What better way to ring in spring than with tasty, seasonal and affordable meals at top restaurants across Long Island? Spring Long Island Restaurant Week will be kicking off eight days of deals on Sunday, April 26 and will last through Sunday, May 3rd. During the promotion, participating restaurants will offer one, two, or any combination of prix fixe menus, including a two-course lunch for $24 and three-course dinner options for $29, $39, or $46. These deals will be offered at participating restaurants every day they are open throughout the week of deals, with the exception of Saturdays where the menus are only required to be served until 7 p.m. Travel the world through taste without leaving Long Island and explore cuisines from participating restaurants such as Fondue, Italian, Irish, Mexican, Asian, Greek, New American, French, Spanish, seafood, steakhouse, continental, small plates and more. To view a full list of participating restaurants and to see their menus, visit www.longislandrestaurantweek.com. Get excited for the upcoming promotion with a few featured restaurants below!
Pro Tip: Make your reservations early! Take advantage of these deliciously affordable deals through May 3rd and secure your tables before they fill up. Happy dining!
If you’re in the Riverhead area, Bistro 72 will be joining in on Long Island Restaurant Week with a two-course lunch menu for $24 and a three-course dinner menu for $39. On their lunch menu you will find appetizer options of a farm stand salad, Caesar salad or spiced deviled egg. Main courses include a cheeseburger, crab cake, portobello mushroom Swiss melt or a three cheese grilled cheese. They are even offering a bonus for lunch where you can enjoy a third course of a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice cream if you wish. For dinner, selections include a chopped salad, French onion soup, pork chop, pan roasted herb chicken, rigatoni and pan seared salmon rounding out with dessert choices of an apple blossom tart or chocolate layered cake.
Otherside Wine Bar, located in Glen Cove, serves New American cuisine and will be offering a delectable three-course dinner prix fixe menu at $46 per person. Your first course includes selections of herbed Caesar salad, bitter green salad, burrata & strawberries, crab, kale & artichoke croquettes, spring pea soup or slow roasted carrots. For your main course, dine on lasagna primavera, chicken Milanese, grilled aji tuna, grilled beef tenderloin, the Otherside burger or a veggie burger. Finally, finish your evening with a sweet treat of strawberry rhubarb shortcake, chocolate hazelnut torte or a Southdown affogato.
Bartaco in Garden City is participating in Long Island Restaurant Week for the first time this spring! They will be offering two prix fixe menus during the eight days of deals at $24 for a two-course lunch and $29 for a three-course dinner. For lunch and dinner, you can choose your appetizer between a small trio which includes guac, salsa roja and salsa verde, cucumber salad or fried plantains. For your main course, they are offering a rice bowl or tacos with choice of protein including baja fish, chicken verde, seared chorizo, mushroom, falafel or cauliflower. With lunch, your lunch tray also includes a choice side of chopped salad, chicken tortilla soup or a kale Caesar salad. If you’re joining them for dinner, your dessert course has options of tres leches, key lime pie or gelato.
Looking for a spot to enjoy Mexican cuisine during Long Island Restaurant Week? Look no further than Maria’s in Nesconset! The restaurant will be offering a two-course lunch for $24, as well as a three-course dinner for $39. If you join them for lunch, their prix fixe menu offers appetizers of ensalada de camarones, empanadas de res con aji, sopa del dia or a quesadilla con chorizo. Entrées include a chicken mango wrap, steak fajita wrap, arroz con pollo, tacos al carbon or chimi - grande de vegetales. You can also add on a dessert of churro bites or copa a la Maria for $3. Note that lunch is not served at the restaurant on Sundays. If you visit the restaurant for dinner, you can enjoy first course selections of croquetas de yuca, empanadas de res con aji, ensalada de camarones, mejillones al chipotle, chilaquiles verdes or sopa del dia. Main dishes offer pollo Español, fajita de vegetales, paella marinera, tampiqueña mar, tacos de mahi mahi, enchiladas picantes or lechon cubano. End the night with a dessert of arroz con coco, flan de caramel or copa a la Maria.
Mezza Luna, an Italian restaurant in Hauppauge, is a first-time participant in Long Island Restaurant Week, and they’re excited to showcase their menu in the spring edition! They will be offering a three-course prix fixe menu for $46 available for dinner service. Start your evening with an antipasto course of rollatini melanzana, asparagi in carrozza, vongole oreganato, zuppa d’aragosta, zuppa del giorno, caprese, insalata verde, insalata Mezza Luna or gamberetti su ghiaccio. Your entrée selections include ravioli alla Romana, rigatoni alla bolognese, spaghetti carbonara, gamberetti fra diavolo, gamberetti dei sette colli, salmon alla griglia, bronzino fiorentina, costoletta di pollo campagnola, saltimbocca alla romana, costolette di pollo alla bolognese, piccata di vitello or minuta fiorentina. If you’re a dessert fan, the restaurant will offer a choice of torta al formaggio, cannoli or torta foresta nera.
Popei’s Clam Bar in Bethpage is serving up seafood and steak during Spring Long Island Restaurant Week with a three-course dinner for $39! For your appetizer selections, they are offering a choice of steamed little neck clams, Thai or fried calamari, clams oreganata, eggplant rollatini, mussels served red, white or with their homemade lobster sauce (upcharge), shrimp cocktail, a wedge salad with shrimp or 6 little neck clams on the half shell. For your main course, selections include stuffed flounder, chicken Franchise, marsala or alla vodka, lobster ravioli, ½ lobster & marinated skirt steak, shrimp & penne alla vodka, drunken pork chop alla vodka, stuffed salmon or sesame crusted tuna. Finally, enjoy a dessert of cheesecake, cannoli or chocolate cake.
R.AIRE at The Hampton Maid in Hampton Bays serves Spanish cuisine, and the restaurant is excited to be showcasing a three-course prix fixe dinner menu for $46! Appetizer selections include a Caesar salad, crispy artichokes, tuna crudo, jamon croquettes or meatballs. Your entree offerings include pan seared organic salmon with roasted rainbow carrots, crispy chickpeas, pickled raisins and beurre blanc, organic roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, broccolini and demi-glace, the R.AIRE burger prepared with house ground prime beef and chorizo, Manchego cheese, brava sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion on a brioche bun with hand-cut French fries, or a mushroom fideua where you can add iberico pork for an upcharge which is seasonal mixed mushrooms, Spanish short cut pasta and aioli. Finally, enjoy a sweet dessert of gelato, tarta de Santiago or chocolate hazelnut mousse cake.
Head to Wantagh for Thom Thom Seafood & Steak where you can enjoy a three-course dinner for either $29 or $46! For $29, their prix fixe menu features an appetizer choice of Caesar salad, crispy bang band shrimp, black angus beef meatball, spicy tuna, salmon avocado, shrimp tempura or a California sushi roll. Entrees include beef bolognese pappardelle, lemongrass pork chop, shrimp or chicken teriyaki, a 10oz. black angus beef burger with fries or a classic sushi roll combo where you can select any two classic rolls. Dessert includes a selection of crème brulee, warm apple crisp or a choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream. For $46, you can indulge in first course offerings of spring chopped salad with prosciutto, kung pao calamari, black angus beef meatball with ricotta, the chef’s special sushi roll or surf and turf sushi roll. Entrees include seafood paella, pan seared Scottish salmon with lemon dill beurre blanc, a 10oz grilled marinated skirt steak, slow braised pork osso bucco, jumbo shrimp and chicken teriyaki or a sushi roll combo where you can select one classic roll and one special roll. End the night with a dessert of molten lava cake, warm apple crisp or a frozen trio which offers mango sorbet, raspberry sorbet and coconut ice cream.
Captain Bill’s, a seafood restaurant located in Bay Shore, is participating in Spring LI Restaurant Week with two prix fixe menus, a $24 two-course lunch and a $46 three-course dinner! Join them for lunch and savor appetizer courses including baked stuffed clams, fried calamari, PEI mussels, soup of the day, mixed greens garden salad or New England clam chowder. Your main course features a fried flounder sandwich, a black angus burger, vegetable caprese sandwich, grilled Atlantic salmon or chicken Milanese. If you’re dining with them for dinner, appetizers include New England clam chowder, fried calamari, baked stuffed clams, PEI mussels, arugula salad or a jumbo shrimp cocktail. Entree choices include seared tuna, cedar planked salmon, a broiled seafood platter, horseradish crusted grouper, linguini with shrimp, roast chicken breast, a black angus prime rib of beef au jus, gnocchi or braised short ribs where you can make it surf and turf for an upcharge. End the night with a dessert selection of toasted pound cake, warm bread pudding, warm apple crisp or warm fudge brownie.
If you’re out East during Long Island Restaurant Week, The Palm in East Hampton is offering a $46 three-course dinner menu that offers something for every palate. Starters include a choice of The Palm Caesar, mixed green salad, the chef’s soup of the day or a cup of lobster bisque. Entrees include pappardelle bolognese, Sicilian salmon, chicken parmigiana, as well as a 6 oz center cut filet or a shrimp saute for an upcharge. Dessert offerings include a house made tiramisu or The Palm zeppoles. Yum!
