Molly Pitcher Inn

My wife and I stayed for one night in early June. The hotel is cute and the location is great, but our experience was underwhelming. Nothing was particularly bad, but there were a lot of small misses: we waited in line almost 20 minutes to check in, the room was tiny, our bathroom door didn’t shut, housekeeping knocked on our door three times despite the «do not disturb» sign, the bartender was incredibly slow and rude, etc.
We stayed at the nearby Courtyard the night prior to this stay. It was a significantly better experience, despite the distance from downtown Red Bank. If you’re OK taking a short cab ride into town, I would suggest going with Courtyard; you’ll save money and feel more comfortable.

REVIEW BASED ON HOSTING MY WEDDING HERE — MAY 2016
I fell in love with the Molly pitcher at 13 years old. After relocating to California, I returned to the Molly pitcher out of responsibility to my inner 13 year old thinking my tastes must have changed. Not so!
Sometimes you just know. The moment I met Kelley, I felt so at ease. The Molly was one of the only venues that didn’t require we hire a wedding planner. Being an executive asst, I am extremely hands on and have hosted many events so I was clear I wanted to be my own wedding planner. Kelley was terrific to work with from the beginning. She answered all my questions, was flexible with the vendors and incredibly accommodating to every request. Additionally, the Molly Pitcher offers a maitre’d the day of which for me is one of the best reasons to host there. Mike Dennis was exceptional. Everything was set and arranged exactly as I’d requested in our interview and everything was returned to my parents room as requested. I wasn’t involved at all with the clean up. Such a relief knowing it was handled!
We opted for a brunch wedding and despite the fact many say you don’t eat at your wedding, we absolutely did! The staff brought over plates of every assortment. It was phenomenal and I can attest to how fabulous the food was! Our guests raved about the food as well. Additionally they loved the bartender!
Although it rained the morning of, the Molly still arranged our reception outside and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I would not have changed a thing.

Had dinner at the bar last evening. Ordered a lobster BLT, which I’ve had before and enjoyed. First it was served without the bacon. That was rectified. There was about a tablespoon of lobster — lots of mayo They had the nerve to charge $ 28. for this. Although our waitperson was excellent, we are so disappointed in a restaurant we’ve always held in high regard. We will not hesitate to tell this story to others.

After 5 years of going to Molly Pitcher inn for mothers day and fathers day we got up at 6 am to make a reservation and it was too late. No restaurant is worth abusing it’s patrons by making them get up at the crack of dawn for their precious restaurant. The food is good but not great and while the grounds are pretty nothing warrants abusing your customers by having then sit on the phone at 6 am and dial and redial until someone picks up and tells you they are all booked. DO NOT PERPETUATE THIS PRACTICE BY GOING TO THE BUFFET. Molly Pitcher inn is over rated

Some friends and I spent the night here this past weekend while in town for my bachelorette party. We chose Molly Pitcher because we wanted to indulge in the brunch they’re known for the next morning. It really is a lovely hotel and guests services were very polite and helpful.
Our room was upgraded to the promenade level so we had a balcony looking towards the river. The only small complaint about that is the curtain only closes so far with the balcony doors, so in the morning it was a lot brighter than I would’ve liked while I was trying to sleep (like I said, my bachelorette party was the night before– a girl’s gotta sleep!). Overall, the room was great: clean and spacious. The water pressure in the shower is pretty low, but that may be the towns fault.
We went to brunch at 11 the next morning and were brought to a table already set up with waters (thank goodness) and silverware. The server quickly offered us a beverage included in the brunch price. I had the Bloody Mary which I loved, but my sister thought they were too spicy. Preference, I guess. The brunch spread is huge and you can go up and refill as many times as you want. They offer omelette stations, mini waffle stations, carving stations, raw bar, desserts, salads, pastas. The list goes on. Everything was very good and I would definitely like to go back when my appetite isn’t based on what my hangover is allowing. It’s not cheap at $ 40 per person plus tax and tip but the amount of food you’re getting is well worth it.
I will definitely be back to do brunch again and would highly recommend the hotel if you’re in the area.

Have tried and tried to attend the Sunday Brunch here at this restaurant! Every time I called no one answers the telephone… no manager returns our phone calls in which numerous messages were left! Today after calling the bar and finally getting the bartender to help me the manager came on the line and offered NO help even after I attempted reservations earlier in the week! Terrible customer service… terrible staff! Will head down the shore to another brunch were the staff bent over backwards to accommodate us after a miserable experience at the Molly Pitcher! I won’t be staying at the Oyster Point again! This establishment needs to learn customer service!

I made a reservation for 2 rooms at a group rate. My parents checked in 10 minutes before me. Even though I paid for both rooms which were under my name, I was told I could NOT have a room near them without paying a higher rate. We ended up on a different floor on the other side of the hotel. Another family had two rooms in the same area as my parents with the group rate. This is totally unacceptable, if a reservation is made for 2 rooms under the same name, every effort should be made to keep them nearby. As a former hotel professional, I was totally disappointed by this treatment, and expected more from such an establishment.

What a fantastic place. The lobby and location are just beautiful. I really love their food! My family has brunched here many times and we just love it. I’ve been to a few private parties here as well which were just excellent.
The staff is always friendly, lovely, and helpful. The food is always amazing. The brunch is fresh, delicious and they even serve oysters. It’s every Sunday and is 39.95 which comes with one mimosa. After that they are only like $ 8 each.
Their chocolate covered strawberries are also on point! Love it here.

Beautiful place. My husband and I got married here 8 months ago and it was wonderful! The staff was amazing, the food was delicious, the prices were great! Couldn’t have asked for a better day (or view!) We also stayed in a junior sweet. What a great room, and again, the view! Highly suggest it for weddings, special events, overnight stays, or even just to grab something to eat!

Really this should be 2 separate reviews, but I’ll tell you how a past experience colored my recent experience.
Having grown up around Red Bank I’m used to passing the Molly Pitcher and it looks prestigious almost regal like an antique in a way. Something you would say «They don’t make them like that anymore». Whether that is a good thing or not is up to you.
3 years ago my wife and I stayed here for an evening, $ 200 for a special night didn’t seem unreasonable. Despite a reservation 3 weeks earlier the woman at the desk said there was no record etc, but she could make something work for me. It was off putting, but not going to let a little attitude ruin a fun night. A wedding filled the bar as music pumped through the lobby. We took the stairs up to our room-​there is no elevator– perks of that old charm. The room was old looking and smelling. An old dresser long needing refinishing left about 8 inches to walk around the bed, there was hair in the sink and stains on the linens. A quick call downstairs remedied that, again with the attitude. The walls are paper thin which made for a rough night.
All that to say when my mother gave me a gift certificate for their dining room I wasn’t in a huge rush to get there. In fact the gift certificate expires 1 year after purchase and I got here with a single day left to spend $ 100. The dining room feels old fashioned, but the hostess was kind and our waitress Hallie was excellent in every way. Attentive but not imposing, read the conversation for some nice banter and made my wife and I feel at ease. I am slightly uncomfortable being called «sir» repeatedly but when in Rome. The meal started with a. pretty great tuna tartar amuse bouche I got the lamb shank which was large and filling. The meat literally fell off the bone and was seasoned wonderfully. My wife got the scallops and truly enjoyed them. We split the pecan pie pudding dessert, which was also excellent. The food was good for the price, if not a little pricey for my taste, but it was a nice night. Food, wine, and dessert landed us at $ 150 for the 2 of us. We left feeling satisfied with our balance after the gift certificate. I don’t think I’d go here and spend that kind of money without it, but to each his own. The service was excellent and despite a room that felt a bit pretentious it was an enjoyable night out.
Too rich for my blood, but what life without a couple risks now and again?

Old standby, never disappoints. The Bar at the Molly. Good well priced standard fare. Say hi to Will the waiter for past few years. He is quick with a recommendation, attentive and thorough. The soups and sandwiches are comfort food at its best. The entrees give enough choices and always good. Expresso martinis are the real deal and they always have a piano player. Nice place to meet for a drink or lighter dinner without the crush so me of the other Red Bank restaurants have. Sometimes all you want is something simple and filling. This fits the bill.

Such a beautiful place!!! I stayed here for a work trip but it was so beautiful. A really romantic atmosphere and everyone is so nice.

Went to check in and they said they were not checking anyone in due to an automatic sprinkler issue that damaged the room hours before i got there.
They did replace my reservation but only for one night of my stay. I was made to fend for myself for the duration of the trip which meant staying miles away from my destination.
I realize this was not their fault, but they seemed very rude and unaccommodating when it came to this huge inconvenience.

Clean. Quiet. Good breakfast with great view across the river. Good walking location for Red Bank. All this, and reasonable. If vicarious pleasures add stars for you, they say you can see Jon Bön Jovi’s place from the MP.

Old Hotel near (23 minute walk) downtown Red Bank. Rooms are small and dated. Service is average. Waited 20 minutes for them to refill the complimentary coffee. The container they use fits about a gallon. Not very practical given the size of the property. Bathrooms are very small and very dated. A/​C is very loud.

My review is not on the hotel itself, the establishment had a very nice «old feel» to it.
My review is on the woman that works at the front desk, SOFIA. First of all, I simply requested a confirmation that my boyfriend stayed in the room with me (he was getting reimbursement for the room through his job, but the reservation was in my name). Sofia must be dense or something, because once I requested This she looked at me with a blank stare as though I was from another planet — not that hard to understand.
Finally, after about 15 minutes of me explaining over and over what I needed, Sofia’s associate had the bright idea to write me a note on letterhead with his name on the reservation as well (WOW THAT WAS HARD!!!). After this, Sofia brings her associate into the back room to make a copy of said note and starts bad mouthing me, with direct quotes like «I don’t know what she is trying to pull». I mean I’m standing right here Sofia, I can hear you!!! So unprofessional.
Regardless, nice hotel but try your hardest to avoid Sofia. She is a miserable woman and will treat you with NO respect when in reality, your job is customer service and You are here to please me.

I lived right next door to the Molly Pitcher Inn for a year & a half — their parking lot backed up to our apartment complex’s driveway — & I always thought it looked SO nice & fancy. If only I had any reason to stay at a hotel next door to my home! Alas, I’ve since moved away from Red Bank, & on a visit back to town, I thought I’d do what I’d always dreamed of & stay at the Molly Pitcher. I was pleased to learn that they had relatively inexpensive rates ($ 122/​night during the week in March), & I was thrilled to spend two nights «vacationing» in my old ‘hood.
I arrived at the Molly Pitcher after a wedding in Philadelphia, on a Sunday afternoon, absolutely exhausted & in desperate need of a bed. I couldn’t wait to crash for an afternoon nap — but when I arrived, I found that the Red Bank Wedding Walk had just begun. Fine, right? Doesn’t affect me. Except the event was SO INCREDIBLY LOUD that I could literally feel the bass of the music & the announcer’s voice throughout my body. I put on headphones but couldn’t drown out the noise, so I drove my car to a park & napped IN MY CAR because I couldn’t nap in the hotel bed I was paying for. (When I was the MPI’s neighbor, I frequently called the police to make noise complaints about the insane volume of their events, so this shouldn’t have surprised me — but it was 10x worse while IN the hotel.)
The shower had great temperature & water pressure, I loved the shampoo & the exfoliating soap, & the bed was incredibly comfortable, with lots of pillows. Alas, a few hours into my stay, I realized the heat was broken. The front desk sent their security guy up to bring me an extra blanket & take a look at the heater, which he was fortunately able to fix on the spot without much issue (he said it needed to be «restarted»?). No temperature complaints after that, but it was annoying to have to deal with at 1am. That said, after The Nap That Wasn’t, I did get two very quiet nights of sleep at the Molly Pitcher. Other reviews say the walls are thin, but I didn’t hear anyone else (however, I was staying there on a Sunday/​Monday, so I suspect that the quietness I experienced may be attributed more to emptiness than to wall thickness).
Alas, my biggest gripe: The previously reliable wifi stopped working around dinnertime on the second night of my stay. It wasn’t just a problem with my laptop, as it suddenly wouldn’t work on my phone or iPad, either. I called the front desk & was told that no others guests had complained yet, so it was probably an issue with my devices. What? Doesn’t *someone* have to make the first complaint??? I kept trying for about three hours, calling down an hour in to ask if they’d heard anything else. I was told no, & the front desk staffer apologized profusely but emptily, urging me again to restart my devices. An hour after THAT, the front desk staffer called me to say that their IT guy had restarted the network & that it should work for me — & it did! …which means it probbbably wasn’t an issue with my devices. I was frustrated not so much that the Internet went out — it happens! — but that A) the hotel doesn’t have ethernet cables (!!!) or spare wifi hotspots on hand to deal with such outages, & that B) the staffer I spoke with was absolutely unhelpful, full of useless placations, & insistent that there was no problem at all.
The next morning, the front desk staffer (a different one) raised the question of my wifi experience the night before. I explained that I was primarily frustrated with the other staffer’s approach to «helping» me (which was not to help at all). I did not ask for any sort of compensation but was offered a 20% discount on my second-​night stay, which I greatly appreciated.
All in all, my stay at the Molly Pitcher was fine but bordering on a disappointment. The room was small & not as luxurious as I’d always imagined it would be, but it was cozy & comfortable & luxurious simply by virtue of my being in a hotel room alone with nothing to do. Overall, though, it just wasn’t the experience I’d hoped it would be, & I’d say that this hotel is perfectly lovely but not necessarily deserving of its high-​end reputation. Don’t expect it to be as fancy as its prices or its good name.

I do love the MPI Sunday Brunch.
I have been there quite a few times, and I enjoy their brunch very much. Some of the items I enjoy there are the Eggs Benedict, Scalloped Potatoes, their cheese bar, although they didn’t have Manchego Cheese today… I tried the lamb with Mango Chutney today and I always enjoy the Skirt Steak.
I usually stuff myself to an oblivion.
I didn’t enjoy the hummus today and I’m always impatient when the room is crowded — and today it was… the desserts were pretty good today… it’s 9pm and I’m just starting to feel hungry after the 1:30pm seating.
Can’t wait to go back…

I came here for my sister-in-law’s wedding, and I think that was the best of my stay here. The South Hampton room is beautiful especially since it was right outside of A beautiful view of the sea. It was a bonus that the weather was awesome! The chandeliers were beautiful, and the etchings on the ceiling made the ambience even better! The food in my opinion was just a tad above average, but not excellent. i’m from Texas, so I know what a good steak tastes like, and the filet mignon, in my opinion, just did not do it for me. Like I said, it is above average, but not excellent. I was hoping for something that I was able to cut through like butter, but the taste was pretty okay. The lobster, with it being out of the shell, was a little rubbery for me. The grouper, however, was amazing! If you have time, you should taste it! The breading on the grouper was very tasty
My husband and I stayed in a standard room for the evening, and my gosh were those walls thin, and extremely small! Our bed sheets were not very comfortable. It felt like it was on the edge of sandpaper. while the comforter was a down comforter and felt very nice, I did not want to sleep on top of it especially with the history of how dirty they could be. although the bathroom was nice and clean, the walls were so thin that I could here «personal things» going on in the room next door. I stay at a hotel to feel comfortable, and unfortunately the bed and the noise just ruined it for me.
As a venue, awesome! But this would not be my first choice for a hotel.

My review of the Molly Pitcher Inn is two parted: first for the wedding venue and second for the hotel.
Venue:
I was recently a bridesmaid in a wedding in the Molly Pitcher Inn, as well as a guest. Seeing both the behind the scenes and «big show», I’d give it a 5. The wedding coordinator was on top of their game and everything ran smoothly during the rehearsal dinner and during the ceremony.
The venue was gorgeous. Aside from getting ready in the bridal suite, the majority of the pictures with the entire party were done by the water– either on the level above the pool or pool level. The scenery of the Navesink River was truly picturesque and I’m excited to see how all of the photos turn out.
The reception itself was banging. A sushi, pasta and rack of lamb station were set up inside, and hors d’oeuvres were also passed to the guests outside during the cocktail hour. The lamb was so delicious that in killed my appetite for the four course dinner ahead of me. Of course I had to try as much as possible. The surf and turf was awesome. For any couple considering adding it as a dinner option or any guest thinking about ordering it, just listen to me and DO IT. There was also a whole room available with various desserts. Call me a traditionalist, or full, but I just stuck with the wedding cake. The cake was fantastic so I came out a winner anyways.
Hotel:
The entire property had a historic feel and was probably on the older side. The common areas and hallways were pretty and elegant. My husband and I stayed in a standard queen room and it was pretty small. It was located on the second floor and the window opened directly to the roof. I made sure the windows were locked, but it still made me a little nervous about security, especially since the safe in my room didn’t actually lock. While clean, the bathroom was fairly outdated. The entire room was clean so despite the small size, I did feel comfortable. Speaking of comfy, the queen sized bed was extremely comfy and I slept really well. The hotel offers a whole bunch of amenities but I didn’t really have any time to check them out. With all that being said, I’d probably give the hotel alone a 3.5÷4.
Overall, I really enjoyed my entire experience at the Molly Pitcher Inn.