Sunset Keys by Ricky Bagels

We went for restaurant week. A waste of time and money. You would think a restaurant would put out it's best, right? Nope. Tiny samplings of lackluster dishes. Unimaginative, average at best. The dessert was the best part.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Chicken Parm was awesome. You will not be able to finish it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time eating here. All you folks from Lavallette, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Ortly Beach, Ocean Beach, you have to try this restaurant out. Great food and service. Love it here. Great view and great location. You have to give it a try. ❤️🇺🇸

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dinner....I don't want to say how good this place is, but Chef deserves the accolades. He is destined for great things.
Then, breakfast and lunch with a typical menu is more than a notch above.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 5

Very good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food. Great owner. Amazing staff. Shout out to Jenna. Lasagna is just like my grandma’s, maybe better. Pizza night on Wednesday’s is so fun and delicious! Really great selection of pizzas, all of which have great complimentary flavors.
I won’t admit that I’ve eaten here 4 of the last 7 nights, but who’s counting?? I even threw a lunch in there for good measure. Loved the French onion soup!!
And bonus… amazing views of sunset on the bay.
Great addition to Lavallette.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went on Wednesday night had some awesome pizza. Great !!!

Beautiful sunset as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not a lot of choices on the menu

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

My husband and I had a fantastic breakfast at Sunset Keys in Lavallette this past Saturday. Jen was our server, and helped me decide on the Challah French Toast, with an added favorite for me: bananas! Delicious (two jumbo slices)!!
My husband had Blueberry Pancakes, with sugar free syrup owner Justin was sure to have on hand!
So beautiful to see the “morning bay,” while drinking piping hot coffee, eating a truly lovely meal.
Thanks Sunset Keys!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancakes, Challah French Toast

Great location on the bay. Service was a bit slow and it wasn't crowded when we arrived. Ordered the Cali Bennie .....tasted great but wasn't hot . Maybe next time it will be better

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Avocado, Home Fries

Food was Excellent, tasty, fresh, and serving size was big , the way it should be . Hostess and Chef well done !! Keep the quality up ?
Thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Calamari

It should be a crime to waste a prime spot next to the beautiful bay side beach of Lavallette, but this restaurant somehow managed to turn that idyllic setting into an exercise in culinary torture and abysmal service. The one star rating is one more than they deserve, I only gave it that so I can post the review.

After being seated outside—far from the only other table of customers at noon—we sat there for a solid 20 minutes before anyone bothered to take our order.

The wait for food was even worse: it took them a staggering 40 minutes to deliver four eggs Benedict and 2 coffees. I have no idea what took so long, considering they clearly weren’t seasoning anything. I’d be shocked if they even knew what salt and pepper were. There was more salt in the bay breeze than in the food. The hash browns were the worst I’ve ever encountered—overcooked on the outside and a sad, gray mush inside. They tasted like someone tried to fry up day old soggy potato scraps salvaged from the bottom of a garbage bag. On the plus side, they didn’t make anyone sick. The eggs Benedict with crab was fine, I guess. The egg was decently poached, but at $28, I felt like I had been blatantly swindled.

Throughout the meal, we were visited by no fewer than three different servers. One was kind enough to offer to split our check, which seemed straightforward enough. Yet later, an entirely new server materialized to inform us—rudely, I might add—that we should have notified them earlier if we wanted to split the check. Apparently, they forgot that one of their own staff had already asked! With four plates and two coffees, splitting it shouldn’t have been complicated, but after handing over four cards, they came back with three after 20 minutes. I only got mine after an extra wait, and while luckily mine wasn’t charged, my friend got double-billed.

As we left, we finally noticed the “under new management” sign. For everyone’s sake, do yourself a favor and wait until there’s an *even newer* management sign. Because under the current one, not even the view can save you from this disaster of a restaurant.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

No complaints about the food quality but $20 for a small omelette? $120 for 5 people to eat breakfast (we all had eggs nothing fancy) is out of control.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quiant place for a peaceful meal overlooking the bay

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Home Fries, Eggs Any Style

Had a nice lunch here on a quiet Wednesday. My arugula salad with lobster was amazing. My husband had a chicken cheesesteak and fries. Everything was fresh and delicious. It’s not cheap, but nothing out of line for being at the beach, in the summer with a beautiful view. Service was also very good. We will absolutely try dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5