Black Whale Bar & Fish House

What Black Whale Bar & Fish House does

Black Whale Bar & Fish House is a privately held neighborhood bar and seafood restaurant located at 100 N Pennsylvania Avenue in Beach Haven, New Jersey, on Long Beach Island. Founded in 2005 when the Tide Table Group acquired the former Romeo's location, it was the group's first concept to offer full beer and liquor service. The menu centers on a raw bar (local clams and oysters, shrimp cocktail, seafood samplers), signature seafood dishes such as jumbo lump crab cakes, handcrafted cocktails made with fresh seasonal ingredients, and nine beers on tap including a proprietary Black Whale Ale IPA. The restaurant is open year-round in a limited capacity and expands to full operations during the LBI summer season.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model targeting three primary customer segments: year-round local residents and second homeowners, summer tourists visiting Long Beach Island, and private-event hosters booking celebrations in the upstairs event space (capacity 45 people) or larger group functions (up to 180 guests across the group). Revenue is generated through dine-in food and beverage sales, private events, and ancillary gift card and branded merchandise sales via the Tide Table Group's online store at tidetablegroup.com/store. Pricing follows à la carte unit pricing on menu items, complemented by a Monday–Friday happy hour (3–6 PM) and seasonal Restaurant Week prix fixe participation.

Black Whale is wholly owned by Tide Table Group, a family-owned restaurant enterprise co-owned by the Nugent and Magaziner families. The parent group operates six seafood-focused concepts on Long Beach Island (Ship Bottom Shellfish, Mud City Crab House, Parker's Garage, Old Causeway, and Bird & Betty's) and pursues a community-integrated operating model with direct local sourcing from Parsons Seafood, Viking Village/Cassidy Fish Market, Maxwell Shellfish, and the Barnegat Oyster Collective, alongside long-standing partnerships with Jetty and the Surfrider Foundation. Distribution is exclusively domestic and physical, with reservations handled via OpenTable, walk-in availability, and a courtesy shuttle service; there is no mobile app, proprietary technology platform, or delivery infrastructure.

Name

Black Whale Bar & Fish House

Legal name

Black Whale Bar & Fish House

Website

https://blackwhalebar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Black Whale Bar & Fish House is a neighborhood bar and seafood restaurant in Beach Haven, New Jersey, serving local residents, summer tourists, and second homeowners on Long Beach Island with fresh local seafood, craft cocktails, and private event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant & Neighborhood Bar

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAE

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFALAA

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries (Taprooms/Tasting Rooms)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Neighborhood bar
• Craft cocktails
• Raw bar
• Private events

Headquarters

HQ city

Beach Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue stream from serving seafood, cocktails, craft beers, and classic American fare to dine-in customers at the restaurant location.
2. Gift Cards and Merchandise: Sale of gift cards and branded apparel through the Tide Table Online Store (tidetablegroup.com/store), including merchandise for Black Whale and sister establishments.
3. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private events including weddings, rehearsal dinners, family reunions, anniversaries, baby/bridal showers, and birthday parties in their upstairs event space (capacity 45 people).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Black Whale Bar & Fish House is a single-location neighborhood bar and seafood restaurant in Beach Haven, NJ, offering fresh local seafood (raw bar items, jumbo lump crab cakes, fresh oysters, clams, sea scallops, tuna), handcrafted cocktails using recently picked ingredients, nine craft beers on tap including the proprietary Black Whale Ale IPA, and a private upstairs event space accommodating up to 45 guests. The restaurant also features live music three nights per week during summer and participates in LBI Restaurant Week with special prix fixe menus.

Product overview

Black Whale Bar & Fish House is a neighborhood bar and fish house restaurant operated by Tide Table Group. The offering centers on the Black Whale restaurant itself—a bar and seafood restaurant featuring a raw bar, crafted cocktails, and signature seafood dishes including jumbo lump crab cakes, fresh oysters, and local clams. The restaurant also offers private event space for 45 guests upstairs with a deck view. Additionally, Tide Table Group operates a unified online store (tidetablegroup.com/store) selling branded apparel across all their restaurant establishments including Black Whale, Mud City, Ship Bottom Shellfish, Old Causeway, Parker’s Garage, and Bird & Betty’s, as well as shipping their signature Mud City Crabcakes and selling gift cards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Black Whale Bar & Fish House Restaurant Dining Beach Haven's neighborhood bar and fish house offering freshly prepared seafood, crafted cocktails, nine beers on tap, and a full dinner menu from lunch through late night. Includes bar atmosphere seating and full-service dining.
• Raw Bar Freshly opened local clams on the half shell, local oysters chilled and opened to order, jumbo shrimp cocktail, and seafood samplers featuring clams, oysters, and shrimp.
• Seafood Entrées and Classics Signature dishes including Mud City's famous all lump and jumbo lump crab cakes (baked not fried), fresh hand-breaded oysters, soft-shell crabs (seasonal), broiled or fried flounder, and fresh Barnegat Light sea scallops.
• Handcrafted Cocktails and Craft Beer Bar Well-crafted drinks made with recently picked ingredients such as watermelon, ginger, mint, and basil. Features the well-balanced Black Whale Ale IPA and nine rotating craft beers on tap, with happy hour available 3-6 PM Monday through Friday.
• Private Event Space (Upstairs) Upstairs event/party space accommodating 45 people, perfect for smaller weddings, family reunions, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, baby/bridal showers, and surprise birthday parties. Features a deck overlooking Beach Haven's center street. Larger weddings up to 180 guests can be accommodated.
• Tide Table Online Store (Gift Cards and Branded Apparel) Online retail store selling apparel and accessories for Black Whale and other Tide Table Group establishments, including apparel for Bird & Betty's, Mud City, Ship Bottom Shellfish, Old Causeway, and Parker's Garage. Also offers Mud City Crabcakes shipped frozen and gift cards.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Barnegat Oyster CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 July 2018Co-development partner for cultivating the Parker's Pearl oyster in Rose Cove. Barnegat Oyster Collective provides expertise in oyster farming techniques and helps restore the bayman lifestyle while bringing oysters back to Barnegat Bay.
• JettycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLongtime community partner for 13+ years, co-hosting events including Jetty Clam Jam, Crabbin' for a Cure, and Eskimo Outreach. Jetty is a local apparel company that serves as a lightning rod for community awareness, sharing similar values around local culture and environmental stewardship.
• Viking Village / Cassidy Fish MarketcoreOthersPrimary supplier of local seafood including tuna from longline boats fishing out of Barnegat Light. Robbie Robinson at Cassidy's Fish Market serves as wholesaler for all restaurant locations.
• J Vrola (Vrola Meat Purveyors)minorOthersMeat purveyor providing premium black angus beef from small midwest farms for steaks served across Tide Table restaurants. All steaks are hand-cut and delivered same day.
• Parsons SeafoodcoreOthersFifth-generation commercial bayman Dale Parsons provides clams and shellfish 52 weeks per year. Partners in the Oyster Recycling Program with shells sent to create Tuckerton Reef.
• Surfrider FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOcean-Friendly Restaurants certification program recognizing environmental practices. Old Causeway and Parker's Garage certified; Black Whale working toward certification.
• Jetty Rock FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Oyster Recycling Program and community fundraising events including Bourbon and Bites, Rum-Raiser, and various hurricane relief initiatives.
• Stockton UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in oyster pilot program and Oyster Recycling Program research for creating Tuckerton Reef.
• Long Beach TownshipminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the Follow the Shell Oyster Recycling Program and community initiatives including the Long Beach Township Oyster Shellebration.
• Maxwell Family (Maxwell Shellfish)coreOthers150-year family shellfish farming operation providing oyster seeds for the Parker's Pearl cultivation project.
• Reynolds Family (Reynold's Landscaping)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partners providing event support for fundraisers including Bourbon and Bites, Eskimo Outreach, and various community events. Family has deep roots in LBI business community going back generations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonefish Grill: National upscale-casual seafood chain owned by Darden. Comparable fresh-seafood positioning with craft bar program, though corporate-owned vs. Black Whale's family/independent ownership.
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. National seafood-focused casual dining chain. Comparable seafood-forward menu with bar service in tourist locations, though at much larger scale and brand recognition than Black Whale.
• Joe's Crab Shack: National seafood casual dining chain owned by Landry's. Similar casual seafood-and-bar positioning in coastal markets, though standardized chain model vs. Black Whale's local character.
• Landry's Seafood House: Multi-concept seafood restaurant operator (parent of Joe's Crab Shack, Bubba Gump, etc.). Comparable seafood-and-bar experience with broad geographic footprint, though much larger scale than Black Whale.

Direct peers

• Old Causeway Steak & Oyster House: Sister property under Tide Table Group also on Long Beach Island. Comparable seafood-focused sit-down restaurant with shared ownership, suppliers, and customer base of LBI locals and summer visitors.
• Mud City Crab House: Sister property under Tide Table Group operating on Long Beach Island. Direct comparable seafood restaurant with shared supply chain, management, and brand portfolio, enabling direct operational benchmarking.
• Ship Bottom Shellfish: The original Tide Table Group property founded in 1981 by Bob Nugent. Direct seafood operation on LBI with shared ownership, history, and supply chain with Black Whale.
• Parker's Garage: Sister property under Tide Table Group on Beach Haven waterfront. Comparable seafood restaurant with shared supply chain and customer base.
• Bird & Betty's: Sister property under Tide Table Group on LBI opened in 2019. Live music venue and restaurant with seafood, comparable operating model and shared customer base.

Regional players

• The Lobster Shanty: Family-owned seafood restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. Comparable Jersey Shore seafood restaurant with similar family operation, local sourcing, and beach-tourist customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/blackwhalelbi
• Facebookfacebook.com/BlackWhaleBarLBI
• Instagraminstagram.com/black_whale_lbi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/black-whale-bar-&-fish-house

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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