To all our friends near and far…

New Moon is open for takeout.  You can pick up your order on the patio.  Please call ahead to order.  631-653-4042.

We welcome everyone to the New Moon, and to thank you for evolving with us for the past quarter century, from our clam bar days to pizzeria to luncheonette and then ultimately our family-style restaurant.

And yes, our bar has moved several times, but then our outdoor bar (circa ’79) and that old pot-bellied stove, the sole source of heat in the building at the time, are but a memory as well.

So, happily, is Vietnam… something Ron was finally able to put to rest in May ’85, and in June 1987 he hosted a 20-year reunion of a score of his comrades in combat from that terrible time.

Not that the ’90s weren’t a struggle… but we have survived them as well. We’ve also learned how great America truly is and that “It’s a Wonderful Life” is more than just a movie which NBC trots out for the Christmas holidays, as many friends and customers selflessly came to our aid at a time when things were at their very darkest.

In 1997, Ron made a valiant run for town office, and while the vote came up short on Election Day, it wasn’t long afterwards that Suffolk Life newspapers recognized Ol’ Tex as “Businessman of the Year” for all of Southampton Town, so in the grand design of things, he was certainly a “winner!”

And remember how Cablevision tried to have Ron put in jail? Not only did NYS Supreme Court overturn his conviction and fully exonerate him, but he had them in court for violating his civil rights. (Shana’s admittedly biased view is that Ol’ Tex is just too used to the open spaces of his native Lone Star farm land, and that here in his adoptive home of Eastern Long Island, he’s jus’ a po’ mis-understood critter!)

Still, the New Moon Café endures… thanks to its devoted (and ever-widening) following who enjoy Ol’ Tex’s barbecued specialties from his mesquite grill… the briskets o’beef, the ribs and chicken… and Shana’s extraordinary handmade desserts. One continuing problem had always been that customers were always so full of barbecue or catch o’the day or our South o’the Border specialties, that they never quite had enough room for dessert. Well, there was a terrific solution to that… just let your server know and Shana will pack up one or however many) “to go.”|

If truth be known, anything on the New Moon Café menu is available for take-out, and if it’s a large enough “do,” Ol’ Tex’ll haul out his travelin’ chuckwagon barbecue and rollin’ mesquite grill, and toss a clambake or cook-out at your place, ’cause he purely loves to cater.

You should know that there is never any lard used in any of our pastries, nor in our particular style of Southwestern cookin’. Just remember this one simple rule of thumb: if we don’t make it right here at the New Moon Café, we don’t serve it!

We’d just like to say how much we appreciate folks stoppin’ in at the New Moon over the years and allowing us to watch their children grow, right along with our own “l’il free range greebers,” two of whom are now key personnel in the day-to-day operations of the establishment… Abby in charge of the bar, and Phebe as the General Manager. Runnin’ a restaurant is a difficult and ever-changin’ business. We very much value your continued patronage and like to think of our customers as an integral part of our family, so if something isn’t right, tarnation and for the love of Sam Houston, just let us know and we’ll do our best to get it squared away!

We look forward to facing up to the challenges of the 21st Century, on everything from Suffolk County’s new 631 telephone area code, to the advent of the Internet as a means of communicating with our friends and customers… but all the while keeping your New Moon Café a warm and friendly family restaurant with good vittles and good spirits at a fair price. We certainly hope you’ll join us.

– Shana Crosier Campsey and Ron Campsey
Ms. Phebe Campsey, General Manager