What a lovely small establishment. The food is more of a seafood based menu but still all wonderful. The lamb burger was excellent and so tasty. Service was excellent and extremely friendly. This restaurant is definitely worth going to and you will not be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ariel Sarno
Known for their lamb burger. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Baglini
Life affirming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah Halpin
This place has the freshest ingredients and beautifully balanced dishes. The staff is super friendly and exceeds expectations in every way. Great atmosphere as well. We can't wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cooper Smith
Started with a dozen+ oysters, all wicked local and delicious, especially with their kimchi mignonette sauce. Bartender/server Alex also makes a great dirty martini. We added some toasted sourdough and the smoked fish dip with nori chips to snack on with some great white wine from Santa Cruz. Honestly, we could have kept working our way through this menu all night if we weren't due at Oberlin next door for dinner. Next time we'll just make a full meal of Gift Horse, the menu looked incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Smoked Fish Dip
Emma F
Phenomenal raw bar.Expansive oyster selection. Good cocktails.Fun playful design.I would go back for a pre drink but not a full meal. ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Slex
Tiny on the inside but packs a mighty oyster punch. No reservations but there’s a standing bar area you can start ordering drinks and oysters from while you wait. Obviously come for the oysters, but stay for the Bulgarian lamb burger!! Also the kimchi brine oyster shooters. Man those things were delicious (and dangerous!!) Also also pickled fried onions. Get those you won’t regret it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brandon Brown
Had a work meeting in a Providence and was recommended to Gift Horse! If you love seafood then you’ll love this spot. I’m from Maryland but live in New York now so it’s really hard to come by really good seafood.. especially oysters.But Gift Horse was something special and did not disappoint. I stopped in for HH and came back later for dinner.Just stop by Gift Horse and do yourself a favor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carpaccio, Oysters on the Half Shell
Rachel W
A little jewel box of a restaurant, perfect lighting and style. The cocktails are also pretty much perfect. As is the service. An utter delight.
Came exclusively for the oyster happy hour and did not regret it. Ordered 2 dozen oysters, 9 different varieties, for $2 each. It is astounding that they're so different in flavor, texture, and meatiness yet all from Rhode Island. Top 3 from the varieties we tried: - Watch hill: best brininess - Great salt ponds: honorable mention - Chessawanock: meatiest overall Topped it with two of their sauces, one kimchi mignonette that was absolutely delicious and the other a green chili hot sauce. Went with their two sake options, which were pleasant but unfortunately not a happy hour deal. Waiters super helpful in our choices and pleasant in discussing the different varietals of oyster. Connected to its sister restaurant, Oberlin, the spot itself is hip and fun to sit at the bar watching the shucking.
Rae M.
Little sibling to Oberlin and it did not disappoint! Fantastic oyster options and interesting drinks. Knowledge and friendly service. Bright and refreshing atmosphere, but not so bright that it bothered my photosensitive eyes. They were very allergy aware and accommodated my needs easily. Super helpful with navigating the menu to find the right dishes for our evening.
Caitlin T.
Gift Horse is an absolute gem. This raw bar knocks the socks off every other place serving crudo in this town. Our crudo and scallop roll were out of this world, and the dessert with puffed rice was the perfect finish to the evening. The servers are kind and helpful, and the interior is a sight for sore eyes. The modern gilded interior with gorgeous art elements makes staying a while quite enticing.
Z Z.
Just tremendous. I was thrilled to score a reservation for Valentine's Day, especially given their recent award recognition. It was buzzing and cute!! I think there are still some seating kinks to work out, but the far lefthand side of the bar is the place to be for sure -- a little more people-watching (the guy next to us insisted he knew the owner...) and a little less foot traffic. Love the stained glass. The bartenders are really attentive. The High Tide is perfect for two -- the crudo was outstanding, fresh, and had the perfect fruity slick punch of Arbequina olive oil. The smoked fish dip was ridiculous and the nori chips blew me out of the water. Lovely lobster, oysters, clams, and mussels. Their homemade condiments are not to be missed. To the reviewer who ragged on the paper cups -- are you the type of person who schemes to steal the metal cups from Applebee's? The paper cups are a cute homage to the shore and probably make the condiment situation way easier to handle. Each better than the last and all played nicely -- burnt onion dijonnaise, kimchi mignonette, fermented green hot sauce, and a wildly flavorful mustard were perfect. Sole regret, not ordering fries to soak the rest up. Drinks were clever and strong -- The Stingray, Tritoness, and Gift Horse Martini were all appropriately briny and lovely, although I had hoped the caviar would be served in the martini out of morbid curiosity. Still a delicious bump! Tremendous dessert program -- a potato chip pizelle with creamy smoky marshmallow cream atop chocolate ice cream that tastes like it was made by Big Feeling and an outstanding cranberry roll cake with quince agrodolce. Wished I had been feeling bold enough to order their ambitious special, fried strawberry ice cream with Parmesan and bleu cheese sauce, but that chocolate situation called my name. Will definitely be back, and I suspect it would make a stunning group dinner. Cheers!! PS: Gift Horse t-shirts!!!!!! I'll be first in line.
Alex C.
A great addition to the Providence restaurant scene! We arrived at 5:30 on a Monday night since they do not take reservations and got quickly got a seat at the bat with an excellent view of the raw bar. Our server informed us of the specials for the nights and gave us the restaurant week menu but we opted to forego that. We chose a selection of their oysters, all from RI, to begin our meal. It was accompanied by their kimchi mignonette, green chile sauce and cocktail sauce- all three paired superbly with the delicious oysters. Next up we tried the crudo that included three types of fish in a pool of olive oil and topped with capers and res onion. The freshness of the fish and olive oil were a perfect match, I could've eaten that all night. We ordered more oysters but this time they were fried and served with cocktail sauce and horseradish, a great bite. We also received the monkfish toast at the same time and it was reminiscent of shrimp toast, the monkfish was creamy and the texture of the toasted bread was a great contrast with the bouncy monkfish paste. This was accompanied by a piri piri sauce that was so good that we kept it for the next dish. The finale was a crispy whole fish ssam and it happened to be a fluke on the night that we went. The presentation was spectacular, served with rice, a bed of leafy greens, and sauces and pickles. It was a lot of fun dissecting the fish and building wraps with all the accompaniments. The fish was fried perfectly and the meat was flaky and moist. We were stuffed after finishing everything that was placed in front of us and there were a lot of memorable flavors. The restaurant had filled up while we were entranced by our meal and there wasnt an empty seat by the time we left after 7:30. I definitely suggest coming earlier if you don't want to wait but any wait will be worth it.
What a lovely small establishment. The food is more of a seafood based menu but still all wonderful. The lamb burger was excellent and so tasty. Service was excellent and extremely friendly. This restaurant is definitely worth going to and you will not be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Known for their lamb burger. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Life affirming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has the freshest ingredients and beautifully balanced dishes. The staff is super friendly and exceeds expectations in every way. Great atmosphere as well. We can't wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Started with a dozen+ oysters, all wicked local and delicious, especially with their kimchi mignonette sauce. Bartender/server Alex also makes a great dirty martini. We added some toasted sourdough and the smoked fish dip with nori chips to snack on with some great white wine from Santa Cruz. Honestly, we could have kept working our way through this menu all night if we weren't due at Oberlin next door for dinner. Next time we'll just make a full meal of Gift Horse, the menu looked incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oysters on the Half Shell, Smoked Fish Dip
Phenomenal raw bar.Expansive oyster selection. Good cocktails.Fun playful design.I would go back for a pre drink but not a full meal. ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tiny on the inside but packs a mighty oyster punch. No reservations but there’s a standing bar area you can start ordering drinks and oysters from while you wait. Obviously come for the oysters, but stay for the Bulgarian lamb burger!! Also the kimchi brine oyster shooters. Man those things were delicious (and dangerous!!) Also also pickled fried onions. Get those you won’t regret it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a work meeting in a Providence and was recommended to Gift Horse! If you love seafood then you’ll love this spot. I’m from Maryland but live in New York now so it’s really hard to come by really good seafood.. especially oysters.But Gift Horse was something special and did not disappoint. I stopped in for HH and came back later for dinner.Just stop by Gift Horse and do yourself a favor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carpaccio, Oysters on the Half Shell
A little jewel box of a restaurant, perfect lighting and style. The cocktails are also pretty much perfect. As is the service. An utter delight.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The lamb burger tasted amazing ：）Awesome vibe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Came exclusively for the oyster happy hour and did not regret it. Ordered 2 dozen oysters, 9 different varieties, for $2 each. It is astounding that they're so different in flavor, texture, and meatiness yet all from Rhode Island. Top 3 from the varieties we tried: - Watch hill: best brininess - Great salt ponds: honorable mention - Chessawanock: meatiest overall Topped it with two of their sauces, one kimchi mignonette that was absolutely delicious and the other a green chili hot sauce. Went with their two sake options, which were pleasant but unfortunately not a happy hour deal. Waiters super helpful in our choices and pleasant in discussing the different varietals of oyster. Connected to its sister restaurant, Oberlin, the spot itself is hip and fun to sit at the bar watching the shucking.
Little sibling to Oberlin and it did not disappoint! Fantastic oyster options and interesting drinks. Knowledge and friendly service. Bright and refreshing atmosphere, but not so bright that it bothered my photosensitive eyes. They were very allergy aware and accommodated my needs easily. Super helpful with navigating the menu to find the right dishes for our evening.
Gift Horse is an absolute gem. This raw bar knocks the socks off every other place serving crudo in this town. Our crudo and scallop roll were out of this world, and the dessert with puffed rice was the perfect finish to the evening. The servers are kind and helpful, and the interior is a sight for sore eyes. The modern gilded interior with gorgeous art elements makes staying a while quite enticing.
Just tremendous. I was thrilled to score a reservation for Valentine's Day, especially given their recent award recognition. It was buzzing and cute!! I think there are still some seating kinks to work out, but the far lefthand side of the bar is the place to be for sure -- a little more people-watching (the guy next to us insisted he knew the owner...) and a little less foot traffic. Love the stained glass. The bartenders are really attentive. The High Tide is perfect for two -- the crudo was outstanding, fresh, and had the perfect fruity slick punch of Arbequina olive oil. The smoked fish dip was ridiculous and the nori chips blew me out of the water. Lovely lobster, oysters, clams, and mussels. Their homemade condiments are not to be missed. To the reviewer who ragged on the paper cups -- are you the type of person who schemes to steal the metal cups from Applebee's? The paper cups are a cute homage to the shore and probably make the condiment situation way easier to handle. Each better than the last and all played nicely -- burnt onion dijonnaise, kimchi mignonette, fermented green hot sauce, and a wildly flavorful mustard were perfect. Sole regret, not ordering fries to soak the rest up. Drinks were clever and strong -- The Stingray, Tritoness, and Gift Horse Martini were all appropriately briny and lovely, although I had hoped the caviar would be served in the martini out of morbid curiosity. Still a delicious bump! Tremendous dessert program -- a potato chip pizelle with creamy smoky marshmallow cream atop chocolate ice cream that tastes like it was made by Big Feeling and an outstanding cranberry roll cake with quince agrodolce. Wished I had been feeling bold enough to order their ambitious special, fried strawberry ice cream with Parmesan and bleu cheese sauce, but that chocolate situation called my name. Will definitely be back, and I suspect it would make a stunning group dinner. Cheers!! PS: Gift Horse t-shirts!!!!!! I'll be first in line.
A great addition to the Providence restaurant scene! We arrived at 5:30 on a Monday night since they do not take reservations and got quickly got a seat at the bat with an excellent view of the raw bar. Our server informed us of the specials for the nights and gave us the restaurant week menu but we opted to forego that. We chose a selection of their oysters, all from RI, to begin our meal. It was accompanied by their kimchi mignonette, green chile sauce and cocktail sauce- all three paired superbly with the delicious oysters. Next up we tried the crudo that included three types of fish in a pool of olive oil and topped with capers and res onion. The freshness of the fish and olive oil were a perfect match, I could've eaten that all night. We ordered more oysters but this time they were fried and served with cocktail sauce and horseradish, a great bite. We also received the monkfish toast at the same time and it was reminiscent of shrimp toast, the monkfish was creamy and the texture of the toasted bread was a great contrast with the bouncy monkfish paste. This was accompanied by a piri piri sauce that was so good that we kept it for the next dish. The finale was a crispy whole fish ssam and it happened to be a fluke on the night that we went. The presentation was spectacular, served with rice, a bed of leafy greens, and sauces and pickles. It was a lot of fun dissecting the fish and building wraps with all the accompaniments. The fish was fried perfectly and the meat was flaky and moist. We were stuffed after finishing everything that was placed in front of us and there were a lot of memorable flavors. The restaurant had filled up while we were entranced by our meal and there wasnt an empty seat by the time we left after 7:30. I definitely suggest coming earlier if you don't want to wait but any wait will be worth it.