Old Stove Pub

One of my favorite restaurants out east! Delicious food, good service and a beautiful outdoors setting! The owner is there always making sure that everything is taken care! And the live music was great, not too loud, so we had a nice conversation over it.

The food was good but it took forever to come out. We ordered an appetizer of a salad and a zucchini curls and it took half an hour to come out. There were maybe 3 tables in the restaurant when we were there so I thought the food (or at least the appetizers) would come out quickly. The other thing I wasn’t super happy about is the misleading “pub night” menu for Thursdays. It says items are $12 but the burger was $19. That’s still not a bad price for a good burger, but just advertise that. The website is not clear about it. Our waitress was perfectly nice. The overall experience just left something to be desired.

Nice covered outdoor seating. Food came out very quick. Thought that the grilled octopus and crab cake apps were great, flank steak ordered medium and was done exactly right. Portions could be a tad larger, fried Brussels sprouts could use some flavor, and there should be more side options (particularly non-potato options), but enjoyed all the food and service was spot on. Had the cucumber sakitini cocktail, which was a bit too tart. Will definitely go back.

Dinner on our anniversary was excellent. Attentive service, perfect Hamptons setting. Wife ordered branzino she said was best she’s ever had. I went for filet mignon that was perfectly poseasoned and cooked exactly as requested- medium rare. Manager surprised us with an on-the-house dessert (neither requested or expected). Couldn’t be better! (Hamptons traffic was expectedly slow, but the experience was well worth it.

As someone who has been coming here every summer for a good meal and drink before going out…..something is off . New management? I’m not sure. But it’s not right. I came early for a reservation and still had to wait at least 20 minutes after the reservation time….and mind you the place was dead. Insane. The food came out colder than a corpse. The portion size of the food…? Fisher Price meals. Almost $300 for a “meal” that should cost $10. The dirty martinis were probably the best part of this. Does salt exist in this restaurant? The answer is no! Everything absolutely tasteless. I’m extremely disappointed and most likely won’t be returning.