Side Dish

By Aji Jones

Southampton Publick House now offers a traditional Sunday brunch for the winter season from noon to 3 p.m. – $12 per person and includes a complimentary mimosa, Bloody Mary or 12 oz. brew. The regular lunch menu is also available along with weekly specials for the winter season. Tuesdays, diners may enjoy two-for-one entrées from 5 to 10 p.m., Thursdays, a three-course prix fixe dinner is offered for $21.95 from 5 to 10 p.m., and Fridays, enjoy a three-course prime rib dinner for $21. For further information, please call Southampton Publick House at (631) 283-2800.

Pacific East, in Amagansett, announces it will be open for dinner every Thursday to Sunday from 5:30 p.m. until closing. For further information, call Pacific East at (631) 267-7770.

Buckley’s Southampton offers specials seven days a week. Monday, enjoy $18 all-you-can-eat wings and $1 Miller Light drafts; Tuesday, get 2 pints and 2 burgers for $20; Wednesday, EMT’s, police and fireman receive $5 buffet with $3 drafts; Thursday, ladies enjoy half price dinner specials and drinks; Friday and Saturday, select half price appetizers from 4 to 8 p.m. and Sunday, seniors receive a $16 prix fixe dinner. Call (631) 283-4316 for more information.

Bobby Van’s in Bridgehampton, offers up three different weekly specials. Sunday thru Thursday enjoy a three-course prix fixe for $25 per person or choose steak and fries for just $19.95. Tuesday enjoy lobster night for $21 per person. For more information or reservations call (631) 537-0590.

Mirabelle Restaurant in St. James, celebrates the bounty of Long Island with a five-course duck and wine dinner on Wednesday, March 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening’s centerpiece – duck from the Jurgielewicz Duck Farm, a local purveyor in Moriches will be accompanied by a selection of wines from the Raphael Vineyard in Peconic. The cost of the dinner is $95 plus tax and gratuity. For further information please call Mirabelle Restaurant at (631) 584-5999.

John’s Restaurant in Hampton Bays serves up classic Italian cuisine. Open every night from 5-10 p.m. except Tuesday. Visit their website at www.johnrestaurant.com for specials and discounts. Menu items include: grilled Portobello mushrooms, slightly grilled in a balsamic olive oil dressing over arugula salad with tomatoes and artichokes; rigatoni milano with fresh baby asparagus, baby shrimp, grilled chicken and sun-dried tomatoes tossed with roasted garlic and olive oil; and stuffed chicken saltimbocca, with fresh spinach, prosciutto and mozzarella in a Marsala wine sauce. Call (631) 728-9411 for more information.

The Laundry Restaurant in East Hampton will now be offering two three-course prix fixes on Friday nights. A $19.80 prix fixe offers a lighter bite for a lighter price; it is offered Sunday through Friday evenings. Their ultimate three-course prix fixe for $29 per person is also available Sunday through Friday evenings. Call the Laundry for reservations at (631) 324-3199.

Pierre’s in Bridgehampton has reduced their prix fixe from $25 to $22. Open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Menu items include: roasted free-range chicken with ratatouille and potato purée; Chilean sea bass with Parmesan crust served with a Chardonnay mustard sauce and potato purée; and fettuccini with homemade pesto sauce. Call Pierre’s for reservations at (631) 537-5110.

Thinking of participating in The Fifth Annual “Hamptons Restaurant Week?” Sign up by Monday, February 26 to ensure your restaurant will be featured in all the Hamptons Restaurant week advertisements. It will take place the last week of March - Sunday, March 25 through Sunday, April 1. The first four “Hamptons Restaurant Week” events have elicited an extremely positive response from diners, restaurateurs and local businesses.

The idea is simple: for one week, Sunday to Sunday, all participating restaurants offer a three-course prix fixe for $21.95 all night except Saturday when it will only be offered from 6-7 p.m. Each restaurant will offer a unique three-course menu and some restaurants will also offer special $21.95 bottles of local Long Island wine. Visit www.hamptonsrestaurantweek.com for registration or call (631) 727-2870.