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Bluefin Grille

3.1 (68 reviews)
ModerateSeafood
Open • 6:30 am - 11:00 pm

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Margherita flatbread
Allie D.

I'm giving this rating to whoever is managing this restaurant, not to our waiter. Our waiter was VERY friendly and made sure we were accommodated as much as he could. I believe the negative results of this experience were out of his control. The menu has plenty to offer (see photo). My dad ordered the clam chowder, which he said was very good and came out at an average time for an appetizer. However, when it came time for all of our entrees, my brother's Margherita flatbread came out with a plain Cobb salad (which nobody ordered) and a vegan salad (the one I ordered) with chicken on it. I believe my dad ordered the Cobb salad with chicken, but the order was all wrong, and my mom's lobster sliders still hadn't come out. My dad ended up just taking the chicken off of my salad and putting it on the Cobb salad. He said the chicken was very dry and tough, and the Cobb salad was "half-assed." The waiter did take my salad back and say that a new one was being made, which was great, but it wasn't until 5 minutes later when our other two entrees came out. My mom said the lobster rolls were good, but average. My brother loved the flatbread and my salad was pretty good - just warm which was weird, but I think it's because the carrots were cooked and the salad must have been tossed beforehand. Don't think I'd come back here, but it's fine if you're staying in the h

Renee H.

The food, the service and the atmosphere was great to be a hotel restaurant. Enjoyed all the food we tried and the drinks were great. Loved the seating arrangements next to a bar.

John E.

The Bluefin Grill is the restaurant at the Downtown Marriott, I had the opportunity to sample both food and drink, mostly at the bar which was fairly busy when we returned from dinner after visiting area vendors. A couple of days in we finished early enough that I ended up being on my own for lunch - the Bluefin was just the ticket as I sat at the bar and enjoyed a couple of pints of beer (there was a list of local craft for $5 a pint - quite a deal). Although this is a Harpoon mug, it's actually a Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA - one of my favorites! Service was very good and I could tell by the techniques employed by the bartender that she was well trained (not that pouring beer takes much but the mixed drinks she was making for others were very well done). Both the restaurant and the food were rather above par for a typical hotel. There was also a great "Gameday Special" cited "Burger and Beer $12" and "Angus Beef, aged cheddar, crisp bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion and a pickle paired with a selection of one of the beers below" - I passed on the $3 beer selection and want with something crafty. I also ordered a side-salad instead of fries in an attempt to eat a bit healthier - not that I succeeded very well if you look at my other area posts. In all, the food, even as a special burger, was exceptional. I don't know if there's a better hotel in Providence, but the food at the Downtown Marriott makes all the difference in my book. (also posted in a much longer review on my food blog)

Yacht Club Ginger Beer - Official RI soda!
Christina B.

3.5 stars. So I admit I'm not too knowledgeable about Rhode Island and it's fare but upon some Googling and license plate reading (it's the Ocean State!), my family and I decided to find some seafood for lunch. When we realized the Bluefin Grille wasn't too far from where we were, we decided to take a chance. This place is located inside a Marriott but there was a decent amount of parking and we didn't need to valet or get anything validated. The restaurant wasn't too deep into the hotel and there were only a few people inside so we were promptly seated. However, upon looking at the menu, we were disappointed that there were few seafood choices. Then again, there is a possibility that the dinner menu has more seafood entrees. Here's what we decided to get: New England clam chowder: $6 for a big portion compared to where you might go for other places. Not bad at all! Creamy and had nice chunks of potatoes and clams. Pan Seared salmon: $17 for pan seared salmon with mustard vinegarette with roasted fingerling potatoes, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives and warm green beans. Very succulent and juicy salmon. The vegetables were done just right, not over-cooked. Grilled cheese sliders with tomato fondue: $10 for approximately 6 grilled cheese sliders composed of small baguette slices and white cheese. I thought it was cute/funny that the tomato bisque was referred to as a "fondue". It was essentially fancied up grilled cheese and tomato soup. Hard to mess that one up, pretty good. While the food was solid, service was... on the slow side. Maybe it's a Rhode Island thing or I'm used to a more fast-paced lifestyle where I'm from but waiting for someone to take our orders, waiting for our food to be delivered, and waiting for the check to be taken care of took a reeaalllly long time. My family and I just felt like we were doing a lot of waiting while we were there. If you are in the area and want a bite to it, the food here is good but don't expect this to be a quick bite.

New England clam chowder was good.
Khiang S.

The 2 star rating is for the food. I would give my wait person 5 stars! She was patient with me and very apologetic. Food first. We ordered their pork sirloin special, New England clam chowder soup and stir fry tofu. What can go wrong, right? The clam chowder was very good. Well balanced taste, not starchy like others. Definitely worth getting again. The pork sirloin special was served to my dinner partner, a retired butcher. He knows his meat. The pork sirloin's glaze was good and the vegetable combination is ok. The big disappointment is the pork sirloin. It was grilled and then served as 4 slices, each about 1/2"-3/4" thick. That's not a good way to serve the pork sirloin as it tasted dry and flat. A better way, explained my butcher friend, is to slice it thin after cooking. It will not only make it tender but absorb the glace well. Anyway too pricey for this quality. Stir fried tofu is the biggest let down. It was so salty, my tongue hurts even after downing a big glass of water. The wait person offered to bring it back and remove the sauce. It was still super salty. She offered to have the chef re-cook and I said sure and to do it without the sauce. The 3rd attempt was way better than the first 2. It was definitely the sauce they use which made this dish less than 1 star. The dish, as a vegetarian dish, would have tasted fantastic with just the fried onions, broccoli and peppers. The tofu used for this dish was good. Clean taste with simple salt and pepper. Anyway, this was served over some green rice. I recognized it as short grain rice and could tell that it was just a tad under cooked as you can bite into the center. A little bit more time would have made the rice perfect. Anyway, remember I asked for no sauce? They put a little sauce and too salty for me and so I had to skip the rice. 2 stars for food, 5 stars for trying to please a customer. They did not charge me for the stir fry tofu dish, so I gave the wait person a big big tip.

Clam chowder -large portion but bland
Jim J.

Bluefin is a perfectly adequate hotel restaurant located in the Marriott. It is pretty spacious and there was ample open seating when I stopped in. My server was pretty friendly and the food came out surprisingly quickly. My clam chowder was rather bland. The clams were a little gritty and the veggies were super well done. Overall it was a sad clam chowder being that we are in Rhode Island. My salmon was decent, but nothing memorable. It was served with some pretty terrible beans/rice type dish. I don't even know what it was, but it sucked! Also, sticking with the theme of indifference, the bread was simply two cold butt ends of a loaf. Nothing about the meal was beyond what I would expect at Red Lobster in any city, much less Providence. I wasn't expecting too much, so I wasn't let down. I was happy to just have a quick dinner at my hotel after a long day of travel. If you are looking for a great seafood dinner the I suggest you look elsewhere.

Cocktail menu
Susan M.

This is a restaurant located within the marriot hotel. Came here for dinner with some friends. The crab cakes were fantastic, lots of crab and flavor. You can skip out on the calamari because it was small and nothing to call home about. The table had a combination of scallops with different sauces. You can get the scallops cooked a various amount of ways, we had blackened and pan seared. Loved both! The scallops were HUGE. The lobster butter sauce was great, went well with the garlic spinach. Now when you order the side, it's a small portion so if you're hungry order another. The drinks are good, just make sure when reading cocktail menu and if the drink has "vodka" in it, please request the type of vodka. Otherwise it will taste like well vodka and I cannot drink well vodka. It makes me sick. Would I come here again for dinner? If I was staying at the hotel, yes. But there are better seafood places. We came here in the morning for breakfast. They had an omelette station and all the fixings for breakfast. Eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes, fruits, bagels, salmon, breakfast pastries. It was good but there are other breakfast places to go to. I only came here since I was in a time crunch and staying at the hotel.

Cast iron blackened swordfish, sauteed baby spinach and remoulade sauce
Ning T.

For the price, the food is OK. I went for a group dinner with some colleagues and ordered from the Prix Fixe menu. I got fish of the day which was swordfish cast iron blackened with remoulade and sauteed baby spinach which also came with a soup and a raspberry sorbet. The chef gave a complimentary mussel with curried apple sauce which I thought was very tasty. Back to the dinner, I thought the fish was good and the spinach was good, but I didn't like the combination, I guess the texture the sauteed spinach leaves in your mouth doesn't compliment the fish too well. The service was good and the food came out in no time. The taste of the food is definitely there but not enough to bring me back because it's expensive for the amount of food you get.

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