Cherry’s On the Bay

Cherry’s is the closest restaurant to the ferry, so you’re naturally attracted to its red banners and convenience.
The food is typical bar food but, as most things on vacation island, expensive. The food is decent — salty tuna melt, though.
The drinks are expensive and you’re not getting much for what you pay. They tend to be out of purée for drinks so that limits your choices.
The menu states that there is a lunch special (Mon-​Sat, excluding holidays and weekends). Yes, I know Sat. is a weekend. What they also don’t tell you is that Friday is NOT included.
Cash only at the bar — to avoid paying taxes, I assume.
At the end of our experience, the waiter claims that the restaurant can not do any cash-​credit combinations. Oh, and they don’t take Amex or Discover. Oh, Oh, and that he couldn’t do more than two credit cards for our large party. This is clearly illegal and one of my biggest pet peeves.
And the bathroom is disgusting — flies everywhere and it needs some serious updating. They allow people to smoke wherever — it’s awful!
We won’t be returning. Maybe they should take some tax-​free dollars and invest in a new menu?

We had a nice time here and would return.
We both had the crab cakes, which I have to say were tastier than I would have guessed. There were two of them — fried (which is a bit of a Fire Island carb-​free no no haha) but they were meaty and cooked nicely. Same with the generous portion of vegetables. The rice pilaf was a bit dry and unexciting. It could have used more moisture.
The martinis were $ 14 and not all that tasty. Tasted chemically. Too many artificial flavors floating around in there.
But, the crab cakes made up for it, and the setting was beautiful. Get here a little before sunset for a very nice time.
P. S. — it’s right next to the dance club, so there will be a pulsating dance beat as you eat. Not a romantic get away spot, but more a place to experience the dock area at a pristine time of night.

The Quick: Gays, heteros, lesbos– everyone is welcome to party and dance the night away. Such a fun spot to dance under the stairs and drink the night away. Can’t comment on the food, but drinks are strong and the bar is next to the ferry.

What a disappointment ! Went there last Wednesday for Italian night and our waiter was definitely some unhappy, Broadway dance wanna be who seemed to think waiting on people was beneath him. Since there were 4 of us we got a free bottle of «wine» — which ended up being 4 glasses of some unknown reddish /​brown liquid which none of us drank. Spaghetti and Meatballs came with 1 meatball and we could have walked to store for bread and water by the time it arrived.

BEWARE OF THE SEA HAG on the dock at Cherry grove! I Love Cherry’s & have been going there for many many years. After having paddled from the pines in huge waves that took us hours to get there, We were greeted by a woman claiming to be both the dock master and an employee of cherries. This Sea Hag named Donna (not the owner) said to us «too bad after all that work you have to get off the dock!» Usually cherries is a welcoming establishment. We wondered what was up. Normally we get a welcome to cherrys! Are you here for a drink? Food? You can’t leave your SUP here but let me help you, nooooooooo she was a rude witch (I have a different word I would have used) any way she got nasty. I explained I was just stopping for 5 minutes for a water and smoke, I would have tied up to a boat if she were nicer. Thankfully, it turns out she doesn’t even work there. «I’m the dock master for cherrys get the f— off the dock. kept playing in my head. I Don’t think the owner Donna would appreciate her attitude and claiming she worked for Cherries. Again Cherries is fun place… just push that bi@tch in the water where she belongs when you see her!

Came here to see Hedda Lettuce perform with some friends and my mom, really fun night out! First of all, Cherry’s has to be the most beautiful and clean establishment in all of Fire Island. I love the red lights everywhere and the décor is amazing! My group sat in chairs in the front of the stage while I waited at the bar to order rocket fuels. I really have to gripe about the bartenders. I feel quite comfortable saying that we were intentionally ignored. The bartenders made eye contact with me several times and continuously ignored me to serve customers who walked up well after me. I was ignored for so long that I couldn’t order rocket fuels because the performance was starting and the blender can’t be in operation during the show. When I finally was given attention I just ordered vodka and cranberries which were OK. I’m not sure of the cause for such blatant rudeness. I didn’t say a word at the bar, just stood there waving my hand when I made eye contact.
The four stars in largely because of the entertainment! We LOVED Hedda Lettuce! Was she raunchy? Yes! Was she incredibly explicit in a way that left us speechless and blushing? Yes! Did we love the show? YES. If you are easily or mildly offended, this is not the show for you. The comic goes around the audience and insults people after asking questions to the target, but it’s all in good fun! Being in the front row, we definitely got roasted the most. However, the comic also danced, sang, lip sang, and told jokes. I don’t think I ever stopped laughing throughout the entire performance. My sides literally hurt. Definitely a memorable experience that I will treasure forever! I’m upset we had to leave early because our water taxi arrived to take us to OBP, but it was a great time. I’d love to come back here again for the entertainment!

Love it here. Emilio is the best!!!

We were here with friends over Fourth of July weekend. The best part was sitting on the roof, overlooking the invasion action. The service was good– very friendly – and the food was fine. Between us we had the chicken salad wrap and chicken avocado wrap. Nothing stellar but it was fine. No real complaints.

Went back again this year and had the mussels in white wine sauce, and I can honestly say they were the best I’ve had all season — Buttery and delicious and I had lots of bread to soak it all up with. Service remains fantastic and we caught the sunset again, which was spectacular.
Later that evening, we caught a show and some drinks at the bar. It was fantastic — bartenders are friendly, drinks are tasty, and the entertainment was great. Love this place.
Love the red lights wrapped around the tree in the center of the bar. What a great atmosphere and great people.

Service was super friendly! The food, while definitely overpriced, was so good that it was kind of worth it. Coconut shrimp was like a blessing from god– REAL SEAFOOD, just wish there was a little more of it. Overall a really good vibe.

Came here for Labor Day weekend and I can’t complain. I had a pretty good time. It got pretty crowded (no one went outside because it was down-​pouring at the time) and it was a little muggy and damp inside but hey, there was no cover and the crowd was generally friendly.
The only con about this place is that 95% of their music is house/​techno. If you like to dance to those kinds of songs continually and it will not bore you then you’ll be fine. I was just getting bored because there were little to no changes in the rhythms of the songs. They might have played about 2 or 3 songs that weren’t house/​techno while I was there for 3 hours. We tried to request some songs but they were ignored. Whatever.
This was my second time here and it’s been packed both times with a decent crowd. I was with friends who always make it a good time so the music didn’t ruin my night as much.
Drinks could be compared to NYC bar prices ($ 9 pineapple vodka) but at least they give them in decent sized cups. I would definitely go here again to chill out and enjoy the vibes but if I wanted to go out and dance the night away, I probably would try to find somewhere else with a better variety of music. If you go with a good group though you will enjoy yourself regardless.

Casual atmosphere, good service. Food was tasty and fresh. very entertaining performances. beautiful view of the sunset. cool place to have drinks and hang out.

Serve me on plastic plate seriously ! Waiters an waitress suck booty holes entertainment was good. Fuck was low budget !

Out of the few choices you have of places to go in Cherry Grove, this is the best one.
The crowd here is always fantastic! The music and entertainment is always pumping. This ALMOST makes up for how weak the drinks are. I had 4 frozen cosmos at $ 12 each and barely got a buzz. You’d expect there to be more alcohol content when you pay prices like that. Ironically, there is so much sugar in them, you end up feeling like crap the next day anyway. Stick to bottled beer at $ 6 a pop.

Had a amazing time on our girls day out trip to FI. Food here was fresh! Had fish and chips and these were really yummy, drinks nice and strong. Great DJ and great atmosphere! Party on friends :)

The food here is excellent.
However, their $ 20 minimum surcharge is not only a violation of their credit card agreement as a merchant, but is also illegal.
If they try to tell you that you need to use a credit card for a purchase over $ 10, but under $ 20, let them know that this is in violation of the Dodd-​Frank Act.
Like I said, the food here is excellent, but the fact that I had to add money to my bill in order to pay for an $ 18 meal with a credit card is absurd.

This review is for the restaurant… extensive menu and the kitchen is open until 4 am. Very casual atmosphere right on the water and the food and service are good. Great views, and fun people watching as you have a clear view into the bar area from upstairs.

The ugly Italian woman manger is a total hag! She wouldn’t let me use the restroom as the neighboring restaurant’s bathroom was out of service.
I spent a good $ 200 over my weekend at her bar!!! So rude!!! I was so desperate for a bathroom that I took a dump on the boardwalk. I hope the Flys from my turd land on her food…
It’s strange how bar and restaurants can be so fussy about members of the public using there restrooms!!! if you are open to the public, then the Public should be allowed to use your restrooms!!!
Speaking about the food — the bar tenders are so nice!!! The food sucks and is over priced! Even when your meal costs $ 30 they still serve you on a plastic plate with plastic utensils.
If you like being abused and business owners treating you like a piece of poop then this is the place for you.
Ill be skipping this place from now on…

Had a great lunch over looking the water. Service was friendly, food was fresh and very well made. The lunch special comes with a free bloody mary which was spicy and STRONG… no complaints from me or the wife on this one.
A perfect place to grab lunch while waiting for the ferry to head back to Long Island.

Had a late lunch in the adjacent restaurant next to this place (unsure but it looked like it was the same owner). Upstairs patio facing the dock.
Standard lunch fare. But the appetizer platter (jalapeño poppers, mozzarella sticks, mac & cheese stix, buffalo wings) and the chicken gyro hit the spot.
But what warrants a review for this place is their killer bloody mary. Super hot but with a refreshing sweetness to it. This drink here has now motivated me to try and replicate this recipe … seriously, really good.