Lovely covered patio with view of the golf course. Fabulous view of the sunset. Service was very slow and inattentive. Ordered the pizza(was just OK) and had to ask twice for a plate. First plate delivered was appetizer size. Two friends ordered burgers which they said was good. Another friend had the pasta special. Nice view but poor service and ok food with expensive prices for the portion sizes. Pretzel app special was burned on the outside. Dinner menu is repeat of the lunch menu targeted to golfers. Would suggest going for a drink and someplace else for dinner.
Andel C.
Tu valoración: 5 Newark, NJ
This establishment is freaking great Valet parking — Great Food service — Awesome Waiters and waitresses — Very professional Management — Totally on piont and Awesome Very clean, the view is spectacular. . Maybe this is why I’m there with my family go there three times a week … You must go and check this place out. and you will see why …
Gaby A.
Tu valoración: 3 Somerset, NJ
Visited last Friday for the first time. Sat at the bar and had some really good drinks. The place had a good ambiance. I had their nachos and they were pretty good, my date had a burger and it was ok. He didn’t think it was anything special. Definitely can improve in their food. What made a difference was our server Nayendi, she was very nice and attentive.
MandA R.
Tu valoración: 3 Woodbridge Township, NJ
We heard the happy hour was a really good deal and had awesome outdoor seating. Both rumors were true. The outdoor area is covered from direct sun, overlooks the course, and had a light cool breeze. Happy hour prices are great, basically a half price menu on draft beer, select apps, and well drinks. We ordered the $ 6 artichoke dip, which was good, but too small to be any more than $ 6. We also had the $ 6 fish tacos, again good for $ 6. I tried the empanadas which were ok. I enjoyed a few cocktails but they seemed weak. Our waitress would disappear or forget our orders, which wasn’t too big of a deal for us but could be annoying to others. We enjoyed it here but wouldn’t say it’s anything spectacular. Solid 3 stars.
Steven H.
Tu valoración: 2 Cranford, NJ
Well I tried. Nice day figured we would finally try out this restaurant. Pros: View is ok Fries were ok Turkey wrap ok Con: Service is slow Veggie burger too soft kept falling out of bun. Needs a binder Crab soup came out luke warm Octopus was so chewy, sent back Pepper shaker empty.(Points to lack of attention to detail) Shame good be a winner with you know, better management, better service and better food.
Mark W.
Tu valoración: 1 Union, NJ
This restaurant has gone downhill. Very limited menu. Had a Caesar Salad the other night and it was tasteless. Wasn’t worth finishing! Use to be a decent restaurant, wonder what happened.
Ken M.
Tu valoración: 1 Fair Lawn, NJ
Red Knot is a beautiful location to sit outside and have a drink with friends. However if you would like to get something to eat afterwards, get in your car and go someplace else. The dinner menu is really limited and truly geared to golfers having lunch. The food is mediocre at best, which is a shame because with some effort this could be a nice location for a summer night dinner. Management should consider becoming a real restaurant, and I believe they may actually have diners there on Saturday nights and throughout the winter. The food in the restaurant would never inspire anyone eating there to book a wedding or corporate event, which is obviously their main source of income.
Janely S.
Tu valoración: 5 Linden, NJ
Dined at The Red Knot the other day and I must say I enjoyed myself. Had the Cuban sandwich with French fries which was cooked well and was very flavorful… comparable to an authentic Cuban restaurant. Don’t really remember our waitress name as the busser Kortni was more attentive… friendly and made sure our dining experience was a great one. Will definitely come back, want to dine outside and try out more options on the menu.
Michael m.
Tu valoración: 2 Linden, NJ
Very overrated. Small portions bad service. You will go home hungry.
Yelper G.
Tu valoración: 2 Garwood, NJ
Just had a big family party here 23 people. Service was so-so a few nice ones but other waitresses were borderline nasty. Food was kind of tasteless would only suggest cocktails in the outdoor seating/patio area. Not worth dining here. Chef was nice did come out to wish birthday boy a happy birthday. Please change the food and this would be a spectacular find! Took place middle of week and not crowded.
Tracy M.
Tu valoración: 2 Kenilworth, NJ
We would have given this restaurant one star if not for the waitress and manager. The tables outside were all full but there were only 4 tables inside with people dining. There was also some sort of golf outing which filled the bar area with golfers. There were a lot of servers standing around but still service was very slow. We ordered our drinks and waited 20 minutes to get them. The waitress did apologize and tell us that they were very backed up.(Hence, the second star) I ordered a dirty martini and got a martini glass full of yellow liquid which tasted like vermouth and olive juice. It was awful. I told the waitress and she suggested that I order something else. I told her that all a dirty martini consisted of was vodka and a splash of olive brine. She came back a few minutes later and told me that the manager was making my drink so it would be better. The manager brought me my drink and apologized. She was very nice and the martini was much better.(Again, the reason for the second star) Now onto the food. I had the cesar salad– it was very bland. And it also had a giant chunk of the stem included in it. Yuck. My husband ordered the fried calamari. It was very tender but tasteless and the marinara sauce tasted like tomato paste with sugar added in. He also had the cheddar burger. The bacon was so incredibly salty– it almost tasted old and the meat in the burger was bland. After all was said and done, we spent $ 72 for a bland salad, tasteless fried calamari, a flavorless burger and 3 drinks. We will definitely cross the Red Knot off our list.
Christopher G.
Tu valoración: 1 Newark, NJ
Went for Mothers Day brunch. It was a horrible experience beginning to end. When we got there most of the food was gone. Very unorganized in terms of staff and lines for the food. At $ 50 a person you expect way more. Would never go back again and advise you go to a diner you will have a way better experience
T L.
Tu valoración: 4 Summit, NJ
We had a very nice dinner with excellent, speedy service. This was our second time here and would come again. Really like the décor and overall Galloping Hill renovations. The wait was a bit longer than expected though.
Julie D.
Tu valoración: 2 Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Read the dinner reviews, tried it anyway. Had a reservation, was promptly seated & waiter didn’t appear for 10 minutes. We were just about to go to the bar ourselves. He took the whole order(we were afraid he wouldn’t come back!). 45 minutes later the food arrived. Three burgers & a chicken dish. One burger went back 2x for undercooking. And the main menu offering is burgers and they had no A-1 sauce? Then it was another wait for the check. Never got offered a dessert menu. I know it’s a great place in the summer, but I’ll never go back during the winter again. Wait for golf season and the view off the patio makes up for the service!
George G.
Tu valoración: 1 Clark, NJ
Place is really nice, a little too pricey, service is the pits, slow and slower is the pace of the wait staff. Now we get to the half way window on the golf course, you would think time would have stopped. It’s a shame cause the place could have real good potential. When I am done golfing, we go elsewhere for lunch and drinks.
Liz S.
Tu valoración: 1 Elizabeth, NJ
Well hello! If you’re in the market for: –unprofessional service –overcooked burgers –salty entrees –average cocktails …then this is the spot for you!
Thomas L.
Tu valoración: 2 Union, NJ
So slow. Waiter did not attend us until we complained, we waited about 20 minutes. Food took about another 30 minutes to get, we ordered 2 burger. We were fired from playing golf. I would not recommend this place. Even you are tired from playing golf and want to eat something quickly. Nothing about this place is quick.
Kathy V.
Tu valoración: 5 Kenilworth, NJ
What a beautiful night — service is good and food is excellent — sitting outside — what a sunset.
Daniella K.
Tu valoración: 2 Union, NJ
I had heard great things about the food at Red Knot and considering that the whole place was recently renovated, I thought it would be a perfect place to take my mom for brunch to celebrate her birthday. Well I thought wrong. The service here is the WORST service I have ever experienced. For a hospitality focused place of business, I am appalled at the lack of service that was provided. Let me preface this review by saying it was not that busy at the time we went. There was one large table of about 17 people; a party being set up outside but they had two people designated to help; and maybe two other small tables of two to three people. The bar was not busy either. It all started from the minute we walked in. The hostess did not greet us with a smile; in fact she had a sourpuss face on. She did not welcome us or ask if we had reservations. She literally just looked at us, then proceeded to look for two menus. She could only find one so she left us standing there to go look for another one… instead of telling us this, she pointed her finger at us and told us to wait there. She came back about two minutes later with no extra menu and mumbled that she would bring us another menu after she sat us. We got this second menu about twenty minutes later(oh and we did not get any drinks menu either). After we were seated, the hostess came to fill our glasses of water and I said thank you… she made a face and said«mmhm.» I was surprised… she couldn’t even say«you’re welcome» which is just basic manners. As for where we were seated, we were seated by doors that led to the outside deck where a party was being set up. It was pretty cold and very windy outside and numerous waitresses kept opening the doors and leaving them open. So for about 45 minutes, I was subjected to being freezing cold and not once did a waitress acknowledge me or apologize or say«pardon me» for having to continue to open the doors. I finally had to complain to the manager and then they discovered they had other doors where customers weren’t sitting and they could use those doors. As for our waitress… she came to take our drink orders and did not come back with our drinks until 30 minutes later. Again, the bar was not busy nor was the restaurant. I actually watched our drinks sit at the service bar for some time until the manager came over and gave us our drinks. The manager also took our food orders because our waitress was nowhere to be found. My mom ordered the beef empanadas for an appetizer and an omelette for her entrée while I ordered just the stuffed French toast. When the empanadas came out, our waitress magically reappeared and approached our table without saying excuse me and with a major attitude, she asked us if my mom and I were sharing the appetizer. Now the place does not have a sharing fee and we had plates… so why would she even ask us that? I told her no and she just walked away. We got our entrees and my mom loved her omelette but my stuffed French toast was cold. Also, the menu said the French toast was stuffed with fruit so I was expecting a fruit medley… actually, the toast was just filled with apples and had other fruit on the plate. It was good but chewy because it was cold. We were not the only customers not happy. The large party of 17 also had to deal with a long wait time for their food and when it arrived, everything was cold. I’m giving this place two stars because the food was decent but the service was deplorable. I am shocked at how bad the service was especially considering that they host weddings, banquets, parties and golf events. If they can’t have good service at a basic brunch for a table of two, I am scared to think about the service they provide for larger events. If I ever come back here, I will only be at the snack bar or the actual bar because I will need a lot of drinks to deal with the bad service.
Meg E.
Tu valoración: 1 New York, NY
I have never experienced worse service in my life. It took close to 2 hours to get our food and everyone was extremely rude when we, rightfully so, kept asking where it was. It also took 40mins to just get our drinks… after having to order a second time from someone different. Absolutely horrible.