Manera's is a hidden gem of a restaurant located in Brick, NJ. It is situated in the former Famous Dave's location in the Carrabbas strip mall at 950 Cedar Bridge Ave. The food is top-notch, served beautifully and generously. The prices are very reasonable, with a dozen oysters on the half shell priced at only $17. They offer a variety of dishes including baby rack of lamb, veal, pork chop, and classics like chicken parm. It's important to support this local business, especially considering their prices are lower than some other restaurants we've recently dined at.
I selected this restaurant for my farewell party, and I'm so happy I found it and recommended it to my manager. None of us in our group had ever been here before, but after reading the reviews that persuaded me to have our event here. Our server, Katie, was fantastic. She provided excellent recommendations and answered all our questions. For starters, we tried the Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms, Crab Meat avocado cocktail, and Calamares. Everything we ordered was delicious.
Was kinda underwhelmed to be honest. We went for Valentines Day it didn't seem like they put effort into the holiday, usually restaurants do a little extra for such a romantic dinner night. Our server was nice did come over to apologize for the meals taking so long to come out. There was a long gap between our salad/soup til dinner. To he honest the soup salad was the best part. We had the shrimp bisque an arugula pear salad. Delicious. We couldn't wait for the dinners
The atmosphere doesn't really match the food at all and seems really out of place, BUT the quality of this food and taste is ABSOLUTELY out of this world. Pricey but it's worth every penny. Second time here and highly recommend the most tender and flavorful pork chop you'll ever have; the veal just freaking wow. Fish tacos and the bisque soup will be my go to as well. Can't wait to try everything on their menu!
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Pretty decor, nice staff. Too loud! I could barely hear my husband. We ended up texting each other throughout meal. We ordered the grilled veg mozzarella app, the roasted peppers were undercooked and mozzarella was standard. Waiting 10+ minutes from when we finished app until we got salads. We both ordered pasta dishes, which also took awhile to bring out.salmon was a bit undercooked for my taste.
The food was extremely tasty, our group of 6 all loved our meals. They even prepared a gluten-free version of the scallops for me, which were juicy and perfectly cooked. The chipotle chicken pasta was also delicious. We are excited to visit their other location closer to us. The menu is marked to indicate which dishes can be made gluten-free. The service was also excellent.
The restaurant was decent, but I had higher expectations for it to be a more upscale dining experience. The food was average, not exceptional. Our large group was unimpressed with their meals and no one was particularly enthusiastic about what they were eating.
The breakfast food at this restaurant is really delicious. I only had brunch there, so I can't speak to the dinner menu, but the atmosphere is fantastic and the place is very clean. I would definitely return for dinner.
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Wonderful dining experience! Great for seafood lovers, vegetarians and even gluten free diners! Had a great family dinner! BYOB too!
Wonderful place to eat... Sever christian was great.. must try , you will very glad you did.
