Ship Bottom Shellfish: Fresh Seafood and BYOB Dining in Ship Bottom, NJ

Overview: My mom came here for dinner at around 5pm and it was already popping! It was a 45 min to an hour wait or they could sit us outside immediately, so we chose outside! So definitely recommend coming early or being ready to wait. Nice thing if you will wait, they take your phone number and will call you when your table is ready. Which I think every restaurant should do! Overall, all the food was good! It’s also BYOB, so if you want to drink, bring your own alcohol! Sitting outside was nice, but it was super windy and you are facing the street so not the best view but definitely was better than waiting an hour! (I was debating sharing this, but I’m going to, I took a small container of clam chowder to go and ate it the next day, which I think was a mistake because I got food poisoning the following day after eating it and another meal I had. It was probably a combination of the two. But also don’t take my word on this because it could be unrelated, but my husband, friends and I think it definitely could have been it.) What was ordered: Jumbo lump crab cake sandwich, blackened scallops, side salad, and fried oysters Stand outs: Blackened scallops Would I come back/recommend: Yes - I would recommend No - I wouldn’t come back

After being told the wait would be an hour or more at a couple of regular spots we decided to try someplace else and discovered this little gem (which it turns out has the same owners as the restaurants we left). We were told it would be a 15-20 minute wait, ended up being only about 5 minutes. Excellent food and prompt, friendly service. Mainly a fish market with about ten tables and some outdoor seating. Had two of the specials - scallop appetizer which was very good and swordfish with chorizo butter. Swordfish was cooked perfectly. Staff could not have been more friendly or attentive.

Food was fresh and delicious, service was good. I had the seafood bisque and tuna special. My wife had the stuffed shrimp. We shared the PEI mussels. All was tasty. Would definitely come back.

We stopped in around 6 PM to find a line at the door. The couple ahead of us was seeking a table for eight and were told that it would be 90 minutes or more. We were a little discouraged at this point but when the hostess got to us asked about a seating preference we were immediately seated outside. Not bad! We are leaving only three stars for atmosphere because we never saw the inside of the place. We called in advance and found this to be a BYOB restaurant. Apparently this is widely known among the regulars as it seemed that everyone waiting for a table had wine with them. We started off with oysters on the half shell which were served with cocktail sauce, horseradish and a vinaigrette. Our dinner entrees included fried scallops and jumbo lump crab cakes. We finished off the meal with a blueberry crisp ala mode. Everything was wonderful; we will definitely go back again.

Wanted oysters Picked this spot. Small seating inside and out. Service was good, food was great will be back!

I went to this location last night with family. The location is pretty good. We had a 35min wait which is reasonable on a holiday week. While waiting I noticed was how hard the hostess worked. It was impressive. Moving tables, herding the people in line and making herself available to answer questions. When seated our server was awesome, light hearted and efficient. Food was fantastic. Everyone enjoyed. I will definitely be back.