time! It was great to sit right on the water and enjoy the live music! Chris was a great server and we will be back when we come back to Wildwood! read more

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Given the place just opened a week ago, the drinks were generous and the food was tasty. They will easily work out the kinks in due time. Reasonably priced. Great atmosphere. Good vibe. Has potential to be a go to place. Recommend to give it a try. read more

Started with a bottle of Rodney Strong Chardonnay. Reasonably priced and chilled perfectly. The rolls were not fresh at all. This was disappointing because they brought 3 types of butter for us to try. Up next the bacon wrapped scallop appetizer. Was not expecting the scallops to be fried, but they were light enough to not be too filling. The bacon was nice and crispy. For our main course my wife had the Salmon Oscar over a bed of mashed potatoes with a side of asparagus. All were perfectly prepared and delicious. The butter for the rolls mixed well with the potatoes. I had the flounder stuffed with lobster over a bed of risotto. Absolutely incredible!! For dessert we got the cheesecake in a cup. Very tasty and perfect in size. Also had the Bailey's martini. Not too strong and a great finisher. In all this was a great meal with great atmosphere. The service was quick and efficient, but we never felt rushed. Our server, MaryKate was extremely well versed on the menu options and was very welcoming. They lost 1 star for the bad bread, but in the big picture it left room for us to completely enjoy our meals. read more

The Wharf - Happy Anniversary! - Seafood Near Me - Wildwood, New Jersey

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The food was delicious. Ordered the bang bang shrimp and crab bruschetta and a lobster roll. Best bang bang shrimp we ever had. The crab bruschetta was good too but needed some seasoning. We prefer the lobster to be chunkier in the lobster rolls but overall not bad. The service was great and Eliza was very friendly and very attentive. The view was pretty descent as well. Great view of the bridge and the boats and other crafts on the water. Would definitely return when back in the area. read more

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This restaurants decor is beautiful and a very nice location, but I found all the food everything had no salt no flavor. I think that's one of the biggest travesties you make beautiful food and you give it no flavor whatsoever and salt is such a simple thing my sister ordered the special the stuffed flounder, and she said it smell fishy and lacked salt we didn't want any money off. We didn't make a stink, but when we were talking to one of the employees he said well it is a special does that mean they're specials are old and crappy when you see my pictures, the food looks amazing. Just realize the only thing that tasted fine was the broiled seafood platter. Appetizers were very good though. read more

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I wouldn't waste my money here again. I'm not sure what's worse, the food or the service. The ONLY good thing we had were the bags of free Martin's ruffle chips served with our lobster roll & blackened tacos. Moral of story - don't eat here. read more

Fries were more pale than my ass in January. $3 up charge for them, would not recommend. Nice views though. read more

The Wharf - Seafood Near Me - Wildwood, New Jersey

Good not very good shrimp tempura sushi cooked the day before and served cold. Drinks watery and not good at all. Extra charge for Malibu rum They did try to resolve but not impressed read more

I had the raw oysters, which were briney plump and taste of the ocean. The Caesar and roasted corn salad with pumpkin seeds was fantastic. The little touch of adding Jersey fresh corn to a classic dish is simple genius.Marina as a server is incredible. She was totally focused on customer service, and taking care of my every need. Chris, the main man behind the stick, was spot on. Attentive, personable, and just running the show. As I watched the sunset and I dined, there was acoustic music playing in the background. This is a definite stop when you're in Wildwood at the Jersey shore. As a chef and a passionate foodie using local produce my review is this: right on, right on, right on, right on! read more

The Wharf - Dunner - Seafood Near Me - Wildwood, New Jersey

Great restaurant on the water. We ate indoors, although there is outdoor seating. All our dinners were delicious. Our granddaughter said it was the best steak she ever had, and that is saying a lot from a very fussy eater.Our waitress , Nicole was terrific. We had 4 very hungry kids with us and she made sure their food was served quickly, which made for a really pleasant dinner. Would definitely recommend The Wharf! read more