I was surprised to find such an exquisite seafood restaurant in Princeton, NJ. Two hotel clerks strongly recommended it, and one of them said their seafood is shipped in daily so freshness is guaranteed.
The restaurant is on Nassau, the major route to the university area and where most of the restaurants are located. We saw a couple cute restaurants and cafes nearby. There was a noodle house on one side of Blue Point and a Chinese restaurant on the other. All of them are remodeled residential houses, so they have a small-town, home-made feel to it.
The menu has a southern flare to it. Like the special I ordered was Seafood Creole (gumbo/soup), and it tasted authentic, with full creole flavor and slightly spicy. It had chunks of seafood including lots of Seabass! The softness of seabass contrasted so well w/ the creole flavor, and the gumbo was so thick i ate it w/ a fork.
I tried my friend’s Catfish and it tasted traditionally southern as well. One thing on the menu that made me want to go back is Macadamia Nuts Tilapia, and also the fresh oyster bar w/ about 12 different kinds of oysters. I’ll continue the review in a separate post.
An interesting thing about Blue Point is it doesn’t serve wine. There’s a liquor store right next to it and customers just get the wine from next door and bring it to the restaurant. Hmmm, i think i’ll do the same next time. I actually prefer that since restaurants always charge premium for wine and we’ll have more choices.
