Juniper Hill is an independently owned, family-friendly restaurant in a renovated bank building in the village of Annandale, with a main dining room, a private room in the old vault, and a bar with a fireplace and big open-air windows. The menu changes often and is built around what is being harvested nearby and seafood from East Coast fishermen, with coal-fired pizzas, brunch on Friday through Sunday, and drinks that lean on New Jersey breweries, local wineries and distilleries. The kitchen was led by chef Craig Polignano, formerly of The Ryland Inn, when the restaurant changed hands in 2024.
The restaurant says it works closely with local farmers, producers and bakers, and the current menu names some of them: ricotta from Lebanon Cheese Co. and sourdough from Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse in Milford. A 2024 profile of the kitchen named Three Meadows Farm, Cabbage Throw Farm, Zell's Farm, Two Barn Farm and Meadowbrook Farm among its growers.
What’s here
- Served here
- Hand-dipped Lebanon Cheese Co. ricotta with Thai chilies and Bobolink sourdough, $13 · Coal-fired pizzas · A frequently changing dinner menu of small plates, salads and mains · Brunch Friday to Sunday, from buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy, $13, to avocado toast with smoked salmon, $21 · New Jersey craft beer, regional wines and seasonal cocktails · A children's menu for 12 and under · Takeout ordered online
What sets it apart
- Coconut-curry succotash with Alstede broccoli and Zell's mushrooms, $22
- Hand-dipped Lebanon Cheese Co. ricotta with Thai chilies and Bobolink sourdough, $13
- Coal-fired pizzas, $17 to $21
- Beef tallow fries with malt aioli, $12
From the online ordering menu, October 28, 2026. Menus change. See the current menu →
Where the food comes from
- Lebanon Cheese Co., Lebanon: ricotta and mozzarella (current online menu)
- Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse, Milford: sourdough (current online menu)
- Zell's Farm, Hillsborough: mushrooms (current online menu)
- Alstede Farms, Chester: broccoli (current online menu)
- Two Barn Farm: potatoes (brunch frittata) (current online menu)
- Three Meadows Farm, Bedminster: produce (AOL, April 2024)
- Cabbage Throw Farm, Asbury: produce (AOL, April 2024)
- Lo Re Pasta, Hopewell (Mercer County): gnocchi (current online menu)
The menu also credits Happy Valley beef and Frolic cheese; neither producer is identified yet
Details checked against Juniper Hill’s own site on ; not yet confirmed by the business. Hours change, so check before you go. Spot a mistake? Tell us.