How is Kelsey's restaurant rated?

Name: Kelsey's
Address: 1545 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, NJ, United States, 08401
Telephone: (609) 344-2200
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

Kelsey's

4.3 (288)

$30 and under

Southern

1545 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

About this restaurant

Great for live music
Great for brunch
Innovative

Atlantic City's premiere supper club. Come experience the rebirth of KY and the curb. Kelsey's is an extension of Kelsey & Kim's Restaurants established in 1996 offering the areas best soul food and southern cuisine.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service, Seafood
Hours of operation
Dinner: Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00am Friday -Saturday: 4:00pm - 12:00am Brunch: Saturday & Sunday 10:00am - 3:00pm
Phone number
(609) 344-2200
Website
http://www.KelseysAC.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Kelsey Jackson
Catering
Offering a wide variety of Southern favorites catering available at our place or yours. Specializing in outdoor barbecue catering, office gathering, boxed lunches, celebrations of 30 to 500.
Private party facilities
Semi-private room off main dining area. Perfect for all types of celebrations, buffet style service available.

Location
1545 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Neighborhood
Atlantic City
Cross street
Kentucky Avenue
Parking details
Parking lot on Pacific Avenue diagonal from front door of restaurant.
Public transit
Jitney stops at front door.
Entertainment
Live Jazz, Neo Soul and R&B presented weekly.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 288 people are saying

Kelsey's reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.1Service
4.2Ambience

Noise • Energetic

288 Reviews

FD
FineDiner
Philadelphia County17 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My 3rd visit to Kelsey's did not disappoint. Did dinner on Valentine's day and had a great time. Absolutely delicious food and cocktails great service and wonderful live music. I will return.
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luvtoeat
Philadelphia County30 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 14, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food was amazing! The live band was too loud for the space, the service was slow. The food more than made up for the slow service. I would go back again.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore2 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 1, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
The food was DELICIOUS. The service was good once we finally were served. We were able to walk in and be seated quickly with our reservations.
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AminaM
Philadelphia County1 review
5.0
Dined on January 25, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great Food, Great Atmosphere, and Very Inviting. As soon as we entered the atmosphere was inviting. We were greeted at the door with a smile and a warm welcome from the hostess. Our waitress greeted us within 5 minutes of us being seated and welcomed us again. She directed us to the food and what a wonderful and pleasant experience. The food was delicious and still hot once we returned to our table. We were even greeted, engaged in conversation and thanked for our support by the owner. The price was great. We had an overall great experience and we will be returning again very soon and with more friends.
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Natasha
Philadelphia County10 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 18, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
We arrrived on time for our reservation and were promptly seated. Our drinks and yummy bread came out quickly however, it took a full 1 hour and 20 minutes for our food to hit the table. We poltiely notified our server, the greeter and eventually the manager that we had show tix and needed to be fed so we could make it on time - but there seemed to be no urgency on thier part or even real concern. Ww drove 1 1/2 hours to get to AC and the showtime was getting close so we just stuck it out - took 3 bites of our food when we finally got ir and ran to the venue for our show. I would go back but only on a day when I had time to kill.
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Spk2me
Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore1 review
4.0
Dined on January 18, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The food once again was great. The service was ok, with consideration a very busy place. One suggestion is to have help for the hostess. I feel you need additional host to seat your guest. When the hostess is required to seat the guest it can lead to confusion on who was next in line. With that said I will still be back each time I visit Atlantic City!
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OTGuestJL VIP
New York City26 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 17, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Outrageous Southern Cooking. Pleasant experience from beginning to end.
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Disappointed
Atlantic City / South Jersey Shore1 review
1.0
Dined on January 3, 2015
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The evening started with someone lying on me and my husband . The general manager came over and introduced herself and stated that she was told that we changed our seats ourselves and that the table we were sitting at was reserved. I told her that this was where we were seated when we arrived and that we had not changed our seats. The food was great when we finally got it after waiting for a hour and a half. We had to end up getting the food to go as we were trying to catch a show that started at 8PM. We had to get dressed while attempting to eat bites of our dinner because we spent so much time trying to get served. A few people sitting around us got up and left due to the long wait. They couldn't even get water served to their table. Nobody knew who their waitress was.
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lysahf
Phoenix / Arizona4 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 3, 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Went to Kelsey's for their $19.99 all you can eat soul food brunch and it was simply AMAZING! There was nothing in their extensive brunch buffet that was not 5 star flavorful. Fried chicken, made to order fried whiting and red velvet waffles are a MUST. Thank you Kelsey's for a seamless introduction to shrimp and grits, I will no longer shy away from the dish.
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Renee
Washington, D.C. Area19 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 20, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
From the moment I walked in I was excited to try their menu. I ordered the chicken and waffles and was not disappointed. The food was prepared perfectly and not overly salty like some other places. The service was just as nice. Wish there was one in my neighborhood. I will be back.
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Kelsey's is rated 4.3 stars by 288 OpenTable diners.