Service was great. Alex is a great server. The view outside is incredible. The cocktails were cloyingly sweet and tasted like artificial syrups. I ordered a cocktail that had ingredients listed. Mango flavored vodka, mango purée and Prosecco. -what I received was the furthest thing from that. It tasted sickeningly sweet and artificial. I requested to swap it out for a less sweet cocktail-with blueberry, but it too, tasted so overly sweet. I don't understand why. The lobster bisque was laden with a heavy flour based roux. It was bland and Starchy. The crab cakes were mealy. very little crab, loaded with breadcrumbs. Almost inedible. It's convenient to dine here while staying at the hotel. I wish the quality of food and cocktails was better. read more

The Kitchen at Pleasant View Inn - People - New American Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

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View is wonderful. The server was very accommodating. The food was just okay. Skimpy helping of seafood with mostly French fries.

Good food and drinks. Beautiful views and seating area. Hidden gem with a beautiful seaside ambiance. Not sure why no one has said more about this place. read more

Haven't been to the restaurant since before Covid. It's renovated, bright, open and airy, and offer indoor or outdoor seating right along the water. The service and food was fantastic! We were all very pleased! read more

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We ate dinner here while staying at the Pleasant View Inn. The space is loud and was quite busy with families on a Sunday night. Good and service was average, nothing was bad but also nothing was great. Food seemed a little over priced. read more

Service was excellent; food was just alright. You can see the water from the tables, which is nice, but the view is partially obstructed by rocks. For dinner, I went with the mussels (they do honor the free appetizer when you check in on Yelp), the lobster bisque and a lobster roll. The mussels and bisque were delicious, but the roll was pretty cold and bland. Breakfast options the next day were very basic - I got a bagel with cream cheese and had to put the cream cheese on myself like I was at Starbucks. They did have more elaborate offerings like french toast - I saw someone get it at the next table over, and it looked enormous. Maybe I should have gone with that. There are flies everywhere, which they need to do something about. Shout-out to Xena though who ran after us to return my phone when I left it at the table! All the servers were super sweet and professional. read more

Food was fresh, flavorful and perfectly portioned. Lunch was reasonable. Wait staff were pleasant but very busy so not the fastest service. read more

The Kitchen at Pleasant View Inn - PV punch with the convenience package was refreshing - New American Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

Expensive for average food (sandwiches mainly) served in plastic baskets. servers were friendly, but service itself was slow.

ok... I agree now... this place isn't good at all. Even off season I would reccomend you make the effort to go elsewhere. I was lazy and didn't make the effort to go off property. The few options they offered were overpriced and quite frankly... gross. Fruit flies and regular flies... really greasy, not flavorful and overcooked food. read more

The Halibut and baked scallops dish were Amazing :) after all the reviews I was a bit hesitant to eat here but oh boy the food is Very Very Good. Definitely will come again read more

We had a marvelous dinner! The kitchen staff were very attentive and upbeat! The food selections were fantastic and we were happy! read more

The Kitchen at Pleasant View Inn - Fish n chips - New American Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

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Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5 View/Location: 5/5 I spent 3 days at the Pleasant View Inn and ate at The Kitchen at Pleasant View every night. I was with family and friends who are very fond of this place, otherwise I would not have returned after the first night. While most of the staff is very friendly and attentive, the food is way overpriced. Steak: NY Strip ordered Rare ($35) - it came out medium. Tasted okay, but not worth $35. Flat Iron steak ordered Rare ($28), it came out already sliced and cooked to a medium-well. Mushroom sauce on the flat iron was tasty, but had a little too much flour in it. Seafood: Steamed 3 lb. lobsters for $85 ($110 if you wanted it baked and stuffed). That is just plain outrageous. The steamed lobster was mediocre at best. The lobsters are stored in newspaper and apparently steamed in it as well, that left the tail meat with a very bad taste to it from the newspaper ink. Tail meat was also very chewy. Overall very disappointing and most certainly not worth $85. Oysters were good, no complaints. Bacon wrapped scallops appetizer is very good. ($13 for 4) Clams on the half shell were good. Lobster Ravioli is hands down the best item on the menu (which coincidentally is not made in house, it is made by a company called Venda Ravioli.) Other: Gluten free wraps - gross do not order it, tastes and chews like card board. Caprese salad is delicious. read more

Great choices. Great food!! Nice atmosphere and the nicest staff around. Went here for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and everything was delicious. And, you can't beat the view and the sound of the waves crashing. read more

The Kitchen at Pleasant View Inn - New American Near Me - Westerly, Rhode Island

We ate here because it was convenient. I probably should have checked the reviews first. For starters, our server forgot to ask us if we wanted drinks, and later, forgot to offer dessert. Disappointing because it was my hubby's birthday and some cake would have been nice. We ordered the scallops to share and I had the clam chowder to start. When the chowder arrived, I was skeptical. It was really thick, more like a stew than a chowder, but it tasted really good. I think they seasoned it with cumin. It would have been great had I not encountered a bit of CRAB shell at the bottom. What in tarnation was crab doing in my clam chowder?! Next up, the scallops. To give them some credit, the scallops were cooked perfectly. The rest? Not so much. The accompanying risotto was undercooked and much too creamy. Honestly, I make better risotto at home and I have ZERO chef training. They also topped the whole dish with these burnt, scallions which smelled great and tasted like burnt scallions. The best part of our meal was probably my son's grilled cheese and fries. I spent the rest of our weekend better researching restaurants so we would never have to eat there again. read more

Run don't walk away from this place. Came for breakfast as it was a raining day and we were staying at the inn( see separate review) . Took at least 40 minutes to get our food . Omelettes were tiny and barely had any of the listed ingredients in them. Food was barely warm. My friend ordered bagel with cream cheese but didn't get cream cheese. We asked a young male walking by if he could grab some since we could find waiter. He never returned. I then stopped another waitress and explained the we never got cream cheese, she huffed , rolled her eyes and slammed down whatever she was carrying .....clearly annoyed with my request. Terrible food , terrible service. read more

Great food, service and view! Especially compared to the Andrea. The food and drink selection was good as well. We ordered salads, an appetizer and entree and it was more than enough tasty food! We will come back when we visit again! read more

Came in for lunch. Two stars are for drinks. Not the food. If your description says the burgers have Applewood Smoked Bacon on them, you should make sure you put the bacon them. It's called truth in menu. I guess they don't care as they have a captive audience. But really how hard is it to put bacon on a burger. It wasn't just one burger but both we had came minus the bacon. read more

Horrific breakfast. Small portions and mystery omelettes. Both omelette orders were botched but long wait for a table and then the food caused us to just eat them. Expensive and mediocre service. Avoid at all costs read more

The beach is casual. I get it. Here's the thing though, when I'm paying $13 for a drink and $26 for four scallops and some risotto, I sure as heck to not expect to be in the midst of a parade of bedraggled, bathing suit wearing cretins. The outdoor seating area can be accessed from the hotel's musty smelling lobby, and to call this a well-travelled route would be to damn with faint praise. Literally dozens and dozens and dozens of people slogged by us in all manner of beach attire. Again, bathing costume attire is a personal choice, but, for the love of all that is holy, who walks through a restaurant in fashion choices that can best be described as unfortunate? The staff was wonderfully attentive and the food wasn't bad, but none of that mattered in light of the briny parade we were forced to endure. read more

Huge disappointment. Under new management in past few years. Ordered lunch in an almost empty restaurant- food took 1 HR and 20 mins and waitress was rude and unapologetic. She knew we were unhappy so she added the gratuity to the check because we had a party of "8" which was really 6 people. Food was just ok definitely not worth the long wait! read more

I have no idea why this restaurant gets a bad review. The food is incredible! It's definitely pricey, but worth it. As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. I've eaten here for over 20 years and have never had a bad meal. read more

Overpriced ,small portions not much to choose from. Service is poor and slow. Food not hot. Save your money and go somewhere else .

The Kitchen at the Pleasant View Inn sits right over the beach, so my wife and I elected to eat outside, so we could see and hear the ocean. Unfortunately, the view was spoiled by the large rocks surrounding the outside dining area, so the only way to sea the ocean from our table was to stand on it. On a positive note, the service was outstanding. Our waiter made sure that our drinks and water were always full, and took great care of us. The food was good. I started with the oysters, which were some of the smallest oysters I have ever seen. Couldn't they have waited for them to go through puberty before they were harvested? They were served with cocktail sauce and some garlicky oil. No hot sauce. The cocktail sauce was good, as it had a nice ratio of horseradish. My wife had the shrimp, which she enjoyed. We then split an order of calamari, which was delicious. Included with the calamari were lightly breaded and deep fried slices of lemon. It was a bit odd. For our entrees, I had the salmon, which was over cooked and dry. The rice that it came with had been sitting on the plate so long I initially picked it all up with my fork. Once I broke it apart it was just rice. Nothing special. My wife had scallops, which were large, moist and tasty. Did I mention the view? I left out the best part. Since the Pleasant View Inn is also a hotel, the outdoor dining area was the shortest route from the beach and many guest rooms to the bar. So while we were enjoying our dinner, we were regaled with a continual parade of the hotel's guests walking back and forth to the beach. While I don't mind running sand-covered teens, sagging old people, families with small children, people giving their friends the finger in their selfies on the beach, I certainly don't expect that type of atmosphere when I'm paying $26 for an entree. After finishing our meal, we asked for the manager to let him know how we felt about the atmosphere. It was clear to us that he had heard the complaint before, would smile and nod as we made ours, and would change nothing for future patrons. My advice: don't bother. Or, if you do decide that you must dine on their miniature oysters, eat in the dining room, which was set off to the side of the lobby. If you choose to eat outdoors, you might as well be eating in the lobby. read more

Way overpriced for what you get. The bread rolls were basic white-bread rolls and they were stale. No olive oil for the bread, just packets of cold butter. Waiter never asked if we wanted anything besides water to drink. All our meals were just "ok". I wouldn't recommend or go again. read more

The worst food i have had ever and it took over an hour I don't recommend the fish tacos never I repeat never eat there

I ate here several times over the summer and must say it was outstanding. Had my mother's birthday dinner there and all 10 of us loved our meal and the staff was great. Even the chef came to our table and asked how everything was. I'm a local and I don't understand the other reviews. It is the best meals I've had down the beach and I'm looking forward to summer 2016!! read more

This is the worst review I've ever given out. In June on our first visit to pleasant view(by the way, the pleasant view inn is pretty good), we had Canadian bacon on egg Benedict . The bacon was sour. It was spoiled. I ate a couple of bits and told the waiter when he collected the bill. He just said 'oh, I am sorry'. I went home and had bad diarrhea. Last week on our second visit to the inn, we decided to have a small order, local fresh raw oyster. This one can't go wrong. However , the oysters they served were the smallest oysters you can ever find. $3.00 a piece. After spent $24 for 8 tiny no taste oyster, we decided that was our last dine experience in that restaurant. No more . read more

Not impressed, I heard some folks talking about getting steamers here, so I thought I would give it a try, well as you walk in there is no one to greet you, so I stepped into the bar to see if you were supposed to wait to be seated or just seat yourself, the crowd in there was pretty seedy, and after standing there for a few minutes an employee walked by, and I stopped him and asked, it was seat yourself. Besides a few fried seafood options and lobster roll there was not much else by the way of seafood, and certainly no steamers. I eat at lunch time so perhaps they ate served at dinner? I ended up with an over done (ordered mid-rare, got well done) over priced (12.50) burger. Would not seek this place out again. read more

We came here for dinner, made a reservation and was promptly seated. Overall experience was excellent. A very nice dining room with views of the ocean, always a plus. The menu was well balanced. We started with the Calamari, the description was listed as "straight from the boat to your throat", that's a weird description, but it was good. Very fresh, well seasoned and cooked, crispy and just enough breading. I got the lobster bisque as a starter, phenomenal. I'm a big bisque fan, I've had it all over the country, from mom and pop shops to Michelin starred restaurants, and by far this ranks up there. Creamy smooth with chunks of lobster, well balanced, slight taste of either sherry or brandy coming through to cut the richness, excellent. As a main I had the bouillabaisse, excellent. I mean excellent. Full of flavor, from the perfectly cooked clams, shrimp, cod, and scallops, to the wonderful not overpowering fennel flavor, with the bit of pepper coming from the fresh arugula. I had a wonderful time eating this well prepared food. The only con of note is the delay in the delivery of the entrees after the starters, almost an hour. The waiter was embarrassed and told the manager, all on his own without anyone from the table mentioning the delay to him. I respect that, I like to see servers who are on their A game, and care for the patrons. Bravo! Overall a great enjoyable dinner. I'll be back for sure! read more

My husband, three adult children, and I dined at the Pleasant View Inn tonight and were very pleased with our meals. My husband loved the scallops wrapped in bacon and his shrimp and linguine dish. My salad was as fresh as could be and the swordfish was nicely prepared. One daughter enjoyed her lobster roll and the other thought her scallop po' boy was delicious.My son the landlubber thought the fried chicken fingers were spectacular. We had excellent,efficient service and we look forward to visiting the PV Inn again soon. read more

had been here before and loved it. this time, the food was meh and the prices high. the location is lovely. the noise level in the main dining room is horrible. needed to ask for another table in the smaller room, which was adequate. the dishes were described beautifully but the finished dishes were bland and over-done. the service was pleasant. read more