Peter Shields Inn

Another outstanding evening at Peter Shields. This is by far one of the best restaurants anywhere. Food selection is excellent, quality is outstanding, service is always exceptional.

The food was delicious and the server/waiter RJ was
wonderful! My husband and I had a great time and throughly enjoyed ourselves! We can’t wait to go back!

Peter Shields was amazing. The food was outstanding and service was on point. It was BYOB, which is always a major plus. The only downside is the price of the entrees. Normally we go to BYOBs to save some money; this was a bit more expensive, so it's best for special occasions. That being said, for the price, the food did not disappoint!

Food is magnificent! Service is impeccable!! Ambiance is quite lovely. Perfect for a quiet evening.

Delicious food and attentive service! Love that this place is also a BYOB!!!

Had another delicious and beautiful dinner at PSI on Sunday. For $40 price fixe, one gets an appetizer, main course with sides, and dessert. And it's BYOB. The price fixe is a very good value, but has--over the years--become a bit more limited in choice. There is now a choice of salmon, branzino, or chicken breast. The chef always gets a perfect sear on the fish, so it is a delight. We had the salmon and the branzino. For apps, my husband had raw salmon, with cucumber, mango, and salmon eggs ring-molded in layers on the plate. Yum. I had a mixed field green salad with poached pears, candied walnut, and stilton with a cherry dressing. Loved it. For dessert he had the sticky toffee pudding (his favorite) and I had the chocolate panna cotta (see photo). the plate included a peanut butter mousse, chocolate ice cream, and a charred marshmallow-like dollop. Service is impeccable.

Every dining experience at PSI is fabulous . Staff is attentive and knowledgeable. Always make Diane’s birthday that much more special

Peter Shields has such old world charm. The food is always excellent! Its a wonderful place to go for special occasions! Try the Halibut!

Always a great meal with exceptional service. Fresh ingredients at a great value and the BYOB leaves the wine choice open to yourself. Had a perfect tenderloin while my wife enjoyed the Halibut. Consistently a great choice for a hard to please couple that travels extensively to dine out. Worth the trip every time.

Wonderful as always!! Don’t hesitate to get the salmon tartare (vs. my fav - tuna). It was delicious. Service is impeccable! Live pianist is a lovely weekend bonus!

Excellent great service the best

Peter Shields is far and away my favorite restaurant in southern New Jersey. It would be a five start restaurant in any area, but here at the shore, with access to so many fresh fish and vegetable options, the food is simply exceptional. It is perfect in every way -- from food to service to ambiance. Our food was delicious from burrata and beets to roasted salmon to steamed pudding. Thank you as always, Carl Messick for such a perfect evening.

The food was outstanding and the waiter Dylan was excellent, very attentive. I would highly recommend dining at PSI. It was a great way to celebrate my Birthday.

Food was great. A bit noisy. Waiter needed queuing. Not attentive.

Food and ambience was great. Little too long of a wait between appetizers and main course with no explanation or apology from waiter.

I enjoyed everything. The service was wonderful. The food was delicious. I ordered the beet salad and it only had one beet in it. I thought for a “beet” salad there should be more. I ordered the branzino for an entree and it was hands down the best I ever had!!

My spouse and I had a wonderful time. Food was great. It is a great place for a romantic dinner.

I have been here many times and always enjoyed the food ... this was the first time ,unfortunately, I was very disappointed with the food

We loved it! Started with prompt seating and a glass of wine. We had pork belly and butternut squash soup. Then we had the hangar steak main course: tender and cooked to perfection. Wonderful meal start to finish. Highly recommend!

Over-rated. The halibut was bland. Tiny pieces of lobster buried in spinach. Furnishings worn and wallpaper scuffed. I have pictures. Fruit flies in my wine. Won’t be back.

We have returned many times over many years! Always a favorite. Never disappointed.

This can be the best Restaurant in Cape May if the service matches the Chiefs talents. The food from presentation to the tastes combined on each plate for the money is well worth treating your tastebuds to. But I stayed in the Inn and was asked about my dinner reservation at check in and when we went to dinner at 7:30 there was confusion on the table and my wife and I were sat at a table by the servers working area (usually this is where you would sit walk ins) Not to mention I had to pour our Wine 3 times?
If the restaurant manager can get her or his team focused and attentive to the details as the chief is you have a great spot to dine at in NJ.

Dinner was perfect from start to finish. We started with the duo of salmon appetizer. It was fresh and delicious. We shared the Rack of Lamb for two. The meat was cooked to perfection! It was served with potatoes, mushrooms, onions and grilled radicchio. The pablano vinaigrette was a nice accompaniment and complemented the lamb very nicely. For dessert, we had the warm English date pudding with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. The service was attentive without being intrusive. The restaurant is BYOB Peter Shields is the BEST restaurant in Cape May!

Very disappointed. Portions were small, way overpriced. Location is good. Service average. Went to celebrate anniversary and we were very disappointed. Would not return or recommend. Definitely not a top 100 restaurant as advertised given quality and portions of the food. Pork chop undercooked; fish was very dry. Appetizers were minuscule. Bread was not fresh.

This is our favorite restaurant in the area! We have never had anything but a wonderful experience! Always top notch!

Arrived there to celebrate my wife's 65th birthday. My #1 rated restaurant in Cape May. Fabulous menu with choice of 4 course or 7 course fixed price meal or a great menu. We started with the house salad and the beet/fig/barrata. Our excellent entrees were poached halibut with gnocchi and seared scallops over crab and corn risotto. Both excellent. Finished with the chocolate lava cake and vanilla ice cream. Wonderful location, great service and BYOB. What a bonus! I highly recommend

The lamb was perfection. The entire meal was flawless as was the service, thanks Sean.

As a first time patron at this restaurant, I was impressed with the location, the decorations, and landscaping outside. The inside of the restaurant was lovely, and the hostess was very friendly and made us feel very welcome. We requested an outside table, which was made immediately available to us. We had a lovely view from our table, and we were trying to enjoy our drinks, but were swarmed by fruit flies! They were everywhere! They flew into my glass of wine, and were beyond annoying. We finally could not stand it anymore, and we had the waiter light a candle on the table, with hopes that it would stop the activity. Unfortunately, it did not, and the waiter agreed to seat us inside, which was fine. Had there not been so many fruit flies (possibly DOZENS!), we would have preferred to remain seated at our outside table. The service was fine, but I found myself pouring my own wine, and my own bottled water. I would not expect that at a restaurant of that caliber. Our food was good; nothing special, and nothing outstanding. We were told by the waiter that we were in for a special treat, but we only found our food to be average/good. I would not recommend this restaurant because there was nothing special there that I feel I would need to go back for. There are plenty of other fine restaurants to try in the area, and I seriously don't think I would ever go back.

Excellent meal during our last minute vacation in Cape May. I had the scallops and my husband had the filet. Both were perfectly prepared.

Well, my expections were high and PSI did not disappoint. It’s such a beautiful setting and food was outstanding. Very tasty and perfect portions. The only negative thing I’d say was that, although the service was good, I felt like the server tried to be too casual. Peter Shields Inn isn’t a causal place. Excellent quality service takes more effort and the servers at PSI need to learn and perform service that should stand out to other restaurants in the area that aren’t on the same level as PSI. Service is often the weak link in most restaurants unfortunately, and PSI has a few issues on this end as well. Other than that, we will return for the food and atmosphere for darn sure.

Great food and service good to be back for a great meal

Truly a fine dining adventure. Felt like a Michelin 2 star restaurant in Paris

My wife and I regularly eat at Peter Shields for special occasions or just “date nights” when we are able to get a babysitter. Food and service has never disappointed and always been top notch. On of our favorites and “go to” places in Cape May

This lovely venue is top notch. Staff are professional and friendly. Food is superb. Menu is varied. In the several days we were in Cape May, this was by far the best meal I had and in the most attractive setting.

Dinner was great excellent. Our Server Dan was extraordinary pleasant well versed!

Beautiful mansion turned restaurant. Beachfront! Food - delicious!! Service - Excellent!! Had the fixed price menu that was offered during the week so it was a bargain.

We had an end of summer meal here on a Saturday night. We've been coming here for years and use it as a special restaurant we treat ourselves to from time to time. It never disappoints. We were there the night they changed over their menu to fall. And this was the first time we ate at the outside porch area which was lovely. Our server TJ was wonderful and took great care of us as do all the regulars like Kim who we've been served by for years and her counterpart whose name escapes me at the moment, but he's tall with an accent and awesome as well. We shared a salad that had poached pears with cheese and nuts and was delectably dressed and they even split it for us before bringing it out which makes it so much easier. I had the bronzino over vegetables and some potato puree. I did find it a bit salty but as it mixed through with the vegetables it did work. Hubby had the steak with risotto and when he asked if he could have something other than the mushroom risotto since he doesn't eat mushrooms, they offered him risotto without mushrooms so you know everything is made fresh and to order. To top it all off we shared the chocolate lava cake with ice cream which is always delicious. Being able to bring our own wine makes it affordable as well. It gets difficult for me to dine there at times due to a mobility disability, but it's worth it and last time, they let us know that we could exit from the downstairs so we went down to use the restroom at that time and were able to get out at street level.

Beautiful, romantic, excellent food and service. Scallops are a must try along with the halibut! Perfection.

Yum yum yum yum.

A must for good food nice atmosphere and friendly service