I had no luck trying to call them to make a same day reservation around 5/6pm. We went 1.5hr earlier to get a reservation for 7:45pm. We were seated in their upstairs area which is quieter than the downstairs clubesque area. They only had 2 servers working on a busy Saturday night but they did a decent job. The pitcher specials only really have 2.5 cups of drinks. I enjoyed the meatball sampler (classic, buffalo chicken, and veggie). The perfectly melted burrata spread easily on the nicely soft but crunchy bread. I also enjoyed the burger!! I thought the sauce was great, juicy patty, and flavorful bun. I asked for well done fries and they delivered!! Good saltiness and perfect crunchiness too!The downstairs becomes a crowded dance floor during the later hours. When we left around 11, the line to get in had to be like 15 ppl long! Ironically, the inside dancefloor was like 70% empty!!
Kevin Bonilla
Went a couple weeks ago for brunch and deeply enjoyed the food and the mimosas. Went on a Saturday and the vibe was even better, the drinks are amazing. Great bartenders, overall vibe and music. Would definitely go again any time.
Dustin
The garlic bread is a good app to share with a crowd
C M.
Female bouncer on Fridays and Saturdays is EXTREMELY rude. She does not know how to speak to or deal with people. This is NOT the job for her. Unnecessarily aggressive toward customers
Kaval V.
The so called "men" aka bouncers take so much pride in having the power of kicking out women after they state that don't feel comfortable or safe EMPHASIS ON SAFE on walking out of their BACK ALLEY entrance. At this point I would like to point out that I'm a doctor. With a group of 15 other doctors. Must be so proud that you can manhandle women.
Nunya B.
My son chose to go to your place for his 21st birthday. Your security are a bunch of morons. His new license hadn't come in the mail yet, his old license had his birthday. "We don't accept paper" was what your jagoff bouncers told him about his temporary license. How sad. We've been there before as a family, your food and service is mediocre at best. We will never come back. YOU RUINED MY SON'S birthday. To boot? Your people gave him the biggest attitude. Ownership? Have your staff take HOSPITALITY COURSES. Not one manager came to the door. SHAME AGAIN ON ALL OF YOU. I will tell everyone in farmingdale as well as neighboring massapequa how you treat people.
Karina Cejas
Went here for lunch before a concert - Place was empty! The drink quality was weird, honestly something equivalent to Applebees drinks. The food was alright, tasted kind of microwave-ish and cold, the food's price did not live up to the taste. Service was so-so but I felt bad since there was only one waitress available! Two groups sat down in the restaurant and left which was sketchy.
dibo220
I don't see myself returning here since it's not the kind of atmosphere I like in a restaurant. It felt more like a club than a restaurant when we arrived just before 9 on a Friday. The music was playing very loudly and it was really dark. Our waiter was nice and helpful but it was very hard for him to hear us call for him when we needed him due to the music's high volume. As for the food, we order the meatball sampler, the Brussel sprouts, the GGS pork, and the Chicken Parma Vodka with ravioli. The only things I really enjoyed were the Buffalo chicken ball in the sampler and the Chicken Parma Vodka with ravioli because they were tasty but not too salty. My date loved the brusselsprouts, but he's biased; I thought they were too sweet. Everything else had way too much salt. I think I would have enjoyed the GGS pork if they used less salty sauce and added more bok choy. We ordered a couple of drinks that were good. Overall, I would not visit again, but I'm glad I tried it. Seems like it does better as a bar or night club.
Cynthia
We were a party of 7 people this past Saturday. As many restaurants do with big groups, they added tip automatically. That wasn't a problem because we expected it. The problem was that the servers decided that they didn't have to pay attention to us at all because their tip was assured, so they ignored us. We were at a table right in the front by the sidewalk, and my mom spilled her water. There were 3 women at the hostess station, including our server. Not one of them came and brought us extra napkins or helped clean it up. Not even when we walked over to the wait station and helped ourselves to more napkins to clean it up. They just looked at us and went back to talking to each other.Also - the website said nothing about the fact that they ONLY have the brunch menu on Saturdays at 2pm. There wasn't a single meatball option on the brunch menu.
Monica A.
Very disappointing waitstaff and service. I was trying to have a special day with a very special person and this restaurant made it difficult. I called in the afternoon, asked if there were tables available and if they had any salads. Yes to both questions. We arrived about eight minutes after I called and there was one very large group of about 25 people at a very long table in the center of the room. Also they were no salads because on Saturday at 10 AM to 3 PM they have a brunch menu. I was not told this over the phone when I called at 2:25 PM. Had a very difficult time finding something to eat because myself and my dinner companion are on diabetic and calorie restricted diets--the whole point of choosing a restaurant with salads. Instead nearly the whole menu was fried food, high carbs and ironically not a single meatball. The restaurant was also quite loud (with loud music and the large group of 25 young adults) so it was difficult to hear. I thought the server could help so I informed her of our situation, being sure to mention that we called and were told that they were offering salads. We were told that the chicken was breaded but she could make it grilled. I asked how much mozzarella was on the chicken and she said she didn't know. She didn't offer to ask the chef either. So we left it off. We ordered chicken salads but with grilled chicken, and a different dressing because we thought the blood orange sounded too sweet. When she finally brought out our plates my eyes popped open with gratitude and was about to say "thank you" but she loudly dropped the plates on the table and took off in a flash without saying a word. She never checked on us to see how we were doing. The dressing that replaced the blood orange dressing was still sweet. I had to get up from my chair three times to walk over to the lovely maître d' because our server was nowhere to be found. Also, they do not serve oil and vinegar either. They have oil but they don't have regular vinegar, like white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar. The closest thing to vinegar they have is a gelatinous sugary glob of something that is similar to balsamic vinegar and I was somehow supposed to mix it with the oil. Of course they didn't give me any mixing cups so I had to get up out of my chair again to ask for one. It's almost as if they opened the restaurant that day. Very loud, understaffed, rude servers, with CS who are untruthful about their menu.. Farmingdale needs a dine-in restaurant that serves some healthy food with competent waitstaff.
So whoever is the lady working the bathrooms needs a real reality check. I was online in the hallway and was directed by the man bouncer that I can go in the bathroom with my 3 friends, after that a pile of girls come in and cut the line by taking the other stall while my friend was in one and I was still waiting. The bouncer said something to me when I was next to go back in line and wait my turn? Uhm excuse me I waited so I gave her an attitude as she deserved for talking to me the way she did. She then grabs me by my jacket and tells me we can have a conversation outside and it's time for me to go home. Meanwhile there were girls in the bathroom who cut the line. Look at your cameras so you know I waited my turn... sorry your bouncer wasn't doing her job and then came out of no where and started doing something that wasn't logical. Won't be coming back to an underage jungle where girls get drugged and assaulted, but then get kicked out when waiting their turn for the bathroom? Meanwhile after that she's escorting me to the back door not letting my friends come with me saying we are going to have a conversation outside ? What was she going to do beat me up lol ? Luckily my friends had my back so this crazy on edge bouncer couldn't assault me
Jack D.
DIRTY place HOMOPHOBIC place: Disgusting service. Disgusting food. Do not go here. I got dirty looks and was told I can't come here because I was gay. I cant write the words that were said by the people who worked here because my review would be taken down. Whoever owns this place and the one in Patchogue is disgusting. They hire horrible workers and discriminate against gay people. I'm not the one to write reviews but ... I just had to with the horrible experience I had. Please do not go here if you care about the LGBTQ+ community.
Joe M.
Great food and wonderful service. My wife and I had the meetball sampler, the stupid steak sando, and chicken parm vodka. All were delicious!! Peter was the best! Great attitude and always on top of anything we might need. We will try their bingo night one of these Tuesdays, sounds like fun.
Peter D.
I was trying to go into this place on a Friday night, the bouncer wouldn't let me in because I was wearing sandals. In was 80 degrees outside, and then I watch multiple girls walk in with flip flops on. When I pointed out that they had sandals on too the bouncer began to physically push me away and call me a "douchbag". In was extremely insulting and I would never even attempt to go there again.
Angel M.
Best fn lobster potato skins you'll ever have! Oh yeah and they have meatballs too. Classic meatball- comes with 3 meatballs (the usual mix of meats). A bit dry but the sauce is solid. Give it an overall score of B+ Lobster potato skins - Baked potato on a bed of mashed potatoes topped with poached lobster sitting in melted butter. If you like any of those things then you owe it to yourself to try it. Definitely an A. Drinks are great. Service is attentive. Plenty of space. Bar vibe with a surprising menu.
I had no luck trying to call them to make a same day reservation around 5/6pm. We went 1.5hr earlier to get a reservation for 7:45pm. We were seated in their upstairs area which is quieter than the downstairs clubesque area. They only had 2 servers working on a busy Saturday night but they did a decent job. The pitcher specials only really have 2.5 cups of drinks. I enjoyed the meatball sampler (classic, buffalo chicken, and veggie). The perfectly melted burrata spread easily on the nicely soft but crunchy bread. I also enjoyed the burger!! I thought the sauce was great, juicy patty, and flavorful bun. I asked for well done fries and they delivered!! Good saltiness and perfect crunchiness too!The downstairs becomes a crowded dance floor during the later hours. When we left around 11, the line to get in had to be like 15 ppl long! Ironically, the inside dancefloor was like 70% empty!!
Went a couple weeks ago for brunch and deeply enjoyed the food and the mimosas. Went on a Saturday and the vibe was even better, the drinks are amazing. Great bartenders, overall vibe and music. Would definitely go again any time.
The garlic bread is a good app to share with a crowd
Female bouncer on Fridays and Saturdays is EXTREMELY rude. She does not know how to speak to or deal with people. This is NOT the job for her. Unnecessarily aggressive toward customers
The so called "men" aka bouncers take so much pride in having the power of kicking out women after they state that don't feel comfortable or safe EMPHASIS ON SAFE on walking out of their BACK ALLEY entrance. At this point I would like to point out that I'm a doctor. With a group of 15 other doctors. Must be so proud that you can manhandle women.
My son chose to go to your place for his 21st birthday. Your security are a bunch of morons. His new license hadn't come in the mail yet, his old license had his birthday. "We don't accept paper" was what your jagoff bouncers told him about his temporary license. How sad. We've been there before as a family, your food and service is mediocre at best. We will never come back. YOU RUINED MY SON'S birthday. To boot? Your people gave him the biggest attitude. Ownership? Have your staff take HOSPITALITY COURSES. Not one manager came to the door. SHAME AGAIN ON ALL OF YOU. I will tell everyone in farmingdale as well as neighboring massapequa how you treat people.
Went here for lunch before a concert - Place was empty! The drink quality was weird, honestly something equivalent to Applebees drinks. The food was alright, tasted kind of microwave-ish and cold, the food's price did not live up to the taste. Service was so-so but I felt bad since there was only one waitress available! Two groups sat down in the restaurant and left which was sketchy.
I don't see myself returning here since it's not the kind of atmosphere I like in a restaurant. It felt more like a club than a restaurant when we arrived just before 9 on a Friday. The music was playing very loudly and it was really dark. Our waiter was nice and helpful but it was very hard for him to hear us call for him when we needed him due to the music's high volume. As for the food, we order the meatball sampler, the Brussel sprouts, the GGS pork, and the Chicken Parma Vodka with ravioli. The only things I really enjoyed were the Buffalo chicken ball in the sampler and the Chicken Parma Vodka with ravioli because they were tasty but not too salty. My date loved the brusselsprouts, but he's biased; I thought they were too sweet. Everything else had way too much salt. I think I would have enjoyed the GGS pork if they used less salty sauce and added more bok choy. We ordered a couple of drinks that were good. Overall, I would not visit again, but I'm glad I tried it. Seems like it does better as a bar or night club.
We were a party of 7 people this past Saturday. As many restaurants do with big groups, they added tip automatically. That wasn't a problem because we expected it. The problem was that the servers decided that they didn't have to pay attention to us at all because their tip was assured, so they ignored us. We were at a table right in the front by the sidewalk, and my mom spilled her water. There were 3 women at the hostess station, including our server. Not one of them came and brought us extra napkins or helped clean it up. Not even when we walked over to the wait station and helped ourselves to more napkins to clean it up. They just looked at us and went back to talking to each other.Also - the website said nothing about the fact that they ONLY have the brunch menu on Saturdays at 2pm. There wasn't a single meatball option on the brunch menu.
Very disappointing waitstaff and service. I was trying to have a special day with a very special person and this restaurant made it difficult. I called in the afternoon, asked if there were tables available and if they had any salads. Yes to both questions. We arrived about eight minutes after I called and there was one very large group of about 25 people at a very long table in the center of the room. Also they were no salads because on Saturday at 10 AM to 3 PM they have a brunch menu. I was not told this over the phone when I called at 2:25 PM. Had a very difficult time finding something to eat because myself and my dinner companion are on diabetic and calorie restricted diets--the whole point of choosing a restaurant with salads. Instead nearly the whole menu was fried food, high carbs and ironically not a single meatball. The restaurant was also quite loud (with loud music and the large group of 25 young adults) so it was difficult to hear. I thought the server could help so I informed her of our situation, being sure to mention that we called and were told that they were offering salads. We were told that the chicken was breaded but she could make it grilled. I asked how much mozzarella was on the chicken and she said she didn't know. She didn't offer to ask the chef either. So we left it off. We ordered chicken salads but with grilled chicken, and a different dressing because we thought the blood orange sounded too sweet. When she finally brought out our plates my eyes popped open with gratitude and was about to say "thank you" but she loudly dropped the plates on the table and took off in a flash without saying a word. She never checked on us to see how we were doing. The dressing that replaced the blood orange dressing was still sweet. I had to get up from my chair three times to walk over to the lovely maître d' because our server was nowhere to be found. Also, they do not serve oil and vinegar either. They have oil but they don't have regular vinegar, like white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar. The closest thing to vinegar they have is a gelatinous sugary glob of something that is similar to balsamic vinegar and I was somehow supposed to mix it with the oil. Of course they didn't give me any mixing cups so I had to get up out of my chair again to ask for one. It's almost as if they opened the restaurant that day. Very loud, understaffed, rude servers, with CS who are untruthful about their menu.. Farmingdale needs a dine-in restaurant that serves some healthy food with competent waitstaff.
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So whoever is the lady working the bathrooms needs a real reality check. I was online in the hallway and was directed by the man bouncer that I can go in the bathroom with my 3 friends, after that a pile of girls come in and cut the line by taking the other stall while my friend was in one and I was still waiting. The bouncer said something to me when I was next to go back in line and wait my turn? Uhm excuse me I waited so I gave her an attitude as she deserved for talking to me the way she did. She then grabs me by my jacket and tells me we can have a conversation outside and it's time for me to go home. Meanwhile there were girls in the bathroom who cut the line. Look at your cameras so you know I waited my turn... sorry your bouncer wasn't doing her job and then came out of no where and started doing something that wasn't logical. Won't be coming back to an underage jungle where girls get drugged and assaulted, but then get kicked out when waiting their turn for the bathroom? Meanwhile after that she's escorting me to the back door not letting my friends come with me saying we are going to have a conversation outside ? What was she going to do beat me up lol ? Luckily my friends had my back so this crazy on edge bouncer couldn't assault me
DIRTY place HOMOPHOBIC place: Disgusting service. Disgusting food. Do not go here. I got dirty looks and was told I can't come here because I was gay. I cant write the words that were said by the people who worked here because my review would be taken down. Whoever owns this place and the one in Patchogue is disgusting. They hire horrible workers and discriminate against gay people. I'm not the one to write reviews but ... I just had to with the horrible experience I had. Please do not go here if you care about the LGBTQ+ community.
Great food and wonderful service. My wife and I had the meetball sampler, the stupid steak sando, and chicken parm vodka. All were delicious!! Peter was the best! Great attitude and always on top of anything we might need. We will try their bingo night one of these Tuesdays, sounds like fun.
I was trying to go into this place on a Friday night, the bouncer wouldn't let me in because I was wearing sandals. In was 80 degrees outside, and then I watch multiple girls walk in with flip flops on. When I pointed out that they had sandals on too the bouncer began to physically push me away and call me a "douchbag". In was extremely insulting and I would never even attempt to go there again.
Best fn lobster potato skins you'll ever have! Oh yeah and they have meatballs too. Classic meatball- comes with 3 meatballs (the usual mix of meats). A bit dry but the sauce is solid. Give it an overall score of B+ Lobster potato skins - Baked potato on a bed of mashed potatoes topped with poached lobster sitting in melted butter. If you like any of those things then you owe it to yourself to try it. Definitely an A. Drinks are great. Service is attentive. Plenty of space. Bar vibe with a surprising menu.