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    The Local Tavern

    3.8 (19 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Turkey Pot Pie
    Michael T.

    This is a great place to dine, some more casual restaurant that the area needs more of. It's a casual bar restaurant that you can come in to unwind and play pool. The food overall is pretty decent too! I've been here a few times so far and I've liked most of what I ate. To get it out of the way, there are two duds: the Nashville Chicken and the Truffle Potato Wedges. The Nashville Chicken is cooked well but was boring and lacked any flavor (did they forget the sauce when I tried it?). The truffle potato wedges are a little more interesting but it was such a small portion that it's almost pointless to get it. Fortunately, the rest of the food is much better. The dinner menu is a stronger showing. We loved the French Onion Soup, the turkey pot pie, the kielbasa sandwich, and the blueberry cobbler all knock it out of the park. They're all cooked perfectly, portioned well, and have strong flavors. I can wholly recommend all those dishes. I can definitely recommend coming here for dinner. It's a very well run restaurant with good food.

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    Greg M.

    Not very customer oriented. Came in on a Thursday for dinner. Was promptly seated and ordered a couple of local IPAs, The Cape May and the Slack Time. Both were very good. Got another round and the Slack Time was a different beer altogether. Hazy, fruity, IPA, not my cup of tea. Asked the waitress if I got the wrong beer and she implied she brought the right two to the table, but must have given each of us the wrong one. I let my son try it, who also said it was not the same beer. Asked her if it's possible they poured the wrong beer. She went back to the bar and returned with an explanation that the first beer I got was at the end of the keg, that's why they taste different. Since when does the end of the keg taste better???? Never. I gave her back the wrong beer and asked for another Cape May. Ended up paying for both. Had the seafood platter for dinner. The fish was actually very good. Asked for ketchup and salt for the fries. Never got the salt and after about 20 minutes she came back with the ketchup stating 'Had to wait for one to return from a table.' First placer I've been to that rations ketchup. Furthermore, the table next to us was cleared at about the same time we got our food. They had a bottle of ketchup that I couldn't get my hands on fast enough. My son had the burger. Said the meat was good, but the bun was stale. All-in-all, a bit disappointing for our last night on vacation in Cape May.

    Menu 2025
    Amy K.

    The staff are solid- and keep things moving but this place is busy all the time so expect a bit of a wait especially on game days/nights. The drinks are well made and not stingy with the sprits. I especially enjoy their pizza and martinis.

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    Great place with a new life! Enjoyed a recent birthday lunch here - split some appetizers and a salad all delicious ! Server was wonderful!

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    Amazing from start to finish! Great food, great atmosphere, great bartenders, great night!!!!

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    The food was excellent! Music Bingo with @djscotrainear made it very fun and engaging. We will definitely return!!

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    5 West Pub - Buffalo wings !!

    5 West Pub

    3.9(292 reviews)
    3.3 mi
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    Great vibe in North Cape May. I ordered the bar pizza (the Popeye) and it was EXCELLENT. Service…read morewas swift and friendly and the Flyers lost. A great night!

    Order a bloody Mary and you get a limp olive with no pimento. Don't get me wrong I've been here…read morebefore and everything's been fine but today it just got on my nerves. I went midday. The bartender catered to the locals and had her little chitchat going. Do you restaurant owners not realize that there are people coming in and out of town at all times and on various days and we may work in service industries and maybe even the restaurants/hospitality industry I ordered whatever the burger is with the Gorgonzola cheese and it wasn't bad but it wasn't great. Between the burger the bun the tomato and the onion was hard to get your mouth around but it wasn't really worth it to stretch your mouth that far. You had a choice of fries or salad and I chose the fries. In all honesty I've been in Cape May for a week now and have eaten out nearly every day and had some outstanding fries and I would swear these were yesterday's fries if not yesterday's fries from somebody else's plate. I asked the bartender if these were the normal presentation of the fries she said "oh yes they're hand cut fries" my question would be hand cut when and fried when? They were overdone and mushy. . And after exchange the bartender adopted a pissy attitude. Here's my thing to the managers/owners of this establishment: I have worked in various forms in hospitality and customer service. I'm also an older person, consumer, frequent visitor of restaurants and bars. Take this however you will. It's a Tuesday afternoon... The servers and the service and the food should be exactly the fucking same as it is on Friday and Saturday night. Feel free to contact me if I said anything out of line. PS I'm an interim innkeeper in Cape May and I will definitely be steering people away from your restaurant even though I've had decent experiences in the past. There's too much competition out there for too few dollars. Smarten up

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    Menz Restaurant & Bar - Fried tomatoes

    Menz Restaurant & Bar

    3.7(207 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    I finally got a reservation to the Haunted Dining Experience after hearing about it for many years…read more We loved the decorations and was pleasantly surprised to find the entire dining room was in theme as well. We had some time to kill while waiting for our table so we went through the dining room to check out the decorations. We loved that the whole room was lit using black lights and enjoyed the small animatronics. After checking out the decorations, we still had quite a while to go before our table was ready. I think it might've been 45 minutes after our set reservation time? Aside from that, the rest of the night went without a hitch. For dinner, we got chicken francese and flounder francese. Both were really delicious and cooked perfectly. There was a generous serving of both the main dish as well as the pasta and other sides. I also ordered an Apple Pie martini and loved it. The rim was coated in sugar instead of salt which I thought was neat. It really did taste like apple cider. When asking for the dessert menu, we were pleasantly surprised when our server came out with a plate of desserts. She explained what each one was and I liked being able to see exactly what we were getting. They could use a little more variety in the dessert department though, I don't recall seeing or hearing anything other than cakes. We did end up ultimately choosing the white and dark chocolate cake which was the perfect amount of sweet. We were very pleased with our dinner and the Halloween experience. The Haunted Dining experience was fun, but I honestly wouldn't say it's a "must do". I'll definitely be back when they open for the next season, they seem to have some interesting other decor that I couldn't see well under the black lighting. The food is definitely enough of a draw to return as well.

    I always love going to Menz! Our most recent visit we had the fried tomatoes and calamari. Both…read morewere really good! I also got a watermelon sangria that they make with fresh watermelon and it was sooo good! My go to is usually the crab imperial stuffed shrimp and I paired it with their Mac and cheese and zucchini. All of it was delicious! I need to especially point out that their Mac and cheese is amazing, not every place gets Mac and cheese right, but Menz has it down for sure! I'm also a sucker for the blueberry muffins that come in the bread basket. The service is always great, you can tell they all work together to help each other. The atmosphere is definitely unique and a little haunted mansion type vibes in some parts but I enjoy eating at places that are different and not just one note. Would love to come back when they do their Halloween stuff! Looking forward to my next meal here.

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    Two Black Dogs - Cheese steak with homemade potato chips.  Awesome!!

    Two Black Dogs

    4.5(72 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    First of all an apology for taking so long to get with one of the best places to eat around . We…read moremoved down a couple years back oct 24 and finally made it TBD. A lovely greeting on entrance. My wife and I used to work at an iconic eatery in phila called Taylor's country store and both of us looked at each other and said we get the same vibes. The decorations were just what you'd hope for in an eclectic little restaurant. Located on the edge of the villas maybe 15 mins from wildwood and cape May if you're visiting down the beach or shore don't sleep on this place. Now for the food we were looking for lunch we have our go to spots but wanted to change it up and I'm so glad my wife chose TBD. Has a great menu with something for everyone. I got a hot roast beef because it's one of my favorites. Side of fries hand cut. First the sandwich was everything I had hoped for I go a couple Roast beef sand places but this has shot to the top. Gravy on the side is how it came and it was just what the sand was meant for ciabatta roll soaked it up perfectly, no prob I'm not a fan of the disintegrating gravy sand I like to control the gravy. Roast beef was thick but not out of control thick,didn't need sharks teeth to bite through it. And not any gristle which definitely mattersHorseradish on the side a little bite not your make your nose run hot but hot enough. Hand cut fries delicious crispy hot and a perfect pairing to dip in the gravy. The pickle was exactly how you want a deli pickle to be crunchy fresh and sharp flavored w real dill I will say it again perfect . My wife had the burger it was huge tasty I know because I had half the right amount of everything. She chose the fresh homemade chips they were marvelous too I know because I grudgingly gave up a few fries to have some chips. It was big enough she said she would be skipping dinner. Anyway it's the kind of place you leave saying I can't wait to go back and try the other choices because you know they will all be made with culinary care and taste great. Don't step nod or miss this place. Being on weight watchers I know I'm gonna regret finding it, but you shouldn't it's on rt 47 the sign w the two black dogs sorry no pics of the food but I was hungry and scarfed it down before thinking

    It is cash only - was not advised till the bill arrived. There was a small sign at the cash…read moreregister. The server/hostess was friendly but the place needs a good cleaning. The food took forever - almost 50 minutes from when the appetizer was finished and the 3 sandwiches arrived. The server came over twice to tell us "it's almost ready" The food was burnt - dry - overall not great. No one in our group enjoyed it.

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