MJ's Restaurant Bar and Grill Long Branch

"Bartenders are a little on the slow and lazy side. Took them 15 minutes to acknowledge me at the bar. Then it took them another 10 minutes after finally serving me a draft beer to ask me if I wanted to order any food. They gave me a menu, and when I was ready to order, they did not check back with me to see if I wanted to order. I had to call them over. Was only checked on 1 time to see if I wanted another drink (I was there a total of 2 hours). I had 2 draft beers, an appetizer, and a small bar pie."

"Great karaoke.Grilled Shrimp salad was very yummy. Staff is friendly Great table service by our waiter. Fast forward to July 6 The shrimp salad was mostly a pile of greens with shrimp. Very disappointing. September 14, great karaoke and good service. October 11, great sliders and broccoli. great bartenders! friendly patient good staff!"

"I've been a regular here since it opened, which is why it's 2 star instead of 1. But I went Thursday night and it was the final straw. Service has been lacking my last few visits. Long waits for service and food, with the order always missing something small that I need to ask for again. The other night, when the bar was pretty quiet (especially for Thursday football!) and I was the only one not yet served, it took 10 minutes to get attention of a bartender. When I got my beer, it tasted metallic, more than a canned beer. The taste stayed in my mouth until I went to a different restaurant to eat. It took several attempts of saying "excuse me", in a quiet bar, to get attention letting them know I wasn't accepting the beer. Last several visits, beer tasted off or was flat, but a new pour sufficed. But metallic beer? I didn't want to keep drinking that. They need to clean their keg system. Some of the better bartenders are no longer there. Being a regular, it's a shame not to see familiar faces who know my order. One of the lackluster bartenders once gave me a Manhattan using Irish whisky. At the time I didn't make a fuss, but it adds up now to the reason why I won't go here anymore."

"I was staying at a hotel about 4 minutes away, and there weren’t many choices close by, that will be open around 10 pm. The waitress was very friendly, the food came out quickly. I had a burger and fries…it was very good, my wife’s pasta was excellent. Kind of like a local sports bar."

"Good atmosphere and service. Really solid meals! Steak gyro was delicious!"