Hundredfold opens at Belmont Park Village mall in Elmont
The Hundredfold cheeseburger is a double smashburger with American wagyu beef at Hundredfold restaurant inside the Belmont Park Village in Elmont. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
The new Hundredfold sure is a handsome space, with a star chef to boot. With its tall ceilings, open kitchen and art-gallery-meets-farmhouse decor, the sprawling brasserie is a lovely place to spend an afternoon.
It's even worth braving the Cross Island Parkway for, because it's tucked inside the luxury outdoor mall Belmont Park Village next to UBS Arena in Elmont. The view from a tall-backed wooden chair by the window includes fashionable shoppers sipping apricot spritzes on the patio. with nary a road or parking lot in sight. (Ooh la la!)
Hundredfold restaurant, at Belmont Park Village in Elmont, is beautifully designed. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
Hundredfold opened in July as part of the Patina Restaurant Group, which oversees concepts like The Grand Tier at the Metropolitan Opera House as well as restaurant brands at Disney parks. The group reeled in a James Beard-winning chef from Los Angeles, Timothy Hollingsworth, who previously worked as chef de cuisine at The French Laundry in Yountville, California.
Hollingsworth's menu here has an extra dose of crowd pleasers, with a short but approachable selection of American and French bistro classics, executed by Patina Group chef David Hansel. There is a raw bar complete with a caviar bump and a vodka martini for $27, along with dishes like escargot, spinach artichoke dip and a small but worthy trio of deviled eggs ($6) complete with an adorable caricature on the plate. The restaurant also has a nostalgic thing going with its French bread pizzas, which can come smothered in mushrooms, French onion toppings or pepperoni hot honey.
Fried chicken at Hundredfold restaurant inside the Belmont Park Village in Elmont. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
The Hundredfold cheeseburger ($24) is a highlight, with its tasty tomato jam that added a sweet touch. You'd think a place like this would serve a fat bistro burger, but Hundredfold goes for the double smash patty, albeit with high-grade American wagyu from Snake River Farms. You can skip the tallow fries for an extra $7; despite being fried in beef fat, they taste like a McDonald's knockoff. The fried chicken ($25) impresses with its clean non-greasy flavors and assertively crispy skin, although it would have been heavenly if served fresh from the fryer.
The drinks are half the fun here, and aside from a whimsical list of cocktails, there's a nice selection of French and California wines. A lovely, bright room like this is calling out for a glass of dry rosé from Provence ($16), which makes the rich food and the shopping go down a little easier.
Hundredfold, 2601 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont, inside Belmont Park Village, 516-200-3653, hundredfoldbrasserie.com. Open 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday.
Andi Berlin is from Arizona and does not know where she is going. But when she gets there, she’ll find something beautiful and delicious that the world needs to taste.
