Need a romantic spot for anniversary dinner in Central NJ
I am looking for a romantic restaurant for my anniversary dinner in the central NJ area. I am looking for a nice place with great food and great service. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Thank you for all of the suggestions. We went to the Bernards Inn.
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The Bernards Inn
27 Mine Brook Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924›3 Replies -
ambrose
Apr 23, 2011 02:36 PM
Of the places mentioned, I would choose either the Bernards Inn or the Sergeantsville Inn. A couple of other places to consider are the Frenchtown Inn in Frenchtown and the Harvest Moon Inn in Ringoes, just south of Flemington. At the Harvest Moon, go to the dining room, not the tavern!
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re: ambrose
flourgirl
Apr 24, 2011 08:28 AM
My weddng was held at the Bernards Inn 19 yrs ago, so I have a soft spot for it. But the last time we ate there, which was some time in the last year, we were very disappointed. The portions we were served were ridiculously small and the prices extremely high for such small portions. And we are certainly not of the school that believes that quantity = quality/value but I had three courses & still left hungry. We haven't been back since.
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The Bernards Inn
27 Mine Brook Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924-
re: flourgirl
Wow you shoudl go back, the kitchen here has been on a roll for the last three years and are serving some of the best food in the state: pretty consistent, always inventive and priced accordingly.
If the main menu prices scare you off, the bar area and bar menu offer half sized portions for $12 to $20 dollors, two of which make a wonderful meal. The wine by the glass menu has over 30 offerings ranging from $7 to $33 a glass.
We had a wonderful meal there Thursday night, the place was jammed, the bar three deep and the piano knocking our Billy Joel and Sinatra song after song gaining applause after each tune.
I had the beet and horseradish salad w/ pignoli nuts that was fresh & crisp and the horse radish gave it a great bite to oppose the citrussy vinnegrette, delicious. Followed up with this weeks vegetarian entree, mushroom crepes topped with tempura asparagus spears. The spears had two crunches to them, the salty fried coating and then the fresh snap of the asparagus, a wonderful treat. The crepes had four dfferent types of mushrooms inside a folded home made pasta with a wine reduction sauce that was incredibly rich and filling.
My wife enjoyed the equally rich lobster bisque served with a corn brioche floating inside; she dfollwed with a salmon that was doted on with spring vegetables and a lime ginger sauce. She could not finish that and it came home with us but it never saw the light of day and our student/houseguest polished it of twenty minutes after we made it home declaring it the best thing he ate all week!
Head back flourgirl, you must have hit a soft spot
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