If you grew up at the Jersey Shore, chances are you have a favorite local drunk. These local gems have many things in common. Sunburnt skin, flip flops, long toe nails, a beautiful big boat, two ex-wives, and a great fake smile. Whoever your favorite local drunk is, he loves @thewaterfrontnj
This place is filled with retired wealthy folk looking to buy a pretty 20 year old girl her favorite shot. In addition to that, they have great food. The Tennessee Chicken Wrap has the balance that so many don't. The sauce is sweet and tangy and the ratio of chicken to the rest is excellent. This wrap would hit way above its weight class if it wasn't for the chips. I've said it before and I'll said it again, chips are un-American. Put some fires with this guy and you have a 10 hour flex detail for 2 hours of your time. A dream some would say.
I've been to this joint a few times. Never had a bad meal.
This wrap was paired with a delicious IPA from @shipbottom. The shack is a local legend and a part of many childhoods across the state. The flavors do not disappoint and the shack would be proud of this brew. If you are in the area and don't swing by Ship Bottom Brewery, you are doing yourself a disservice.
Score: 7.6
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bob Vogt
Did Christmas eve. The server she was very nice. The menu is large and variety is good. Quality was good as was the time it took. Good place. Never knew this place was there. Will go back.
Parking: Over looks the water.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes elevator
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Penne Vodka
Natalie Borrero
Service is as spectacular as the views! Variety of food options from dinners to sushi to sandwiches! Also enjoyed eating while listening to the band play!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nancy Prairie
Best Halloween party. Been coming here 3, 4yrs now for Halloween and it's always an awesome time. Thank you to both owners their so nice. Great time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J Schwarz
Must stop and enjoy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebbecca Ramos
Had a very beautiful time at the restaurant had my service dog and they handled it very well even brought him water we happen to be out on the boat and ran out of gas at the dock there and had already had reservations and they accompanied us very well even provided a first round of drinks on the owner when everything happened we were very thankful and happy and pleased with our time will come again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork
Peter Laudati
My wife and I are on the #eatjersey challenge to have a meal in all 564 towns of NJ. We chose The Waterfront for Lacey Township (aka Forked River), our 107th town. Located on the Forked River, it was rated by the Asbury Park Press as a top "dock & dine" location. We don't own a boat, so we just dined, but we did see plenty of boats by the docks.
If you're looking for a fun night out along the shore without trekking over to one of the island towns, The Waterfront (ironically on the mainland) is a fun place to be. They have indoor and outdoor dining with live music. We dined outside on the deck during sunset on a summer weeknight when it wasn't super crowded.
We kicked off by enjoying dockside cocktails, with $4 Margaritas & a VooDoo (rum) Bucket. Next, we had the Lobster bisque and shared some apps. The Eggplant Napoleon & General Tso's Cauliflower were superb vegetarian options (even though neither of us is vegetarian). Finally, had the Hot Honey Chicken sandwich with crab meat as a topping. YUM!
Town Trivia: Forked River is a "census designated place" (CDP) within Lacey Township. Like many other CDPs in Jersey, Forked River is NOT its own town. Yet many people refer to most of Lacey Township as "Forked River, NJ".
Tip: The locals pronounce it "Fork-ED River". Calling it "Forkt River" let's the locals know you're a benny. ;)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jackie Nowak
If you come here see if Tommy can be your server, he was a fantastic server, knew the menu well, and he told us all about the many areas you could dine at this restaurant.
Currently on Thursdays they have a pasta night served buffet style, where you can put add ons to your pasta dish.
Tommy was great, my husband wanted a half dozen raw clams, they were not in the menu and he got them for us. The food was really good my drunk.clam appetizer was a bit salty.
i loved that the manager stopped by to ask us about our experience. We told him what a good job Tommy did, and I asked if we can ask for less salt on a meal when we place an order he said we could. We had a bit of a wait to be seated, the bartender was eating at the counter, this was the only negative experience we had.
Overall it's a very nice restaurant we enjoyed our experience.
The potions are big we took half of it home a long with dessert. There is plenty of parking.
Wheelchair accessibility: It is wheelchair accessible and they have an elevator.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Bob Shearer
Food and service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alice Armstrong
Everything was delicious! Service was great and the view of the water was very calming.
The Waterfront (Lacey Township NJ)
If you grew up at the Jersey Shore, chances are you have a favorite local drunk. These local gems have many things in common. Sunburnt skin, flip flops, long toe nails, a beautiful big boat, two ex-wives, and a great fake smile. Whoever your favorite local drunk is, he loves @thewaterfrontnj
This place is filled with retired wealthy folk looking to buy a pretty 20 year old girl her favorite shot. In addition to that, they have great food. The Tennessee Chicken Wrap has the balance that so many don't. The sauce is sweet and tangy and the ratio of chicken to the rest is excellent. This wrap would hit way above its weight class if it wasn't for the chips. I've said it before and I'll said it again, chips are un-American. Put some fires with this guy and you have a 10 hour flex detail for 2 hours of your time. A dream some would say.
I've been to this joint a few times. Never had a bad meal.
This wrap was paired with a delicious IPA from @shipbottom. The shack is a local legend and a part of many childhoods across the state. The flavors do not disappoint and the shack would be proud of this brew. If you are in the area and don't swing by Ship Bottom Brewery, you are doing yourself a disservice.
Score: 7.6
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Did Christmas eve. The server she was very nice. The menu is large and variety is good. Quality was good as was the time it took. Good place. Never knew this place was there. Will go back.
Parking: Over looks the water.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes elevator
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Penne Vodka
Service is as spectacular as the views! Variety of food options from dinners to sushi to sandwiches! Also enjoyed eating while listening to the band play!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Halloween party. Been coming here 3, 4yrs now for Halloween and it's always an awesome time. Thank you to both owners their so nice. Great time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Must stop and enjoy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a very beautiful time at the restaurant had my service dog and they handled it very well even brought him water we happen to be out on the boat and ran out of gas at the dock there and had already had reservations and they accompanied us very well even provided a first round of drinks on the owner when everything happened we were very thankful and happy and pleased with our time will come again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork
My wife and I are on the #eatjersey challenge to have a meal in all 564 towns of NJ. We chose The Waterfront for Lacey Township (aka Forked River), our 107th town. Located on the Forked River, it was rated by the Asbury Park Press as a top "dock & dine" location. We don't own a boat, so we just dined, but we did see plenty of boats by the docks.
If you're looking for a fun night out along the shore without trekking over to one of the island towns, The Waterfront (ironically on the mainland) is a fun place to be. They have indoor and outdoor dining with live music. We dined outside on the deck during sunset on a summer weeknight when it wasn't super crowded.
We kicked off by enjoying dockside cocktails, with $4 Margaritas & a VooDoo (rum) Bucket. Next, we had the Lobster bisque and shared some apps. The Eggplant Napoleon & General Tso's Cauliflower were superb vegetarian options (even though neither of us is vegetarian). Finally, had the Hot Honey Chicken sandwich with crab meat as a topping. YUM!
Town Trivia: Forked River is a "census designated place" (CDP) within Lacey Township. Like many other CDPs in Jersey, Forked River is NOT its own town. Yet many people refer to most of Lacey Township as "Forked River, NJ".
Tip: The locals pronounce it "Fork-ED River". Calling it "Forkt River" let's the locals know you're a benny. ;)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
If you come here see if Tommy can be your server, he was a fantastic server, knew the menu well, and he told us all about the many areas you could dine at this restaurant.
Currently on Thursdays they have a pasta night served buffet style, where you can put add ons to your pasta dish.
Tommy was great, my husband wanted a half dozen raw clams, they were not in the menu and he got them for us. The food was really good my drunk.clam appetizer was a bit salty.
i loved that the manager stopped by to ask us about our experience. We told him what a good job Tommy did, and I asked if we can ask for less salt on a meal when we place an order he said we could. We had a bit of a wait to be seated, the bartender was eating at the counter, this was the only negative experience we had.
Overall it's a very nice restaurant we enjoyed our experience.
The potions are big we took half of it home a long with dessert. There is plenty of parking.
Wheelchair accessibility: It is wheelchair accessible and they have an elevator.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Food and service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was delicious! Service was great and the view of the water was very calming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Wheelchair accessibility: Elevator on premise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Passable food outside, good fun vibes, and clean. Not enough servers nor bartenders. They were good just could not keep up.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips
Delicious food. Great drinks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork
This is definitely going to be our go to place. The food is great, the portions are big, drinks are great. View, decor, ambiance, all great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food. Great drinks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sandwich
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