GORDON'S Main Street (631) 267-3010

Continental; Seafood. Upscale restaurant located at the eastern end of Amagansett's shopping district. Open noon to 2:30pm for lunch and 6:00pm to 10:30pm for dinner Tuesday through Sunday; closed for lunch July and August. AE, Discover, MC, V. Entree price range: $16.75 to $26.75. Reservations required for dinner; not necessary for lunch (except for large groups); casual dress, but no short pants or T-shirts; full liquor license; sit-down bar.

Hamptons Web Rating: 72.33 (Very Good)
Food: 74.00 (Excellent)
Service: 75.00 (Excellent)
Decor: 68.00 (Very Good)

MEETING HOUSE
Amagansett Square

Traditional American; Continental. Brand new, instantly popular, charming, soon to be reviewed/rated.

Hamptons Web Rating: Unrated
Food: Unrated
Service: Unrated
Decor: Unrated

MT FUJI
Montauk Highway
(631) 267-7600

Japanese. Family retaurant serving traditional Japanese cuisine, this restaurant features one section for table seating and one for Japanese table well seating, as well as a sushi bar. Located on the south side of Montauk Highway, just west of the village shopping district. Open 11:30am to 3:00pm for lunch and 5:00pm to 11:30pm for dinner, 7 days a week, all year. AE, Diners, MC, V. Entree price range: $7.95 to $19.50. No reservations for parties of 3 or less; reservations recommended for parties of 4 or more; full liquor license; small sit-down bar.

Hamptons Web Rating: 39.33 (Good)
Food: 43.00 (Good)
Service: 30.00 (Fair)
Decor: 45.00 (Good)

MULTI AQUA CULTURE SYSTEMS ("THE LOBSTER FARM")
429 Cranberry Hole Road
(631) 267-3341

Seafood; Lobsters. This is not a restaurant, BUT... it IS an experience in dining. This lobster farm / seafood market / zoo / time machine is always considered a major discovery by tourists who first learn about it. Drive up to this old rusted sheet metal barn (used to be a fertilizer plant; look up "menhaden"), past the huge lobster tanks, and stop at the retail store to place your order. Lobsters are at their most reasonable price here. Take your order home (lobsters may be taken live, with the bad parts removed, or fully cooked), or much better, head over to one of the picnic tables located next to the water's edge, and someone will serve you your order there. The small group of tables is surrounded by a low picket fence, to protect you from the attack geese which regularly patrol the grounds (safe if you don't stick your finger in their beaks). Best of all, the view of the bay is terrific, especially at sunset. Great steamers. Wonderful fun.

Hamptons Web Rating: 59.17 (Good to Very Good)
Food: 73.25 (Very Good)
Service: 31.50 (Fair)
Decor: 72.75 (Very Good)
(Wish there were a FUN rating.)

PACIFIC EAST
415 Main Street
(631) 267-7770

Asian. Located a few blocks east of Amagansett's shopping district, immediately past the Amagansett Farmer's Market, this upscale restaurant features a selection of Asian influenced dishes. This restaurant is not at all shy with their prices (dinner for four came to $340.00, including tax, tip, and a half bottle of sake). But the prices would be less likely to keep customers away than the management, which has fallen into the very-old-school Hamptons mold of making patrons feel rather unimportant, a fact which may account for the more-than-half-empty restaurant we found on our last mid-week visit. The young wait staff is generally quite friendly and acceptably efficient. Hungry people beware: portions are small.

Hamptons Web Rating: 63.92 (Good to Very Good)
Food: 72.50 (Very Good)
Service: 67.25 (Very Good)
Decor: 52.00 (Good to Very Good)