Meg's Grill — Restaurant in Lavallette

Meg's was the final stop on our noble chum posse adventure in Lavallette, and a pleasant one. We had a crew of five people for this meal, and thankfully were able to get seated almost immediately upon arrival. It was a Tuesday mid-morning, with a decent crowd throughout the restaurant and in the small outdoor dining section. My memory of this adventure involved a lot of squinting - I foolishly went into the ocean the day before with my sunglasses on and promptly lost them to the sea, so the 15-minute walk to Meg's in the sun was not one of my favorites. Obviously not Meg's fault. Leave your prized possessions under the cabana.

Upon menu perusal, I immediately imprinted on Meg's Scramble, which was basically a pile of eggs, cheese, home fries and bacon. It was like a breakfast sandwich threw up on my plate in the best way possible. You can see from the attached that it was a giant portion, not even including the four pieces of pre-buttered toast. In hindsight I'm not sure how I polished this off and still managed to eat anything else the rest of the day, but perhaps that's the power and beauty of vacations. Very scrumptious though - if you're in the mood for a hearty, savory, dish, it's hard to go wrong with something like this. And at $9, the price point was one of the best I saw down the shore, though honestly a lot of them were pretty decent. Everyone else was pleased with their meals as well. In true diner fashion, Meg's had paper placemats with a collection of local business advertisements, which prompted a fun "I spy" game focused on the tinier objects in the pictures (try to find the dinosaur). We didn't have to wait particularly long for our meals, but that certainly helped pass the time a bit.

On our way out, I literally got a parting gift. Meg's, like many establishments in a touristy area, has a line of apparel/merchandise for sale. I fell immediately in love with a blue long-sleeved shirt with a sasquatch on it, which was one of my prized mementos from this delightful shore excursion. And it's not cheap, coarse material rubbing against your skin that you regret purchasing the minute you put it on. It will be a part of my noble wardrobe for quite a while, I suspect.

One of the reasons Jersey has such an affinity for its diners is because they're so easy, and I mean that in the best way. You're getting a predictable, consistent experience and typically ordering off a menu with a lot of options to choose from. It's nearly impossible not to find something you're in the mood for. This wasn't one of the more memorable places we stopped (apart from the sasquatch shirt), but it did what it was supposed to do, and that's most...

We usually LOVE megs grill but this morning was a different story. Our waitress was passive aggressive and down right rude. They were not happy about where we had the baby set-up. Instead of simply asking us to move, one waitress went behind the counter within ear shot and said "I am not serving them if I have to lean over a baby" then made another waitress come take our drink order. When the new waitress can over with our drinks she had 3 kids cups piled on tip of each other and tried to place them down in front of the kids,when my sister tried to help she yelled "stop grabbing." It's already hard and anxiety provoking to bring kids out to eat and we were trying to have one nice breakfast before we left for vacation. We were extremely disappointed by the way we were treated and couldn't believe it since we always have great service there. I always thought this to be a family establishment but we felt singled out and discouraged being there with our children. I hope they work this out and change...

ok I LOVE MEGS GRILL!!!!! GO THERE !!!! so many reasons why. I am not from Lavallette, and it has that "hidden gem" feel to it. It's small, but in a way that makes it feel "homey". Spending a lot of my summer in Lavallette, I can confidently say there is no better breakfast place than Meg's :-)

Once you're seated, the staff is quick to come greet you. They get you set up with coffee, water, tea, etc. and then come back to check on you to take your order. The menu has everything you could ask for in terms of breakfast. Your simple eggs and toast, pancakes, all the way up to fun sandwiches and wraps. They're also very accommodating towards vegetarians. As someone who does not really eat meat, I was able to get any of the sandwiches without meat. I've never been told "no" to a sub/accommodation i've asked for. And for what it's worth, I've tried ALL of the sandwiches :-). SO GOOD!!

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