grandma's meatball

105 Taylor Ave, Manasquan
(732) 292-4580

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Linda Thoens

Ate there many times and was never disappointed!

Rich Mertens

Our friends brought us here a few months ago and it great so we came back the second time on our own.. Just as good this time. Angela our server was just amazing..
My wife and I now have a great new local go to place now!!!!!

Jasmina Perazic

I was so surprised when I first walked in. The place was unexpectedly charming. Small and adorable. Great atmosphere. A nice place for a romantic dinner, but also great for a small gathering of friends. The portions were huge, the food was very good. Maybe not great, but very good. The service was friendly. The whole experience was wonderful. I do recommend this place.

David Stupar

The food is amazing and the service was great. The only issue we had was our table felt like it was in the waitress station and almost in the kitchen. It was still a great evening out!

alyssa r

Absolutely delicious dinner had with friends. The service and food were top notch and everything was fantastic. Chicken parm & Francese were great, along with their meatball sampler, fresh mozz and calamari apps. Hats off to chef Pasqual & staff- we will definitely be back. Thank you for a great first experience!!

Gaby Pathe

Excellent food. Small cute place

Ginamarie Mazzaro

Our first time visiting this BYOB establishment and it definitely will not be the last! This place is truly a hidden gem and the food is out of this world! Everything is made fresh to order and the portions are huge! Our server, Kristen was wonderful! We had a party of 8 and the accommodations were great! The meatball sampler is an absolute must! Clams Casino and Calamari appetizers were delicious! Every meal ordered was cooked to perfection. We cannot rave about Grandma's Meatballs enough! Can't wait to go back! Highly Recommend!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alison Clark

My mom's pick for her birthday. I am a chef, but hadn't been able to get there yet.
Our servers were attentive, but not intrusive. They answered every question we may have had.
The $42 3-course special was great. We were able to share our appetizers, and each one was delicious.
I'm allergic to peppers, which was no problem. The entrées were prepared well and came out immediately, piping hot.
They sang to my mom (she is shy, oh well), and our desserts were wonderful.
Only gripe was loud people at a neighboring table, but it's a small restaurant. Totally not the restaurant's fault.
Apps: Mussels marinara, spedini, meatball medley.
Entrées: shrimp scampi, shrimp francaise, chicken giambotta
Dessert: 2x Lemon mascarpone cake, chocolate mousse cake
Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

William Yozaites

Just a great dining experience….exceptional food, courteous service, friendly atmosphere Will definitely be back

N Kennedy

Can't wait to go back to this hidden gem and BYOB which serves their own HOMEMADE pastas and a nice variety of Italian and Seafood dishes. Yum! The meatball sampler is a must!

Staff was attentive and friendly. Reservations suggested...ample parking in rear. Be sure to save room for dessert...the tartufos and melt in your mouth chocolate ganache was amazing! I wished I had room for more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rigatoni Carbonara, Spaghetti Meatballs, Cod Puttanesca

Bachata Diva

Was voting from out of state. They said they were booked for the night but at the moment when I walked into the restaurant, they only had two tables that were being served and all the other ones empty 15 empty tables and all outside dining was empty as well. 2 waitresses one whom was on her phone. they turned me away with my family. Not a good practice for family owned businesses. I don’t support these types of businesses who discriminate. They don’t deserve our $! And I will always speak up when it comes to wrongful treatment.

Atmosphere: 1

Diane Mac T

We went out first time - the food was delicious and the service was great - we will definitely go back again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jason Borawski

We were at your restaurant on 2 separate occasions. We have heard nothing but good things. And we love Italian food so much we figured we definitely give it a try. Your places very small and surprisingly quiet which is wonderful. First time we were there; we did have a reservations for a party of 2 and you sat us right next to the bathroom door with many open tables the entire time we were there. There was still available seating, so this obviously had nothing to do with other reservations. Service was pretty good. However, I have a major complaint about the rigatoni vodka. It was so spicy my throat was on fire, and I don't mind spice, but this had so much heat there was no flavor which goes to show me that it's not a real chef doing this, or they really made a major mistake. After bringing this up to the waitress, she apologized and said, everything in the restaurant is made to order so we can adjust it for next time. Nothing to do with the time I was there. Which kind of upset me but not a problem? We said we try again because accidents do happen. We were just recently there again for a small birthday party of 12 on a Friday night. Again, the place had a few open tables when we got there at 7:00 and never filled throughout our stay. I understand when businesses slow everybody wants to leave, but the restaurant closes at 10 o'clock and by 9 o'clock, we were pretty much finished all but our dessert. They dropped the check which we paid but we did still have some bottles of wine open on the table and we were enjoying the conversations. There was nobody else in the restaurant at the time and they decided it would be a good idea to turn the lights on bright Basically telling us it's time to leave at 9:15. This is not good business end upset us all. We were not being loud or rowdy. We left more than a 20% tip (not like it should matter but was well over $100) and yet the waitress came up took the wine glasses off the table and stated “sorry the dishwasher wants to leave” so we have to take all this away. You're open till 10:00 we were going to leave very shortly we're just finishing our wine & it’s 9:15 and we were thrown out. They upset all of us trying to celebrate our dear friend’s birthday. The food was about average for the most part, slightly above average price, desserts very expensive for store bought. Needless to say, they just lost 12 customers

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Zarrina N

I had an absolutely delightful dining experience! The meatballs were delicious, and the chicken francaise was outstanding. The BYOW option added to the overall enjoyment, and the service was top-notch. A perfect blend of flavors and excellent service made this visit truly memorable. I highly recommend it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Spitz Stoner

Easy to make reservation, dinner was delicious, staff was awesome. We will be back!!

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