With quiet, small town appeal Stockton, New Jersey makes for a nice, unassuming spot for a golf getaway. Local courses include the Cooper Hill Country Club Course and Pine Creek Golf Course, both in nearby Ringoes. In addition to its two 18-hole courses, Pine Creek also features a miniature golf course. Other attractions in Stockton include Bull's Island Recreation Center, which offers a spacious campground along the Delaware River, and the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, where you can travel on a historic steam powered passenger train. And, of course, after a long day of golf there are many fine restaurants in Stockton where you can rest and refuel.
The Sergeantsville Inn
The Sergeantsville Inn serves American cuisine in a casual atmosphere for lunch and dinner. There are three separate menus: lunch, dinner and tavern. The menu features appetizers, salads, fish, meat and vegetarian sandwiches, and vegetarian (spring rolls, sweet and sour crispy tofu and wild mushroom ravioli) and non-vegetarian (such as balsamic chicken, lamb shank and kobe steak) entrees. There is also a martini and wine list, including many reserve bottles of white and red wine as well as champagne.
The Sergeantsville Inn
601 Rosemont-Ringoes Road
Stockton, NJ 08559
(609) 397-3700
sergeantsvilleinn.com
The Stockton Inn
With a history stretching back over 300 years, the Stockton Inn is the town's most well-known restaurant, if not its most well-known landmark. It was made famous as the "small hotel with the wishing well" in the Broadway play "On Your Toes." The Stockton Inn not only rents rooms, it also has a full restaurant that's open to the public for lunch and dinner. Outdoor seating is available during warmer months and there is fireside seating during the winter. The lunch and tavern menu features various appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, salads and soups, and some basic lunch entrees (such as salmon, petite fillet minion, Chilean sea bass). The dinner menu features various appetizers, salads and soups, and a wide selection of dinner entrees (such as fillet minion, NY strip steak, pork loin, rack of lamb and lobster tail).
Stockton Inn
1 S. Main St.
Stockton, NJ 08559
(609) 397-1250
stocktoninn.com
Meil's Restaurant
Meil's Restaurant and bakery serves up traditional American fare in a converted gas station right in the heart of Stockton. Meil's is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. House specialties include potato pancakes, meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade seafood chowder and its many freshly-baked breads and pastries. Outdoor seating is available during the warmer months, and families and children are always welcome.
Meil's Restaurant
North Main Street & Bridge Street
Stockton, NJ 08559
(609) 397-8033
meilsrestaurant.com
About The Author
Mark Rhyman has been working as a freelance writer since 2005. His work has appeared in numerous online and print publications, including Think+Up and "Sports & Leisure Magazine." He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from the State University of New York at Brockport.
