Fabulous Seafood at Somers Point, New Jersey's Crab Trap Restaurant

In Somers Point, NJ, just before you cross over the 9th St. Bridge into Ocean City,

is The Crab Trap Restaurant, a terrific place to eat fresh seafood!

Since I'm a true fan of crab cakes, their sign pulled me right in.

 Their dinner menu was full of wonderful possibilities.

Also consider the 3 p.m.-5 p.m. twilight menu. 😉

The crispy crab cakes with chardonnay cream sauce were fantastic!

The "Second Mate" broiled combination platter was divine!

 No other word but decadent!

You might enjoy sitting out by the water at their deck bar!

The Crab Trap

2 Broadway

Somers Point, NJ

Highly recommended by this food critic at My Paisley World!

You may also be interested to read this post:
Memories of September in Ocean City, New Jersey

Las Brisas - Laguna Dining with a Spectacular View

A favorite Laguna Beach restaurant is

Las Brisas, located at 361 Cliff Drive.

As the address suggests, this eatery is perched atop a cliff

overlooking the beach and the magnificent Pacific Ocean!

Built in 1938, the original name was The Victor Hugo Inn,

which, you may recognize, was named for the author of the well-known

The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables.

In 1979, it was changed Las Brisas, Spanish for "breezes."

My family will attest to the fact that I love to dine outside.

I'm always scouting out places with an outside patio option.

This is hands-down the best view I've ever taken in at a restaurant.
Add that to its Mexican flair and fresh seafood - for me, that's the total package!

Terrific patio seating with a top-notch view!

How can you beat this?

Heat lamps stand at attention, ready to chase away 

the January chill after the sun goes down.

Perimeter lanterns will soon come alive to add their glow to the ambiance.

Here's my meal: a seafood enchilada,

a grilled mahi-mahi taco,

plus rice and beans. Yummy!

Such a gorgeous panoramic view! Breathtaking!

A perfect place to take in the sunset!

Visit the Las Brisas

website and Facebook page!

Ford’s Lobsters - Noank, CT

Ford's Lobsters in Noank, Connecticut is a favorite of locals.

It's perched waterside with plenty of inviting red umbrella-ed tables.

Outdoor dining? I'm in. Next to the water? Perfect.

A colorful collection of lobster buoys.

Here's what I ordered: a big salad featuring feta, watermelon and

succulent cooked-to-perfection scallops!

Steve chose, not the lobster roll, but the lobster bomb!

It's what folks come from all over to experience at Ford's.

Enamel bowls stacked at the ready for creamy bisque.

Ford's Lobsters is at 15 Riverview Avenue in Noank, CT.

Here's their Facebook page.

A list of all the posts in my Mystic, CT series

with their links can be seen HERE!

Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough - Noank, CT

In the tiny town of Noank, Connecticut

is an eatery called Abbott's Lobster in the Rough.

Attention Lobster-Lovers: If you're in the area, you MUST stop by!

Order at the window.

The relaxed atmosphere is perfect for watching seagulls and sailboats.

Ahh, lovely riverside livin'! Photo of neighboring property taken from Abbott's dock.

A different perspective:

These next two photos were taken at dusk from the river

as we passed by on our sunset sail.

This is what all the fuss is about: 2 1/2 pounds of delicious!

That's what we're talkin' about!

Abbott's Lobster in the Rough is located at

117 Pearl Street, Noank, CT.

Here's their website,

and you can find them on Facebook, too.

Other posts on our Connecticut weekend:
Mystic Seaport
Strolling through Stonington
S & P Oyster Company

Atlantic City Seafood Festival

acseafoodfest

We had a terrific time at the shore this past weekend! We stayed with some dear friends in Brigantine, New Jersey. It was our 4th annual couples' Penn State alumni weekend, with 8 of us in all. How positively enjoyable to catch up and to share lots of good, hearty laughter!

On Saturday, we visited the Atlantic City Seafood Festival. In addition to lots of other seafood treats, for $5, you could buy a wrist band that allowed you to sample 18 different seafood soups, including lobster or crab bisque, and of course, clam chowder. Casinos and popular local restaurants were represented.

Votes were tabulated. 

Our favorite soup? 

Hands down, The Chart House at the Golden Nugget. 

It happened to be the weekend of the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City!