The Dining Room at The Majestic — Restaurant in Neptune Township

I want to start by saying this Restaurant is Absolutely Incredible!!!!!! My fiance and I had remembered we had a gift card that was gifted to her for her birthday back in June so we decided to head down from Somerset County. From the moment we walked in the door we were greated and seated immediately.

We brought our own wine since this town is a dry town and our waitress opened the bottle immediately to get us started while we looked at the menu. I knew this was going to be an amazing experience as soon as I had seen the limited menu. Many people don't understand how fantastic a limited selection menu is. If you see this just know there's a great chance your really going to enjoy your dining experience. Limited small menus are great because it means they have a 1-3 day window of meats/seafood that have been delivered to prepare and serve so the freshest your going to get.

Every ingredient is hand made to order not prepped and sitting around. We started with the Brusetta, which was hands down the best I've ever had in my culinary adventures over the last 20 years. Every bite was such a delight to have 100% fresh ingredients. My fiance had the Salmon and I had the Short Rib. The short rib was fantastic not under or overcooked just right, I cut it up to get full bites with the short rib, mashed potatoes and garden fresh string beans. The Salmon was so fresh and wild caught like it was just out of the river. The chocolate sponge cake with the raspberry brule was too die for, soaked up the brule with the cake and it was very balanced.

Highly Highly Highly recommend this little hidden Gem!!!! You will not be disappointed what so every. We will definitely make this one of our go to spots down...

(Updated based on Owner response)

Nicely renovated dining room and good ambiance, but beyond that, thoroughly disappointed with our recent experience dining at The Majestic. The room was completely empty at 6pm on a Thursday (which should have been a tell looking back). The service team could provide little meaningful information on the menu, and seemed very naive to the culinary world in general.

Our food came quick, no surprise given the lack of guests. The Caesar salad was the bright spot of the meal, solid house made dressing with good croutons, however it was downhill from there…from the kids meals to the entrees the mains were simply poorly executed. The sauce of the kids Mac and Cheese was split, and was served with a side of vegetables that have been inside a walk-in for longer than they should. My wife got the Truffled Chicken, which lacked any trace of fungi component and was bland and unremarkable. I ordered the Short Rib, which was tender but lacked depth of flavor you’d expect from a braise. The polenta that accompanied the meat was chunky and bland. There was no dessert menu, as their pastry chef “didn’t show up”.

Overall, so much potential, but just not there yet. We were excited to give this place a try and support a new restaurant, but they need to step...

Ocean Grove needed a new dining option and The Dining Room at the lovely Majestic Hotel answered the call. With simple dark walls and white table linens, the Dining Room exudes a casual elegance, focusing on outstanding food and a relaxing dining experience. A great soundtrack played at a low enough level to allow us to have conversation. The creole crab cake and steak tip small plates were both delicious. The salmon and swordfish entrees we enjoyed were incredible. Our server, Jill, was friendly and attentive. It was nice to enjoy a great meal without the hectic atmosphere found at most of the Asbury Park restaurants. We look forward to dining here again on our next...