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 smallmenuit was interesting service was very good. although food portions were small, they were delicious. will come back again !!!!

fantastic decor - right up my alley. very friendly service, and knowledgeable staff. the food isn'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 dessertmenuwhich looked awesome. will return.

valentine’s day just isn’t complete without a proper date night. we made a reservation at skinner’s loft, which is right by litm near the grove st path. i fell in love with the ambiance as soon as we stepped inside. a beautiful mix of warm wood, exposed brick, and salvaged furnishings. the 2nd floor was intimate and cozy. i’d love to have brunch on the rooftop during the summer!

this is the first time i’ve seen a vegetable charcuterie platter ($12) on themenuat a restaurant. it include mushroom pecan pate, buttercup squash and carrot rillete, house pickled vegetables, dijon mustard, cranberry chutney, and assorted toast. this was much more filling than we expected. the mushroom pate was obviously just for me, and i barely ate a quarter of it. so delicious, but so rich. the pickled veggies were good too, and the veggie rillette had a nice creamy texture. i highly recommend this platter to any vegetarian. in fact, skinner’s loft is pretty veggie friendly as a whole.

very nice date spot in jersey city!. last week i tried out skinner's loft for the first time. i read a few reviews here and was impressed by the comments. the overall atmosphere was warm and inviting. i enjoyed comfortable decor as well.

i give the restaurant 3 out of 5 only because the service was not the best. the waitress was uninterested in answering questions about themenuand generally seemed to want to be elsewhere. it did not ruin my experience but could have been improved.

for dinner we had a filet and potatoes, caesar salad, and the item i would highly recommend trying, the lobster blt! so delicious! i enjoyed this spot and my only hope is that if you try it your service is better.

decent, overpriced for the quality. i have tried this place several times and have never found it much better than decent, though never bad. i prefer the bar to the upstairs restaurant, which for some reason is a little bit off in terms of atmosphere. there are some interesting options on themenubut none impressed when consumed, it is a bit overpriced for the quality of food. i find that a burger is a good test of a restaurant, skinners burger was passable, but at $10 was priced too high. the burger at the light horse cost the same and was vastly superior in quality.

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 the food absolute delicious. we've been coming here since february 2008 and themenuhas 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.