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Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant, Asbury Park, NJ
Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant, Asbury Park, NJ
Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant, Asbury Park, NJ
Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant, Asbury Park, NJ
Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant, Asbury Park, NJ

Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant

4.1
4.1
1598 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
Unique oceanfront dining is exactly what you will get at Stella Marina Bar and Restaurant. Found right on the Boardwalk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, it is the perfect spot for a lunch break or dinner after a day at the beach. Breathe in the sweet ocean air while dining on the boardwalk seating or enjoy a relaxed dinner in one of their two dining rooms at Stella Marina Bar and Restaurant.

The knowledgeable and friendly staff at Stella Marina Bar and Restaurant will be happy to help you with anything you may need. The menu is sure to have something for everyone from full entrées to sandwiches and salads perfect for lunch. One popular choice is the pizza figi: a pizza served with goat cheese, caramelized onions, dried figs and rosemary. Choose from the extensive wine and beer list or a cocktail to enjoy with your meal.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:30 pm Fri 11:30 am–11:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–11:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (732) 775-7776
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Private party facilities
    Stella Marina is the perfect venue for your event, big or small!
  • Private party contact
    our Private Dining Coordinator: (732) 775-7753
  • Neighborhood
    Asbury Park
  • Parking details
    ON STREET METERED PARKING YEAR ROUND<br />PUBLIC LOT (charges in summer season)
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,598 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1
4.1 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 3.5Value

NoiseModerate

1,598 Reviews
  1. Paul

    Washington DC

    129 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    129 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    On a very rainy and windy night my dining companion and I were graciously welcomed and shown to a table towards the back of the dining room. Our server was absolutely delightful, attentive, gracious, patient. The food was quite excellent seafood and pasta; large portions and very reasonable prices. Dessert was over the top and was a meal in itself. Cocktails offered creativeness and in my case, a Hot Toddy, excellent for the evening and hardly ever offered on a menu elsewhere.

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  2. Namo

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall1food2service2ambience2
    So many flies, muddy espresso. Main course was OK but thats it. Wayy overpriced for what you get.

    1 person found this helpful

  3. Lovely

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience3
    We went here for dinner recently and had an overall good experience. The food while pricey was exceptional with some creative takes on Italian classics. The portion sizes were good with a lot of selections. The ambience was lively but not overly loud and pleasant overall. The only letdown was that the waitstaff seemed confused and not very attentive. After we were sat at our table we waited probably about 10 minutes before a waiter came over and mentioned something about our server being in the back before taking our drink and appetizer orders even though we were only one of a few people in the restaurant at the time. In general the service was inattentive and was not near up to the high standards of the food.

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  4. Kitkat

    New York Area

    37 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great night , post summer crowd . The hostess were so warming as we entered. We had a drink upstairs bartender was great made a perfect drink , We had great seat on window , server Steven was a pro , very helpful with the menu ..Food was delicious as expected . They give you plenty ,so we had enough for lunch next day , Overall a great date night .

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience3
    My husband and I had dinner reservations for 730. It was a beautiful night so we asked to sit outside. We were told it was an additional half an hour for outside seating so we waited. The hostess never came to find us after a half an hour, and we had to seek them out. Once we sat down, it took a while for the waitress to come greet us. Finally, she came and greeted us. We asked for bread they said they ran out. We put in our order after waiting a while and then was told that my entrée was also sold out. I placed a second order. The waitress came back and told me it was also sold out. After two hours of having nothing but drinks and a small salad we decided to leave. We have been there many many times, and the service and food is always excellent but this time it was poor overall. Disappointed, we won’t be back for a while.

    2 people found this helpful

  6. Stryker

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience5
    We were given an outdoor table for six on a warm night in late October, great setting. Service was good and timely, staff were friendly and attentive. Good night out!

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  7. KathyC

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    Overpriced poor quality food, slow service…not enough servers on a Saturday night.

    1 person found this helpful

  8. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience1
    reservations made, arrived to front door to a seemingly “high end” restaurant. Asked about outdoor dining and was told “ you simply cannot reserve outdoor dining, it is first come first served”. We were seated outside and then observed many just walking in off the boardwalk with their dogs and be seated. snobby reception for such a common atmosphere!

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  9. ANNIE

    New York Area

    38 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very nice place great service. Very comfortable and great views

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  10. JaneP

    Washington DC

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My friends and I enjoyed our lunch overlooking the ocean. Service was excellent. Food was delicious so we will be back

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  11. KeithL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    I’ll tables outside it was clean but the top was very badly marked up other than that good food good service.

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  12. PaulZ

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 28, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Frequent diner, a little disappointed this time. Great ambiance and ocean views. Nice varied menu. Food quality is usually excellent. This visit, however, the food was luke warm. No excuse on a rainy night with few tables occupied.

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  13. Mitch

    Atlantic City

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience3
    Great service but we paid $120 for bruschetta, two very small-sized salads and a panini, one glass of wine and a dessert. I ordered a fig arugula salad that was almost inedible because of the terrible dressing. Because I was hungry and needed to eat, I ate it. The flourless chocolate cake almost made up for the mediocre salads as did our very excellent waiter, Christian. This was all very surprising considering the reviews this place regularly gets. Maybe it was just a one off poor experience so I will give it one more try next time I’m in the area, but with all the other restaurant choices, I’d be hard pressed to choose this restaurant again over all the others.

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  14. mcbred

    Jacksonville

    32 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on September 19, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Service was excellent, view is great, food was very good but is expensive

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  15. GinaG

    New York Area

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    I love that I recognize the servers here which means they are maintaining an experienced staff. The food is great & drinks were wonderful. View of the Atlantic a big plus!

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Delicious food, great terrace ambiance and amazing service 👌

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  17. MargaretC

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were in town for a music festival and Stella Marin was the perfect way to kick off the weekend! The staff were friendly, there was plenty of space to relax and have a delicious meal. Definitely would recommend!

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  18. CeeJay

    New York Area

    281 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    281 reviews

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    One of my favorite restaurants in NJ. Drove 1.5 hours to get a bolognese dinner and was so very disappointed. Restaurant was not crowded at all. We had to ask for a server as they were talking by the wall, not too interested in a large table. Then when my bolognese came it was stone cold. Ground meat dry and hunk of cheese on top not melting. This is my favorite meal here! Oh well, maybe an off night but will probably go to Serena next time. They never disappoint!

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  19. ChrisR

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    bread was not warm, no butter and oil had no seasonings. risotto needed another 5 minutes. shortrib was a little too fatty. Prices are too expensive for what you get. I've had better dinners at Carabba's.

    1 person found this helpful

  20. Lisa

    New York Area

    16 reviews

    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Seafood was delicious. We were served our drinks but the server did not come back to take our food order for an hour. Luckily we were enjoying ourselves and did not mind the wait. Everyone was friendly and pleasant.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    We waited at least 15 minutes for server to come to our table. Shortly after a server arrived with bread— no plates, napkins, or butter. Once our dinner arrived we again had to request plates, salt, and pepper while our food was getting cold. It appears most servers today do not want to put in the effort to earn a decent tip.

    1 person found this helpful

  22. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    The drinks and food came out late. The vodka tonic had club soda instead. The cod special was lukewarm and came late. Not a memorable meal

    2 people found this helpful

  23. MattZ

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall2food4service4ambience2
    We had an early evening reservation on the busy Labor Day holiday weekend. The restaurant was out of bread for the night and many of the other items on the menu we were told had already sold out for the evening. In anticipation of the busy holiday weekend, one would think that the restaurant would have the staff baking bread as they saw the inventory dwindling. The restaurant is extremely loud which makes it difficult to carry on a conversation with others at your table. For the price we paid for the dinner there are many other places in the area that I would rather dine at than this restaurant.

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  24. BarbaraM

    Columbus

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sunday sauce! Say no more. I can’t tell You how delicious and authentic this meal is. I said there must be an Italian grandma in the back making this!! The taste of the sauce, you knew that meat was cooking in there. The meatballs, ribs, and sausage. All delicious! We also loved the arugula salad with fennel and green beans and cauliflower. Just all delicious!!

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  25. ChristopherW

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Food was great, service was OK. They didn’t love us having a baby.

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  26. JeffS

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience3
    Really disappointing experience. Waited 55 minutes to get our bottle of wine, and food took a while after that. It seemed they had far more diners than they had the capacity to service. Our waitress told us that the bar manager quit, and that's why they couldn't find bottles of wine?! They did not handle whatever the issue was well, and didn't offer anything other than a few instances of "we're sorry." Hope this was a holiday weekend one-off.

    2 people found this helpful

  27. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience4
    Food is great but small portion. The service was very slow.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience2
    It took them 45 minutes to get us a drink each time we ordered one. It also took forever to get our food and when we received our food it seemed like the portions were smaller then the last time I had been there. They also raised there prices again.

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    19 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Go to place for well prepared, traditional Italian on the beach. Staff is generally super friendly and attentive.

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  30. ERICAP

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great spot for a meal before show at Stone Pony. Great views

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great spot on the boardwalk for Italian. Good selection of wines and cocktails. Ordered appetizers, the meatball and octopus and both were super delicious. Would highly recommend.

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    Naples

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience1
    Pricey! Ordered some cocktails and some oysters. I didn’t think that the oysters looked so great, (they look kind of dark and dirty), but they were very good.  I ordered a strip steak rare, which came out, fairly close to the medium rare. It was very hard and tough to cut into and quite chewy. My wife ordered a personal size margarita pizza which she said was average. Probably not going back.

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  33. JIllyS

    New York Area

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I was welcomed with a big smile from Jamie who was delightful . That’s respect . She asked questions and made eye contact . That’s professional and polite .

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  34. NJDiner

    New York Area

    70 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    70 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Always a good meal at Stella. Fantastic views along the water. Nice indoor atmosphere. Waiter service was GREAT! Very attentive and friendly. Many menus options from pizza to prime steaks and delicious seafood offerings. One of my "go to" restaurants in Asbury Park.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service. Would have liked to sit up on the deck but it was raining.

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  36. VMC9

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 23, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    We didn’t have the best experience at Stella Marina tonight. Our waiter just didn’t really seem to want to be there. When he spoke to us, he never made eye contact. Instead he looked around the restaurant or out on the boardwalk. To start, I ordered a grey goose martini and he said they didn’t have grey goose. I said how about kettle one and he said no to that too. Then he proceeded to say their vodka had been recently “compromised” (whatever that means) and that he could probably give me absolute and that he’s sure I’d be fine with that. Really?! We never got bread, even though the table next to us did. We also ordered the calamari app with our cocktails, which never came. We were surprised when our dinners showed up w/o the app and the food runner was very apologetic…obviously it wasn’t his fault. He must have said something to our waiter, who we hadn’t seen in over 15mins and he came over to say, “do you want me to put that app in?? I can have them rush it?” Thanks but no, our main courses are sitting in front of us. He said ok, “I’ll take it off your bill”…ummm gee thanks. He then disappeared again for another 20+ mins. When we had been done for a while he came over w dessert menus (our dinner plates were still sitting in front of us) which we declined because we just wanted to leave. We went down the boardwalk to different place for another drink and dessert. Listen, everyone has bad days, but the crappy service definitely left a bad taste in our mouths, and we will not be back.

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  37. Dennis908

    New York Area

    48 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    48 reviews

    Dined on August 23, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Menu limited. Very expensive for the food quality and amount.

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  38. Connie

    Atlantic City

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was outstanding. Our server was great. Ocean view. A bit pricy but worth it!

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  39. NancyR

    New York Area

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Enjoyed sitting outside and was not rushed at all. When I booked it through Open Table, I thought the prices were fair. But then at the restaurant, all the prices seemed much higher than on line. They need to update the online menu.

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  40. JenniferC

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent food. Risotto was great! We also enjoyed meatballs and eggplant.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (732) 775-7776.

Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant is rated 4.1 stars by 1598 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Stella Marina Bar & Restaurant

800 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Asbury Park
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:30 pm Fri 11:30 am–11:00 pm Sat 11:30 am–11:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    ON STREET METERED PARKING YEAR ROUND<br />PUBLIC LOT (charges in summer season)
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (732) 775-7776
  • Private party facilities
    Stella Marina is the perfect venue for your event, big or small!
  • Private party contact
    our Private Dining Coordinator: (732) 775-7753
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