Had an ejoyable Sunday afternoon listening to a fabulous performance by a jazz guitarist and a phenomenal female vocalist. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. If you are looking for someplace to hang out for a while I would recommend Curtains.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paul Molina
I had Huevos rancheros and was disappointed. It was 2 eggs 2 tortilla smothered with black bean. I was waiting for the green or red sauce, none just home fries. You need a suce.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Michelle Costa
Served it's purpose, Great location to have dinner before a show. Drinks were inexpensive, food left something to be desired.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kathryn Lawrence
Clean Atmosphere with certious professional staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kyle Jencsik
I stopped by Curtains on Mothers Day. We had a big reservation. They tried to turn us away with the reservation we had already placed. A manager came and sorted that out.
No big deal, but what was a big deal was the dirty glasses / one of the items of the menu being unavailable and the lack of value for what you are getting.
What we did get was way over seasoned.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Zach Johnson
Very quaint place next to the Avenel Performing Arts Center. Server was excellent, food was great, and the live music was just the right volume.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melody Kendall
I don’t recommend this restaurant at all!
Michelle Ovadia
Very nice place first time I'm ever here would like it if it was a better crowd for karaoke night but definitely will go
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Rudy Palma
Three of us went to Curtains tonight after seeing Beth Nielsen Chapman perform at the Arts Center.We dined here back in February and loved it. We even considered it a peak experience and were looking forward to a second time!Tonight was dismaying.I got to the table with my mom and my friend there a few minutes ahead of me. The waitress came a noticeably long time later - she managed to take long gaps between coming to the table and also be intrusive sometimes, even when just a handful of tables were occupied - and took our dinner order without asking me what I wanted to drink.I had to make sure to ask for a drink before she dashed away.When we asked about bread for the table, the waitress smiled, winced and cheerily told us we could order “a side of bread.” I immediately checked the menu and saw there was no such thing. When she chirped about how she could get us “toast, like for breakfast” we said no thanks. So no bread.It took a while for my drink and soup to appear. The three of us all ordered the same dish.When my friend requested a soda refill the waitress asked if he didn’t mind the refill being put in the same glass. (?!)My soup appeared - piping hot - just two minutes before entrees came. I was only halfway through it - they shouldn’t have even brought the dishes out until I was finished. These are people who clearly reactive, not proactive.What’s more? The waitress, a different one, asked to take my soup away while pushing my dinner plate next to me. I replied that I was still eating it. It was good soup (butternut squash) but too salty. That was a disappointment.Our dishes (chicken, pasta and artichokes in a cream sauce) were delicious - but it dawned on us while we were eating that there was essentially two bites - two mouthfuls - of grilled chicken in each dish!We felt cheated. And by the time we realized the lack of chicken, it was too late to send the dishes back.My martini tasted a little funny, too. Not amazing. But not bad enough to send back. It took a very long time to come from a bar that was not busy or bustling.We ordered dessert after having to really get out waitress’ attention - she was more interested in giving us the check, and it was 7 p.m. She happily put our dessert in for us, then returned a few minutes later to inform us they were out of it. We just took the check. She informed us she would be “sure to take that dessert off your bill.” We didn’t have it, so, yeah…The thing to do would have been to offer us another complimentary dessert.Again, reactive, not proactive.A 100 dollar check before tip for one cocktail, two Pepsis, one soup, and three pasta dishes very much lacking in chicken.We were like detectives, pushing around noodles and artichokes looking for chicken. If only we’d had a magnifying glass…Not one bite size piece of chicken. Just tiny shreds.If the dish were alive, one could say it was thinking about having chicken in it…there was serious contemplation about the idea…but no commitment.This didn’t even feel like the same restaurant we dined at in February.Beth Nielsen Chapman ensured the evening was memorable and one to be cherished, but the meal to follow was a disappointment.It’s curtains for Curtains.
Went for a drag brunch. The drag queens were awesome. Very fun and entertaining. The food was very good. The service was not great and the bartenders were extremely unfriendly. None of them seemed to like their jobs. Unfortunately even though the show was great I won’t be going back solely due to staff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Shea Merritt
Was a good overall experience. Lots of people were there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Linda Marosevitch
They need to bring some things back like the Fish tacos, quesadillas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Leo W
I have gone to Curtains for brunch and dinner several times, and the food is always very good. But they recently changed the brunch and regular menu. Mostly, everything on the brunch menu now is eggs with something. There's like two items to choose from that are actually lunch. They took off biscuits and gravy, which was one of my family's favorite, and it was very good. I will still go there for dinner, but unfortunately, not for brunch anymore. I think they should add a few more lunch choices back for brunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Vivian Luna
Use to love coming here! Not everyone loves Italian Food! New menu AWFUL! No pretzel sticks, no teriyaki salmon, no rib eye steak with salad. Entertainment isn't the same either! Enjoyed the Rolling Torahs. Bring back old menu! Bartender doesn't even know how to make a whiskey sour or their signature drink avenel sour!!!!!
Great place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had an ejoyable Sunday afternoon listening to a fabulous performance by a jazz guitarist and a phenomenal female vocalist. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. If you are looking for someplace to hang out for a while I would recommend Curtains.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I had Huevos rancheros and was disappointed. It was 2 eggs 2 tortilla smothered with black bean. I was waiting for the green or red sauce, none just home fries. You need a suce.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Served it's purpose, Great location to have dinner before a show. Drinks were inexpensive, food left something to be desired.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Clean Atmosphere with certious professional staff.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I stopped by Curtains on Mothers Day. We had a big reservation. They tried to turn us away with the reservation we had already placed. A manager came and sorted that out.
No big deal, but what was a big deal was the dirty glasses / one of the items of the menu being unavailable and the lack of value for what you are getting.
What we did get was way over seasoned.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Very quaint place next to the Avenel Performing Arts Center. Server was excellent, food was great, and the live music was just the right volume.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don’t recommend this restaurant at all!
Very nice place first time I'm ever here would like it if it was a better crowd for karaoke night but definitely will go
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Three of us went to Curtains tonight after seeing Beth Nielsen Chapman perform at the Arts Center.We dined here back in February and loved it. We even considered it a peak experience and were looking forward to a second time!Tonight was dismaying.I got to the table with my mom and my friend there a few minutes ahead of me. The waitress came a noticeably long time later - she managed to take long gaps between coming to the table and also be intrusive sometimes, even when just a handful of tables were occupied - and took our dinner order without asking me what I wanted to drink.I had to make sure to ask for a drink before she dashed away.When we asked about bread for the table, the waitress smiled, winced and cheerily told us we could order “a side of bread.” I immediately checked the menu and saw there was no such thing. When she chirped about how she could get us “toast, like for breakfast” we said no thanks. So no bread.It took a while for my drink and soup to appear. The three of us all ordered the same dish.When my friend requested a soda refill the waitress asked if he didn’t mind the refill being put in the same glass. (?!)My soup appeared - piping hot - just two minutes before entrees came. I was only halfway through it - they shouldn’t have even brought the dishes out until I was finished. These are people who clearly reactive, not proactive.What’s more? The waitress, a different one, asked to take my soup away while pushing my dinner plate next to me. I replied that I was still eating it. It was good soup (butternut squash) but too salty. That was a disappointment.Our dishes (chicken, pasta and artichokes in a cream sauce) were delicious - but it dawned on us while we were eating that there was essentially two bites - two mouthfuls - of grilled chicken in each dish!We felt cheated. And by the time we realized the lack of chicken, it was too late to send the dishes back.My martini tasted a little funny, too. Not amazing. But not bad enough to send back. It took a very long time to come from a bar that was not busy or bustling.We ordered dessert after having to really get out waitress’ attention - she was more interested in giving us the check, and it was 7 p.m. She happily put our dessert in for us, then returned a few minutes later to inform us they were out of it. We just took the check. She informed us she would be “sure to take that dessert off your bill.” We didn’t have it, so, yeah…The thing to do would have been to offer us another complimentary dessert.Again, reactive, not proactive.A 100 dollar check before tip for one cocktail, two Pepsis, one soup, and three pasta dishes very much lacking in chicken.We were like detectives, pushing around noodles and artichokes looking for chicken. If only we’d had a magnifying glass…Not one bite size piece of chicken. Just tiny shreds.If the dish were alive, one could say it was thinking about having chicken in it…there was serious contemplation about the idea…but no commitment.This didn’t even feel like the same restaurant we dined at in February.Beth Nielsen Chapman ensured the evening was memorable and one to be cherished, but the meal to follow was a disappointment.It’s curtains for Curtains.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Went for a drag brunch. The drag queens were awesome. Very fun and entertaining. The food was very good. The service was not great and the bartenders were extremely unfriendly. None of them seemed to like their jobs. Unfortunately even though the show was great I won’t be going back solely due to staff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Was a good overall experience. Lots of people were there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
They need to bring some things back like the Fish tacos, quesadillas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
I have gone to Curtains for brunch and dinner several times, and the food is always very good. But they recently changed the brunch and regular menu. Mostly, everything on the brunch menu now is eggs with something. There's like two items to choose from that are actually lunch. They took off biscuits and gravy, which was one of my family's favorite, and it was very good. I will still go there for dinner, but unfortunately, not for brunch anymore. I think they should add a few more lunch choices back for brunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Use to love coming here! Not everyone loves Italian Food! New menu AWFUL! No pretzel sticks, no teriyaki salmon, no rib eye steak with salad. Entertainment isn't the same either! Enjoyed the Rolling Torahs. Bring back old menu! Bartender doesn't even know how to make a whiskey sour or their signature drink avenel sour!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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