A high-profile restaurant collaboration is set to land in Westbury this spring.
The Comet Club, a new concept from two-time James Beard Award nominee chef Jesse Schenker and Claudia Taglich of Oyster Bay’s Lush Life Group, is opening at 990 Corporate Drive inside The Vanderbilt, a luxury residential and hotel property developed by the Beechwood Organization.
“We want to give our residents and guests an elegant and exclusive dining experience possible only at The Vanderbilt,” said Steven Dubb, principal and president of Beechwood. “Our ambience together with Lush’s chic and engaging concept will create an experience that we’re pretty sure people will want to return to enjoy again and again.”
The 5,000-square-foot space leans into a throwback-meets-tropical aesthetic, blending Gilded Age New York with 1920s-era Miami and Havana influences. The layout includes a dining room, private event space, seasonal patio and a 12-seat bar with a piano lounge.
“We want to give our residents and guests an elegant and exclusive dining experience possible only at The Vanderbilt. Our ambience together with Lush’s chic and engaging concept will create an experience that we’re pretty sure people will want to return to enjoy again and again,” says Steven Dubb, principal and president, The Beechwood Organization.
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On the menu, expect a mix of coastal classics, raw bar selections, prime cuts and elevated comfort dishes, all with a focus on presentation and tableside touches.
Among the early standouts:
• Warm housemade focaccia with confit garlic and Parmigiano Reggiano grated tableside
• Prime ribeye French dip with bone marrow au jus on a housemade baguette
• Dry-aged roasted duck fajitas served on housemade masa tortillas
Dessert will also play a starring role, with carts and trolleys moving through the dining room nightly offering rotating pies, cakes and seasonal sweets.
Despite the upscale setting, the team says the goal is to keep the experience approachable, whether guests are stopping in for cocktails and oysters at the bar or settling in for a full dinner service.
The space was designed by New York-based studio Sugarhouse, with an emphasis on layered rooms, warm textures and a “transportive” feel inspired by the golden age of rail travel.
The Comet Club will be open seven nights a week, with bar service starting at 4 p.m. and dinner beginning at 5 p.m. Closing times range from 9 p.m. on Sundays to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Lunch and brunch service are expected to be added at a later date.
Reservations are recommended, and valet parking will be available.
The restaurant is located at The Vanderbilt, 990 Corporate Drive in Westbury.
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All photos courtesy of The Comet Club
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