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Harbor View
Where We’re Eating
Here’s what the EZ team were chowing on this week
RESTAURANT, MARINA & BAR
Our outside deck is now open daily
starting at 11:30AM!
Happy hour Mon-Fri 3-6pm
Every week, the Exit Zero crew goes for lunch (or dinner or,
maybe even on occasion, breakfast) at one of Cape May’s
excellent dining establishments. Everything is totally different
on the food landscape these days, but in the interests of
the public, we are still venturing out there and enjoying the
victuals provided by local eateries.
21+ Extended evening hours
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Voted
The place: Fins Bar and Grille.
5pm-8pm on Fridays, Featuring an
The history: Before bursting on to the Cape May dining scene
THE BEST
Sushi daily
additional menu from our kitchen
with a colorful splash in 2015, this Victorian building just off the mall
Happy Hour
on our
was home to the legendary Pilot House, a pub that was long a favorite
in NJ!
outside deck
of locals in particular. Fins’ sister restaurant in town is the acclaimed summer sunday brunch tapas
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Peter Shields Inn, on the east end of Beach Avenue (some of the finest
10:30 am - 2 pm
dining in South Jersey, if you haven’t tried it yet).
Live Music from 11am-5pm
The vibe: Indoors, Fins offers a bit of a South Beach, Miami thang,
with its huge fish tank and glowing blue glass bartop, but Jack and
Diane are enjoying outdoors for as long as possible, so we sat under Wine offerings: By the Bottle,
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the tent that was erected on Decatur Street to enable restaurants to Featured Wines by the Glass, Red
try and actually stay solvent during these times of COVID. And the
& White Wine Flights, 1Ltr Carafes
result is a very Mediterranean al fresco vibe. Kind of reminded us of
Portugal.
& 1Ltr Growlers
The server: Amanda, who’s hosted us before, is a classy and composed
hospitality professional, but even she has been taken aback by Tapas Kitchen Open Daily!
how frantic the Summer of COVID has been. It’s been as busy as any *
summer she can remember, and it looks like September will just keep
Please no outside food or
on giving. PS: Amanda demonstrated her bona fides by intercepting
beverage.
a lobster BLT that was heading for Jack’s table, instead of the fishand-chips
he ordered (though the lobster BLT was actually his second
Please practice social distancing
choice, so that would not have been a tragedy).
and
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wear a mask when not seated. We are
The food: We kicked off with reliably good Buffalo wings, then
hosting groups of 6 guests or less
Jack tucked into the fish-and-chips, while Diane enjoyed her perfectly
seasoned chicken Caesar wrap, all washed down with a couple
Dogs welcome
of raspberry iced teas. Hey, it is lunchtime, and we do try to behave at
We are not taking reservations
least some of the time.
609-884-1169
No indoor dining until further notice
The consensus: Indoor at Fins is a fun experience, but snag an
711 Townbank Road, North Cape May
outdoor chair while you still can — those chilly nights are not that far
away. Mind you, outdoor heaters on Decatur Street would be a nice CapeMayWinery.com
954 OCEAN DRIVE, CAPE MAY ¯ 609-884-5444 ¯ HARBORVIEWCAPEMAY.COM
little touch. Al fresco dining in the fall sound pretty cool to us.
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open for first come, first
serve outdoor hostess seating
12pm - 6pm daily
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Tastings on the deck Monday-
Thursday. Book online at
capemaywinery.com