690 Park Restaurant Bar & Lounge — Restaurant in Cliffside Park

I don’t like writing negative or middling reviews, but I review damn near everything now. The burger I had was pretty good, but it wasn’t very hot or even warm for that matter. So much so that the cheese never totally melts. It seemed like the burger had been prepared earlier and they stuck it on the griddle for a moment, then hit the cheese with a torch. Their sauce that comes on the burger is very good so I’d recommend getting a side of that. The truffle fries were delicious, and I thought the wings were just good. The chicken sandwich I split with my friend was better than the burger imo, but this was not hot either. I wouldn’t say it was cold, but my other friend complained his chicken burger wasn’t even lukewarm. The drinks were also a bright spot. The thing that annoyed me though was an issue with the check. I asked for the check and the waitress forgot about for 15 minutes. I’m totally willing to overlook that, I forget things regularly, but the check comes folded up with the credit slip on top which is normal. What I didn’t think I was normal for a party of 5 was included gratuity with no mention of the included gratuity on the credit card slip, just another place for you to add a tip. I had to look at the itemized receipt before almost tipping 40% (20 on top of the already included 20) on the meal. That’s inappropriate and misleading from the position of a customer. The food was good but lukewarm at best, both of our appetizers came 3-4 minutes after our entrees hit the table, and the thing with the tip would drive me not to...

Wife and I stumbled upon this place last night as we wanted to go out and get some drinks.

Atmosphere seemed OK when we were passing by, so we went in and had a seat at the bar.

We are handed menus with happy hour pricing - 8$ for house wine and I believe $8 or $9 for beer. We said screw it, and In total I got 3 glasses of wine, and wife got 3 blue moons.

We were a little hungry, so we ordered Mozzarella sticks - $10 on the menu that was handed to us.

We were getting tired and ready to go home so we asked for the check. To our surprise, everything came out to $95 dollars. For 4 beers ( one added by mistake) and 3 wines, and an order of mozzarella sticks. Judging by the menu we received at the bar, it should have been $55-60$ for everything ( 3 beers $8 or $9, 3 wines for $8, and 1 order of mozzarella sticks for $10)

The staff was nice enough to accommodate getting the extra drink that was added removed from the bill, but man, we really feel scammed, and will not be returning to this establishment due to the wrong pricing on the provided menus.

EDITING BECAUSE I CANNOT REPLY TO THE RESPONSE BELOW:

Here is my response:

Manager never talked to us about what the response said. We never said anything about trying this place again. Again, we were handed a HAPPY HOUR MENU when we arrived on a FRIDAY around 7pm. That is a very shady response from the owner and again, we will never return to this...

UPDATE 6/14/25: I had such an amazing experience my first time dining here (see previous review below) that I decided to host my bridal shower dinner at 690 Park. Hakan, Miguel & Paulette (our server) made the entire experience a breeze for my guests and I. Hakan curated a customized prix fixe menu for the event and let us pick the dishes as well as two signature drinks. He worked with us to ensure that everyone would have something to choose from despite their dietary restrictions. This helped so much instead of doing a la carte for the evening.

Once we arrived to the restaurant, Miguel and Paulette were there to greet us and we were seated in the booths I requested. Everyone loved all the food and the drinks were amazing! The atmosphere was lively as there was another event happening upstairs. DJ played for the entire restaurant (hip hop, afro beats, reggaeton, top 40) and had us on our feet until it was time to leave. My family and friends had an amazing time and said we need to go back!

I can't say enough that customer service is their main priority as we had one minor issue with the bill and Hakan resolved it immediately. I highly recommend 690 Park and thank you Hakan, Miguel and Paulette for making my bridal shower memorable!

5/30/25: Food, drinks & atmosphere were outstanding. Will definitely be back! Miguel (our server) was also attentive and friendly. He even gave us free dessert...