Not good for kids !? Our 2 year old LOVES Van Rensselaer's! It's the one restaurant we bring her to where we know she'll eat and where we'll all enjoy the experience. It starts with the salad bar - enabling us to get her healthy food within minutes of being seated. The salad bar has an outstanding and tasty selection, and was constantly refreshed every time we've been there. We've eaten at Van Rensselaer's over 70 times in the past 7 years, and found it to be a consistently high quality, pleasant, fulfilling dining experience. It is our ""go to"" restaurant when we're on the Cape. The only reason I'm not granting 5 stars is because my wife thinks the scallops are not the best to be found on the upper cape. They're very good, but frankly other restaurants nearby do better. I, on the other hand, have never had a better Tenderloin au poivre - including at restaurants like Grille 23 in Boston - Van Rensselaer's beef dishes are among the best I've had anywhere. VR's get our enthusiastic recommendation for consistently high quality food, drinks, service, and atmosphere. They don't do lunch, only breakfast & dinner. Try to make reservations if you plan on going at 7pm on a Saturday in August - they do fill up then.
Pros: Salad Bar. Excellent beef, great chicken and seafood dishes. Exemplary service.
Cons: Prices in line with other Cape Cod eateries. Not cheap, but certainly not a ripoff.
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