Bobby Van's
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Phone: (631) 537-0590
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Sag Harbor Turnpike
- Best of Citysearch:
- Steak 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-11:30pm, Fri-Sun 11:30am-12am
Editorial Review for Bobby Van's – by Bryan Miller
The Scene
For many years Bobby Van's was a hazy late-night chophouse frequented by literary boulevardiers like Truman Capote and Irwin Shaw. Several years ago the place got a sunny sprucing up--grass-paper walls and arching skylights--and it now could be mistaken for many other Hamptons hot spots. The bar is still a rakish scene, though. In the early evening, when low clouds are spectacularly backlit by the setting sun and cool ocean breezes waft along Main Street, you don't want be anywhere else.
The Food
You can still get a fine steak here, well-aged and beefy. Vegetables are treated with respect, never overcooked and always well seasoned. Seafood can be recommended as well, like the moist and crispy crab cakes and the rare-cooked sesame-crusted tuna with ponzu sauce. Desserts are unmemorable, so you might elbow you way to the bar for a nightcap.
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User Reviews for Bobby Van's
05/22/2008 Posted by SteakhouseLvr
Have a real hard time believing McDoodle...The Candy Kitchen is not open in the evening....this sounds like someone trying to pull business away from a very good established restaurant to a place they either work or own...or do they have a personal problem with the chef or owner? The food is always excellent...and if some thing goes wrong as it does it all restaurants...they are always happy to address the situation..one of the best steaks I ever had!!!!!
Pros: excellent food
Cons: get there early to get a seat in season...off season still crowded but easier to be seated
12/05/2007 Posted by fashionhore
definitely my favorite brunch spot in the hamptons. i love coming here for brunch with family members. their eggs benedict is so delectable. for lunch i always get their filet mignon chilli. great decor, friendly and informative staff, and super location. everytime i eat at this fresh spot i feel the history of the restaurant and the hamptons all in one. with their open windows, it is the best way to soak up the hamptons on that early saturday or sunday morning watching the craziness on montauk hwy. when i think of my summers in the hamptons, mornings at bobby van's come to mind. although i have only gone to bobby van's for dinner once, their spot is mature and comforting and packed at night. great place to get some wine and have some conversation.
Pros: perfect bridgehampton location. brunch.
Cons: probably overpriced, but i am never good at gauging these things.
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