250158 Tue Dec 07 23:02:02 -0800 1999 6 20 Tristate Region 0 1330100 Can anyone recommend a restaurant in mid-Long Island (Port Jefferson/Stony Brook to Patchogue) to celebrate with parents after a small marriage ceremony? Thanks. Tue Dec 07 23:02:02 -0800 1999 0 Jumbo Smooth 1 1330101 what time of year? Also, what budget, what ambiance, what taste? Wed Dec 08 00:00:31 -0800 1999 1330100 0 Jim Leff 2 1330102 Time: (this) late December; Ambiance: formal/swanky, nice but not cheesily-romantic; budget: $15-30 entres; taste: anything goes. Wed Dec 08 09:50:21 -0800 1999 1330101 0 Jumbo Smooth 3 1330103 Panama Hatties got 3 *** in the NY Times recently. I ate there about 3 years ago and it was very nice. It is in Huntington. On the french side and also very highly regarded is Mirabelle in St. James. Might be a little too romantic, though. Also in Huntington on Jericho Tpke is Piccola Bussola. Excellent Northern Italian served family style. If you like this kind of food this is a reliable choice. Regards, JK Wed Dec 08 18:59:10 -0800 1999 1330102 0 John Knoesel 4 1330107 I too would suggest La Mirabelle, but haven't been there for a while and wonder if it might be in the range to creep out of your budget? If you'd consider going further east, La Plage in Wading River is wonderful. Small, across the street from the Sound, French-based very well prepared food. Best I've tried out there. Thu Dec 09 20:50:06 -0800 1999 1330103 0 Barbara S 5 1333311 ok place if you don't mind looking out the window at parked cars. a wedding day should have more to look at than a Nissan Pathfinder...and its not impossible to spend as much here as in Mirabelle. Sat Nov 24 14:48:46 -0800 2001 1330107 0 r eisman 1 1330115 Pasta Pasta in Port Jeff, 331-5335. A longtime favorite; not too formal, romantic, but not "foofy" - exposed wood, fresh flowers, attentive service. Great breadbasket, unique pastas (black ravioli filled with lobster is my personal fave), good desserts, water glasses with lemon slices. Is it just me, or is finding good drinking water in a restaurant near-impossible? You can BYOB (champagne, perhaps?) for a decanting charge of $5 per bottle (last I checked) and avoid the winelist markup. Within your price range in terms of entrees, desserts $6.50-7.00, appetizers $7 to 9-ish? I've always enjoyed it. Sun Dec 12 02:40:30 -0800 1999 1330100 0 Melanie Lipton Waddell