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January 2024 by David G.
The Surf City Hotel is a very old hotel. The carpets all look like a herd of Buffalo walked on them. The rooms are dated and nothing looks like its been renovated since the 60s. The beds are hard and uncomfortable. The person running the hotel is a fat bitch. And the rooms are overpriced for what you're getting. Definitely would stay away from this shit hole
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January 2024 by Mark Van Blarcom
A great place for shore!!!!
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December 2023 by Nick Rutter
Only gone for food and music and it never disappoints. They have great bands play.
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December 2023 by Lester LL
wow, never been there before and extremely disappointed. Went for Friday night trivia. I will say Mike, the trivia guy was great... our waiter was good too. The food was awful and the hostess, OMG- so rude , angry, and just plain obnoxious. Because of her, I will never go back. Surf City, get rid of your rude host who sits people. No need to be nasty.
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November 2023 by Matt Buddle
Room was a little dated and musty. Great bar downstairs, staff was very
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October 2023 by Beth Ann Nowlan
We had drinks and a snack at a table by the bar. The waitress was great at first bur all of the sudden she disappeared. We waited for our check after asking for it. 10 minutes went by and we didn't see her so I asked the bartender. He disappeared in to the kitchen for about 5 minutes or so. 15 minutes later we told them we had to leave. The tab finally came out but the waiter who brought it to us didn't return to take the money so we left it on the table. This was our first visit and definitely an odd experience. Hopefully just a strange day but the lack of communication by the bartender was mind boggling.
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October 2023 by Sue And Jackie
Great place! Location is convenient to everything on the island, room wS comfy and spacious, yhe downstairs restaurant was yummy!
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October 2023 by 201larryg
Very easy check in process and front desk person was friendly and professional. Small room but very clean and comfortable. Many amenities available on site. Great location. Close to everything. Walking distance to some. Short drive to others.
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October 2023 by Darla Dowling
Truly my happy place! Rooms are simple and clean. Very very close to the ocean. Friendly helpful staff. This hotel and inn has a Restaurant, Tiki and liquor store in season. Walk to boutiques, restaurants, and coffee shops. Mini golf too! Great value!
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October 2023 by Lori Ryan
Very nice hotel. Great location. Clean and comfortable room. Staff was excellent and very friendly. A great quality hotel at a good value. Will definitely be back. Thank you.Rooms: Nicely appointed room and bathNearby activities: Central to most activitiesWalkability: Less than a block from the beach.
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September 2023 by Maddie S
Giving 1 star is too generous. On 9-15, around 9pm, we were greeted by a rude hostess who obviously was not happy to seat us. Unfortunately, that set the tone for further disappointments.Server was not friendly; the trivia game and music was awful.We decided to get our food "to go". Waited a long time for the food. Steamed clams were the worst I've ever had. They were cold, chewy and extremely salty. The burger was undercooked, and the clams oreganata were a soggy, mushy mess. Terrible experience.
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September 2023 by Christy G
The hotel staff that I came in contact with were very friendly and helpful.The room was a tad small but very quaint. We found everything clean. We were happy with our stay.Walkability: The beach was nice and close but that hill up to the beach and back was a bit hard for me.
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September 2023 by Brian Cooper
Great meal, great drinks and we had a great waitress. I wish I could remember her name, she was that good.
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September 2023 by Elizabeth B
We have been coming to LBI for 38 years and first time dropped into Surf City Bistro - Friday night after Labor Day, packed inside two deep at Clam Bar with a fun crowd and music at the outside bar. Food is reasonably priced and good quality - next year we need to hit the Clam Bar by 4pm!
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August 2023 by mike pepe
A large group of us stopped by for apps and drinks on a Wednesday evening, just before 8pm. We were told the outside bar was closing at 8 due to faulty wiring and no lights outside. We were then seated at a square bar in the back. Our group helped to fill every seat at the bar. The lone bartender Emily was visibly flustered and not very friendly. After about 40 minutes, she still hadn’t taken our food order. We decided to close out our tab and move on. As we were leaving we overheard a commotion near the trivia host ( who by the way was using profanity over his microphone all evening in front of families with children). Turns out the trivia host was missing some small giveaway items and decided to open a women’s purse at the bar when she wasn’t looking to look for his missing beer coozy. When the woman confronted him about going through her personal items , he verbally assaulted her and told her to shut up and leave. It was the most unprofessional thing I’d ever seen in any establishment. Because we realized Emily was overwhelmed , we still left her a 25% tip, despite her poor attitude and the crassness of the trivia host. This place is obviously grossly mismanaged, from the electrical issues , to the understaffing, to the abhorrent language of the trivia host and his rummaging through women’s purses, it seems like this place is run by a group of underachieving middle schoolers. I wouldn’t recommend this place eo any self respecting human!
