The Breakers On The Ocean, Spring Lake, NJ:
A Restaurant Review

Located across the street from the ocean in a resort-style beach hotel built in the late 1800's. Classic northern Italian dining is enjoyed with an "Old World" ambiance and scenic waterfront views of the ocean.

The dining area is spread over three rooms.
The main dining area has a traditional, dated look with tables set with white linens, surrounded with dark seashell-backed chairs over carpeted floors. The dining area in the Veranda takes in overflow seating along a corridor that resembles a service hallway. Tables are placed against the windows overlooking the pool. The bar area has some seating and a view of the outside porch and oceanfront.

The Breakers serves a reasonably priced, classic Northern Italian menu. The quality of the ingredients, and the creativity and presentation of the dishes, are limited

The menu includes pasta dishes, prime steaks, veal chops, and seafood specialties. Several of the dishes are prepared with Bell & Evans Organic chicken & milk-fed veal.

The lunch menu offers a lighter selection of hot and cold sandwich platters, gourmet burgers, wraps, salad, and house-made pizzas baked fresh with made-from-scratch dough.

During the warmer months, many of the diners enjoy an after-dinner drink outdoors, with Breakfast and lunch served daily in the sunny Veranda Restaurant which overlooks the pool and ocean.

Service tends to be brusque, though efficient.

The Breakers on the Ocean has seasonal hours with Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served seven days a week from April through mid-December and with limited hours and days of operation during December, January, February & March.

(updated; September 2024)