Essies Restaurant & Lounge Menu – Clementon, NJ

Type : Restaurant

Location : Clementon, NJ

Based on 179 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Essies Restaurant & Lounge 08021

Address:
1 Garfield Ave, Clementon, NJ 08021

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Hours

Tuesday 5–10 PM
Wednesday 5–10 PM
Thursday 5–10 PM
Friday 5–11 PM
Saturday 5–11 PM
Sunday 5–10 PM
Monday Closed

Menu

Small Plates I Tapas Menu
Hush Puppies With Popcorn Butter $11.50
Crystal Marinated Alligator Bites With Swamp Remoulade Sauce $19.50
Essie’s Wings (5 Pieces) $13.50
Sweet & Spicy Colossal Shrimp On Top Of An Avocado Mousse $16.50
Fish Tacos With Cajun Slaw & Cilantro Crème Sauce (2) $13.00
Shrimp Tacos With Cajun Slaw & Creole Marmalade Sauce (2) $15.00
Turkey Burger With Lettuce, Tomato, And Tomato Jam, Boursin Cheese, Pickle With A Side Of Fries $19.50
Salmon Burger With Sautéed Spinach, Tomato, Crawfish & Shrimp Cheese Creole Gravy, Pickle With A Side Of Fries $23.00
Creole Crab Bites $20.00
Trio Beef Sliders On A Brioche Bun With Lettuce. Tomato & Smoked Gouda Cheese $16.50
Shrimp Po’Boy With Sweet Potato Fries $21.50
Big Plates I Dinner
Half Smash Chicken With Rosemary Demi, Roasted Herb Smashed Potatoes & Braised Kale $25.00
Blackened Marinated Lamb Chops With Essie’s Fried Rice, Pomegranate Demi Roasted Brussels Sprouts $45.00
16 Oz Ribeye With Compound Butter, Three Cheese Au Gratin Potatoes, Braised Kale With Red & Green Peppers $60.00
Blackened Salmon With A Cajun Crème Sauce, Honey Bourbon Sweet Potato Chips & Braised Kale $30.00
Salads
House Salad- Romaine Lettuce, Tomato, Carrots. Cucumber, Red Onion With Creole Vinaigrette $15.00
Poached Pear Salad- Spring Mix. Pomegranate Poached Pear, Goat Cheese, Cranberries, Mandarin Oranges, Candied Walnuts With A Pomegranate Vinaigrette $21.00
Sides
Essie’s French Fries – Shrimp & Crawfish Poutine Gravy $15.50
Brussels Sprouts With Pomegranate Demi-Glace $9.50
Braised Kale $9.50
Honey Bourbon Sweet Potato Chips $9.50
Au Gratin Potatoes – (Three Cheese) $13.00
White Rice $6.00
Essie’s Fried Rice With Red & Green Peppers $9.50
Mash Potatoes $7.00
Fries $7.00
Essie’s Sauce $6.50
Desserts
Bread Pudding $13.00
Chocolate Cake $10.50
Cheesecake $8.50
Banna Pudding Cheese Cake $13.50

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Antonio Perez
Can’t wait to return! All the food tasted great from the appetizer to the dessert. Especially the main course. The service was fantastic as well. Everyone was very polite. We were seated in the upstairs lounge area and really enjoyed ourselves. Decor is nice, and the atmosphere is great for date night.

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MszJane V
Food was trash!

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Tanya Hylton
Great food, very flavourful. The chef was amazing.The ambiance music was EXCELLENT. Clean, beautiful restrooms. (I loved the large format tile on the walls and the beautiful paint colors). The ’90’s R&B brought back great memories. It was busy but our waitress Brittney had a great personality & that made up for a lot. When we sang happy birthday to our friend, the entire dining area joined in and it felt like COMMUNITY. I would absolutely come again soon.

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Nicole Reynolds
Hostess Waitress Chef really nice and professional. Chef came out to greet us. I have eaten at most of the top steak restaurants and I can honestly say this was the best steak I’ve ever eaten. All of my food was cooked perfectly. Deserts and Drinks also very impressive. We were so pleased with the food and service we will definitely be back to enjoy a show.

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Jewells JJ Adams
The food is delicious (like, pre-covid good). The service is even better. I was blown away at the awesomeness. No attitudes, just amazing smiles and thoughtful service. The bathroom is fabulous and very clean, which is superb. The band DID THE THING! Very impressive place. I’m proud to see that it is black owned.

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LaDora Swain West
My girlfriends took me for my birthday & it was an amazing night. The chef Taron did his thing & the service from our waitress Brittany was great. I will be back. The owner was very attentive & they made sure my birthday was special.

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Titania Ferrell
The food was so good. The music was the best. And the drinks were made right!!

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Nina Rhodes
This is a hidden Jewel ‼️ We went here with our dear friend for her bday it’s her cuzzins joint and I tell you the Service was 5 ⭐️, the wings and our main course . Check them out they are Black owned and it is beautiful inside. They have a stage and awesome art work in there . I will definitely go back !!!!!!!

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Krissi Lyne
The first thing is the service was excellent! Everyone greeted us if they passed by or asked if we were okay. It wasn’t overkill and phony it was definitely genuine welcoming behavior. I loved it! It is a small location but not crowded (if that makes sense). There was a good number of people there, but it didn’t feel like it was packed. The atmosphere was quaint, but I can see it being more depending on what’s going on or who you are with. I find that appealing. The food was good. There were things that I didn’t like but I really don’t feel it’s worth mentioning. The only reason it’s 4 stars is that it wasn’t hot. (It wasn’t cold but not hot).

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Desirea grant
I really wanted to give this place more stars but I’m sad to say I can’t. The place is it cool location, the staff was very nice, and the interior is very nicely designed. However, the service was very slow. For appetizers, we ordered the sweet shrimp and alligator bites which really was nothing to right home about. With that, I had one drink and my husband had a beer (Just to paint the story).The shrimp didn’t seem well seasoned just cooked and you only get about four of them. The seafood gumbo was overall okay but the lobster on top is very overcooked. We actually bought the food home and my husband stated to me that if we were at the restaurant he would have given the lobster back. Sadly, I don’t think we’re going to return to this restaurant. We were very underwhelmed for $150 tab.

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