Bōken - Manalapan

Temple orange is located inside the Eau Palm Resort. Service was outstanding. All the Staff was great I had the roasted pork Loin prepared with Chorizo, Chicken Stew, Artisan greens, Pickled peppers, looks amazing on the plate, I was excited to dig in, but the Pork was tough to chew. Raw Oysters were Excellent, Fresh Refreshing. Charred Octopus Baby greens, Fennel, Golden Beats Citrus Emulsion was the best dish I ate all night. Outstanding! Fresh, Perfectly cooked Octopus. Overall a Nice Dish. Highly recommend. Forged Mushrooms Oyster Mushrooms with Garlic, Shallot Butter was very good. Took a few bites of the T Bone and it was good but a bit tough to chew for me. Took my Desert (Cheesecake) to the room to eat which was great. I ate it in like 10 Seconds. Good Stuff! Overall this is a good option inside the hotel.

Beautifully elegant ambiance with ocean views. Our cauliflower dish could not be cut with the butter knife they provided as it was not cooked to tender. It was bland with a bit of tahini sauce dappled on. Fish cakes were good but all salmon and that wasn't indicated on the menu and my friend doesn't care for salmon. Service was good but lunch a bit disappointing.

Expensive and disappointing! We visited some friends who were staying at the hotel and stayed for dinner! We started with drinks at the bar and then had dinner. Our frist drink was the pineapple margarita. It was a bit sour and unimpressive for $17. I switched to a cosmo after that. Then we sat for dinner. Our sever was efficient but he lacked personality and warmth. We ordered appetizers. I had the prosciutto and melon salad. This was delicious, the best item of the night. My boyfriend ordered the calamari. Which was delicious. I ordered the T-bone steak and he had the swordfish. Both our dinners were ok but nothing special. My steak and potatoes were terribly underwhelming and needed salt. The smoked broccoli was terrible. Dessert was small and bland. We ordered the chocolate mousse. Probably won't visit again. This restaurant has so much potential. Side note they want you to pay $7 to have bread on the table.

I dined at Temple Orange in the hotel and tried a bit of everything. I ordered the shrimp appetizer, Caesar salad, oysters, fish, steak, mushrooms, and a side of pasta with butter. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed with the food; I had anticipated it would be much better. However, I must say the ocean views are absolutely spectacular.

I had high hopes for this restaurant, but unfortunately, the food was quite disappointing. The service was excellent, with friendly and attentive staff, but the meals themselves were not enjoyable at all. I went for lunch today and ordered a burger while my fiancé opted for the white pizza. It was drenched in so much water that it barely had any cheese. Considering the prices, I could have had a much better meal at McDonald's.