The Whitechapel Projects

15 2nd Ave, Long Branch - 07740
153 reviews
American
(732) 963-9218

Love the outdoor setup, indoor ambiance quite nice, too. Very good beer selection. Food is fine, but prices aren't reasonable. Even the most delicious empanada wouldn't cost $15. Cmon, it's just one, regular sized chicken empanada, not shareable.

Called in April, also emailed and got confirmation. Called twice in May and once in June to confirm they would be open on Monday, June 20th for a teacher gathering. (Retirement celebration as well.) We were assured EACH time that they would be open on a Monday at 1:00 pm AND they would have good music via "Spotify" for us. "Yes, we are open at 1:00 pm on Mondays after Labor Day." Because it was a Monday, we confirmed a number of times and assumed since we were assured they would be open and ready to serve drinks and food that we were good to go. Teachers showed up and no one was there. (Called TODAY at 11:30 am to confirm for the SIXTH time, as Monday at 1:00 can be tricky and we did not secure with a payment, but no answer. (The website says they open at noon.) Embarrassment: many teachers showed up at 1:00 and not only were they not open at noon as the website said, they were closed. All invitees were directed to Eventide (should have gone with them in the first place, but we were concerned in case it rained). This establishment runs "by the seat of their pants". (Heard other unfortunate stories in light of this) and this establishment has lost a lot of business as a result. Shame on WCP for such poor coorespondance and failure to have their act together after much personal correspondance regarding a very large group was coming to their establishment. (Some of us for the very first time.) NEXT TIME, BE HONEST FROM THE START!

Great atmosphere and venue. Good food and beer selection

Had my daughters bridal shower here. Great food nice place great staff.One major problem there was miscommunication. We had a hard time getting a hold of the event planner .We we’re told by one person there would be free parking for our guests on the day of the event. Our guests had to pay $20 to park. The event planner was too busy to let us know a head of time that our guests would have to pay that much money to park. It really put a damper on my daughter’s special day.

Attended a family event here over the weekend and was told by a manager that paid parking was not in effect for the private events, and also due to the weather, parking regulations were not in effect. Walked out 4 hours later with a traffic ticket. When I went in and spoke to the manager, she said it was "park at your own risk" and that they weren't responsible for it. Perhaps don't tell your patrons something else, because the hosts of the events were not told that, nor was I when I entered the establishment. I had zero issues paying for parking and didn't because the manager said we didn't need to.

My husband and I had our wedding celebration at Whitechapel Projects. Everything about our day and everything leading up to it was outstanding. We were looking for something laid-back and unique. We wanted a Sunday brunch style and it was better than we could have imagine. From start to finish Amanda was amazing. She worked with us on a menu that was perfect for us. Our day was everything we wanted. We highly recommend WCP, Amanda and the rest of the team there.

It looks odd from the outside, but this place is great. You walk through an open area to get to the main entrance, but right inside there's a bar and a bunch of nice tables inside. At the far end of the room they have large glass doors that they leave open and nice weather with many picnic tables outside. The place is full of art and plants and the food is delicious. They have their own beers and tons of other local beers as well. The service seemed a tad unorganized, but it didn't take away from the experience at all. I will definitely be going back. I don't know if they had any parking, but we just parked on the street which was easy enough.

The location is just awesome, with tons of potential. It is a great event space with a mediocre restaurant.The drinks and bar staff were great.But the waitress service was poor. We asked the server to please bring a wet rag to wipe off the clean table because it was sticky and dirty, and she told us it was the humidity and refused to bring a wet rag. Had to get up serval times to find her to get more and the check. The table was never bussed between coarse. At some point, the bartender came oversaw what was going on and he stepped up and bussed the table. Asked the waitress if she could ask the kitchen to cut my sandwich in half, she told me no but said she would bring me a steak knife. Btw she forgot the steak knife as well. The restaurant was not busy so there was no great excuse.The food was just below average. Too many things wrong with the food to go over it. The one exception was the delicious fresh ricotta.This restaurant needs improvement. It's not ready for prime time.But come have a drink and enjoy the location and have low expectations about the food and service. We all are aware that there is currently a shortage of workers so I'm hopeful that they will be able to turn this place around. If not the next owners will.

This is a fantastic little spot. From the moment we walked into the court yard to the seating out back we knew we were going to love it!Their beer list was small but it included some of their own brews and a few from other local Breweries. Both of their beers we tried were absolutely fantastic. They hit the nail right on the head with them.The food was from Salt and Smoke BBQ. We had the truffle fries, wings and brisket. The flavor of everything was on point the sauces with each dish were paired perfectly. Only complaint was the brisket was over priced for what little amount you got ($28). I know the price of meat has increased but still.I gave them a four because they never seem to be open. They were open on a whim the night we went. Almost every weekend they are closed for private events. We will go back if and when we can.

Mushroom flatbread is delicious and absolutely excellently yummy