I was curious about their flight themed menu and couldn't wait to try a little bit of everything they offered. We made reservations for our anniversary specifically to experience the cheese wheel pasta experience. The chef that came tableside was pleasant to interact with and put on a show for us. The pastas we selected were cooked ahead of time in the back and poured into the cheese wheel pasta at the table so they were lukewarm by time they were served to us. I'm glad we went to check them out, but I don't think we'll be returning anytime soon. It was a fine experience overall but there are way better food options on Federal Hill. read more

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The service was great, that's why I'm giving it two stars. This place is a complete ripoff. We ordered a calamari flight (about $20). The calamari itself tasted stale and like rubber. They didn't even bother to coat the calamari and the sauces. They just dumped a spoonful of each sauce in the middle of each ramekin. I kid you not each flight was tiny and came in a ramekin. All sauces were cold. Then we ordered a $60 dinner that allows you to pick three things from the selected men. I'm not joking they brought out a ramekin with each of the things I've ordered. 4 oz of steak for $19. A ramekin of a garden salad. And a ramekin of mac and cheese. There are so many great restaurants on the hill, there's no way this place is going to last. People were lovely but the food tasted bad. I can't believe that it was cut by a professional chef honestly.... I would not go back. read more

Had heard a lot about this restaurant concept and wanted to try it. Our party of ten had waited two months for a reservation. The place is small and had two large parties. The food was slow. One plate came out and I sent it back to wait for the rest of the food. When the food came out, many things were missing. People finished with their entrees before their sides or salads came out. I had ordered two appetizer flights (fries and egg rolls) which came out with the entrees. One of our party ordered the seafood flight and had chosen king crab legs. When the bill come the total for that one entree was over $160. Please note all the entrees were not cheap. The concept is great but the price and service does not match it. Food quality was not there when it came to the steak and lamb chops. Managers and proclaimed owners seemed very young and inexperienced and sometimes rude. Total bill was almost $800. Definitely will not be going back. read more

Our servant Gianna (sorry if I misspelled) was absolutely wonderful. She was friendly , Informative & attentive! The ambiance during lunch hour is much quieter and fast. First time being here and the food was all 10/10 . Will def be coming back next time in town. read more

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What a gem of a find in RI! Our group had the entire cute back room to ourselves. It was so cute and decorated for Xmas at the time. Love the concept of this place, appetizers, food and drinks all come in flights, like Mac and cheese flight, bruschetta, sliders, shrimp, you name it! I got the shrimp flight with bang bang, bacon wrapped and garlic. Delish. Then did the old fashioned flights with cranberry, smores and original. I'd come back if I'm in the area again. read more

Blackstone - Shrimp flight - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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I didnt realize there were multiple locations and apparently made my reservation for a different location but luckily they were able to accommodate us. The bartender/waitress was very attentive. I didnt realize till we were already on the way if you want to try the cheese wheel flight you need a specific reservation which I will definitely make next time. The truffle mac&cheese was delicious the buffalo mac was like a shredded chicken on top but was delicious when mixed it. The baked mac i wouldnt do again because it was obviously not backed in this plate it was more like a breadcrumb topping just added after the fact making it pretty dry. The flights tho small are super filling. Definitely will be back for a girls nigbt so we can try a little of everything. The normal size Entrees are extremely limited as flights are the main attraction. read more

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A few friends and I decided to try here for lunch. What a great choice it was ! Our serve Megan was so friendly and helpful with the menu, and another chef/cook Al came out to do the cheese wheel for our pasta flight - he was phenomenal! The Mac and cheese flight and the French fry flight were split between the 3 of us and they were all delicious. The ambiance was nice- beautiful interior. Will definitely be coming back soon read more

Blackstone - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

I took my wife to Blackstone on the Hill on Atwells Avenue for an early Valentine's Day dinner. We arrived early and the atmosphere was warm and inviting, with the kind of vibe that fits a special night out. The menu focuses on creative small plates and flights, giving you a chance to explore a lot of flavors in one sitting. Service was a mixed part of the night. There was only one bartender handling the entire restaurant, and that showed. Drinks and food took longer than expected. She was working really hard but could have used some help to keep things moving. Every dish we ordered was cooked perfectly and full of flavor. We started with the margarita flight and the calamari flight. Both were excellent and a fun way to kick off the evening. For dinner we ordered the seafood flight and the pasta flight. Each bite was rich and balanced. Textures and tastes were on point. It's clear the kitchen takes pride in what it serves. We were too full for dessert, which says something about the portion sizes and quality. We will be back. Overall our night was great and worth repeating. read more

Although a great concept (restaurant with bunch of flights), the execution is poor - especially for the price. Other reviews talk about the service and they were right! The service was very slow, it took about 45 minutes or more for our food to come out (basically a bunch of pasta and a salad). I got the vegan flight which was a big mistake since you are paying $18 for a slider the size of your palm or smaller, a deconstructed salad basically (the "lettuce wrap"), and 11 fries (not kidding!). This was a complete waste of money in my opinion, especially when there are better restaurants in the area. The food was warm at best (for both my meal and others which was mainly pasta dishes). I ended up eating all of it since I was waiting so long and was very hungry but was still hungry after eating this kids meal sized portion. Others in my party ordered pasta which was not cooked to order considering the temperature when it came out and the sauces weren't anything special. Maybe even bottled/pre made? They ordered chicken which they said was rubbery. The waitress was nice as she noticed a member of my party didn't eat any of the chicken and rice soup and they took it off our bill. The chicken and rice soup seemed like a bag of rice dumped in a bowl of broth with a few pieces of chicken. The manager in charge was nice as well but I was so fed up with my meal that I just wanted to leave. This whole experience kind of felt like being on Gordon Ramsey's new show Secret Service read more

Blackstone - Vegan flight - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

If I could give 0 stars. We waited over a half hour, asking all along where the food was, and when the first flight came out it was cold and tasteless, so we left. The chef called out, so if they were waiting for a chef to come in they should have told us and given the drinks on the house and any already prepared foods that they might have and asked for our patience. We left. I felt bad for the wait staff. Also the place was weird and the light on the table wouldn't stay on. A disaster of an evening, don't go. read more

No idea where these negative reviews came from, this place was amazing. We had a 5:30 reservation, seated and served instantly. Drinks were at the table within 5 minutes, delicious egg roll appetizers within 20 minutes. There was two people ahead of us for the cheese wheel and we only waited about 25 minutes for him to serve the other two tables then it was our turn. The chef was a great guy, engaging and informative. The food? Mother of god, i've never had such delicious pasta in my life. Could not have been more impressed with a place, will definitely be back. read more

We were so excited to come here, between cheese wheel and the flight style menu it seemed really cool. Unfortunately it was loud, poor service and took an hour and a half to get our food (we skipped the cheese wheel bc there were 5 people ahead of us) They were "low on wine" by 6p on a Saturday. Overall very disappointed read more

Went here the other night. The food was amazing. We got flights of Meat, Pasta, Eggrolls and devilled eggs. My wife got a wine flight. The head chef finished our pasta flights in giant parmesan cheese wheels. He is really good at his job and making everything. My only complaint would be that despite asking our waitress numerous times to refill our waters it never happened. Kind of annoying when you have a expensive dinner and the waitress can't be bothered to fill up your water. But the quality and taste of the amazing food more than made up for that. read more

Service was very poor and it took over 40 minutes to get our food and it was subpar at that! Its all about making the customer feel at home not being able to facilitate ur patrons with adequate service is absolutely terrible Friday night federal hill has fallen read more

Blackstone - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

7pm reservation and our food didn't arrive until 8:45pm. This was supposed to be a 5-course flight but the shrimp was undercooked, the drinks were awful, and dessert (which was included) was never served. When we said we were leaving they rushed out a plate that looked thrown together and completely unappetizing. $46.99 for this was unacceptable, and the worst part was that no one seemed to care. read more

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Food took a long time. The pasta flight vodka penne tasted like canned ravioli. The price for the meals isn't worth it.

Well, that was a bust. Waited over 2 hours and never got our food. Had to run to a show so didn't get to experience the cheese wheel experience. Server was very apologetic but didn't fill our bellies before seeing Wicked. Bummer. read more

The bathroom was the most enjoyable part of our experience. Great concept, poor execution. Peach prosciutto bruschetta tasted like baby food. The chef working the cheese wheel the most personable interaction all night. Large variety of drink options, though they are very sugary. Left early to eat at a different restaurant. Would definitely skip out on this one. read more

Food was great. However we showed up for a 6:30 reservation was sat right away at a table we had 4 people the table sat 8. We were then asked to move to the lounge area as they had other big parties coming in. We got up went to the lounge area. 1 small table left the hostess left us standing there because the table next to the small table that was occupied was to close to what we thought was the table they were moving us to. So after standing there for 5 minutes hostess's came back and had us go wait at the door until another table opened up. We waited a half hour so our 6:30 reservation turned into us finally being sat at 7:40. read more

Arrived at 5 pm for our reservation. Couldn't even get inside door due to hostess station being right at door. Got in finally got seated right away. Next server brought water within 2 minutes. After that took 10 minutes before asking if we wanted something else to drink. Ordered drinks took another 20 minutes to get drinks. Next took another 15-20 minutes before server came back to take our order. Finally ordered our meal. Took almost 39-35 minutes to get our food. Food was warm not even hot considering it just came out of kitchen. Then were missing things. Finally got to eating. Food was good even though it wasn't hot. Finished eating. Server came over. We ordered dessert. This took another 20 minutes to get. Ridiculous for how long you wait for everything. Had to take 2 bites of dessert and run out due to having to go to ppac to see wicked. Awful experience. Very disappointed. And let's not forget spent quite a bit of money here. read more

the literal worst service I've ever received. took forever to get drinks. then the food took about two hours before it even came out. some of the food we ordered didn't even make it out! we had to ask over and over again for our food. it was insane. our reservation was at 730pm which we were seated at 7:20pm and didn't leave until 10pm, without all of us even eating. food was decent but wouldn't return to this location again. read more

food was solid, enjoyed it. Service was honestly terrible, only 4 tables and 3 servers on and everything took FOREVER. The Christmas decorations were cute but it kind of smelled like a barn when we walked in. Ordered buff chicken as one of our fry flights, came with no buff chicken and instead of getting a new order the waitress came over with a cup of buffalo chicken to add on top ourselves? There was lettuce in our cup of soda, soup was cold. Ordered an espresso martini flight, it never came and was still on the bill. Told our server, and they comped two of our food items and kept the flight on the bill? No plates or silverware until we finally had to ask for it after we had already finished our appetizers because we were so starving and the food took so long. To top it off as we are waiting for our entrees the chef came out to talk to us asking how our night was and talking about girls from LaSalle and how he had to feed them all when we just wanted him to cook our food. I've been trying to experience new things so I wanted to give this new restaurant a try, but I'm not sure if this is what I had in mind. read more