Point Lobster Bar & Grill: Your Premier Destination for Fresh Seafood in Point Pleasant Beach

Such a great shore place! The atmosphere and the service are great. Food is wonderful. Have the garlic shrimp appetizer.. you won't be disappointed. It can get really busy there so plan ahead! Update 3/28/24- always a great place for lunch on Good Friday to get you through a day on the boardwalk.

We ordered the lobster mac&cheese, crab cakes, and chicken Marsala which were all prepared to perfection. Everything was delicious, service was excellent, and the cocktails were on point.

Just had to give a special shoutout to Shannon at the front. We were dining outside with our baby when a storm rolled in out of nowhere. My husband ran home to grab the car while I waited with our (very large) stroller as the wind started to pick up. We couldn’t find our waitress but Shannon noticed us. Even though there was already a wait for indoor seating, she ran outside, told us to come in, and personally moved tables and chairs to make space for us. She had her team transfer our entire meal inside and made sure we were taken care of without hesitation. That level of customer service is rare — we’ll absolutely be back because of it.

This is such a cool place, 3 mins away from the board walk. The atmosphere is great and the food is good. Oysters: very fresh Mussels with marinara: this can't be wrong. Lots of mussels in the sauce, but the bread was soggy. Seafood paella: tons of fresh seafood well balanced with some vegetables and rice. One thing, so many servers are willing to take away our plates as if they want us to leave quickly even though it was not a peak time. One after another, and the other asked us if they could take plates within 5 mins.

When I was a kid my dad would take me blue fishing on the Queen Mary and we would sometimes grab a cup of clam chowder or a fish sandwich after our trip at Spike’s fish market- which is within walking distance from Point Lobster. Now I come here, because a friend turned me onto it - but you can’t go wrong at either place for fish and shellfish to eat in or take out, already prepared or fresh as anything. At Point Lobster obviously you want their Lobster Roll; they’re known for them. On a recent trip I got some raw clams and oysters on the halves, a cup of New England (I thought it was the bowl size - it was huge) and a salad with blackened swordfish. My buddy got the lobster roll and the fried scallops. I tasted one - it was heavenly. This place can get jam-packed depending when you go, so if you time it correctly toward an off hour, you’ll have no problem with parking. BYOB if you are eating it, they have a medium sized seating area that is always nice and clean and the service has always been very attentive and efficient. One of my favorite places.

My family and I went here for an early dinner back in October. We specifically chose this place because on their online menu they have squid ink pasta (black pasta), which is my favorite and can be difficult to find. When we got there, we were seated immediately and the decor is traditional nautical. Our waitress was young and was not the friendliest and she forgot multiple things despite it not being busy at the time we went. She spent most of her time chasing with the other waitress at the stand by the kitchen. When it came time to order, I ordered the squid ink pasta and was told they do not carry that. When I pointed out that it was on their website, we were told that they never updated their menu online. All of us ended up ordering the lobster and sweet corn risotto, seafood paella, panko and pistachio mahi mahi, linguini and clams and fried calamari. The fried calamari was average, the mahi mahi with fried rice was extremely dried out, the seafood paella was okay and the linguini with clams was super bland. You tagged miss olive oil and the clams were not cleaned properly because I got a mouth full of sand in each bite. Towards the middle of our meal, a live band came in and while the music was nice it was so loud that the three of us were shouting to each other just to be heard. I would not go again because of the lackluster food and subpar service. There are many other restaurants I would choose to in the area such as The Shrimp Box in Point Pleasant and The Crab Claw in Seaside where the food and service are better.

Amazing experience! The food was delicious, and the staff was incredibly friendly. I brought my dog, and they seated us outside, even providing her with food and water. The atmosphere was great, and the place was well designed. A wonderful experience all around!