Fonzies: 1=Lousy 2=Just OK 3=Better than average 4=Very good 5=Best I’ve seen in a while
On Tuesday I visited The Ocean Bay Diner in Point Pleasant, NJ along with my colleague and friend, Mo' Money.
I ordered Homemade Lasagna with Minestrone soup and garlic bread while Mo' Money ordered Mussels with house salad. Tuesday at The Ocean Bay is pasta night where you can get any pasta dish for $8.50.
Here are our reviews in a nutshell:
Food Quality: 4 Fonzies. Portions were very generous. Quality of pasta was above average. Fulfilling meal. I was disappointed they didn't have the specific type of cheesecake I asked for although the one I got wasn't bad.
Mo’ sez: 4 Fonzies. Tues night was pasta night: large plates of pasta (some with meat and/or seafood) for $8.50. Can’t beat dat. My plate was overflowin’ with mussels. Tasted good and was served hot. Salad took a while to come out which left no time to eat it before main dish came out. Poor timing and boring lettuce-only salad kept this from being higher.
Staff: 4 Fonzies. Waiter frequently came over to ask if we needed anything, constantly refiling my coffee as well. Very friendly and smiley. Order was correct and food delivered promptly. It was somewhat difficult to understand him with his heavy accent.
Mo’ sez: 3 Fonzies. Waiter made no mistakes with food, but had no silver wear to start and had to ask for a straw. Accent made him a little hard to understand.
Restrooms: 2 Fonzies. Not the worst I've seen but not so great either. There was an unpleasant odor and they only had soap in a bottle on one of the sinks which didn't smell nice. I saw a few tiles missing on the wall as well.
Mo' Money didn't use the bathroom.
Music / Noise Level: 3 Fonzies. A little quiet for my taste. I've always enjoyed the sound of a bustling diner. The music was fine from what I recall. Being May it's a little early for crowds at the shore, especially on a Tuesday night.
Mo’ sez: 2 Fonzies. It being a Tues night, the place was pretty empty which meant no room noise at all. That made the radio station coming out from the ceiling speakers sound louder than it needed to be. Don’t see them too often anymore, but I always look for the old tableside jukeboxes and found none at the OB.
Overall Presentation: 3 Fonzies. Place appeared to be in decent shape. No debris falling from the ceiling. They have some interesting wall art.
I wasn't overwhelmed by the smell of urine as some others have noted in the reviews of The Ocean Bay on other websites.
Mo’ sez: 3 Fonzies. The place wasn’t fallin’ apart. Clean and modern looking. Better than average, a little.
I finished my meal off with a slice of cheesecake.
This concludes the first diner review.
