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or those who feel that the Hamptons have become “Disneyfied” over the years, Riverhead can provide a welcome antidote to living in a tourist zone like East Hampton or Southampton. Situated in the historic J.J. Sullivan Hotel on Riverhead’s Main Street, Tweed’s Restaurant & Buffalo Bar fits the town’s image, with an old-fashioned, men’s club style that is about as trendy as a game of backgammon. This is not to say that a meal at Tweed’s is not inspired or surprising – it’s just to take note of how comfortable it is to sit down in a place that knows what it is without trying to be anything else. That’s Tweed’s, and that’s Riverhead. A word about the bison on the menu. A giant stuffed buffalo head, reportedly Teddy Roosevelt’s last buffalo kill, adorns the wall at the front of Tweed’s, and this, along with the 100-year-old bar, goes a long way to generating that men’s club atmosphere. Tweed’s owner Ed Tuccio actually raises bison on his own ranch outside of Riverhead, and bison steaks and burgers have been a big part of Tweed’s repertoire from the start. Whether you opt for the smaller bison kebab appetizer or for a full-sized steak, if you’ve never tried this delicious alternative to beef you should taste it at Tweed’s. They’re the experts. Tweed’s has also been known to offer even more exotic manly fare, such as elk steaks, so if game is your game, ask to see the specials. It was the first cool night of September when my wife and I visited Tweed’s, so we had our faces set
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and heartily recommended, this for some comfort food. What could time we decided to explore more be more comforting than a bowl of standard dishes. I was tempted by French Onion soup? Prepared with the Aquebogue Duck Two Ways, but a rich beef stock, flavored with red something about the atmosphere wine and covered with a thick layer of Tweed’s awakened my appetite of melted Gruyere, the soup had for red meat. Accordingly, I chose all of the sweet onion-y goodness the Filet Mignon, medium rare. The one could wish for. As a twist, wife, who is less susceptible to the it was garnished with a tossing influence of stuffed buffalo heads, of fresh scallions, which added a ordered baked salmon. The filet welcomed burst of sharpness to arrived piping hot with a perfect the mellowed, slow-cooked onions char on the surface and a juicy in the broth. Well played. pink interior. The mashed potatoes Stationed as it is at the gateway to and steamed veggies alongside it Long Island Wine Country, Tweed’s were all you could want as well. has a wine list that features many Meanwhile, the wife’s salmon was local vintages, including Lenz’ a fine, delicately seasoned piece of Tweed’s Label, a house blend, as fish, with a green peppercorn glaze well as wines from Paumanok and Right on Main Street, Riverhead and served with a nicely turned out One Woman, to name just a few. To accompany the French Onion soup, our waitress rice pilaf. All around a first class meal. Dessert and coffee were mentioned and seriously recommended a Beringer Cabernet, and we followed considered, but we were stuffed, and felt that if we her advice. It was indeed a fine match. We also followed our waitress’s advice for stuck around much longer we might wind up like appetizers and ordered the Crab Cakes, two cakes Teddy Roosevelt’s prey, which looked down at us with a little green salad accompanied by two from the wall. Nothing was left but to take a little contrasting sauces – one a citrus sauce and the other stroll down Riverhead’s quirky Main Street and a zestier, Thai-inspired condiment. The cakes were savor the un-Hampton-ness of it all. Tweed’s, and crispy and chock full of crab, and both sauces were Riverhead, were well worth the trip. right on target. High marks on this. Tweeds Restaurant & Buffalo Bar, 17 East Main Street, Last time we were at Tweed’s we sampled the bison and we even had some elk. While they are delicious Riverhead. 631-208-3151, www.tweedsrestaurant.com. S. Dermont
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