The Black Swan

Ray★★★★★2 months ago

Make sure you have a reservation!! Restaurant is good/okay, the decor carries the experience while the service is questionable. First thing that threw us off was we arrived at the restaurant around 7:10 PM, when we checked in we were told that we needed a reservation otherwise the wait time would be 8:15. We were planning on finding another restaurant until I looked on Google and saw that the earliest reservation available was 7:45 and so on, so we arrived at 7:45 and got seated. We noted that the restaurant wasn’t really packed/we saw several available seating for our party of 4. It took about 45 minutes for our main dishes to come after finishing/waiting about 20-25 minutes for appetizers. We got the honey siracha wings and humus platter as appetizers, the wings came in a nice quantity but the sauce was a little off putting. The humus and naan was very good but came with raw vegetables like radish, carrots, celery, etc. which I personally wasn’t a fan of it tasted like they weren’t washed properly. For our main dishes we got a Bacon Burger with fries, Chicken Tikka Masala, Herb Chicken with potato wedges and a side of macaroni and cheese. The fries come in a cup and there isn’t that much but the burger was good. The chicken tikka masala was my second favorite after the herb chicken although it was the rice I believe that had a weird aftertaste. The naan remain consistently good though. Finally, the herb chicken was amazing no complaints, but the macaroni and cheese although baked, was lacking flavor and oily. The most frustrating part of dining here was that we waited 30 minutes to receive our card back after paying the bill which made us rush back to avoid being fined. We left the restaurant around 9:25 PM. Our parking time ended at 9:38. In those 30 minutes we had to track down the waitress who supposedly misplaced our card while in the back. Weird experience. If anything time was what knocked this review down two stars. At least there was nice live music I guess.

Sa'id Kharboutli★★★★★3 months ago

All around solid Asbury spot. I’d consider this place a sleeper—I feel like they always have open reservations, even same day on busy holiday weekends. It surprises me because this spot is solid and reliable. Prices are reasonable, wide variety of drinks, and surprisingly good food. First time I went I got the Sheppards Pie and my girlfriend for the Tikka Masala. Sheppards Pie was solid, but the Tikka Masala was definitely the pick (surprisingly). So last time I went I got the Tikka Masala again, very good (though the naan didn’t feel as fresh as when we went the first time around). Wide variety of cocktails as well, so great for an outing. Also they have many larger tables so you can certainly go with a large group which is convenient. Overall, highly recommend!

Dawn Rapko★★★★★7 months ago

I visited this restaurant on Valentines Day. I made a reservation for a high top table, I wasn’t aware that I would be squeezing into a tiny area on a platform, near 2 other tables. There was no room I had to hold my coat and balance myself on this stool with no back. Our waitress was beyond nice and attentive, she was wonderful. I ordered the hummus board, it was ok the hummus tasted bland. I also ordered Guinness bbq wings, they were good but they gave me all drums. The proper fries with truffle oil and parm were excellent. My husband ordered a burger and he enjoyed it. The atmosphere was happy and super friendly. I would return again, but not on a holiday due to the seating issue. Overall we enjoyed our time here.

Jessica M★★★★★3 months ago

Great Father’s Day lunch with my daughter and husband. Service was awesome and accommodating. Cocktails were lovely. Shepards pie was tip top! My salad was excellent would highly recommend if in the area. ✨

Sean Jaworsky-Traina★★★★★9 months ago

First time here. Had a nice dinner. Food was good but didn't wow me. My favorite of the night was the Steak Bites; they had great flavor. Server was very sweet but everything about service was very slow. From drinks from the bar to the food. It didn't seem too busy to constitute slow service, but maybe was just an off day. Would come back to give a 2nd chance.