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Vine Street Cafe Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://www.vinestreetcafe.com
  • Phone: (631) 749-3210
  • Hours of Operation: Mon: 5pm - 10pm
    Tues: 5pm - 10pm
    Wed: 5pm - 10pm
    Thurs: 5pm - 10pm
    Fri: 5pm - 11pm
    Sat: 5pm - 11pm
    Sun: 5pm - 10pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: American, Fusion / Eclectic
  • Executive Chef: Terry Harwood

    Executive Pastry Chef: Lisa Murphy Harwood
  • Dress Code: Smart Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Takeout, Wine

Getting there

  • Parking: Private Lot
A word from Vine Street Cafe
Chef/Owners Lisa & Terry Harwood opened Vine Street Cafe in 2003. Located on South Ferry Road, just 1.5 miles from the South Ferry. Chef Terry works with area farmers, fishermen & vineyards and features their natural bounty on his seasonal menus. We make everything in house and Lisa's desserts, ice… creams and fruit crisps are no exception. Recently, we opened a small market behind the restaurant. This is where you pick up take-out orders while stocking your home pantry. Specialty catering is available along with ready fresh meals such as meatballs, chicken salad, bread, smoked ribs, BBQ Sauce and a selection of artisan pastas. Reservations are highly recommended year round.
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  • Diners' Choice WinnerAmerican
  • Diners' Choice WinnerFit for Foodies
Diner Reviews
  • "As residents of Shelter Island, Vine Street has been our "go to" spot for a special evening. Despite the high prices both food and service were disappointing. If you are going to charge $50 for a filet, you should have the ability to prepare it. I requested medium rare and it was raw in the center. After going back for a second cooking the center was still very rare. The pasta was overcooked. Patron Silver tequila was not available and the suggested replacement was positively undrinkable. This despite another very good tequila available that we actually enjoyed. And no apologies from the management. Sadly, we, the entire clan have crossed this one off of our list."
    Dined on 7/20/2014
  • "I usually do not complain about restaurants, but since it was my anniversary and I had heard great things about the Vine Street Café, I had high expectations. While the food and ambience lived up to its reputation, the service didn't and I was disappointed. At least 4-5 wait staff were moving around our outside seating area and yet none of them could coordinate simple service. I'm not sure if regulars and recognizable people received good service and people not falling into either of those characters did not, but that should never happen in a restaurant, especially a seasonal hot spot like this which can as quickly fall out of favor, as in!"
    Dined on 7/17/2014
  • "I had a great dinner on Shelter with a perfect 3 course prix fixe menu. The service was great and the decor is really perfect for the setting. I highly recommend it!!"
    Dined on 7/16/2014
  • "The menu and food are excellent. Atmosphere is rustic chic. It is just a delight to be there on wonderful Shelter Island. Highly recommend."
    Dined on 7/13/2014
  • "I have never ever been disappointed by this restaurant, it is first class. I go year after year and never in any way do I ever feel as if they enjoyed their success and were now living off that-service, food, location and I must say the cleanliness of the place is so ATTRACTIVE."
    Dined on 7/13/2014
  • "Reliably great food and service. Possibly the best restaurant on the island."
    Dined on 7/11/2014
  • "Expensive but worth every penny. The steaks are served precisely as ordered. Delicious."
    Dined on 7/9/2014
  • "I got the seafood pasta .. Best if I Had so far .. Best east coast oysters .. Calamari salad omg Amazing..Oh wait till you get your bread.. Homemade hot crispy French bread.. The wine was divine..loved the decor .. Kinda contemp rustic .. Must go too place"
    Dined on 7/7/2014
  • "Another delicious meal with wonderful service! The Saturday night duck confit special is something to write home about. The staff is uniformly friendly and attentive, and sundown over Shelter Island makes the location even more beautiful."
    Dined on 7/5/2014
  • "We arrived 1/2 early for a recent Saturday night 8 pm reservation, expecting to have to wait. We did. At 8, I approached the front desk and asked how it was coming with our table. The hostess sneered "Mr. x, it's 8:02". We were seated 10 mns later. The food was good, but not great. I have eaten there many times - not many choices on Shelter Island. Overall, Vine St remains a restaurant undone by the front of the house. It's about as gracious a welcome as a pig at a wedding."
    Dined on 7/4/2014
  • "Popular dinner choice for summer groups and couples. Very nice menu, all local ingredients, friendly service. Perfect place to bring out of town guests."
    Dined on 7/4/2014
  • "I had heard very good things about this resturaunt and was disappointed by my experience. The food was good. My steak tasty. My fries were cold. Service was friendly when they got to you, but for the price level I expected more basic service - no water, we wanted a second round of drinks and no one came by until basically we were done with ou meal. We had gone to 18 Bay resturaunt the night before - food was great, perfect service - I would go back there, but not vine st."
    Dined on 7/1/2014
  • "Most of my friends think this place is great. I find it a very limited menu and very expensive... but guess that's just me."
    Dined on 7/1/2014
  • "Service was nonexistent. We waited 25 minutes before anyone came over to table. We finally stopped someone and asked" are you our waiter? he said " No, but I will be." This has happened before, particularly on holiday weekends in summer. The food is very good; too bad, we will wait until winter to try again. This didn't use to happen. Maybe they need a new manager, and keep the chef."
    Dined on 6/30/2014
  • "tried to order the bouillabaisse which was the Monday night printed special. However we were told they were out. twenty minutes later, the next table ordered the bouillabaisse???? didn't get a chance to question our waiter because he was terrible. However the food was very good."
    Dined on 6/23/2014
  • "The menu isn't large, but the choices we made were good. The beet salad was wonderful, the miso salmon & paparadelle were enjoyed as main courses. The waiter was friendly but I think they have too many people serving/clearing, so that things can get lost when the waiter makes a request through his computer. For some reason, after our appetizer they removed the butter & 1 bread plate but left the bread? Our table was so close to the wall where waitstaff had to slide through that I kept getting bumped (without apology). We finally (on our own) slid the table over & it was much better. We were in the back room & noise level was fine until a party of 6 entered & thankfully we were on dessert. We did enjoy despite the small issues."
    Dined on 6/22/2014
  • "3rd time eating at Vine Street Cafe and fabulous as always. Food, drink and service were of a high standard. ate outside this time. mosquito repellant supplied - beautiful setting with a quiet ambiance. crowd is a great mix."
    Dined on 6/20/2014
  • "Verrrrry expensive. $41 for their fluke! While the food was very good, many of the items were extremely overpriced, even for the Hamptons."
    Dined on 6/19/2014
  • "Vine Street Cafe is a favorite of mine - It's definitely quite pricey and for a special occasion, but I've never been disappointed. I normally order the miso glazed salmon (cooked rare - a superbly prepared piece of fish), but everything I've had there has been delicious. Terrific service, and lovely ambiance."
    Dined on 6/16/2014
  • "Go only if you want to overpay for drinks and dinner. Filet was good, but overpriced and famed steak frites were mushy and not as crisp as McDonald's. Decent service. Lovely ambiance. Second time here."
    Dined on 6/16/2014
  • "Vine Street is as ever a fun place for dinner on Shelter Island. Our meals were excellent but HYPER expensive! Service was slow and we had to compete for the waitress' attention. Staff seems a little unplugged."
    Dined on 6/12/2014
  • "Charming rooms with country vibe Excellent food- farm to table/ well Prepared and creative Service good but assistants are a little confused "
    Dined on 6/1/2014
  • "We came on vacation to Shelter Island from Brooklyn and we loved it. The appetizers were excellent, the caviar, the scallops and the oysters were to dye for. "
    Dined on 5/26/2014
  • "Kitchen slow with orders but it's Memorial Day and super busy so get it Usually this place delivers so it is an off night Food- when it appears is great"
    Dined on 5/23/2014
  • "Vine Street Cafe never disappoints. Quite the opposite, it continues to delight with food, festive atmosphere and wonderful wine list. Love it!"
    Dined on 5/10/2014
  • "We like Vine Street. The moules were plump and the broth they were in had just the right amount of warmth. Good frites. We had their three course prix fixe this time but were very disappointed in the cheese dessert. One small piece of a blue cheese accompanied by some date slices and a pear (?) chutney was not what we expected. We would rather have had three small sampling of cheeses."
    Dined on 5/4/2014
  • "Really good food, great decor and service!!! Cannot go wrong eating at the restaurant. Highly recommended!!!!"
    Dined on 4/26/2014
  • "We enjoyed a beautiful Sunday evening meal at Vine Street Café. The service was impeccable, the food lovely and the atmosphere inviting. We appreciated our wait staff and chef's attention to our dietary restrictions. The evening was perfect."
    Dined on 4/20/2014
  • "Great dinner again at Vine Street. Started with the calamari salad, which is delicious. For entrees we had the duck confit and the linguini with seafood. The warm homemade bread is so good. Nice cocktails and wine. Ate at the bar, which was quiet, had a very nice bartender named James. This is one of our favorite restaurants. Not cheap, but worth every penny."
    Dined on 4/12/2014
  • "Always great - both in food and ambiance although better off season like last night when the crowd is less and noise level lower. As a Shelter Islander I love coming in the winter since is a real haven in the storm kind of experience."
    Dined on 4/11/2014
  • "On a cold, rainy spring night, dinner at Vine Street was a treat. I finally had their lobster pot pie, which was not your typical pot pie. Every bite was full of shrimp, lobster and scallops, as well as vegetables in a perfect red sauce. My wife had their cod, which was also excellent, and we both started with their signature calamari salad. Definitely worth the trip."
    Dined on 3/29/2014
  • "Food was very slow coming out of the kitchen - it was the off season and not overly crowded. Slightly wary of going back on a busy summer night. But everything was delicious and very fresh."
    Dined on 3/16/2014
  • "This place never disappoints with both its specials and classics that have been around for a while. I look forward to every meal. It's one not to miss. The only problem is getting a reservation."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "This place is outstanding. Definitely worth the effort to get there!"
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "Limited, not especially creative, choices, but most very well prepared. On our most recent visit, delicious butternut squash soup and chicken, very good biscotti, but bland, under-seasoned gargamelli. Plain, roadhouse style decor, with too many hard surfaces (noisy when busy; the back room is quieter). In some areas dimly lit -- we sometimes need a flashlight to read the menu, and I once left too small a tip because I misread the bill. Very cold on a winter night. Service varies in our experience, but generally friendly"
    Dined on 1/26/2014
  • "This is one of my favorite restaurants - anywhere. I've been a number of times, and it always delights everyone at the table. The mussels and clams on the halfshell are fantastic - so flavorful. Even the plain green salad is delicious. The Miso Glazed Salmon (which I almost always get) is possibly my favorite piece of fish anywhere on the East Coast. The Moules Frites is unbeatable. My family had the Chateaubriand on Sunday, and said it was cooked to perfection. Even the bread and butter is irresistable. The service is very friendly and knowledgeable. This place is pricey - but worth it for a special occasion."
    Dined on 1/19/2014
  • "It's been a couple of months since we ate at Vine Street and it was as good as usual. We started with their calamari salad, which is always amazing. Nice that they serve it with chopsticks. I had the duck confit which is the special on Saturdays, and my wife had the salmon. Both excellent and always a memorable meal. Next time, I want to get there on a Friday as they have a lobster pot pie as their featured dish on Fridays."
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "Wonderful service, food and experience as always. We frequent this restaurant often and always find it to be a wonderful experience. God food, great oysters and delicious drinks. Highly recommend."
    Dined on 1/17/2014
  • "The hostess was very rude to us, we told her we made a reservation and she had said that is she wasn't sure if she could sit us. She went to go "check for tables" and there was at least a dozen open tables. We stood around for 15 minutes before the took us into the back room, and there were only a few tables filled. What was the point of that? It was the first time we have gone where we had come across an employee that worked there who was rude. Other than that, our waiter was a delight and the food was excellent this time!"
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "In my opinion it's outstanding in every way. The style, food & the service."
    Dined on 12/30/2013
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