On an overcast weekend in East Hampton late summer, we visited Springs Tavern and Grill for their delightful happy hour menu.

On our first round of margaritas, three of us had the regular; one tried the frozen refreshing blood orange one, although the sweetness made it more like a dessert.

With that, we shared their delectable steamed mussels ($14) with garlic, herb butter, white wine and a soupçon of cream, then topped with fries; plus the mouthwatering Mediterranean platter ($15) that included housemade hummus — a regular and herbaceous green version with basil, a little mint and garlic — plus marinated olives, pita points and grana padano.

I loved that they didn’t charge as Manahattan restaurants often do when we asked for an extra pita to finish the platter and sop up the delectable mussel broth.

Next round, we all had classic Margie’s ($14) with one adding prickly pear flavoring (+$2).

With that round, we shared a heaping platter of nachos with housemade crunchy tortilla chips, chunks of chicken, gooey melted three-cheese blend, fresh guacamole, zesty pico de gallo, sour cream & chives ($15), and their scrumptious Asian potstickers ($10 for 5) with a sweet chili and teriyaki sauces for dipping. Both were as good as our previous two selections. 

We were happily satiated. I highly recommend the happy hour at Springs Tavern.

Like many places recently, Springs Tavern adds a 3.5% charge for using a credit card.

 

Happy Hour details as of 9.21.2024

Hours:  4 pm to 6 pm daily in the bar/lounge area

What’s happy? Nine menu options from $1 for little neck clams to $15 for chicken nachos or a Mediterranean platter; $12 regular or frozen margarita, +$2 for one of seven flavors frozen margaritas; $12 for Malbec, Pinot Gris or Rosé.

How happy? *** (three out of three stars)

Springs Tavern and Grill
15 Fort Pond Boulevard
East Hampton, NY 11937
631-604-6944
springstavernandgrill.com