When The Farm Italy debuted in Huntington in 2023, it was one of the biggest openings of the year, transforming a Huntington Village steakhouse into a sprawling Tuscan fantasy. On Saturday, it welcomes a sibling as The Farm Italy opens in Westbury.
One of the main dining rooms at The Farm Italy in Westbury. Credit: Newsday/Marie Elena Martinez
Similar to the Huntington original, the design mimics an Italian countryside estate, featuring two dining rooms and a moody bar dotted with skylights. But here, a lush, covered outdoor terrace, complete with fire pit, adds 70 seats to the 150 inside. Located at 725 Merrick Ave., this Farm is part of a collaboration with luxury developer Beechwood Homes, situated just yards away from The Selby, an upscale apartment community anchored by another of founder John Tunney’s restaurants, The Shed.
Chef Roberto Baez replicates the same seasonal menu featured in Huntington here, with starters like tagliolini ($23), a creamy, cheesy pasta dish made with Pecorino, eggs and coppa. There’s a shareable antipasto platter ($32), mussels ($21), yellowfin tuna crudo ($27), and roasted artichoke ($18) with herbs in bagna cauda aioli, anchovy-rich and full of umami. Classics including calamari ($24), baked clams ($16), burrata on crostini ($19) round out the starters.
Tagliolini, a pasta dish made with Pecorino, eggs and coppa, is among the starters at The Farm Italy in Westbury. Credit: Newsday/Marie Elena Martinez
In the pasta category, don’t miss the signature cacio e pepe ($26), which can be found on most tables, but also pappardelle Bolognese ($32), and more seasonal offerings like spaghetti with lobster in a creamy, fra diavolo sauce, and ribbonlike malfandine with jumbo lump crab, gremolata butter, bread crumb and Fresno chile ($33). For entrees, requisite chicken, veal ($49) and eggplant Parms sit alongside fileted branzino ($41), NY strip ($72), a grilled pork chop with romanescu, fingerling potatoes and watercress ($46), and a braised lamb shank with a black currant demi glaze ($40). The Farm Italy’s beverages include craft cocktails like the lemony honey bourbon ($17), wine and mocktails.
The bar room at The Farm Italy’s Westbury outpost. Credit: Newsday/Marie Elena Martinez
“This is more than just an opening, it’s an evolution of our vision,” Tunney said in a press statement. While The Farm Italy was originally going to be a one-off concept, according to Tunney, the construction of The Shed next door inspired the restaurateur. “I liked that whole corridor,” he told Newsday when announcing the expansion. “It’s getting redeveloped, it’s close to — but out of the chaos of Roosevelt Field. It faces Eisenhower Park, which gives it this nice open feeling. And there’s great parking.”
In addition to its flagship in Huntington, earlier this year, Tunney opened an outpost of The Farm Italy within Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun resort.
The new Westbury location is serving dinner for now, with lunch reservations to follow in the coming weeks.
The Farm Italy, 725 Merrick Ave., Westbury, 516-862-1212, thefarmItaly.com; Open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
A global freelancer who has checked her suitcase to raise her young daughter on her native Long Island, Marie Elena will always make time for good mezcal, even better tacos and killer conversation. Preferably, in a corner bar seat. She can be found on Instagram at @mariesworldeats.
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