The Poached Pear — Restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach

The Poached Pear Bistro is a GEM!!! You will experience a “food-journey” of flavors, a casual elegant atmosphere, and impeccable sauces that complement each dish! I could not stop ordering! Fabiana, she was one of the best servers I’ve ever had the pleasure to be served by! She is very knowledgeable of the menu and has a very sweet and personable attitude with a passion to give you a food experience like no other! You must enjoy the duck ravioli with a butternut squash purée is unreal! The crab cake with a touch of asparagus, roasted red pepper, and marinated portobello mushroom, then a lite dip into the Meyer lemon aioli is a food fusion!! A superb and classic French onion soup crockpot with perfectly melted Gruyère cheese & crispy fried onions on top that stay crispy even after a few dips in the soup! Go ahead and clear your pallet with a scoop of their homemade pear sorbet!! The Apple Cider brined pork chop just melts after your first bite of each cut! The plate is perfectly arraigned with a red cabbage marmalade, brown grain mustard, caramelized apples & a bourbon cider reduction!! Chef’s rack of lamb (domestic, no game flavor) with a Madeira garlic reduction, is so savory and tender !! I didn’t stop, I couldn’t, it just gets better, they had a special of Corvina fish, very flaky and mild over a perfected Parmesan risotto with lightly grilled shrimp in the best lemon beurre blanc sauce ever! Fabiana then guided us through the dessert menu and even more so with additional desserts! The very nicely warmed bread pudding topped with a sweet pistachio crepe on top and a slightly chilled crème anglaise that just adds an extra dose of sweet heaven to each bite, take your time enjoying that!! Oh, a classic bistro dessert, Chef Teah’s carrot cake goes great with the selection of teas, I will be returning to enjoy both of those again with an ice-wine!! The Poached Pear Bistro is a must do dining experience!!!! You will be comfortably overwhelmed with the culinary art and perfectly paired sauces and sides that compliment each other on every dish! A perfect place for a date night, anniversary, or any occasion! It is a BYOB, no worries about what wine to bring, there is a dish to compliment any varietal of wine of your choosing. The atmosphere is very warm and welcoming with two sides to the restaurant, lighting is perfectly pitched and wall art to commend an elegant layout ! Chef Scott is very humble and assisting within his team as he casually greeted guests at the door, assisting his wait staff, even as far as polishing the table a glasses before the next table is sat!! He has and delivers a true passion of being a...

The purpose of this dinner was to celebrate my supervisor team for a job well done, yet the experience overall left much to be desired. I made a reservation well in advance, and confirmed the day prior, yet when the first guest of my party of 5 arrived she informed me that the hostess greeted her with an attitude. I arrived 5 minutes later, and was also greeted with an attitude (even though I was there at 6:57 for a 7pm reservation). I informed the hostess that one person would not be joining us, and that one person would be approximately 20 minutes late but that we would be happy to sit and start ordering appetizers. The hostess was anything but gracious - she was rude and short with me. Our server was nice, but after she brought our water to the table she proceeded to ignore us. I had communicated with her that even though we were waiting on one person, we were still interested in ordering starters right away, so I have to assume she didn't hear me correctly. One of my guests had to stop her to ask for menus after we sat for 15 minutes unattended (we watched her go back to the same table 3 times before even considering our table). Then after she brought us our menus, we waited another full 10 minutes before we had to go out of our way again to ask her if we could place an order for starters. Again, she was very nice, but I'm not sure why she was so dismissive of our table initially - especially considering how quiet it was; there were only 5 other parties in the entire restaurant. Overall the food was decent. The beef carpaccio was delicious, as well as the burrata. I and another person in my party both ordered the lobster special (lobster out of the shell with a jumbo lump crab cake, served with spinach in a wonton bowl atop mashed potatoes). The crab cake was perfect; unfortunately the lobster was overcooked and rubbery, and the wonton bowl became soggy very quickly. Overall the dish lacked seasoning. The desserts were delicious - I had the chocolate mousse crepe cake with white chocolate gelato.

Although the food was fine, I will not be dining at the Poached Pear again due to the lack of hospitality...

Street parking, which was free. BYOB. Reservations were made for 5pm, but not necessary, for 5-6pm on a Sunday. Tables are close, music low, with so few tables filled, you could hear all conversations(they opened at 5). Sandy was our server, who was friendly, attentive and made great suggestions. Bravo to Sandy! Food is reasonably priced and the byob stops you from breaking the bank. The food... Apps Cajun fried calamari-top 5 calamari I've ever had. Crispy, not chewy, with a creole sauce. The husband prefers it with marinara sauce, sauce didn't matter to me. Corn Bisque- YUM! YUM! YUM! I'm not a huge fan of soups/bisques/chowders, but say "corn" and i'm all in! The bisque was smooth as silk, with just the right amount of bacon crumbles and goat cheese to give it some bite. I shared this with the husband Main courses Lobster, crabcake and spinach inside a fried wonton wrapper over a truffle potatoes-this was one of the specials of the night. This was really good, lobster was shelled and laying on top of a crabcake inside a fried wonton shell. Anchor coffee rubbed NY strip-the husband had this and it wss pretty amazing 👏 I preferred this over thr lobster (for real). Idk if it was a case of FOMO, or that it was actually better than the lobster. Meat was seasoned well, cooked perfectly that it melted in your mouth. It comes with a risotto and some asparagus fries, but he also ordered a side of fries. The fries are pretty basic, delish but nothing extraordinary---it was fries.

We passed on dessert, because all of the above was very filling. Highly...