The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
There are few places in Hoboken where I would go for seafood. Halifax of course, at the W Hotel, and then The Stingray Lounge that I discovered few years ago. Located on the North part of Hoboken, they offer some delicious dishes that would satisfy any seafood lover: lobster, shrimp, crab or oysters to name a few. If you are vegetarian, it might be a bit more challenging, although they do not make a fuss about, like some restaurants would and I truly appreciated that they removed the meat from their cheese and charcuterie platter and did not charge us the full price that is often what restaurants do.
Cheese plate at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Cheese plate at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Oyster wise, they have a very good selection and I love the fact that they print your order so, in case you. get a selection of oysters, you can see which one you are eating simply by reading the ticket from top to bottom and eating the oysters clockwise.
Oysters at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Oysters at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
For the main, I wanted a lobster roll, but their ran out of brioche bread and they warned me that they were serving it on a burger bun, that is not what I would look for in a lobster roll: it is not just about the lobster, that they propose Connecticut style, with melted butter. The bread is also part of it. So I decided to get their poached scallops, that were accompanied with grits (I had better), asparagus, a green peas puree and pistachios. This was overall good and these scallops were perfectly cooked.
Poached scallops at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Poached scallops at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
With our meal, we got some cocktails: non-alcoholic for Jodi (the Laguna Sunrise, made with raspberry, orange, mint, simple syrup, lemon and lime), and the Mustache Pete for me, made with Makers Mark bourbon, creme de cacao, chilled espresso and orange bitters. I loved this cocktail: the first sip was divine, with first the hints of cocoa and then coffee, with the bourbon coming right after.
Laguna Sunrise mocktail at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Mustache Pete cocktail at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Dessert was a bit of a let down though: we decided to try their key lime pie that had a great graham cracker crust but only on the outside and not in the bottom. Too bad, because the crust would have given some texture and would have cut through the tartness of the pie.
Key lime pie at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Key lime pie at The Stingray Lounge in Hoboken
Still, it was a nice dinner. I just wishes they had more vegetarian choices for Jodi, but, besides that, this is a very good place to enjoy good cocktails and a nice meal.
Enjoy (I did)!
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The Stingray Lounge - 1210 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
