Louisa’s Café

4.7 (181)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

104 Jackson St, Cape May, NJ 08204-1440

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2 people

May 7, 2025

May 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

About this restaurant

Charming
Neighborhood gem
Healthy

Long before the farm-to-table trend invaded America, Louisa’s espoused this philosophy, and served food to match. The tiny-but-iconic eatery was established in 1980 and has been dishing out incredibly fresh and delicious food in the small historic yellow building ever since. The menu is all regional fare — fish caught from the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, plus vegetables, fruits, herbs (and beautiful fresh flowers) from West Cape May’s Beach Plum Farm, augmented by produce from other New Jersey farms.

The kitchen philosophy is to cook simple, expertly seasoned dishes that are lovingly prepared and made from fresh, first-rate ingredients. The menu changes often but the one constant you’ll find here is the dedication to a great dining experience.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Farm-to-table, Seafood
Hours of operation
Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(609) 884-5882
Website
https://www.louisascapemay.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
104 Jackson St, Cape May, NJ 08204-1440
Neighborhood
Cape May
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
BYO Wine

What 181 people are saying

Louisa’s Café reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.7

4.7 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.5Value

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Review summary

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Louisa's Café delights with "consistently excellent quality and service," offering a cozy, intimate BYOB setting. Diners praise "the most delicious food" with standout dishes like crab cakes, swordfish, and flounder. The "farm to table" menu features fresh, local ingredients, and the staff is "exceptional." A Cape May favorite for many.

181 Reviews

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Patrice VIP
Philadelphia37 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 29, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Once again and home run meal! Crab cakes and the swordfish chimmichuri were delish! Allison was the sole server poor thing but was lovely and friendly ! Thank you !
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Melissa
New York City1 review
5.0
Dined on December 29, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our Favorite restaurant in Cape May, hands down. Consistently excellent quality and service.
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Glenn
Baltimore63 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 21, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had not been to Louisa’s in many years in spite of having a home here. We were very happy to rediscover it! The scallops and flounder were both delicious. Service was also great. It’s a small, intimate little BYOB. It’s happily back on our regular list !
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Celeste
Los Angeles2 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 20, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Louisa's is our favorite Cape May restaurant. Enjoyed a delicious meal of Ginger Sesame Noodles with Peanuts, Cucumbers and Scallions, Florida shrimp and chocolate bread pudding. Excellent service. Pleased to find it was open this late in the season.
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maryann VIP
Atlantic City19 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Awesome first timer experience was fantastic the staff and food was top notch
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heather
Atlantic City4 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The most delicious food! The best service! My favorite restaurant!
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LinB
New York City7 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 12, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Wonderful restaurant! Food is so good, delicious! Crab cakes yum and the roasted beet salad so good! Salmon done just right! One of our favorite restaurants in Cape May.
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Kevin
Atlantic City2 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 7, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great Flounder and Kale Caesar Salad Highly recommend
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Kimberly
Philadelphia3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 7, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing dinner! The swordfish and salmon were so fresh, the side salad was delicious, and the staff was exceptional. Be sure to check out the restroom for a “whale” of a surprise!
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Mike
Atlantic City3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food & service, reasonable prices. It’s not a big place and diners just need to be aware of the close quarters. Most of the “tables for 2” are only about 2 feet apart.
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Louisa’s Café is rated 4.7 stars by 181 OpenTable diners.

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Booked 12 times today

104 Jackson St, Cape May, NJ 08204-1440

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Additional information

Neighborhood
Cape May
Hours of operation
Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Farm-to-table, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
BYO Wine

Website
https://www.louisascapemay.com/
Phone number
(609) 884-5882

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