All The Aberdeen Restaurants Offering Outdoor Dining

ABERDEEN, NJ — In accordance with restaurants being allowed to reopen for outdoor dining as of June 15, here is the most up-to-date list of all the Aberdeen restaurants that are now offering outdoor eating and drinking:

• Blue Rock Café; 522 Amboy Rd. (Keyport, if using GPS); 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily; call (732) 583-7699 for reservations.
• Court Jester; Aberdeen Townsquare, 1007A Hwy. 34; 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., daily; call (732) 566-6674 for reservations.
• Denino’s Pizza Place; Aberdeen Townsquare, 1007F Hwy. 34; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday; noon to 9 p.m., Sunday; call (732) 583-2150 for reservations.
• Eli’s Hot Bagels, 1055 Hwy 34; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily; call (732) 566-4523 for information.
• La Strada; 1 Gaston St.; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily; call (732) 583-9600 for reservations.
• Piazza Di Roma, 1178 Hwy. 34; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday; call (732) 583-3565 for reservations.
• Town Square Diner, Aberdeen Townsquare, 1077G Hwy. 34; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily; call (732) 583-2100 for reservations.

All seven restaurants above continue to offer take-out service.

And the ongoing pandemic appears to be bringing the Aberdeen small-business community together:

At Aberdeen Townsquare, Court Jester, Denino’s and Town Square Diner joined forces to offer outdoor seating under a common tent in the shopping center’s parking lot.

In the further spirit of cooperation, patrons of Denino’s and Town Square Diner can now purchase alcoholic drinks from Court Jester for consumption at their own tables.

“We’re very pleased to announce this first group of restaurants that have taken the initiative to offer their patrons a safe dining experience,” said Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini. “While our Building Department and other authorities have gone to great lengths to expedite these openings, this is not an easy or inexpensive process for the restaurants, even those that offered outdoor dining before the pandemic. We hope that others in town will follow their lead.”

“In particular, we want to single out the efforts of Aberdeen Townsquare landlord Jim Dolan, who worked with the owners of Court Jester, Denino’s and Town Square Diner to quickly pull together the tented dining area in the center’s parking lot," added Aberdeen Deputy Mayor Joe Martucci. "This was truly an amazing example of competing businesses working together for the common good.”

Aberdeen has been promoting each restaurant’s outdoor dining program through a series of You Tube Videos in which the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and other members of the Township Council visit the locations and speak with the owners. Additionally, the Aberdeen Economic Business Council (EBC) is promoting outdoor dining as well as the return of ‘non-essential’ retailing with a series of “Aberdeen is Open for Business—Shop Locally” banners that are being placed throughout the town.

As it did with restaurants offering take-out service and other retail establishments that remained open during the pandemic, the township will continue to update its listing of establishments offering outdoor dining on its website (www.aberdeennj.org) and Facebook page.

Information on outdoor dining and other important township announcements can also be found on the Aberdeen Township NJ You Tube Channel.