Ugly Mug Bar & Restaurant, Cape May, New Jersey Restaurant Details

Food:

Food sucks, salad came out with brown leaves, beer is expense, Don't waste your money here! Go elsewhere.

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calamari is black and poisoning, steak quesadilla will make u throw up. do yourself a favor and starve rather than eat there.

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Mediocre at best.

The seafood is okay, anything else on the menu is pretty bad. The burgers are disappointingly dry (especially the bread) and not very flavorful. The potato skins were nearly flavorless.

It's also unreasonably expensive: Our group of 4 got 4 burgers, 2 appetizers, and 4 drinks. This cost us well over $100. I've gotten so much more (and better) food for so much less.

So to sum it all up: Regardless of its history, Ugly Mug is a shitty experience all around, and it's definitely priced for tourists. The only reason it's not 1 star is a the wait staff. They were actually really friendly and helpful.

Food:

This goes down as one of my two worst "restaurant" experiences ever. Here are the memorable quotes of the evening with our server.

“Dining” Experience

Waitress: I didn’t forget about you, we’re just trying to find your beer.
Me: No problem, how about some waters while we wait? (Water eventually delivered after the other table asked for water with their meal; draft beers came in a bottle)

Waitress: I’ll get you another set of silverware (never delivered a second set for a party of two)

Me: So I get two sides with my grilled crabcake.
Waitress: Well, one of them is the coleslaw.
Me: What’s the vegetable of the day?
Waitress: I don’t know.
Me: Ok, I’ll just have the French fries.

After ordering the grilled crab cake entree and receiving the fried crab cake sandwich.
Me: I'm confused. I ordered the grilled crab cake entree (like the one in the picture in the menu - follow Gordon Ramsey's advice and run)
Waitress: Oh, you got the better deal. They gave you the fried crab cake not the grilled.
Me: So that’s an upgrade?
Waitress: Yes!
Me: What a nice kitchen staff...

After paying cash for 51 dollar and change bill
Waitress: I don’t have change so I’ll just give you $9.

The most bizarre "dining" experience of my life. If I were drunk, perhaps I would not have noticed all the weirdness. Poorly managed and staffed, I will NOT be returning.

Food:

My wife and I went to the Ugly Mug and had fantastic service and the best Maryland Crab Burger ever. It is juicy and messy and everything that you want in a fantastic burger topped with delicious crab. We also had the clam chowder which was out of this world good. Definintely a great pub with lot's of history. Great people and worth every penny!!