Before the Bridge
78 Foster Avenue
Hampton Bays, NY
Before the Bridge is a place for casual dining with the emphasis on seafood. It has a view of the waterfront for dessert. The bridge in question os the Ponquogue Bridge, to which Foster Avenue and Lighthouse Road. The house's fixed-price menu includes fried oysters, baked clams, roasted swordfish and shrimp-scampi style; for the carnivorous, they have strip steak and lamb chops. A la carte, try the steamed or broiled lobsters, and the Bridge "lobster bake," which brings in lobster, clams mussels, potatoes and corn. Alternatives: crab cakes, seared sesame tuna, a surf-and-turf of shrimp and filet mignon, and stuffed and broiled flounder, and, if you want to get a bit exotic in this environment, pan-seared breast of duck and confit of duck leg. For dessert, the choices range from creme brulee to rice pudding.
Hours: Dinner every day, from 4 p.m. Lunch, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Assessment
Seafood by the sea.
Cuisine
Seafood
Directions
South of Shinnecock Road.
Major Credit Cards Accepted
MasterCard and Visa.
Notable dishes
Lobster, roasted swordfish, fried oysters, sesame tuna.
Price Range
Expensive ($25-$50)
Reservations
Accepted
Special Features
Water Views
Wheelchair Access
Yes
