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Restaurant
We went to a new restaurant tonight.
There had been another restaurant there for years, but a month or two ago I noticed that it was gone; the new restaurant was an ice-cream stand plus (apparently) a restaurant. We ate there tonight, and I was so pleased at the experience that I went over to Yelp. They didn't have a listing for the new restaurant, so I marked that the old one was closed, and added the details for the new one. I also wrote an extensive review of the new place.
And when I clicked on "Submit", goddamn Yelp told me that the restaurant had already been added - and showed me the listing for the OLD restaurant! Maybe the problem was that they had the same address. But what really pissed me off was that they apparently deleted the review, too.
But this isn't my first time around the block. I saved it before submitting.
Occupying the building which was formerly Moon's Restaurant (which we never got around to trying), this is a VERY unusual place.
For one thing, the name: "The Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant"? It's certainly unusual. It's hardly a name at all, more like a description!
From the outside, it's a typical New England ice-cream parlor, with front windows through which patrons can order ice cream and sundaes. The ice cream is Gifford's, which I've seen at a few other ice cream stands in the general area; I've also seen their ice cream for sale prepacked at Wright's Dairy Farm.
But when you go in, a surprise greets you. There's a small bar! And to the left, a smallish separate area with tables (no booths).
The food was a VERY pleasant surprise. They offer a broad selection of standard American fare; nine kinds of burgers, and too many kinds of sandwiches to list. There are no Italian or Mexican dishes; no pasta, no meatballs, no pizza, no tacos. Mozzarella sticks are available as an appetizer, but that's about as ethnic as they get.
But the selection of seafood is extremely impressive, at least on Fridays (we visited on Friday, and ordered from the Friday menu). Clam cakes, chowders, scallop rolls, clam rolls, fried clams, fried shrimp, fish and chips, baked scrod...too many dishes to list, really. Prices are reasonable, but some seafood is market-priced, and that can be expensive. On the other hand, you get a lot for your money! Teri ordered fried clams, and was AMAZED at the size of the order. It cost $18.95, but it was easily enough food for two or three meals.
The quality was excellent. Teri's not easy to please, but she raved about the clams...she even loved the cole slaw.
I had a hamburger, and I was delighted at the result. They grind their meat there, the waitress told me, and after the first bite I had no doubt that that was true. The burger was light in texture, not greasy; the meat was top-notch. And although the menu said that the burgers were 8 ounces, I'm pretty sure that mine was closer to 10 or even larger. It was huge.
The fries were crispy and excellent. They also offer sweet potato fries and onion rings; we'll surely sample those on our next visit.
Sebastian got a local dish, wieners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_wiener). These are generally served in Rhode Island and nowhere else. They were interesting The meat sauce was less wet than usual; plentiful, but crumbly. I thought it was excellent, but Teri wasn't thrilled. The wieners themselves were the obligatory smaller-than-usual hot-god-like wieners that (I've been told) cannot be served in any other state, by law.
But the buns were quite large. As a result, Sebastian only managed to eat half of one, with considerable spillage of meat sauce crumbs. He liked it, but I didn't get to try one myself.
Sebastian and I had frappes with dinner; vanilla and chocolate. They were very good, but in fairness I will admit that the Awful-Awfuls of Newport Creamery are better, as are the frappes of Uburger in Boston.
We were too full to get dessert after dinner (except for Sebastian, who got a small dish of Smurf/Cotton Candy ice cream to go; he loved it). But there were some interesting items on the outdoor menu, including Belgium Waffle sundae (actually served in a Belgium waffle, apparently), and doughboys with ice cream! Oh, we'll definitely be going back.
They also serve breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I took a look at the breakfast menu; the prices seemed very reasonable, and they had a broad selection of classic American breakfast fare. But if they handle breakfast as well as they handled our dinners, I'm looking forward to trying them!
I wrote to Yelp support. We'll see what happens.
There had been another restaurant there for years, but a month or two ago I noticed that it was gone; the new restaurant was an ice-cream stand plus (apparently) a restaurant. We ate there tonight, and I was so pleased at the experience that I went over to Yelp. They didn't have a listing for the new restaurant, so I marked that the old one was closed, and added the details for the new one. I also wrote an extensive review of the new place.
And when I clicked on "Submit", goddamn Yelp told me that the restaurant had already been added - and showed me the listing for the OLD restaurant! Maybe the problem was that they had the same address. But what really pissed me off was that they apparently deleted the review, too.
But this isn't my first time around the block. I saved it before submitting.
Occupying the building which was formerly Moon's Restaurant (which we never got around to trying), this is a VERY unusual place.
For one thing, the name: "The Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant"? It's certainly unusual. It's hardly a name at all, more like a description!
From the outside, it's a typical New England ice-cream parlor, with front windows through which patrons can order ice cream and sundaes. The ice cream is Gifford's, which I've seen at a few other ice cream stands in the general area; I've also seen their ice cream for sale prepacked at Wright's Dairy Farm.
But when you go in, a surprise greets you. There's a small bar! And to the left, a smallish separate area with tables (no booths).
The food was a VERY pleasant surprise. They offer a broad selection of standard American fare; nine kinds of burgers, and too many kinds of sandwiches to list. There are no Italian or Mexican dishes; no pasta, no meatballs, no pizza, no tacos. Mozzarella sticks are available as an appetizer, but that's about as ethnic as they get.
But the selection of seafood is extremely impressive, at least on Fridays (we visited on Friday, and ordered from the Friday menu). Clam cakes, chowders, scallop rolls, clam rolls, fried clams, fried shrimp, fish and chips, baked scrod...too many dishes to list, really. Prices are reasonable, but some seafood is market-priced, and that can be expensive. On the other hand, you get a lot for your money! Teri ordered fried clams, and was AMAZED at the size of the order. It cost $18.95, but it was easily enough food for two or three meals.
The quality was excellent. Teri's not easy to please, but she raved about the clams...she even loved the cole slaw.
I had a hamburger, and I was delighted at the result. They grind their meat there, the waitress told me, and after the first bite I had no doubt that that was true. The burger was light in texture, not greasy; the meat was top-notch. And although the menu said that the burgers were 8 ounces, I'm pretty sure that mine was closer to 10 or even larger. It was huge.
The fries were crispy and excellent. They also offer sweet potato fries and onion rings; we'll surely sample those on our next visit.
Sebastian got a local dish, wieners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_wiener). These are generally served in Rhode Island and nowhere else. They were interesting The meat sauce was less wet than usual; plentiful, but crumbly. I thought it was excellent, but Teri wasn't thrilled. The wieners themselves were the obligatory smaller-than-usual hot-god-like wieners that (I've been told) cannot be served in any other state, by law.
But the buns were quite large. As a result, Sebastian only managed to eat half of one, with considerable spillage of meat sauce crumbs. He liked it, but I didn't get to try one myself.
Sebastian and I had frappes with dinner; vanilla and chocolate. They were very good, but in fairness I will admit that the Awful-Awfuls of Newport Creamery are better, as are the frappes of Uburger in Boston.
We were too full to get dessert after dinner (except for Sebastian, who got a small dish of Smurf/Cotton Candy ice cream to go; he loved it). But there were some interesting items on the outdoor menu, including Belgium Waffle sundae (actually served in a Belgium waffle, apparently), and doughboys with ice cream! Oh, we'll definitely be going back.
They also serve breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I took a look at the breakfast menu; the prices seemed very reasonable, and they had a broad selection of classic American breakfast fare. But if they handle breakfast as well as they handled our dinners, I'm looking forward to trying them!
I wrote to Yelp support. We'll see what happens.