Mountainville is a small town in Tewksbury Township in western New Jersey's scenic Hunterdon County. This is a largely rural part of the state, although many people pass through the area due to its proximity to Interstate 78. One restaurant is located in Mountainville, while several more sit approximately four miles to the south in the larger town of Lebanon.
The Fox and Hound Tavern is located in the Lebanon Hotel in a restored and historic stagecoach inn from the 1800s. Casual dining is available in its Tavern Bar, which includes a bar and fireplace. Next to the bar is a rustic pub with a fireplace of its own. The restaurant also offers outdoor dining during the summer months in its courtyard. The main dining room -- called the the Hunt Room -- offers more formal dining, two fireplaces and an upstairs area available for luncheons and groups. The Fox and Hound Tavern opens seven days a week for cocktails, lunch and dinner and recommends reservations on the weekends. The Tavern Bar provides live entertainment on Thursdays.
Kirstens Italian Grill, located in the Hunterdon Hills Plaza on Route 22 in West Lebanon, specializes in traditional Italian cuisine. The restaurant opens seven days a week for lunch and dinner and also serves a brunch on Sundays. The restaurant can accommodate parties, weddings and corporate events in a separate room. Highlights of the lunch menu include appetizers, salads, wood oven pizza, hot sandwiches and pasta. Among the dinner appetizers are fried calamari, crab cakes, shrimp and roasted peppers. Kirstens Italian Grill also offers an entirely separate menu for children. Two different menus may be selected for private events.
Gourmet Expressions is open Tuesday though Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday mornings for brunch. It closes on Mondays. Located on Main Street in Mountanville in a building that once housed a general store, Gourmet Expressions' entrees include steaks and salmon. A range of deserts features items such as homemade cookies and pies. Items on its separate children's menu include macaroni and cheese, pasta, grilled cheese sandwiches and scrambled eggs. The lunch menu features a variety of sandwiches, wraps, salads and soups. Gift certificates are available for this casual dining restaurant through its website.
Chelseas on Route 22 in East Lebanon combines a restaurant and an English pub. It has its own separate dining room next to the bar, which features 14 taps of beer, 32 bottled beers and five flat-screen TVs for sports viewing. A popular food choice in the bar is its buffalo wings. This casual dining establishment opens seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Take-out food and package goods are available. Various steak, chicken and seafood entrees highlight the dinner menu. Chelseas has weekly food specials and reduced prices on beer during its weekday happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.
