Cape May Restaurants
We're spending the weekend in Cape May and looking for some new restaurant ideas. We'll probably go to Cucina Rosa, but we're looking for a new place to try for Saturday night. We've been to Peter Shields, but not since 2002 and I've heard it has gone down hill. We've been to the Blue Pig multiple times; we went to Vanthia's once but didn't care for it, though it might have been our menu choice. We plan to have one breakfast at the Mad Batter and are thinking about trying the Butterfly Tea Room since we enjoy going for tea. We don't drink and I have seafood allergies and don't like most fish. Can anyone recommend a nice place for dinner and somewhere new to try for breakfast?
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re: scarlet knight
The Washington Inn is overpriced and the service is not what it used to be.The food is so so and the kitchen staff needs to get on the ball waited too long between the appetizer and the entree and then the dining room manager was truly rude and condescending.
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Washington Inn
801 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ 08204-
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re: scarlet knight
Striver
Aug 30, 2010 06:31 AM
Just back from Cape May Point where we had another fine dinner at Union Park; an excellent veal chop was simply but perfectly prepared, and the truffle frites are as addictive as ever; service and ambience are fine, and BYOB helps keeps the cost within reason.
Biggest food surprise of this year for us, though, was an outstanding muffaletta from Seaside Cheese (on Park Ave in West Cape May) - huge sandwich on good bread with a nice selection of meat and cheese, a delicious spicy olive spread, and a very reasonable price tag. This quality bread/cheese/cold cut/olives/etc. store has doubled in size since it opened a year or two ago, and is a welcome addition to CM.
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Union Park
727 Beach Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204
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njfoodies
Mar 12, 2010 04:07 AM
Has anyone been to the Lobster House or whatever it is called there? I have friends that go down there about once a week, and it has to be at least an hour, hour and a half drive from here. Anyone been? Is it worth the trip? -mJ
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re: njfoodies
I would equate the Lobster House on par with the Shrimp Box in Pt Pleasant, The Lobster Shanty, Pt Pleasant or Bahrs Landing in the Highlands if you are familiar with any other those places...kinda typical Jersey Shore seafood restaurant with avg. food, and gets absolutely packed during the summer. Is it worth a drive down just to eat there , I would suggest not..., but if you are spending time in Cape May, I would say yes....
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Foody4life
Mar 12, 2010 04:41 AM
This place is the classic definition of being on the water on a very busy road is a license to print money. Yeah it's always busy but no you're not going to get a great meal. Seafood tastes frozen then overcooked, lobster was served rubberized during our visit and plating was of mess hall quality.
... Here's a portion of a review I wrote for tripadvisor:
We stopped here for lunch on Labor Day. The place was not yet busy, however, the food was worse than terrible. Nearly inedible.
The broiled FISHERMAN'S PLATTER had one small piece of some kind of whitefish, one (yes 1) measly overcooked butterflied shrimp (could have been better used as a doorstop) and three small scallops served up on a plate with nothing else - unless you count the hiddeous sprinkling of bright red paprika on the fish!
The split "chicken" LOBSTER stuffed with SHRIMP SALAD was worse. The shrimp in the shrimp salad was rock hard. The lobster claw meet was rubberized . . . way beyond overcooked!
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re: Foody4life
equal_Mark
Mar 15, 2010 07:32 PM
Always have to be suspicious of any NJ Seafood establishment within a quarter mile of water whose menu starts with "Fishermans Platter - Broiled or Fried"
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