Peacock Inn - Princeton

Last night Steve and I ventured down to Princeton and enjoyed a relaxing evening at the Peacock Inn, named one of New Jersey Monthly’s Top 25 restaurants of 2011, and Star Ledger’s Restaurant of the Year. The Inn, open since 2010, is located in the heart of Princeton, and is a renovated historic, grand home.

The atmosphere is warm and inviting. To the right of the entrance is a more casual, yet modern bar for a drink or lighter fare. The dining room has warm rich colors and a ceiling peppered with little white lights to look like the evening skyline. Although Steve and I debated on whether it was fitting, or bordereline cheesy – in the end we thought it was charming.

I started with a house specialty cocktail – an apple martini made with apple cider, nutmeg and cinnamon. A nice, only moderately sweet drink that had a very autumnal feel to it. Steve enjoyed a glass of Tattinger, which I had after my cocktail as well.