The Best Poconos Restaurants

Here's where we go to eat (not ranked in any particular order) :

Smugglers Cove - Smuggler's Cove (seafood) - Rt. 611 Tannersville. Voted the Best "Seafood" restaurant in the mountains 2 year running. Well thought out menu with a great variety. Efficiently prepared and a clean, interesting decor. Go here on the "off nights" for the best of food and service. If you must go on the weekends. Menu with tantalizing appetizers like Coconut Shrimp or Baked Silver Dollar Mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat. One Cove Favorite: Pan Seared Mustard & Poppy Seed Encrusted Salmon, served with lemon tarragon sauce. Try Shrimp & Chicken Primavera, or Crab au Gratin (fine Maryland crab meat served with a light blended cheese sauce & baked en casserole 'til golden brown).----

Baileys Steakhouse Bailey's Steakhouse (steak) - Rt. 611, Pocono Boulevard, Mt. Pocono Open seven days a week, you'll want to make reservations during the "high times" of summer and ski season. Grilled Chicken, Barbecue, Steak, Burgers, Sandwiches, and Salads. A sister to Smuggler's Cove, run by the same family for years and well done at that! Steakhouse starters include Mesquite Grilled Shrimp & Chicken Quesadillas. Then have Bailey's Tenderloin Kabob, seasoned & double skewered with fire-roasted vegetables & tender filet cuts, served over rice pilaf or choice of starch. From the Open Barbecue Pit, dig into Hickory Smoked Genuine Baby Back Ribs served with fries, coleslaw & cinnamon apples.

Crescent Lodge - Paradise Valley Cresco, Pennsylvania The excellence of the restaurant has been widely widely recognized. The chef offers an varied and full menu of classic American cuisine along with an extensive seletion of fine wines (It's worth the trip just for the wine list). The meals are beautifully presented by an attentive staff in a charming, warm, homey atmosphere.

The Homestead Inn - Sand Spring Drive, Cresco, PA Relaxed Country Dining, 2 aquariums and an intimate fireplace. Extensive wine selection, AAA rating for 15 years, Quality assurance approval with 97% rating, 25 years of private ownership. Unique entrees like, Filet Au Poive, Sweet Baby Crab Cakes, Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Veal Musketeer, Vegetable Raviolis w/ Sweet Red Pepper Sauce, Escargot, and Snapping Turtle Soup. Open year around, and located in the heart of the Poconos. Major Credit cards accepted.

Meadow Brook Inn - Cherry Lane Rd., Tannersville, PA Enjoy dining for every appetite in a relaxed setting and choose from an award winning international cuisine while having a quiet drink by the fireplace in the newly renovated Derby Pub. entrees such as: Filet Mignon, Vegetable Paella, Rosemary Chicken Ravioli,Pork Chop, Canadian Duck Breast, Pan-Seared Artic Char,

The Willowtree Inn, Ann Street Stroudsburg, PA - occupies a renovated house, lately the home of former Monroe County Prothonotary Jean Farry, hard by the north bank of McMichael's Creek off Ann Street in Stroudsburg, PA. Against this background, and not in the least either because of its very fine menu, The Willowtree Inn has prospered. It is an established haven and watering-hole for many upstanding members of the Monroe County Community. The tables in its rear dining room, all of which command a panorama of the creek dominated by a magnificent weeping willow tree, from which its name derives, are sought after.

Serengeti Bar & Grill, Rt.611, Bartonsville, PA - The Serengeti Bar & Grill is the place to be in the Poconos, with great food, friendly service and an inviting atmosphere, all at a price that you can afford! The Serengeti has been serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner for 6 years and has earned an excellent reputation and won many culinary awards.

The Sycamore Grille, Main and Oak Streets, Delaware Water Gap PA, 18327. Open 7 nights a week, 5 PM till? Tradition American Food. Features on menu like: Filet Mignon - with mustard mashed potatoes and a caramelized shallot shiraz demi glace. Delmonico Steak. Grilled Salmon - over wild rice pilaf and vegetable with a red wine balsamic and strawberry glaze. Crabmeat Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp - with a tarragon cream sauce, over wild rice pilaf and vegetable. Crabmeat Stuffed Jumbo Scallops - over herb roasted red potatoes and vegetable, topped with hollandaise sauce. Maryland Crab Cakes. Twin Char Grilled Lobster Tails. Surf and Turf. Veal Oscar. Veal Martini - stuffed with roasted red peppers, asparagus and smoked mozzarella breaded and fried, over risotto with a sweet vermouth reduction. Chicken Saltimbocca - proscuitto, mozzarella and spinach with a marsala mushroom sauce over wild rice pilaf and vegetable.

Alaska Pete's (steak) - Rt. 209 Marshalls Creek 570 WINNER "Best New Restaurant of the Year 2000" "Best Steakhouse" 2004-05 Fun and Casual - Great Service, Attention to detail, salad bar, smoking and non smoking sections, fun decor and convenient - just off Rt I 80 at the Marshalls Creek exit. No Advance Reservations accepted. 11AM till closing usually 11PM (later on busy weekends).Even though this restaurant won as Best Steakhouse, the menu is loaded with other selections like King Crab Legs (a best seller) and pasta dishes to rival 4 star restaurants. (They have a big expensive pasta machine that cooks pasta perfectly al dente.

Peppe's - Eagle Valley - Rts. 447 & Bus 209, East Stroudsburg, 570 421-4460 Italian, yes! Clever use of brick arches, yes!, Consistently good food, yes! Best Caesar salad east of "The Glendale Grill" and west of "Elaine's", yes! (Be sure Tommy makes it.) "Best Restaurant 2003"

Saen Thai Cuisine - Shawnee Square, Buttermilk Falls Road, Shawnee on the Delaware 570 476-4911. One of the "must eat at" places in the Poconos. The satay with peanut sauce is the perfect appetizer. It was in the running for the best appetizer of the year. Traditional, yes. Plain, yes. Perfect, yes. You can choose many of the dishes as either spicy or mild. It's a small place (13-14 table), but tastefully decorated. Check out the special board before ordering. Take out, too!

Mollie's - Main Street, Stroudsburg 476-4616. The Power Breakfasts in Monroe County are held here. Clusters and clusters of Monroe Countians in the know. Sometimes we get there around 8:30 - 9:00 just for the show. Who's sitting with whom, this morning? And isn't that the attorney who just won that B I G settlement sitting at the counter? Call to see if there's a spot available for your dinner party on Friday or Saturday nights. Breakfast: Lunch, Dinner Fri & Sat only.

Barley Creek Brewing Company - Camelback Road, Tannersville 570 629-9399 Authentic "handcrafted" ales and lagers with a full pub menu for lunch and dinner. Occasional entertainment and with reservation tours of the brewing process.

Snydersville Diner - Snydersville 570 992-4003. What EVERY diner wants to be when it grow up.

Marita's Cantina - Main Street, Stroudsburg, behind "The Hoop" (enter from the side). 570 424-8355. The real Mexico is something like 1900 miles away. This place brings you a whole lot closer. Big burritos, good chips and salsa, some spicy foods and some mild ones. Make it a stop on your exploration of dinners in the Poconos.

Dansbury Depot - Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg 570 476-0500. A historic train station redo. And nicely done at that. It still retains the flavor of the original station. If you're eating in the back room, you'd expect to see a steam locomotive puff by, at any time. The poppy seed bread is a must. Go for it or order it from their website.L, D

Cook's Touch - Mountainhome 570 595-3599 Big portions, lots of choices, Reservations, casual, Dinner only, Closed Wed.

Bear Creek Inn - Rt. 115, Bear Creek 570 472-9045. Reservations are required, 'cause this place gets busy. Open 7 days. Call to confirm the early bird specials 4-6:00 PM. Seafood, steaks, veal, and some Italian. Salad and Dessert Bar.

The Dimmick Inn - Broad and Harford Sts., Milford. 570-226-4021 1800's taproom with adjacent steakhouse restaurant. Steaks, chops, ribs, pasta, and fish.

JR's Grill & Salad Bar - East Stroudsburg at the Budget Inn & Suites - 570 424-5451 Favorite place of the older crowd. Love the salad bar, probably the best in town with at least 35 different choices. Health conscious menu. Consistent. Ask for the discount card something like the 8th meal is free. Friday night specials. L, D

The Settler's Inn - 4 Main Street on Rt. 6, Hawley. 570-226-2993, 1-800-833-8527 L, D

The Stone Bar Inn - Snydersville 570 992-6634. Winner Poconos Best Restaurant . We'd like to tell you the foods terrible and just to keep this one for ourselves, but alas, morality wins out. Andrew Moore's Stone Bar is the hidden gem of the Poconos. Try the crabcakes, everybody we know loves 'em.

Stroudsmoor Country Inn & Resort - Stroudsmoor Road (off 191 S) Stroudsburg 570 421-6431 Best brunch. Best Brunch. Best Brunch. RR, B, L, D,

Tom Quick Inn - (Closed till further notice) 411 Broad Street, Milford. 570-296-6514. Traditional American food, poultry, beef, veal, pork, and lamb entrees with homemade vegetables.

Water Gap Country Club - Wolf Hollow Restaurant, Country Club Road, Delaware Water Gap 570 476-0132. Caual, but proper dress. In the country clubs main dining room in winter and inside and on the patio in summer. Call because they are sometimes close in late fall and winter. Save this one for summers on the patio. L, D. Tue-Sun.

The Willow Tree - 6th and Ann Street, Stroudsburg, L, D

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