MJ's at Buttonwood Manor

845 NJ-34, Matawan
(732) 566-6220

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Edward Mancuso

Waitress disappeared after taking our order, 40 minutes later still no food so we walked out.

A Love

Good restaurant to eat, have drinks, and hear some music. Nice outside view. Plenty of parking. Friday nights they have a DJ.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

EnviroSteward

They do it right.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alexander Rizsk

Very good service. Very spacious and roomy place a lot like bar, food type options, but very well made very well priced. I would certainly recommend it if you're looking to watch some sports and get a bite to eat

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Fried Calamari, MJ S Nachos, Honey Thai Wings, Chicken Salad, Penne Vodka, Buttonwood's House Salad Bowl, MJ S Bavarian Pretzel, Chicken, Great Pizza, French Onion Soup, Veal Parmigiana, Volcano Burger, Pistachio & Pecan Crusted Salmon, Fish and Chips, Chicken Burrito, Blackened Chicken Wrap

John Yatsko

When we found out that MJs started Sunday Brunch Buffet again we we couldn't wait to go. Pre-pandemic, we abolsutely loved it. Now it's a very different story, especially for $37/person and that doesn't include coffee.
The Good: the scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage. Mediterranean chicken, Spanish rice, salmon.
The Bad: Chicken Francese was rubbery. Frnech Toast was chewy. Roasted potatoes were mushy. The beef for fajitas was flavorless. The mac & cheese was so watery that some of the macaroni had nothing on it...like it was plain. The tomato and fresh mozzarella....the balsamic drizzled on it was watered down...didn't think you could do that. The dessert table: cake slices looked dry, some of the cake slices looked like they were from leftover Valentine's Day cake. Cookies were hard. Even the bakery-bought cookies were hard. How old were these? We ordered coffee as our beverages...brought over creamers, but no sugar on the table. Why? The waitress said the manager didn't want anything left on the tables, therefore she forgot it had to be brought out. My reg coffee was cloudy and looked like mud. Decaf coffee had to be brewed every time someone wanted it, whether it was our table or another from what we overheard.
Brunch Buffet back by popular demand? It's not the same, and if this is the way it's going to be, shut it down now.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Mark Scott

Atmosphere was great. Great clientele and generally great workers.

However, the server only came to the table 3 times: when we first came in, to bring our drinks/take our orders , and to bring out the food. Our drinks were never refilled/ our table was not checked on.

Moreover, multiple orders in our group were incorrect (e.g incorrect side or wrong entree).

Furthermore this next section will be detailing health violations I witnessed, the staff wiped down tables with disposable paper towels and not a rag from a county approved red or green bucket. I witnessed cooks not wearing hats or hair nets, just allowing their hair to flow free. I also saw multiple employees leaving the bathroom, and grabbing food to run it to tables without washing their hands first. Multiple employees touching themselves (e.g. hair, face etc,) then continuing to work without washing hands.

Lastly, as a professional chef, the chefs need to turn down the heat on the grill. My burger was completely charred on the outside, yet near raw/cold on the outside. Do y’all even own a meat thermometer or have standardized practices?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Justin Fruscione

Sushi was ass

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Jene Janceski

That bar area is super dark and the wrap around table needs updating. That ripple made it difficult to eat food.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

J E

Beautiful view and good, friendly service.
But how can anyone serve pizzas that are only just warm enough, if they had just come fresh from the oven? They did not seem to be cooked fresh from scratch, which was very disappointing for a not inexpensive restaurant. Try other menu items.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Ed Havard

Nothing wrong with this place food drinks sports on TV music and all seem happy

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

El Greco

Nice cocktails and dinners, pricier but worth it for a nice occasion

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matt C

Great food

Michelle Nelson

Please retrain your staff not to argue with customers. Your waitress ruined a birthday event and was less than attentive. Had to go to the bar for drinks.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Henrique Caetano

Love this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tanner Huggins

Wouldn't recommend. Pricey for the food quality and staff was pretty slow for not alot of customers at 4pm. The deals are enticing but the wait time makes it​ not worth it overall. Better options in the area for food and drinks but it is a good place for those party type crowds on the weekend. Worth a try because to each their own but i wont be back. Bartenders were the only bright spot. Took too long but they always acknowledged the delays and did their best

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MJ's at Buttonwood Manor

845 NJ-34, Matawan, NJ 07747
(732) 566-6220