Reviews for Grillestone Restaurant - Bar - Private Events in Scotch Plains, NJ

A personal note to the owner. We visited your location last night only to leave disappointed and collectively puzzled. First... let us start by saying your hostess was so unaware of her surroundings, once a table is sat it should be her responsibility tokeep an eye on it and make sure someone actually goes to the table, instead she was too busy being perched back on her chairwhich by the way is such a bad look, chairs at host stations are nothing more than tools to make the staff lazy. The young ladywho to our understanding is the manager and also a family member could also not be bothered to pay attention as she was too busymingling by the bar, a shame really. No server, bus person, etc bothered to approach our table so after 15 minutes or so weleft. As we were leaving the hostess said " oh are you sure? " umm yes lol! and then she said "oh I am sorry, tonight we areswamped" which your place was not. Not only was your team not swamped but many of the tables around us had finished eating.Sometimes it is better to say nothing than to say something so obtuse. Your prices are quite high for such unimpressiveservice; Sides not being included and all that, we found ourselves unable to justify the prices we were going to pay you after15 minutes waiting with no service. -------- We also found ourselves not finding many interesting options and I know thismight sound silly but your font selection, inconsistency in capitalization, the random use of bold letters, and the prices beingin a larger font than the item itself are simply bad menu design choices that were highly distracting while browsing throughyour menu. Also, you are wasting a lot of money in printing paper menus and it isn't environmentally conscientious but that'syour prerogative I suppose. Oh, one last thing that giant structure behind the hostess is also very odd and its really ruiningthe flow of your space by taking away from the dining room as well as the lamps, you could really benefit fr Read more

This place is spacious with an elegantly upscale designed interior. We sat by an embedded fireplace, with a nice view of the... bar. There were three of us, and we ordered two appetizers, entrees, and cocktails. Everything was delicious and nicelypresented, with good sized portions. I ordered a gin and club soda which came to me with tonic instead, and my friend's saladwas missing the steak he ordered with it, but overall this was a nice experience, I enjoyed the vibe and ambiance of the place.There was also a duo performing live music which was a nice touch as well. Read more

This is a cozy little place to either have drinks, eat appetizers or order a nice little meal. On certain days, they have LIVE... entertainment, which i love because there's nothing like a live band to enhance the atmosphere. The place is culturally diverse, laid back and welcoming. It can get packed though so make reservations ahead of time. Read more

They should take their breakfast menu off of the menu. It was not worth what we paid. . My turkey bacon was burnt. Coffee was... cold. They did not have any of the condiments on the table. So we had to wait for the waiter to go and get it.The syrup was noteven enough to put on one of the cold pancakes. By the time that they brought it to the table the coffee and tea was reallycold. My husband pork bacon was good with not complaint But the toast was so hard that it almost brought our teeth. And we havegood teeth.The home fries was really the best thing on the breakfast menu. Pancake were not even the size that I thought that Iwas going to get. They brought out silver dollars for $12.00. They could have kept them. They look as if they were taken out ofa freezer and put into a microwave. They whole breakfast cost us $75 dollars four people. I could see if it was 5 starrestaurant. They should stick to lunch and dinner. Serving Breakfast is not for them. Everything one the Breakfast menu has aprice for everything that they have on their menu. Pancake $12.99, bacon 6.99, etc. I was not please with anything on the menu.???? Read more

I thought it was a beautiful interior, really great bar inside and the dining area is very comfortable. We dined off the... specials menu so can't comment on the regular menu but the food was great. It was a little too chilly for us outside but theoutside bar and patio looked great if you are dressed for the weather. Really classy band was playing in the bar area on Fridaynight as well. Would definitely return. Read more

This place is solid. They do what they do and they do it well enough to receive solid score of 4 stars. The host, the waiters... and witresses all did nice job from the beginning to end. I've driven by this place for years and finally decided to give it atry. The food selection is American as apple pie but the don't serve apple pie. Give this place a try, bring the entire familyand enjoy yourself. $$$ Read more

This fine restaurant has plenty of fantastic food and a great bartender. The owner is super nice and everyone within the... establishment is very professional and customer service oriented. Read more

I have been to the Grillestone in Old Bridge near me a few times but this was my first trip to the one in Scotch Plains. The... food and service were very good! We had calamari and shrimp cocktail and I had the salmon for dinner. My espresso martini wasdisappointing. Read more