Went here for a couple drinks on a Saturday night and it was a decent place. Â There was a live band, which I usually like, but the band was way too loud and it was nearly impossible to speak. Â It was also really tough to move near the bar, there were too many tables and chairs right next to the bar. Â Drinks were decently pricey, but that is expected for the area.
The best part of the bar was the wide selection of microbrews. Â These are definitely worth a try.
Went to this place with my wife on Saturday, after getting a $25 <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FRestaurant.com&s=0aab4cbd731f3d3b0d1453050d3abc56a8c80bd214e25469c7555b750dca8a51" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Restaurant.com</a> certificate. Â It is located in the famous Galleria shopping mall, on Bridge Ave, across from the Wawa. Â
We walked in and had to seat ourselves. Â It felt really weird to walk in and have people staring at us. Â We decided on sitting at the upper seating area, near the windows, on bar stools. Â The mood was trendy and nice, with a good amount of people. Â
We were finally approached by the waitress with menus, who seemed friendly. Â I immediately had her fire (ask for) an order of buffalo wings. Â About ten minutes later, we gave the rest of the order. Â We figured that the wings would arrive fairly quickly. Â Being in the food service industry for many years, I cannot have patience for food that takes a PAINFULLY long time to come out of the kitchen.
Other than the wings (really good), we ordered the shrimp & cilantro quesadilla (gross), pulled pork sliders (nice), & beef empanada (good). Â
For dessert, we ordered the tiramisu, which we ate there. Â We also ordered the cheesecake with pecans. Â The latter was amazing. Â The tiramisu did not have lady fingers (it had chunks of those sugar cookies that you get at CVS, that at first resembled small croutons). Wow. Â It was just 3 scoops of coffee ice cream with some chocolate sauce and those crushed cookies. Â Disappointing. Â Tiramisu? hardly......
Just order drinks and we are sure that you will be satisfied. Be VERY patient if you order any food. It is just a place to chill and have some 'upscale' bar food, for patient people.
Taste is our favorite place to hang out on a Friday night and relax with some good drinks, yummy food, friendly bartenders, and fun atmosphere. Â Recommend sitting at the bar rather than the tables. Â Service at the tables can be a little slow or non-existent, but service at the bar is very good. Â The bartenders are attentive, friendly, and fun. Â The food is good and perfect for sharing. Â Some favorites are the kobe sliders, the coconut shrimp, the chicken and roasted pepper quesadilla, and the deviled eggs. Â Ask for a chocolate martini, you won't be disappointed. Â Desserts are a little lacking so a chocolate martini does the trick.
Review Source:The food at Taste was great, which is why I gave 2 stars, however the staff were horrible. Â
The bartenders/waitresses were so nasty when they did show their faces. Â We walked in and were ID and then stood there kind of confused as to whether we were supposed to seat ourselves or whether someone was going to seat us- it became obvious no one was going to seat us. Â We picked a high top, eventually someone brought as menus and said she would be back. Â Almost 30 minutes later we flagged her down and she said "you could have gotten anyone" and we said oh well you said you would be back" had we known ....and anyway who else was there to get?? Â So we were only able to get one overpriced martini as she never came back to the table again- the rest of the bartenders - well they only time I saw them they were doing shots behind the bar.
There was a duo band there singer/steel drum Caribbean combo- so loud we couldn't talk to each other at the table ... so we sat in silence ate our food which was great and left. Â I wouldn't go back.
Over the past year or so, Taste has become my go to bar of choice.  The drinks are great, especially the Cutini, and the relaxed atmosphere creates a cool vibe.  The food, despite not being for those looking for a gourmet meal, is the best and most eclectic bar food in the area and is perfect for those evenings when you just want to have some  light fare to go with a few cocktails.
Review Source:Hmmm. I'm only giving this place four stars despite it being one of my favorite bars in Red Bank these days. Â That title used to belong to The Downtown before they became Red and then Danny's which I find the bar menu to be a little too limited (although I still love Dannys).
So I thought about it quite a bit and my conclusion is that I have to summarize it this way: in most towns, as far as places to eat, there are bars, there are restaurants, and then establishments that are both.
Bar menus are usually reserved to the selection of fried garbage typically inhaled in large quantities late at night in an effort to absorb the alcohol that will eventually make you puke it all up anyway. Utensils are usually frowned upon and meals are never of the healthy variety. In fact, just watching people eat this crap will drive anyone to binge drink even more...and probably eventually order the disco fries as well.
Restaurants, however, are the total opposite. Your food is served on an actual plate, and licking marinara sauce off your greasy fingers is even more disruptive than when done in a place with a simple bar menu. Â You also don't usually have to endure listening to a group of girls in a bachelorette party drinking through penis straws and singing "Sweet Caroline" while you eat either.
I hate that song. Especially while I eat.
Now sometimes you have those establishments that are the best of both worlds. These have dining climates for either situation...you can totally sit at the bar and smash a basket of onion rings while dripping ketchup all over your dopey football jersey, or if you don't care to eat next to these cretins, you can enjoy a much more elaborate dining experience in the next room with your only contact being when you have to endure some shithead's drunken monologue about how fucking awesome Guns and Roses are while you're both standing in line to the bathroom waiting for his friend to finish puking.
Taste would fall somewhere close to this last example because its basically a bar menu but the food is like ten notches above your standard bar menu fare. Â However, I wouldn't go here expecting a sit-down dining experience. I call the menu "gourmet bar food."
It's a very diverse menu with tons of options and the portions are sized to share plates if desired. This is what I like, because they're small enough that I don't feel it's as noticeable how disgusting I am when I eat three plates myself.
In addition to the food, I really like the vibe of the interior. Â It's got that old warehouse/industrial element to it that I love. It's got TVs everywhere if sitting at the bar with a giant foam finger and a football jersey is your thing. Of course that sort of thing isn't for me, but sometimes I stare at the games when I'm pretending to listen to my wife.
And the service at the bar is great. The bartenders are personable and pretty attentive. However, if you sit at the tables, just order at the bar. I don't think the bartenders even know there are tables there.
Ok so now the things that suck.
Music. Â I'm a big music guy. I like cool music, and of course what I like is "cool." Everything else is pedestrian bullshit. I don't know how you would classify the music at Taste, but "bad" seems to be pretty descriptive. I think they would do well getting a good dj to play some classic funk or more alternative music that can be easily enjoyed by those who give a shit, but also easily tuned out by the guy in the football jersey.
Also, if you like The Melting Pot, you'll love the bathroom of Taste, because it's the same one. It's like they live in the same dorm. Weird.
Anyways, Taste, just fix the music and get a more consistent vibe. It's what the Downtown used to offer and what it did well. Â Fill that void please!
Think of these three stars as my way of combating grade-inflation.
I had a perfectly acceptable meal here the other night. We ordered way more food than was necessary (which is too easy with a tapas menu), and partook liberally of their extensive beer selection. The meal was, again, fine; the dishes pleased the palate but were none too inspired.
Also, the atmosphere was a little...awkward? The place is neat and clean, but its like its a restaurant that wants to be a club that wants to be a cocktail lounge. We watched the transformation happen right before our eyes, when the cute little hostess was swapped out for two linebackers in tight black t-shirts, and the light ambient music was swapped out for a live "Caribbean-infused pop" duo. I'm not kidding.
Probably a case of me being in the wrong place at the wrong time. We went to Tommy's across the way for our nightcap instead of sticking around for the Caribbean antics. I'm calling that a win.
Went here on Thursday afternoon after a day at the beach with our dog. they were very welcoming and accommodated us outside since we had brought our dog. they brought us a pincher of water so we could fill his bowl, thoughtful!...Although we sat outside, Inside  was impressive...and has an open floor plan
Drinks special rocked, they had an extensive beer selection which was great since we love to try new beers. We enjoyed the PALM on draft the most.
I had the scallop sliders, held the chipotle mayo and added basil pesto. FANTASTIC
my husband had the coconut shrimp with thai chili sauce, wowzers! Â both were reasonably priced!
Our server was Cleo, who is friendly and has a great personality! We will be back but next time with friends!
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