Stephen Talkhouse

Lack of choice in the area lets this venue get away with the long lines, joke entry fees ($ 30 on the weekend) and overpriced drinks. Gets way too crowded and you’ll continually get bumped inside.

Chill spot (and yes a bit of a dive, but that is it’s charm.) This place gets pretty busy late night — come early to get a seat. My friends and I always have a blast here and the music rocks. This may be THE best spot to get sloppy drunk in the Hampton’s in my opinion. Coming with a group is the most fun.

Awesome spot! Saw Smoking Joe Haines and the house band perform there. Really great atmosphere, good strong drinks and music. Stayed the entirety of the house band’s set, until 2am, and still wanted more! Will definitely come back again.

Fun little place with a cool vibe! We paid $ 30 per person for a NYE bash and it was exactly what we were looking for — relaxed, live music, and great drinks! Nothing better than that!

Gross! Hate this place. It’s so run down and nasty. They have made plenty of money they should put some money into the place.

Amazing times had by everyone all the time. Great live music, great bartenders, great company.

Talkhouse is such a great place to be. Amazing atmosphere, love the concerts and the bartenders are so cool! Everytime I go to Talkhouse I have a blast

Perhaps the best venue in all of the east coast. Intimate. Down-​to-​earth. Decent food. Great drinks. Performers always seem to play this joint as if they were in their own living rooms. Highly recommended.

What a great intimate concert with Inda Eaton. It was cozy. like she was playing in her home for us. not my first concert here and certainly not my last.

My goodness. This place is terrible. It’s $ 30 to get in on a Saturday night. Apparently this is where all the people from New York and the rest of the East Coast comes when they’re visiting the Hamptons, but if you’re looking for a classy place to chill and have some drinks outside, do NOT come here. This place is filled with just-​turned-​21 undergrads who are reveling in their ability to drink in public, and not gracefully either. A fight broke out inside and the bouncers were barely interested to break it apart.
The one redeeming factor is the band that plays on the weekend. My $ 30 went to them, and was for the most part worth it, but I didn’t even get an opportunity to hear them really because the fight started next to me and as a short person, I didn’t want to continue being trampled on.

Get more restrooms

I’ve been going here for years. If you like good live music and drinks, in a down-​to-​earth old wooden bar atmosphere, then Talkhouse is the place for you when out East! This place is pure rock and roll!
As for Scott M’s negative review: Maybe he would be better off buying a six pack and staying home. This way he can save his money for the next time he stays home with a six pack.
Stephen Talkhouse is great!

Dirty, hot, sweaty dancing, live music and $$ drinks! What more could a girl want!!! Went here last week and watched an awesome 80s cover band. Love this place!

I’ve never been here for any other reason but to party. This place is my idea of a «dive» bar in the hamps. It’s always a good time. Reasonably priced drinks, good cover bands and usually packed! Be prepared to wait on line and pay a cover. If you are looking for a sure thing this is the place. Tip there are bathrooms inside so you don’t have to stand on that huge line for the portapoty!

What’s there left to say about this legendary music venue. C’mon, where else can you sit and listen to the likes of Ian Hunter, Dave Mason, Leon Russell, Shelby Lynne, Dick Dale or Suzanne Vega up close and through the best sound system east of 212.
Sure, the weekenders and summer come to stand in a block-​long line to get in the door during summer weekends, and granted, most would come to watch a monkey f’ing a football on the small stage, but there’s no phoney velvet rope, or some knuckle-​dragger who’ll let you and your hottie cut the line if you slip him some cash or candy. And once you get inside, you’ll be treated to live music by bands who have to «make the cut» to perform here — bands like Rubix Kube and Booga Sugar. No stupid-​assed turntable «artist» spinning some sh*t you can feel but can’t hear.
The long-​time staff (and I mean longtime because some have been there since Peter decided he would be a better purveyor of fun than the next Hemingway) is the best on the planet. They go out of there way to make first-​timers feel like regulars. Act like an asshole and you’ll be treated accordingly.
As for negative reviews, I have to laugh at Dan R’s pathetic review and references to «moneyed NYC elite» and «hip and cool summer crowd» — just more whining from another needle-​dick 1-​percent wannabe poser who couldn’t find anyone here to impress but himself.

Stephen Talkhouse. More like Stephen Rip Off. The guys make you pay ten bucks at the door to hear a lousy cover band. Terrible. And then you walk in to a bunch of old farts that think they’re experiencing something unique on the east end. Think again. I’ve seen better cover bands at college parties.
And to add insult to injury, the cheapest beer there is seven bones. Can’t you serve something a bit more affordable, especially if you are asking your patrons to pay at the door to get in? I made the mistake of ordering a Budweiser in a tin bottle, which cost me a whopping eight bucks. I’ll never do that again.
Dive bar? Hardly. Fisherman hang out? I don’t know what fisherman could afford it here. The only way to get a decent buzz going is if you know the staff and can sweet talk them into serving you a beer that doesn’t break the bank. On my way out, a couple entering the bar was charged five dollars a head, after my wife and I paid ten. Needless to say, I won’t be going back to Stephen Rip Off anytime soon.

Loser Central. Stephen Talkhouse is dark, and grungy, with blaring music and rude surly staff. Lots of blue collar locals who are not too happy to see the moneyed NYC elite.
i cant imagine anyone going there, when the Hamptons have so much to offer to the hip and cool summer crowd.

Great sound, great space– but a little overpriced.
Fun!

This is the greatest bar in America.
Thats, right. The greatest bar in America. I have so many things to say about The Talkhouse, that this review won’t even do it justice. I have been coming here for many years, and I genuinely love this place. It’s not just a bar. It’s not just a music venue. It’s one of those magical places where everything is so perfect and special, it transcends any rating system, review site, and even if I told you all the stories I have from here, it wouldn’t do it justice.
The staff:
Larry, Phil, James, EJ, Nick, Colin, Steve… legends, good guys, amazing bartenders, funny, cool as hell and make you feel like you are at Cheers. They make you feel like you are at home. They make you feel like you are a friend and more than just a customer. Everyone wishes they had that bartender who knows them, knows their drink, makes them feel like this is «their place», and they belong here… these are those guys. This is the greatest staff known to man. Period.
The Music:
Yellowman, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Toots and the Maytals, Bön Jovi, fucking Roger Waters!!!, Collie Budz, KRS ONE, Slick Rick, The Pharcyde,…the list goes on and on — look at their lineup! This is A BAR. You are hearing internationally know STARS… IN A BAR!!! It doesn’t get any better than this folks. No cheesy cover bands here. Only the best.
The Scene:
All walks of life to the highest degree. Many places claim to have a «mixed crowd» or something to that effect. This place really does. Fishermen mingle with billionaires. Celebrities chug beers with locals. Beautiful women (and not so beautiful women), pretty young things, cougars, models, investment bankers, landscapers. One thing they all have in common is they all are having a great time at a great place listentng to great music.
The place itself:
Don’t like the band in the main room? Go out back to the regular bar area and listen to some music at the bar. Need a smoke or some fresh air? Head outside to the giant outdoor area (also with a bar). this place has it all. Even the bathrooms are awesome!
All in all, even as gushing as this review is, as I said at the beginning, this doesn’t do it justice. I love this place, and if you are in the Hamptons Winter or Summer — go here. You will not be disappointed.

I think its safe to say that I’ve been to my fair share of bars.
So this joint was a trip and a half. We had dinner at another local restaurant, and the owner of the restaurant sent us here — he texted the owner and told him we were coming and to hook us up with the cover, and then gave us the guys number. Which was really nice of him to do.
Wasn’t too sure what we were expecting, and when we go there things were a little confused because the cover was 30 bucks, the place was m-​o-​b-​b-​e-​d and the owner legit was arguing outside with some dude that tossed a cigarette at him.
After some debate… we went in. Dropped the cover to 10 a head, which is do-​able. I think there was some big band there that evening, cause it doesn’t seem like the cover is always 30 beans, but whatevs.
I saw the drunkest, drunkest people i’ve ever seen in my entire life. And it was hiiiiiiiiiiiilarious. Legit, hilarious. One dude was stretching himself out and doing the running man, one cat was congo lining around the bar in a Hawaiian shirt, there was a guy in a helmet (just in case he falls) and a dude in a mullet wig.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg.
i gotta say though, some people in the area are entitled d-​bags. Not fist pumping d-​bags, but «I’m going to walk through you because I’m loaded» d-​bags. Once you start droppin your shoulder and tossin elbows… par-​tay time.
drinks were a little pricey — but the bartenders were heavy handed so it was worth it. And if you’re a chic, chances are the bartenders will give you free drinks. Unless that’s just me. I went home tipsy, sweaty from dancin, dirty from the dive bar floor, and laughin my cookies off.
tips:
–bring cash, they charge your credit or debit card 100 bucks for opening a tab that holds for 72 hours
–don’t be scared to elbow the pretentious
–if you don’t like crowds, stay home
–yous gonna get hot and sweaty and the people around you will be hot and sweaty
–the fellas here wear plaid shirts, suckers or cargo shorts, flips, and have hairy chests with two buttons too many undone
–you WILL get groped, but its harmless and they’re easily dissuaded
–cops EVERYWHERE waiting to hand out DUIS — DD or cab it
–the bouncers were the ish. They let me cool off in their nook, scooped up the wobbly when they were about to puke, quashed any problems before you even noticed
if there were ever a place to go see bromances and white people trying to dance, this is it. Half the crowd was boogeying down with the Caucasian Clap and the Twist. HOURS of entertainment. I’m curious what its like in the off season.
worth it (but not if the covers 30 bucks)