Reviews for The Poached Pear in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
We ate here the other night and really enjoyed our meals. The corn bisque and lobster bisque were excellent and the short rib... carpaccio was delicious! For dinner, we tried a variety of dishes. The lamb chops were very good, as were the scallops. But ourfavorite entree was the pork chop, which was cooked perfectly and delicious! We would absolutely come back! Read more
We had the pleasure of Nick being our waiter. By far the best waiter I have ever had. It was my 31st birthday and he sure made... it wonderful. Then speaking with the owner about how much we enjoyed it and how lovely Nick was - his reaction made it so worthgoing the extra mile to express how much we loved his business. I told all my family members and I will make sure to go thereeverytime I visit point pleasant. Beautiful place, the food was MAGICAL. All around one of the best places I have been to! Read more
Absolutely delicious from beginning to end! I took my fiance for his birthday & the Poached Pear did not disappoint! we both had... specials: the corvina & new York strip. & we also tried the grilled octopus special, it was out of this world! everything wasplated beautifully, fresh & came out nice & hot! Both sauces were very flavorful, steak was cooked perfectly & great portionsizes. Not to mention our server was attentive & timely the entire time. Just an overall wonderful experience & atmosphere. Cantwait to come back! Read more
Outstanding all around. Everything was delicious. Excellent service. Great atmosphere. No wonder why it was rated one of the... best restaurants in NJ. Came to celebrate a milestone birthday for my mom, and everyone left extremely satisfied. First timehere but won’t be the last. Thank you! PS - The carrot cake dessert was the BEST carrot cake I’ve ever had and NEEDS to bea permanent fixture on the dessert menu! Read more
Had a great dinner here with friends tonight. Very pleasant experience - and was nice to have a fine dining restaurant in Point... Pleasant. For appetizers we had the asparagus fries, the duck ravioli, and shrimp and parmesan on crostini. For dinner we hadthe lobster and crab cake, pork chop, the lamb chop, and the duck breast with foie gras. Everything was delicious and of coursewe needed to get dessert! We got one of each thing- the lemon napoleon, the flourless chocolate cake, bananas foster, and thecarrot cake. Service was great, food was even better. Read more
If your in the mood for fine dining, great service, exquisite food, coupled with a very comfortable, home like atmosphere, go to... The Poached Pear. Everything on the menu is a winner, but their specials are "where it's at", if I may say so. For instance, Ihad the braised lamb shank, that if you don't order fast enough, they will sell out of! The chef, and his crew are awesome. Thefood comes out beautifully presented and perfectly prepared, this guy should be on TV! If your going to go, make reservationsway ahead of time, especially in the summer. Perfect for special occasions or romantic dates. You live once, treat yourself tosome of the best food around, go to The Poached Pear ???? Read more
Went there yesterday for our 5 year anniversary and the experience was top notch from start to finish. We arrived and realized... it was a BYOB, they allowed us time to go get a bottle of wine. Sat us when we returned and from the service to the food to thepresentation to the ambience it didn’t disappoint. We highly recommend this establishment and thank them for making our dayextra special. Read more
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 wasfriendly, attentive and made great suggestions. Bravo to Sandy! Food is reasonably priced and the byob stops you from breakingthe bank. The food... Apps Cajun fried calamari-top 5 calamari I've ever had. Crispy, not chewy, with a creole sauce. Thehusband prefers it with marinara sauce, sauce didn't matter to me. Corn Bisque- YUM! YUM! YUM! I'm not a huge fan ofsoups/bisques/chowders, but say "corn" and i'm all in! The bisque was smooth as silk, with just the right amount of baconcrumbles and goat cheese to give it some bite. I shared this with the husband Main courses Lobster, crabcake and spinach insidea fried wonton wrapper over a truffle potatoes-this was one of the specials of the night. This was really good, lobster wasshelled and laying on top of a crabcake inside a fried wonton shell. Anchor coffee rubbed NY strip-the husband had this and itwss pretty amazing ???? I preferred this over thr lobster (for real). Idk if it was a case of FOMO, or that it was actuallybetter than the lobster. Meat was seasoned well, cooked perfectly that it melted in your mouth. It comes with a risotto andsome asparagus fries, but he also ordered a side of fries. The fries are pretty basic, delish but nothing extraordinary---it wasfries. We passed on dessert, because all of the above was very filling. Highly recommend, and byob!! Read more