

There are some steakhouses which could not have done it better. It was red in the middle, some blood in the plate. Bahama Breeze, on this night, managed to give me exactly what a rare steak should be. The server always jots it down, but then it comes out medium or worse. I always order steak rare, but over the years have found some restaurants either will not cook it rare or do not know how to. Well, not only did they prove me totally wrong, but they also hit me upside the head with just how good the cooking is at this place. Only $17.99 for an eight ounce steak and three sides? It must be too good to be true, right? Throw into the mix that I ordered it rare, and we had the makings of a potential disaster. Even the shrimp and lobster quesadillas were outstanding-just the right amount of cheese and contents.īut how about when it comes to something more difficult? One night I dared to order the Steak Churrasco. The same can be said for the empanadas, which are delicately spicy with just the right amount of kick for such an appetizer. The Conch fritters are fried to a crisp, not greasy in any way, and come with a marvelous dipping sauce. The guacamole is as good as you would find in any Mexican restaurant. In getting to the appetizers, they are top-notch. Wash all that down with a margarita or pint of their own Aruba Red or Blonde beer, and you have yourself a fantastic (and light) meal. It came with a side of rice and beans, which hit the spot. To contrast the soft nature of the fish was a crunchy slaw on the bottom and a fresh salsa on top. Cooked to perfection with no hint of fishiness at all, the pieces crumbled with every bite. They were grilled (most restaurants fry pieces of God-knows-what). The menu encompasses Caribbean favorites along with some Asian and barbecue influences.

I don’t think I’ve had anything close to a bad meal or cocktail here. If I had to make a comparison, I’d say Bahama Breeze is simply the antithesis of Applebee’s. Your job seeking activity is only visible to you. The food is colorful, fresh, and flavorful. Bahama Breeze Woodbridge, NJ3 months agoBe among the first 25 applicantsSee who Bahama Breeze has hired for this role. The drinks are not overpriced spiked fruit juices. Everything from the service and atmosphere to the food and drinks has been nothing but pure excellence. But for nearly two years since I first started eating there, I’ve been hard-pressed to find something wrong with it. I never write about major chains here on Eating New Jersey. I will NEVER be back.Bahama Breeze is not just one of my favorite chain restaurants, it’s one of my favorite places to eat. He did take the paella off the bill (which he did not SAY to us, he just shut us out like we were garbage and ignored us), and we did tip the server appropriately, since he seemed to be overwhelmed and we gave him the benefit of the doubt, despite not really checking if we needed anything. I seriously have never had the manager of a restaurant treat us like this. Finally, we just asked for the check, and he did not say a word, just gave us the bill with an attitude. The kitchen should be aware what they are serving, and it's a little SCARY that they are not. Then we mentioned the mussels, and he said, I don't touch the food, but this is not satisfactory when we are paying what we are paying for the dish. This was where they sat us when we came in. We stated to him that we were not served promptly, to which he replied, "well, you were seated somewhere else and you asked to sit here". We asked to speak to the manager, Rick, who was the most unpleasant manager I have ever encountered at any restaurant. By this time, we did not see our server often at all and had to keep flagging him down. The manager did bring out another order of mussels, but we were surprised that one of those were not open either.

One of our party ordered paella, but when it came 3 of the 5 mussels were not open.

However, they seemed to be understaffed and he did not come back to the table often to check on us. It took a long time for a server to come, when Davon came he was helpful. I had a handicapped person with me and we stood there waiting for at least 5 minutes while they figured out where to seat us (there was NO line). When we entered the restaurant, it seemed like there was an issue seating people. We went for lunch today at this Bahama Breeze.
