Bar Anticipation Beach Bar

Not sure about the others but me and my girls had the best time ever in here!
The drinks the food and the atmosphere was amazing!

I’m from Jersey so I’m used to the «attitude» but after living in Miami the past 7 years I have NO tolerance for the lack of customer service I received.
There were people around the bar but NOT a ridiculous amount yet the bartenders were turtle-​slow. I made eye contact with at least 3 bartenders, male and female, and wasn’t waited on until 15 minutes later when I went to a different bar. The girl asked what I wanted and when I was told «we don’t have mojitos» I was given a menu and left alone for another 10 minutes. I picked 2 drinks off the menu and the girl didn’t even know how to make them. (Neither did the other bartenders– they were all looking at menus while SLOWLY making drinks). Final drink was okay. Not strong.
Dj was over 40, MC was also about 50 years old making inappropriate age and racial slurs, all of the bartenders were only able to pump out 1 mixed drink every 5 minutes.
No wonder all of these places are shutting down! Lots of remodeling and rehiring needs to be done. AC needs to take some tips from Miami, NYC and Vegas.

On a warm, sunny summer day I arrived to the bar with my international family and since my family is not from the US, I figured that a drink menu would be best so they can read the menu and decide on a cocktail. Well, I asked the bartender for a drink menu and they didn’t have one. The bartender said that whatever we wanted they could make. Okay…
We ordered a few generic cocktails and beers and made our way to the adirondack chairs and enjoyed the music from the DJ and the beautiful ocean in front of us. As I was admiring the view I noticed that there were plastic cups left there on the sand from other patrons. Yes, it’s a big bar but there were not many people there at the moment. There could have been someone picking up the trash. Overall it made the bar look unkept. There was a server who came around to our chair and got us another round of drinks, so I loved that fact that I really didn’t have to move from my comfortable chair.
So why only 3 stars? I guess because next time I am in AC I will choose another beach bar over this one. I have also been to the Bar A in Belmar and that bar is much nicer than this bar.

Sitting on the beach in adirondack chairs, listening to a great mix of party favorites and drinking a cold glass of Pinot Grigio… Doesn’t get much better than Bar-​A Beach Bar in AC :)

Great location, plenty of seats. My draft beer was room temperature, and I ordered fries, that came out one minute later. This means they were sitting in a basket in 90 degree weather, just waiting to be purchased. No happy hour specials?

The food was good, not excellent all around but the grilled chipolte shrimp was a great choice. The dj was pretty good and the band was great. How terrific it was to be on the beach and listen to music with friends and to have beer. Maybe more choices of beer would make this a bit better, and the service was slow, even for a beach bar. But on the other hand, the beach is the star!

I was there last week on Saturday night with friends from out of town. $ 5 cover but I think I also heard $ 10. Not sure why I didn’t see a performer. Just loud dance music. Prices were a bit high as mentioned by another reviewer. The place was empty but I would imagine the music may have driven everyone away. A friend was there Saturday and he told me he was disrespected by the staff for using vouchers for free entry.
Come on AC this may be your last shot!

Awesome view on the beach, alright food. The waitress was slow but my girlfriend said that’s normal for a beach bar. Either way it was a good view and had a nice lunch with my girlfriend.

Disappointedly unimpressed. I love the Bar A in Belmar, but this Bar A fell a little short.
I went on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and thought the concept of this outside, on the beach bar was so cool. The main bar is directly as you walk in and has stool seating around it, but good luck getting a bikini-​wearing bartender’s attention. I tried for about 20 mins before actually being served a piña colada that was mixed with my sister’s strawberry daiquiri (they didn’t clean the pitcher out between drinks). Also, $ 10 for a colada is a bit pricy.
There is a shot wheel on the left which is not as large or as popular as the Belmar shot wheel, and a DJ booth and stage in front. There was a band playing which was fun! There are also tables to sit and order food from (but you can’t sit at a table and not order food, so there was minimal seating for the casual day drinker).
TL;DR A bit pricy, not much seating available, beach part was cool, OK drinks and service
Fingers crossed a night-​time escapade is better.

Went here on a Saturday afternoon — good crowd and fantastic location. DJ, and live music at times. You can sit at the bar, at tables with waitress service or in chairs right on the beach with your feet in the sand. We got a table for lunch and some drinks. Great place for a drink on the beach. The table service was pretty good, although the food was just ok. I would not eat here again, but would definitely come back for drinks.

We really enjoyed this bar. Friendly and fast staff, good drinks, great atmosphere, beautiful view. They have live music/​a dj I think every night. They have food but only until like 8 I think? Security is great too. When a guy who had like 10 too many started saying some weird shit to us, security was on top of it and got the guy out of there so fast. Great beach bar.

The articles about the re-​launch of the Trump Plaza beach bar promised that there wouldn’t be employees, but performers, and a bar that was a cross between Disney World and Cirque de Soleil. I was here on opening weekend and it was nothing of the sort. There was a guy who looked like he may be getting ready to perform live music, but never actually did in the hour we were there.
The beer cost. .. wait for it. .. $ 5 for a 10 oz can of Miller Lite (forgive me, b/​c it was opening weekend they did not have a huge selection). Who knew they even made 10 ounce cans of beer, let alone that a place would actually have the audacity to charge $ 5 for it. The draft beer also comes in 10 ounce pours (which I know b/​c I poured my 10 oz beer into one of the draft cups and it filled it to the same level that my draft did), and the price is comparable.
The staff (I dealt with the bartenders) were completely inattentive. My friends and I sat with empty beers trying to make eye contact with the bartenders who were chatting with each other and checking their phones for 20 minutes before someone paid attention to us (I eventually had to yell after someone walking by «can you help me?»). We were there for an hour and only had two 10 oz beers each (that’s one basically one imperial pint my friends) that I paid $ 10 for and drank in about five minutes, spending the rest of the time trying to get the bartenders to pay attention to us.
Based on the articles pumping up this place, it was a huge disappointment – compounded with the facts that service was terrible and they served 10 oz beers. The only reason this place is getting 2 stars is it’s on a beach and near the Caesar’s shops. I will not be coming back here. There are too many other legit options in AC to visit a place that is going to nickel and dime you on your drinks when they finally make the time to actually serve you.

If I could negative stars I would. HORRIBLE lazy staff.
Clearly stated on their sign that no shoes were permitted until 6pm. My friends and I went to this place to grab a brewski or two but were turned away for not having shoes… but it was around 2pm at the time. The lazy ignorant employee at the entrance responded with «oh they really need to change that sign.» What a joke of a bar.

Cool beach bar! On the beach, nice size bar, lots of tables with umbrellas, and cabana’s for rent. The view of the beach and the crashing waves is amazing. Your on the beach but not in the sand, its a big wooden deck.
We went on a Friday afternoon in august. Wasn’t so crowed, but there were def lots of people having a good time. Good DJ, no cover. Drink prices are great, they have a mixed drink menu for $ 8 bucks! Frozen drinks are $ 9 and they even had some $ 4 specials.
Service was great, we sat at the bar and a friendly bartender came right over, even took a picture of us. Drink was good, not the strongest, but good. They also serve bar food apps, we didn’t try any but others seemed to be ordering it up.
We arrived on Thursday, this bar was closed by the time we got to the boardwalk around 11pm ish… we had to walk down the boardwalk to ballys beach bar, they were opened till 3am I think.
Overall great spot to hang at the beach with music and drinks!

I stopped by Trumps Beach Bar to have a quick bite to eat and some drinks (evening). Trumps Beach Bar has a nice view of the AC beach. We was seated immediately by a server. The food menu was limited. I ordered the bang bang shrimp and fish & chips. Both the shrimp and fish was average at best. My drinks were good and reasonably priced (drink specials). Service was average. The Beach Bar played some good music. The atmosphere was average but it was early in the day. I don’t know how the atmosphere is at night. I would probably come back for drinks only. The food didn’t hit the mark for me. I was expecting more from Trumps Beach Bar since the weather was amazing while I was in Atlantic City. I’ll give this place another try at night. I give Trumps Beach Bar a 2.5 rating on my first visit.*Daytime review*

While the bar was dead on a Sunday evening (c’mon, it’s July, people!) the vibe was fun enough and the DJ was KILLIN’ IT. $ 8 tropical cocktails, $ 9 frozen drinks, $ 4 specials (a frozen banana daquiri when we visited). Service was quick and bartenders were friendly.
Hard to go wrong with a beachy bar overlooking the ocean!

(day time review only)
so… basically… if you’re looking for a beer. a frozen drink. or some nice appetizer (ish) snacks to eat. with a few tunes playing in the background. this is your place…
bar area. quite large… lots of tables with umbrellas… .
no sand beneath your toes… as your on a wooden deck… right on the beach with excellent view of the waves… lots of sun … if not under an umbrella.
there are cabanas to rent… that are shaded…
Excellent service here… decent prices… and decent food and drinks…

Drank my lunch on a great day at the beach! Fun band playing and lots of activity to watch. Got my picture taken on the Big Chair. Didn’t eat, so I can’t tell you how good the food is, but drinks came swiftly… no complaints here!
Much more fun that losing money at the casinos!

Went for drinks and the service were nice and they had a live band playing. The outside, on the beach feel was nice. Not much more to say about a bar on the beach.

Wow. Easily the best bar in the summer in AC.
Despite being a Saturday in the summer, there was no cover charge and there were a few drink specials. Mango margaritas were only $ 5-​it was only 10 oz. but still not a bad price for a beach bar in Jersey.
The crowd was also surprisingly diverse-​pretty girls wearing just their bikinis, a bunch of bachelorette parties, the typical «Jersey Shore» guys, but quite a few people in their late thirties, forties, and fifties.
I would skip the food though-​besides taking forever to come out it’s just okay and not worth the price.