The Suffolk Theater

The venue is terrific: seating, stage and dance floor are all terrific. The thing that holds this place back is the mediocre food and terrible service. We live locally and really try to support this place but it takes hours for your food to arrive and when it does, is bland and overcooked. Right next door is a Culinary School. Perhaps they should work together and make this place terrific.

Great place to watch shows. The only bad thing (if you want to call it a bad thing) it’s your sitting on a restaurant chair the whole evening. Other then that the food and drinks where great and you can do a little bar hopping when you get out of the show now that Downtown Riverhead bars are starting to open up.

July 11, 2015 was a weird as weird can be time-​warp of sorts, for me.
What? World Party doing a full concert here? OMG! Last time out for me
was…1990. Ouch.
Had never been to this theater but had heard great things about it since
it opened a few years back. So right, the time warp was, I’d caught World Party
live in 1990 with my gang of college pals (long-​lost) at the New Ritz in midtown Manhattan, with now-​long-​forgotten but good power pop band Jellyfish opening,
was always a World Party fan and had wished I’d caught them live many more
times, but alas it wasn’t to be for whatever reasons. So, imagine my shock
when Karl Wallinger and Co. come out here to play a full band concert (some of the
shows the past two years were stripped-​down affairs but not this one)!
Plus, I somehow managed to reserve a front of the stage (just right) table.
The Suffolk Theater turned out to be a truly gorgeous, art deco affair,
I didn’t notice any acoustic inconsistencies, the sound system (by L.I.-based
audio specialists Smith) seemed fine to me. I didn’t get a chance to have
dinner here, having eaten dinner at a local more «downscale» eatery ahead
of the show, so cannot comment on the food here. I did a good deal of exploring
of Riverhead during the afternoon to evening, a few attractions to recommend
it but nothing really stupendous. The theater here is clearly the big draw
by now, and also the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium down the road, of course.
It was like 90 F. out this day, so took me awhile to get an appetite going for
dinner after the blazing sun outside.
To summarize, the whole theater experience and World Party was just amazing.
It really doesn’t get much better than this. Seeing a favorite band after all these years,
with a table up front, in fine form, and also snagging a signed box set post-​show
was just the icing on the cake. Even ran into a few folks outside afterwards
briefly, who had been at the same 1990 Ritz show I’d attended, which is not
surprising, we World Party fans are seemingly nothing if not loyal. I’d return
to this theater in a heartbeat for shows, it’s a wonderful and classy venue to be sure,
almost puts some of the newer NYC places to shame and I enjoyed this a lot more
than something like the Paramount in Huntington by far.
Only wish it wasn’t such a long ride from home, but it’s still better in a way than dealing with NYC and all that traffic and parking/​train headaches. The other thing is that this isn’t
the Hamptons, though close by, although in this case it was a blessing, since
one won’t be fighting all that Hamptons silliness, traffic, and boorishness
and whatnot coming to a show here in Riverhead. Not as chic an area,
but the theater is worth it, believe me. Free parking in the back, no troubles,
and the staff and service were friendly and highly accommodating all across
the board. I’m already considering returning for The Smithereens concert
in August!

Beautiful theater and an incredible restoration. If you like art deco this theater is it. Most of the theater was restored to original details. The theater chairs were replaced with tables and chairs and has the feel of a classy nightclub. Every seat has a great view of the stage. We saw World Party and it was a great show. The only problem was the sound system inconsistencies but the acoustics were good when the sound was in sync.
Food was mediocre, I would recommend having dinner at one of the local restaurants in Riverhead and have drinks at the theater. They do have a good wine list and include a selection of some of the better LI wines.

Very lucky to have this in our backyard. Saw the brilliant Karl Wallinger and the rest of World Party. The theater is stunning inside, the acoustics were perfect and the wait staff was very attentive.
Everyone was very polite and professional. The food was excellent and served promptly. I would like to see more rock n roll come to this theater but I suggest find something you have an interest in, and visit Riverhead’s nicest joint.

Woah. This is a catering review.
If this place is your style then it is the top of the line. It’s got a very specific look but it nails it. This is the only venue of its type on LI. The food was awesome and creative. I went here for a friend’s wedding and was amazed at how… Well inventive it was. They were able to do some theater aspects and really made the wedding unique. The venue seemed like they really accommodated the couple to help them pull off awesome tricks. What a wedding. Wish I could do mine here.

My wife and I got married at The Suffolk and could not have been happier with our choice. We loved every minute– including the planning help we got from the staff.
The staff is incredible. We threw a LOT of technical requests at them, and they rolled with all of them with grace. True professionals.
Nicole Evers is the Director of Events. She’s a real asset and is a pleasure to deal with.
Our guests absolutely loved the food! We served beef short rib and Long Island duck– not your typical wedding fare. Really amazing stuff.
The interior is first rate, Classic Art Deco, and lovingly restored.
Terrific location. Hotels are very conveniently located nearby. And if you’re getting married at The Suffolk, consider having your rehearsal dinner right across the street.
All this made for a very special night, and a very unique event.
The Suffolk Theater literally sets the stage!

The overall venue is very nice and tastefully decorated. The food is mediocre and limited in terms of variety. Staff was fairly slow. While the show we saw was pretty bad, I’d go back to see if it’s more enjoyable when the performance is more entertaining.

Attended a concert here. Beautifully restored arc deco venue. Caberet seating. Food and drink are available but there is no requirement to buy anything. My husband ordered beer, great price and no added fees. Will be back.

Came here for a Comedy Show last night. The place was sold out & we all had an absolute blast. The Theater is just beautiful. It’s a sit down dinner theater which is a nice change from a «movie theater» style setting. They had discounted drinks at the bar from 6 – 8 which was cool. Ordered a couple of appetizers during the show. The food isn’t cheap & the portions weren’t that great even for appetizers. We ordered the cheese plate with flatbread. The cheese was delicious but there wasn’t alot. There were 3 different kinds and they were all tasty. Was just expecting a little more for $ 18. We ordered the potato skins too. The menu stated that they were red potato skins but they were more like the baby reds. They were the size of a quarter and there was only 6 on the plate for $ 10.I didn’t try one but my husband didn’t think they were anything great. We also ordered the proscuitto & goat cheese flatbread pizza for $ 14. It was very very tasty. I would say it was 10″ round, cut into 4 pieces, small but delish. Our waitress was sweet but she defintetly seemed overwhelmed. I ordered a glass of wine and after 20 mintutes of waiting husband went up to the bar to get me a glass, when she eventually showed up with my wine she apoligized and gave me the glass of wine on the house which I thought was nice.
They have a nice selection of beer on tap including local craft beer. Defiently looking forward to coming back here again for another show soon.

What a lovely place. It is an OLD art –deco style theatre renovated and not ruined. balcony and all. You’ll love it. We came here twice in one week — once for a Frankie Valli cover band — eh, you know it’s NOT Frankie Valli, but its a night out. The food was good, chicken wings, burgers, fish — all good. The ‘famous’ mac and cheese was pasty, but no complaints about anything else. They had the front floor by the stage cleared and we danced. It was fun. We returned 2 nights later to see Bobby Collins the comedian, at what they call «dinner club» which is like a prix fixe menu — they put out the white table cloths and now we’re fancy! It worked. The menu was elegant, I had mushroom and truffle ravioli and my husband had a roasted chicken breast that was the juiciest ever. The combined price of show & dinner was $ 80 each. Well worth it. Of course bar is separate. I really enjoyed it and will return. Complaints? There is no bathroom on the main floor, it’s all the way upstairs and across the balcony — a lot of walking. An impaired person may have difficulty. Management seems to be on top of things, or it appears that way because they were pacing back and forth in the foyer… They’re new — they’re nervous but I think they’ll do well.