"The Wardell" occupies the address that a hotel called "The Lenni Lenape" was built at in 1854, later named the "Lee House". The building was renovated in 1922, and renamed  "The Wardell Hotel"  (acknowledging both Warren County and the Delaware River) and purchased by the Kobble family in 1933.  In 1967, a freight train derailed at Union Square, crashing two cars through the side of the Wardell Hotel River Lounge. Within weeks a fire completely destroyed the remaining structure. The Kobble family preserved and rebuilt the restaurant. The Kobbles' completely renovated the old building, and in 2003 opened as the Wardell Steakhouse and Raw Bar restaurant. The train car is former Penn Central coach #1420.

In the Summer of 2009 after a 3 yr change of hands, as "The Union Station Grill", the Kobbles' re-took ownership of the restaurant/ bar and brought it back to open it once again as "The Wardell"  where a friendly staff and owners look forward to making your experience here, one of local tradition and comfortable "Hometown Feeling".  Your favorite hotspot for years to come!

The Wardell
9 Union Square
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(908) 387-1380
contact@TheWardellPub.com