Gloucester County is part of the Delaware Valley area in New Jersey. It's north of Atlantic City and adjacent to Philadelphia and Cumberland counties. The area is filled with lakes, woods, streams, and sites of historical interest such as Revolutionary War battlegrounds and examples of early American architecture. Gloucester County also has its share of fine restaurants, including several seafood restaurants serving both traditional favorites and exciting fusion dishes.
The Barnsboro Inn is a casual dining bistro with a large menu of appetizers, salads, sandwiches and entrees. Sandwiches include crab cake on a kaiser roll and grilled tuna with wasabi mayo on ciabatta bread. Start your meal withcalamari frites, steamed clams, oysters on the half shell, shrimp or crab cocktail, or a bowl of lobster bisque. Entrees are available all day and feature nut-crusted salmon, Asian-style tuna, seasoned crab cakes, Crab Imperial, and seafood Fra Diablo, which is baby shrimp, scallops and clams served over linguine. The Barnsboro Inn also serves imported and domestic beers, including Guiness, Bass Ale, Samuel Adams seasonal brews, Smithwick's Ale and Boddington's Pub Ale.
Barnsboro Inn
699 Main St.
Sewell, NJ 08080
856-468-3557
barnsboroinn.com
The Pelican Restaurant serves lunch Tuesday through Friday, and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. The chefs pride themselves on their fusion cuisine such as crab and cheddar sandwiches, scallops in risotto, zucchini crab cakes, miso tuna, hot crab dip and grilled salmon over capellini. The Pelican Restaurant offers take out, as well as banquet services for weddings, retirement parties, birthdays and other special events.
Pelican Restaurant
508 Hurffville-Crosskeys Rd.
Sewell, NJ 08080
856-589-6969
thepelicanrestaurant.com
Grabbe's specializes in crabs, and offers steamed crabs, garlic crabs and all-you-can-eat crabs every day. Grabbe's also has oysters, mussels and shrimp dishes, as well as non-seafood fare like buffalo wings and burgers. Grabbe's has a kid's menu with butterfly shrimp and personal pizzas, along with baskets of clam strips, chicken and shrimp. You can order steak, bacon cheese, and mushroom steak sandwiches as well as flounder, oyster and crab. The restaurant also offers lunch specials like lobster rolls, whole Main lobster, and fried flounder, while dinner entrees include crab Au gratin, stuffed shrimp, Cajun catfish, and the seafood combo of crab cake, flounder, butterfly shrimp and scallops. Grabbe's has a takeout menu and also does catering and party trays.
Grabbe's Seafood Restaurant
19 Delsea Dr.
Westville, NJ 08093
856-456-3594
crabs.net/restaurant
