Raznorodni R.
Yelp
I wish I could write a better review. Our family visit to Duryea was highly anticipated based on the buzz the restaurant receives. Please, do yourselves a favor, save your time and money, and go somewhere else. One of the top worst experiences ever.
Starting at arrival, we are greeted by a pretentious host decked in Cartier bracelets (bizarre for a shack of a "restaurant" situated on a dock. No, don't be fooled by the posts talking about the view, there is no view to speak of). We sat down and as we were unaware of how orders are taken by the waiters, we go through a lengthy introduction - in short, you are given a piece of paper to mark the dishes and drinks you'd like to order and sent to stay in line to place your order. Nothing short of a run-down cafeteria. I guess the owners think it's cute. Everything we ordered was overpriced and of dubious quality. Cocktails run at $20 but all you are getting for that price is a small glass filled with ice to the top and some drops of a mixed drink. Dishes are outrageously priced but that would've been fine if the food was good. The Lobster Pasta, valued at $129, could not have been worse. This was the first time I ate pasta that was so tasteless, sautéed with some tomatoes and a lobster plopped on top. That was it. No, do not expect any freshly cracked black pepper, crushed red pepper, Parmigiano or anything else.
We also ordered the Meze/Spread appetizer. While the portion was unnecessarily large and expensive, it wasn't that bad. We finished the pita bread that came with it and asked the waiter for some extra bread. You'd think that was an easy request? No, no. We had to fill out the card again and stay in line again to get some extra bread. Oh, and then, when we wanted to order more drinks, we had to go through the same drill. Absolutely comical.
The Lobster Rolls were priced at $45 and were the smallest and tastless lobster rolls I have tried. Only the Gazpacho saved the day.
Based on our family experience, we will never set foot at Duryea ever again. And will make sure we tell friends and family to avoid it at all costs. A friend told us that the Montauk location is equally underwhelming.
There are so many great places to eat in the east part of Long Island. Duryea is not one of them.