The Spot Pizza & Grill

Guy below has it right unless your a regular they pay no mind to you, entered sat at bar wanting to order lunch only 8 people at bar, staff and bartender all BS and having fun with regulars, bartender walked right by me to go BS with regular, after 7 minutes I left, called manager Tommy he could care less

This place sucks.
So far everytime Ive gone they dont pay attention and the food takes an hour to come out. Complained about the food and they did absolutely nothing about it.

Stopped by for a few beers. Smaller type of bar so I can see that it gets crowded especially on Sundays. Started with the flying fish Oktober fest beer on tap. Tasty beer not my favorite. Next I drank a Miller lite on tap. It was ok. Finished off with a Vanilla Porter. That was good beer. Plenty of beers on tap and not to many people. Of course I went on a Wednesday afternoon at 3 so not too many souls. At least they have Happy Hour from 3 – 6 on domestic tap beers so that was good. Next time I go I will order some food and review that.

Went here for the first time with friends. The staff was not overly friendly but the food was pretty decent. I ordered a wrap and my friend ordered buffalo chicken. We both enjoyed our meals and they were nice portions. We will go back to eat there.

Love the food here! Only reason I’m giving them 4 stars is because of the service. ALWAYS too slow, even when they aren’t busy. They never have enough staff!

This place is where you go if you have literally exhausted all other options for dinner. The only people who go here are regulars and they could careless if you lived or died. If you’re not a regular or in a biker gang expect to get weird stares. Maybe I looked like a coke dealer because some kid walked up to me and wanted to know if I was good. That was my cue to leave «the spot.»

Let me start by saying the food is pretty good and the prices not too bad but the service is just terrible. We have been here twice and both times had terrible service, and the place was basically empty both times with the exception of a few people at the bar. We had dinner here this past Saturday night. Bf and I walked in and were seated right away by the friendly hostess, great. Sat for a good 10 – 15 minutes before our waitress even came over and greeted us and took our drink order, not so great. There seemed to only be two girls on the floor, the hostess and this one waitress. Our food took about 25 mins to come out, all we ordered was two sandwiches. Once, she brought it over, she came back maybe 25 mins later to check on us, not so good. We then finished eating and could not find her anywhere to get our check. We sat and sat and sat some more. My bf finally spotted her in the back having a conversation with a friend or some other patron. He motioned her over and she put up her hand as to say «Just a minute»…BIG mistake. We sat for another 5 mins before she returned and we requested the check. She dropped in on the table and again ran right past us and back to her friends in the back. Now angry, the bf dropped her a measly tip and out we went. The food here is pretty good, but they REALLY need to work on the service. It is definitely inappropriate to make your one and only table sit and wait while you socialize.

The Spot is a great place to go for a fun dinner. They offer a variety of burgers as well as wraps, pasta dishes and salads. I enjoyed the veggie wrap with eggplant, roasted red peppers, and goat cheese. Came with their homemade chips. Delicious! They also have a great selection of beers. A fun place to share a meal!

Stopped by for a visit this past month.
The soda brought to us was stale. when I indicated this to the waitress and asked for an iced tea instead there was no apology or any care at all. Granted, soda isn’t a massive deal but I watched this lady get the ice tea and proceed to talk to another waitress for 15 minutes— not telling anyone to fix the soda machine’s carbonation.
Moving on, I ordered a Caesar Salad, Soup, and my husband ordered 10 piece buffalo wings.
We assumed it would be a short wait as there were only 3 tables occupied in the entire place.
30 minutes later we received our meal. Soggy, nasty croutons and the lettuce used for caesar wasn’t even the correct lettuce.
The chicken wings (which were ordered with a specific hot sauce) came out bone dry .
I ended up eating the soup, but left the salad untouched. When the waitress came back, seeing the salad untouched, she made no comments, asked no questions, and didn’t offer to take it off the bill.
Very unhappy with our visit over all. Like past reviews state, service is uncaring.
follow up: our friends have had similar problems, rude staff, being ignored by bartenders when not even busy, given checks early before they were done with their whole meal.

I’m a die hard thin-​crust pizza fan. I’ve eaten great ones, I’ve eaten horrible ones and I’ve eaten various kinds in between, which is exactly where I’d put The Spot’s pie. Not wonderful, not bad, just aight. I recently stopped by and ordered one of their 12″ Meat-​lovers pie for dinner. Actually, I wouldn’t even classify it as «thin» crust, although it’s fairly close. Let’s say… thedium?
However, I do like the setup of the restaurant with a large, square bar in the middle and booths with individual televisions along the outside walls. The staff is efficient, the beer selection is decent and the prices are reasonable. Remove the The and it’s an A-​OK Spot to grab some food and drink.

The wings are pretty good but there is one waitress which is kinda rude sometimes. I’d say racist ! Only because some of my family don’t speak English correctly. I don’t know if I would go back.

This is a great place for reliably good food and a fun atmosphere. Good drink specials and their homemade chips are delicious! I would definitely recommend it!

Great Place for a drink or some good finger food. Chicken wings and wraps are great and our favorites. The only time we try to avoid is during a big game, then it can be a little crowded and loud for us.

Nice place, good food. Had the Chicken Napoli. Amy doing double duty is the bartender and did an excellent job at serving us as well. Would definitely go back.

We are bar rats and while we love upscale restaurants, nothing beats casual .
This place is great. Drinks are very good, try the watermelon Cosmo, and food is pub fare kicked up. Pizza very good, italian sausage sandwich, one of the best, pork roll and cheese on pretzel, super fresh shrimp, delicious rost beef sandwich… the list just goes on and on. Usual, wing, nachos etc. also.
Waitress’ are all pleasant and efficient. Really have no complaints… guess that’s why we are there. Several nights a week, when we are in NJ

Love the wings and french onion soup. Great place to watch football games. Little pricey for bar food but the wigs are worth it.

I’ve gone here a few times. The bar is usually very clean and nice looking. We usually just get some appetizers. Their potato soup is great, and the blackened tuna bites are awesome. Anything else must be just OK — not good enough for me to remember, but not bad enough for me to remember either! There are never any drink specials or any incentive to go out of your way to come here, making The Spot pretty forgettable

THE SPOT became the new incantation of the beloved PRIME TIME CAFE a few years ago, after they moved from their previous location next to nearby Pathmark. Back in the day, PT was «the spot.»
While many of the staff remain, still, it’s quite different. Not necessarily for better or worse, but, now it’s quite clean in general. Not the beloved «dive» any more, but they’re trying to upscale themselves.
The food is (mostly) pretty good, actually. The Buffalo wings are still some of the best around, and believe it or not, the pizzas are really good, as are some of their entrées. Just don’t expect any drink specials like Prime Time had. Quite a shame. And as another reviewer mentioned, it’s either packed or empty — depends on the day I guess. But don’t let that deter you.
Good food, good drinks, and family-​friendly (for better or worse). Give it a shot.

Nice place. One of the «classier bars» in the local area. Food is pretty good (love the tuna bites) and it has a very clean atmosphere. Their are never really any good specials but the crowd is nice. It’s hit or miss with this place on whether it is going to be crowded or not. Its a relatively smaller bar (seat about 20 – 25?) in the center surrounded by booths that all have their own small TV’s (kind of unnecessary).
If you want to go out for some drinks and good food in a more subtle, clean environment-​this is your place. It is also attached to the Spirits liquor store, which can be quite convenient.
I put $$ for price but would have like to put $$ ¹⁄₂

Found this place by accident when Toot and I were looking to get some drinks and catch a buzz prior to going to the no-​alcohol Delilah’s Den strip club right up the road on Rte. 9.
We pulled into the Spirits Liquor Store parking lot when we noticed their sign, Pizza & Grill. Grill usually means a bar to me so we checked it out and sure enough a good sized bar in a room with booths ringing the outer wall. I think they need to put up some neon beer signs or something because there was no indication that they served booze until we walked through the door.
We had a few beers and a couple of shots of the nectar from the Agave Azul (Tequila) and spoke to a few ladies at the bar. They told us that the place had really good food and especially good pizza. The bar was crowded and most there were eating. Looks like a good Toms River alternative that we’ll be trying again.