We had an outstanding gourmet dinner. we ordered the flounder. The portions were great. The…read morewaitstaff was spot on and friendly.

We've eaten here a few times and I felt the need to leave a glowing review. Every time the servers…read moreare attentive and friendly. The food is always on par. For appetizer we shared Frutta Di Mare appetizer. The fish salad was extremely fresh, light and tasty. Before our entrees, we received tasty house salads. For entrees we had the Flounder Oreganata and Veal Tuscano. The portions were perfect with even enough to take home leftovers.

Why have I been walking past Alpina everytime I'm in Greenport?…read more Was it the dark atmosphere? Did I think I was getting just another American-German influenced restaurant with only brats and potato pancakes? Did I expect polka? The experience was actually slow and refined, without the white tablecloths. Alpina has German, Swiss, and slightly Northern Italian influenced cuisine, along with a selection of alcohols I was completely unfamiliar with... which made the experience feel full of new things. The most memorable food was actually one of the simplest. The chef prepared incredibly creamy, caramelized onions with a slight sauerkraut tang that was amazeballs. I told our waiter that I'd write him a love letter over it, and here I am! The pappardelle had shredded duck, cheese, and big, fun, chewy noodles that were satisfying to slurp. It just needed a dash of pepper to elevate it. The meat and cheese board included a few things I'd never tried before, and it was so good I was searching for a meat shop in Manhattan so we could buy them again. Portion sizes aren't huge for the price, but it was worth it to us. Don't be afraid of the dark entrance, the ligonberry on the menu, and ask the bartender about the connection between the giant copper gnome and penguin shaker gone rouge.

Great vibe. We popped in for a quick cocktail. Our party of six were the only ones there at the…read moretime. The drinks were pricey and pretty. Our mixologist was clearly passionate about creating great cocktails. I could kick myself for not remembering to take photos. I hope to come back for the food. Excellent service and lovely ambience and decor.

The worst most tasteless food I have ever eaten in a restaurant.i took 7 family members out to…read moredinner and not one person could eat their food. Not one of the dishes had any flavor. Everyone was dumping salt on their dishes and it still didn't help. The service was fine, the atmosphere was fine , the food was awful. I would not recommend this restaurant

A real Italian restaurant Wonderful menu…read moreStand out calamari salad Extremely generous portions Excellent friendly service

We are a group of 4 that booked last minute on resy for 7:30pm dining in the dining room since the…read moreoutdoor was too cold. We arrived early and were told our table is still finishing up. We didn't wait that long afterwards since our reservation is at 7:30pm. The staff was on top of it, giving us water and bread then giving us more bread. I also appreciate how the staff apologize because they are understaffed today which is understandable but the wait for everything was not bad. We left around 8:45pm. Food: Linguine with clam sauce was great, def will get it again. Calamari was great, the batter was not thick and the calamari was not overdone Baked clams and Salmon was ok decent Shrimp scampi will be the one I won't order again because it was too bland imo. Not enough lemon/sour, not enough garlic and I wish there was cheese. Overall great location, parking, and experience. Everyone was extremely friendly and hardworking. Even the receptionist had to set the tables and I appreciate it.

Very slow service due to being way understaffed, mediocre, bland, over priced food, The…read morerestaurant isn't managed well. Won't be back.

Although I never write reviews I feel compelled to do so to warn others about such a terrible…read moreexperience. Food was mediocre. Most local NY pizzerias have better dishes. Buffalo wings and garlic bread was cold. Penne Ala vodka was essentially penne with marinara sauce and the chicken parm was very thick if you like that style. Service - 2/10. No dishes were ever cleared throughout the meal. You had to beg them to take dirty plates or bread baskets away. Had to reuse silverware. Soda was randomly provided in either a glass or plastic cup. The worst part is we wanted to order a side of pasta with butter. The waitress said she spoke with the owner and he said they won't do that and it will be $30. We asked how long it would and she said 2 minutes so we ordered it. After 20 minutes we told her please forget it and give us the check. She returned with the pasta in a to go dish and included it on the bill. We then asked her to speak with the owner. She came back and told us there was no owner or manager there so she couldn't remove the pasta from the bill. On the way out I saw a man who looked like a manager and he confirmed he was. Hence we were repeatedly lied to. When we got home and opened the buttered pasta we found unidentifiable red and white things in it. Obviously it was tampered with and clearly unsafe to eat. Overall this goes down as likely the worst dining experience of our lives. Poor food, unprofessional, terrible customer service, and possible food tampering in the kitchen. Please avoid!

Delicious Italian food with fantastic gluten-free pasta options!…read more We ordered takeout on a Thursday evening for a large party. Food was made fast and we had no issues picking it up! We ordered the large cheese pizza, which was perfectly doughy and cheesy. We also ordered gluten-free pasta with vodka sauce. Not sure what brand they use but it was the best gluten-free pasta I've ever had! Couldn't believe it wasn't regular pasta. And the sauce was rich and savory! Highly recommend!

I haven't tried their pizza yet, but their cantina menu is pretty much perfect. I wouldn't normally…read moreexpect to find tacos, burritos, and Mexican-inspired dishes from a pizza place, but they absolutely nailed it. The flavors were fresh, creative, and surprisingly authentic, with every dish packed with so much flavor. Definitely worth trying!

So bummed, been coming for years , it's our neighborhood pizzeria and the past 2 times off. It…read moreused to have crispy crust and now it doesn't and the toppings were sparse. I'm only speaking for pizza - other items have been good.

Overall, not a bad first experience on Shelter Island. And this restaurant has a lot going for it,…read moreincluding a nice (and chatty) host, perfect ambiance, a loyal local following, etc. Sadly, there are other things which we didn't find quite as appealing. First, the food, while very tasty, is probably not worth the prices they're charging (don't get me started on the $25 glass of wine). Service- hmm, I felt like we were waiting for food way more than we were actually enjoying food. And it got chilly out there- can't you guys use some of that wine money and invest in a few heat lamps? This was our most expensive- but not anywhere close to our best- meal while we visited the Hamptons. But not a bad experience overall.

Once upon a 4years ago time, a boy took a ferry boat ride over to Shelter island, what would later…read moreensue would lead him to amazing adventures and experiences he wouldn't trade for the world... Ever since that first fateful trip out east and over the pond I have wanted to experience 18 Bay. Being a resident Yelper and fatty, I can't help but check out all the best restaurant options in given areas; when I stumbled upon a restaurant that changes their menu weekly with what's available, cooks you what they choose, makes your mouth water endlessly, o through it right onto my bucket list. It didn't happen, I never made a rez at 18 Bay, year after year now I've been going to shelter island brewery, walking the preserve, but never was I able to go for what I truly wanted while being there. That is until last night. Last night, the menu held such delights as lamb, striped bass, swordfish, wild boar, rabbit pappardelle, sweet pea salad in an almond vinaigrette... peach and ricotta cake; I was floored! It was a hot day, a long day, we weren't fully prepared to go to some nice establishment commando looking like sweaty pigs before our beach bath moments before snagging a last minute reservation but let me tell you!! These people are so accommodating, so sweet, so seemingly proud of the food. The staff has a tough gig learning a new menu every week and to me, share their nights with a lot of coworkers. I suppose pooling the tips here though isn't so bad as you're going to be spending $200 for a table of two give or take depending on your drinking habits and conversation game. All in all... I was blown away! We were both blown away with the sheer excitement and creativity of this place. The set up, the execution, the entire vibe last night was just so magical. Shelter island can be... eccentric... elevated... elaborate... yet still so charming and understated. 18 Bay fits right in! What happens here is you get all four Antipasti, a second course, a choice of entree (we had two to choose from) and desert. We got a couple drinks and a glass of incredible wine each. We sat at 7:15 and stayed until about 9:30-10:00, slowly enjoying every little morsel of eachother and the meal in front of us, this night could not have been much better thanks to 18 Bay. It would be a disservice to rank what my favorites were, just take a look at the menu pic I post for June 30th, the antipasti plate, and the Lamb pic I snagged with candle light. I would have taken pix of everything as it was truly beautiful but I was so focused on shoving it (oh so elegantly) in my face. If you have the opportunity to dine here, I highly suggest it as an experience to not forget. Check the menu online as it changes often, make a rez, show up, take the ride; you won't regret it. Food as a true work of art, an experience, my soul buckled with happiness.

Isola is closed people. CLOSED. We enjoyed Isola last year,…read moreit was lovely for our family to get together there.

We met on the 6:30 ferry like two people who believe in both DPI and sunsets: him, a VP at TPG…read moreGrowth, muttering about "consumer-infra adjacencies" like anyone outside a deal team cares, me pretending to listen while calculating if he's a Hamptons-rental or Hamptons-deed kind of man. He picked Isola, naturally. Shelter Island's idea of a local spot: porch breeze, wood-fired everything, no influencer ring lights, just people who can actually afford to be here on a Wednesday. He ordered a Peroni, which is what men drink when they think beer has a personality, I asked for a margarita because I have one, and when he said "you really know your way around a bar menu," I smiled like someone preparing to leverage that observation. I wore dad's Rolex 1675 "Pepsi" GMT, a Bottega Jodie in fondente, and Tribute 105s because I respect the ferry as a legitimate runway with higher stakes than Fashion Week. The margherita was blistered and properly saline, the vongole bright and uncomplicated in a way Nate probably isn't, and the tiramisu was as light as his understanding of waterfall mechanics. Mid-meal, I ran his numbers: VP comp hovers around $600K if the portfolio holds, promotion in 18 months if someone above him retires or spontaneously combusts (statistically improbable), carry locked in vintage-nine purgatory where distributions go to die. Translation: Hamptons share house, not deed; Kelly 28, not Birkin 30; "let's split this" energy disguised as egalitarian values. He mentioned "we're patient capital," which is finance poetry for "our LPs have stopped returning calls." Still, he was charming in that finance-guy-who-read-one-article-about-emotional-intelligence way: polite to the server, glanced at my watch twice like he was cataloging assets, tipped 22% so I didn't have to supplement out of principle. Somewhere between the vongole and his third mention of "thesis development," I had a vision. Not Gwyneth this time, but my mother, martini in hand, wearing something linen and judgmental. "Darling," she said, voice carrying across decades of country club lunches, "patient capital is what poor people call waiting." She vanished before I could ask if she meant Nate or my dating strategy. I ordered a second margarita to consider both possibilities. Isola: 4.2 out of 5, breezy, competent, the kind of reliable that doesn't require performance. The porch alone deserves equity. Nate: 3.1 out of 5 currently, with optionality to 4.2 if he ever exits anything beyond small talk. If his fund marks to DPI instead of hope, I'll be back on that porch in September, hair properly salted, wrist layered with inherited confidence. If not, I'll see him from the ferry deck, me headed somewhere with a grandfather who had robber baron cash flow and thus waterfront in the estate section. I'd raid his grandmother's closet and find something vintage and French to wear on this exact porch, knowing that some legacies compound better than others.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Farm to table restaurant that changes the menu based on the season. I started with a tomato and…read morefresh herb salad, then had the scallops with peaches, a side of fries (yum), followed by corn ice cream with peaches (prime peach season). Delicious! We sat and ate at the bar where we fortunate to have Peter provide us drinks and great menu advice. Wonderful service and ambiance. Highly recommend.

Way too expensive and overpriced. You pay for snobbery here…read more The location is well off the beaten path with no redeeming features. Take any possible meal, and you will pay close to double here that any comparable restaurant.