The Blue Restaurant And Bar - Islip

I made this reservation 4 weeks prior to Valentine’s Day. We had never eaten here and we had been wanting to try it. Looking forward to going there for weeks. We get there and are brought back to a back dining room and attempted to seat us at the last table in the back corner. I sat down and there was a huge draft coming in from the wall, it was unbearable cold. There were heaters set up and it was still frigid. We asked to be moved and they moved us away from the wall to another table in this back room. The waitress was so accommodating and very sweet but many people were moved for this reason and I could tell she was getting frustrated. Each group that came back to be seated complained of the same thing. Granted it was the coldest day of the year but this area needed to be heated better and don’t subject your patrons to this. When being walked back, there were numerous empty tables and when we left there was also 5 empty tables in the front of the restaurant. The management did try to accommodate everyone and kept coming to the back room to fix the heaters but not an area that people should of been served dinner. My other complaint was the menu, I wasn’t informed when we booked that they weren’t offering the full menu. The dinner price was overpriced and the servings were small. Not somewhere I would recommend and not some place I’d return to.

We received a gift card for the restaurant and decided to go for Valentine's Day. The food was very good but they sat us in the back room and it happened to be the coldest night of the year and the back room should not be used in cold weather....it is not properly heated or insulated. It is more of a summer, warm weather room. The glass windows are not insulated and it was very cold and uncomfortable in the back. They did have 2 portable floor heaters but they really were not enough. We would go back but not in the cold weather and not unless we were seated in the main room. A number of tables did ask to be moved and people were wearing their coats during dinner.

The food was amazing, great service also. My husband and I just happened to go on the coldest day of the year so we were freezing! The staff did have heaters everywhere trying to accommodate us but the draft was too strong. Overall it was a great experience and we will revisit when it gets warmer.

The hostesses and waitress was excellent. The waitress was attentive but not overbearing. The food was at best...ok. It wasn’t horrible but for the price, it should’ve been delicious. The Calamari was soft and greasy. The bread that was put on the table were 2 pieces of toast. I had beef Wellington which was actually pretty good. My husband had a fettuccine with clams and he said the clams were not good. Dessert was ok. We had the cheesecake and it looked as if it was pre-purchased and they just took it out of the wrapper

Bread/spreads were a pleasant start. Delicious and fresh seafood. Plenty of paella left over for lunch the next day. Mixed drinks were delicious. Cookies and milk a fun dessert. Ambiance lovely for a date night. We’ll definitely go again.