Bayside Clam & Grill in East Islip
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East Islip, Suffolk County, New York, US
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Site: http://baysideclambar.com/
- Monday:11AM–9PM
- Tuesday:11AM–9PM
- Wednesday:11AM–9PM
- Thursday:11AM–9PM
- Friday:11AM–9PM
- Saturday:11AM–9PM
- Sunday:11AM–9PM
Food is generally good. I agree with other reviews that the hostess doesn’t know how to handle the seating and instead of letting the waiters and waitresses deal with moving chairs, tend to the customer who is waiting patiently to be seated! I love the music, and where it’s located but the service could be better.
What an amazing place! Stopped in last night, just to check it out and had the absolute best time. EVERYTHING was extremely fresh, the service was 5 star, and every single person in there was friendly. We ended up having dinner and hanging out and had so much fun. We absolutely can’t wait to go back. Highly, highly recommend. Family friendly too. Love this place!
This island continues to amaze me. You would never know this place was down this little street. Located at the marina again unseen from any major road. People fishing for and catching snapper off the docks. I found it on yelp and marked it as a place to try. Well, I just tried it. Holy sh#t. Its off season so there working with a limited menu. I got the pinapple teriyaki tuna. Cooked perfectly. Comes with crispy spinach, I spoke to the chef, its just deep fried after being steamed but it gives it a salty, sea weedy taste that compliments the tuna perfectly. Then throw in the wasaby mashed potatoes and the dish is off the hook, excuse the pun. Lots of specials during the season that I missed this year. Wont make the same mistake next year. There season ends labor day but they stay open untill November with this limited menu. Still plenty to choose from.
Went for dinner and drinks this evening. Drinks were strong and appealing. Dinner was fabulous. I am on a strict diet because I have diverticulitis and must be careful with what I eat. I had the lobster special and it was spectacular. I will be back. Staff was kind and attentive. Music an added treat. Had a relaxing evening after a hard working day.
What a terrible experience we had here. Not only are the drinks so overpriced but the service is horrible. No server ever came to us and then the owner made us feel had made us feel bad for bringing food off our boat yet the table next door had dominoes and taco bell. After we were finished the staff took all of our food and threw it inside of our bag. We addressed it with the owner and he denied it and did not care. He came out with 20 of his friends screaming homophobic names and threatening us. He does not know how to run a business. If a customer has an issue, why not just own up to it and apologize? Instead you let your friends threaten customers? The names that we were called by the owners “security” is actually sickening. So sad that this place is owned by such a terrible individual.
Looking for a relaxing Friday after work dinner and drinks with great views and great service?Then turn the car around and keep going!This isnt the place. Located at the end of Bayview it looked promising . We got out of the car and it wasnt clear where the hostess area was. We found it and although about 30% of the tables that were crammed onto their property were visibly open, we were still told a 45 minute wait. The hostess said there were a lot of people ahead of us ( 6 parties) and she has to individually call each party and then seat them. She was stressed and not very hospitable.Ok we thought, well hang out and have a drink and wait. She pointed to an outdoor bar with one bartender who was taking her sweet time. I was informed by the other parties also waiting that I was in for a long wait....We noticed an empty table and sat while we waited empty handed discussing what we wanted to do. The waitress who finally came over was sweet and apologized for the confusion. We were permitted to keep our seats. We ordered apps and drinks while we decided on our dinner. About 15 minutes of ordering apps we flagged down our server and ordered dinner. After about 30 mins my son noticed that no food was coming out of the kitchen. Then a tray or 2....then nothing....then repeat the process. It took about 45 minutes to get our apps. But then....we continued to wait another hour for dinner. I had to find our server who was mortified about the kitchen melting down. She told us the kitchen gets overwhelmed and it shuts down for 15 minutes and this cycle repeats itself through out the night.....I walked to the register to pay for the apps because I couldnt wait any longer. I was informed nastily by another older server well maam, everyone here is also waiting an hour and a half as though I was entitled. I told them I wanted to pay for my drinks and apps. I did so and after 1 hour and 50 minutes my dinner came out of the kitchen. The waitress said that was ours. I was done with everything and the bill was already paid. The older unfriendly waitress instructed the person with our dinner to take it back in! The only apology I received was from the college age waitress who was also upset. No one else cared. Never going back.
We had a great time sitting outside, listening to live music, enjoying great food and drinks. I had the blackened mahi, which was delicious. It is laid back, with a great vibe and people dancing to the music, hanging out on the lawn. Great time was had by all! Check it out and have a blast!
Don’t waste your time. I understand that seasonal establishments such as Bayside can have service hiccups due in part to young staff and getting huge rushes if the weather is nice, however this place sets a new standard for poor service.We waited 15 minutes to be seated while the “hostess” ignored us, presumably because it was the end of her shift and she could not be bothered with us. When we finally were seated, we sat for 15-20 minutes attempting to make eye contact with a server or someone. Completely ignored. At this time I made my way over to the new hostess on duty, who was a very polite, professional middle aged woman. Her and I were having a very civil conversation, I explained that we felt like our table was forgotten and she began to assure me that we would have a server shortly.Suddenly, the man who I guess was supposed to be our server was behind me and yelled into my ear that we had only been waiting for 4 minutes and that he would get to us when he could. First of all, I was shocked that a server would speak to a customer like that. Second of all, the guy is lucky he didn’t get his teeth knocked out approaching someone like that. We promptly left the eatablishment, they will never get our business, and I really don’t feel bad if it is a local business or not, I will trash Bayside to every person I meet. Your service sucks and the owner should be ashamed to employ morons like the idiot we dealt with on Saturday. Place could be great if it didn’t dreg the bottom of the sewers for its employees.
Great place, great food, great service (under the circumstances)They were absolutely short-staffed, BUT our waitress communicated with us and let us know how things were progressingA perfect opportunity to relax, catch-up with friends and have a great experience on the waterWould absolutely recommend this place - were there often in the summer
Came here for quick lunch for my friends bday, food was really good and fresh. The server was attentive and very nice, she made me and my friend feel welcome. That is not always the case in certain neighborhoods on Long Island and I come from a family that has generations here. Would come back here again definitely!
I really love this spot. Along with amazing views and excellent margaritas, the oysters and clams are the freshest in town. Although it is a seasonal locale, you absolutely have to check it out. Live music,ice cold drinks and an amazing location will keep you coming back all summer long. Bring a date and they will definitely be impressed. Take it from me, if you havent already tried it then you have to make it a must.
Always loved the atmosphere of Bayside Clam! The best margaritas! Had dinner there tonight and was pleasantly surprised that the food has made a marked improvement. I had the fish tacos. The portion was plenty! They were delicious! The raw bar was great as well. It has definitely been upgraded! Cant wait to go back!
This place is spectacular. I was looking for a casual waterfront restaurant for my birthday,stumbled across Bayside, and decided to give it a try. The food was 10x better than I had anticipated and very reasonably priced. We ordered the oysters, conch fritters, BBQ bacon scallops, bass, fish & chips, and the soft shell crab BLT. Despite the cafe appearance, the plastic plates, cups & service-ware, the food was 4 star restaurant quality.A+ spot for great casual food, with a fantastic view and live music.
Fantastic location.Beautiful views.Great service.Friendly staff.Live music on the weekends.We love coming here.I just wish that the food was a little better.Mediocre food keeps this place from becoming one of the top spots in the county.Acceptable should not be the standard and is not good enough.A-
Excellent location and atmosphere. Food was great and it is on the higher end of the price scale. I had the Scallops Dinner with the Jambalaya Bites appetizer and both were wonderful. They also have some local craft beers on tap. Even if it is outside my per diem, I will be back to try more items on the menu. Highly recommend.
We were out with some friends having dinner nice little restaurant down by the bay. Ambiance is beautiful! There really is alot to choose from on the menu.prices are reasonable portions descent.we were four people we had two drinks each what I thought was going to ruin a good night turned out great.two of the ladies ordered white claw seltzer with a shot of vodka.the second drink must have forgot the shot of vodka, because we added the vodka to the white claw made it a bit pricey for a drink at $14.00.However when we realized the drink didnt taste like the first one at the bar we informed the waitress who inturn brought the manger Anthony was the owners name he was very helpful very eager to make things right.Anthony tossed what was left of the two white claw drinks replaced them to us himself, and the men didnt have any issues with their drinks and Anthony asked them what their choice of drink was as he wanted to get them a drink to make us happy!! I was so impressed with the way Anthony handled the situation I felt the need to explain my review. Make a long story short lovely place with very casual dress food is excellent prices are reasonable friendly staff and Anthony an owner who truly cares about his restaurant and wants his patrons to have a lovely experience while dining at his restaurant.its nice to see that people take pride . I really think you should give this a try youll love looking at the water beautiful!! All the food was delicious the buffalo calamari was very good however it was very hot. Tuna was very very fresh. I definitely think its worth a try wont disappoint and say hi to Anthony a local business owner who truly cares that YOU!! Enjoy your dining experience!!
Really werent any options for vegetarians or vegans. Of course, thats on us given the name of the place. But the real reason for the poor review was the service. Waitress was nice enough, but everything took forever, I maybe saw the waitress twice, and never got my drink refilled. Even if I ate seafood, I would never go back to this place based on the service alone.
Never again! We love outdoor seafood restaurants, we happened to be in East Islip and wanted some delicious lunch. Our sever was nice, and our drinks were good, but that was about it. We ordered the oysters to start.....that was a bad choice...they must have shucked them that morning( we had lunch around 2pm) they were dry and sticking to the shell with a yellowing border, requested the calamari instead....it was a bit bland. We ordered the lobster roll and the crab cake sandwich, needless to say we were a bit cautious of our food. The lobster roll is definitely not worth the $28.99 as it barely filled the croissant. The fries were soggy. Over all it surprises me that a seafood restaurant will not prepare everything to order.Will not go back, that was the worst $100 lunch weve ever had.
Went for lunch on a weekday and was pleasantly suprised with a great menu, fresh oysters, and good drinks....had this been my only visit, this would be a 5 star review.Came back a week later for dinner...This place struggled BAD with a busy dinner crowd on a weeknight. The oysters were obviously preshucked and stored...gross. Food was all around a D+ this time around, however the live music and atmosohere was good.5 stars for lunch.2 stars for dinner.
DON’T EVER GO HERE ON A SATURDAY BEFORE PM AND EXPECT TO HAVE LUNCH!!!!!To begin with, the hostess was very unpleasant. When we arrived, instead of seating us she told us (with an attitude) to sit anywhere and then basically just threw the menus on our table. Went here with a friend on Saturday 8/25/18 at 12:30pm expecting to have lunch, like any normal establishment that serves lunch beginning at noon, only to be given a brunch menu and by brunch I mean breakfast, since 90 percent of the menu was breakfast. After reluctantly ordering the chicken sandwich, when it came it was bland and flavorless. My friend had the chicken quesadilla and had the same complaint, Tgey just threw a few pieces of unseasoned chicken and cheese on a wrap and called it a quesadilla. Awful! As much as I enjoyed the view I would not visit or recommend this place.
Awesome night had by all...being on the water in the summer is a must if you live on long island and this place has that covered!! Besides a great water front location, the food was great too..i had a couple of glasses of rose wine which was a great brand !! I also had a perfect ahi tuna, my husband had the bacon cheeseburger..the fries were awesome!! And the bavarian pretzel for appwtizer was yummy!! And to top it all off there was a great band playing running loose which set the perfect mood, kids and adults were dancing and singing along!! Definitely a must go!!!
Terrible service, it took about 30 minutes just to get our apps, the waitress disappeared for our drink order and lunch order. When we finally got the apps, the raw oysters had so much sand in them the were inedible. We opted to cancel our lunch order since we were hearing some rumblings from other tables about how there order was not correct and it was taking over an hour to get their food. Its a shame, a place with so much potential and a great location is allowing these things to happen.
Bayside Clam Bar is closed for winter. However, during summer to sit outside a view Great South Bay is a wonderful, relaxing experience, enjoying being a great menu, AND hearing live music. Feel the sun on your face, smell the salt water, and just relax and tan. Go to Bayside, its a great experience.
I was really excited to try this place. This past sunday my boyfriend and I wanted to try something new. We have seen their instagram account and food looked great. Unfortunately we had a very poor experience and cancelled our lunch order after the first appetizer.We arrived to be half greeted by the Hostess. I politely asked her how are you?, and her response was hot and bothered to be honest. She sat us, and our waitress eventually came over and took my boyfriends drink order. She didnt come back for a while... and in that time two of the tables around us were complaining. One table waited over an hour for their meals, and when they said something the bus-girl came out with both their meals and appetizer (soup). The other table was a girl commenting on her salmon sandwhich was cold and just a piece of salmon on a roll with a piece of wilted lettuce.When our waitress came back we ordered the crab cakes and 1/2 dozen oysters. I put in a drink order. I watched our waitress (who was lovely) tell the bartender my drink order ( outdoor bar). We then sat there for 15 MORE minutes waiting for our appetizer and drink. A busgirl brought out the crab cakes (no drink still). They were completely burnt on the bottom. At this point we were so hungry we ate them.The busgirl then brought out the oysters. FULL of sand. Still no drink, and no waitress coming back asking for our lunch order.Finally when our waitress came back she had my drink. While waiting another table next to us had a steak salad, ordered medium rare-- and sent it back because it was WELL like shoe leather.Upon receiving my drink I kindly told the waitress we couldnt eat the oysters and didnt want the drink anymore. We cancelled our two salad orders.How can i assume this food is going to be good when THREE tables around me had issues, and two appetizers we ordered already had issues?We paid for the crab cakes and left.What a missed opportunity for this place. Great location, but poor food and very poor service.
Great atmosphere wonderful place to have a drink or bite to eat usually great service great food. Right on the bay. Today Fathers Day 45 minute wait to get a table 45-minute wait to get our food kitchen was way backed up appetizers overcooked cold hope this isnt a trend
Well lets just say way over priced .YOU definitely dont get your moneys worth in this place .this place is maybe a two star.service is terrible.they jack the prices up because your on the water. The entertainment band kept going and stopping..i would not recommend this place.save your money
GROSS!!! If I could give it no stars I would!!!! I hardly ever leave reviews but I was so dissapointed its a must. I have lived in east islip my entire life and always wanted to try this place. The marina is the only reason this place is open. Where do I start, titos martini in a plastic cup, that wasnt titos. Calamari was flavorless and not crispy for $17. God only knows what the $17 shrimp cocktail is like. Im sure its enjoyable with plastic utensils and paper plates. For dinner we had the ahi tuna burger and fish tacos. Bland bland bland . Both were dry and just plain terrible. I can go on but I actually want to go to sleep. Dont waste your time or money here. I hope that someone who actually knows what they are doing will buy this place and make it great.
I have been to this establishment for over 5+ years.The atmosphere is great of course , the service good..but the food was terrible..so over the years they changed chefs (thank god).. and Im happy to say the food is much better, service is always good, however there is a heavy set bartender who is always unhappy , rude, and obnoxious..he really puts a damper on this restaurant, as many times as Ive been there he is never happy and always nasty..they need to replace this man!
Went last night for 1st time.Waitress was wonderful but kitchen was awfully slow.Took for ever to get our food.Were given free drinks and 20% off bill but would rather just have not waited an hour for our food.Food was good but nothing special. With so many other similar type restaurants in the area most likely will never return.
Total reviews rating 4.2
199 Reviews for Bayside Clam & Grill 2023:
Review №1
2021-08-16It was the perfect weather for yummy food, frozen cocktails, live music on the water. Our server was helpful, sweet and swamped with customers. The food was good and not expensive. The cocktails could add quickly ($13-15). Its not fair to give them a poor rating for slow service because they were very busy. We had a great evening.
Review №2
2022-06-21I took my dad here for lunch on Father’s Day. The atmosphere was very nice outdoors with the band. The drinks are pretty good. Could be a little stronger and the food is also very good. The only thing that I was disappointed in was the cod sandwich. I could have bought the cod from Costco myself and made the same sandwich. It’s not the real battered cod you get from Red Lobster.
Review №3
2022-05-26Visited 5/22 with my husband and friends. Kate quickly took our entire order drinks, appetizer and entree. Drinks and appetizers came out quickly. We watched 5-6 parties come and go all while still waiting for our food. Waitress kept saying it was coming. After 45 minutes she said someone else took our meal. No manager ever checked on us. My husband finally went to the manager and she said they were backed up. She was rude and never attempted to make things right. They weren’t backed or the tables that arrived after us ate and left before we got our food. So much for patronizing our local business
Review №4
2022-06-27Great outdoor seating, great view of the bay. Service and food were ok, but you go for the setting more than the food. Live music when we were there. A little loud but then Im just getting too old for that. Have a drink, sit back and enjoy!
Review №5
2022-06-25Unfortunately we had the worst experience last night. I want to start by saying my wife and I are laid back people. We are not the type of people that leave a poor review if the smallest thing goes wrong.We arrived last night at 6:15. We waited about 35 minutes to be seated as they were busy. The nice hostess apologized as she seated us regarding the wait.10 minutes later the waitress came over for our drinks. I had just got 2 drinks when we were seated so we just ordered our foodA soupAn appetizer2 Entrees.Our waitress never came by our table ONCE in 40 minutes. I had to go to the bar myself to get additional drinks. After 40 minutes WE had to look for her and asked her “ can you at least find out about the soup”. She replied “ let me see what’s going on” She went into the kitchen and came out a minute later. Did she come over to our table and tell us what the issue was? Nope. She just walked right past our table with no comment. We waited another 2 minutes figuring on the way back she might stop but no- she kept on walking. That was it. We left.Waited a total of 50 minutes and she came to our table ONE time and we still did not received a single item we ordered or check on us for drinks. Worst service we have ever experienced.
Review №6
2022-06-26Great food, great service. Best place for sitting outside and listening to a band. My favorite place!!
Review №7
2019-08-10Last night we went to a wonderful restaurant/Bar and music on the shore of south Sayville. The band played 70/80 music with two great singers. All was performed at the crowded outside open air Bar. There were about 200/250 people all eating and drinking while a great band played all night long! Dancing on the lawn and even pets are allowed... what a great place to enjoy with family and friends! They even have games for children to play at as their parent danced the night away.
Review №8
2018-06-10It was nice to be down by the water, but mother nature will have her way. It was quite blustery down there so half drunk beers in plastic cups could be deposited in your lap at any moment and our soft pretzel on the hook was actually blown off the hook. Just saying dining and drinking waterside can be an adventure, but one worth taking
Review №9
2021-06-27First time there, June 25. Went primarily to hear a band we have followed for several years...they rocked. My party went early for a bite of dinner earlier. As we were attempting to put our name on the waiting list for a table, the hostess, and I use the term loosely, was in the process of acknowledging our presence and telling us of the wait time ( no issue for us) and then answered 2 phone calls in our faces before actually granting us the pleasure of her attention to put our name on the list. Rude.Had a drink at the bar while waiting...bartender was awesome.We were seated in good time. Food was very good, but barely warm. Chris our waiter was totally amazing. All in all, a mixed experience. Will we go back? Maybe...depends on the music. Based on customer service alone, there are so many venues that do it better. This was not awful, but OK.
Review №10
2022-04-10$38.00 for a beer and glass of wine… RIDICULOUS! Not even in NYC would 2 items be this much. Complete rip-off. Would NOT recommend!