Sunset Seafood Restaurant and Retail Market

The food was delicious, we had a party of 7 and everyone raved about the food. Everything was so Fresh and Delicious. Definitely coming back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Atmosphere great. Food not worth it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

We had a reservation for 7:45 pm. We arrived at 7:35 and they immediately told us it would be 10-15 minutes before our table was ready, which is perfectly reasonable. However, at the 15 minute mark, they told us it was 5 more minutes. 5 minutes later, they came back and said someone was just paying and it would be 5 more minutes. Ultimately, we did not get seated until 20 minutes AFTER our reservation. We hoped that was the end of the issues, unfortunately it was not. We brought 2 bottles of wine, and they brought us wine glasses for the table. We noticed 2 of the glasses had lipstick stains and sent them back. Our server brought new glasses, but 1 of them still had a lipstick stain so it took 3 tries to get clean glasses. A member of our party ordered a Diet Pepsi which took at least 20 minutes to come out (we had to follow up on it) and then once it finally came out, it was very obviously flat. They brought out an additional seafood platter that no one ordered and we had to tell them to take it back. One member of our party ordered pasta primavera, which did not cheese listed in the description. When the plate came out, we noticed that the plate was finished with mozzarella cheese, which was an issue because she was vegan. We told the server, and he was very visibly annoyed about the change, even though it was not listed on the menu. Given that the first mistake with plates had nothing to do with us, it was disappointing to see the server’s frustration with us. The food itself was good, but the overall experience left lots to be desired.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

This place used to be good. It’s horrible now! Very poorly managed and the food is not fresh. Do not waste your time or money.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

We ordered chicken wings which were served to us undercooked (which we discovered by biting into them). We informed our waitress which promised us a fresh plate of chicken wings. The owner brought us back a “new” plate which was our original plate of wings which was put back into the fryer (including the wings that were bitten into). The owner did not do anything except say “sorry” and go about socializing with friends and family. Poor service and a poor representation of ownership. I do not recommend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Hidden gem in seaside heights!!

Looking over Marina… great menu for kids even vegetarian.. great staff, service .. true Jersey shore .. byob very affordable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The wait was too long for the quality of food. We waited an hour and a half for pasta and shrimp, there was definitely something off about the shrimp, and the pasta was mediocre. The food was not worth the price at all. Our waitress, Sam(I believe that was her name), was excellent, and attentive.

Safe to say it’s not worth it like at all
Do not order the bang bang duo and do not expect it to taste like bang bang shrimp?? It was hot sauce on calamari and shrimp cutlet?? No where on the menu mentioned shrimp cutlet or hot sauce. Ate 4 bites of it and the waitress asked how it was, proceeded to let her know it was bad and way too hot and she said “that’s what makes it bang bang. well would u like me to take it away”. When I asked the manager if it was shrimp (didn’t taste or look like shrimp what so ever) he was extremely rude and asked if I wanted to see the menu. Neither the server or the manager provided any service about the food. Also proceeded to leave the barely eaten appetizer on the bill. I’ve worked in restaurants for years and if I ever saw a table give back a plate barely touching it, it would never stay on their bill.
Ordered the lobster roll for entree and the lobster might’ve been poison. It was hard, not fresh, no butter, and might’ve been a lean cuisine meal.
Also ordered a side of roasted potatoes not an ounce of seasoning on it ? How can potatoes be messed up? Lol. Again none of this meal was finished and the server didn’t think that was important. She didn’t come over to our table at all. 3 other tables were complaining about the service, food and the manager at the same time.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Had a truly great meal! I have been looking for a great Linguini and white clam sauce for years. And I have been disappointed in many restaurants. This place did not disappoint. The flavor was wonderful, loaded with garlic, loaded with clams, just the right amount of wine, pasta was al dente, the presentation was lovely! My friend had the halibut and it was absolutely delicious, perfectly cooked, great sauce, light and flaky. My other friend had the scampi, delicious, as well. The chef came out to check on our dinners, which was a wonderful touch. Even the warm buttered bread that came immediately after we sat down was great. A comment on the atmosphere, this is not a fancy restaurant. It reminds me of local restaurants in my childhood where the focus was on the quality of the food, which was great. You enter through the seafood market where you can see how fresh the seafood is. That's the character of this restaurant. Enjoy!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

All the food we had was excellent. Fresh, hot and very good. Eight people had all different types of entrées and salads. Everyone enjoyed it.Young servers did a job. Place should have a nice atmosphere once the weather warms up and the boat activity increases.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Amazing place!! Food is super fresh! Loved the burrata and the flounder franchise. Definitely will be back soon! A summer staple!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place right on the bay! Food and service is amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Had reservations…RESY Sent numerous messages to me to confirm the reservation… I get there, it’s closed… Poor management

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Blackened Tuna was fantastic. BYOB. Will be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was great, server was great, view was good, table was sticky

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5