I'm pretty sure I came here once before shortly after they had opened, and remember it being just fine for Happy Hour. Nothing really stood out, but like I said...just fine. Recently wanted to check out a new HH place and since I hadn't been to The Montauk in awhile I made it my "new" place to try and I'm glad I did because I LOVED it.
Seriously, The Montauk has a really good HH. $3 drafts, $4 wells, and $5 wines. And the food is really good! I was really surprised how big the portions were considering how low the prices are! They have about 10 things to choose from and nothing is more than about six bucks. I came with my mom and we each got a bowl of clam chowder ($3). I liked it because there was a really good amount of clams in it but wasn't too thick. We also got the burrata, rock shrimp, and chips w/french dip. We really could have done w/only two of these but we figured the portions were going to be small (they weren't), and why not try a lot when things are around $5 each? The fig & pistachio in the burrata was yummy & I really liked it combined with the arugula! The rock shrimp was served w/this sweet buttery sauce that was so good! We actually used some our our chips from the french dip (because there was so many of them!) to dip in it! Speaking of the french dip, it was delicious! It was actually kind of light and not too thick & onion-y like a lot of these dips tend to be.
Our waitress was attentive & nice. We came here on the earlier end of HH (around 4) & I wouldn't say it was packed, but there was still a pretty nice crowd for early in the day. I'm already planning on coming back soon for brunch (the menu looked good) & of course Happy Hour.