Reviews
“The Boathouse (wings) are the best of the best…They take their wings as serious as their beer… something necessary for proper football watching…”
- Matt Mastrorilli, Night & Day Magazine
Winner — BEST WINGS
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007... More to
come!
- Night & Day Magazine
Best Casual Dining...
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007
- Night & Day Magazine
Best Bartenders
- Night & Day Magazine
“My filet mignon, cooked perfectly, was soooooooo tender and tasty.”
- Don Wilno, Asbury Park Press
2005, 2007 Best Sports Bar
- AOL on line poll
2006 Second Place Best Sports Bar
- AOL on line poll
The Boathouse is a clean-cut sort of bar,
shiny and spotless, with good ventilation, salubrious air, dark, heavy woods and a whimsical nautical-themed decor. The cleanliness alone tends to repel the malignant, the loutish, the shirtless -- and thus the Boathouse draws a nice, respectable crowd. Rowboats and surfboards hang from the ceiling, and fishing nets drape some of the walls. Its wide windows open out onto a lovely outdoor terrace with shrubbery and little trees. You can watch every game being played on a given night with the help of more than a dozen big-screen televisions distributed throughout the bar. The surprisingly extensive menu is filled with heavy half-pound burgers, char-broiled New York strip steaks, barbecued ribs, etc. The bartenders and management set the tone: loose, friendly, fun-loving. Simply by being real people, they prevent the bar from resembling one of those odious suburban chains its shiny newness might otherwise evoke.
