Excellent Experience
Alison By The Beach, located in Bridgehampton, replaces the former popular restaurant 95 School Street. The place is owned by the same lady who owned the highly-regarded Alison on Dominick Street in Manhattan, which closed its doors in 2002. Upon entering, a large dining room is visible on your left and a medium-sized bar with copper accents is on your right. Further to the right, through a doorway, is another dining area that has nice white bunting hanging from the ceiling and more windows, creating a light and airy feel.

The menu features cuisine which might be best termed "American with European influences," with dishes that take advantage of the superb produce and fish available on Long Island. Our party enjoyed the following appetizers - Chilled sweet corn soup, scallop ceviche, black truffle risotto, orange-scented mussels and pan seared foie gras. Entrees that our party ordered, which were uniformly excellent, were the grilled angus shell steak, grilled rack of lamb, pan roasted free range chicken, oven roasted halibut, and pan seared scallops. We opted for dessert at the Candy Kitchen, so I can't comment on that part of the meal. The service was pleasant and professional.

The wine list is well thought-out, with reasonably priced bottlings from all the major areas. Apps are in the $8-13 range, entrees $23-33. Not inexpensive, but in line with other top Hamptons restaurants, and fair given the quality of the experience. We enjoyed ourselves and will certainly be headed back.    [26 Jul 2004 13:27:34]

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Recommended Dishes: Chilled Sweet Corn Soup with lobster, beets and chives; Scallop Ceviche with tomato, avocado, lime and tarragon; Black Truffle Risotto with mushrooms and parmesan; Orange Scented Mussels with shallots and white wine; Pan Seared Foie Gras with almond chutney; Oven-roasted halibut with potato puree, braised fennel, and snap peas; Pan Seared Scallops with chanterelles and asparagus; Pan Roasted Free Range Chicken with mashed potatoes, organic carrots and baby greens; Grilled Rack of Lamb with new potatoes, cippolini onions, and pencil asparagus; Grilled Angus Shell Steak with bordelaise sauce and arugala salad.

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The Best Dining in the hamptons
Alison restaurant is still going strong. She has added some fun things like movie nights, paella nights. It's warm, charming - a great place to eat well and enjoy some terrific wines. We also had a private party there and had a private room with a large banquette table, it was fabulous, the best place to do a party. The menu planning was easy and they were really flexible and creative.    [11 Feb 2006 17:43:30]

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Recommended Dishes: pan roasted red snapper, steak, all the desserts, goat chesese tart

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fabulous fun, great food
Yummy Basque influenced food. Great tapas at the bar. Nice feeling. All in all a perfect restaurant experience.    [20 Jul 2005 19:20:42]

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