Baia Restaurant
| Address: | 998 Bay Ave, Somers Point, NJ 08244, USA |
| Phone: | +1 609-926-9611 |
| Site: | baiarestaurant.com |
| Rating: | 3.4 |
| Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM |
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Roseann Damato-McLaughlin
Nice views...VERY PRICEY...I wanted to go to Crab Shack there was an hour wait...I should have waited!! They had a 30 minute wait with lots of empty tables...Menu selection specials were all out already just into dinner. Was. told all food is made to order sooo the wait would be a little while...hour later still waiting for "cooked to order food" Not impressed. Update after we spent 3 hours here last night, my food was ice cold as soon as they put my plate on the table, terrible I ate 2 bites and was offered that they make me ANOTHER same dish I ordered (which I already waited hours for first plate) said no thank you. The manager offered me a "complimentary drink" for my trouble I declined, if we had not been on vacation I would have considered just having it boxed up to reheat at home, After NOT coming forth on the managers end to rectify their lack of service I told her to just take my dinner and keep it. There was 4 of us having dinner there and 2 out of 4 were actually very good, the other person ordered the clam entree it was also horrible and she didnt eat hers either. If u do want to try it out to see for yourself stick to the veal parm or the chicken parm that is a safe bet and you should enjoy those two. I will not return there again to eat. NOT WORTH IT. Go to Crab Shack now that place is worth the wait all around, food, prices, atmosphere.
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Robert Moran
Poorly managed: inconsistent seating arrangements; sometimes you can order food at bar high tops, sometimes you cant; long wait, but lots of open tables. Can you order food at the bar, and then eat it at the high tops? Who knows? You used to be able to order sandwiches for dinner on the deck...not anymore...now its the same fine dining menu for both inside and outside, but they dont tell you that until youve waited an hour for a table and are handed the menus. The food itself is good, but takes forever. One member of our partys meal came out at least 30 minutes before the rest; he was finished eating by the time the rest of us got our meals. The servers are very polite and attentive. The bread/bus guy was extremely helpful and made sure we didnt starve while waiting. The owner/manager seemed receptive to our criticism, and offered us a gift card. So, well give it one more try. But, they really need to rethink how they use the deck; its not the most conducive space for fine dining. At the very least they should make clear that the menu for the deck has changed before customers wait an hour expecting to order something that is unavailable. Heres hoping they can get it right, because they have the best bayside deck at the shore...the perfect space to take in the sunset and enjoy a few cocktails and sandwiches after a long day at the beach.
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Ben Monye
I went there from work after 11 p.m, 10 dollar cover, they had, two DJ floors, upstairs and downstairs sound proofing is superb, the music doesnt filter through. I liked the upstairs Dj better, high sound quality, great floor space, enough comfortable seating, proper ventilation. The bouncers deescalated a confrontation verbally without lifting a muscle,( they were giants though) they honorably let the culprit enjoy the night after listening to his side of the story. Only shortfalls, the bars were not properly manned only 2 cashiers behind the counter, I finally got my drink after 2 hours. A large outstanding dinning area, great food. Outside deck was packed with no dj music, they could do with a slow frolicking soft sound music below the din of constant hullabaloo. Other than that it was a satisfying relaxed evening. A place for all ages, multicultural divide, though predominantly white, a night of mature young respectable fun loving crowd of people.
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Evan Daney
Made a reservation for the deck, made this very clear when reservation was made. Upon arrival (10minutes early), the hostess informed us a reservation did reserve us a table on the deck. Now that we had arrived we could be added to the wait list for the deck (an additional 45minutes). Thinking this would be the only issue of the night, we skipped debating this with the rude hostess and took a table inside. Sat and ordered quickly. After waiting for sometime we inquired where our dinner was. Seemed pretty obvious by the wide eyed waitress she forgot to put the orders in. A timed 70 minutes later, two pasta dishes at 2 fish dishes arrived. To complete the horrible evening, we decided to pay cash for a portion of the bill and put the rest on a card. The waitress took it upon herself to charge the whole bill to the card and "let us keep the cash". Food was a "B" at best. Much better restaurants in the same area. Not worth the overpriced food.
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Michael Silano
Went there tonight to have some drinks by the bay. The place was busy as expected on a Saturday night at 8:30pm, but it didnt look completely full. We walked up to the hostess and asked if there were any seats available outside. She said no, they were "sold out". I then asked how long the wait was, she said the wait list was full and they were completely "sold out". Essentially we were turned away. On the way out we took a peak on the deck expecting to see this place jam packed. To our surprise there were several tables open including a bar table along the waterfront. Leaving we felt like we were profiled, as the couple in front of us walked in asked for a deck seat, and were pointed to proceed to their desired seat. I realize this place caters to summer travelers, but as a local this was disappointing. Ive never been just turned away front a restaurant without the option of waiting for an open seat.
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John Halscheid
The service here was very poor and the food was sub par. When the server brought out the wrong food/order for my wife and myself, we let her know and she said she made a mistake. She said that she would order the correct meals but it would take another hour. At this point we were already there for an hour and a half. So we took what they gave us. The food was not prepared properly and undercooked. When we notified the manager, we were told that we should have refused the meal entirely. We let them know twice about the meal and issues. The manager Chris (female), was no help, told us it was our fault and said we should have waired the 2 1/2 gl hours for the correct meals. After a $350 meal, I would have expected better of her and the establishment. Needless to say, I wont be coming back.
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Debbie Clayton
This place is not worth the time or effort !! Please do not go there. We were told it was an hour and a half wait. we were happy to take the wait sitting at the bar. After a half hour the bartender told us that we should probably leave because the kitchen was no longer going to serve food as they were too backed up. Ridiculous to have the staff tell you not to stay and eat food at a restaurant. Defeats the purpose of actually going to a restaurant?? When the food came two hours later - the chicken Marsala had no sauce or mushrooms and was two dry tenderloins - not even a breast. I will say the manager was very polite and removed the chicken from our bill, but thats not enough to get us to go back. Peace and love!!
