Reviews for Black Bull Steakhouse & Seafood in Riverdale, NJ

I went here a couple of days ago and had such a pleasant experience. The food was great, but what really made me write this... review is the service I got from Tony. There’s many places where I can go and get great food, but I’ll keep going back herebecause of how professional and courteous Tony was. My friends and I were all very pleased! Read more

Seemingly upscale steakhouse. The service was courteous & quick. But, The ambience & service and pricy menus makes one expect... top quality food! Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. From the get go the bread was cold, hard & stale! The “CrispyCalamari” was from the frozen isle and wasn’t crispy at all. It was tough & chewy. I’ve had better calamari at any otherrestaurant (there were many). The 22 oz Ribeye steak, though well plated/ presented, was tough/ chewy: at $69.00 (sides extra) was very disappointing! I wasn’t exactly expecting Smith & Wollensky quality but, this didn’t even measure up to a regulardiner quality steak. For the price one should rightly expect a prime ribeye not some piece of rubber. The fries were not thatgreat either. My wife had the baked sole. She thought it was ok. Total tap (no liquor or desert $ 185 ( including 20% tip). Read more

In brief, this place is absolutely overpriced. I don't believe having "steakhouse" in your business's name should automatically... translate to charging high end prices, especially if your business does not provide high end service or top quality food. Thisis not to say that the food or service were bad. Both were... Fine. I sat at the bar where the bartender was friendly and fairlyattentive. The food was honestly average. - The bacon steak was served with "homemade sauce" (essentially Peter Luger's steaksauce) that was cold... Clearly poured from a refrigerated bottle. I don't hate the sauce, but I don't appreciate being toldsomething is homemade when it's clearly not - The wedge salad was similarly fair. Lettuce, bleu cheese, bacon... It would bedifficult to get that wrong. - The ribeye was underwhelming. I got a cut of beef with chunks of inedible fat. I requested itmedium and received it medium well. - The "hash browns for 2" were essentially unseasoned home fries. You'd honestly give moreappetizing potatoes at a diner. My issue is with pricing relative to what you get as a customer. You would be far betterserved spending this amount of money at a higher end chain steakhouse (e.g. Capital Grille or Ruth's Chris Steakhouse). Thisrestaurant charges prices comparable to those places, but the service is not at the same level and the food is not of comparablequality. I would NOT recommend spending your money at this restaurant. Read more

Went out to dinner with my girlfriend and first thing we noticed was how empty the restaurant was on a Friday night. We sit down... to eat and in our mozzarella caprese salad we found a piece of a zip tie in the mozzarella!!! They did nothing to compensate us,not even take it off our bill. When I asked to talk to a manager, not even a manager was there. Very poorly managed and I'msurprised they're still in business! Spent too much money for the quality of the meal Read more

Had never been here before and was in the neighborhood, so we decided to try it out. On the whole, we liked it very much, even... though my wife nor I had a steak. Only complaint is that the wait staff was a bit short handed, which led to some long waits forfood and drink. My wife had the veal Oscar which she enjoyed but thought there could have been more crab meat. I had a chickendish that was very good. Desserts were very good as well. We will surely go back, and maybe have a steak this time. I recommendit. Give it a try! Read more

We’ve been in this place twice and definitely coming back again. This place is good for special occasions. Food is delicious... and comparably affordable. Highly recommend the lobster bisque and crème brûlée for dessert. But, be careful with thespecials and ask the prices if you care about the amount you are going to spent, the first time we came we got a little plate ofcrab legs and it costed us around $70, that wasn’t worth it. They have a big choice of dishes (seafood and meat), goodselection of wine and cocktails. The stuff is nice, but the last time we visited was a bit slow, we had to wait for our waitressto order and get a check. Otherwise, it was a very good experience. Read more

Pleasantly surprised at how delicious the porterhouse for two was. My husband and I usually go to Keens Steakhouse in NYC for... our favorite porterhouse but this restaurant was recommended by a friend. It definitely exceeded our expectations and is now oneof our favorites. Love that there is plenty of parking and we don’t have to go all the way to the city for it. Staff wasfriendly and service was very fast. We had reservations and were seated right on time. The only downside is that it’s a bitcrowded for my liking and some of the tables are so close together that you have to squeeze by. Would definitely return in thefuture! Read more

Good job with the outdoor seating, food was delicious. A couple of little things, though: the vegetables that were supposed to... come with the steak were missing, and our waiter was missing for a 15 to 20 minute stretch while we waited for the entreesduring which time we decided we would order a cocktail. As a result by the time we did, the entrees had arrived. Lastly, thekey lime pie is really small given the $9 price tag. I understand that it's a higher end restaurant. No problem with steak andspecial being pricey, but a sliver of a thin key lime pie that is mostly whipped cream was a bit rough. I'm being pickybecause with a final bill of $240 all in for 2 adults and 2 kids, there shouldn't be any missing items, or any issues withtimely service, or underwhelming desserts. The actual service was excellent, mind you, and to be clear, the cocktails andmeals were all fantastic as well. And please, bring back the original steak cut fries, they were so good last time, but I'mtold they've been retired. Read more