About us

Family owned and operated since its opening in 1963. The Tuckahoe Inn is a casual family restaurant on the bay. Bring your family and friends and come join the good times!

History of our name and it's origin.

Tuckahoe, meaning "where deer are shy or hard to approach" is the Native American tribe, part of the Turtle Clan of the Delaware Tribe of the Lenni-Lenape Indian Nation. The Tuckahoes inhabited this area of Southern Jersey, hunting in the forests and meadows, fishing in the surrounding waters, gathering great quantities of shellfish, whose meat they dried and whose shells became wampum.

We met with Chief Keeper Wolf of the Turtle Clan who shared the history with us. One evening in 1692, shortly after the death of the last great chief King Nummy due to smallpox, the Tuckahoe Tribe held council. Over 70% of the Tuckahoe people were killed by smallpox. The remaining Tuckahoes were scared off by the white men and the evil spirits they were bringing to kill the rest of the Tuckahoe people. Deciding the area was becoming too crowded, the majority of the Tuckahoe families packed up and left that same night, never to return. They moved along the Great Egg Harbor river to towns like Egg Harbor City, Mays Landing, and the surrounding areas. The tribe remained in this area long after and still remain in the area today. They left their name scattered across the areas we reside and frequent in today. One example being the Tuckahoe River, a part of the Great Egg Harbor Bay System. Chief Keeper Wolf bestowed the name of the Tuckahoe Inn as "Feasting Meadow", a place to flock to socialize and dine.