Tavern on the Bay - Restaurant in Somers Point - 800 Bay Ave, USA

Several of the appetizers on the menu were not available. Our appetizer of truffle fries were merely frozen fries that can be purchased for $4/bag. The chicken wings were frozen and although they can be quite good, these were not. They were old - perhaps thawed and refrozen? The entrees weren't any better. The linguini with clam sauce was tasteless - no garlic, no olive oil, and swimming in what appeared to be the clam juice as if they had opened a can of minced clams and dumped it on the cooked linguini. and the shrimp in the stuffed shrimp was tough. All of it was only marginally edible. We left it all on the table untouched except the few bites taken to learn that the food was not good....and certainly not worth the cost. We left the server the 20% tip - she tried - and paid full price for the meal. The server didn't question us when we asked for the bill and refused take-away containers, and there was no offer to replace or comp. Over priced and under standard. An expensive bitter disappointment!

Our waiter was great! Views were nice. Food was terrible, we had the mussels and clams with linguine, both sauces were watery and had zero flavor. Truffle fries and apple pie dessert were good. Overall maybe just go for the drinks

How to even find the words. How bad could it be? Pretty damned bad! The hotel overall is essentially similar to Motel 8, despite its misleading advertising. The good points: The bed had clean sheets. The bathroom was nice. The bad points: The room was tiny. The mattress was cheap, way too soft and highly uncomfortable. The TV did not work. No coffee for guests, even at 7:30 AM. You could hear everything through the walls as if the people were in your room. The food was outright despicable, a total hellish culinary nightmare. It seemed like they defrosted food and then microwaved it. However they cooked it , we cannot recall getting such slop in the last four decades at least. It was an unmitigated disaster. Both of our dishes had to be sent back, and we are not the kind of people to send food back easily. I could write three pages about the poor food quality, but there is no use. The manager of the restaurant has a lot to learn. If you must stay there, whatever you do, don't eat there. This hotel did a good job selling itself online. It's kind of like online dating. The picture looks good, and when you meet the real person you realize that you have been bamboozled. Stay away.

My family booked reservation for large party and confirmed with the manager multiple times. When we all arrived, there weren't enough chairs out for the number booked. The servers were very friendly and helpful, but the manager seemed to take over and try to take orders. He proceeded to take all orders incorrectly and then got frustrated when he was bringing out dishes that no one ordered. He was abrasive and unprofessional. We also saw him berate the servers and he seemed to make all their jobs a lot more difficult. The food came out in no order and it took almost 2 hours for everyone to receive their entrees. The food was mediocre at best and overpriced for the portions served. With entrees coming out cold. With the manager bringing out incorrect orders, he started combining dishes to make the dishes that people ordered. At the end of the meal they brought our check that included multiple items that no one had ordered or received including an entire bottle of wine. They gave my family member that had paid, a very hard time about getting a refund. This was a terrible example of how poor management can wreck a beautiful place. The location is gorgeous, but I can't imagine that they get any repeat customers. I truly feel bad for the servers, as they truly did apologize and make our experience nice. I want to stress that our terrible experience had nothing to do with the servers and everything to do with management.

The old historic mansion is in a great location right on the bay with a great view. BUT the hotel definitely needs A LOT of love. The outdoor stairs leading to the front entrance need to be repaired/replaced. The ceiling in our room needed repair. There were no curtains in our room, only blinds. Curtains should be required, as there is a deck for all guests to use. The extra privacy would have been nice. The deck had a gorgeous view but littered with cigarette butt's. The deck could also use updating & the furniture could be replaced. The rooms were named after famous gangsters. We thought the room would been themed according to the gangster, it was not. The room's decor looked like random picks from a thrift store & the gangsters name was hand written awfully on the door. The Barista coffee shop was not open at 815am when we checked out. And NO employees whatsoever were around. Honestly if someone actually but LOVE into this historical piece it could have so much more potential.

The worst food I have ever eaten. Do not come here!! We sat down and the service was very good but the food was inedible. The rolls somehow made us sick. The fries were soggy and the salad looked like rabbit food. The ceaser salad was mediocre at best and the salmon gave me food poisoning. The mashed potatoes were sickening. To top it off, the meal was $86. I payed to get a stomach ache. The place has great potential but could not be worse food-wise. Please avoid at all costs.

We only had dinner here. We sat at the bar. The place was not very crowded. However, which was a surprise period I think they need to upgrade their social media campaign and advertising. Because it was a very nice and interesting place period it had rained a little bit so we weren't able to sit outside. That would have made it great looking out at the Bay.

I have never left a review before but Tavern on the Bay is so bad that I need to. Worst experience I have had at a restaurant from the start to finish. When we walked in nobody came to seat us. Small dining area with horrible live music. Every single waiter and waitress operates like a zombie. After over 30 minutes and confusion over who was serving us we finally put in our order. One hour later 4 out of our 5 meals come out and look like cafeteria food. It tasted even worse than cafeteria food. We went across the street to Buona Vita and had an amazing experience. Great location but do NOT go to Tavern on the Bay!