Desmond's Restaurant & Lounge 5720 Route 25A Wading River, NY (631) 846-2335 www.eastwindlongisland.com

At the heart of East Wind is Desmond’s Restaurant and Lounge. Named after the patriarch of East Wind’s founding Barra family, Desmond Barra, it offers fine dining and tavern menus for lunch or dinner are served along with a warm atmosphere. In the tradition of hospitality at East Wind, guests are only a stranger once at this crown jewel of elegant event locations for leisure and business in Long Island’s Suffolk County.

Desmond’s evokes the feeling of a neighborhood gathering place with a special occasion destination. The welcoming lounge area with oversized mahogany bar lends itself to a relaxed atmosphere where guests may enjoy drinks and light fare. Move inside the dining room to find an intimate corner or tables for group affairs.

Executive Chef Brian Shuren oversees Desmond’s offerings ranging from elaborate cocktail menus and celebration dinners to light spa-style meals and hearty tavern-style dishes. Shuren particularly enjoys lasting impressions with excellence in presentation. Chef De Cuisine Todd Sabatini cooks with old-fashioned standards and modern know- how. He uses fresh and seasonal Long Island bounty whenever possible and values North Fork wines for his reductions and demi-glaces.

Sprawling across 25 private acres with 47,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, East Wind is the crown jewel of elegant event locations for leisure and business in Long Island’s Suffolk County, located at the gateway to the East End’s idyllic North Fork in Wading River. The destination property for weddings, evening and weekend celebrations, overnight escapes and corporate away-days, includes luxurious accommodations at The Inn, supreme pampering at The Spa, exceptional banquet facilities, first-class conference rooms, and fine dining and tavern menus at Desmond’s Restaurant and Lounge.