The grand residence at the base of Mattituck Inlet christened Windamere in 1890, opened its doors to summer guests at the dawn of the twentieth century as the North Fork became a sought-after destination for city dwellers. Visitors were in for a treat at the lofty rate of $7 per week. The property boasted a dance hall with a piano, a tennis court, a bowling alley, and a fine dock built for excursions. The lush and bountiful grounds were graced by a gentle wind flowing down the creek, and magnificent sunsets were presented nightly over the inlet. Windamere was known for delightful entertainment for guests and neighboring yacht clubs, most notably a 500-person singing society arriving by train for a midsummer performance on the great lawn.
Rediscover your favorite American dishes at The Halyard restaurant at the Sound View Greenport on Long Island’s North Fork. Featuring local fish, produce, and wines, showcasing what has made this region a dining destination for generations. We aim to source and use seasonally driven, local ingredients to carefully curate a meal to remember. Our bar offers unique hand crafted cocktails and wines from near and far. Enjoy your meal with panoramic views of the Long Island sound from our seasonal outdoor deck or in our Piano Bar with live music from some of our favorite local musicians. Watch the perfect sunsets fade into the horizon with your toes in the sand at our Low Tide Bar and join us as we live by and with the sea.
Feast on creative fare focused on local, farm to to table scratch cooking. Offering dinner and lunch services throughout the week with brunch on Sundays. Dark Horse Restaurant has appetizers like fresh baked cornbread skillet, fried calamari, and cheese boards. Guests can enjoy an entree of local duck breast, braised beef in a merlot and vegetable reduction or a local market fish. This eatery also offers gluten-free dishes, soups, salads and delightful desserts. Dark Horse Restaurant is Zagat rated and was featured in Newsday. It has daily specials for guests to enjoy. This restaurant also caters for special occasions and other events.
Tweeds Restaurant & Buffalo Bar is an American style bar, grill and casual restaurant. This restaurant has a very active events calendar, so guests are encouraged to check out the website to see what is coming up. Every Wednesday is date night, with drink specials and live music. This is encouraged both as a date night for current couples and as a singles night for available individuals to meet and socialize. Tweeds also features plenty of live music, like classical pianist and guitarists coming in and performing on weekends.
Tweeds serves several American classic and comfort food items, but its specialty is bison. In fact, there is a separate menu just for the bison-related offerings. These signature house items include grilled bison kebabs, bison hangar steak, bison burger and a grilled bison cowboy steak. Tweeds also has the areas largest selection of local and national bourbons.