Blue Point Grill — Restaurant in Newtown Township

My husband and I were craving oysters and a top notch seafood meal. We found Blue Point Grill in Newtown PA and decided to make reservations for an early Mother's Day feast.

As I type I am finishing my rare, seared yellow fin tuna leftovers and they are divine. Even the bread and herbed butter tasted great reheated and it is bringing me back to our fabulous dining experience so I thought I'd strike my review while the iron is hot.

We logged onto the website to make reservations and it couldn't have been an easier process. Bang we were reserved and a texted update asked us to confirm. My husband called to make sure they had GF options since he has a severe gluten allergy and they 100% were accommodating with his allergy with very few options that could not be prepared GF. They even make GF French fries that put McDonald's fries to shame-crisp thin light and delicious and even the ketchup tasted fresh as can be.

Atmosphere. Trendy sheik and upbeat. a huge mounted sword fish with intricate aqua blue tiles makes the room feel like you are outdoors. The colors and decor are light and airy with a modern feel. Plenty of tables and booths with an oyster bar and a nice view of the kitchen from most tables and definitely the bar.

Oysters: Our waitress was lovely and helpful in our selection of 12 oysters for $46. I had done my research so already had a basic idea of what we would select. She filled in the gaps with her keen knowledge and did not rush us. We ended up getting the special Californian oysters, Rhode Islands, Prince Edward Island and Massachusetts oysters. They came out beautifully executed on a raised bowl of ice. The toppings were lovely. The oysters were amazing. My husband wanted to try NJ so we ordered 4 more and he liked them best due to their size. I can't say their was a bad oyster and we enjoyed every second of consuming them one at a time.

Our main courses were chosen with the help of our waitress and she said that she would not snub the farm raised selections. My husband went with the farm raised Halibut and Salmon combo and I went with the Wild Caught Yellow Fin tuna seared. We both got the garlic mashed potatoes and a side order of the GF fries. Dinners were delicious, and did not disappoint.

The price is a bit on the high side, however it is well worth the cost with chef selections, super fresh seafood and a beautiful atmosphere. Our bill for two was $270 but remember that included the oysters and we had a bottle of wine. The wine was my only real complaint. The waitress did allow us to sample adequately first. The bottle we selected was very salty and vinegary. We didn't much like the other bottles we selected either including their Malbec, so we went with the cheapest. Maybe their $60-$80 selections were a better choice. My only suggestion to improve a perfect night would be to add a better selection of $40 to $50 wines to enjoy without breaking your bank. This did not distract too much from a fabulous and unique dining experience. Quite a party in the mouth in a good way. haha. Highly recommend for a special occasion to seafood and oyster lovers...

I been eyeing up this place for a while. I saw it had many good reviews, but good reviews doesn’t necessarily mean good food in my experience. This place was a disappointment. The food tasted like reheated microwaved tv dinners from the 80s. The clams oreganata had so much bread crumb in I couldn’t find the clam in it. The octopus had a taste like it had been left out from the night before. The grilled calamari was decent. The Thai shrimp were nasty. I ordered Red Snapper for an entree they brought me Halibut. Halibut was tasty and so were the French fries. My wife’s Scallops were like rubber over cooked. My daughter didn’t eat her crab cakes. The whole meal was completely overpriced and a total waste of money. I wouldn’t feed it to my dog and my dog probably wouldn’t eat it because he eats better at home. PS ON A SIDE NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO FREQUENT THIS PLACE BECAUSE I WILL NEVER RETURN. I WAS SEATED VERY CLOSE TO THE KITCHEN. I WATCHED ONE OF THE SOUS CHEFS DROP A SHRIMP ON THE GROUND AS HE WAS TOSSING THE PAN PICK IT UP WALK BEHIND THE MAIN CHEF TOWARD THE TABLE AS IF HE WAS GRABBING SOMETHING FROM THERE AND PROCEEDED TO THOW THE SHRIMP BACK IN THE PAN. I WASNT EATEN SHRIMP FOR MY ENTREE SO I KEPT IT TO MYSELF. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN I LEFT BUT ILL NEVER RETURN SO WHO CARES. I DID NOTICE A CAMERA THOUGH IN THE KITCHEN AND IF IT WAS MY PLACE I WOULD BE REVIEWING IT AND FIRING THE CHEF...

As a longtime lover of the Princeton location, I was excited to try the new Newtown location. Unfortunately I was disappointed in my experience.

We checked the menu before we came and saw they had the whole bronzini, which is my absolute fav and I always look forward to getting it when I've gone to the Princeton location. The server told us that they basically never have it and they didn't know why they bother putting it on the menu. So that was disappointing to start off with.

Then the service was incredibly slow despite there being lots of servers around. I think having a full bar, unlike the BYOB Princeton location, is doing them a disservice and slowing service down. It took us a very long time to get our first round of drinks and the server said the bar was backed up. When drinks did finally come, my pineapple jalapeno mocktail tasted like a plain glass of pineapple juice that felt like a waste of money. It also took a very long time to get a water refill during our meal and our empty cocktail glasses weren't cleared.

The crispy barramundi risotto and quinoa crusted halibut we got were pretty good and well cooked. The mussels appetizer with mustard cream sauce was delicious and I was spooning the leftover sauce in my mouth it was so good. The food met the high standard of the Princeton location but the service was definitely...