Ray's Cafe - Spring Lake

We dined at Rays last evening they did not miss a beat. My wife had the Hawain Pinapple chicken, while I went with the Sautaued Scallaps. Everything was cooked fresh perfectly done. The mashed potatoes were one the best I've ever had, melt on your mouth flavorful. We sat outside, perfect summer evening, lots of locals walking past with their doggies, sipping wine, near full moon out, just perfect! The inside featured a 2 man band, playing low key Jazz, etc, with lots of big Tv's with the Yankee game on. I had trouble deciding, but went with the outdoor seating. Ray come by to see us, a very friendly local who knows everyone. Not sure why this place only has 3.5 stars, it deserves way more if you had the experience we had last evening!

Good food without the pretentious atmosphere of most restaurants in Spring Lake. Portions are perfect and the food is delicious.

My first time here I ordered the crab burger with sweet potato fries and mozzarella sticks with and iced tea The service was great Food was delicious The sweet potato fries were on point The marinara for the mozzarella sticks was flavorful My only critique would be the bun they served the crab burger on was a reg old cheap bun, and couldn't withstand the heartiness of the crab cake patty and fell apart easily. Other than that everything was great!

Always the best for breakfast,I don't care for eggs but love their omelets, go figure. Nice setting, good service, great for breakfast or lunch.

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.