Turning Point of Manalapan — Restaurant in Manalapan Township

Wow. Worst dining experience. As a waiter I’ve never understood how people complain at restaurants, as it usually seems it’s over petty stuff. But, I just went to turning point and it was the worst dining experience I’ve ever had. Starting off, the silverware was covered in water spots. The coffee mugs had dark stains in the bottom, not just cleaned stains, but full on leftover coffee inside stains. The food came out, the bread on multiple sandwiches soggy and the chicken was old and rubbery. The shrimp were like watery rubber disgustingness. After ordering breakfast with potatoes she comes back to tell us there are no potatoes, so we’ll get bread instead, she brings fruit cups instead of bread and didn’t even acknowledge it. The waitress wouldn’t write anything down, which is fine, except she brought the wrong things over multiple times and handing the wrong plates to the wrong person. And to top it all off the waitress comes over to us with her mouth full of food, explaining how she is leaving for s trip or something and the staff made her food which is “sooo good!”. It was disgusting. I was honestly bewildered by that, like great, eat in the back and then come talk to me. So unprofessional what the hell. Then she comes back with the check explaining how “now I can talk...” and telling us how good the food her manager made was. Really just s horrible experience, waitress needs to never serve people food again, or maybe try writing...

I’ve been coming here for years, since I’ve moved to NJ. What I’ve experienced today is the most disgusting and sad display of customer service and in general, human compassion. I was eating out with my son, sitting behind a woman with her children. I didn’t want to make an assumption of her child having a disability, but based on his actions, I noticed he was on the spectrum. Upon the mother’s request to sit in a booth because it’ll benefit her son, she was told it wasn’t possible due to table being reserved. I’ve never been able to reserve in advance, so that there showed me that this isn’t the same family business it once was, favoritism was being played. In order to not disrupt the restaurant, the mother took her son outside twice while her daughters enjoyed their meals. The mother asked once again to be moved because of her son, and again her needs were brushed off and ignored. I lost my appetite at this point because of how badly i felt for this mother. Upon asking for the check, the mother asked the waitress for future reference if they can sit her in a booth instead of a table, which caused the waitress to breakdown. Everything escalated at this point. Other waiters were pointing and laughing, and one gentleman even got in her face and threatened her. The manager did nothing to calm down the situation and the mother left. Aside from the food being delicious, the restaurant itself disgusted me beyond words today. Will not be...

The meal was worth the 30 minute wait! One of my guests had the ham and cheese omelet with home fries, and rye toast along with a pot of "unlimited coffee" the overall rating for that meal was fantastic. The CrossFit egg white omelet was rated as perfectly done. The comment was a lot of effort went into making the fresh vegetables in the omelet perfectly done. Another guest had the Shakshuka 3 poached eggs with spicy tomato sauce. The comment was "this was the best breakfast ever" This went perfectly with the cannoli cold brew coffee. The house cold brew coffee comes with a jumbo sized ice cube made with coffee. That is a nice touch and it makes for a wonderful presentation. Another guest had the G.O.A.T omelet. No goats were harmed in the making of this omelet. The omelet was made with spinach and a generous amount of goat cheese. This dish was another outstanding meal. This was coupled with a cannoli cold brew coffee. I had the Key West egg white omelet along with the generous sized Kona blend French press coffee. Someone sitting near to us had the Wilbur skillet. They said it is one of their favorite dishes there. Overall everyone I was with had a good time. The comments from my guests were all positive. Finally the service was attentive, friendly and enthusiastic. Compliments all around! The servers and managers were professional, polite and made for a pleasant meal experience. I will definitely return for another...