We ate here for Mother's Day and had a wonderful time! We did have to wait a bit for our seat…read moredespite having a reservation, but the staff were super kind and friendly that we didn't mind waiting in the gorgeous garden lounge outside. The staff here make this place as amazing as it is. Many of them have worked here for many years, a few remember my family coming since I was a toddler! The food was fantastic, especially my delicious Carne Asada. Cooked perfectly and super flavorful. I also loved my Bahama Mama drink, which was special for Mother's Day. It was so good, I had to get a second round! This is a great spot I will definitely be visiting for many years to come.

Authentic Mexican! Friday night, no reservation. We were told 45 minutes for a table or we could…read morefind a spot at the bar. MJ and I walked over to the bar and there weren't 2 seats open that were next to each other. A couple noticed us and asked us if we wanted them to scoot over. How nice and thoughtful! We started with a spicy Chihuahua, and skinny Margarita. Perfectly balanced! They both went well with complimentary chips and salsa. We decided to eat light tonight, House Salad, Calamari and Quesadilla. All cooked perfectly! Very comfortable seating at the bar. I recommend making reservations and I also recommend car pooling or Uber, parking is a bit scarce. Outside seating and music makes for a perfect experience. Great friendly service and an overall good time.

From start to finish, the ambiance, food and service at Insignia were superb. It was my husband's…read morefirst time at a high end steak house and he was blown away. Our waiter Josue was extremely attentive The ambiance in the restaurant is lovely - many people were celebrating special occasions and it's understandable as it is beautiful both inside and out. We decided to go with the $69 diner special in order to try a variety of the menu. Our meal consisted of the garlic shrimp skillet, Mt. Fuji roll, petite filet mignon, marinated skirt steak, Mac and cheese and mashed potatoes. The shrimp skillet was a major hit- he ate every last bit of it. My sushi was super fresh and flavorful. My only complaint was that they put tobiko on top of the roll. It wasn't listed in the ingredients and there was so much, it was not easy to remove. But that is literally my only complaint of the entire meal. Our steaks were so tender and flavorful, plus cooked perfectly. Mac and cheese and mashed potatoes were the perfect side dishes - creamy and ultra flavorful. The Insignia donut and chocolate mousse cake were brought out with a sparkler for excellent presentation. It definitely made the special occasion a bit more special. Our meal and experience at Insignia was nearly flawless. Would highly recommend and looking forward to our next visit!

Food, service and ambiance very nice. Our 1st time there and my husband and I went for our…read moreanniversary. We sat inside...we would probably try happy hour next or outside seating. I had Chilean Sea bass that was excellent and my husband had short ribs with rigatoni which he enjoyed. Nice portion size..we took half home. We plan on going back..

Great & friendly service, good prices, huge variety, clean and comfortable atmosphere. Hidden gem!read more

Tried Public House on a friend's recommendation and can't believe I never visited before…read more Although it's your standard American style pub restaurant if you're a fan of French Dip sandwiches this is the place for you. There's a good selection of FD sandwiches along with the usual burger, sandwich and wraps along with a decent selection of appetizers. The sampler appetizer included your standard apps: potato skins, mozzarella sticks, wings & onion rings with sauces was slightly overpriced at $22.50 but still good and could pass as a meal itself. The best choice was the French Dip sandwiches all cooked to perfection and well portioned served with French Fries. Callout to our server Jessica was outstanding. Attentive, friendly and knowledgeable with some excellent sandwich suggestions. Restaurant features a full bar area, dining area with table service and a section of the dining area that can be converted to a private room for special events. Overall a great little pub with attentive, friendly ostaff serving excellent French Dip sandwiches at reasonable prices.

Grafton Street Irish Pub in Hauppauge really leans into what it is at its core--a local pub that…read morehappens to serve food lol. This place isn't trying for polished restaurant experience, and honestly, that's kinda part of its charm. It feels like the kind of spot where the bar comes first and the kitchen supports it if this makes sense. The atmosphere is a neighborhood hangout feel. You can tell it's a local spot--people walking in were greeted by name, and there's a familiar, lived-in vibe that makes it feel welcoming if you're a regular, and easy enough to settle into if you're not. Food-wise, the corned beef on both the Gaiety and the Finnegan's Wake sandwiches stood out--tender, flavorful, and generous. Both sandwiches came with fries, and while I appreciate skin-on fries, these leaned a bit soggy rather than crispy. Overall, this is a solid spot if you go in with the right expectations. It's less of a destination restaurant and more of a go-to pub where you can grab a drink, and enjoy pub food. If you're looking for a lively, casual bar with good portions and a strong local following, it delivers--even if not everything on the plate is perfect. I think I'd like to make an update review after trying a few more dishes. At a glance, 3.5 with overall good experience.

Wow Hidden gem…read moreBartenders are traditional Irish and it's a great location to stop and enjoy a piping hot burger cooked to your liking and a chilled beer on tap. Parking Ample Bathrooms Clean Accessible Music Friendly and ill be back Service was excellent Ad my drinks were served immediately and food thereafter

Base my reviews off what you pay:…read more *Place was packed on a Saturday at 7:30PM Price - $150 (appetizer, entree, 2 drinks, dessert, tip) Food - 4/5 - great tasting food. Service - 4/5 - friendly and attentive. Ambiance - 3/5 - nice vibe with open fire, slightly tacky and dark. Overall - 4/5 - this is one of those places that is worth visiting once then probably not again. Everything was good but for the price you can get equally as good food at a budget. Food was really good, particularly the Wild Boar Gnocchi Ragu & Pistachio Cake, both easily worth a try. Service was great as well. Friendly, attentive, some conversation there, was good service. Ambiance was a mixed bag. While the indoors is really nice with a cool open flame, it can be dark inside and a little tacky (easy 4 if it wasn't as dark). Definitely worth a visit at one point but not as a regular spot. Best Dish - Wild Boar Ragu Gnocchi, Pistachio Cake Would Return - Probably not

Mixed feelings. So…read moremany friends have spoken so highly of this place that I felt we HAD to give it a try. They also cautioned about the price so, after selling off an inherited Monet, off we went! Umbra is in a nondescript strip mall with a Thai place next door. Dark, front-facing windows give it a chic look but... oh no... fake flowers. Normally, not a big deal but for a place known for being upscale, it seemed incongruous for the vibe. More on that later. Inside was cool and urban chic. Long bar gives view of their famous oven. Seating was comfortable enough though the artificial flowers and grapes (circa 1984 Patchogue's Fantasy Gardens) detracted. I get that they're trying to do an Italian countryside thing but it seemed forced. The food was a mixed bag. Wagyu tartar with quail egg was pretty awesome; rich, minerally, unctuous. So far so good. Cocktail was tasty and the wine was fine. But then... Wife got a pasta dish that she was happy with. She found it to be very good but not exemplary. I ordered the veal osso buco which was a tremendous disappointment. The bed of risotto was terrific but it seemed like they simply placed several (small) medallions of veal in the middle surrounding a tiny bone and then dropped sauce all over it. I'm a grown man and have faced all sorts of disappointments in my life (being an Islanders fan conditions you to this) but I kinda wanted to cry when that came to the table. I've had osso buco other places and this plate fell well short. (I actually was arguing with a friend who is a tremendous fan of Umbra and, when I showed him the pic, he fell silent. I included pics of two other osso bucos for comparison). Friends had mentioned that the steaks are really good here but I kinda go to steak joints for steaks, ya dig? They make their own pasta so maybe I should have chosen one of those dishes. Affogato for dessert which was less than what I was expecting but is (according to friend in the know) the classic and traditional preparation so no real complaints there. The service was very good, however. Both our waitress and the bartender/sommelier were attentive, friendly and well-informed. All-in-all, a nice place. A VERY nice place. But I think it's a tad overpriced and overhyped for what it is. We usually like to give a spot a second or third try but at the price point, probably not. Give it a shot if you've got money to burn but be aware of the cost and that some things may fall short of your expectations.

When you think of the neighborhood spot, this is what comes to mind. I've never been in here and…read morenot ran into someone i know. We come here a lot, good food, good drinks, good staff. They have fun events and live music often. And the fireplace is so nice to sit by in the winter

This place would get a 3.5, but I'm rounding down for reasons I will say in the review…read more I started off by seeing this place by searching for fish and chips. Seeing they had a Wednesday special, I decided to put off my adventure from Roslyn to Ronkonkoma from Monday to Wednesday. I also found a bunch of things I was interested in to pad my experience and make the drive worth it. The waitress came quickly, got our drink orders, took a few minutes, and we started our order. I started off by getting the Fire Island Fries, the Flanagan's Nachos minus Jalapenos and Chipotle Ranch, sub the chicken in, the Fish and Chips special with additional pay for French Onion Soup and Curry sauce, and my friend got the Penne Alla Vodka add chicken. I asked how the Mozzarella sticks were and she said they were very popular so I got those as well. We'll start with my addition. The mozzarella sticks are good. Fried properly, not raw, not burnt, you get I believe 9 in an order. I greatly enjoyed them, however I would never pay more than a buck for a small brick of cheese. They were great, but not that great. The nachos were very barebones, something getting them at full capacity wouldn't have done much for. The queso is gross, and put me off from eating too much. The avocado was a single, sliced avocado which is fine, but pretty hard to eat with chips. The chicken was a bit of an issue, not tasting great. The fire island fries were good, I enjoyed the flavor change, but I feel like some cheddar would have made them from "good" to "amazing". Adding cheddar to my leftovers later confirmed that. The french onion soup was the shiniest turd I've had the experience of eating. It is the best of the worst, in every way. The cheese tastes a bit off, the broth did't have much flavor or salt, the onions were sour, and overall it looks tremendous, proper quality, but tasted like I was eating expired progresso with some sour cheese melted over it. I love proper French Onion soup, but this was very difficult to force myself to eat. The penne alla vodka was fine, but they could have added more salt, it just felt a little bland. The chicken was hard and dry. It didn't work with the dish itself, it felt like eating two different things at once, neither of them tasting as good as they should. The fish and chips were the real star. The fish was as crunchy as you expect, the chips were proper chips. The curry was hot but delicious, everything was absolutely fantastic. If I was reviewing on the fish and chips alone, this place would absolutely get five dtars. But they need to work on the other areas of their menu, they're heavily dragging this place down. I also got the donut with ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce. A donut from dunkin would have been better in my opinion, and you would save $10 assembling everything yourself. Finally, the service. It was very here and there. At first, we were getting checked up on often, but at the end, there was a good 20 minute stint where they wouldn't show up at our table and we had to flag them over to get our check. I'm not rating this against them, but I would have liked a little more observation. It was a one and done place, with excellent fish and chips this side of the pond. If I was closer, this would be a Wednesday night thing, but I'm too far to justify that.

Here we go, Nice Little bistro located inside of Jakes 58 on…read morethe Main floor across from the Cafe. Waited to be seated. Bistro is always busy. Hubby and I always have a great experience in this Bistro. Sitting area is a bit close but it's understandable due to the fact the Bistro is but so big. After being seating we waited for about 5 minutes before our waiter came over to take our orders. Menus are huge and easy to understand. Once our order was placed ot took about 15 minutes for our food to be served. I ordered the bacon cheeseburger deluxe which was perfectly well done. Hubby ordered the same. The food was very tasteful. Cook to perfection. Overall the food and drinks were great. Customer service was great too. Amount of the bill.for 4 people was reasonable. I will definitely go back again. Happy yelping.....

Service was good. Seated quickly, attentive waiter. Food was good, we went on a Saturday early…read moreafternoon, not a lot of people. Would recommend if you're at the casino

Heard about Chop Shop Bar & Grill's Happy Hour and decided to check it out and I'm glad I did…read more We were immediately warmly welcomed to Chop Shop by Dave who escorted us to the bar ( my request) where again we were warmly welcomed by Ashley the barmaid. Ashley also recommended some excellent Happy Hour menu selections. Started off with the glazed brussel sprouts, Edemane and sushi as nd finished up with the dry aged sliders. All were cooked to perfection with the spring rolls and sliders my favorite. Capped off the evening with cappuccino and Irish Coffee ( requested and served with Tullamore Dew ). While enjoying my Irish Coffee Dave came around asking how everything was. Learned he was the restaurant manager and he informed me of the Chop Shop's weekly specials including the Thursday Date Night Fixed Price Menu which I will definitely be taking advantage of. Restaurant offers both table and bar service with a welcoming and friendly staff. Street parking limited but there is additional parking available in the rear parking lot off Landing Avenue along with a rear entrance to the restaurant. Overall a great neighborhood restaurant serving great good and drinks at reasonable pricing.

Please BEWARE!!!!!! I had one of the word dining experiences…read moreof my life at this restaurant last Friday evening. While eating, I suddenly suffered a painful tongue laceration on my tongue caused buy something sharp in my food. This was not a minor event as ended up in the ER and required to follow up with an oral surgeon. No one goes to dinner expecting to leave needing medical treatment. What is truly unacceptable is the restaurants complete lack of concern afterwards. I made them aware of what happened, and despite the seriousness of the injury, the showed no accountability and no willingness to compensate. They told me they would not compensate for any of the medical bills that I have incurred. This raises serious concerns about their food safety standards, and how they treat customers when things go wrong. In this case their was clearly wrong doing on their part. I would STRONGLY caution others before dining here!!!