Reviews for Secondo Panicos in Cape May, NJ
Our first time visiting during our annual Wildwood Crest vacation. We visited twice and enjoyed the delicious food and great... service. Live music and comfy bar area. Read more
For hearing how great this place was from a very good friend I must admit I was disappointed (and trust me I didn't want to... be). I order two appetizers...calamari and something they called battered layered jersey. I've ordered calamari from manydifferent restaurants and they always have a dipping sauce. Well there's a first for this one...no sauce. It also seemed verygreasey to me...like it came right out of the fryer and was dumped in the bowl. The battered jersey did have a nice taste. Itwas crab between tomato with a sauce. It had layers and was also deep fried. I go to cut into it and had a difficult time. Istart pulling it apart to find out the tomatoes still had the core attached. I tell the waiter and he said he would take it offthe bill...the classy thing to do if he would have. For my main meal I had spaghetini.. Very thin spaghetti with two shrimp(they had nice flavor), four mussles (later found one of the broken pieces of shell in my mouth), four calamari rings, twolittle neck claims and a nice piece of salmon. Except for the shell in my mouth (which can happen...you as a chef just have tobe careful and pay attention) this was good but not $34 good (maybe $26 to $28). No offense but I don't think I'll be drivingthat far again for an average meal. Read more
The food was delicious. For the appetizer we had crab balls followed by our dinners which included pizzas for the girls, Maui... Maui for me covered in crab meat and a chicken Parm for my buddy. The music was so loud that you couldn’t hear yourself chewmuch less have a conversation with anybody including the waiter who by the way was very efficient but somewhat difficult tounderstand as he was new to our a great land. Perhaps if the speakers weren’t turned up so loud On the gent playing thekeyboard outside. With 10 less decibels in the dining room I think five stars would’ve been in order. Read more
Secondo Panicos is U Do It approved! Mrs U Do It and I celebrated our 25th anniversary here and it was wonderful! We arrived for... our resetvation 15 minutes early and we had drinks at the bar while we waited for them to open for dining. Our waitress wassuper friendly. We had calamari and fried mozzerella for the first course. We love it here! Read more
First: MAKE A RESERVATION if you want to eat in the dining area. They do not allow walk ins, even IF the reservation app says... there are reservations available. The pretentious gentleman host alerted us that even through the app had reservations availableat 5, 5:15. 5:30, and 5:45, there were no walk ins allowed and there were "no available reservations". We were just about towalk out when he casually said "you can try sitting at the bar - they have a full dinner menu there." Thank Thor he said that,because we had an *incredible* time sitting at the bar. Jim, the blonde woman bartender, and young Matt were so friendly andattentive! The lighting was bright and fun, the company was outstanding, and the three bartenders were fully engaged andresponsive to us. We had the Crab Soup (I'd give this 10 stars if I could!!), the Watermelon Salad special (very tasty, full 5stars), and the Rigatoni, which was super tasty. Our drinks were full, our bellies were full, and then the most amazing musicianset up in the bar area and starting singing Elton John songs in the most beautiful voice and all the piano skills! And NOBODY inthe dining room could hear this fabulous musician! We were basically privately serenaded! So -- this review went from zerostars, to 1 star because of the host, to 5 stars because of the bar staff, food, and music. Hands down, awesome. Just, be sureto sit at the bar and skip the dining area if you don't have a reservation or you'll never know what you're missing. Read more
Dinner at Secondo is quickly becoming the highlight of our time in Cape May. We were there on a Saturday night and the... experience was all-around delightful. Atmosphere, service and food were all terrific. We sat outside near the water and a firefeature on a warm night. Decent live music made the time festive and enjoyable. Our server Demi was attentive, friendly,knowledgeable and confident. She knew every special - there were a lot of them - and made clear recommendations. All of the foodwas excellent. We shared a sausage dip appetizer that could have been an entree. My entree was a caramelized pork chop withgnocchi; my husband asked for veal Parmesan which was not on the menu but available without hesitation. Both entrees wereflavorful, perfectly prepared and properly portioned. We ended with a great chocolate dessert. There is room for improvement onthe Caesar salad; it could have been more interesting. Also, the fire feature was somewhat aggressive; turn down the flame abit! Go to Secondo for a great date night experience! Read more
Amazing dinning experience. The dinner fare is top notch and the atmosphere is very nice with available outdoor seating with... entertainment as well. Setting is on a wharf of the back bay and adds to the ambiance. Our server "Jeff" was outstanding whichis why he naturally got 30%. I would have given it 5 stars if the dining room seats were more comfortable, wooded seats do notmake for comfortable dining. Read more
Hostess and "owner" ruined night... rude!!!! Seated us very late and "owner" tried to argue about minutes... our reservation was... at 8:45 seated at 9:10 "owner" tried to argue it was 7 minutes not their fault we came early....we complained seated almost 30minutes late all they could do is argue and do incorrect math .. horrible customer service...just say sorry! Don't argue withcustomers!! Other guests complained about hostess with blonde hair in blue dress then pregnant "owner" I use this term looslelyin a hoodie very unprofessional... Such a shame they ruined what could have been a lovely evening. Oysters were swimming inwater because sat out so long ice melted... sent them back. Pork chops were amazing. Could not do a proper review whenwitches are guarding the door. Sent salmon back unimpressed. I hate to give them a bad review, but had a very bad experience. Would not come back. Read more