Lighthouse Tavern

Specialties

Delicious daily lunch and diner specials add to a wide-​ranging menu featuring all your tavern favorites from thick, juicy burgers and steaks to the best in fresh local seafood. On weekends try the popular raw bar from 4 to 6pm… serving the freshest shrimp, clams, oysters and crab clusters. The kitchen is open from 11am to midnight, 1am Friday and Saturday.

Every Thursday night Karaōke, live entertainment Friday and Saturday

History

Established in 1800.

The Lighthouse Tavern and the land it sits on has been a part of Jersey Shore history since the 1800s.

On the 30^th day of January in 1845, Ralph Chambers sold the land and premises to Elias Hulfish Chambers for $ 30 as recorded in the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office in book 0 4 of Deeds Folios 212 &c.

As the deed states, the property began at a white Oak Tree on the westerly side of the shore road and led from Waretown to Barnegat and ran first (1) north fifty two degrees and thirty minutes east, three chains and twelve links: thence (2) north thirty seven degrees and thirty minutes west, three chains and sixty one links: thence (3) south fifty two degrees and thirty minutes west, three chains and thirty links: thence (4) south forty one degrees thirty minutes east, three chains a sixty one links to the place of beginning. Containing one acre and sixteen hundredths of an acre strict measure.

Fifty-​six years later, on August 26, 1901 the property was sold by Elias Hulfish Chambers and