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August 11, 2013 By cheryl

The Wharf (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.): A View — With Food on the Side

Remember how I mentioned that people love to tell me where I must eat when I travel?

Well, The Wharf in New York‘s Rockaway Beach is certainly not one of those places.

Check it out, yes — I definitely heard that. With its outdoor dining deck with sweeping views of the water and Manhattan’s skyline in the distance, The Wharf’s vista for a sunset cocktail can’t be beat. But eat? We had read and heard enough about the food to know there were probably better restaurants in Rockaway Beach.

Even so, on a recent evening, as our cocktails on that famous deck were disappearing, the vaunted view was nudging us to stay.

How bad could the food truly be? We decided to find out …

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Filed Under: American, Beach, Brunch, New York, Queens, Restaurants, Seafood, Tales From the Road, The Beach, Travel Tagged With: Belle Harbor, Brunch, Fish, New York, Rockaway Beach, Seafood, Seaside, Steak, The Wharf, Waterfront

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