Reviews for Rat's Restaurant in Hamilton Township, NJ
Rats was amazing, we made a reservation for 14 people and we got an entire room to ourselves. I will say the lunch was good but... the dinner menu is better. They have amazing sangria, cider, and ginger pear refreshers. My family all got different dishes andwe are liked them a lot, they are definitely not all traditional but they are super interesting and yummy. Either way it’sworth a trip for the beautiful views of the grounds. When you exit the back door there is a koi pond with giant koi fish andducks and not to mention the sculptures everywhere. Hope this helps! Read more
Actually, one star is for the management, and four stars are for the food. This is an absolutely different place than it was a... few years ago (before the pandemic). The menu got simpler; the service got worse. We faced the same problem many peoplealready mentioned -- they tell potential clients the restaurant is fully booked even though more than half tables are stillempty. The restaurant was almost empty, thus I asked if we could be seated and served for lunch right now. The maitre d' toldus she couldn't do it because all those empty tables were booked. After some not quite pleasant dispute, we were led to a tableand seated. We were lucky. Our waiter was good. Thank you, Peter. The food we ordered was good but a bit average for thisprice category. During more than one hour we spent having the lunch, we noticed that only about third the outdoor and indortables were occupied. I’ve attached a photo so you can see what I mean -- a lot of tables were empty but the potentialclients were told they couldn't be seated and sent away. It's strange but it seems nobody cares about clients at this placesince there is no feedback to any review neither from the owners nor from the mangers. Read more
Like all the reviews say, the service is really slow, but we planned ahead for that by not being that hungry when we went. Other... than that the food was good, not amazing but not bad definitely worth to come check this place out atleast once. Thepresentation was good and our waitress was really nice! The drinks were nice and strong and the ambience is definitely unique.Definitely check out the mens bathroom for a surprise decoration. Read more
The place is pretty nice but the service and food are not as expected. The service is VERY SLOW. We had to wait about 50 minutes... for our appetizers. The staff seems very careless and don’t even try to satisfy the customers. Our waiter seemed to be seeingpeople complaining before as he even called the manger to come and hear our complains before we even asked. Even when themanager came, she couldn’t offer any solutions or answer to our complaints or questions. The food was horrible. Non of theentrees that we ordered came as we asked for. We were a group of 10 and literally all of our food was messed up. Either the welldone steak was burned or the medium duck was rare and cold and when we asked to cook it more, they brought it back burned. Themanager was able to take it off the check however we ended up not eating. As a French restaurant and being in a great area Iikethat and with these high prices, we were expecting much more. I even checked the recent reviews and found that all of them aresaying the same points of dissatisfaction. Overall nice decor and atmosphere but horrible food, service and management. Read more
Highly recommended for a special occasion, for business or any time. The ambiance, service, and food quality were above and... beyond. Rats decor is themed with the book 'Wind in the Willows' on the grounds of the most impressive sculpture gardens I'veever seen, Grounds for Sculpture. Weather permitting the best location is the outdoor seating by the lake. We enjoyed abeautiful afternoon lunch on the patio in the midst of the Monet painting 'Water Lilies' setting, which is a surreal experienceby itself. Starter: a delectable artisanal cheese platter and multi-grain bread with herb butter. Main: We enjoyed a delicious fresh seafood salad, roasted asparagus, and sliced turkey on a homemade croissant. All were very yummy. For sure wewill return again. Until next time, Rats! Read more
Waiter was nice. It was a bit hard to hear with the mask on which is understandable but he could have spoken a little louder.... Food was good. Octopus had great texture and cooked well but no flavor besides the char. Duck was phenomenal, wish I'd ordertwo. Dessert was also great. Would definitely come back. Atmosphere was astounding. Read more
Rat’s Restaurant offers a modern French cuisine in Hamilton NJ. The area is spectacular with 42 acres of stunning views and... sculptures. The ambiance really set the mood for a romantic evening and service was top notch. Rat’s had all of theingredients for a phenomenal dining experience. But one major problem, the food was very very average. From the appetizers tothe entrée, everything was surprisingly bland. When the bread is the tastiest part of the meal, we have a problem. The spicycrab pasta sounded great in theory, but it wasn’t spicy and you couldn’t taste crab…it was just basic pasta. How do youmake escargot taste bland? ??????? I wanted to like Rat’s, the service was wonderful and the ambiance was perfect but themost important part of the dining experience is the food. Until that is addressed, I wouldn’t recommend Rat’s Restaurant. Read more
A very nice french restaurant in the hamilton area! The food was amazing. We ordered pasta and onion soup and both of them were... really delicious! On top of that, the location and the ambience was really top notch! 10/10!! Didn’t know that the whole townis so pretty with beautiful sculptures all over. Highly recommend this place. It was a great experience! Will definitely visitagain! Read more