Lambertville Restaurant Closing Its Doors After New Year’s Farewell

LAMBERTVILLE, NJ — One of Lambertville’s best known restaurants will be closing its doors in 2023 after one final dinner service on New Year’s Day.

Chef Brian Held, the owner of the canal front Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, announced the closing on its website.

“After 30 plus years of providing dinner and special event hosting services to our beloved customers, Hamilton's Grill Room will be closing its doors for good at the end of this year … Thank you for all your patronage throughout the years.”

The eatery planned to close with two final dinner services on Dec. 30 and 31, but due to an overwhelming response Chef Held extended the closing day to January 1 with a final dinner service on New Year’s Day.

“Due to the overwhelming response to our recent announcement, Hamilton's Grill Room would like to open our doors to our valued and loyal customers one more evening for dinner service. Reservations are now open for Sunday, January 1 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thank you all again.”

The rustic Hamilton's Grill Room built a reputation on its Mediterranean-inspired dishes including its fresh seafood and steak and its selection of fresh oysters on the half shell.

Restaurateur and visionary James Hamilton opened the restaurant with his daughter, Melissa, in 1988. The Grill Room was one of the first restaurants in the region to offer local meat, fish, and produce.