Ocean Cafe

The menu is mainly pasta. But on this day the special included Filet Mignon with cream sauce topped with shrimp, mash potatoes and grilled green beans, salad & bread included.
The servers were friendly answered my questions and accommodating.
The dinner at a first glance did not appear appetizing. However the filet was well done, seasoned and melted with each bite. The salad was small, bread was not toasted soaked in oil and garlic. Lastly for a restaurant was surprise they do not serve water. But they have bottle water for sale.

wish i could give this place 0 stars. do not come. asked for chicken caesar wrap waiter gave us tuna. i am allergic to tuna and feel sick being around it, stood there asked the man if it is tuna, he lied repeatedly said it was chicken as we are showing him the tuna. asked waiter simple question about substituting sides, told us we could then found out we can’t after being brought all our food. servers are disrespectful and rude and did not take any responsibility. didn’t get an apology for getting tuna and being lied to? you come and eat with paper plates and utensils yet somehow prices are of a normal place. terrible, then told her workers we were trying to get free sides on purpose? great to try and act like teenage girls are trying to scam a business when they were lied to. absolutely horrible. disgrace to lovely ocean city boardwalk. do not come.

FOOD POISONING!!!!! Paid $140 for 4 people and the portions were extremely small not to mention the rotten lettuce and food poisoning that came with it. Will never return to this disgusting and overpriced place.

After walking on the ocean beach in Jersey I was able to stop and make my own pizza.., Vegan. Which was consist of tomato, goat cheese. Broccoli basil and you have to have a little pineapple. Love it

July 2022
Not what it was when I last ate here in 2018. The complementary garlic bread served was dry and extremely generic. Prices are way up and not because portions sizes increased, as well. $3.50 for a small bottled water and the same for a small lemonade, both served in a paper cup. Both the vodka sauce and marinara were very forgettable and I also didn’t care that the waitress tried to slip in shrimp as if it was no big deal even though it was another $9, so I'm glad I caught that. Marinara was a watery, tasteless excuse for an Italian staple. Bathroom was a mess, too. And the careless waitress charged me for the wrong bill at $89, and then she begrudgingly had to refund it. So disappointing as it's night and day from last time here.

2018 review:
Stopped here for a quick bite. Ordered two bagels, home fries, and a coffee for under $15. Good quick eat-n-run meal. Great, friendly service and it was very clean, including the bathrooms.

Fantastic food. Lunch menu is cafe / grill style with a good variety. Dinner menu is straight up Italian restaurant, and the food is delicious and consistent. Can it be pricey? Sure. You're on the boardwalk... If you are on the boardwalk and looking for a bargain, your compass is broken. If you want really good food, this is your spot.

Tips are cash only, but you can pay for the meal with a card.

This is our 3rd year eating dinner at this place. First year was precovid and we ate inside. Yes. There was no A/C but the food was great.

Last year was the first time we ate outside. Dinner and the service was amazing.

2022 we ate outside again. Honestly its much cooler than if we ate inside. Much more enjoyable.

Kelly was our server. She immediately mentioned the bottle water and all the specials. Dinner was amazing. Even our 13 year old picky son loved his spaghetti dish with red sauce. He is extremely hard to please with pasta.

An older woman that may have been the manager also checked in twice with us. Everyone was super friendly. I honestly have no complaints about this place.

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Update. We went back Friday night. How can this place operate without a working bathroom. By looking at past reviews its been broken for about a month.

I never write reviews, but this needs to be said. The hostess was rude since my boyfriend was hard of hearing and couldn't understand her well. The food I ordered a breakfast burrito was okay, but the home fries were burnt and tasted weird. I never had home fries that were messed up in Jersey and didn't even make a potato taste good at all, I only finished it to not be rude since the cook came out a few times. The only saving grace was the iced coffee I got and the wonderful waitress we had. It was also a bit pricey, but that's being on the boardwalk for ya. The plates were cute though.

I don’t typically write reviews (good or bad) but I feel there was a lot wrong with the way this place was run that people need to be aware of this restaurant. There’s a lot of lying happening. When the server came to take our order, we ordered drinks. We were then told we could not order drinks, the whole order had to be taken with the food order (there was no wait for tables so I’m not sure why). We asked for tap water with our drink order, we were told no “the tap water is not good enough to serve.” We were then told that we had to buy bottled water $3.50 for a 16oz bottle. If this is the case, what is the food being cooked in?

At the end when asked if there was a restroom since we were paying patrons, we were told they were out of order. Also a lie. There were two working bathrooms with “Out of Order” signs posted on the doors. I begged the waitress and she kindly allowed me to use one of the “broken” restrooms. However, I just don’t understand how a place that has paying customers can treat them so poorly. We will not be returning and I don’t recommend visiting here.

Our food was good. However portions were really small for the prices. Expect to pay top dollar for food. Also, you have to buy bottled water. Our sons apple juice was over $5. And, you can’t put a tip on your debit card. Cash only for tips. It’s really a shame. Cute little place in a great location but just too many negatives for us to return.