Restaurant Reviews

Market

June 29, 2010

Market, an American restaurant in Montclair, is focused on using fresh local provisions and produce to advance the farm-to-table ethos.

Dream Cuisine Cafe

June 25, 2010

Dream Cuisine Cafe, a Provencal-influenced French restaurant in Cherry Hill, stands up to its competing big boy restaurateurs.

Seabra’s Marisqueira Reviewed

June 16, 2010

In the Ironbound section of Newark, an ebullient, down-to-earth crowd rolls up its sleeves for heaps of the freshest fare of the sea, Portuguese style.

El Sitio Grill and Cafe

May 25, 2010

The owners of El Sitio Grill and Cafe bring the South American taste of Quito, Ecuador to Collingswood.

A Toute Heure

May 18, 2010

This Bistro-French, New American restaurant, set in a restored 1930s house in Cranford, aims to share everything they love about local, seasonal food.

The Washington Inn

May 10, 2010

Cape May’s Washington Inn—32 years in its present incarnation, in a manor house dating to 1840—knows how to please generations of regulars while letting no culinary cobwebs form.

Don Pepe II

Quick Bite

May 9, 2010

DON PEPE II 18 Old Bloomfield Avenue Pine Brook, 973-882-6757 Hours: Lunch: 11:30 am–3 pm. Dinner: Mon–Thurs, 3–10 pm; Fri,… Read the rest

Farrell’s Stout and Steak

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Farrell’s Stout & Steak 401 Broadway, Point Pleasant 732-892-2090, farrellsstoutandsteak.com Hours: Mon–Thurs, 4:30 pm–1:30 am; Fri–Sun, 11 am-1:30 am. Price:… Read the rest

Thomas’ Ristorante

April 28, 2010

This subdued Italian restaurant on Main Street in Moorestown offers traditional meals with a plentiful array of seafood options.

Alice’s

April 21, 2010

David Drake comes to Lake Hopatcong, and serves up sophisticated comfort fare at a waterfront restaurant.

Ninety Acres

April 14, 2010

Years in the planning, the Natirar resort puts a fine first foot forward—a farm-to-table restaurant where the pleasures are simple yet sophisticated.

Dublin Square

Quick Bite

April 5, 2010

Dublin Square 167 Route 130 Bordentown 609-298-7100 dublinsquarepubs.com Hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 am–2 am Price: $/$$ Style: Bi-level neighborhood pub with… Read the rest

Mediterra

Quick Bite

April 4, 2010

Mediterra 29 Hulfish Street, Princeton 609-252-9680, mediterrarestaurant.com Hours: Lunch: Mon-Sat, 11:30 am-4 pm; Sun, noon-4 pm. Dinner: Mon-Thu, 5-10 pm;… Read the rest

Steakhouse 85

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Steakhouse 85 85 Church Street New Brunswick 732-247-8585; steakhouse85.com Hours: Mon–Tues, 11:30 am–10 pm; Wed–Fri, 11:30 am–11 pm; Sat, 5­–11… Read the rest

Terra Nova

March 31, 2010

This Pacific Northwest-style farmhouse restaurant, where wine is a raison d'etre, offers up New American cuisine.

Dennis Foy Restaurant

March 24, 2010

Dennis Foy—a New Jersey culinary legend—has opened up a New American-style restaurant in Lawrenceville.

The Crab Trap

Quick Bite

March 8, 2010

The Crab Trap 2 Broadway, Somers Point 609-927-7377 Hours: Lunch–Daily, 11 am-3 pm; Early Bird Dinner–Mon-Fri, 3-5 pm; Dinner–Sun-Thurs, 3-10… Read the rest

Cloverleaf Tavern

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March 7, 2010

Cloverleaf Tavern 395 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell 973-226-9812 Hours: Mon-Thurs, 11 am-11 pm (bar open until midnight); Fri and Sat, 11… Read the rest

Guerriero’s Ristorante

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Guerriero’s Ristorante 162 South Street, Morristown 973-267-5055, guerrieros.com Hours: Tues-Sat, 5-10 pm; Sun, 4-8 pm Price: $-$$$ Style: Casual neighborhood… Read the rest

Vic’s Bar & Italian Restaurant

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Vic’s Bar & Italian Restaurant 60 Main Street, Bradley Beach 732-774-8225, vicspizza.com Hours: Tues-Thurs, 11:30 am-11 pm; Fri and Sat,… Read the rest