Just returned from LBI- some great dining in Surf City & surrounding areas.
LOn g Beach Island is a great summer community with several areas off the coast of Ocean County- NJ.
Among the very best- Yellowfin & Cafe Alletta.
Yellowfin is casual yet very pretty tablecloth dining establishment serving "foodie" locals & tourists alike the freshest seafood around! The appetizers are fabulous, including asia n dumplings with a savory dipping sauce , an incredible duck & shitake mushroom spring roll &a tuna tartar served with guacamole pea shoots on a crispy wonton shell- YUM!
Entree are also excellent, with the likes tuna, cod, salmon, crab and so much more! Its BYOB as all the places dow there- they happily uncork & decanter your wine at no charge. Its a bit noisy but a fun place- reservations recommended.
Cafe Aletta- A very lovely dining experience- a friendly trendy restaurant with great ambiance- tables both outside & in the dining room- not as noisy as Yellowfin as its a bit larger, with a very friendly staff of very knowledgable waiters- all more than happy to serve your every whim. Again, BYOB- they will decanter it for you, (reds of course) ice your champagne or white wines.
The menu is large but I highly recommend ordering form their many specials.
Their appetizers, again are many but their specials of the evening are the way to go.
The house antipasto was wonderful with selections of meats & cheese, artichokes, olives, white anchovies, roasted peppers, etc.. Also equally incredible were the giant stuffed clams- chopped cherrystones mixed with panko seasoned breadcrumbs & a touch of burrata cheese- soft warm homemade mozzarella & then baked to perfection- just spectacular!
Last night, they offered so many choices, including an enormous lobster tail, pulled almost entirely out of its shell but served sitting high on top of its shell and quite a presentation!
The Enormous bone in veal parm was outstanding- tender (no knife required) & lightly fried & served with a generous topping of fresh mozz & a great tomato sauce over linguine- Amazing! The shrimp francaise over spinach & the shrimp parmigiana were also excellent, as was the spicy seafood fra diablo- a large portion of shrimp, lobster, callamari scallops, etc-wow!
Every dish that went by looked better than the next!
Desserts are also great- from tiramisu to espresso or chocolate gelato to mango sorbet with a touch of cream, to gigantic slices of triple chocolate cake & cheesecake! Reservations highly recommended- especially on weekends as this is a resort town ! A MUST GO!
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