skinner's loft

lovely place in jersey city!
we found this restaurant bar on our last day in the area really cool interior and although a small menu it was interesting service was very good. althoughfoodportions were small, they were delicious. will come back again !!!!

we were there for pre-bday celebration

it has two levels. on the first floor, it was dim light, nice ambiance and one is rooftop, surrounded with flowers and lighting…

we chatted and had food…

food was okay. nothing great and it was overly expensive.

like i hadfoodand drink in 230 fifth avenue, nyc and there it was not that expensive…

and it’s not even on prime spot.. still… you can go there once on full moon…

skinner's loft is a family run restaurant in jersey city.
high qualityfoodserved by friendly knowledgeable staff.  skinners loft has the feeling of an old faithful type of restaurant.

fantastic decor - right up my alley. very friendly service, and knowledgeable staff. thefoodisn't cheap but i loved the salmon. my friend enjoyed the chicken too. small plates didn't look particularly healthy so we steered clear. i was sorely tempted to try the dessert menu which looked awesome. will return.

went here for a brunch on saturday and had the bestfoodexperience! we ordered the french toast and lamb burger and both were very very good. the lamb burger was done to perfection and great greek seasoning made it very tasty. the french toast was amazing and worth coming back for!

superb!. the service, the food, the ambiance in this place is perfection. from will, who greets & seats you, to michelina, who has served me a few times, to thefoodwhich is fresh, tasty and has fantastic energy in it. i've brought my friend & her husband who are both doctors & who frequent nyc. they're picky & they loved it. i'm a vegetarian and the selection i've had here has me more than completely satisfied.

i come here not just to enjoy good company &foodbut also to have some alone time with a book, a meal & a little scotch. the prices are quite reasonable for everything this place offers. i feel lucky it's only a 10 min down the hill. i know this will sound all "woo-woo" but i'm going to say it anyway, this place has an energy of love & warmth. my thanks to the owner for creating such a space :))

great food, nice staff. my girlfriend and i thoroughly enjoy this place.foodis always great and they have an excellent drink selection. the entire staff - from bartender to host to server - all combine to make this place an excellent choice any night of the week. definitely check out the rooftop on a summer night!

great.... i really like this place. i've come a bunch of times with my girlfriend who lives in the neighborhood and can say it's been a strong showing each time. thefoodis great, the staff are all really nice and the place is beautiful. they are also strong on the craft beers, which is a bonus, if not a must. thefoodis delicious and, for the quality, inexpensive (even though i've heard people complain it, but living in manhattan does kinda make me immune i guess). to sum up, i like it. goodfoodand beer, comfortable place.

nice spot despite last visit. i've been to skinners loft about 4 or 5 times now since it opened and all but one of the visits were highly enjoyable. it was my most recent visit to skinners loft on a monday night during restaurant week where unfortunately there wasn't anything we ate that was of quality.

the starter bean soup was decent. then came the apple / endive / blue cheese salad with a goupy dijonnaise dressing and barely any blue cheese. it was heavy, not very flavorful...quite bland. the salmon for the main entree was over-cooked, on top of a thick layer of lentils and heavy assortment of other dry vegetables. my date's ahi tuna starter was no better, with an interesting garnish of peeled pear strips in a similar sludgy white sauce that simply tasted terrible. her steak was overcooked as well. even the chocolate cake was dry and for me, a lover of sweets, a huge letdown. the saving grace for the dessert round was the sweet crepe which was very tasty.

in all, everything seemed to lack a certain freshness this past visit...and while this sounds like a very negative review, it was only this one time that i endured such a substandard dining experience here. maybe it was due to it being a monday night, late...around 10pm. but still i would expect thefoodserved to retain a certain level of quality regardless of the time of the day/day of the week.

otherwise, all my meals here have been wonderful and the atmosphere/decor of the restaurant is lovely. i'll definitely be going back, crossing my fingers that the last visit was a fluke!

seasonal menus = freshness. great place for dinner. i've been here several times during the year and most recently last week. my wife and i find thefoodabsolute delicious. we've been coming here since february 2008 and the menu has changed several times reflecting the seasons. we've had the winter, summer and fall menus. we love the ambiance of the dining room upstairs. this time we had the soup special, asparagus bisque with portobello croutons. the soup was hearty and frothy. we were amazed by the croutons. cubed portobellos breaded and baked dry. it had a fantastic intense mushroom flavor to accent the soup. for dinner i had their rock shrimp risotto with autumn vegetables. it was creamy and earthy that complemented very well with the rock shrimp. my wife had the roast chicken which was tender, juicy and full of taste along with sides of corn tamales, salsa, garlic sauteed spinach. for dessert we had the chocolate mousse which was light and fluffy. not so sweet and more of a dark rich chocolate. they have a decent beer selection and wine list. service can be a little spotty sometimes when they're busy, but when they do come to the table it's been pleasant. i recommend this place for the food, beer and ambiance.