Dear Yelp, While…read morestaying at the hotel, we Decided to pop in for a drink. Every time we looked in the place was packed. After dinner, we were able to find a spot on the side of the room. Within a minute, two seats opened up at the bar. We sat there for an hour. The female bartender was amazing. We enjoyed our drinks and the piano player. Great experience! Love, Nicole

My wife & I just recently stayed at Congress Hall Hotel. After a nice meal we decided to relax in…read morethe Brown Room there. We just love LOVE the atmosphere here!! Lights dimly lit. Nice fire going in the fireplace. Staff kept logs on the fire to keep it just right. Our server Michelle was awesome! She was professional, friendly and excellent service!! All with a big smile. The bartender made a perfect Old Fashioned drink. Don't know who he was. Kudos to you. Mike the guitar player was excellent. It was so cozy sitting in the lounge with a nice fire and listening to Mike's playing. Wow!!! He played (& sang great)!! Thank you Michelle, Mike & bartenders for making this such a memorable stay. Looking forward to a visit in the future.

Located in the Marquis de Lafayette hotel, the Bee's Knees is such a lovely addition to the Cape…read moreMay dining scene. Upon entering, you are greeted with a warm and inviting color palette, along with honeycomb design accents weaved throughout the space. I ordered the Pumpkin Latte Martini, which was expertly crafted. The hubby opted for the Worker Bee, which while good, seemed to be prepared not exactly as described. For food, we ordered skewers and Bacon Wrapped Scallops for apps, and they were just the perfect portion, and loaded with great flavor profiles. For Mains, we tried the Strip Steak special (cooked to desired à point,) and the Land and Sea (burger with crab cake.) Both were delicious! Service was also attentive, and everything came out in a reasonable amount of time. While we didn't have room for dessert this time around, I'll be sure to save space on our return visit!

Went over Christmas time and bar had an amazing vibe. Very welcoming, can't wait to check it out…read moreduring summer

I went to the Boiler room recently, and I had a wonderful experience. Michele was my server. I had…read morean 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!

Horrible, Bad customer service, We were seated, told us…read morethey 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.

My husband and I looked this place up and saw it had good reviews so we went to have a drink. We…read moresat at the bar for about 10 minutes and there were two bartenders. Neither of which said "hello" or "can I help you". It wasn't busy. But another guest came up and was served right away so we ended up leaving. Terrible experience. We love Cape May and vacation here every summer but wouldn't recommend this place to anyone due to the bad experience we just had.

One of my favorite formerly hidden spots. Anita makes the best drinks and if you want the local…read morenews this is the place to be. Live music and the Thursday ramble is a mainstay for us. Friendliest bartender around.

It's been a LONG time since I loved Mexican food this much! So good, we went back a second day to…read moretry a few more items. The tacos are all amazing. If I had to chose a favorite I'd go with the crispy fish tacos but I'd rather have them all! The carne asada taco is like a trip to Mexico, as is the street corn, which I could eat all day. The Quesabirillas are a "must-try" and my sister and I fought over the last bite of cilantro rice and beans! Everything is deeply flavorful and well plated. Service was fast and attentive both days. (Slightly off season) Drinks were worth every penny and of a far higher quality than you'd expect from a beach taco restaurant. There was live music the first day I was there and a dj the second. Both were great!

Flavorful, over-priced Mexican with loud music, plenty of TV's, and a modern feel…read more Menu offers mostly tacos and burritos with several traditional protein choices for inclusion within the same, including seafood. The birria was a bit fatty. Good service, but the bar and music seem to be the main focus. They offer a large variety of tequila, but the margaritas had only hints of them. (3.75 rating, but there are too many inflated reviews...)

Great food, great atmosphere, amazing waitresses! But…read moreCREEPY staff and with the wandering eyes of the some of the men I'm assuming it was one of them. After calling about parking, receiving this message from a staff member off a private number was highly inappropriate and unprofessional. If it wasn't for this individual my entire experience would've been perfect

This was an interesting experience…read more The outdoor patio / bar area at Elaine's is top tier. This is the perfect place to stop for a cold drink, and they do such a cute job of decorating with the hanging American flags and string lights. It's gorgeous in every season, and even though my most recent visit was during summer I also loved my visit in the fall when the space was fully decked out for Halloween. Unfortunately the food is awful. We started things off with a very lackluster order of coconut shrimp. Not good, but I was hungry and it was edible. Things quickly got worse when our spinach dip came out, which was basically a bowl of plain heavy cream and a pile of completely burnt chips. Our server was nice enough to take this off the bill. With so many amazing food options around I'd eat elsewhere, but would come back for drinks in a heartbeat.

Had a really nice meal this evening. Oysters app were some of the best we've tasted and beautifully…read morepresented. The grouper was very tasty and while the shrimp jambalaya had all the right ingredient's the sauce was a little heavy for that dish. The bananas foster was something I'd always wanted to try and am glad I did. Ambiance was classic dining but nothing noteworthy. Our waiter was great. Overall 4.25 - worth a visit when in Cape May for sure

Visiting the area and picked this for our seafood day. We were honestly really disappointed as all…read morethe seafood was overcooked. My husband ordered a lobster tail, and I ordered shrimp. How do you over cook shrimp? Well the cook did. Hanger steak was ordered medium rare came out medium well. Needless to say not again on our next visit to Cape May.

Love this place the food is also great they make excellent drinks nice friendly people.read more

Gotta just live this place! Fun bar, music, orange crush!! Great place to come in Cape May, and so…read morewelcoming and friend to us strangers from Maine!

Yelp Mad Batter…read morereally impressed me. There we were, in Cape May on Thanksgiving Saturday looking for parking nearby. After finally finding a space, we walked up to Mad Batter, where there were already a number of people standing outside. We were a party of seven, so this wasn't looking good for us. Well, we had a Thanksgiving miracle. They had a table ready for us in less that ten minutes! The food and service here were both very good. I had the crab cake sandwich. It was very mild in flavor but still good. I recommend it, but I'll try some of their other offerings before I get it again. My sister-in-law had one of the specials, the Fried Tomato & Cracked Black Pepper Bacon Sandwich. She and my brother agreed that it was messy but delicious. The lobster mayo set it off nicely. Our server was really friendly and accommodating. She made sure we were taken well care of. We pointed out an error in the check, and she was very kind in taking care of it, and gave no attitude. If you can find parking, this place is worth coming to!

The worse possible service ever! TO THE OWNER: Please…read moreremind all waitstaff to ask customers about any allergies before serving food, to ensure their safety and prevent any potential harm. I ordered the harvest salad with candied walnuts. I have no idea what candied walnuts are, so I wish the waiter asked if I had any allergies because they can SOMETIMES contain cinnamon in it and I am allergic to cinnamon. When the salad came out I started to eat the salad and noticed my throat starting to feel funny. I didn't mix the salad well so I just ate the arugula with the sauce and the chicken. Half way through I noticed there were walnuts and I took a bite of it and my throat immediately started to swell and I can feel my face and tongue getting itchy. Thank god I have my allergy medications on me, but what if the next person this happens to doesn't... We immediately told the server about my cinnamon allergy and the waiter looked at me like I was joking because I ate half of it and then asked me "So you're done with that?" and I said, "Yes I can't eat it anymore, I'm allergic to it and it's contaminated with everything else. I felt my throat starting to close up, but I am okay because I have my allergy medicine. " He asked if I wanted anything else and I said no just a hot tea to help with inflammation. I appreciate that the server was trying to help us out, but he still came back with the bill and said the owner is still going to charge me because it says candied walnuts on the menu, implying that it's my fault...I really expected this place to have better service, but looking at past reviews I can see how this place has overpriced underrated food and terrible service. They don't care about their customers and certainly just focused on making money. Hopefully after today they include that their candied walnuts have cinnamon in it! Or at the very least ask the customers if they have any allergies beforehand

To be honest I didn't even take enough photos of this place and the food because of how great of a…read moretime I was having! The place is beautiful and right along the beach so you get a breathtaking view of the sunset. This place is constantly busy and has a wait list, which makes sense because of how good the food and ambiance is, so get there early! It's worth the wait!!

Visited this spot in August 2025 for a bachelorette party and this was such a lovely spot to kick…read moreoff the weekend. A friend recommended this location because it was on the water and supposedly had great views. Well, she was not wrong! We planned to enjoy dinner there at sunset, and it was absolutely stunning. You can even see a shipwreck in the water from the restaurant. The food was delicious and the outdoor bar overlooking the water was definitely popular! It was packed. I recall having a refreshing, bubbly, berry libation. So tasty and beautifully decorated with fruit and a pearl skewer on top. My only constructive criticism is that this place is very busy and the wait time can be quite long. You may consider sending one person from your party there a bit earlier to wait for a table, because it can be up to an hour wait during peak times. (Not a spot to head to if you are very hungry and need to eat ASAP!) Aside from having to wait about 45 minutes to be seated, this place is a gem. Would definitely come back for the relaxing, beach ambiance.