Elaine's Cape May
513 Lafayette St, Cape May
(609) 884-1199
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Great place to stay and have drinks and within walking distance to Washington Street mall and other restaurants and bar .
The newer rooms are really nice. The bars have good drinks and friendly service.
Visit for dinner. Excellent service and meals. Live entertainment and great atmosphere.
Beautiful Victorian wrap.aroumd porch deck with two.outdoor bars,.one large indoor wooden bar, plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. Great menu. Good vegan options as well.
We stayed in room 18 and overall it was absolutely wonderful and we cannot wait to go back. The only real issue we had was with the food; the burger we got was undercooked to the point the couple next to us made a comment about it but they immediately remade it so no major issue. Then the breakfast in the morning, we came down at 8 and nobody showed up until 830 and my French toast was burnt and a fly in the OJ but other than that the food was good.
The rooms were immaculate and we loved the little porch area connected to the rooms. Both bartenders were also great as were the drinks.
You get your own parking spot that corresponds to your room, which is nice too. The location is pretty much perfect as its in the heart of everything. Quick 5 minute walk to the beach, and to the outdoor mall.
Despite the food issues, we definitely will be back as the atmosphere is top notch.
We ate here for lunch as a group of nine. It took a half hour for them just to get us menus and another half hour to take our order. We all ordered mostly salads and sandwiches. The only cooked items were one burger and shrimp on a salad. After an hour of waiting they finally bring out half the food. 15 minutes after that we had to flag someone down to ask where the rest of our food was. They bring it out and we ask for a manager. No one comes so someone went inside to the bar to ask for a manager. The manager comes and claims his chef called out and he will comp us “a round of drinks”. They took 50 off our bill which would equal about 3.5 drinks. All in all we were here for over 2.5 hours for one round of drinks, sandwiches and salads.
We sat at the outdoor porch. Great atmosphere, great drinks. Friendly staff. The lobster eggrolls were delicious!
Save your time & money and go somewhere else. I am literally writing this as I sit at Elaine’s. We’ve been sitting here for 1 1/2 hours with no meal. It took 20 minutes to even be acknowledged. Had to get up to get our own silverware. We don’t blame the waitress, she was clearly overwhelmed with all the tables she had to service. But we did see two older men who worked there (owners or managers) just walking around checking things out but not jumping in to help. Ended up canceling our order and left. While we were waiting, noticed two other tables get up and leave as well.
we LOVED jake! band was amazing. Food was great and the atmosphere was unreal for first timers! we drove from LBI to come eat here! Best spot to eat by far!
Don't waste your time or money here. Would not go back if I was paid to. Servers did their best but the food was beyond sub par and extremely overpriced for the quality. Renovations are beyond amazing but everything else can be left behind.. including the owners that apparently haven't changed since they were protested (rightfully so) by locals and tourists as I found out afterwards. Never will return and highly recommend you avoid.
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Great tacos and friendly service!
Love this place! Super friendly staff. Good food and great drinks!! Fantastic atmosphere, especially outside.
A comfortable, attractive place to stay, close to some of Cape May's museums and shopping. This is an historic inn and rooms are furnished in period style, including brass hangers. Subtracted a star because there is no elevator and there are rooms on the second and third floors.
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We’ve been to Elaine’s before not the first time we had a bad experience but had to give it another try. You seat yourself here and we sat outside by the bar in the back and waited over ten minutes for someone to even acknowledge that we were there. There was people at the bar and a couple of tables with food or drinks. Nobody came up to us so we left, will not be back, and the owner is very unprofessional.
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