James on Main - Hackettstown, NJ

paryzer · April 27, 2021, 12:48am

Thanks @Metsfan86! The Jamon was excellent and went great with the wood fired maitake mushrooms and pecorino Romano.

paryzer · May 24, 2021, 2:55am

Continuing my birthday weekend, we enjoyed another sensational dinner at James on Main. Below are details and pictures in the main WFD thread.

paryzer · June 20, 2021, 2:06am

We enjoyed another magnificent dinner at James on Main. Details and pictures in the main WFD link below.

ebchower · June 20, 2021, 8:10am

I don’t get out that way much, but I went to Ort Farms for some fresh berries a couple weeks ago and then to the Long Valley Pub for lunch. I plan to return for more and will check out James on Main,

paryzer · June 20, 2021, 1:50pm

I highly recommend it. It is well worth the trip. The food and service are top notch.

jcostiones · June 21, 2021, 12:53am

What Gulf are they from? I’ve lived on the Gulf of Mexico all my life and no prawns but very large brown and white shrimp.

paryzer · June 21, 2021, 1:13am

I’m sorry I don’t know what Gulf they are from but they were huge. They were just described as wood fired Gulf prawns on the menu.

paryzer · July 11, 2021, 4:17am

We enjoyed another fabulous dinner at James on Main. Details and pictures are in the main WFD thread below.

Barca · July 11, 2021, 9:22am

Never had blue rare American Bison and have never seen it on a menu here … How would you rate it in comparison to blue rare Black Angus ? Are they similar in taste ?

Looks like a dynamic lunch or dinner …

Have a lovely summer.

paryzer · July 11, 2021, 2:47pm

Thank you!
It was very good and had a nice char to it. I had it prepared medium rare. It is pretty similar to a black angus steak.

Barca · July 11, 2021, 4:49pm

I have not seen it here but may be the Michelin Chefs are working with it …

I have to ask about …

Curious.

paryzer · August 1, 2021, 3:54am

We enjoyed another phenomenal dinner at James on Main. Details and pictures are in the main WFD thread below.

paryzer · September 19, 2021, 3:33am

We enjoyed another spectacular dinner at James on Main. Details and pictures are in the main WFD link below.

paryzer · October 10, 2021, 3:38am

Mrs. P enjoyed a fabulous birthday dinner at James on Main. Details and pictures are in the main WFD link below.

Metsfan86 · October 10, 2021, 1:45pm

Happy birthday to Mrs P!

paryzer · October 10, 2021, 4:40pm

Thank you @Metsfan86 ! I’ll convey the message to Mrs. P.

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IAmAFoodie · January 15, 2022, 10:19am

Wow you really love this place. Your pictures are really nice! We had high expectations due to your reviews, but we were kind of disappointed. First off, I didn’t like that our table was between 2 tables and were so close together. Anyway, we got the 3-course. I thought that there would be shaved pieces of truffles in the mushroom bisque, but more like grated as I could hardly see them. It didn’t look like your picture and definitely not worth another $20. Then the tuna crudo, the grapefruit kind of ruined it, I couldn’t even remember what the tuna tasted like. I liked the pork belly though. The duck confit was good, but then the watercress puree that came with it was so bitter. The miso glazed black cod, well, the skin was not crispy (maybe it wasn’t supposed to be), but I couldn’t taste the miso either. The dish was just ok. The best miso black cod I’ve ever tasted was at Nobu. The wood fired shrimp was good. I might give this place another chance, maybe try the other dishes.