Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park

Name: Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park
Address: 200 Port Au Peck Avenue, Oceanport, NJ, United States, 07757
Telephone: (732) 571-7900
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (1140)

$31 to $50

Italian

200 Port Au Peck Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757

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2 people

Jun 19, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 6 times today

About this restaurant

Great for creative cocktails
Good for special occasions
Charming

Blu Grotto Ristorante consists of a beautiful conservatory dining room, large outdoor decks and an open air Beer Garden open Thursday-Sunday

Chef James Corona’s Menu consists of Modern adaptations of Regional Italian Classics, hand made and imported dry pastas, fresh seafood and prime steak. Chef Corona believes that the Italian method of serving only the freshest and locally grown, makes for the best possible ingredients.

Our beverage program consists of artisanal cocktails, extensive beer and by the glass wine offerings and a deep wine list by the bottle that has perennial favorites as well as esoteric wines from around the world.

Please be Aware, Reservations made outside on our Deck are weather dependent

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Beer Garden, Contemporary Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
Phone number
(732) 571-7900
Website
http://blugrottorestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
James Corona
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Location
200 Port Au Peck Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757
Neighborhood
Long Branch
Cross street
Oceanport Avenue
Parking details
Parking lot entrance is located off of Port au Peck Avenue.
Public transit
NJ Transit limited access during race season. (Monmouth Park Station)
Entertainment
Fridays and Saturdays, 7-10pm, during the warmer months.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

What 1,140 people are saying

Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.4Service
4.7Ambience
4.1Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park offers a "beautiful restaurant" with consistently "excellent" service, especially from attentive staff like Liz. The food is praised for being "very tasty" and "amazing," although some guests noted smaller portions and menu limitations. While service timing varies, the ambience and quality make for a memorable dining experience.

1,140 Reviews

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Cynthia VIP
New York City45 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is a beautiful blue decorated room with oversized chairs amidst an arboretum setting. The homemade pasta bolognese was outstanding, cooked el dente to perfection. A special goat cheese stuffed zucchini flowers lightly battered and fried was a seasonal appetizer creatively presented. The manager graciously provided me with a replacement for my “doggie bag” that erroneously was discarded. The cheesecake was light served with a berry compote. A lovely dining experience!
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Robert
Tampa / Central Florida West1 review
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We were pleasantly surprised from cocktails to desert. The chef is very talented! The staff was pleasant and efficient. We’ll be back!
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Dara
New York City5 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What a wonderful dinner we had celebrating Father’s Day. Beautiful restaurant. Wait staff was excellent. We’ll be back for sure!
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Marian
New York City2 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was my third time at Blu Grotto. I love the ambience here! My first experience there was five stars on every level, back in May 2023. I returned last summer to a disappointing experience, but just gave it another try yesterday and enjoyed my time there. The menu is quite limited, but the quality of the food is very good. The portions are small, considering the pricing. Our party left pleased that the food was very tasty (although a few were still hungry).
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
3.0
Dined on June 7, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
I have always loved this place but this experience was different. I wonder if the management or chef changed? Some favorites are no longer on the menu, the food was mediocre and the service was terrible. The manager was nice enough to bring us a free drink without asking but still… not nearly as good as it has been in the past.
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Elaine
Southwest Florida1 review
2.0
Dined on May 31, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We've been to the Grotto many many times before. This time was awful. The service was very uneducated in the menu and presentability to the table. No knowledge of how some things were made. Had to ask for a wine list. Specials - which we had to ask for - were unavailable on a Saturday night at 7PM! Coffee machine was broken. Management was non-existant. So disappointing. We won't be coming back any time soon. Siuch a shame.
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Nancy VIP
New York City24 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 25, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Liz was our waitress. She was excellent! Took care of and was on top of everything throughout the meal. Se was very friendly and personable
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Frank VIP
Indiana8 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 24, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Everything was acceptable and nice but the hostess tried to seat us at a very undesirable table when so many others were available, no flexibility, others also had the same experience, she claimed we were booked for that particular table but there was no sense in it
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Debbie
New York City4 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Overall, everything was just lovely. It’s such a beautiful place. My only criticism is that our order was taken shortly after getting our cocktails. No more than 5 minutes later they were bringing us our food. We had only taken a couple of sips of our cocktails and would have liked to enjoy them for a bit longer before dinner. No chance for wine with our meal.
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Mike VIP
New Jersey15 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 23, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Perhaps we got a new server this evening. The usual superb service was a bit off. My wife and I typically share a 4course meal — salad/appetizer, primo (pasta), secondi (main ) and desert — here and trust the server to pace the dish arrival. This time, though, the salad arrived without a plate to share, but we made do with bread plates. Then, Ther was an exceedingly long wait for the next meal; so long that other servers kept asking if we were OK. Silly us, we kept responding fine, expecting the primi to arrive soon. Finally, after a long while, the prime and secondi arrived together, and again without sharing plates. Another server fetched some extra plates for us quickly. The meal, as always, was excellent except for these service lapses.
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FAQs

Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (732) 571-7900.

Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park is rated 4.5 stars by 1140 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jun 19, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 6 times today

Google Map for Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park

200 Port Au Peck Avenue, Oceanport, NJ 07757

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Oceanport Avenue
Neighborhood
Long Branch
Hours of operation
Dinner Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Beer Garden, Contemporary Italian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Parking lot entrance is located off of Port au Peck Avenue.
Public transit
NJ Transit limited access during race season. (Monmouth Park Station)
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
James Corona
Entertainment
Fridays and Saturdays, 7-10pm, during the warmer months.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Website
http://blugrottorestaurant.com/
Phone number
(732) 571-7900

Blu Grotto at Monmouth Park

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About this restaurant

Dining areas

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Popular dishes

Jumbo Shrimp Scampi

Caesar Salad

General Tso Calamari

Menu

What 1,140 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Review summary

FAQs

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