Dean Mellott
Finally was in town this weekend to be able to try The Grubb. We stopped in for breakfast and it was just delicious! I ended up getting the Miss Piggy omelette which was so good. Also, the breakfast potatoes were fantastic and buttery. Our server was really friendly and kind. I’m super excited for this new restaurant, it is walking distance from our home which is so convenient.
Also, the dining options at this end of town are limited, and I’ve already waited in line for an hour at the other restaurants for breakfast in season. I wish all the success in the world to the Grubb! Happy to have you in the neighborhood. Also, I am looking forward to come back and try lunch/dinner.
… moreJamie Willard
We had a wonderful experience at the Grub. The beach theme was welcoming and comfortable. The waitress was the sweatest. She was young but very friendly and on top of things. The coffee and iced tea were fresh. I ordered the Spicy Scram. My BF had waffles and we split the meals. Both were very delicious. I loved how the omlette was cooked! The spicey sausage was delish with it! Def will be back for lunch. We came at a down time but when we were leaving it was filling up.
… morePatty Clement
Came to The Grubb with my sons. The food was outstanding! My sons both ordered the Miss Piggy omelette and loved it.
I othered the Veggie Scram with American cheese. The scram was delicious! Veggies were obviously fresh and sautéed perfectly! Morgan (our server) was very pleasant and accommodating.
I highly recommend this place!
We will return for their breakfast, lunch and dinner! Looking forward to trying their Smash burger!
… moreT
We were a party of 4 came in for dinner. Had a salad, wrap, grilled cheese and chicken cheesesteak. Everything tasted great. Portions were decent size especially the cheesesteak. Read an article on the owner and he mentioned how large his cheesesteaks are. Did not disappoint. Nicely sliced chicken, slightly juicy, fried onions on a hard roll.
4 stars only cause it took a little long for food to arrive. Service while very friendly was less attentive. This is location has seen businesses come and go. It would be nice to see something established.
We’ll definitely be back for breakfast.
… moreJarid Badger
Great food! Their fries and burger were delicious. But their menu is poorly formatted and inaccurate. My wife and I ordered a cheeseburger with fries(10oz) and a mushroom Swiss burger with fries(10oz). Per the menu, we were expecting to pay about $27. But we were surprised with a $43 bill for takeout. Either their menu is wrong or their computer is wrong.
… moreK Nelson
Food was wildly inconsistent. My partner ordered the Philly Cheese steak eggrolls- delicious but a skimpy portion with no dips, The Chicken cheesesteak was good and was an enormous portion. The Bruschetta was decent and a large portion but had no cheese or balsamic??, It’s all down hill from there. The side salad is served with bottled ranch and the greens were for some reason super bitter. The mashed potatoes were instant mashed potatoes microwaved with water and served in a mug- I’m sorry but if you’re running a restaurant you should be COOKING FOOD not heating up instant potatoes. And the French onion soup was ATROCIOUS. I even told the server that something wasn’t right, it tasted like they added a cup of white wine at the end and didn’t give it any time for the alcohol to cook out. Despite my informing her they still left it on my bill.
… moreRay Perillo
Went there last month for dinner after reading about The Grubb in the June issue of Ocean City magazine. Was extremely disappointed. First, they need to figure out what kind of restaurant they want to be. The menu has WAY too many items for a small place. From appetizers and sandwiches to steaks and pasta dishes.
Our visit: Got there around 4:30pm and were the only customers. Mom chose the prime rib and I chose the rib eye steak. After a few minutes server came back to say they were out of rib eyes. Seriously? Was there a lunchtime rush on rib eye steaks that day?! I chose the pork chops as a replacement (big mistake). After about 10 minutes of watching the 3 floor staff talking to each other at the register (God forbid they checked all the tables to fill items needing it) we called our server over to ask about our salads and why she didn’t ask us what kind of dressing we wanted. She said she was waiting for the rolls to be done. She could have told us that when we placed our order. After about another 10 minutes she came out with the salads and rolls.
Salads were fresh and very good. Rolls were warm. All went downhill from there.
After about 40 minutes since arriving the entrees came. The prime rib looked like it was boiled. Server said it was grilled. Who the heck grills a prime rid (apparently The Grubb does)?! It did not come from a prime rib roast. Instead, a piece was cut from the raw, then grilled. Disgusting. And not worth the price. She should have sent it back, but tried to salvage what she could. The asparagus was very flavorful.
My 2 pork chops were dry with little flavor. Could only eat one. They were not thick and juicy as I was expecting. Sides of green beans and mashed potatoes were large but needed flavor. Mashed were not creamy and I had to ask for butter to fix them up.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Kevin Grubb needs to decide what kind of foodery he wants. Scale down the menu and get rid of the overpriced fancy foods that are out of place here. They don’t need all those fancy dinner entrees. Stay with the staples – apps, wings, burgers, steak sandwiches, fries, wraps, etc. I don’t think his chef/cooks know what they’re doing. A real chef would never grill a piece of prime rib.
With well over 100 items + salads, +kids menu, including breakfast, he’s trying to please everyone. It’s better to do one thing well than ten things poorly.
We want to come back to try the burgers and the smash burgers and are hoping that will want us coming back for more. Fingers crossed.
Would really love to see a restaurant succeed in this location, where many before have failed.
… moreMichael McDermott
These are easily the largest sandwiches I have ever purchased and can feed 3 people. At first I thought the prices were high but for how many people one sandwich can feed, it’s a deal.
… moreStevenson Malloy
Great atmosphere and food. My father had a tuna sandwich and coffee, went with my parents, father had a tuna sandwich, not sure what my mother got. Very clean. My only complaint is slow service, but otherwise great and I would come here again.
… moreHotNoBeans
Do NOT — and I repeat, do NOT — eat at The Grubb. My family and I walked in around lunchtime and instantly found it weird that there was nobody in there (should’ve seen the writing on the wall). We sat down and were served by a kind but slightly off-putting waitress who didn’t seem very confident in herself. We ordered our drinks, and they came out right away. Some of us ordered breakfast and some ordered lunch. The waitress then proceeded to come back after taking our order to inform us that they had run out of breakfast potatoes (???). Instead of offering a suitable replacement, she simply stared into our souls and said nothing. My mom finally spoke up and just said she didn’t need them, and we moved on from there. After this incident, we waited an agonizing 40 minutes for our food — which was absolutely not worth that wait. I got a smash burger, which was fine, but it came with a side of classic Lay’s chips (still in the bag, mind you). The food overall was marginal at best and didn’t do much to separate itself from other places in OCNJ. The place was actually decorated very nicely with a cool beach theme, but the lack of people in the restaurant killed the atmosphere in a way. Then, as the cherry on top, when we were on our way out, another family was walking in. This family was turned away at the door and told they were closing for some reason until later in the day. Just before this, we saw a staff member (assuming a chef) walk right out of the kitchen. Still not entirely sure what went on there, but it’s safe to say that my family’s experience at The Grubb was a mix of confusion, disappointment, and borderline comedy.
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