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301 Howard Street, Cape May, NJ 08204 | 609-884-8409 | info@chalfonte.com | Facebook Instagram Pinterest

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The Magnolia Room serves delicious meals in season (May through September). Our veranda on a summer evening is the outstanding dinner location in Cape May!

Breakfast Hours

Closed Monday through Wednesday
8:00 am to 10:30 am Thursday and Friday
Sat & Sun: 8 am to Noon

Dinner Hours

Closed Monday through Wednesday
Thursday through Sunday 5:30 to 8:00

The Bar Menu is available in the King Edward Bar nightly.

The Magnolia Room is participating in Cape May Restaurant Weekend, October 31 - November 3. View our menu on the event site     

Please check our social media channels for the latest updates on restaurant hours or call 609-884-8409 and select option 2.

Breakfast Menu

from 8 am to 12 noon

Download our breakfast menu (PDF)

Cocktails

Bloody Mary
Tito’s Vodka, Bloody Mary Mix, Garnished with Olives - $11

Mimosa
Champagne and Orange Juice - $11

Bites

Linda’s Breakfast Yogurt
Vanilla Yogurt, Banana, Seasonal Fruit. Granola - $12

Stack of 3 Buttermilk Pancakes
Add Blueberries or Chocolate Chips for +$2 - $9

Chalfonte Breakfast
2 eggs, Fried or Scrambled, Bacon or Sausage, Potatoes, White Wheat or Sourdough +$1 - $14

Daily Omelette
Chef’s Selection 3 Egg Omelette with Toast and Arugula Salad - $12

Breakfast Sandwich
2 Fried Eggs, Bacon or Sausage or Mushroom, Cheddar Cheese, White, Wheat, Sesame Bun or Bagel (+$2) - $13

Smoked Salmon Bagel
Pickled Onion, Arugula, Herb Cream Cheese - $16

Avocado Toast
Sourdough, Avocado Spread, Pickled Onions, Roasted Chickpeas, Hard Egg, Everything Seasoning - $10

Kids

Chalfonte Breakfast
1 Fried Egg, Bacon or Sausage, Potatoes, White, Wheat or Sourdough (+$1) - $10

Single Pancake
Add Blueberries or Chocolate Chips for +$1 - $6

Yogurt Parfait
Vanilla Yogurt and Seasonal Fruit - $8

Drinks

Coffee - $2
Espresso - $4
Hot Tea - $2
Orange, Cranberry, Pineapple, Grapefruit juice - $4
Milk - $2

Sides

Potatoes - $5
Bacon/Sausage/Mushrooms - $5
White or Wheat Toast - $3
Fruit - $8

Fall Dinner Menu

Download our dinner menu (PDF)

Appetizers

Deviled Eggs
3 Traditional, 3 Bacon-Potato Relish

Caramelized Onion-Cheddar Spread
Saltines, House Pickles

Seared Gulf Shrimp
Fried Grits, Sauce Creole

Roasted Delaware Bay Oysters
Herb Garlic Butter, Parmesan, Hot Sauce

Beer Battered Cremini Mushrooms
Butternut Squash Puree, Pickled Onion,
Sweet Soy

Soups and Salads

New England Clam Chowder
Bacon, Potato, Cream

Mixed Greens
Cucumber, Radish, Beets, Feta, Sunflower Seeds, Herb Vinaigrette

Baby Spinach Salad
Butternut Squash, Apple, Pickled Onion, Pumpkin Seed, Sherry-Maple Vinaigrette

Hearts of Romaine
Tomato, Pickled Onion, Avocado, Bacon, Deviled Egg, Buttermilk Dressing

Mains

Miss Dorothy's Skillet Fried Half Chicken
Cabbage Slaw, Cheddar Biscuit, Hot Sauce

Pan Seared Sea Scallops
Cauliflower Puree, Grilled Carrot Relish, Brown Butter

Pan Seared Crab Cakes
Potato Puree, Haricot Vert, Lemon Tarter Sauce

Grilled Flat Iron Steak
Creamy Spinach, Steak Fries, Black Peppercorn Sauce

Apple Glazed Pork Shank
Cheddar Grits, Braised Cabbage, Natural Jus

Fall Vegetable Ragout
Chanterelles, Carrot, Cauliflower, Braised Cabbage, Sweet Potato Puree, Apple Gastrique

Local Catch
Chef's Seasonal Selections

Please ask your server about our daily dessert selections
We reserve the right to add 18% gratuity to parties of 8 or more.

Helen sitting on the porch with a basket of bread Dot and Lucille on the porch

Above: Helen on the Chalfonte porch. Dot and Lucille in 2009.

A Family Tradition

The dining room’s southern flavor arrived by way of Miss Clementine Young and her daughter Helen Dickerson in the 1920's. Acclaimed for her skill as well as her spirit, the late Miss Helen Dickerson presided over the Magnolia Room kitchen for more than 60 years, serving “soul food with its Sunday clothes on.” Helen’s Southern fried chicken was featured on the Food Network show Tyler’s Ultimate and The Phil Donahue Show.

Helen lovingly worked side by side with her two daughters, Dot Burton & Lucille Thompson for more than 50 of those years. The sisters carried on the family legacy of culinary excellence after their mother's passing up until Dot’s passing in 2015 and Lucille’s retirement in 2020.

Their voices and laughter still echo throughout the kitchen as the chicken simmers and the handmade biscuits rise.

For almost a century, our restaurant patrons have enjoyed Helen, Dot and Lucille's recipes.