Really authentic Latin American cuisine with great service in a posh setting. Menu features ingredients like jicama and Peruvian corn-both favorites of mine that are hard to come by in the area. As someone who travels to Latin American countries every year and loves the food-I would say this is the closest I’ve found on Long Island.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emmett Towey
Was excellent Mexican.. great location as well in Southampton
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James Lyons
Mad insane prices. Bluepoint oysters are about $1.50 on average everywhere on the planet, they charge $5.66 each. Mexican food is not $40 for basic stuff. Not worth
Kyle McConnell
Strange. Sat down here today outside… it was mostly empty. No one came up. We finally got someone to give us menus they never came back to our table. Pretty strange
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mylene Michel
Way to expensive!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Matthew Duchesne
The El Verano dining experience is a suggestion of a meal — a Hamptons version of going to Chipotle and paying to smell a bowl in lieu of eating one. The portion-to-price relationship at this restaurant is laughable, with tacos and quesadillas that are hors-d’oeuvre-sized at upscale entree prices. The people of Southampton should issue a citizen’s arrest on whoever among them decided it was ok to charge $40 for an appetizer featuring just two small tacos. My wallet left this experience rode hard and put away wet, and I took myself down the street to get an actually satisfying meal afterward at a third of the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Luis Mesa
We had a wonderful lunch at this place. All staff we came in contact with were very attentive and courteous Food was great The feeling of the place was very nice 👍
Jeanne Dillon
Food was okay. I was there earlier this year and it was much better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Anjie Dee
The Hamptons vibe, delicious authentic Latin flavors! Professional staff. Great for the whole family or a couple lawyers tapping out for the day, this spot is all the vibes! Chris-the owner or manager (not sure) gracefully put out fires left and right! With a smile on his face. The bartenders were attentive even for only the 🍋 lemon aid drinker! Definitely recommend! Will visit again soon! My photos are not the best but I was trying to protect the privacy of others. Enjoy! You won’t regret
Emma Díaz
The food was great and the staff was very friendly! I went with my family, and I ordered rib tacos, which were delicious. I definitely recommend it.
Not great. We’re locals and we’ve eaten at this place several times since it opened, and it just seems to decline with every passing year. They had outdoor tables on the first warm night of the season which happened to be the summer solstice, so I decided to give it a shot. At baseline this place is pricey. While the food is delicious, it feels pretty absurd to pay $40 for enchiladas, but it’s the Hamptons, so whatever. Eating inside will just damage your hearing as well as your sanity because the acoustics are so terrible and this place is LOUD. But they do have nice outdoor seating on a primo corner of Southampton….or so I thought. We were seated at an outdoor table on the end, near the rear kitchen/parking lot entry. I noticed a hose with a constant trickle overflowing the sidewalk in what was obviously an illegal plumbing setup. Halfway into our meal I started smelling the sewer belching eruptions of noxious gas that continued for the remainder of the evening. I went into the bathroom, and sure enough, the toilet belched gratuitously….this place has a serious plumbing issue which is probably related to the system capacity not being able to keep up with the number of people packed into this place in the summer. The smell is a pretty gross accoutrement to a very expensive Mexican dinner. But none of that was the fatal flaw to this meal. What made me unlikely to return anytime soon was the attitude of the waitstaff, or more accurately, the absence of polish. Including drinks this place is about $100/person, and for the tip that accompanies a big check like that I expect waitstaff with the personality to serve up a nice experience. While the service was prompt initially, the restaurant was busy, and it was long after we’d finished our entrée that the second round of drinks arrived, 25 minutes after we’d requested them. There was also no check-in during our meal like “how is everything, can I get you anything else”, etc. Again, I understand busy during the high season in a restaurant and am able to excuse a great deal. But, I had to flag José L to get a check as we sat enduring the nonstop sewer belches. He put the check down without any sort of visual regard, or thank you. Then I had flag him to process the card, which again he did without any “thank you” or “come again”, or “I hope you enjoyed everything”. The waitstaff here are pretty much just glorified kitchen runners, and frankly, the staff in the McDonald’s drive-thru are better trained to have more personality and better manners. I’ve been married to a Puerto Rican for 32 years and so this isn’t a language or cultural barrier issues, this is purely a social class and training issue. If I’m adding a 20-25% tip to a big check, I expect the service to measure up. This place doesn’t. Between the gross stench and annoyance at the waiter, I found myself once again regretting coming here.
Amanda Velez
Food was great! Went with my colleagues and I ordered the salmon, delicious and savory flavor! Drinks were great and strong, just needed one tbh to get me tipsy. Deff recommend !
Martha aka WineDivaa
Chef Julian Medina bring her version of summer in the Hamptons and he nailed it. Light entrees such as grilled chicken with that side of butterhead lettuce and heirloom tomatoes of course avocado, but also successfully blending Hamptons classics such as lobster but in tacos! Loved it. Churros, ice cream and tres leches to die for. Did I mention that they had the best cocktails and avocado and chips hot of the press?
Ross Weinstein
Basic/bad Mexican food. Really poor service (served multiple wrong items with no apology). You're better off eating anywhere else, especially for the price.
Marina Ouranitsas
The ribeye tacos and the short rib sushi were SO DELICIOUS! Get those! We got the shrimp and chicken as mains and those were good but not worth having again. When we go back we will focus more on appetizers and not do mains. Service was good overall :)
Really authentic Latin American cuisine with great service in a posh setting. Menu features ingredients like jicama and Peruvian corn-both favorites of mine that are hard to come by in the area. As someone who travels to Latin American countries every year and loves the food-I would say this is the closest I’ve found on Long Island.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was excellent Mexican.. great location as well in Southampton
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mad insane prices. Bluepoint oysters are about $1.50 on average everywhere on the planet, they charge $5.66 each. Mexican food is not $40 for basic stuff. Not worth
Strange. Sat down here today outside… it was mostly empty. No one came up. We finally got someone to give us menus they never came back to our table. Pretty strange
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Way to expensive!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The El Verano dining experience is a suggestion of a meal — a Hamptons version of going to Chipotle and paying to smell a bowl in lieu of eating one. The portion-to-price relationship at this restaurant is laughable, with tacos and quesadillas that are hors-d’oeuvre-sized at upscale entree prices. The people of Southampton should issue a citizen’s arrest on whoever among them decided it was ok to charge $40 for an appetizer featuring just two small tacos. My wallet left this experience rode hard and put away wet, and I took myself down the street to get an actually satisfying meal afterward at a third of the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
We had a wonderful lunch at this place.
All staff we came in contact with were very attentive and courteous
Food was great
The feeling of the place was very nice 👍
Food was okay. I was there earlier this year and it was much better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
The Hamptons vibe, delicious authentic Latin flavors! Professional staff. Great for the whole family or a couple lawyers tapping out for the day, this spot is all the vibes! Chris-the owner or manager (not sure) gracefully put out fires left and right! With a smile on his face. The bartenders were attentive even for only the 🍋 lemon aid drinker! Definitely recommend! Will visit again soon! My photos are not the best but I was trying to protect the privacy of others. Enjoy! You won’t regret
The food was great and the staff was very friendly! I went with my family, and I ordered rib tacos, which were delicious. I definitely recommend it.
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Not great. We’re locals and we’ve eaten at this place several times since it opened, and it just seems to decline with every passing year. They had outdoor tables on the first warm night of the season which happened to be the summer solstice, so I decided to give it a shot. At baseline this place is pricey. While the food is delicious, it feels pretty absurd to pay $40 for enchiladas, but it’s the Hamptons, so whatever. Eating inside will just damage your hearing as well as your sanity because the acoustics are so terrible and this place is LOUD. But they do have nice outdoor seating on a primo corner of Southampton….or so I thought. We were seated at an outdoor table on the end, near the rear kitchen/parking lot entry. I noticed a hose with a constant trickle overflowing the sidewalk in what was obviously an illegal plumbing setup. Halfway into our meal I started smelling the sewer belching eruptions of noxious gas that continued for the remainder of the evening. I went into the bathroom, and sure enough, the toilet belched gratuitously….this place has a serious plumbing issue which is probably related to the system capacity not being able to keep up with the number of people packed into this place in the summer. The smell is a pretty gross accoutrement to a very expensive Mexican dinner. But none of that was the fatal flaw to this meal. What made me unlikely to return anytime soon was the attitude of the waitstaff, or more accurately, the absence of polish. Including drinks this place is about $100/person, and for the tip that accompanies a big check like that I expect waitstaff with the personality to serve up a nice experience. While the service was prompt initially, the restaurant was busy, and it was long after we’d finished our entrée that the second round of drinks arrived, 25 minutes after we’d requested them. There was also no check-in during our meal like “how is everything, can I get you anything else”, etc. Again, I understand busy during the high season in a restaurant and am able to excuse a great deal. But, I had to flag José L to get a check as we sat enduring the nonstop sewer belches. He put the check down without any sort of visual regard, or thank you. Then I had flag him to process the card, which again he did without any “thank you” or “come again”, or “I hope you enjoyed everything”. The waitstaff here are pretty much just glorified kitchen runners, and frankly, the staff in the McDonald’s drive-thru are better trained to have more personality and better manners. I’ve been married to a Puerto Rican for 32 years and so this isn’t a language or cultural barrier issues, this is purely a social class and training issue. If I’m adding a 20-25% tip to a big check, I expect the service to measure up. This place doesn’t. Between the gross stench and annoyance at the waiter, I found myself once again regretting coming here.
Food was great! Went with my colleagues and I ordered the salmon, delicious and savory flavor! Drinks were great and strong, just needed one tbh to get me tipsy. Deff recommend !
Chef Julian Medina bring her version of summer in the Hamptons and he nailed it. Light entrees such as grilled chicken with that side of butterhead lettuce and heirloom tomatoes of course avocado, but also successfully blending Hamptons classics such as lobster but in tacos! Loved it. Churros, ice cream and tres leches to die for. Did I mention that they had the best cocktails and avocado and chips hot of the press?
Basic/bad Mexican food. Really poor service (served multiple wrong items with no apology). You're better off eating anywhere else, especially for the price.
The ribeye tacos and the short rib sushi were SO DELICIOUS! Get those!
We got the shrimp and chicken as mains and those were good but not worth having again. When we go back we will focus more on appetizers and not do mains. Service was good overall :)
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