Tweed's Restaurant & Buffalo Bar
North Fork Local Love in a Victorian Time Capsule
Riverhead · Riverhead · Seafood, Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 20, 2026
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First Impression
You walk into Tweed's and the pressed-tin ceiling and mahogany bar do the heavy lifting before you even open the wine list. It's the kind of room that makes you want to order something with some age on it. The list, holding a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2023, earns its keep without being showy about it.
Selection Deep Dive
The focus is California and New York — a smart, honest pairing given the Long Island address. Heavy hitters like Caymus Cabernet, Stag's Leap, Jordan, Duckhorn, and Far Niente anchor the California side and will keep the crowd happy without making anyone feel adventurous. The real story is the North Fork locals: Bedell Cellars and Pellegrini Vineyards bring genuine regional identity to a list that could easily have ignored its own backyard, and Wolffer Estate bridges the South Fork gap. It's not a deep cellar, but the 100-150 bottle range is edited well enough that there's no obvious filler.
By the Glass
Twelve to eighteen options by the glass at $10–$18 is a solid spread for a mid-sized restaurant in Riverhead — it's not a wine bar, but it's trying harder than most. We'd like to see more North Fork producers make it onto the glass list specifically, since that's the list's strongest differentiator. Rotation doesn't appear to be a feature here, so what you see is what you get.
Pellegrini Vineyards (North Fork of Long Island) — $35–$50 (est.)
Local Long Island wine at a restaurant in Riverhead that doesn't gouge you on it — that's a win. Pellegrini makes honest, food-friendly reds and whites from right down the road, and ordering it here is exactly the right move.
Bedell Cellars (North Fork of Long Island)
Most tables here will gravitate straight to the Caymus and call it a night, but Bedell is making some of the most serious wine on Long Island. Skip the California reflex and go local — you won't regret it.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus is everywhere, and wherever it shows up on a restaurant list, the markup tends to reflect the name recognition rather than what's in the bottle. With Stag's Leap and Jordan already on the list as better alternatives, there's no reason to default to the safe pick.
Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon + Beef steak with Cognac cream sauce
Jordan Cab has the structure to hold up against a rich, cognac-laced cream sauce without bullying it — it's plush enough to harmonize but has enough backbone to cut through the fat. Classic steakhouse move executed well.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Tweed's punches above its small-town weight with a legit North Fork wine identity tucked inside a California-forward list, all inside one of the most charming rooms on Long Island. If you're out on the East End and want a proper bottle without a Manhattan markup, this is a very easy yes.
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