We never miss eating at George's, a small diner-like restaurant once featured on the Food Channel's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Greek food, huge portions. "We're Greek. that's what we do, eat," our waiter tells us. I liked his ink, one arm, no colors. Joel had whole Bronzino over eggplant laced orzo and a very generous Greek salad as a side. I had Halibut fillets over orzo, the filets topped with olive tapenade plus a side Greek salad. Both entrees, excellent. This year we had the good sense not to order appetizers, but we did have Baclava for dessert, soft Baklava rolls topped with chocolate sauce. BYOB.
KEY WEST TACOS
Monday night we had a light supper at this tiny spot in West Cape May. I had a Baja Steak Taco, Joel an ahi taco, and we shared rice and taco chips. Tacos here are soft. The food is good, the service fast.
WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET
Every Tuesday, in West Cape May, featuring local produce, food and crafts vendors. We did not eat here, but I bring it up because there was a local barbecue maven working two enormous smokers filled with ribs, North Carolina style.
PETER SHIELDS INN
We celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary here, second choice because The Red Store was booked. Very posh, lovely ambiance, excellent service, fairly good food and live music, a pianist/singer who, sadly was drowned out by a very noisy toddler who squealed and screeched throughout our dinner. We bought a bottle of Cape May Red, shared a tomato/watermelon salad and fresh rolls with herb butter. Joel loved his entree, sea scallops over a mishmash of corn, bacon and greens. I had hanger steak over mashed potatoes. It was tasty, but too chewy. Joel had strawberry pan a cotta with raspberry sorbet and I had chocolate lava cake for dessert. The lava cake was OK, but not nearly as good as Roy's on the Big Island of Hawaii. We each had Cappuchino, not bad, but not strong enough.
BELLA VIDA CAFE
Always a favorite spot, in West Cape May. Our waiter, Raymond, did a good job on just his second day on the job. Joel had a turkey BLT on a chunk of Foccachio, which he enjoyed. I wasn't hungry and had a bagel and a cup of their signature Costa Rican coffee.
WHEATON VILLAGE
We visited the glass museum and workshops at Wheaton Village in Milleville, about 45 minutes northwest of Cape May. I mention this here because the food at the tiny concession at the entrance to this place was remarkably good. Joel had a bowl of home made chili with a corn muffin and I had the "scone of the day," a huge blueberry peach scone and a cup of excellent coffee, from a local roaster.
NATALI VINEYARD
We stopped at this family owned vineyard on the way back from Wheaton Village. It's on Route 47 in Goshen. The tasting bar is tiny, the place busy. We each sampled five wines and bought two bottles, a white Riesling "Nonna," and a "Nonna Cellar," a blend of three reds. Natali has extraordinarily clever wine labels.
THE RED STORE
best restaurant in Cape May, the owner/chef formerly of the Ebbitt Room. This wonderful spot, in Cape May Point, was at one time a general store. And still is, in addition to the restaurant. We each had two courses, a small plate and a large plate, but we started with a la carte Artisanal Bread, to die for, and white truffle butter. We shared a tomato, beet and watermelon salad. my first course was a small plate, incredibly tender pieces of octopus over corn relish. Joel's small plate was baked eggs and lobster in a creamy white sauce. Sopping it up with the Artisanal bread, a must. My second course/large plate was skate, first time I ever ate this fish that was once akin to bait. It was delicious, served over mashed potatoes and thin carrot sticks. Joel's large plate was a strip steak, which he said had a weird taste, like it was cooked on a dirty grill. We ate outdoors, where the mosquitos were biting, which may have been why we got free desserts, small cups of rich smooth dark chocolate topped with tres leches cream. This is a farm to table restaurant, and the chef also owns the farm. BYOB.
WILLOW CREEK WINERY
Acres upon acres of grapevines, a large operation, big spacious building, long tasting bar, tables indoors and outdoors, and a piano player. Folks were two deep at the bar, their kids running free throughout the building. We decided on a light lunch instead of tasting. Good choice. We had two tapas plates, Serrano ham with figs, Irish Whisky cheese, grapes, walnuts and really good fresh bread for dipping in olive oil. A very good lunch. I had a glass of their Pinot Noir, not great, and Joel had a glass of Peachy Sangria.
THE BLUE ROSE RESTAURANT
This is a popular new restaurant in the Blue Rose B&B on Washington Street. Janet and Susan from our B&B, the Mission Inn, highly recommended this place. We shared an excellent salad, crisp calimari over arugula, with a delicate vinaigrette dressing. Joel's entree was crab cakes, which he enjoyed. I ordered short ribs with truffled sun chokes. The short ribs were boneless, actually a tender cut of beef brisket, and the sun chokes were puréed, like mashed potatoes. Dinner included fresh bread with house made butter. Joel had ricotta donuts with coffee ice cream for dessert, three very warm and wonderful cinnamon sugar beignets. BYOB, or buy a bottle of Hawk Haven wine.
THE MISSION INN
Leslie's breakfasts, best food ny far in all of Cape May, something new, and healthy. Every day, a fruit plate followed by Breakfast entrees like Amish bacon, lemon soufflé pancakes, home made muffins, eggplant stackers, I could go on and on. She is publishing a cookbook, due ou in a few months.
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