Iron Whale

I wish I could give this place 10 stars !!!! My first time here was for NYE night. For starters, the receptionist Sarah was so kind and so accommodating. You don’t find hostess with such great and positive attitudes like this anywhere anymore. The food was absolutely mind blowing I ordered a tomahawk steak for 2. Our waiter was so informative and provided excellent service through out the entire evening. The atmosphere was a VIBE!! All of the staff looked happy, the restaurant was clean, and the food was amazing. I will for sure be coming back!!!

We just had dinner at the Iron Whale tonight. The restaurant is right on the ocean / boardwalk and is beautiful. The service was fantastic and the seafood was great too. The Iron Whale is definitely one of the nicer restaurants to visit in the Asbury Park area.

Had a FABULOUS night here. Went out for a birthday dinner and the food was out of this world. I had the seafood risotto and my boyfriend had the salmon. The cocktails were amazing and server was great!!

We visited Iron Whale for an early dinner on a Saturday. This is a nice, oceanfront restaurant with 2 outdoor spaces. One with an ocean view on the boardwalk and the other on Ocean Ave. This is where we sat and still a great vibe. We were seated immediately, so I didn’t get a good look at the inside of the restaurant. Seemed like a nice place for a date night.

Cocktails were impressive. Quite creative, tasty and surprisingly strong.

Food highlights for me were the Jerk Mahi tacos and the Caesar salad. The salad had shaved Brussels Sprouts in it and the dressing was awesome.

The service was…eh. When we had our servers attention, they were really nice. The problem was trying to find them at times and when we would ask for certain things, it took longer than it should. The food arrived quick after ordering, but took a while for us to actually order.

Overall it was a good time and a great night to dine outside. As a seafood lover, I loved the menu and I would go back to give the service another try.

Excellent location with the ocean view. Huge indoor and substantial outdoor seating. On a Friday afternoon we had to wait 20 mins for an outdoor seating when we stopped by at 12:50 pm. They take your phone number and text you when the table becomes available - convenient (you can take a stroll y the ocean while waiting).
The food was ok. I took off one star because the apple salad was a bit dry (i had to ask for extra dressing and it mad it better) and the crab cake could have been a little bit a bit better (also slightly dry in my taste). Otherwise we enjoyed our lunch.
The server was great!