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The Washington Inn
A Cape May restaurant review

 

 

The Washington Inn
801 Washington St.
Cape May, NJ
609-884-5697

The Washington Inn 

A New Jersey restaurant review of a three and a half star restaurant serving American fare.

 

The New Jersey restaurant reviews and ratings have been established on the basis of personal visits by the restaurant editor of New Jersey Leisure Guide and/or other reliable sources who have made a visit to the restaurant and/or feed back from our viewers.

Price Very Expensive
Fare American

Restaurant Rating

Food 4 Stars
Service 3 Stars
Decor 3 Stars
Overall Rating 3.5 Stars


Restaurant Review

This landmark Cape May restaurant, originally built in 1840 as a plantation home, is the best restaurant in Cape May. It's a romantic, exceptional New Jersey dining experience, ---- a destination restaurant.

Once inside, soft music and an atmosphere of a New Orleans Garden District home with its muraled walls, glassed-in porch, and a tented patio room done up with white lattice and a wrought-iron fountain teeming with flowers will charm you.

If you can, reserve a table in the cellar room, or a cozy fireside table. The Washington Inn has five dining areas and the wine cellar has over 10,000 bottles over international wines.

Since its purchase in 1978 by the Craig family, this charming restaurant in the Cape May Historic District has become a class unto itself under the direction of sons Michael and David.

The menu selection and the quality of the food are of four star caliber.

The recommended dinner entrees are; The Herb Crusted New Zealand Rack of Lamb with Roasted red bliss potatoes, oven roasted Roma tomatoes, black olives and feta cheese; Oven Roasted Organic Chicken Breast with Roasted vegetables, creamy melted leek and pancetta polenta and sage chicken jus; and Hawaiian Lemon Snapper with White corn, lobster mushroom succotash and seafood butter.

Save room for the dessert, the selections are sumptuous. Their signature dish is a huge mound of a chocolate with ice cream, adorned with mouth watering toppings, it's a creative masterpiece that must be seen and tasted to be appreciated.

The service is professional and friendly.

Note: This is one of the few Jersey shore restaurants that have a dress code; jackets are required wear for men.

Reservations are required, especially during the busy times of the year.

It's open all year and is not recommended for kids.

 
 

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