Howard's Seafood - BEACH HAVEN

Decor was nice. Friendly service. Food was ok... not anywhere worth the price. Rip-off level pricing. $50 for a seafood combo is way too much. Even a simple chicken dish was $30. It's BYOB.

Decent food, but portions have shrunk and it is extremely noisy. But my biggest disappointment is in the way they 've trained their waitstaff. I experienced a once in a lifetime occurrence as I was leaving this evening. When the waiter brought the bill for our party of 8 and handed it to my wife, she heard him say gratuity is included, and she relayed this message to me as he was standing at our table, and as she handed me the bill to sign. Logically, I did not add a tip. In reality, he must have told her gratuity is not included. But, instead of politely correcting her misunderstanding, he returned to our table 30 seconds later (while we were still finishing our meal) and picked up the signed check. To be clear I have been dining out for 40 years and I have never witnessed a waiter pick up a signed bill before I leave the table, unless the restaurant is closing. Five minutes later, he followed us to the parking lot to find out if there was a problem with the service. The only problem with the service was in the way in which he disingenuously handled a misunderstanding of which he was clearly aware i.e., he clearly realized that my wife misheard him; otherwise, he would have done as he has been trained and not picked up the bill while we were still finishing our meal. In other words, he could have corrected her mishearing at the time he heard it or even after he picked up the bill while we were still at our table instead of following us to the parking lot. For the record outside of this odd situation, our waiter was very polite and ended up with a tip that was more than 20%.

Food was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend the Thai calamari

We had dinner here last week on vacation. I remember eating dinner at Howard's with my parents when I was a child so it was fun to bring my daughter for the first time. We did not have a reservation and were seated at a table in the center of the room which was close to the a/c vent and quite chilly. The food was excellent. I had the fried founder and my daughter had clams and mussels and we split a bottle of wine. We were too stuffed for dessert. Our server was a lovely young woman who provided outstanding service. We will definitely be back but will make a reservation next time.

07/26/2021 The wait staff was very friendly but had to keep asking for the waiter. It took a while for anything to get done. I had to keep asking for drinks and they didnt keep our drinks full. They sat us at a table for 2 right away without a wait at 700pm. I would recommend calling and making a reservation they were really busy. They charge for every soft drink. No free refills. The food was really good but on the expensive side for the serving size. We didnt get dessert because it looked like your typical desserts you find at Applebee's. The men's bathroom was clean but small. The woman's bathroom was dirty and needed to be cleaned right away as per my wife. The bathrooms are located towards the middle of the restaurant right in a very busy food and drink area. Be careful. The restaurant was quiet at first but got louder as the night went on. Not a big deal if you dont mind the noice and chatter. The parking is tight and I didn't see any handicap parking. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone in the area who likes a high end dinner.