Grilled Chicken With Lettuce Tomato
Ray's Cafe

Ray's Cafe

1321 Third Ave, Spring Lake, NJ, 07762, United States

Cafe • Coffee • Italian • American


"Came here for dinner after spending the afternoon on the beach. It's walking distance and halfway from the beach to the train station, so convenient. Despite being centrally located downtown, it looked like the only place in town open for business on a Sunday night! Surprised at both the pristine quality and quietness of Spring Lake. Prices looked high, and we couldn't get seats inside everything was reserved. The older, well dressed crowd looked askance at us carrying beach chairs in our bathing outfits and tousled hair, but Ray himself was kind enough to seat us outside where there was one spare table. Not sure why some people have given this a low rating. The service was top notch and the food superb. Since we were looking not to spend so much, we got the burgers, but I was looking lustily at the other tables with their lobster specials and seafood platters overbrimming with the freshest seafood. I had the blackened burger and it came with barbecue sauce and coleslaw and I got a fresh green salad on the side instead of fries. The burger was really one of the tastiest I've ever had. Not sure how they seasoned the patty but it had a sweet/salty balance of flavor and just a little heat and grilled to perfection. The bun was toasted perfect, the salad had a great dressing...for around $15 it was a fantastic plate of food. I recommend getting reservations before you go."