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American, Bar, Seafood, Pub
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Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
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Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Live Music
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Barnacle Bill’s is an absolute staple of the Rumson area and is a must visit. It’s a bar/tavern/grog shop that is somewhat trapped in time but in the absolute best way. It’s dark, loud and crowded but it just feels perfect. Burgers are charbroiled and...the steak fries are great. Service is surprisingly good and the people watching is even better. I’m really happy places like this still exist.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed December 2, 2023

Exceeded expectations. Our last visit about 5 years ago was disappointing so we hadn't been back. We decided to give it another try today and holy heaven. Burger was cooked medium rare TO PERFECTION and the onion rings were the best we've ever had. Sweet...Potato fries were good also, we were just too full to finish. Two burgers, two bottles beer, two drafts, side of onion rings and side of fries was 70. Great value and great friendly service today. We will b back.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed August 16, 2023 via mobile

Ordered burgers to go with ketchup, mayo, BBQ sauce, lettuce and tomato, and onions on the side. The person who took the order repeated it but what did we get when we got home, 20 minutes away? Just plain burgers. No ketchup, mayo, BBQ sauce,...lettuce, tomato, and no onions. Who wants a plain burger???When we called to complain, the woman who answered sounded like she was high and said she didn’t work with the take out area. Warning - check your take out order before you leave Barnacle Bills. Whoever they have putting take out orders together doesn’t seem to care about getting your order right. But then again whoever they have answering the phone doesn’t care either.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed May 8, 2022

There was a wait list so we got on that and went to the bar area. It was packed, but, they had a space at the bar for placing orders. The bar staff was fantastic and in a short time our table was ready. Our...server, Lee, was right over and we ordered appetizers (roasted clams) which were delicious. Mrs., B and I ordered the swordfish dinner and it was cooked perfectly with home cut fries.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed November 28, 2021

Always get a bacon cheese burger when I come here. The cheddar cheese sauce is simply amazing. If there is a wait for a table, it is totally worth the wait. Staff is always friendly. Great location with a nice view of the water. I...don't drink anymore, but when I did, those Long Island Ice teas went down so very nicely.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed May 21, 2021 via mobile

8 friends got together for dinner. They don't take reservations and there was a long wait. The weather was nice and they have a nice water view. We ate inside as the outside dining had a longer wait. All if us had seafood dishes except...for one who had the 10 oz hamburger. The food was very good. Service was good though it took a while to get the appetizers. Decor is nice. Location on the water great!More

Date of visit: May 2021
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Reviewed December 4, 2020

WORST pork roll sandwich in my 40 years of eating them -- couple small slices of pork roll which was burned along with a slice of cheese --- the Kaiser roll was twice the size of the ingredients --- My meal was just lousy tasting...bread -- and they think they deserve $10 for that???? the rest of the meals for my family were at best mediocre -- note also that COVID protocols were violated everywhere -- even the take out window was blocked with crowds and I had to go inside for pick up which I did not want to have to do -- NEVER AGAIN -More

Date of visit: December 2020
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Reviewed October 14, 2020

I've been going to this restaurant to support them when they were closed when they offered only take out. I figured I would support their business. Food is so so. It is about average. Mostly people mull around on the lot with drinks. Find now...when you order they are very forgetful. One time they forgot the drinks. Another time no fries that came with the order. When I call and tell them, they don't apologize and say to come all the way back, but they do it again every time. They forget the condiments such as, mustard, relish or ketchup that goes with the order. Told Oh, he is new. No, he isn't. One time the same guy when the doors were open told me when I called that we had to wait and call back because they were not ready with their setup But, I was in their parking lot and other people were being waited on while I had to wait. At times attitude is in check, also. I do like going there. It is a very pretty place, but I just wish they would be a little more careful about how they treat customers.More

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed February 11, 2020

Excellent bar and music scene. Great for a burger and a beer. Extensive menu with a fantastic location. Always crowded

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed November 5, 2019

Fun spot for the whole family. A real life crusty crab atmosphere enhanced by stiff drinks, solid seafood, and consistently the best burger around.

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed October 20, 2019 via mobile

My boyfriend and I visited this place on a rainy Sunday thinking no one would be there. We were wrong. It was packed. The waitress said that the locals come out in large numbers after the tourist leave. We had a seat right in front...of the windows overlooking the water. Food was good, service was great, and it had a great local feel. I will be trying the burger next time since I've heard from a lot of people how great it is.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed September 20, 2019

This is a great place. huge parking lot which is always a plus when dining out. Drinks were great, beer was cold and the prices reasonable. For dinner I had the cheeseburger which was perfectly cooked and tasted delicious. Service was excellent. The menu prices...were also reasonable. They even had live music on a wednesday night! A guitar duo called VINYL TRACTION, who get an excellent rating also. Only set back was the wait for a table which wasn't bad at all just unexpected for a Wednesday night. But we bellied up to the bar for a drink and the wait was nothing. All in all a superb choice for a week night dinner.More

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed September 8, 2019 via mobile

Went for dinner with our kids and 2 grandchildren ages 5 yrs and 9 months. The service was great. Our grandson only eats grilled cheese sandwiches and it wasn't on the menu. However they went out of their way to make it for him. Others...in our group had blackened sauteed salmon, skewered shrimp and mushrooms, surf and turf, and lobster and shrimp pasta. Everything was very good and plentiful. We had the perfect spot at the back of the dining room so no one was disturbed. The food was prepared without a lengthy wait and the servers were attentive. The restaurant is overlooking a marina on the Navesink River. Beautiful location.More

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed August 20, 2019

My husband and I came her with my brother and sister in law. We waited 1 and 45 for a table on a Saturday night. Thankfully the weather was gorgeous so we didn't mind the wait. Food was decent, service was good. Very crowded and...very loud but no complaints.More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed July 28, 2019

This place is always on the list of best burgers at the Jersey Shore. Why? Who knows. The burgers aren't good and I would say not even as good as a chain like Five Guys. They come served on a Kaiser roll for some inexplicable...reason, our rolls were toasted almost to the point where we couldn't eat them. We also ordered cheddar sauce on the burgers since our server told us that would be good, it wasn't. The appetizer we ordered, old bay crab dip, was bland and really not good. It's almost as if whomever is cooking the food doesn't know how to cook. We had come here once about 5 years ago with our kids because everyone always raved about the burgers, it wasn't good then. So we were down in Rumson and figured to give the place another try, we're sorry we did. Unless and until they find someone who knows how to cook and cook well, there are dozens of other places with better food in general and better burgers in particular.More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Yes, Barnacle Bills offers takeout services.

Barnacle Bills is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4