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Salt Kitchen at Hotel LBI, Ship Bottom, NJ

Salt Kitchen at Hotel LBI

4.4
4.4
1880 Reviews
$31 to $50
Seafood

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2 people
19:00
Booked 10 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Fancy
The Salt Kitchen & Bar located inside of Hotel LBI offers coastal-casual dining, featuring a bright open dining room with spectacular views of the Barnegat Bay. The dinner menu consists of local seafood, steaks, and chops.
*Reservations are highly recommended. Please book via OpenTable.com
*Our phone lines are often busy during dinner service, however questions regarding dining may be answered after 3:00pm at 609-991-8001.
*10 max party size. *We do not accommodate split parties.
*Outside seating, in season, is available first come first serve with a reservation & non reservable.
*There will be a $5 per person cake cutting fee for any cakes brought in from outside the premises.
*Check-in is at the hostess stand by Salt Kitchen where a hostess will escort you to your table.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Sun 16:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    (609) 991-8001
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Private party facilities
    For private events at Salt Kitchen & Bar, please contact events@hotellbi.com.
  • Area
    Long Beach Island
  • Cross Street
    West 8th Street and Causeway Bridge
  • Parking details
    Garage parking is available to all guest.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,880 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Ocean

    Child-friendly

  • Ocean

    Healthy

  • Ocean

    Hot spot

  • Ocean

    Great for fine wines

  • Ocean

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Ocean

    Romantic

  • Ocean

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Salt Kitchen at Hotel LBI consistently impresses with its "excellent service" and "delicious food." Diners rave about the attentive staff and unique, creative dishes, which make it a favored spot for special occasions. While prices are high, the "beautiful atmosphere" and commitment to quality make it a worthwhile experience for many.

1,880 Reviews
  1. Shauna

    Atlantic City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We attended breakfast with Santa and had such a nice time. Breakfast was yummy. The lattes delicious. The environment was perfect for a santa experience with our baby! We definitely will be making this a tradition.

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  2. WilliamH

    New York City

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Breakfast with Santa

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  3. Dennis

    New Jersey

    30 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on 4 December 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    This dinner was a disaster. we arrived 10 minutes before our reservation and couldn't leave until 3 hours and 20 minutes later because the restaurant was overfilled, understaffed and under-resourced with food (they were out of a lot of items). We went out with friends for an early holiday celebration. We picked midweek to not run into big weekend celebrations. When we arrived, there was a line of about 10 cars to valet park our car. This never happens, except when there is a wedding. Valet staff was understaffed. When we walked into the place, the central hall was wall to wall and shoulder to shoulder with about 350 people participating in an evening indoor flea market. After seating and ordering drinks, it took 20 minutes for the drinks to arrive. You can imagine how busy the bar was with the flea market people and diners competing for service by an understaffed bar. Things went downhill from there. The wait staff and kitchen staff were marvelous under the circumstances they were forced to work under. I won't go into all the failures, but they were numerous. The blame clearly belongs on management, both hotel and restaurant. Restaurants which are going to host overwhelming events on a particular night should inform folks making dinner reservations of the event so patrons are aware of what they are going to experience when dining. The quality of food sucked because the attention paid to cooking and serving sucked (not blaming the service people). I can't say enough bad things about Hotel LBI based on this miserable experience. Don't stay there. Don't dine there. Avoid the place at all costs.

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  4. Lisa

    New York City

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 30 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was delicious and the service was phenomenal.

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  5. Denni

    Atlantic City

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Thanksgiving entree was mediocre, not seasoned enough, not interesting for the price of the meal.

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  6. Lisa

    New York City

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service. They made my husband’s 60th Birthday a special. Beautiful atmosphere.

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  7. Dana

    Nashville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at Hotel LBI. The service was fantastic and the food was so delicious!

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  8. Amy

    Coastal Georgia

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    For a restaurant near the ocean, this was the most overpriced food I ever had and it tasted like it was reheated lobster over hamburger helper. The quality of one of our dishes was horrendous. The oysters were good but the prepared food was ridiculously overpriced and honestly inedible.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    New York City

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 15 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Our server Mike was fantastic. My only complaint, which is ironic due to the name of the restaurant, is that the food needed more salt. Other than that everything was wonderful especially dessert.

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  10. Gina

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    It is extremely loud inside and the food is very expensive

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FAQs

Salt Kitchen at Hotel LBI is rated 4.4 stars by 1880 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 10 times today
Google Map for Salt Kitchen at Hotel LBI

350 W 8th St, Ship Bottom, NJ 08008

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    West 8th Street and Causeway Bridge
  • Area
    Long Beach Island
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Sun 16:00–21:00
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    Garage parking is available to all guest.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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