Victory Park Tavern — Restaurant in Rumson

My family frequents Victory Park in Rumson on a regular basis. Victory Park is advertised as per se, “ as a cozy neighborhood spot, and a good place for family and friends.” Although this has been a true statement in the past, I would dispute this statement as of this evening. My family made reservations to dine at Victory Park Tavern Sunday evening. Our family was taken to our table by the hostess. As we were ready to sit, the hostess decided this table was not a “fit” for our family. Upon getting situated at a different table, our 21 month old daughter fussed a bit when her foot became stuck in the table seat that we brought along with us. We quickly distracted her as to not disrupt other patrons at the restaurant. A friendly waitress whom has served us in the past, watched and smiled. Our daughter settled in and was NOT screaming, crying, or misbehaving, and even if she were, there would have been an appropriate manner in which to address this situation. The hostess suddenly came over to our table and informed our family that she has it on “record” that our two children cry out and disturb their customers, she followed that up with…if your child cries out, please take her outside. I would like to first express, we have one child not two, and we were accused of having “our children” disrupt a so called “family” establishment. I would also like to mention, BEWARE… Victory Park Tavern is taking notes in reference to the behaviors that families display while dining in their restaurant. Also be aware that their notes are not correct! Think twice about dining at Victory Park Tavern … do you feel comfortable frequenting an establishment in which staff take notes about your family? Please also be aware of how the staff speaks to your family, it was unprofessional to speak negatively in front of our daughter. After experiencing this hostile and unpleasant environment at a so called “family” restaurant, our family decided to leave this establishment as at this moment we knew this was no longer an establishment that is family friendly. We felt it was only fair to speak with a manager to express our concerns about the unprofessional actions that the hostess displayed to our family. To our disbelief, the hostess is the OWNER of Victory Park Tavern. To say the least, we were stunned. We told her our concerns in a kind family-like manner, and also mentioned that social media speaks in volumes. We were not encouraged to stay and dine. This is the first time I have ever posted anything negative on social media, and the reason being is that from the moment we were being seated, we feel our family was being targeted for dining with a young child. In the end, our family enjoyed a pleasant meal at a FAMILY FRIENDLY restaurant in Rumson. Salt Creek Grill was exceptional; the staff, food and friendly environment was just what our family needed to enjoy our Sunday evening! We can only hope the owner of Victory Park learns a lesson, but in the end… they have lost a...

Just had an extremely disappointing experience at What's your Beef? Restaurant in Rumson NJ. The restaurant was not quite half full, but when we went up to place our order ( you have to go stand at a counter to place your own order) we were the only ones waiting and the two chefs behind the counter did not even acknowledge us for 5 minutes--you get faster service at a crowded McDonald's at lunch time. After our food was delivered I realized that that was just par for this place because they really think they are something special. My husband had beef, which was very good, but I ordered shrimp which came out hard and dry. I politely asked if I could have some melted butter for the shrimp and then after 5 minutes another waitress came and asked about they meals and I repeats that I was waiting for melted butter , she said "let me take the plate to the kitchen and they will pour it over the shrimp. 10 minutes after my plate was taken, and my husband was completely finished with his meal, the hostess brought me a plate and said " the chef made you a beautiful shrimp scampi". Now there were 4 small shrimp on the plate where there had been 6 when they took it back, AND there was still NO MELTED BUTTER. When I pointed that out they quickly went and brought me a small melted butter scampi sauce-- which is what I had asked for 15 minutes ago. The shrimp was now hard, dry and COLD. The hostess was extremely condescending when I pointed out that my husband had now been finished with his dinner for a while and made no apology just saying. This place thinks that the customer is lucky to be there and made it clear that they are not the least concerned if the service or food disappoints. There are so many great restaurants in the Rumson/ Fair Haven, Red Bank area, that aim to please with food quality and service; do your self a favor and don't go to What's you Beef because they just don't care if you...

Good local hangout and atmosphere. Great size for a restaraunt. Food was decent, wine list adequate. Live band though on a Saturday!

Getting a drink at the bar was a little tough. Probably needs another smaller bar to just handle drink orders at the tables, and bar itself separate.

Food was good, personally thought the Russel and Bette's food was better. The pork chop was changed up. Wish they kept the same recipe and size for it, I used to always order that. Sea Bass was very good. Tuna Stack was decent. Could have used a little more taste, a little watery. Add some shallots in the stack, maybe some soy and worceshire sauce mixed.

Even though food we ordered was "good", I'll come back for sure. I heard their burger and NY strip are awesome, and I missed out on their eggplant meatballs. Hopefully their more popular menu items will bring this review up...