Bocca Coal Fired Bistro

We drive past this place all the time and last week we decided to order takeout from them. The menu is HUGE and there's way too much to choose from, but, certain items just pop out at you. The Blueberry Bourbon Barbecue Ribs... how can you say no to something like that?! The name alone pulled me in. They were phenomenal! Literally fell off the bone! The accompanying Beef soup and Mac & Cheese were also fantastic, though the Mac could have used a little more salt/seasoning. Would definitely order from here again!

Great food! Try Nonna Pizza. All taste Homemade ...was recommended to come and is worth. They have outside dinning as well. Happy hour is like almost all day lol. Specials everywhere and so worth it. We had Michael the waiter and he attended to everything, made is feel like we had special invitation with the Attention we were giving. Could be romantic date or sit at the bar and enjoy a special cocktail. I had the Chocolate Martini, could of used a bit more chocolate but was great. Have a lot of Seafood & Steak and Pasta with many options to accommodate the smallest of taste buds or fill the biggest tummy. Portions are big!

This was the amount of gnocchi $26 got me for a to go order, versus the difference of another order. Drove all the way back and asked if I received someone's left overs. They said they'd recook it and added about 10 gnocchi on top of what I had and gave it back to me. Management didn't do anything to compensate for their mistake. Once getting home, it was essentially inedible due to the mixture of original and new food in one box. When going to write this review, I saw a similar one, so I guess that is just the portion size which is disappointing.

One of the worst meals I’ve ever had. Not one thing had flavor. It’s overpriced, of course, for being down the shore, but usually could expect some flavor. We ordered the Mac and cheese wedges, clams Cassino, shrimp scampi and broccoli, and flounder and crab. It was horrid. It was a choke down meal only cause of the price you pay. The drinks were bad, served in plastic cups. Just bad bad bad. Don’t go!

Disgrace of a pizza. 3 chicken fingers to an order.. also charged 3% or something for using a credit card... Edit: Just looking at the pizza.. honestly made me feel queasy. It was inedible. The chicken was so dry and even the kids said "this is disgusting". Also you say it comes with a soda, we did not receive that.. I ate here for the past 4 summers when i lived down here, its changed. we used to order weekly.. And yes i Fully understand the credit card charge. i was just giving another warning for people who don't see that, like my brother in law who complained about it.

We have been supporting this restaurant since it opened 12 years ago. The food overall is usually very good. The pandemic has taken its toll on the operation, but, they have bounced back in the last three months. I gave a 3 star review where normally I would give a 5 star review due to the change in Bocca’s new policies. They have added a 3.8% surcharge for using credit cards where typically businesses doing cc volume would be charged 1.75%- 2.25%.They have increased their pricing substantially; example = $18 for adding salmon to the price of a Caesar salad = $30 for a Caesar salad . .50 if you want extra dressing. Just saying it gets to be old when a dinner for two, consisting of two Caesar salads with salmon, French fries, one glass of wine, a bottle of pelligrino with a 22% tip =. $95. Too much, and customers are beginning to notice. Bocca used to be a great local restaurant, serving good American food, but, now, they simply are overcharging.

Excellent phone service. Darcy answered the phone to help me take my order, repeating everything back to me to ensure that I got everything in correctly. When there was a mixup with our drinks, she once again answered the phone and helped to fix the miscommunication, asking if there was anything else she could do to make sure we had a positive experience. Overall, this experience helped take some of the stress out of our family’s busy vacation. Plus, the kiddos loved their popcorn shrimp and fries. Will be visiting again next time we take a trip to New Jersey!