Business Details
West End Cafe: Your Premier Dining Destination in Carle Place
West End Cafe is a family-run restaurant rooted in Carle Place, Long Island, offering a welcoming atmosphere where guests experience the warmth of a home-cooked meal paired with professional service. Since our founding, we have prioritized seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms and producers, crafting menus that reflect the region's flavors while maintaining a commitment to quality and affordability. Our team combines decades of culinary expertise with a passion for hospitality, ensuring every dish is skillfully prepared and every guest feels valued.Recognized by Zagat for our imaginative New American cuisine and NYC-inspired ambiance, we strive to be a trusted dining destination for locals and visitors alike. Whether through our vibrant bar, thoughtfully curated wine and craft beer selections, or our catering services for private events, we remain dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences that honor our community ties and culinary innovation.
Services
Dining
Catering
Seasonal Menu
Drink Selection
Gift Cards
Highlights and features
- We offer generations of family-run hospitality expertise.
- Our menus feature seasonal ingredients from local farms.
- Recognized by Zagat for exceptional New American cuisine.
- Catering services for events up to 90 guests available.
- Conveniently located near Roosevelt Field Mall and major highways.
What people say
Fantastic culinary experience
Well trained staff
NYC ambiance
Seasonal ingredients
Vibrant bar
Services
Dining
Our American-style restaurant serves seasonally inspired dishes crafted with locally sourced ingredients. The menu changes regularly to highlight fresh produce, meats, and seafood while maintaining classic favorites. Guests enjoy a warm, inviting atmosphere with attentive service, making it ideal for casual meals, business lunches, or special occasions. The dining room accommodates up to 90 guests for private events.
Catering
We offer full-service catering for private events held on-site, including weddings, showers, and corporate gatherings. Our packages include customizable menus with salad, entre, and dessert options, plus beverage service. The space features a dedicated event coordinator, audiovisual equipment, and flexible seating arrangements to accommodate groups of 50+ guests during weekend hours.
Seasonal Menu
Our rotating menu emphasizes seasonal ingredients from local farms and producers. Dishes incorporate fresh produce, regional wines, and craft beers while balancing traditional and modern culinary techniques. The kitchen team creates daily specials that reflect current harvests and culinary trends, ensuring a dynamic dining experience that evolves throughout the year.
Drink Selection
The beverage program features curated wine lists with red, white, and dessert wines by the glass or bottle. A rotating selection of domestic and craft beers includes local Long Island brews. Signature cocktails like the West End Sunset, a blackberry ale collaboration with Long Beach Brewing Co., highlight our commitment to regional partnerships and creative mixology.
Gift Cards
We offer digital and physical gift cards available for purchase in customizable amounts. These make ideal presents for holidays, birthdays, or special occasions, allowing recipients to experience our seasonal cuisine, catering services, or bar offerings. Gift cards can be redeemed across all dining and event services, with no expiration date.
Questions
What type of cuisine does West End Cafe serve?
We specialize in American cuisine with seasonal menus featuring locally sourced ingredients. Our dishes blend traditional flavors with modern techniques.
Do you offer catering services for private events?
Yes, we cater events for 50+ guests with customizable menus, beverage packages, and venue setup in our dining room.
Is West End Cafe mentioned in any restaurant guides?
Zagat recognizes us as an exceptional Carle Place bistro with imaginative New American creations and professional service.
What are your restaurant hours?
We're open Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-close and Sunday 3pm-close. Closed Mondays.
Can I purchase gift cards for West End Cafe?
Yes, we offer gift cards in any denomination with no expiration date for dining, catering, or special events.
Reviews (7)
Alla Shas
Jan 18, 2022
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Average food nothing spectacular for the price, service good Feels like they try hard In kind of obnoxious way, if 200 dollars for two for lunch , your kind of place, when you in luck.
Marty & Ilene Brodman
Jan 05, 2022
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Always terrific. Have taken friends and family there and restaurant has never missed in presentation, service and wine
Digital DrugLord
Dec 30, 2021
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Maybe its because me and my date are black, but hostess didnt let us in because they said we needed some kind of vaccine passport to come in. We go out to eat all the time, and we never get asked for this anywhere. I didnt see them ask the white couple for their vaccine paper work when they walked in before us.
D. Rello
Dec 29, 2021
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Absolute garbage place--- Needs a vax proof to get in, enforcing a segregative practice. Does not let kids in either--- Go spend your $$$ elsewhere and support a place that enforces love and togetherness. There are a few places down the road that invite everyone in regardless of status or masks and has great food!!!
Megan F.
Dec 18, 2021
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Love this place, i have been here plenty of times. their wine selection is awesome and the bartenders can make a great drink! love that they are enforcing masking/vaccination proof! i came here tonight with 3 other people, two ordered the lamb - i was definitely jealous; it was cooked so perfectly. i always get the tuna pizza appetizer for my meal, i love it. the staff is so friendly and attentive, one of my favorite places ever!
Steph B.
Dec 16, 2021
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Came here for my company Christmas lunch today. Was excellent! For starters we split a bunch of apps - the calamari, burrata & duck tacos. I really enjoyed the burrata! For a main course I had the shrimp risotto - loved how the shrimp was cooked & loved the mushrooms! They also made a great espresso martini! Will be back!
Tess Q.
Nov 27, 2021
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So thankful the maitre d' managed to squeeze us in on a Saturday night
Food drinks service etc wonderful as before
Thumbs up all around
Food drinks service etc wonderful as before
Thumbs up all around
