Head To The Mountains Of New Jersey To Visit The Lamp Post Inn, A Charming, Old Fashioned Restaurant
New Jersey’s northern counties are full of small towns and stunning scenery. Luckily for those of us who live up in the Skylands and Hudson Highlands, there are also a ton of great homestyle restaurants around! What the rural towns of northern New Jersey lack in chains, they make up for in mom-and-pop old-fashioned dining rooms. One of these, in Vernon, is called the Lamp Post Inn.
You'll find the Lamp Post Inn a short drive from Mountain Creek, which makes it a popular spot for people who are hiking, biking, skiing, or enjoying the resort waterpark.
For a more formal meal, head to the dining room. There's hardly ever a crowd here on a weekday, but during the weekends, you may have to wait for a table. The people of Vernon know where to find good food.
Start off with an appetizer, like loaded potato wedges, calamari, or French onion soup. It's sure to be delicious and leave you ready for the next course.
While the Lamp Post Inn has a variety of dishes on their menu, it's the Italian food that brings people back again and again. From pasta to pollo to vitello, every entree is cooked fresh to order and packed with flavor.
When the weather's nice, enjoy your meal out on the porch. No matter where you sit, you're sure to have a memorable meal here at this friendly neighborhood restaurant.
Kim Magaraci graduated Rutgers University with a degree in Geography and has spent the last seven years as a freelance travel writer. Contact: kmagaraci@onlyinyourstate.com
