2022_09_New_Jersey_Monthly

eat+ drink
EDITED BY ERIC LEVIN
Canal House Station
m i l f o r d
COMFORT
ZONE
Two women, old friends,
endow classic American
with fresh appeal.
By Jill P. Capuzzo
Twilight pours through the tall windows,
lending a glow to the wood wainscotting
and our table. Covered in butcher paper,
it’s set with a vase of peony blooms and
dishes of bright-green olives and luscious
roasted pecans.
The ambient light matches the muted buzz from the
tables around us. As we make our way through the fourcourse
prix-fixe dinner at Canal House Station, a 3 1/2 hour
Sunday dinner unfolds enchantingly.
If you make the journey to the remote town of Milford
on the banks of the Delaware River to eat at this restaurant
in an 1870s former train station, you will be in the capable
and artistic hands of co-owners and co-chefs Christopher
Hersheimer and Melissa Hamilton. The two women, who
have been collaborating in various food ventures for close
to 30 years, take that responsibility seriously.
“The restaurant is in a small, quiet town where no one
is walking around on the streets looking for a place to eat.
TOWN Milford
FOOD New American
AMBIENCE Vintage
train station; tables set
with cloths and flowers
SERVICE Gracious and
responsive
DRINKS BYO
PRICES Lunch: appetizers,
$9-$10; entrées,
$13-$17; sides, $10;
desserts, $8. Dinner:
prix fixe: $69
OPEN Dinner, Thursday-Saturday;
lunch,
Thursday-Sunday X
F2 Bridge Street, 908-
995-7200; canalhousestation.com
120 SEPTEMBER 2022 NJMONTHLY.COM