Jefferson House Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The crab cakes, that I thought was delicious."
• "Try the tacos; try the stuffed mushrooms; try the fish and chips! This is good stuff!"
• "The fish is bought fresh and it was delicious!! The steak was cooked exactly as ordered and was very tasty!!"
• "The food is phenomenal."
• "Their fresh cod was one of the best buttery, flakiest cod to ever melt in my mouth."
• "The food was fantastic and fresh!"
• "Food was excellent and Staff treated us like family from the time we arrived to the time we left."

Cons:

• "Food not even worth mentioning to be honest."
• "Terrible food. Ordered Medium well burger. Burger was very well done. Fries were cold."
• "Food was awful. Fries were greasy and u can taste the grease the sausage parm had no flavor."
• "Their food is lackluster and overpriced."
• "The food was not good, trays were empty, cold food."
• "Food was less than mediocre at best."
• "The food was cold and the burgers were raw."

Service

Pros:

• "Our server was Jenn and she was super kind and attentive."
• "Shout out to our server Diane, thank you for making our first visit a wonderful afternoon."
• "The service was friendly and fast."
• "Food and service was PERFECT!!!"
• "The Waitress that served us WERE EXCELLENT! We were well taken care of by them; the food was always readily available and nice and HOT!"
• "Our waitress (who told us she had been working there for 30 years) was a true professional: friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable."
• "The staff was very friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "When I complained to the waiter, he did nothing to try and make up for it."
• "The manager was very rude. The service was the wost i ever had."
• "Service was terrible! Will never come here again."
• "Service was horrible. food took over two hours to receive. my drink was given to the wrong table."
• "The service was slow and rude."
• "Service was slow to begin with, taking 10-15 minutes to even receive water."
• "Service was terrible, all the server had to do was get drinks and she couldn't get that right."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Jefferson House had a great view and was geared towards the locals and a laid back atmosphere."
• "On Lake Hopatcong, the view from the seating area was amazing."
• "Beautiful spot right on Lake Hopatcong!"
• "The outdoor area is AWESOME! You have a great view of the lake to enjoy while you’re eating/drinking."
• "Managed to get seating outside by the docks which have great views."
• "It's a great location on the lake with live music and packed on the weekend."
• "What an amazing atmosphere on the lake with good food!"

Cons:

• "outdated and falling apart. Stairs alone are a lawsuit waiting to happen."
• "There are a lot of steps though to enter and I didn't see a handicapped entrance."
• "Under the wait here sign was 4 bags of garbage."
• "The restaurant itself is dusty and dirty."
• "My mom and I were sat down by the water towards the back of the restaurant at a table with chairs that were covered in spider webs."
• "It's a fairly steep staircase down to it and back."
• "Starting from the confusing entrance through a dingy dusty hallway."