Yesterday’s Restaurant Tavern & Liquor Store

Decent appetizers. Haven’t really ate much of the food on the menu. Deck bar is fun. Screw drivers have fresh squeezed Orange juice.

Stopped here to eat with a friend. It was okay, but nothing great. The parking lot was packed, so I had to park in the back, which was dimly lit and made me feel a bit uncomfortable walking in the dark.
We were seated at a table near the server’s area. The place was pretty crowded and there was live music. The bar area looked pretty packed. I had a taco salad, which was mostly meat — you’d think that was a good thing, but it felt more like a bowl of chili than a salad. They had some mixed drinks that were decent.
Our server wasn’t all that attentive. I think he was more focused on flirting with one of the waitresses in the server area. Not good for him, as we could easily see where he was and what he was doing instead of following up with our table.
Overall, I may go back, given that in the shore area, a lot is closed in the offseason, so you need options.

Over the years we have eaten here a few times (across the street when it was Obidiah’s). We considered not going with the recent bad Unilocal reviews. Our meal was good, seated immediately — was just after 5 pm.
Our server Shannon was very friendly, and very nice to my elderly mom.
I enjoyed my clams & linguine, husband had a nice salmon & mom had a flounder with potatoes & green beans. You don’t get to pick the starch & vegetable.
Price was $ 90, including 20% tip. I would recommend to those staying over 34^th bridge.

They had us at «hello»
we walked in as a party of 14 and were expecting to have a wait of almost an hour & half, but turned out it was much shorter. the hostess and waitress were super friendly & helpful when we had questions. the one bus boy was very friendly to the kids. the gluten free was great for the kids & they had a great option for us to choose from. the waitress was very welcoming and took good care of all of us. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants a family friendly place to go & we’ll be back next summer for sure !!

Buffalo Chicken Steak sajdwich. Pina Colada on the Back Deck is a great trio. friendly efficient casual place to go from the OC beach. We liked it and will return

We had dinner here while on vacation in Ocean City NJ two weeks ago and had an excellent time and meal. The place was packed but they seated us faster than they said they would. We had 4 adults and 3 small children and our server Donna was above and beyond when it came to service. She was very busy herself but still made us feel like we were her only customers. We had a mixture of items from seafood themed appetizers to prime rib main courses. All were very tasty and everybody enjoyed the quality of our food. They have a nice bar area or family sit down environment to meet your needs. Again, Donna definitely made our dinner a nice experience, but the food was excellent as well. If in OCNJ, you should give this place a try if just two people or a whole family.

So-​so food. Seems the claim to fame is that it is the closest place to buy alcohol in the dry town of Ocean City. Pretty bizarre that there are dry towns that spurn large liquor stores on the outskirts of the city. Back to the review… seems to be a chain restaurant that specializes in bar food. Have low expectations.

What happened to this place? I used to love it here! Over priced, average diner-​type fare, slow and forgetful service. Where is the sea food on the menu? Their «Little neck» clams would never be legal if they were wild caught. It is awfully slow here at the beginning of peak shore season. I now see why.
Jeff, bring it back to «yesterday». Real seafood and great service. Until then, I will not return.

Overpriced for what you get. She-​crab more like floor than crab. Chili isn’t bad. Best thing on the menu was the grilled veggie salad. — but the menu days out on a bed of mixed greens that was in reality iceberg lettuce. Overall, noisey, friendly, but not the best.

Food & service are usually good however tonight neither was. Waitress forgot about us!

We were just there and it was not really crowded. We had been there before and were not really impressed. We decided to give it another try. My meal came cold and it was supposed to be a hot meal. The service was just so-​so, the server did not seem to want to be there. I’m sure most restaurants do not want their staff chewing gum while they serve. I sent my meal back… not comment from the management. Cross this one off the list.

Never again. Do not waste your time or money. The crab dip appetizer is the WORST! Hot cream cheese, a couple of scallions and lump crab meat. Flavorless! Gross oil soaked and overly garliced bread. No choice of starch or veg. We had leftover roasted potatoes and green beans from a party that just left. The waitress could have cared less. I am a twenty year local and this was the first and last time there!

This place has such potential but the food is awful. My husband and I have tried it far too many times and have never had anything even close to decent. Even their bar food is awful. I wish they could revamp their menu and reinvent themselves. The people of Ocean City and surrounding neighborhoods would greatly appreciate it!

We went on a Friday night in October to have a few drinks and did not eat. nice crowd, plenty of TV’s on with college& HS football. around 10 a local band played some good cover tunes… $ 40 for 3 vodka&club, 5 draft domestic beers, and tip! nothing fancy, but also didn’t cost much… I was happy

Service was great but food was below average. Nothing spectacular in the food department. My husbands meal was bland And my wings were gross. next time we will find another place to eat

This place is a MESS! It’s the only place in the vicinity of OC that serves alcohol and they take TOTAL advantage of it.
We waited 45 mins for a table, we wanted to kill sometime and go to the back bar– hoping to grab a quick drink– it was anything BUT quick– it was nonexistent!
Evidently there wasn’t a bartender or server back there! This is 4^th of July weekend! Really? We saw a couple of families pick up and leave, all the while complaining about no one around to get any service.
We told the hostess when our buzzer went off that we needed a high chair for the lil guy! Well, this cause all sorts of commotion– I’m not surehow replacing one of the chairs with a high chair is that monumental. Well, we overheard a woman setting up the table complain that it made her job harder and another server making fun of our party! I’m glad my son wasn’t old enough to witness this rude behavior! We were standing by the high chairs and could have literally brought it the 4 ft to the table if it was so difficult! A teenage busboy was also jumping in on the customer bashing. I hope this isn’t his first job and taught that it is the appropriate way to hehave. This place has gone downhill and I wish I reviewed this place in years prior, it was a nice establishment.
The menu states «ask your server for the beer list» well don’t, because they slam the beer tent down on the table and you can figure it for yourself!
The service is terrible and the food is mediocre. The wait staff, who depend on tips and customers, don’t actually want to work, doing tasks in their job descriptions seem to be very overwhelming and annoying.
Note, to the owner. I suggest you tell your staff to not bad mouth the customers in front of them, people can hear you!
I would have rather, stayed at home and had a beer and relax, then get in the car waste the gas to drive to this place to not get waited on! Two thumbs done.
But carry on, you know you have a monopoly.

Tell the hostess not to bad talk customers in front of them. You should have been prepared for the 4^th of July weekend.

My favorite local spot. I’ve been going here for years! Bartenders are all friendly and it has good bar food. It will never be mistaken for a fine dining establishment but that is fine.
The back deck has gotten better each summer and is a good place to hangout and have a drink.

It really is a shame that this place is so popular. As the first and closest alcohol-​serving restaurant to Ocean City, a yesterday’s is always packed. They can afford to keep their prices incredibly high, and the quality of their food incredibly low.
Drinks run between $ 8 and $ 12, appetizers between $ 8 and $ 15. We paid over ten dollars for five overlooked scallops thrown on a plate. The shrimp were so obviously frozen and my crab cake was a joke, about 2 inches across and totally bland– for over $ 10. Trivia was rigged, and it was freezing.
I will not be back.

Got there after a long day looking for anyplace to eat without a long line
The dinner rolls were fresh with melted butter on them.
We started with two salads. They were cold and everything was good.
I had the St. Luis Style ribs, cole slaw and french fries.
The ribs were very tender and falling off the bone. The french fries were fresh. The cole slaw was very good.
She has the cucumber salmon, and fries. It was very good.
The wait staff was race walking all night, clearly they put an emphasis on speed.
Only negative was that the place is a little worn, they need to spruce it up a tad, other than that, we’ll definitely be back.