When hunger strikes you after a day of swimming, fishing or sailing around Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, choose a restaurant that offers lakeside views and local food presented in a casual dining atmosphere. Several restaurants in Lake Hopatcong offer house-made signature menu selections for breakfast, lunch and dinner. After your meal, visit one of the area's numerous family-style attractions, such as Hopatcong State Park, the Lake Hopatcong State Museum and Mahlon Dickerson Reservation.
The Woodport House offers casual indoor and outdoor dining options along the south shore in the Woodport Cove section of Lake Hopatcong. The restaurant features lunch and dinner menu items such as hand-pressed hamburgers, house-made french fries, soups and chicken wings; and numerous steamed clam selections including New England-style clams, garlic-butter clams and Mexican-style clams simmered in a corn, beer and chorizo-chutney sauce. The Woodport House also offers dine-in or take-out Chester's brand fried chicken pieces, sandwiches and side orders such as deep-fried corn, baked beans and macaroni and cheese.
The Woodport House
125 State Route 181
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
973-663-9200
woodporthouse.com
The Jefferson House Restaurant & Marina rests along Lake Hopatcong's eastern shore at Nolan's Point, Jefferson Township. The casual restaurant, established in 1926, offers numerous Mexican-style entrees such as beef, chicken and cheese tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and tostadas, and several Italian dishes such as house-made lasagna, tortellini Alfredo and linguine with red or white clam sauce. The restaurant also features steaks, barbecue pork, chicken and beef sandwiches, wraps, salads and hand-made hamburgers. The Jefferson House Restaurant & Marina also houses a lakefront dining room available for banquets, weddings and social or business gatherings.
The Jefferson House Restaurant & Marina
139 Nolan's Point Road
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
973-663-3063
jefferson-house.com
Alice's Restaurant, also located on the eastern shore of Lake Hopatcong at Nolan's Point, Jefferson Township, offers a rustic, casual dining atmosphere yet features upscale breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner cuisine that New Jersey Monthly Magazine calls sophisticated comfort food. Breakfast menu items include French toast, steak and eggs, granola with Greek-style yogurt and buttermilk pancakes with fresh local blueberries. Lunch and dinner menu items include selections such as Tuscan-style tomato soup, grilled Mahi-Mahi and pan-seared sirloin strip steak. Weekend brunch items include fried Maine crab cakes, corn beef with hash and poached eggs.
Alice's Restaurant
24 Nolan's Point Park Road
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
973-663-9600
alicesrestaurantnj.com
