Waves is a new venture for Angelico's owner Paul Angelico. He has reopened the former Governor's Tavern building on Route 66 in East Hampton. We decided to try it for lunch this past Monday. I was surprised to see the parking lot almost filled at 1 p.m. on a Monday.
Inside, nothing much has changed. Yes, there are oars on the wall and a wave mural but the booths are the same ones that were here previously. We were seated rather quickly but had to wait a long time to get water and place our orders.
We ordered the fried Brussels sprouts as an appetizer and I decided to try the fried fish sandwich and Al had a hamburger.
Our two sandwiches were brought out but no appetizer and when I mentioned it, the pan with them came out so we got all of our food at the same time, not ideal to say the least.
The idea of fried Brussels sprouts sounded so good but in reality it wasn't. They were greasy and hard to chew. The bacon and crispy leaves that had come off, however, were very tasty. It was served with a sauce that was too spicy to use.
The fish was tasty but also a little greasy. The French fries are frozen so nothing special. Al's burger was perfectly cooked but impossible to eat. With all the toppings, including very tasty pickled onions and bbq sauce it was difficult to hold, we ended up removing the lettuce and tomatoes and the bun. The bun was a nice brioche one in both cases.
So what did we think? Service was slow but our waitress was very friendly which made it more tolerable. The food is served in metal baking pans which are very cute and it certainly had potential. I will definitely go back and try a few more things. They have only been open a week and a half and obviously, they are still ironing things out.
The menu has some things that looked worth trying. People sitting near us were raving about the chopped salad and the portobello burger. I also saw the quesadillas and they looked quite good.
We will go back and I will write another review to give them a fair chance to get things right.
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