China Chalet
China Chalet is open seven days a week for dinner and for lunch Monday through Friday. Appetizers include vegetable, shrimp and spring rolls, Chinese cabbage and shrimp toast. For lunch, diners can enjoy kung bau chicken with peanuts, noodles, and vegetable, chicken, beef or pork lo mein. Won ton and egg drop are some of the soups available. Poultry dishes include moo shu chicken with pancakes, sesame chicken and General Tso's chicken. China Chalet also offers beef, pork, seafood, vegetable, rice, tofu and low cholesterol dishes. You might enjoy a meal here after visiting Passaic River Park, a 769-acre property with 5,000 feet of shoreline on the Passaic River. It's a great place for hiking, fishing and cross country skiing in the winter.
China Chalet
184 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 966-2828
gochineserestaurant.com/chinachalet
Hamilton Park Hotel: Arrive Restaurant
Arrive Restaurant is located inside the Hamilton Park Hotel. The restaurant has a breakfast buffet with homemade muffins, eggs, quiches and fruit. Arrive also serves a lunch and dinner buffet, or diners can order from the menu. Choices include salads, chicken, beef and an extensive wine list. The hotel also includes Vanderbilt's Bar & Lounge where you can enjoy a variety of domestic and international beers, and casual snacks. Arrive might be a nice place to relax after visiting the Traction Line Recreation Trail for a ride along its two miles of paved bike trails.
Hamilton Park Hotel: Arrive Restaurant
175 Park Ave.
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(973) 377-2424
hamiltonparkhotel.com/terrace
Il Capriccio
Il Capriccio is just four miles away in neighboring Whippany. Serving Italian cuisine, the restaurant is open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner Monday through Saturday. Lunch menu items include appetizers such as stuffed artichoke hearts, salads, pasta such as black linguine, fish and meat dishes. The dinner menu has many of the same items and also includes grilled prawns over pasta, roasted whole Mediterranean sea bass, veal and beef. Other seafood dishes include ahi tuna, scallops and salmon. While you dine you can enjoy the sounds of a live pianist Wednesday through Saturday. Before you dine, check out the trails and gardens at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
Il Capriccio
633 Rt. 10 East
Whippany, NJ 07981
(973) 884-2954
ilcapriccio.com
