Look, the highlight of going out to eat is getting to eat wonderful food you didn’t have to spend energy and time cooking. But there are some restaurants that deliver much more than great dishes — they offer other fun and interesting interactive features, like shows, shopping opportunities, activities and more! Here are our favorites from New Jersey:
- Medieval Times
Medieval Times Dinner And Tournament/Google Local You can get a good dinner and a truly unique show at this medieval-themed dining opportunity. Knights, horses, and jousting all await you here.
- 1776 by David Burke featuring Topgolf Swing Suite
1776 by David Burke featuring Topgolf Swing Suite/Google Local Enjoy upscale American cuisine with a fun and unusual activity: Virtual golf! This will be a hit for any group.
- Ninety Acres
Ninety Acres/Google Local Do you want fresh, delicious, farm-to-table food? Look no further than Ninety Acres. This restaurant is located on a massive farm where the food is sourced from, and it’s fun to explore the area before your meal!
- Echo Lake Park Pedal Boats and Cafe
Dmitry Elsakov/Google Local Enjoy a casual meal right beside a gorgeous lake at this cafe. You can also rent pedal boats to enjoy after you’re done eating!
- Elaine’s Cape May
Challz Brown/Google Local This is one of the most fun dining experiences you can have in Cape May. Various shows play throughout your meal, so show up hungry and ready to enjoy dinner theater.
- Breakfast In The SKy
Jake Boeth/Google Local A meal is just different up in the sky. You can enjoy a fancy meal on Morey’s Piers Giant Wheel in Wildwood, New Jersey. It’s the most unique Ferris wheel experience you can have.
- Walpack Inn
Walpack Inn/Google Local Great food? Check. Gorgeous views? Check! Oh, and deer regularly wander around the property, and you’re encouraged to feed them.
- JoeBella’s Italian Kitchen
vito pecoraro/Google Local You don’t just enjoy amazing Italian food here. There is also an Italian market attached, so you can go shopping for the ingredients needed to recreate the meals here at home.
- The Vreeland Store
The Vreeland Store/Google Local This is a cute little cafe, but it’s also an adorable general store. Get some shopping done amid your meal!
Which restaurant do you want to try out first?
Medieval Times Dinner And Tournament/Google Local
You can get a good dinner and a truly unique show at this medieval-themed dining opportunity. Knights, horses, and jousting all await you here.
1776 by David Burke featuring Topgolf Swing Suite/Google Local
Enjoy upscale American cuisine with a fun and unusual activity: Virtual golf! This will be a hit for any group.
Ninety Acres/Google Local
Do you want fresh, delicious, farm-to-table food? Look no further than Ninety Acres. This restaurant is located on a massive farm where the food is sourced from, and it’s fun to explore the area before your meal!
Dmitry Elsakov/Google Local
Enjoy a casual meal right beside a gorgeous lake at this cafe. You can also rent pedal boats to enjoy after you’re done eating!
Challz Brown/Google Local
This is one of the most fun dining experiences you can have in Cape May. Various shows play throughout your meal, so show up hungry and ready to enjoy dinner theater.
Jake Boeth/Google Local
A meal is just different up in the sky. You can enjoy a fancy meal on Morey’s Piers Giant Wheel in Wildwood, New Jersey. It’s the most unique Ferris wheel experience you can have.
Walpack Inn/Google Local
Great food? Check. Gorgeous views? Check! Oh, and deer regularly wander around the property, and you’re encouraged to feed them.
vito pecoraro/Google Local
You don’t just enjoy amazing Italian food here. There is also an Italian market attached, so you can go shopping for the ingredients needed to recreate the meals here at home.
The Vreeland Store/Google Local
This is a cute little cafe, but it’s also an adorable general store. Get some shopping done amid your meal!
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Address: Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, 149 Polito Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, USAAddress: The Vreeland Store, 1383 Macopin Rd, West Milford, NJ 07480, USAAddress: JoeBella’s Italian Kitchen, 781 Fischer Blvd, Toms River, NJ 08753, USAAddress: 1776 by David Burke featuring Topgolf Swing Suite, 67 E Park Pl, Morristown, NJ 07960, USAAddress: The Walpack Inn Restaurant, 7 National Park Service Rd 615, Layton, NJ 07851, USAAddress: Echo Lake Park Pedal Boats & Cafe, Park Dr, Mountainside, NJ 07092, USAAddress: Ninety Acres at Natirar, 200 Natirar Dr, Peapack, NJ 07977, USAAddress: Elaine’s Cape May, 513 Lafayette St, Cape May, NJ 08204, USAAddress: Giant Wheel, 3501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ 08260, USA