Read about Jersey Shore Restaurant Week Fall 2020. The story below pertains to the spring 2020 event, which was canceled due to COVID-19.
Three Belmar restaurants will be first-time participants in Jersey Shore Restaurant Week for spring 2020. The addition of Anchor Tavern, Klein's Fish Market & Café, and Marina Grille to the lineup gives you a choice of eight different dining establishments to experience in Belmar between the dates of April 17 and 26.
Each of the Belmar restaurant below has planned a three-course prix fixe Restaurant Week menu featuring an appetizer, entree, and dessert for $23.20 or $33.20. Note that the Restaurant Week menus may not be offered every night, so check availability of the special menu with each restaurant before you make a reservation. (Restaurants listed in alphabetical order.)
1. Anchor Tavern
703 Belmar Plaza
732-894-3211
For its debut in Jersey Shore Restaurant Week, Anchor Tavern will feature a $33.20 menu. Appetizer selections include arugula spring salad with grilled peaches, blue cheese and honey-citrus vinaigrette, short rib macaroni and cheese with a caramelized onion and bourbon bacon crust, or steakhouse bacon with an arugula tomato salad. Dinner entrees include your choice of spring wild boar ragù over pappardelle, crispy chicken and waffles, and St. Louis ribs and shrimp with sweet potato fries and coleslaw. Carrot cake, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, and maple bourbon bread pudding are the three dessert options.
2. Brandl Restaurant
703 Belmar Plaza
Belmar, New Jersey
732-280-7501
BYOB
Brandl restaurant in downtown Belmar is serving a $33.20 dinner menu this spring. For the first course, you have a choice of crab cakes with brown butter Béarnaise sauce, a wedge salad with bacon and blue cheese, or burrata with butternut squash and escarole. Entrees include crispy duck confit with mushroom risotto, charcoal-oven grilled New York strip steak, and charcoal-oven grilled swordfish. For dessert, indulge your sweet tooth with apple strudel à la mode, chocolate doughnuts with peanut butter sauce, or Juan's pineapple sorbet.
In addition to its special fixed-price menu, Brandl restaurant will be offering a special Jersey Shore Restaurant Week gift card promotion. Every customer ordering the Restaurant Week menu will receive a $10 gift card that is redeemable for dinner on Sunday through Thursday evenings in May 2020 (excluding Mother's Day).
Pictured below are selections from a previous Jersey Shore Restaurant Week menu at Brandl.
3. Flames Brazilian Steakhouse
1000 Main Street
Belmar, New Jersey
732-681-7680
www.flamesbraziliansteakhouse.com BYOB (seasonal liquor license)
The dining experience at Flames Brazilian Steakhouse in Belmar is five-star all the way. During Jersey Shore Restaurant Week, Flames is offering its full-service rodizio menu with gourmet salad bar and hot buffet for $33.20, which also includes a selection of their made-from-scratch desserts. RELATED: An All-You-Can-Eat Rodizio Feast At Flames In Belmar
4. Klein's Fish Market & Waterside Café
708 River Road
Belmar, New Jersey
732-681-1177
Menu to come. Check back soon! RELATED: Dine With A Water View At These 5 Belmar Restaurants
5. La Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant
400 Ocean Avenue
Belmar, New Jersey
732-749-3177
Menu to come. Check back soon! RELATED: 5 Hot Spots For Happy Hour Dining In Belmar
6. La Terrazza Cucina Rustica & Bar
408 Ocean Avenue
732-894-3855 www.laterrazzabelmar.com/laterrazza
Menu to come. Check back soon!
7. Marina Grille
905 Route 35 South
Belmar, New Jersey
732-894-3211
From its waterfront setting on the Shark River, Marina Grille is one of the best places to watch the sunset in Belmar. Their spring 2020 Restaurant Week menu is priced at $33.20 and includes your choice of deviled duck eggs, tuna tartare, or farmstead salad for the appetizer. Dinner entrees include pork osso bucco, island-rub swordfish, or cockles Provençal. For dessert, Marina Grille is serving cinnamon roll bread pudding, cinnamon-sugar doughnuts, and crème brûlée. RELATED: Marina Grille - 12,000 Square Feet Of 'Wow!' At The Belmar Marina
8. Mr. Shrimp
1600 Highway 71
732-681-7755
BYOB
Mr. Shrimp has one of the most extensive Restaurant Week menus, with a $23.20 menu, a $33.20 menu, and a mix-and-match menu for $28.20. From king crab and lobster risotto to chipotle calamari, crab-stuffed grouper, broiled salmon and shrimp Parmesan, there's plenty to choose from when dining at Mr. Shrimp.
Reservations are recommended at each of the participating Belmar restaurants during JSRW. See the full list of participating area restaurants and menus on the Jersey Shore Restaurant Week website.
Other Restaurant Recommendations
During Jersey Shore Restaurant Week last fall, we had the opportunity try some places that have been on our bucket list since they first opened. We dined at Harvest Local Seasonal Cuisine in Farmingdale, New Jersey, and at Bareli's By The Sea in Spring Lake. Both were excellent choices!
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