Public Kitchen And Bar - Providence, Rhode Island

Beth Smith

The place? So cute!
The service? Only if you like sassy retort.
The food? As white as it gets.

I was hoping for an amazing restaurant for where I could have a fantastic dinner with my mom before a show at the Vets. We got a generic hotel restaurant.

Pretty in Pink was the best part of the night. That drink? So dang good.

The rest? Eh. Lacking. The host was rude and condescending. The waitress while pleasant was MIA. The food took forever an was obviously sitting under a heat lamp. But somehow the fries were underdone.

The crabcakes while had great consistency, did not have the flavor to keep it a good dish. The Caesar salad might as well have come from a shake bag. As said before the fries weren't fried enough. My mom said the burger was delish, so I'll give Public that.

All in all, won't come again. My mom said she will but it might be for the atmosphere and age group of attendants.

Michael Currie

Very nice inhouse restaurant. Steve and 'Ray' were excellent staff and great personalities. My Manhattan was one of the best I ever had. The calamari app was big enough for at least 4-5 to share. Scallops were amazing (great plating) and the cioppino was beautiful. We ate at the bar as all the dinner reservations were taken because of a show next door. Call early!

Ego sum Larva

There were 6 of us at the party and the host person got us a table withing 4 min...mind you that Cheesecake Factory, a block had 45 min to an hour wait (the dining area, including bar, was about 30% full. Everything we ordered was "great" except the veggies wrap thing...the impossible. burger patty in the wrap had no flavor or seasoning. Or it might be just me. The local beer was awesome. The server was attentive and made sure he was there close-by. Will definitely recommend this restaurant and will definitely go there again (if I get to take a trip in the future)

AnnaPaul Lynch

Low expectations for a hotel restaurant and this place met them. Food was mediocre. Service from the bartender was slow and not overly friendly (though the guy who brought the food was friendly). Ambiance in the bar was depressing - no music...TV volume was loud enough so you could tell it was on but not loud enough to hear what they were saying. It was late when we checked in and we were hungry. Those are the only reasons to eat here.

Batgirl69

Went to eat breakfast and ordered scrambled eggs with onions thinking they can’t mess that up but got soggy old “caramelized” onions probably sitting around a few days instead of using fresh onions. The waitress was very rude and berated me saying I don’t lie then admitting in a strong accent that the onions were caramelized then added to the eggs basically making my point. When we spoke to the manager Melissa about the waitress’ behavior we got nothing except you’re not paying for it. That wasn’t the point bc we already knew we weren’t paying for it but thought that the Manager needed feedback on the services to help improve them. Instead the Manager who has zero listening and managerial skills (I know bc I run several businesses) started talking over me and saying the same thing well you’re not paying for it. Unbelievable because if this “Manager” should be managing anything at all it should be off of a turnip truck!

Paul S

Stopped in for an after work event. Ideal location if you're in the city, plenty of space and areas to sit or stand as a group and chat. Drinks were excellent, staff was knowledgeable and attentive. Would recommend for a cocktail but didn't order food so can't speak to that. Also a great place if you're looking to impress a date, upscale, classy but not overly pretentious.

Liz Lombard

Love the vibe! Nicely decorated! I ordered a drink and asked what was the cost and the response was $13 or $14! He then charged me $15.

H Corr

Hostess was patient and friendly.Some of the food items were awesome and others definitely should just be taken off the menu. Skip the chicken tacos and the charcuterie. The charcuterie is something to be desired, though the cheese and the meat on it are delicious. There's not nearly enough crackers to eat in the pickles items on it don't really taste great. Try the eggplant chips, short ribs dinner, the wings , the dessert ,all great .I would definitely recommend .
The drinks were delicious but light on the alcohol. I have read a ton of comments saying they are expensive and I did not feel that to be the case. Domestic beer is $5, mixed drinks I think $14 and wine $11 . Our waitress only smiled when we left. Felt like we were bothering her the whole time. Wish we had a different waitress maybe would've given it 5 stars because experience makes up for food.