Lessing's Hospitality

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Lessing's Hospitality Our mission is to continue our 135 year tradition of innovation and excellence.

A FAMILY OF INNOVATORS

The oldest family-owned, continuously operated, highly diverse food service company in the United States is Lessing's in Great River, New York. The company was founded by Maxwell Lessing in 1890 and is operated to this day by 15 family members representing six generations of Lessings. This highly diversified company feeds more than 40,000 guests a day at over 100 corporate, educational, country club, and manufacturing plant locations throughout the Northeast. Lessing's also operates thirteen high-end wedding and catering venues, 9 full service restaurants, a historic hotel built in 1751, and has entered into a franchise agreement with Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza to develop a chain of pizza restaurants. The Lessing family has provided food service to New Yorkers for 125 years without interruption. Both the longevity and the success of this legacy company is unprecedented, especially in the food service and restaurant business.

Hospitality doesn’t stop when the power goes out. Thank you to our incredible team for fives days of heart, hustle, and ...
10/15/2026

Hospitality doesn’t stop when the power goes out.

Thank you to our incredible team for fives days of heart, hustle, and remarkable hospitality; and to the linemen we were honored to feed.

10/09/2026

Scenes from our Leadership Development Program dinner in Florida. 🥂Our LDP alumni, incoming program members, and fellow Lessing’s team members gathered at for an evening of great food and meaningful conversation. It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, welcome new faces, and celebrate the relationships that continue to grow through our Leadership Development Program.

Postcards from our annual beach cleanup 🌊 We love getting to do this every year with our friends over at Save The Great ...
09/21/2026

Postcards from our annual beach cleanup 🌊 We love getting to do this every year with our friends over at Save The Great South Bay, Inc.

“Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but memories”

09/18/2026

Such an honor hosting Wardell Curry & Underrated Golf Tour for their 5th annual Curry Cup at the iconic Heritage Club at the Bethpage Black, on a day where world class talent was met with world class hospitality 🏆

09/14/2026

As we continue to grow into the new Lessing’s HQ, we continue to find ways to make it entirely our own - like this beautiful mural depicting the company’s logo & crest our friends at Signs-n-Things put up this past week 🏆

09/08/2026

Summer at the new Lessing’s HQ wouldn’t be complete without a visit from the ice cream truck 🍦 Our team took their orders very seriously.. who do you think had the best order??

New HQ, same heart 🏆We're honored to be featured in , spotlighting the transformation of our new headquarters designed b...
08/13/2026

New HQ, same heart 🏆

We're honored to be featured in , spotlighting the transformation of our new headquarters designed by . Every detail, from the design to the photos on our lobby wall, tells the story of where we've been and where we're headed.

135 years in the making. This is just the next chapter 🥂

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As seen in 's Life Under the Sun 🌴 Michael Lessing on The Clubhouse, the Village, and (allegedly) the best sunset in Pal...
07/13/2026

As seen in 's Life Under the Sun 🌴 Michael Lessing on The Clubhouse, the Village, and (allegedly) the best sunset in Palm Beach County. Link in bio for the full read.


06/12/2026

Forget the tie.. get dad a seafood boil this Father’s Day 🦞 Complete with everything he needs, all in one take-home bundle - lobster, clams, shrimp, mussels, corn, potatoes, fresh herbs, Old Bay, and a recipe card so all he has to do is cook & enjoy 🍽️

Available for pre-order only using the link in our bio, deadline June 17, pickup June 19, available at the following locations:
 - Islip 🌿
- Cold Spring Harbor 🌾
- Oakdale 🦞

Proud moment for our team, as our CEO Michael Lessing took the stage at the Schneps Connects breakfast at , sharing what...
06/01/2026

Proud moment for our team, as our CEO Michael Lessing took the stage at the Schneps Connects breakfast at , sharing what it takes to build and sustain a multi-generational hospitality business.

From leadership development to team culture, Michael brought it back to what matters most: "If you have the right team in place, it makes it a whole lot easier."

Thank you to and for the feature | 📖 Link in bio.

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Gilgo Beach, NY

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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