Franklin Social

292 Barrow St, Jersey City - 07302
150 reviews
American Cocktail Bar Gastropubs
(201) 413-1300

Pretty food, ok taste. Order came out quickly and was correct (had a few modifications). Cute Olde New England vibe inside, nice outdoor seating too. We ordered the fig toast, Cobb salad and bbq brisket grilled cheese.

Had a private party there it was amazing staff was great went above and beyond to make everything perfect. I would recommend everyone take the time to go check it out. The owners Paul and Manny are the best and you place is great. Thanks for a great party!

Good atmosphere and service. The brunch on a sunny day outside is a "can't be beat." It's nice to have a local hot spot like this to hit up when you want to keep it cool and in the neighborhood. The menu tends to change alot, but so far there's no complaints because the updates make sense and are often exciting (they had a whole Christmas menu last year and temporarily renamed the restaurant for the season!).

First this place is simply amazing. The service awesome, the staff is so nice. Second, the food is just marvelous, I had the best burrata I ever had in my whole life, if you don’t take it you’re definitely missing something. I also had the curry that was also very delicious just couldn’t beat that burrata. If you want to have a great night, don’t miss this place :)

I really wanted to like this place. I had been planning to come when my girlfriend was visiting from Texas ,and since there is happy hour all night on Monday ,that's when we planned to go. (we are on a tight budget)There are only 2 cocktails on the happy hour menu, and they were out of apple brandy and could not make we the people drink. So I asked if the bartender could offer something in its place or just make the drink without the brandy. He refused. I don't drink beer and wine gives me migraines so that was disappointing.then we ordered deviled eggs from happy hour menu. (Because it's the only thing not fried) well they were out of that too.So we got the check and left. I work in a restaurant myself and am just shocked that the Bartender was so staunch.and not into trying to keep the guests happy. I assume he has been making those happy hour drinks all night and was happy not to make at least one of them anymore for the evening. I doubt I would try to come in again. Customer retention should be top priority. They missed the mark here. Shame because the place looks nice and they were clearly busy and vibrant. Still don't understand why he wouldn't make the drink minus the one ingredient they were missing even though I said I didn't care because it still would have been an old fashioned. Oh well. Plenty of other places to check out.

If you should find yourself with Jorell as your waiter, consider yourself extremely lucky. Frankly the man could serve me a bologna and cheese sandwich and I'd give the restaurant five stars. Yes, he's that good. Super friendly, personable, and knowledgeable.However, the food and drinks here rate much higher than a cheap sandwich. This was the first of what I expect will be many repeat visits. Our group started off with fried pickles, the pretzel, and the chicken lollipops. All of which were delicious and the portions were quite generous.For cocktails, everyone was happy with their choices but I can personally recommend the special called A Sinner's Hand. It's quite boozy and complex, there's a lot going on in that glass. I also really liked the Nerdy Bartender Things, it was a really delicious sour and nicely balanced.For an entree, I had the Franklin Burger. I would have liked to see the onions a bit more sauteed but otherwise it and the steak fries were very good. Others chose the gumbo special, the steak, and the brisket grilled cheese. They all had nothing but good things to say about them.Lastly, we shared the churros and peach cobbler for dessert. A sweet ending to an outstanding dining experience. Looking forward to more visits to explore the menu further.

A vibrant speakeasy restaurant with great service. The food not so amazing.Went in for happy hour and ordered the chicken lollipop, very juicy and delicious. The burger wasn’t that great, a little bland and not restaurant quality.The drinks were great.But again, it was the friendly service that made us like the place.

Miracle on Mercer at Franklin Social is GORGEOUS — but I wouldn’t come here for dinner again. I came here on my birthday with three friends. The food was pretty overpriced and we were underwhelmed by the truffle mac and cheese (there was truffle in it but no truffle flavor) and other entrees.We got an early dinner but a bunch of items we had wanted to try were sold out. I’d suggest coming here for drinks if you want to check out the decor. Buratta was good at least!

The drinks are fun and the free shots helped the experience but the food is disgusting. The chicken was so dry and the steak was so undercooked and they have no steak sauce. The decor was seriously lacking for a pop-up shop. I wouldn't go back but it was cool to get drinks. The cheese served with the pretzel was like grits. It was all separating and gross.

Super cute place. Drinks are a bit overpriced for how they taste. The waiter was Rebecca was absolutely awesome and is the only reason I’m giving stars. The food is basic. I got the French toast and it was burnt. My friend who is preggo wanted to cheers with us so we asked for a drinking cup and the bartender declined which is ridiculous. Takes zero dollars and would have made us all happy. Rebecca was such a sweetheart and was so apologetic. After two hours of being there they told us we had maxed our time and it was time to go even though my friends were still drinking.