MJ's at Buttonwood Manor - American restaurant in Matawan - 845 NJ-34, USA

Cool place with good music , good family vibes, the staff was great and very attentive. However, the food could use a bit more flavor. The salmon and beers were good. The nachos could’ve been better and were not worth ordering. The chicken was also over cooked.

Went to New years eve here for dinner with friends and kids. Chaos is an understatement. The place was so damm loud . The bar was playing loud music and the DJ was spinning at the same time in dining area. So you could hear all music at once . The waitress barely heard anything and didn't even put an order for entree for the kids . We ended up sharing . She just said can't do a thing as kitchen is closed . No apologies nothing. Pizza is good. Great portion sizes. Will never come back gladly.

Took a risk trying this restaurant for the first time to celebrate my son’s baptism tonight but wow we had a great experience! The food was amazing and we loved the relaxed atmosphere. Everyone that helped serve us was awesome but I wanted to especially shout out our main server because i loved her!! She was so sweet, attentive, and radiates such good energy! I wish i got her name but she was young with brown hair. We will def be returning! Thank you

The place and location are very nice. The space we had was a little small for the number of people there. I understand that it was reserved but there was nothing else that I saw going on, to where they could have expanded us to a little bigger space. They had some nice scenes to take pictures in front of for memories.

An ok place. The food was pretty good. They forgot the sauce for my shrimp wrap. No big deal. They were happy to accommodate. Service was pretty poor. We had to wait almost 1// hour to be served. As far as atmosphere, the lake that the restaurant looks out to is so serene and calming. But the music and commotion from the bar was a bit much to have in the background. They really should soundproof the rest from the bar!

Might be my favorite restaurant! Its huge! Never a wait, great good always! I recommend the volcano burger if you're Into spicy food. The view is the lake behind the restaurant and especially in the fall it's perfection. The staff is super friendly. Even with a DJ and all the football games on around the bar we had a great time. We sat in the dining room with our kids and we all enjoyed it.

I was served rancid ahi. The dish came out clearly over cooked, which tells me that the chef knew the fish was bad and overcooked it hoping to avoid problems. Even overcooked, it smelled and tasted of pure rancidity. The waiter was very nice and took it off the bill, but added “did not like” commentary. As I sit here with my stomach gurgling from the one piece I ate, I’m a bit annoyed that they didn’t send a manager over or something to formally apologize for knowingly being served rancid fish. We will not be going back.

A disappointing visit. We stopped for Sunday brunch so it was quiet. The staff was friendly and helpful. The restaurant is very worn and desperately needs attention. Inside was dark and dingy. The carpets in the dining room were horrible stained and filthy. Everything is worn or broken. Outside is not much better. Unfortunately where we sat smelled like the bathrooms, until the kitchen staff started smoking and it drafted directly into the dining room. The location has massive potential and I hope they are able to turn it around. Our food was good and as expected.