Bower Surf Club is a $$ New American spot with a private-club feel, reflected in Google reviews that talk less like restaurant dispatches and more like reports from a seaside escape. The public rating sits at 4.1 from 154 reviews, with highlighted reviews mentioning service, atmosphere, cabanas, and a day pass.
The food is described as satisfying rather than destination-level in one highlighted review, but the setting is a major part of the appeal: bathrooms, coolers and chairs allowed on the beach according to one reviewer, and a tucked-away arrival that rewards anyone who follows the road all the way back. For celebrations, cabana hangs, or an escape from NYC, reviewers make the case clearly.