I absolutely love this gem of a place! The food is incredible. I've never had focaccia that good before, and I wish I could eat it every day. Friendly quick service, and a kinda dark industrial vibe to the place read more

My wife and I visited The Boiler Room. We had visited a few times in the past also. Always have great food (especially that fireside pizza!!). And great staff & service. We were having a few beers and had the best bartender. A shout out to Zach. He was professional, so friendly and gave us superb service. He made our visit there so enjoyable. We look forward to visiting again. Hope to see you then Zach. There was another staff member there (forgot his name) and we met the manager also. All so great to talk to. All professional. Also, the atmosphere is so nice there also. Kudos to Congress Hall / Boiler Room on the staff they hire. Thank you for such a great time!! read more

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We've been going to The Boiler Room for the last few years and enjoyed the salad and pizza and found it to be a good deal for Cape May. We've also recommended it to others but unfortunately, the salad shrank to miniature sized and the Pizza was overly sweet and soggy. We won't be returning unless they fix the issues. read more

My husband had noticed this place on one of our walks around. We decided to go here for dinner our second night in town. It's a neat spot. I really like the antique speakeasy basement vibe. Music wasn't too loud, you could barely hear it and I loved that. We've heard in the regular season (which we'd never visit during) that it is crazy. However, it was pretty relaxed the night we were there. The food was fantastic! We both enjoyed everything we had and quite frankly I know shrimp cocktail seems simple, but this one was really good. It was so cool to watch them make the pizza just tables away from us, and it was lovely to have no one seated around us. Our server was great, except for a really weird flub at the end. She took the card from my husband and just never came back. It wasn't that busy but we assumed maybe she got caught up because she never even walked back by. Finally, we catch a glimpse of her and she's like, "Did I bring your card back?". I firmly told her no and that we'd been waiting on her to leave. The another server asked us if everything was okay. I was transparent with him that over 10 minutes had just gone by where she vanished with the card for the bill. It's a cool spot, great food, and overall the service IS great. It was just a bit of a weird ending. read more

Boiler Room - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

I went to the Boiler room recently, and I had a wonderful experience. Michele was my server. I had an espresso martini and the truffle wedges and a truffle brick oven pizza. Michele was so fun and cool and friendly. The food was great. The atmosphere was really lovely. I would recommend this place for a chill night for drinks and a quick bite. I was very happy with my service. It made all the difference! Thanks! read more

i used to like their pizza so we went to tryout the new expanded menu. The cheeseburger is only cooked well. The roll was cold and small. -not very good. A piece of melted cheese and a little bit of lettuce was on it because I didn't want the Mac sauce. The pizza was overcooked and also not good. The service was very bad and it was almost empty. The young men (waiters); were too busy talking with each other to wait on any table. The two tables I could see were also almost ignored. I am local and will never go there again or tell anyone else to go. I don't usually do bad reviews but I don't want others to get ripped off. There are too many good restaurants here. Don't waste your time and money on this one. read more

Food is great, ambiance is dark and edgey, menu is limited if you are not looking to eat pizza! Service was quick read more

Boiler Room - Outside congress hall - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

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Horrible, Bad customer service, We were seated, told us they were closing soon, but they could fit us in. Then completely ignored us. Actualy looked right at us, and acted like we weren't there. If they couldn't wait on us at least tell us. We would have understood. We waited about 10-15 minutes Then got up and left. We actualy felt like we did something wrong This will probably make us never come to the Congress Hall Hotel again. read more

We liked this dark moody bar like setting. The whole bar was full of locals and seemed to have a good relationship with the staff. Pizza was ok, menu wasn't big but the meat and cheese board was a great choice and we devoured the Caesar salad! The housemade croutons were delicious! read more

Boiler Room - Meat and cheese board and Caesar salad. - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

This is a cool spot, but the food and service were both mediocre. The server never brought us water or the correct amount of silverware as requested multiple times.The salad dressing was extremely tart and acidic. Pictured is the "margarita pizza"... this was just a normal cheese pizza with some basil thrown on. Cheese was very heavy. The other 2 pizzas we got were burned on top. I would definitely come back for a drink, but not for dinner. read more

Boiler Room - Margarita pizza? - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

So cute fun and good! Went out with the girls on a Friday. Live music was fun and the atmosphere was great. Loved the pizza and salads too

Cool bar in the basement of congress hall. Pizza, yas good! Mozz sticks, yas good! The vibes, yas good! Dirty martini passed the taste test. Not the best but still very much enjoyable drink. read more

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Cool ambiance and bar. Good service. Limited food options but quality brick oven pizza. I'd definitely go back when I visit Cape May again. read more

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Great pizza , very friendly service and just a wonderful little hideaway that's tucked away in a basement.

went to the boiler room was greeted by a nice young lady that sat us immediately and after that we were totally ignored by the staff , never had a chance to order food so we left , don't recommend this place. read more

It was about 8 min after close and there were multiple other groups of people in the bar still, and me and my group of 5 friends were finishing our drinks and ordering our Ubers to leave. One of your bus boys was very disrespectful and rude. He told us it was close; we acknowledged and said we are ordering our Ubers and leaving. He then proceeded to 1) mock us and 2) tell us to get out so he could leave. We were not being obnoxious or disruptive and had also just spent over $400 at your bar. That was completely unnecessary and rude. But there's no other great option to go to so yall will still go. Whatever read more

Prompt service... but holy moly- TONS of flies...like everywhere. The drinks were great but the margherita pizza was sooooo spicy. Mustve been an off day for the kitchen?? read more

Boiler Room - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

It's a grimy club in the we've taken you hostage in Beirut tradition. Dark and claustrophobic with food that has merit even if you can't see it. Honestly, it's loud and kind of a drag but maybe I've just aged out of this kind of architectural debauchery. See you in the infinitely more refined Brown Room bar in the Congress Inn lobby upstairs where the Botox and Cryotherapy victims come out to play. Thank God. read more

If you're looking for Cape May's hottest subterranean hotspot, look no further than The Boiler Room. This place has everything: wood-fired pizza, Caesar salads that slap, neon lights, exposed brick, and a sound system that'll knock your Birkenstocks off. And the staff? Honey. First, let's talk about Matt, the food and beverage manager. He's like the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain, pulling levers of flavor and hospitality. Ever had a martini that made you cry from joy? You will. Now add Johnny and Kyle behind the bar--Cape May's dynamic duo. They pour, they shake, they stir, and they SERVE. Watching them in action is like seeing a choreographed dance, except everyone gets a drink at the end. Now let's get into the pizza. This pizza? This pizza is like if Naples and Brooklyn had a baby that went to culinary school in Rome. It's crispy, chewy, saucy perfection. And don't even get me started on the Caesar salad--it's crunchy, briny, creamy, and anchovy-whispered. I'd write it a love letter and send it first class. But that's not all. When the sun goes down, this place transforms. The Boiler Room becomes an underground concert hall of dreams. The live bands? They funk, boogie, and rock 'n' roll like it's their job (because it is). Think Parliament meets Tom Petty in a dance-off judged by Prince. They groove party anthems and timeless classics that'll have you screaming, "This is MY SONG!" while you dance like it's 1999. The Boiler Room has everything: brick oven dreams, Caesar epiphanies, killer cocktails, craft beers, sultry lighting, beautiful people, bar legends, and music that hits like a vintage disco ball to the soul. So if you're in Cape May and you're not at the Boiler Room, what are you even doing with your life? read more

This place was so good! The atmosphere is so fun and unexpected. You walk through one of the other restaurants in Congress Hall to get here, go down some steps to what you think will just be a basement but instead you find this cute restaurant! They were playing fun music while I was there and I loved the neon signs and overall feel of the place. We started with some cocktails, which were good. We got the wedge salad and the barbecue pulled pork pizza. Absolute blown away! The wedge salad was one of the best I've had in awhile and the pizza is something I'll be craving in the future for sure. It was the perfect ratio of savory, spicy pulled pork, delicious cheese and hot peppers to round it out. My entire group loved our meal and it was by far our favorite meal of our whole trip. We keep bringing it up 2 weeks later! Definitely recommend this place! An unexpected gem. read more

***4 1/2 stars*** Boiler Room was the one place I really wanted to go during our recent Cape May debauchery weekend, pretty much entirely because it looked like it was literally in a boiler room and the food appeared to be at least edible. I'm high maintenance, but not at all. This was our first official stop for dinner this past Friday night. After being dropped off at Congress Hall by a friendly Uber driver (who reaffirmed this as a recommendation during the drive), we made our way into the building and found this place fairly easily. For any of the businesses within Congress Hall, there are numerous signs throughout with arrows pointing in the direction of said establishments. You will be stunned to learn that one of the arrows for Boiler Room pointed down into the basement, where we were promptly shown a table a few feet from the island bar. As an aside, all of Congress Hall was pretty spiffy/historic, and we would have had zero issue lingering after dinner at one of the other establishments if it hadn't been so crowded. As expected, the interior was a lot of fun to look at. It's sort of grimy but VERY intentional; it's like a gentrified unfinished basement. There's a lot of exposed stonework, but not like foofy English garden walls - it literally looks like you took a chisel to your own basement and got rid of the plaster. There was also a small DJ/dance area off to the side that presumably got pretty rocking after my bedtime. Lot of fun. Our waiter was a delight. Admittedly the service WAS a bit sluggish to start off (and to be fair, it seemed chaotic/busy initially), but he redeemed himself pretty quickly. He looked like a poor man's Eddie Redmayne and was very charming/friendly. Beyond that initial wait, I don't think there was any other point during the adventure where we were actively looking around for him. The orders were relayed promptly and correctly. I also of course forgot my credit card at the table, and he rushed over to us by the exit with it and rescued me from what would undoubtedly have been a very annoying Saturday morning. I had diligently been chugging 120 ounces of water a day for the prior week, so I had no qualms about perusing the cocktail menu immediately. I went with Lavender & Lemon ($14), which came as zero surprise to my dining companions, who have been down this road with me before (I have a floral beverage weakness). I'm not crazy about the citrus family, but this is definitely an exception - the lavender complemented and ultimately negated a lot of the lemon for me, and the sparkling wine gave it a nice kick. I had two and easily could have convinced myself to get a third if we had lingered a bit longer. We split the meatball app ($10) and a few pizzas, though I stayed true to the pepperoni ($16). I'm not usually crazy about getting toppings, but the pepperoni was strongly recommended by prior reviewers and deservedly so. The pepperoni had a nice smoky char to it, and was the only one of three pizzas not to survive the night. We topped this off with a chocolate chip cookie skillet/ice cream dish, which I'm starting to think is the most ubiquitous dessert of modern times. It was good, but several people at our table commented that while the skillet was hot, the cookie was not. That's kind of one of the big selling points of this dish in general, so I'm not sure exactly what went into the prep, but I'd get the cookie a bit toastier in the future. The price points to me were very reasonable; even taking into account that we're still at the edge of off-season, this is definitely a tourist trap kind of place, but you wouldn't know it from the cost. The bathrooms were...interesting. One of my chums came back commenting that it reminded her of a Macy's dressing room, which I can't really argue with. The bathroom stall doors are slatted so it DOES feel a little exposed, but you'd have to be a really creative peeping tom to do any damage there. The stalls themselves are pretty small but allow for just enough space for a personal sink, which I thought was a nice touch. There aren't a lot of basements I'd go out of my way to eat in, but this is one of them. Strong recommend. read more

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Love love love Congress Hall. I'm a religious Cape May goer and you can't beat the atmosphere at Congress Hall so why not get the pizza to go and eat it on the lawn?? Just order to go, walk up the stairs and head out to the lawn with pizza, wine and the sunset! I got the pepperoni pizza and added mushrooms. Pizza is the perfect size for two! I got the pizza from the Boiler Room and I ordered the glasses of wine at the outside bar. read more

Boiler Room - Pepperoni and mushroom pizza - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

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Love the ambiance & the pizzas were delicious...service was great too!! Will definitely be back!! read more

This place is really good and the food was great. It is in the basement of congress hall but it still gives a cool bar vibe. The pizzas were really good (pepperoni and arugula were the favorite). It has a underground feel and cool phone booths there too. We also got the burrata and meatballs. The cookie Sunday was also a hit. The service is great too read more

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Pizza good. Ambiance loud. Bartenders indifferent. Take this off your must see list. Although the rest of Congress Hall is great! read more

Boiler Room - beer and tequila to dull the senses. - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

Excellent food. Great environment. Always had a great time here. Friendly service. Fun nights with live bands

Stop by this underground bar to enjoy delicious brick oven pizzas & some pretty tasty cocktails in Cape May. I LOVE the cozy ambiance in this spot & my husband loved the beers & me being content while he watched sports. lol. It wasn't very nice out so we ended up bellied up to this bar for hours. There are plenty of TVs and they also have live music here sometimes. TBH, for a Cape Resorts restaurant I wasn't super impressed with the cocktail list, and thought it might have been more elevated/unique, but the ones they whipped me up were pretty good. In their defense, this is also a pretty casual spot. Over our extended visit, I had the Blood Orange Martini, Strawberry Marg, Lavendar & Lemon Sparkling, & an Espresso Martini. We took a pizza to go at the end & it was really good, just as I'd remembered. read more

This restaurant is super convenient for anyone staying at congress hall and good choice for dinner. We loved the vibes of the restaurant and the service was good. Our pizza and salad were solid choices. I just don't recommend the truffle fries as we didn't taste any truffle. Not amazing but a solid choice! read more

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Load in day at the beach house and needed a quick dinner. Craving pizza and beach pizza wasn't going to cut it. Congress Hall has the best reputation so we took a shot on The Boiler Room. Atmosphere is "modern speakeasy." Brick oven pizza in the basement. Delicious! We started with a couple drinks, and a wedge salad. All the ingredients were fresh and super high quality. Followed with a pepperoni pizza. It was really good and exactly the right amount for two. The baked skillet chocolate chip cookie was the perfect dessert. Usually these things have vanilla ice cream that overpowers the cookie. With this one the balance of flavors was really good. Possibly the best one I've ever had. Great meal to start our vacation week! read more

Boiler Room - Baked Cookie Skillet! - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

Excellent little venue in the basement of Congress Hall. Music is always awesome. May I mention that you just come here for the pizza, music and simple drinks or beer as they do not specialize in crafty cocktails which is fine by me. The basement floor is a redone boiler room from the past, which is also an interesting element, and pretty cool to explore read more

Great atmosphere and the food was delicious!! Wish they were open all week. Will definitely go back!!

This restaurant is definitely a bit of a journey to find. I was with family in cape may in the fall & just wanted a quick bite. The vibes of this place are great, especially late at night with live music. However, service is INCREDIBLY slow. It took 30 minutes to take our order and an hour to get our pizzas. The pizzas were okay but somewhat cold after the wait. read more

Boiler Room - plain pizza & veggie pizza - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

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Went to the Boiler Room on a Saturday night around 8 and was sat within a few minutes. We got a pizza and the focaccia bread. The pizza came out pretty timely but the focaccia bread took such a long time that we didn't really want it by the time it got out. Overall it was good but a little too busy for us read more

We tried to visit recently on Thursday however they were closed. We tried again Friday and were seated right away. I enjoyed the meatball appetizer and Caesar. The white pizza was pretty good. I ordered it because of the nduja sausage which I almost never see on menus. It was good! I would return again on a future visit. The only downside is that you're in a basement so although the atmosphere is unique, you're away from all the natural beauty of Cape May and Congress Hall. read more

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We loved the pizza! We had good drinks and good service too. We will definitely eat there again.

Great place to have a drink and watch football. Tons of TVs and happy hour specials. Bartenders are great. Pizzas look good. We'll be back to try some bar food. read more

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So I come to this place and get greeted by the most beautiful people. Their eyes pierced right through my soul and the food was similar. I haven't had food this good since my virginity got taken from me. I feel warm,fuzzy, and my heart keeps beating. I highly recommend the proscuitto & arugula pizza for dinner, it hit my G-spot. read more

Boiler Room - My hot friend Ava and drew with the horny slices. - Lounges Near Me - Cape May, New Jersey

We've been to the Boiler Room twice in Congress Hall. It's in the basement FYI. Once pre covid and once right in the middle of it. Both times we thought it was a decent place. The food is okay; nothing special IMO. Service has been the same; fine but nothing amazing. This last time they were out of three beers on tap which may have been covid related not their fault. We had the bruschetta crostini and it was one piece of toast; not a shareable portion. Then we split a pizza and the pasta. The pizza was single size so wouldn't do that again. The pasta was cooked correctly but the sauce was quite bland. I think this places best feature is the ambiance. It's in the basement and feels very cozy and WARM due to the pizza oven. read more

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Pizza was good and there were plenty of TVs to watch the games. Atmosphere was very good.

Best cosmos around! Excellent bartender Frezel Enjoy the atmosphere. Pizza and chop salad were fabulous. Our server Izzy was fun and very knowledgeable. She took great care of us. We will be back. read more