Eating at the bar is not a new thing for us, but lately we are obsessed. Seeing the interplay between the bartenders, sitting side by side, not having a server worrying about "pacing" your meal - all make the overall experience more fun and more enjoyable. Yes, eating at the bar has its time and place, and I recommend you make time to make Little Red that place.
A traditional French Bistro, Little Red is the casual sister to the more formal French restaurant Red Bar, also in Southampton.
While casual, it is not necessarily less expensive, but the food is more proletariat, more attainable. They have your requisite steak frites and roast chicken, but they also offer burgers, pizza and grilled cheese, French style, of course.
JB was craving a burger. And I was happy to oblige, especially when we were presented with the cheese choices: American, cheddar, blue or brie. A brie burger? Easiest choice I've made in months.
The cheese kept on coming when we also ordered a flatbread pizza with gruyere, fontina and arugula. And truffles, let's not forget the truffles.
The bartenders gave me a generous pour of the house Pinot Noir (another plus of sitting at the bar) as we nibbled on delicious baguette and butter. And then the cheese parade marched in.
We dove into the burger. The burger itself was thick and juicy, but the brie was the star. Why more restaurants do not serve a brie burger is beyond me. Each bite was better than the last.
The flatbread pizza was paper thin with beautiful grill marks. The gruyere fought with the truffles for the leading role of this dish, but I'm happy to give the award to both. And the truffles were plentiful so that each bite had truffles AND cheese.
We flirted with the idea of cheesecake for dessert to round out the night, but alas it was time to turn in the cheesecloth.
Until our next Berger, KLB
Little Red
76-C Jobs Lane
Southampton, NY
631.283.3309
www.littleredsouthampton.com
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