Bubbies Bistro

Had a meeting in southern NJ and needed a kosher retaurant. The restaurant is near Atlantic City. The prices are reasonable and there is nice variety. The place could use a décor upgrade but is clean and the staff is pleasant and nice.

Big portions and delicious food. Under star k. Everything was made fresh and tastes homemade. Open till 8. next door to the meat place. I have nothing else to say but I have to keep writing to get this long enough to be a review.

Great food. Since this is the only place down the shore to get great food, it gets very busy/​crowded in the summer. That’s to be expected. Everything they make tastes great though. And they have a lot of great options. Fake crab cakes, mock Cheese burgers, great pizza pies, and soup if it’s not too hot out. This is the only place I’d go to eat when I’m down the shore.

Let me say — -this is intended to be CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM… and I will also throw in some positives…
Positives—
–The food has been good, whenever I have eaten it;
–A good, casual dairy restaurant is just what is needed… both by the Glatt Orthodox, and by others who want Kosher food or simply good food.
–The hours, ingredients, and prices are what one expects of Kosher food.
Negatives–
–The owners are CLUELESS as to a business model, or running a business. Being able to cook food is NOT enough to run a restaurant.
–If you want to order a small item (I went in simply for an ice cream cone — I left before finding out if they sell cones) you will have to wait a LONG time. No one is in charge, and the front counter is too small. I had to wait behind three larger orders — -typically given by Space Cadet customers — who didn’t know what they wanted.
–I once went in to buy a SLICE of pizza — -just me — and after ONLY waiting five minutes I spoke to the clerk, who told me «We don’t sell slices,» but tried to get me to wait 15 MORE minutes for a whole pie. YEOW — -can’t he realize — I am only one person, and I just want a slice. Maybe selling slices would be a good idea???
–There is NO ONE available to ask/​answer a simple question — such as «what types of ice cream do you have?» «Do you sell cones and dishes of ice cream?» or «Do you sell slices of pizza?»
–The menu is a JUMBLE as to items available and prices. Although they serve Pizza — -they DO NOT HAVE PIZZA AVAILABLE BY THE SLICE. That would make more money for the owners, be CONVENIENT, and let people know how good is the pizza (it supposedly is good)
—the coffee arrangement is an insult. You pay the price (how much I don’t know. The menu doesn’t list it), and you get a paper cup, a K-​Cup, a lid, and directions to the Kuerig machine — make your own!
–The front counter is crowded, and once people order, they just stand around the counter. Provide a sitting area with some chairs, magazines, TV, or something to get people to MOVE away from the cluttered counter.
–Sadly, while the food is probably good (the reviews are generally positive). I have WALKED OUT A FEW TIMES — -I refuse to stand behind undecided morons and people with bad manners.
NO ONE should have to wait 15 minutes to just ORDER a cone or dish of ice cream.
If the owners could get their act together, hey could be MORE customer-​friendly and make more money.
Again, I want this place to succeed.

Let me say, me and my hubby LOVE Bubbies!
The owner and his wife are super nice and very helpful when you ask them about ingredients of the menu items.
I eat there at least twice a month since I live in the area. Sometimes I just gotta have it! :)
I always order the same thing for me and my husband, the mock crab cake sandwiches. It is always awesome! I will probably try their veggie burgers the next time I go. The fries are natural cut which is nice.
I have also ordered the falafal pita sandwich before. Its okay. The falafal balls are a bit too dense for me but is very filling and tasty.

they have falafel, but it could use more seasoning, seemed a bit bland and prices a bit high for what you get. they have halvah, have not tried that yet.

this place was great, the owner and his wife were super friendly. the food was really good especially for being in AC and not in north jersey. absolutely would go back there again.

Bubbies Bistro is a great place, Food are made fresh to order, nice little cozy place, Great food Great prices, recommend it 100%
We ordered a Personal Pie, Falafel Sandwich, Fish & Chips, Eggplant Parmesan, Soup of the day, Everything and I mean Everything was Delicious and superb.

Bought an anchovy pizza and boy was that crazy salty. All served on non coated paper plates. The tuna sandwich was okay. Be prepared to bring a fan if you eat there in the summer, they do not have air conditioning. It was within walking distance from where we were staying so decided to eat there for convenience. Service was great but our food choice was not so.

The food at Bubbie’s is consistently excellent. We have eaten a bunch of the sandwiches… the pizzas (they are very good but the white pizza with spinach is incredible!), I’ve had the fake crab cakes and the fake fried shrimp… soooo yummy!
So far everything we’ve eaten there has been really good. The staff is very helpful and friendly. They are trying really hard to make this restaurant a success and it shows.
And btw the french toast with peanut butter and banana is to die for.
Tables inside and outside with umbrellas for shade.
Enjoy!

Inedible… period
I have been so looking forward to trying Bubbies and so today I can offer you my review.
I do not pretend to be a Falafel expert, however, I can only report what I tasted and the value related to my experience.
I ordered the Falafel platter. Comes with 8 balls of Falafel, 1 piece of Pita Bread cut in half, a small plastic ramekin of Hummus, a small plastic Ramekin of «Israeli salad» which translates into diced tomatoes and cucumber, a small plastic Ramekin of Tahini. That’s it.
For 12.95 cents, it is ridiculously expensive. Come on, we are talking about the cheapest ingredients, chick peas. I know I could have walked out before ordering, but I figure for such a high price it must be decent. WRONG!
Every thing is served on Paper plates, plastic utensils… Oh oh Did I make an error to try Bubbies?
The Falafel was as dense as bedrock, the Pita Bread had faint taste of card board. (Store bought, not fresh) The Israeli Salad was dried out diced Tomatoes, and dry Cucumber. How about a little oil and Vinegar to at the very least give it some moisture?
The Hummus was so dry and disappointing. It so needed a splash or two of some good Olive Oil. The Tahini was ok, but the portion in the small plastic Ramekin was such that after dipping the Falafel Golf Ball into it, there was hardly any left for any other dipping. I could not eat the Hummus. Well, speaking of what I couldn’t pallet, after one Golf Ball and a Half of piece of Pita, I threw the entire serving away. (I hate wasting money and especially wasting food, but this whole platter was utterly inedible)
I read the other positive reviews which stated comments including Bubbies using Fresh Ingredients.
Sure, it may have been fresh when made, but from my taste buds, the food tasted like it was prepared days ago and sat in their refrigerator thus the card board taste, the mealy Falafel, the dry salad, the dense Hummus. All for an incredible 12.95!
Here is the kicker… They do not offer ice water. So, add another 1.50 for a tiny bottle of cold Water.
I was so excited to try this place however, 15 dollars lighter I can only say this…
Never again!

One of two milchig kosher places (Aroma Bistro is the other). Good broad menu and fresh food. Nice indoor and outdoor seating options. Annoying that they won’t make a large pizza, but the pizzas they do make are creative and tasty. Pricey, but I guess you expect to pay a little more near the beach. They do deliver — even to the beach! — although on the day we requested it, their delivery guy didn’t show up. Fries were good, and gazpacho was delicious. Food was ready about 10 minutes after they said it would be. Service was friendly, and called us to let us know that we had accidentally left behind part of our order when we did pickup. Recommended.

This is Atlantic City area only Kosher dairy restaurant/​bistro. Offers Mediterranean and Italian food along with pizza, felafel and soft sere. I had the felafel sandwich and was among the best I ever had. Freshly prepared homemade tasting felafel, well made tahini sauce, fresh condiments and very fresh pita. Very casual atmosphere with a few tables inside and a few tables outside. Good service. Recommended.