Mezze Cantina

I thought the name was Gas Light?
Food is excellent, beer selection is great.nice tap system.
I think it is more of a restaurant than a hangout bar,
loved it.

First the good. Beer selection was great. Lots of seasonal beers that are not often on tap as well as a good selection of local brews. Service was good, the server was knowledgeable about the beers and was able to steer my friend towards a good choice based on other beers he enjoys. Server was attentive, friendly, and personable.

Now for everything else. We arrived around 4:30 and were informed the dinner menu (which was what we were provided) wasn't available until 5. The server then came back and asked if we wanted appetizers (which was confusing when we were just told the kitchen wasn't open. We decided to order an appetizer (more about that later) but then I noticed some people at the bar with a burger (from the dinner menu). Not a huge deal but slightly confusing.

Food was boring and dry. Tried the wings and the burger. Wings were dry and needed to be doused in the sauces (hot and Korean bbq) to make them palatable. Sauces were unremarkable. Hot sauce seemed to be right out of a bottle. Burger was overdone when I cut into it (ordered medium), was dry, and lacked flavor. Bacon on the burger was not crisp and seemed reheated. Fries were pretty good and seasoned well but were brought down by how disappointing the rest of the food was. Food was definitely overpriced.

I would consider going back for some drinks but would not order food.

Hands down the best Manhattan I have had in this area, including Red Bank. Great atmosphere, wonderful, friendly and attentive staff. Food is outstanding. The space is small but in an intimate not a cramped way.

Nice looking bar, good craft beer menu. Burgers excellent but pricey $14. Fish and chips were terrible. my biggest complaint here is that they close early and don't seem to care if they have customers or not. When they want to shut it down its like buh-bye. Me and 2 friends walked in there at 10:15 on a Tuesday night. There were about seven people at bar and we would have made 10. But as we walking in the bartender said they were closing and chased us out. We went across the street to the Harborside. 20 minutes later the manager and bartender that just told us to leave were over at the Harborside themselves to have a few beers. Very strange. It's almost like they don't want your business. Kitchen closes at 8:00pm most weeknights as well. Another rule they have is if all the bar stools are full, they don't want anyone standing around the bar. This place is owned by the Copper Canyon and it seems like they have a little bit of "our way or the highway" attitude. Not sure if I would go back.