Belo Bar & kitchen — Restaurant in Hoboken

I was super excited to hit Belo bar for some oysters and dinner on 2/20/25. My friend and I were happy to catch up at the bar. We asked to order some food, we asked about the sliders and we were informed they could only be made well done so we decided against those. I ordered a dozen oysters and some mashed potatoes. My friend got the wings. The wings were okay very soggy and fatty, tasting like old oil. We didn’t say anything we were happy to just enjoy each other’s company. The mashed potatoes came out and were extremely cold once again we just chalked it up as a loss and continued chatting. I ate two oysters nothing special but I was happy with that. On the third oyster out of six, as I was chewing I felt something pop and crunch in my mouth. Then it felt like plastic, I pulled out what I hope was a dead crab out of my mouth. I was so repulsed and tried my hardest not to vomit on the bar as I saw the legs and body of a dead crab is what I’m telling myself because I don’t think I can’t recover from whatever else it may be. I let the bartender know discreetly to which he took the remaining 3 away immediately and told his manager. They discussed it for about five mins and then then returned to say “yea my manager said he’s not going to take them off the bill.” I didn’t ask for them to be removed but working in the service industry for over 20 years I would NEVER charge someone who had anything in their mouth that they did not order. Still I did not complain I said okay I just wanted to enjoy my time with my friend. About another five mins later they were discussing again for some reason and the bartender came up to us and said the manager is willing to replace them, I told him no thank you I don’t want any more oysters tonight after that. Not even five mins later another man approached us and plopped down a tray of three oysters saying “these are complimentary”. At this point I almost throw up as I’ve said several times don’t want oysters after that. What is even more offensive then bringing the same three oysters I didn’t eat from the original six is that I already paid for them. In no way were they complimentary ! Those were from my tray, just brought out again on a smaller tray. At this point I was so repulsed and disgusted about the entire situation. During the whole situation not one person apologized, instead the manager talked about me and the situation at the bar several times without approaching me once. Also discussing it to someone else outside the bathroom door while my friend was in the bathroom saying “yea I’m not taking those off!”. No one asked him to take them off even though that is the right thing to do, but to be forced to look at them over again after that experience was horrid. Do better. $76.77 for an awful experience was not on my agenda for a Thursday night dinner. We left disappointed, needless to say I was ill...

I had to pick a spot last minute for one of my girlfriends and I to get dinner. I called in and they were able to book me for a 7:30pm reservation. When we arrived I found parking nearby on the street. The place is small but they were able to keep it socially distant with indoor and outdoor seating. We were greeted by Z and he was doing the hosting and waiter. He was really nice but he wasn't very present. For drinks I ordered a glass of wine and my friend ordered a strawberry martini. The drinks took a long time before we got them.

It was now time to order our entrées and I ordered the linguini and meatballs and my friend ordered a shrimp salad and shrimp pasta. I tasted the shrimp salad and it was delicious. My entrée was just ok tasting and so was my friend's. It could of been seasoned a little more. We wanted to order more drinks and I had to search for Z several times. Another server Ray came over and saved the day. We ordered more drinks and of course it still took forever but Ray was on it. We asked for the bill and it came to a little over $100. All in all we had just an...

The Nunya Business cocktail I had was incredibly one note - very sour and not much else. It had a lavender foam which was cool, but the drink itself was really odd tasting and I didn't get any hibiscus at all - it was really just lemon juice, some gin, and the ghost of lavender's past. My dinner partner got the Social Dilemma and said it was fine, nothing special or noteworthy about it.

The Trio Tartare (salmon, tuna, guacamole) appetizer was good, though! Credit where credit is due. Well flavored, though I don't know if I'd necessarily count guacamole as a tartare (lol)...my recommendation would be bump up the price 2-4 dollars, add an actual 3rd tartare and serve the guacamole on the side as a surprise "for any extra bread/chips you may have!!!" kind of thing. That way you're filling the 'trio tartare' title, and people are getting a bit of what they perceive as 'extra' (the guacamole), which will make them super happy.

Will come back here a next time to give it another try (maybe it was an off night!) and if the food and drinks necessitate it, I will...