Reviews for Bocca Coal Fired Bistro in Margate City, NJ
Ordered the scallop and garlic entree via take out and it was extremely disappointing. Scallops were extremely over cooked and... the pasta did not have any taste. No sauce was added to the dish and it was overall very tasteless. My friends got salads andthey looked great. Perhaps their seafood just needs work. Not worth $30, that's for sure. Would be hesitant trying more seafoodfrom them. Read more
Had a wonderful Wednesday night here with my friend. The deals were fantastic- Wednesday date night menu us affordable &... everything tasted really good. Also loved the live jazz band. I was happy with the volume of their music, not too loud whereyou cant talk & enjoy company but loud enough to be heard through the restaurant. $20 bottles of good quality wine too!Finally, Shannon was our server & she was attentive and very kind. I cant wait to go back! Read more
Mediocre food, to say the least. I?ve been several times for lunch, it?s good if you can?t think of anywhere else. However, I... came for dinner once on a Monday. They do a large pizza with a small pie for a penny. What they don?t tell you is that it?s notany pizza on the menu - only plain, so make sure you?re aware of that before you get a $6 up charge. They also never check up onyou, don?t give you the condiments for pizza, and it?s just mediocre service. Try elsewhere Read more
Pretty good food. I got the Asian Chicken bowl on their lunch menu and it was pretty good. I would come here again but probably... not for lunch because their lunch is pretty pricy if you want a quick bite or something. It is more of a dinner restaurant.There is a pizza place attached so if you want lunch, get it from there instead. Read more
We drive past this place all the time and last week we decided to order takeout from them. The menu is HUGE and there's way too... much to choose from, but, certain items just pop out at you. The Blueberry Bourbon Barbecue Ribs... how can you say no tosomething like that?! The name alone pulled me in. They were phenomenal! Literally fell off the bone! The accompanying Beefsoup and Mac & Cheese were also fantastic, though the Mac could have used a little more salt/seasoning. Would definitely orderfrom here again! UPDATE 07/25/22: We actually stopped inside last week and it was my first time eating in. The entirerestaurant is beautiful on all sides. The staff is very friendly but there were a few notable issues. Our server was Angelinaand she was welcoming and HONEST to the bone, which is a great thing to a patron, especially if you're a seasoned hospitalityveteran like we are. Their lunch specials sounded good to us but Angelina told us that those who ordered them earlier in theday did not like them. Whew! Close one! The soup du jour, Chicken Dumpling was really good! The French Dip was just okay. Thejus was really just broth, not actually jus. My husband's Roast Pork sandwich was decent too. The biggest issue is this whole3.9 percent convenience fee for ALL card transactions (this includes debit). A lot of places are doing this now at various ratesbut its seriously annoying. It led to quite a bit of confusion when we paid our bill. We are not sure if she charged it properlyor if their POS system was at fault but we had to add the convenience fee in ourselves after the card was swiped and then figureout the tip. That kind of turned us off the place quite a bit. I still loved their food when we got takeout and would try itagain for takeout but dining in seemed kind of a pain. Maybe it was just that particular day. But we still give kudos to Boccaand I have to take one star away from my previous 5 star review. Read more
Great food! Try Nonna Pizza. All taste Homemade ...was recommended to come and is worth. They have outside dinning as well.... Happy hour is like almost all day lol. Specials everywhere and so worth it. We had Michael the waiter and he attended toeverything, made is feel like we had special invitation with the Attention we were giving. Could be romantic date or sit at thebar and enjoy a special cocktail. I had the Chocolate Martini, could of used a bit more chocolate but was great. Have a lot ofSeafood & Steak and Pasta with many options to accommodate the smallest of taste buds or fill the biggest tummy. Portions arebig! Read more
One of the worst meals I?ve ever had. Not one thing had flavor. It?s overpriced, of course, for being down the shore, but... usually could expect some flavor. We ordered the Mac and cheese wedges, clams Cassino, shrimp scampi and broccoli, and flounderand crab. It was horrid. It was a choke down meal only cause of the price you pay. The drinks were bad, served in plastic cups.Just bad bad bad. Don?t go! Read more
Just ordered two large pizzas from this restaurant. Extremely disappointing!!! It's like they served me a Papa John's pizza that... was reheated. The sauce was absolutely disgusting. The crust was so dry and the cheese had absolutely no flavor except for salt. And I was waiting there when the fresh pizza came out of the oven....and drove home about 5 minutes away. So it wasn't even inthe box that long. Super disappointing. Go somewhere else. Don't waste your money. There are so many better pizzas on theisland. Read more