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    Boiler Room

    4.0 (160 reviews)
    ModerateLounges, Pizza
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Live music
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    Moderate noise
    Good for dancing

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    Aly W.

    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.

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    Caroline P.

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

    Meat and cheese board and Caesar salad.

    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!

    Margarita pizza?
    Hillary D.

    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.

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    Abigail g.

    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.

    Mozzarella sticks
    Scott P.

    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.

    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??

    a bar and lounge with a neon sign
    Emma G.

    ***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.

    Pepperoni and mushroom pizza
    Ashley G.

    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.

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    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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Unfriendly staff. Worker told me he had to clear our table when the place was EMPTY. Not worth seeing

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    Ask the Community - Boiler Room

    Where is the entrance?

    Walk into the hotel, into the Brown Room Lounge, head towards the Blue Pig and go down the steps

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    Upstairs dining area/lounge
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    We had been here before and recall a good experience, so we went again on the Sunday of Memorial…read moreDay weekend around 4:30. First, we were seated in the back where the wait station and door to kitchen was located and staff was just standing around. We asked to move to one of the empty booths and was told they were all for reservations coming in. They were able to move us to the back room. Server was nice and attentive and our food (just appetizers) were good. The issue we had was the overly aggressive bussers who kept trying to take our plates away even when it was apparent that we were not finished. This happened several times. We dislike when dirty dishes are left in front of us but this was over the top and intrusive. With so many options around town, we likely won't be back.

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    Lucky Bones Backwater Grille
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    We love coming here but I cannot figure out why. The location and setting are nice but I leave…read moredisappointed every time. This time, I ordered the egg white omelette and it came saturated in oil or butter or simply whatever may have oozed from the cheese, so it sat untouched. It was virtually floating on the plate. When I placed the breakfast order, I asked for it to be cooked without added salt. Ciara read our order back to us, adding an eye roll of sorts at the 'no-salt' part, and the food was delivered as if the kitchen staff felt the same. The side potatos were smothered in salt. Just strange really. At least the kids got frisbees on the way out when I asked, whether or not their dad actually got an edible breakfast on Father's Day.

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    Inside bar.
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    My first stop at the outside bar.

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    My first stop at the outside bar.

    Boiler Room - lounges - Updated July 2026

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