Blend on Main, Manasquan, NJ: A Restaurant Review
Blend on Main
152 Main St
Manasquan, NJ
Blend on Main: Restaurant Highlights
Fare: New American Bistro
Price: Moderate - Expensive
Food Quality: Well executed, seasonal changing menu prepared with fresh farm to table, ingredients
Service: Professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive.
Decor: Upscale, with a beautiful stone fireplace in the middle of the main dining area.
Noise Level: Moderate - High
Liquor: BYOB
Overall Rating: 3 Stars
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Recommended For: Diners who enjoy a fine dining restaurant with substance and style, serving a well executed, seasonal menu, using high quality ingredients.
Not Recommended For: Casual family diners who enjoy comfort food, prepared with heavy sauces, served in large portions
Recommended dishes: When available, The Original "Big Chop", 4 part process. pork, rib chop, brined, smoked, sous vide, char grilled; The Gordon's Halibut, pan roasted Halibut, roasted tomatoes, provincal herb vegetables, whipped potatoes; and The Wagyu Steak burger. 8 oz / chuck & short rib, toasted bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, house crack fries
Restaurant Review
Blend on Main, located on the site of the Inn on Main Bed & Breakfast, and across the street from the Algonquin Theatre, is a popular high end, BYOB serving a well-executed, seasonal menu, using high quality ingredients. This is a restaurant with both substance and style
The restaurant is owned by Executive Chef Lou Smith, one of the top north Jersey Shore Chefs. Prior to opening Blend on Main, Chef Smith was the Executive Chef at Firefly American Bistro in Manasquan.
Chef Smith serves a well-executed, seasonal changing menu prepared with fresh farm to table, ingredients sourced from local purveyors.
As an example of his cooking techniques, he does not use pre-packaged beef or vegetable stock, instead the stock is prepared in-house using the excess from the fish to create the rich, savory stock that goes into many of his signature dishes.
The menu in addition to entrees and appetizers, includes a variety small plate options.
Blend on Main also serves USDA Prime beef. USDA Prime is the superior grade with exceptional tenderness, juiciness, flavor and fine texture. It has the highest degree of fat marbling and is derived from younger beef. Their beef is is sourced from Allen Brothers, a leading supplier of high end restaurants, known for USDA Prime cut steaks, using grain fed, pasture raised beef
Mozzarella and ricotta cheeses, and desserts are all made in-house.
Save room for desserts --- exceptional.
The interior of Blend on Main is upscale, done up with a beautiful stone fireplace in the middle of the main dining area, with tables set with white linen and dimly lit candles. There are large windows that face out to Main St that offer a nice vantage point for people watching.
The wait staff, dressed in black, is professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive.
Looking to have a chef hosted dinner at home? They offer Private Chef Dinners. Enjoy a culinary experience like no other. Let Chef Lou & his team create an event to remember at your residence.
They are open seven days/week for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
They are also open on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Years Eve.
Note: All non-cash payments subject to a processing fee.
Takes on-line reservations.
During the warmer months there is outdoor seating
Updated: September 2024
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