The Surf Lodge

Worst. Lobster Roll. Ever. I’ve stayed here as a guest and also just for drinks and dinner. Maybe half a dozen times all together. My partner and I stayed here last summer and it was awesome. Everything was perfect. Last night? My partner threw up in her mouth a little bit after her first bite of what she says is the worst lobster roll she has ever had. She is a lobster roll aficionado. And she is also a pretty fair judge. The bread was dry and flavorless. Stale. I wouldn’t feed that crap to ducks at the park. And the lobster salad was pasty and stuck together like bad mashed potatoes. It must have been 3 days old. Not a bargain at $ 26. The bartender was more interested in looking at her phone and flirting with the waiter than she was in bringing us drinks or asking how the food was. She finally got around to asking and said «You guys didn’t eat too much» in response to which my partner said «Because it is disgusting.» Empty stare. Walk away. No offer of a free drink or anything to make it right. If you want good food and good service avoid the Surf Lodge. If you want vapid servers who will get you one drink and awesome views, then by all means. It’s still good for that.

It’s our first time to the Hamptons. We rented a house in Mecox for the week and received recommendations from friends who used to live in the area to try the Surf a Lodge. We had 9 adults and 5 children ages 10 – 16. Our lunch bill was $ 550…there were only two other people in the entire restaurant at 1:30 pm… So, when the waiter complained about us wanting to move tables to the shade, we should have left. When one of our kids just wanted a roll and the waiter said no, we should have left, when they screwed up our order and forgot all the French fries for the kids, we should have left… I just do t know why we didn’t leave… the food was mediocre and the service terrible… Why we left the waiter a $ 100 tip is our complete fault since it should have been zero. Why anyone would go here is a complete mystery. We were hoping good food, service, and ambience for late lunch on our first trip to Montauk… Please, don’t make our mistake. Go somewhere else. There are better lobster tools and soft shell crabs elsewhere. Plus, they leave the sandwiches premade in the shaded table where guests should be sitting… The large seafood platter at $ 125 was okay but not amazing… And same with the oysters — oysters are good at most of the seafood restaurants in this area.

Where do I begin on this horrible establishment. This stupid pretentious place that thinks they are «the cool place to be in Montauk»… The service and people that work there are as ugly on the outside as they are on the inside, should be ashamed of themselves!!! We live in a world were now people are so impressionable & to deny someone access to your place based off looks is absolutely disgusting. My friends and I tried to go to meet our other friends who were there earlier on, they said they are only taking reservations. Then of course other «hot» girls walk up with NO reservations and of course access granted. I would never want to give business to a place who judges a book by its cover. This is bad business!!! And borderline bullying based on looks. I left there not only feeling horrible about myself but my blood boiling thinking this is how they run a business.
PS went to the Montauket with a much better vibe and people & the sunset was killer!!!

This is the worst establishment I have ever had the misfortune of coming across! My friend who is a young woman was meeting up with a group in line and was confronted in an abusive manner by the aggressive and nasty bouncers and an extremely nasty manager with an accent! I would hope everyone would steer clear of this vile place for their own safety! Good Riddance!

This place is embarrassing, I would rather get a colonoscopy than come back to this place. The attitude of the staff at this place is unbearable. If I could give this place zero stars I would, and the food sucks.

Absolutely horrible brunch — lackluster service from the second we entered to the last breath leaving. Don’t bother ordering as the servers will bring you free mushrooms, poached eggs, and attitude you never asked for. Stick around for bottle service? Pass, id rather have a bottle of Moët served by a group of raccoons at a homeless shelter.

Awful. My sister was getting married and we made reservations at the surf lodge for her bachelorette. We were dressed classy and nice but had different color hair and they denied me and my ten girlfriends but still charged us $ 50 a person. They would. Not. Let. Us. Eat. There. And they claimed no one else in the restaurant had fake hair. So discriminatory. Never go here again. The assistant manager was so rude and wearing a snap back and tennis shoes as he denied me and my friend sin classy clothes. So. Wrong. Especially in 2016. Don’t give them your business. They’ve gone from local to Hampton posh posh. Wrong.

If I could give 0 stars I would! This place is incredibly pretentious, and the host and manager staff are arrogant shit talkers. Unbelievably unprofessional and the food is horrible. Will not be returning! Telling everyone I know

I love coming out to the Hamptons, but this was my first time staying at Surf Lodge and I will definitely be back! I cant even say I had any complaints while I was there. Not only was the room gorgeous but the view of the pond was amazing. We were able to check out some of the bikes they keep there and the front desk staff recommended a bunch of places to go grab a bite to eat and even booked a few dinner reservations for us. We were able to snag a dinner reservation there thanks to the hotel staff and the food was delicious. Get the seafood tower! They literally helped us with anything we threw at them. We even got to do yoga out on the deck which was really nice. We stayed there during Memorial Day Weekend and the place was packed and bumpin. The vibe was really cool and the drinks were delish. I’ll definitely be back!!!

If I could give zero stars, I would. Never have I been so disrespected by a restaurant staff like this. My group made a reservation, we get there, and they say we don’t have a reservation. They continue to say we are never getting in, the bouncer yells at us (we are a group of 8 young girls) and then he lets in people that he knew. This is honestly disgusting. The bouncer later called one of the girls in my group a bitch because she was trying to talk to the manager about our reservation. I would never recommend this place to anyone. Honestly disgusting people working the door. I live in New York City with some of the most exclusive restaurants and I’ve never seen this kind of absurd asshole behavior from someone working in the restaurant business.

Me and the squad was in the Hamptons cuz Yung Jonse heard about this «All White Party» that P. diddy was throwing. It turned out not to be the type of party she was expecting if ya catch my drift, plus she was wearing black anyway, so we decided to skip that and head over to the Surf Lodge. Boy am I glad we did.
My boy Drunken Goat was driving in his beatup Mercury Sable. From the second we pulled up to this place we was treated like VIP’s. The parking lot attendant took the car and parked it like he was parking a Bentley. He even complimented Goat on his «Honk if you’re Horny» bumper sticker. Said he appreciates a good sense of humor and was gonna pick one up for his Maserati.
We walk up to the spot and this dude asks us if we have reservations. I was like wtf you know my Boost mobile phone don’t get no signal out here. He was like «truuuuuu.» He said it would just be a short wait and he’d hook us up with a table. You could tell this guy was a professional. His customer service game is on point just like my rap game.
There was a bunch of other cats waitin outside to get in. I guess there was a free concert or something. Never heard of the band but it sounded like some real white boy ish. Maybe they’d be interested in doing a collaboration? Anyways we got in line and the whole staff was so kind and courteous. They kept us updated telling us how long the wait would be, and making sure everyone was comfortable. I even struck up a conversation with this one guy who worked there. All the employees was rockin some fresh shades so he told me where I could get them. He even let me try on his pair. I was looking so fly I decided I was gonna rock these on the cover of my next mixtape. If i could say one thing about this spot, it’s that they always put the customer first
We waited for a bit longer and the guy said we could go in if we bought a table for like $ 500. I asked if they took checks and he said yea which was good cause I had taken a few from my moms before I left. Anyway we get to the table and WOW. This place is beyond gorgeous. It’s on like a pond or some shit. Yo, I ain’t never seen such beautiful scenery in my life before. We didn’t even care that our drinks cost $ 25 and had no alcohol in them. The scenery was breathtaking plus Goat snuck in a flask anyway.
Time for the food. Easily 10 stars. The waiter recommended the lobster so we ordered like 10 of them bad boys because they was so small. We even ordered 2 and had them fight and we set the winner free. Can lobsters live in fresh water? Yung jonse said yes so enjoy your life little buddy. Between the delicious food, beautiful ambiance, amazing customer service and bottomless drinks, we was all turnt up. The band played and kicked ass. I even exchanged CD’s with the drummer so look out for that possible collab coming soon on Tidal.
At the end of the night we got our bill… and um… yea we wasn’t gonna be able to pay that. The bill was like more than the entire squad makes in a year. We ended up negotiating that i’d have to give 5 free concerts and that Yung Jonse would have to stand outside all summer and serve hotdogs to the guests waiting to get in. It was worth it tho. Best night ever!!! Brrrrrrrrr
And yo one last thing, if you made it this far I just wanna say this place is the wackest place in the world. Take your 5 stars and shove it. The scenery blows. It’s not even near an ocean it’s by some ugly ass pond that I pissed in. The whole staff looks like Jersey Shore rejects gone full throttle. Speaking of full throttle these douchebags look like they own stock in an energy drink company. They prob shower in that stuff. They try to create an aura of elitism at their shitty little restaurant/​hotel/​whatever the f you wanna call it, but it backfires because the only people who would ever show up to this shithole are people who know nothing about authenticity in their lives right down to their tits. I understand there’s a place for elite clubs but these people ain’t even on that level. Don’t support this joke of an establishment. The view sucks. go elsewhere. And if you really wanna drop a few grand on a night out, there’s plenty of places that’ll gladly take your money that aren’t run by pompous assholes. My goal in life is to one day have enough to buy this place, fire every employee, knock it down with a sledghehammer and give something back to the cool people of montauk.

The most magical of places in 2012, when it was possible to just go and chill. Has gone downhill ever since the infamous «Yarnold Table for 12 Incident» of 2014.

Absolutely terrible. This place is a scene and bank rolling off of NYC hipsters.
If you make a reservation, expect to wait at least one hour to be seated after your reservation time. And expect to be greeted with rudeness. 100% pretentious and a complete waste of time.

The people running this place are typical of those who think they’re «hipper-​than-​thou» and therefore get to throw off bad attitude and treat customers like crap. I’ve seen this behavior before, and it’s mind boggling to think that any establishment thinks that THIS is the way to run a business.
I had made a reservation here, which was confirmed by a call I received from Surf Lodge the day I was supposed to dine. But when I arrived, this total asshole of a maitre d immediately started throwing attitude. He’d start talking to me, but then other workers would come up to him, interrupt, and they’d proceed to have lengthy conversations. So much for customer service.
But when I finally got his undivided attention for a minute, he informs me that the restaurant has «overbooked» tables, and tried to give us a small table in a sunken seating area. The three of us would have had to sit 3 across on a slouchy sofa, and we would not have been able to have a conversation over dinner that way. So, we declined that, and asked about the the table we had actually reserved.
He proceeded to tell us that the wait for our table would be an hour… WITH a reservation. I said «forget it» and proceeded to leave, at which point he was making it seem like he was doing me a favor by trying to give me this other crappy table, because so many others were waiting. What a crappy, condescending attitude. We again declined.
Clearly, these guys have no idea how to run a restaurant, nor do they even understand the very basic concept of a reservation (which as I noted early, they took the time to confirm).
Sure — the place may have a nice atmosphere, and who knows about the food (since we never did eat), but based on the bad attitude and treatment alone, I will never go back to this place. No one deserves to be treated like this.
Also — when we arrived, they had the parking lot closed. A worker was there trying to wave us on down the road. I said «we have a dinner reservation!» He said «Sorry, we’re full.» I asked «then where are we supposed to park?» After looking up and down the road, he reluctantly let us in, and had us park in a spot that blocked someone else… and told me to leave my car open and the key in it. This place can’t even get their parking lot right.
Never again.

I’ve never stayed at the hotel, so I can’t speak to that… but the restaurant/​bar scene is my favorite in the Hamptons. It’s very laid back and chill with strung lights, and campfires. The food is very good and I recommend dining first because the line to get in at night can be a real pain. I don’t know if Alex still works there, but she is awesome! Looking forward to going back this summer.

Here for the music. They have a lot of up and comers play here during their summer series you should definitely check out. Get there early so you don’t get rushed by the regulars who are just there to drink. Dress wisely. My friends looked like fishes out of water when we got there. (and the bouncers may not like you) Parking isn’t so bad if you don’t mind walking. No tap beers! Huh… They do have the coconuts with straws in them though.
They layout is pretty cool, you have an inside bar that leads to the backyard patio, which has a nice view of the bay. Then the patio leads to a sandy beach-​like area with a fire-​pit and plenty of seating. It gets real beautiful at night, especially at sunsets.
If you can overlook the craziness of it all, it’s a pretty nice place to be. Like I said, I just went there to see the music, and that alone was enough to make it a good night.

This is my favorite spot to not only eat but to party also! I enjoyed such an amazing dinner over looking the beautiful sunset! Once you are done with dinner you can go over to the hang out spot they have by the water, they have couches set up on the sand with a nice fire out and a big screen projector. The drinks are really good and they sometimes have live bands playing. I love this place!

Surf Lodge is a nice place to start your evening. Yes, it can get crowded but what do you expect when visiting a place with one of the best sunset locations. I would say try going on a Wednesday or Thursday early evening. It’s always nice to sit at one of the couches /​tables with a group, sip on drinks (they do make great ones, especially dirty martinis) and enjoy the fire. There’s enough space where you can get away from the crowded bar or live music area so that shouldn’t be too much of a factor! Bottom line… it’s fun. The bartenders are busy and they are more likely to serve attractive females so if you have one in your group, let her do the ordering! :)
I will say we had a good experience with the staff, they were very helpful with getting us food even past serving hours. They let us do takeout and brought it to where we were sitting which worked out great. The lobster mac and cheese is really delicious and so if the burrata and tomato salad! Try both!

I don’t know who in their right mind would want to come here. The epitome of pretentious douchy ‘Hamptons’ culture — starting with the host. We came with a big group of people on a Saturday night (in MAY no less, when the ‘summer-​ing’ has hardly started) and were immediately denied entrance just because we didn’t call ahead. We were basically told to go elsewhere with no explanation.
We left and had a blast at Ruschmeyer’s.
Goodbye, Surf Lodge, you don’t deserve our money anyway!

I came here with some friends for brunch and I will admit the food was delicious. However, before sitting down had a drink at the bar outside and what a disappointment… the bartender was rude and extremely unfriendly. The waiter at my table was very friendly and made sure everyone was always getting what they needed during our entire meal. The food itself was a good portion and fresh which made my meal even better. After the meal tried to go and get another drink and instead of telling me the bar is closed from 3 – 4 the bar staff had another awful attitude moment.
I’m giving this place 2 stars because the bar staff is absolutely rude. The food is good so once they can get the bar staff to act correctly maybe then their reviews will be higher overall