Blue Point Grill To Seek Zoning Relief From Newtown For Outdoor Patio

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — The Blue Point Grill (BPG) on Monday will be asking the Newtown Township Zoning Hearing Board for relief to build an outdoor paver patio to accommodate additional seating at the soon-to-open seafood restaurant at 3 West Road.

The 976 square foot patio would increase impervious surface at the site by .10 percent, which the planning commission determined to be a de minimis impact and recommended against any opposition.

The supervisors on Wednesday night followed the recommendation of its planning commission agreeing not oppose the variance request.

The new seafood house is tentatively scheduled to open in June at the former site of the Corner Bakery Cafe at 3 West Road at the Newtown Shopping Center.

BPG, a family-owned restaurant which opened its doors in 1999 on Nassau Street in historic Princeton, N.J., is known for its extensive selection of impeccably-fresh seafood served in a fun, lively family atmosphere.

It’s menu is swimming with fresh seafood, including 15 different varieties of east and west coast oysters, 25 different kinds of "beautifully prepared fish and delicious classics" such as New England clam chowder and lump crab cakes.

The future home of the Blue Point Grill at 3 West Road in Newtown Township.

“It’s a real fish house,” said Jack Morrison, the owner of the Witherspoon Grill, Kristine’s and the Blue Point Grill restaurants, and the Nassau Street Seafood & Produce Co., all located in Princeton. “The menu will change daily, reflecting an assortment of the freshest catch. And all of our seafood is simply and beautifully prepared to reveal its natural, delicious flavor.”

Last summer the Newtown Patch was the first to report that the popular Princeton-based Blue Point Grill would be coming to Newtown in 2023. Since then, local seafood lovers and patrons of the Princeton eatery have been eagerly awaiting its opening.

“We have looked for a long time in Newtown and we’re really excited about this opportunity,” said Morrison who appeared last summer before the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors seeking conditional use approval for the restaurant.

“I opened Nassau Street Seafood 40 years ago this month,” Morrison told the supervisors. “I’m a died in the wool fish guy. We opened the Blue Point Grill in 1999 23 years ago. We’re a family-run restaurant. We have crayons for the kids. It’s a low key, fun place to be.”

The 5,000 square foot restaurant, currently undergoing a major interior renovation project, will seat about 145 inside with additional seating on an outdoor patio. It will also feature a small eight to 10 person bar.