Change out the fireplace to gas or fix the whole set up. It stinks like smoke in the main room. My hair reeks of smoke. 5 of us in a small booth with hi chair at end. We couldn't move. Apps came out, and within 5 minutes our dinners arrived. Ridiculous. Keep giving this place a second chance but I think we're done. read more

See all

The ribeye Philly cheesesteak was very tasty with the onions and peppers. The ribeye was tender. The buffalo wings were ok. It was a little on the salty side. The French onion soup was really good. The soup was perfect. It was not as salty as your typical French onion soup. The mozzarella melted on top was delicious. The French bread with the soup was delicious. As for the thin crust pizza, it was great! The thin crust was firm. The sauce was was enough. The mozzarella cheese had caramel burnt marks. The crust was nicely charred. Overall, the pizza was very good. First time here tonight! And will definitely comeback to try the other entrees and apps on the menu! The food came quick and our server always checked up on us! They have a decent amount of beers on the tap! read more

See all

Saw a band here and had a good overall time. This is definitely a cool enough place with a friendly staff and cold drinks. I would definitely recommend here. read more

Some of the best bartenders around were fired for taking car of their regulars. Don't you want to take care of your regulars? We are the ones that keep you in business!!! So cheap!! So done with this place. The service has noticeably gone down hill!! Good luck read more

Great time here last night for the Guinness engraving the people that engrave the glasses were amazing. The crowd here was very engaging not to mention live music. I never heard about this place, but it's a great place. If you wanna grab some quality food and listen to some live music not to mention they have a game room that caught my eye as soon as I walked in great location great people. Amazing food. read more

Really fun, wholesome spot. Lots of TV screens if that's your thing. The place has been updated recently and feels a lot cleaner. The ginger drink was great! The staff made a small mistake, but they fixed it right away without us even having to say anything, really appreciated that. read more

Honestly, will not come back. We used to like it when it was Chimney Rock. The steak was dry, side order of rice was raw! Drinks were ok. For the price, there are lots of options near by. Once the place get just a little more busy, the service gotten extremely slow. Will not recommend at all. read more

The name says it all. Super vintage place with great classic food. Bars pies , wings , burgers and chicken sandwiches. Lots of other "new school" items too. My absolute favorite was the Queso blanco tater tots ! I could have eaten 2 ! Crispy Tater tots topped with pico de gallo, jalapeño, Queso blanco , cilantro , roasted poblano sauce and cojita cheese ! I had a thin crispy bar pie , some large burgers like a Bacon Jam burger topped with sweet chili bacon jam , a steakhouse burger topped with onion rings , cheddar cheese and steakhouse sauce , all with crispy french fries. Also had a crispy Chicken sandwich topped with a zesty Mayo , lots of pickles and lettuce. Apps were good like French onion soup and boneless wings in a Thai chili sauce. You can even get their pizzas frozen to go. Lots of seating in dining room , old school cabin feel and huge main bar with a retro game room , pool table , dart board , arcade games for kids. I would also like to try their sister restaurant Chimney Rock Inn which has an identical menu but I like the old school feel of this place. Lots and lots of parking but fills up quick on weekends and I see why. read more

See all

My friend reserved 2 booths for 9pm which she received texts about confirming but when we got there they said they didn't have her name on the list and had given the tables to other guests. We went to see a band and it was SO HOT. Everyone was sweating and one of our friends almost passed out from the heat. I went to the bar to order a drink and the female bartender blatantly ignored me as she took orders from multiple people (men) right next to me. When they realized she was ignoring me they told her I needed a drink so I ordered it (which was in a can) and she continued doing other random things for a few minutes before finally slamming it down on the bar unopened and then took forever to give me change. The next time I went to the bar with my empty can and empty cup of water and cash in my hand, she did it again. BLATANTLY ignored me as she took orders from men standing right next to me. A guy on the other side of me noticed what she was doing to me and made a comment about it. When the other men told her I needed a drink I was able to order but she still didn't bring it, she told one of the men bartenders to bring it to me. I have no idea what her problem was with me. None of my female friends had that issue with her and I've never been there before. This place needs to get it's act together because you'll never get returning customers if they are treated this way. read more

Would give ZERO if possible. Don't bother with this place. Mediocre food delivered by clueless waitstaff. Condescending manager? If she was the manager. read more

Never dined here but we order takeout often. The pizza is great! Always get the thin crust pizza and their chicken parm is great too!

Bar service is terrible. Have gone a number of times. The last three times we had to wait a long time to get served. One was almost 10 minutes before we even saw a bartender. Went to look and found them clowning around in the back. More worried about how they look in the mirror than working. Food is average bar food but ok. read more

My very good Yelp brother, Edward T, recommended this pizza tavern. Great location and friendly staff. Kelly took my order over the phone for the pizza and said 20 minutes. I had 5 minutes to kill and got a draft double IPA by Stone. Very fresh. The tavern is great and modern interior. They sell frozen pies to go. Will be back on Thursday with my partner. Another great local joint referred by Mr Ed. Support local & small businesses. read more

See all

A wide choice of various entrees, sandwiches, salads and desserts. The service is quick and done with a friendly tone and I like the pub atmosphere by the bar area. read more

Maybe it was just a bad night... My husband & I decided to try this place last Monday night. We got there around 6 pm & it wasn't very crowded at all. Took a seat at a table. The waitress apologized for the delay when she initially came over because it did take a little while before she showed up but we understood. My husband ordered a beer & I an unsweetened ice tea. Again took a little while longer than expected to get the drinks but no big deal. There was no offer of sugar or sweet net for the ice tea. However what was a big deal was getting our dinner. I had ordered the Chicago hot dog with a side of fried onions & husband a pizza. It took over 40 minutes to get our food. It might have been better to not have gotten it at all- the food was lukewarm at best- the rendition of a Chicago hot dog missed the mark & the hot dogs themselves were not good quality. The waitress seemed to have disappeared or else she was so busy that she forgot about us. I had to search out mustard & my husband had to try to get her attention for another beer. Unfortunately he realized that it would take forever to get it so he promptly got up to find her to cancel that. Bad experience for us. Either the restaurant wasn't staffed sufficiently for a Monday night or there was some other management issue- either way we won't be back. read more

Been here a couple of times for parties. Food is awful! Pasta is undercooked and cold, staff is slow, bar pies are awful . Atmosphere is dark and dingy. Reminds me of a dive bar read more

Vintage Tavern always satisfies. Food is really good, there's a tremendous variety on the menu, and it is really well-priced for the quality. What is outstanding is the service and friendliness of all that work there. It's also a great place to go with kids. This place is a winner! read more

This place was bad. The only thing that kept me there was the hot bartenders. If you can't spend the money to maintain the front of the house I can only imagine what the kitchen looks like. I cannot believe I ate there. read more

Vintage Tavern - a man sitting at the bar - American Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

We had an early dinner at the Vintage Tavern with our niece, spouse and their toddler, after a delightful hike in nearby Great Swamp. My wife and I had the Vegan pizza which was delicious and very flavorful, along with a salad. My niece had the Garbage Salad, which she really liked. Her husband had the Chicken Pot Pie and raved about it. Baby had chicken fingers and french fries. We all had a variety of beers (except for baby of course), and enjoyed each. Our server was attentive and responsive. The place has a nice feel and it looked like a lot of locals and repeat diners. We'll be back. read more

Have been ignored by the Bar Staff too many times. I used to be a regular there, but after being ignored for the past few weeks, I will eat & drink elsewhere. The food is sub par and the atmosphere is noisy. read more

Good food, prices and staff are also very good. Definitely a great local spot to hit.

The only time I ate here previously was several years ago, when it was still the Chimney Rock (a small chain with restaurants in nearby Bound Brook and Flemington). My memory of it? Decent, but not so good that I ever was tempted to darken its doorways again. From what I've read online, it's still owned by the Chimney Rock people; only the name has been changed-- I guess to...protect the innocent? Some days ago, it was the weekly "date night" with my old friend (we pick a place to eat, and I listen to his litany of problems, trying to interject a friendly "suggestion" when/if I can). We usually take his car, but I was driving on this particular night because the door of his used (and battered) vehicle had been literally torn off its hinges by another recklessly speeding driver (that's my friend's version of the story; I'm not saying I doubt the veracity of it, but my friend is a horrible driver, and every time we've had a "near death" experience...and we've had a few...it's always and invariably the other driver at fault. Anyway...). Being it was night, I didn't want to drive too far, as my night vision sucks, and I've become an extremely timid motorist when it's dark (which is usually why my friend drives). I pass Vintage Tavern constantly, as it's not far from where I live, and I suggested it as a possibility. He had no objections. Everything seems the same as it did when it was named Chimney Rock, from the exterior of the restaurant to its spacious parking lot. Inside, we were seated at a table near the bar. Very loud music was playing, and it seems Vintage Tavern acquired its playlist from Dunkin Donuts Radio. Meaning-- it was obnoxious, pounding noise, as insistent as a dentist's drill trying to work its way through the skull into the temporal lobe. My friend immediately objected (his ex-father-in-law once described him uncharitably as a "delicate vessel") but I was less annoyed about it than I had been at the Dunkin Donuts (for clarification, see my review of the Dunkin Donuts in nearby Berkeley Heights). After all, we were in what was clearly marked as a "tavern," and loud music typically gets played in them (at least in the ones that I used to patronize back in the day). Obviously (and sadly), this is the kind of "music" young people listen to these days. The times when a tavern featured a jukebox with "Redemption Song" (a beautiful, poignant Bob Marley song) or "Dead Flowers" (one of my favorite Stones songs, next to "Sway" and "Stray Cat Blues") on it are obviously long gone. I don't know if the people running the place heard us, (how could they? given the loudness), but the volume was thankfully turned down to a less skull-shattering level, maybe because more old people (like us) were starting to enter the establishment. Our server was prompt and personable. I ordered a Coke; my friend ordered an ice water "without lemon" (he's concerned that the people slicing the lemons in whatever restaurant we patronize might have feces under their fingernails). We both had the French Onion Soup. Over the years, I've grown tired of French Onion Soup, but this version was not bad. Or maybe I was just hungrier than I initially thought. My friend ordered an open steak sandwich, which he liked. I had the Chicken Pot Pie. It was ok; certainly, better than what I had some months ago at the Cracker Barrel in Clinton. Still, I keep seeking the "perfect" Chicken Pot Pie, and this wasn't it. (I'm not sure where I acquired my idealized version of the dish; I think my mother bought a "homemade" version a few times at a "farm store" near where we lived in Bernardsville when I was a teenager, but not very often. The last time I ate it was a frozen-food purchase from the local supermarket, and it tasted like damp cardboard slathered with wallpaper paste). Not that I'm trying to damn the Vintage Tavern version with faint praise; it wasn't bad, and I definitely wolfed it down with alacrity. Then again, I think I was hungrier than I had initially thought. I couldn't resist dessert; a vanilla ice cream-brownie combination with whipped cream that satisfied my sweet tooth and seemed to put a final nail in my ongoing "diet" plans, at least for the time being. Our server was perfectly fine, patient when we took a long time to order between courses. She'd come by the table, and say, "You guys still picking?" At one point, after she had walked away, I joked to my friend, "I'm a-pickin' and you're a-grinnin'"...recalling those childhood days when my father was a regular watcher of "Hee Haw" on TV and enjoyed the "antics" of Roy Clark and Buck Owens. My friend, whose father regularly watched the same show, laughed appreciably. Like I said...we're old. Vintage Tavern isn't haute cuisine, but the food is pretty good, the prices reasonable, the service friendly. Recommended. read more

What a fun local spot! This place is huge!!! We went on a Saturday night for an early dinner and had a blast. Very child friendly and lots of options on the menu. The appetizer was one of our favorites! They made a whole wheat pretzel, and at first, we were hesitant with the whole wheat, but it was so good!!! Plus, who doesn't love a good hot pretzel? I ordered one of their cocktails which was delicious and we shared some pizza. They had kids menu also. We tried the artisan pizza this time, was delicious! We will definitely be back, such a cozy family friendly spot. read more

See all

I've picked up pizza from here 3x and every time I have had the worst service ever. The servers are completely worthless and the bartenders don't care about anything. I asked where I go the first time to pick up my order and was told go to the bar and then the bartender told me to go to the end of the bar no one was at the end of the bar. I waited there for 30 minutes for someone to come by. No one ever came. I had to go back to the bartender again for him to get someone. Then I had to wait another 20 minutes for that person to bring out my cold pizza. The second time was exactly the same and now today on the third time I had to wait 20 minutes for the person who said yeah I'm going in the back to go get the pizza to finally come back out and ask if I was waiting for something and then I told her I was waiting for my pizza and she went in the back and made me wait another 15 minutes to bring my pizza out cold. The service here is garbage. This place is horrible. Avoid it all costs. Don't waste your money on the worst service you will ever have. Hard pass. read more

They need to up their game to bring the dining experience back to the previous level. The renovation removed much of the charm, and the food has dropped down a notch. read more

Rachel the server is fantastic!! Very personable, made us feel very welcome and increased the enjoy ability of our experience!!

CHANGE THE NAME BACK TO CHIMNEY ROCK! Love this place and been coming for many years... but why change the name?! "Chimney Rock" is such a catchy name... "Vintage Tavern" sounds like a basic bar. Come on owners, you know I'm right about this. The name "tavern" has been so overused in basic bars and other taverns that it makes your awesome diner sound meh. read more

Once upon a time, this was a Chimney Rock that was awesome. It had charm, great service and an atmosphere that made it worth going to. It had a bar and it was a cool scene but it wasn't a drunk fest, Now? Now, it has been turned into a dive bar, and not a very good one. Cheesy bands, blasting music in the rooms where you aren't in front of the band, a trivia game room and a good ole fashion frat house game room. I witnessed some jostling at the main bar with some words exchanged between patrons. I half expected a fight to break out. The owner may want to get ahead of this and consider hiring Dalton as this place has a Road House feel to it. The food was good, but the service has plummeted. Our server kept complaining about being overwhelmed. I can see why, when the place has been turned into a drunk fest, The bathrooms were disgusting, which is what one expects at a dive bar. A chance glance into the kitchen is something I can't unsee. I would eat at a Chimney Rock again, but not Club Chimney Rock or dive bar Chimney Rock or whatever the heck they have turned this place into. read more

Chimney Rock has been such a nice escape from quarantine at home. I've visited many time since March and the pizza has always proved to be great! Carry out or dine in/out. I order my own toppings on the pizza. They are all fresh and never skimpy. My pizza has always come out hot. The crust is nice, thin, and crunchy. Also, the prices for the area are relatively reasonable. We did have to wait a while just recently to be seen by our waiter, but they complimented us mozzarella sticks for the wait. They waiters are friendly too. Happy to have Chimney Rock around. read more

Vintage Tavern - Pizza - American Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

See all

Good food. I have tried their burger and pasta and neither of them have disappointed me. Note that i did both as takeouts and they have a drive thru to pickup option available read more

We had a wonderful first visit to the Vintage Tavern. We were welcomed by Laura as soon as we walked in, and she took wonderful care of us as our server. The food was wonderful, and we loved playing shuffleboard on the 25' long table! There is a beautiful area in the back where they have events and the owners spent time with us to show us around. Their collaboration with Witchcraft foods is great - we even bought a jar of pickles because everything they make is fresh. We will be back!! read more

The food was ok. The waitress we had ( I think her name was Carol) was the sweetest girl with the biggest smile. I'm in Love.

Having Good Friday early dinner here with family. My first time here. I ordered Artisan pizza. My son ordered Glutenless pizza. My wife ordered flounder fillet. My daughter ordered fish and chips. The Artisan pizza has thin crust with crushed tomato and basil. It taste great. The Glutenless pizza have mushroom topping which is extra. Thin crust, too and delicious. The flounder fillet is fried and taste great, not greasy. The fish and chips are fried (fish) and not greasy great taste. Serving staff are helpful and courteous. Clean place and friendly atmosphere. Separate Men and Women's clean bathroom. Good for Family events and gathering. read more

See all

It's a good place for a beer and a quick meal. People like the pizza, though it's not my style, and the tavern food is fairly consistent. Service tends to be good. If you're looking for an excellent cheesesteak, take a pass here. They call it ribeye cheesesteak that's "hand sliced." It's neither, more like a Steak-Um and definitely not a big portion. Stick with a burger. read more

See all

Has dropped in quality since the rebranding. We saw our waitress more times being asked about the bill than the rest of the night combined. The noise levels are awful--when they took out the row of booths they lost the only sound dampening in the room. Don't come heat unless you like your places crowded and noisy. It always seems hopping, so clearly they are hitting someone's idea of a fun night out, but this used to be a nice family place. We keep coming back in the hopes it will be different because for the longest time this was our family night out. The last time we tried to come here it was such a meat market we turned around and left immediately. I really just don't know what happened to this place. read more

Took a cruise in my 89 Vette with my wife, and we often stop at Chimney Rock Inn Gilette. My wife has celiac disease and has a dairy allergy. We specifically stopped there Sunday to have dinner and get the gluten free dairy free nachos We have been ordering this as long as I remember. They put the gluten free meat with the dairy free cheese that they use for their dairy free pizza. They refused to make it. When we told the bartender that we get this all the time, he went and double checked. The manager came out, with a cold attitude, and told us absolutely no with no explanation. We found out later that this manager came to work after some time. Bottom Line: You lost a long time customer! read more

Not great at all...Would not recommend. Food is plain and boring. The menu, while big, doesn't have tasty options.

Tonight, I ordered over the phone and the person on the phone was not friendly and did not help the ordering process. I was charged for the tin that your food comes with and charged for take out service as well. I ordered buffalo wings. I came home and looked at my order. The wings were burnt. No actual buffalo wings sauce in it. It was dry. No blue cheese, no carrots or celery. The picture below is actually how I received it. Nothing Else. Everything else we ordered was very greasy, even the wraps for thier un tasty tacos. Expect to make your own tacos too. but for thr wraps to be drentched in grease is odd. Overall its terrible. waste of time. read more

Vintage Tavern - American Near Me - Gillette, New Jersey

We loved this place. Frequented for years. Rushed to have lunch when got email about Octoberfest. Couldn't wait to have the chicken schnitzel. Was greeted by a dour waitress/ bartender whose greeting was "no substitutions anymore". Okay. Ordered the chicken schnitzel. No more potato pancakes, no more red cabbage, just a very average (at best) breaded chicken breast with some bland potatoes. What a disappointment! Had a beer that was flat also. Please fix this! I look forward to that dish every year and used to have it at least once a week while it was on the menu. read more

I am pleasantly surprised with the amount of gluten-free options chimney rock has to offer. I ordered takeout for Super Bowl Sunday and they were able to accommodate all of our requests. Their curbside is very efficient. Just make sure you're going to the correct location when you go to pick up your order. We ordered the gluten-free buffalo chicken pizza a gluten-free buffalo chicken salad and their gluten-free buffalo wings. Each item was really good! The pizza is on the smaller side more of a personal size. It was able to mean teen a real pizza taste even though the crust was gluten-free. The Buffalo chicken salads were also really yummy. I particularly enjoyed their buffalo sauce. Their gluten-free wings were different than a traditional wings but really tasty nonetheless they weren't dry but they didn't necessarily come dripping in sauce. We will hundred percent be back! read more

See all