Our foodies group returned, and once again, we had a mixed bag of results. My dishes, the Shaved Brussels Sprouts & Goat cheese, along with the Sesame Seared Tuna Bowl were wonderful. However, the Grilled Wedge salad along with the Stuffed Pork Chop were inconsistent. The salad was delicious, with a bit too much dressing, but it was not a real lettuce 'wedge'. On top of that, the pork chop was not actually stuffed, as it just had the stuffing along its sides and was very dry. The service was really good.
Candice S.
Okay so I was really excited to come here and sadly we left disappointed. I'll begin with saying the staff was extremely nice and attentive. That was awesome! The food came out quickly and the drinks were good. Our calamari and oysters were very good. The calamari was a bit spicy but no complaints, just unexpected. Our risotto came out and looked beautiful. However I think because of the broth it was extremely mushy. Not to mention ruin it was extremely hot. Not just like warm but steam, burn your tongue hot. This part of the meal was really disappointing. The ambiance and staff were nice but the dinner, not so much.
Christopher Lei
Came here for a dinner hosted by a vendor for work. Was able to try a bunch of different appetizers. Got the lobster roll, wished their had just a bit more lobster. The dessert tart was also delicious. Got the lychee martini and some strawberry drink that everyone was getting. Both drinks were good. Service was very good as there were prob 30 of us. Very attentive all night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joshua W.
Just the food, it did not meet expectations. The dining room looked rather elegant yet the taste did not match the decor.
Ken M.
Food was great, had the Ocean Risotto. Server not-so-much. I'm under the assumption that our waiter thought I was in an open relationship because I'm a Homosexual, since that is the norm in our community. I guess I should be appreciative because he, Justin asked me out on the way to the bathroom(away from my partner), but it was so inappropriate and honestly appalling with the words chosen. Do better.
Amanda A
Had the best night celebrating my friends 43 rd birthday ! Miguel was an amazing server !!Food was delicious as always
Our fourth time at this place, it was the first time we sat on the second floor and the ambience was way different than downstairs, the noise level was way too uncomfortable. Otherwise, it is still one of my favor restaurants in Providence.
AudreyM
Wonderful experience at Res! Food was absolutely delicious, particularly the tuna poke bowl! So fresh and flavorful - hands down the best I've ever had. Ocean risotto and the Rangoon appetizer were also scrumptious. The drinks were expertly prepared and fairly priced for the size. Our server was professional yet very friendly, attentive but not hovering. An exceptional meal! I look forward to going to Res the next time I visit PVD.
afo12
We really loved it here. It's centrally located, beautiful interior, food and service were fantastic. Great mocktail options! We had the calamari, lamb and seafood risotto - all were absolutely excellent. This is such a great find in downtown. Thanks, Res team!
The menu was lovely and our servers were even lovelier. We were taken care of so well and received recs for the menu — great choices. The fried halloumi and the charcuterie board were delicious and we loved the Caesar and grilled wedge salads. Definitely heading back, soon.
BEWARE!!! My husband and I were very excited to try Res, with its high reviews and well thought out menu. We arrived for our Friday evening reservation to a mostly empty dining room, which we thought was odd for a spot so central to downtown. We were promptly greeted and seated, and put in drinks with our lovely waiter. We had picked out our courses and were awaiting the cocktails when I saw something run across the dining room floor out of the corner of my eye. Yes, a diners worst nightmare, vermin in the eating area. We quietly stood up to leave as the mouse circled our feet. As we showed the waiter the video we had captured of the animal, right next to people enjoying their entrees, he said, “we’re trying our best”, which bewildered me. For somewhere that is considered fine dining with 40-50 dollar entrees, it’s unfathomable that any excuse can be made for this. Never mind, the public health and safety crisis it incurs. Go dine literally anywhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Melissa DabFee
This place is always fantastic. Service is great and the food is absolutely fantastic. Never been less than absolutely blown away by every dish I've had. My only downside is the tables are way too close together. I get there early and they seat people spaced out, but by the time I leave they are really packed in. I wouldn't allow this to stop me from going again and again, but will keep going early.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kris Senecal
The food was amazing, very busy that night atmosphere was really loud sometimes hard to hear our guests at our own table.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
ArtFoodStyle
We were a party of 4 at Res for an 8 pm reservation on a Saturday night and after ordering drinks that took a very very long time to arrive we attempted to order dinner but were informed they were out of the filet mignon which was fine since they have sirloin on the menu also, but our server also told us that the restaurant was out of ALL vegetables except zucchini. My husband ordered the stuffed pork chop which is supposed to come with haricot verts (which he doesn't care for) but he decided to order the pork anyway since the restaurant would be subbing the zucchini instead. Despite all the missing menu items, we managed to figure our way around this strange situation and ordered our entrees. Our server returned to our table a while later to inform us that the restaurant was now out of chicken nuggets. One of us had ordered the burger which come with a side of nuggets, but we had also ordered an additional side of nuggets. I suggested to our server that since the burger comes with nuggets as part of the entree maybe the restaurant would throw in something to compensate for this? She said they could maybe give us some extra calamari which we appreciated. In place of the additional nuggets she suggested the restaurant could replace them with breaded fried chicken despite there being no breaded chicken anywhere on the menu. We appreciated the efforts the restaurant went to to help us cobble together a meal with all of the missing items but this was one of the strangest fine dining experiences any of us had ever had. A functioning fine dining restaurant simply cannot be taken by surprise like this at 8 pm on a Saturday and expect people not to notice! We will only go back for drinks in the future - it was embarrassing to take out of town friends here.
Our foodies group returned, and once again, we had a mixed bag of results. My dishes, the Shaved Brussels Sprouts & Goat cheese, along with the Sesame Seared Tuna Bowl were wonderful. However, the Grilled Wedge salad along with the Stuffed Pork Chop were inconsistent. The salad was delicious, with a bit too much dressing, but it was not a real lettuce 'wedge'. On top of that, the pork chop was not actually stuffed, as it just had the stuffing along its sides and was very dry. The service was really good.
Okay so I was really excited to come here and sadly we left disappointed. I'll begin with saying the staff was extremely nice and attentive. That was awesome! The food came out quickly and the drinks were good. Our calamari and oysters were very good. The calamari was a bit spicy but no complaints, just unexpected. Our risotto came out and looked beautiful. However I think because of the broth it was extremely mushy. Not to mention ruin it was extremely hot. Not just like warm but steam, burn your tongue hot. This part of the meal was really disappointing. The ambiance and staff were nice but the dinner, not so much.
Came here for a dinner hosted by a vendor for work. Was able to try a bunch of different appetizers. Got the lobster roll, wished their had just a bit more lobster. The dessert tart was also delicious. Got the lychee martini and some strawberry drink that everyone was getting. Both drinks were good. Service was very good as there were prob 30 of us. Very attentive all night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just the food, it did not meet expectations. The dining room looked rather elegant yet the taste did not match the decor.
Food was great, had the Ocean Risotto. Server not-so-much. I'm under the assumption that our waiter thought I was in an open relationship because I'm a Homosexual, since that is the norm in our community. I guess I should be appreciative because he, Justin asked me out on the way to the bathroom(away from my partner), but it was so inappropriate and honestly appalling with the words chosen. Do better.
Had the best night celebrating my friends 43 rd birthday ! Miguel was an amazing server !!Food was delicious as always
Our fourth time at this place, it was the first time we sat on the second floor and the ambience was way different than downstairs, the noise level was way too uncomfortable. Otherwise, it is still one of my favor restaurants in Providence.
Wonderful experience at Res! Food was absolutely delicious, particularly the tuna poke bowl! So fresh and flavorful - hands down the best I've ever had. Ocean risotto and the Rangoon appetizer were also scrumptious. The drinks were expertly prepared and fairly priced for the size. Our server was professional yet very friendly, attentive but not hovering. An exceptional meal! I look forward to going to Res the next time I visit PVD.
We really loved it here. It's centrally located, beautiful interior, food and service were fantastic. Great mocktail options! We had the calamari, lamb and seafood risotto - all were absolutely excellent. This is such a great find in downtown. Thanks, Res team!
The menu was lovely and our servers were even lovelier. We were taken care of so well and received recs for the menu — great choices. The fried halloumi and the charcuterie board were delicious and we loved the Caesar and grilled wedge salads. Definitely heading back, soon.
Restaurantji Recommends
Tables are closed
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Tempura, Res Rangoons, Ocean Risotto, Warm Lobster Roll, Calamari
BEWARE!!! My husband and I were very excited to try Res, with its high reviews and well thought out menu. We arrived for our Friday evening reservation to a mostly empty dining room, which we thought was odd for a spot so central to downtown. We were promptly greeted and seated, and put in drinks with our lovely waiter. We had picked out our courses and were awaiting the cocktails when I saw something run across the dining room floor out of the corner of my eye. Yes, a diners worst nightmare, vermin in the eating area. We quietly stood up to leave as the mouse circled our feet. As we showed the waiter the video we had captured of the animal, right next to people enjoying their entrees, he said, “we’re trying our best”, which bewildered me. For somewhere that is considered fine dining with 40-50 dollar entrees, it’s unfathomable that any excuse can be made for this. Never mind, the public health and safety crisis it incurs. Go dine literally anywhere else.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
This place is always fantastic. Service is great and the food is absolutely fantastic. Never been less than absolutely blown away by every dish I've had. My only downside is the tables are way too close together. I get there early and they seat people spaced out, but by the time I leave they are really packed in. I wouldn't allow this to stop me from going again and again, but will keep going early.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was amazing, very busy that night atmosphere was really loud sometimes hard to hear our guests at our own table.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
We were a party of 4 at Res for an 8 pm reservation on a Saturday night and after ordering drinks that took a very very long time to arrive we attempted to order dinner but were informed they were out of the filet mignon which was fine since they have sirloin on the menu also, but our server also told us that the restaurant was out of ALL vegetables except zucchini. My husband ordered the stuffed pork chop which is supposed to come with haricot verts (which he doesn't care for) but he decided to order the pork anyway since the restaurant would be subbing the zucchini instead. Despite all the missing menu items, we managed to figure our way around this strange situation and ordered our entrees. Our server returned to our table a while later to inform us that the restaurant was now out of chicken nuggets. One of us had ordered the burger which come with a side of nuggets, but we had also ordered an additional side of nuggets. I suggested to our server that since the burger comes with nuggets as part of the entree maybe the restaurant would throw in something to compensate for this? She said they could maybe give us some extra calamari which we appreciated. In place of the additional nuggets she suggested the restaurant could replace them with breaded fried chicken despite there being no breaded chicken anywhere on the menu. We appreciated the efforts the restaurant went to to help us cobble together a meal with all of the missing items but this was one of the strangest fine dining experiences any of us had ever had. A functioning fine dining restaurant simply cannot be taken by surprise like this at 8 pm on a Saturday and expect people not to notice! We will only go back for drinks in the future - it was embarrassing to take out of town friends here.