Remember when you could not get a seat in a restaurant this summer? Well the tables have turned. Or at least they are more available. It seems they want us back now, and are offering discounts, themes and entertainment. A few selections:
LT Burger in the Harbor (62 Main Street, Sag Harbor) www.facebook.com/ltburgerintheharbor, Laurent Tourondel’s family-friendly burger joint is offering a Sunday through Thursday burger, fries and either soda, milkshake or beer, along with a movie ticket for the Sag Harbor Cinema. $20 to $23 for the package.
HRP inside word: Nice to save a few bucks but it’s the small townish Main Street connection that makes this so appealing. Go for it.
Rowdy Hall (10 Main St. East Hampton) has Oktoberfest starting Saturday, September 18, with a Fester Preis—prix fix to the rest of us—for $23 consisting of a traditional German dish with a beer. The first week’s dish is sauerbraten with braised red cabbage and turnip potato puree. Also, a $9 Oktoberfest tasting flight of brews is available throughout their celebration. In a first for Main Street, on September 23, Rowdy Hall will have picnic tables in the courtyard and communal dining tables in the dining room for a German beer hall atmosphere. Oompah music is planned.
HRP inside word: The food at Rowdy is always good, and I’m even willing to nibble sauerbraten provided there is no communal singing and the menu does not have umlauts.
Navy Beach (16 Navy Road, Montauk) www.navybeach.com. Bottles of rosé (or by the glass) as well as margaritas are half price on Sundays. Dinner Thursday through Monday, plus lunch Friday through Sunday. Lobster pot pie is back on the menu.
HRP inside word: I’ll go for the food and the view—both terrific—but the end-of-summer sale on rosé inventory is not much of an incentive.
Serafina (104 North Main Street, East Hampton) www.serafinarestaurant.com. Monday through Thursday night you get 20% off the entire menu (but not your booze or beverages). Happy hour Monday through Friday from 5 to7 with $5 glasses of house wine and 2 for 1 beers.
HRP inside word: The twenty off with no restrictions is a respectable discount and will cover a couple of extra glasses of wine.
Muse Restaurant & Aquatic Lounge (760 Montauk Highway, Water Mill) www.muserestauranthamptons.com, has live guitar and vocal performances Thursday from 7 to 10. Their “Build Your Own” three-course prix fixe is $29.95.
HRP inside word: If the entertainment is as enjoyable as the place, which has charm, and the food, which is usually excellent, it ought to be a good Thursday diversion.