Post 270 opens in Westbury with clubby fine dining
Crispy Cornish hen is an upscale take on fried chicken at Post 270 in Westbury. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
The vibes are sultry at Post 270, a clubby new spot on Westbury's main drag of Post Avenue. Classic '90s R&B is on the speakers as bartenders set whiskey cocktails on fire, shrouding them with plumes of hickory smoke.
The space, which previously held the nightclub Sambuca, sports a lush redesign, with velvet chairs, sexy paintings and moody lighting. Co-owner Falysha Pierre-Lys said she and partners Lionel Sejour and Jean Mingot spent two years renovating the space, keeping only the marble wraparound bar.
Post 270 in Westbury brings a clubby vibe to white tablecloth dining. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
The menu is full of Caribbean, soul food and other international twists. Delightfully crispy oxtail empanadas ($25) share space with eclectic appetizers like jerk lamb chops ($30) and charred octopus with a Korean gochujang pepper glaze ($28).
Main courses range from $28 for a Greek burger to $110 for a 14-day dry-aged rib-eye without sides. But most are between $35 and $45, including oxtail lo mein, brick chicken and lobster linguine. An intriguing concoction, the crispy Cornish hen, turns out to be an upscale take on fried chicken. The small bird is halved into two leggy pieces, which are thickly battered and fried to a peppery crisp. But the crock of truffled mac-and-cheese threatens to upstage it with pure decadent cheesy goodness. The top is crispy and browned, leading to an oozing volcano of smoked Gouda.
"So far business is really good," Pierre said, citing 120 people on a recent (and very cold) Saturday.
Post 270, 272 Post Ave., Westbury, 516-406-3803, post270.com. Open 5 to11 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Closed Monday.
Andi Berlin is from Arizona and does not know where she is going. But when she gets there, she’ll find something beautiful and delicious that the world needs to taste.
