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Seafood fans are anxiously awaiting the opening of a new Blue Point Grill in Newtown Township in about two or three months.
At Tuesday night’s township planning commission meeting, Jack Morrison, president of the JM Group that would own the Blue Point, and his local attorney on the project Mike Meginniss said they were targeting an August opening for the new establishment. When ready, it would replace the former Corner Bakery Cafe at 3 West Road in The Newtown Shopping Center.
“We were hoping to have it open by now,” Meginniss said. “We reiterate our excitement to get it open later this summer.”
At the planning commission meeting, members voted unanimously to recommend to the township board of supervisors that it grant a revised conditional use to allow for up 64 more outdoor seats at the new Blue Point, adding to the 36 outdoor seats already approved. If the supervisors green light the revised CU, that would make total seating capacity including both indoor and outdoor 245, but Meginniss said it’s very unlikely there would ever be that many people at the restaurant at any one time.
The original conditional use for the new restaurant was approved by the supervisors in August of 2022. It will open as a dinner-only establishment, but Meginniss and Morrison said the original conditional use approval allows for lunch service as well if that is deemed desirable at some point in the future.
According to its website, bluepointgrill.com, the original Blue Point Grill opened in Princeton, N.J. in 1999.
“Our menu changes daily, reflecting an assortment of the freshest catch and delicious classics such as New England clam chowder and lump crab cakes,” the website states.
It added that the Blue Point Grill is “famous for the area’s best oyster selection. All of our seafood is simply and beautifully prepared to reveal its natural, delicious flavor. We pride ourselves on supporting vessels, docks and purveyors who continue to live, work and believe in sustainable fishing practices.”
