So...for starters the Providence Hilton hotel is a dump. In town for a baseball tournament and the team got back late. We all descended on the bar as it was close but certain wasn't expecting much. One bartender taking food and drink orders was a disaster as we numbered at least 25 people. Manager was zero help so the poor barkeep and a runner handled the entire group. Ordered wings, fries, a chicken Cesar salad and a grilled chicken sandwich with cheese and mushrooms. Much to my surprise...the food was awesome. Wife loved the salad which had a lot of grilled chicken. My sandwich was moist, loaded with cheeses and mushrooms - all on a toasted brioche bun. Although painfully slow - the atmosphere and food was really, really good. The bar was pretty cool too. Couldn't give it five starts as the lack of manager caring and not helping stood out. read more

I should note i have only had drinks here before PC games at the dunk. It is the type of upscale place you would expect in a Hilton hotel (used to be a Shula's Steakhouse). Service is friendly and drink size is good. Its also very comfortable. Very bright in the bar area with all the windows. Very easy walk across a service road to the dunkin donuts center. read more

Was next door at the Dunk for a show and felt a bit peckish. I have wanted to stop in here for some time now! I didn't know it was attached to the Hilton but one trip to the restroom will confirm that for you! The place is beautiful! Beautiful and big! We would have liked seats at the bar but it was full! I think that truly would have changed this experience for me! I grabbed a cocktail, wedge salad and split an order of wings! All decent, not the best but decent (especially for a hotel restaurant) The service was a bit underwhelming! A very young staff that would rather hang out and chat than check on their customers! A great place to grab a beer and wings before or after a show, or a cocktail to kill some time while staying at the hotel on business! read more

Really nice staff and really good food. The burgers are excellent and they even have a duck confit grilled cheese on the menu - which is super good! The shrimp and grits - another unusual offering - are also a highlight. This hotel restaurant is just a pleasant surprise overall ! read more

Amazing service. Good food. Recommend the salmon, steak and burgers. Across from the DD center. read more

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Absolutely horrible experience. It took over a half hour to be brought water. Another hour to be served food that was cold. I really don't understand how a restaurant could be so understaffed. read more

FIVE STARS GIVEN FOR WHAT IT IS, A SPORTS BAR. I would not recommend it for a "nice" relaxing dinner. Had never been here previously, mostly because I feel the name is an offensive recollection of a part of Federal Hill we'd like to forget However, the location and presumed ambiance was right so.... Four adults, two children going to PC game at Civic Center. Walking an issue. Parking in Hilton garage was free for diners. Short hop to entrance of Dunken Donuts center, Took reservation on Open Table. Billed as retro sports bar. Why not. Reservation not available when we arrived but was able to show my Open Table confirmation and they found us the perfect table with the perfect young waiter, Tyler D. Who took great care of us. Menu not exciting, dinner wise, but as a sports bar, the apps, salads and hand helped were great. Wine list adequate and limited choices by the glass but what they had was good at a fair price. Out of current character, the draft choices of hundreds of mongrel beers were not available but there was something for everyone. We all enjoyed our food, wine and beer and the incredible play list from 60s to 80s. I guess that's where " retro "came in. Great place for a beer and bite before or after an event at the Civic Center. Better make a reservation, though. The place is packed at those times. Appeared to be separate, but connected, dining area for the hotels breakfast buffet. Rest rooms were traditional M&F in the hotel lobby. This could be my Big East stop for this season. Notice, this is my review but I did copy it to my Open Table account. No plagiarism here if it was my own, right? read more

Wow! Super surprised the service and food were excellent. Surprised because I travel a lot and hotel food and service at hotel restaurants are not typically great. I recommend locals to come see what it's all about. Fresh ingredients , recommendations that are very yummy. Met the owner and now I know why The Vig is successful. Great ownership attitude. People matter from customers to staff. read more

This place is the best! I came here to watch the Patriots game and ordered the duck confit grilled cheese with a side salad. It was honestly one of the best grilled cheeses I've ever had and I loved the atmosphere. I will be back! read more

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I enjoyed a late dinner at The Vig while staying at the Hilton Providence. The highlights include prompt, friendly service; no-fuss accommodation of the keto mods I requested; and tasty fresh food. My wife and I split the Atwells Grinder (no bread) and the Wedge Salad (without candied bacon). The kitchen split the orders and presented the"sandwich" elegently. The restaurant has a heavy sports-TV presence, which worked for me but could be distracting for some diners. Overall a winner that I recommend for a drink, a casual meal, and to catch a game. read more

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Might be a good stop. Staff seemed obsessed with closing doors prior to cut off time. Food was good and plentiful and fresh. Once they realized we were Diamond Members, their tune changed- should be professional and welcoming to everyone read more

I would rate 0 if I could. Hotel is run down, staff is unprofessional, communication very poor. Hotel refused to assist me getting a parking receipt for the garage they have their guests park at and directed me to Laz Parking who does not pickup the phone and voicemail is full. Don't stay at this hotel or any Hilton for that matter. read more

Decent bar, nice bartender. No wine selection. Horrific music on with Quiet Riot and other 80s metal hair bands. Not the audience. Very disappointing. read more

Duck confit grilled cheese was Amazing! My bf has the chicken sandwich which he loves. Sara the bartender was awesome. Great service. Can't wait to go back! read more

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In town for work and came to The Vig, I sat at bar for food and beverages. Server was prompt and well informed. Gave me the run down on the special of the day and a great local IPA. Food looks good, tastes great and the beer is awesome! I also had the Salted Caramel Creme Brûlée, which was quite good. Great place for a anyone traveling or even if you are from the Providence area. read more

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My family and I really enjoyed it here. They were able to accommodate our 10 person reservation and had it all set the second we got there. The service was great. Our food was wonderful. A few of us ordered the fish and chips, which was a big serving with thick fries. The Short Rib was to die for and some of the best crab cakes I've ever had. We would definitely return here. 4 stars because our drinks definitely could have been better. Something was off with either the quality of liquor or amount because it was hard to get down for a fruity cocktail. read more

Been back numerous times. Not the cheapest, but always good food and service. Open late too. Staff always friendly. If you haven't been, just go. You won't be let down. read more

Definitely a different spin on your average sports bar. Went to grab a quick bite but ended up in the great company of their staff and staying a while longer. I was very satisfied with our experience. Loved the Friar chalk art! GO FRIARS! Apparently one of their own staff members is the artist! I love that they support their staff - really tells us a lot about how management treats their staff. The decor is great. Has a great theme to the place. It was nice to see pictures of controversial sport events (fights on the field and Ali getting KO) along the walls rather than your average "go pats/sox/bruins" banners. The staff was super friendly, our server Scott was great and very knowledgable. We even got a chance to meet Don the GM, and Chef Guy who were great and made my girlfriend and I feel very welcome! The service was fast even with the steady flow of people coming in. Our drinks were perfect- not weak and not too strong. We started with the bacon caramel popcorn and it was so addicting, we needed another round of it. It's light and airy, with the perfect hint of bacon, not too sweet either! We also had the poutine, the gravy was rich and the fries stayed crisp with a generous amount of cheese... yum! I had the seared salmon for my entree and it was DELISH! The fish was noticeably fresh and cooked perfectly. Usually not a fan of gnocchi but they paired well with the fish. WISH WE HAD ROOM FOR DESSERT! ALSO- you can valet or self park. If you self park, the hostess will give you an already validated ticket so you do not have to pay for the garage! Certainly willing to go back and visit! We'll be back very soon! read more

This really isn't a sports bar. The configuration of the place doesn't lend itself to TVs that can be viewed from all - or very many angles. It's a hotel restaurant bar with decent food and a few TVs. Our server was great and the food was good. But we wanted to watch the game and it's really not set up for that. read more

Truly one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. Not only was the food subpar, but it was cold and it took an hour to arrive. We actually had to remind the waitress to bring the food and then when the fries were cold and we asked her for more fries she didn't even clear away the old food. They were out of wings ( how could that be when that is their specialty) and they were even out of their two local beers. When they finally served the replacement beer it was flat. The waitress could not keep the order straight, she was never around whenever anything was needed. I suppose at least she was pleasant. I can't believe that this place is in existence and that it even got good reviews in the past. Even for a hotel restaurant it was absolutely abominable. read more

Open until midnight but you close your kitchen at 9:45pm. You are one of the only places open late but it's not possible to get food. Terrible. Not to mention I was stared at and ignored for a good 5 minutes. read more

I have to say I'm never a fan of hotel food and restaurants but I was pleasantly surprised when I at here. We stayed here for 3 night for a hockey tournament. I had to eat here twice and both time the food was better than I expected. The burgers I had tasted fresh not frozen. The sides were freshly cooked and again not frozen as you find it at some other hotel restaurants. I had the new England clam chowder it tasted like fresh clams and the soup wasn't too thick. It had real clam pieces in it. Their mac and cheese was really good as well. If you stay at the hotel you should definitely eat here. read more

Food was good, not great! The deserts though, were wonderful. I had the pineapple upside down cake and my husband had the salted caramel crème brulee. read more

Nice sports-bar. Quite spacious. There is the bar section with high seats, and there is the restaurant section with booths and regular tables. The food is quite good. I had crab-cakes as appetizer and a hamburger with side salad and both were very good. read more

I have never in my life experienced what I experienced at this restaurant. After 90 minutes with 6 hungry kids and no food we approached the manager and were told if we dont like waiting we can leave and that they were doing the best they could with our group of 14, mind you we were the only ones in the restaurant. I then asked for a salad with dressing so my kid could just eat (its 9:45pm at this point) and couldn't even get that. She was screaming at my 60 year old mother and me in front of our kids. All the kids were in tears, my son was afraid the manager "was going to come to our room and get us" thats how mean she was. We now have 6 kids eating pop tarts in their rooms for dinner after playing sports all day because we couldn't even get some lettuce and dressing from the on site restaurant. I will close this review by saying I have worked in the hotel industry my whole life and have a degree in hotel management. I know what this staff deals with on a daily basis and it takes A LOT for me to speak up and write a review. This is in no way shape or form a Karen review. read more

What an amazing experience we had last night at The Vig thanks to our lovely waitress, Molly, bartender Sara and the Bar Manager, Don. We arrived from New York to spend Thanksgiving with my boyfriend's family in Barrington, RI. and checked in to the Hilton on Atwells Avenue in Providence (a lovely hotel). The Vig is connected to the hotel through the lobby. For Thanksgiving, we had committed to bringing both wine and DINNER ROLLS to the feast but procrastinated and left the rolls to the last minute. Desperate, we realized that there was nothing open past 10:00pm and certainly it would be difficult, if not impossible to find any store open on Thanksgiving morning. After exhausting every possibility, knowing that all stores were now closed and it seemed like the Cumberland Farms or 7 Eleven would be our last resort, the restaurant called our hotel room and alerted us that "they indeed had dinner rolls....and did we want them??" Oh yes! We went downstairs to the now empty restaurant and Don, the manager appeared with a dozen assorted frozen dinner rolls. We tried to pay Don but he insisted we take them gratis. We left a big tip for Molly, ordered another glass of wine from Sarah and promised Don that we would write about this on Yelp and online. My faith in humanity was restored, once again, and I want to thank Don, Molly and Sara and The Vig for helping us in our hour of need. "Dinner rolls" will always hold a special meaning for us forever more. Paula and Douglas read more

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The best restaurant I've ever been to. The sous chef Greg came out and greeted us. He was great brought us some cheesecake. The Tyler, our waiter was fabulous! Thank you Tyler for the ice cream and you and Greg for your wonderful hospitality. read more

Sorry, but I don't get the hype. The food was consistently overpriced and underflavored, my girlfriend couldn't see a TV, which is bizarre in a sports bar, the beer list was mediocre and one of the beers I got was clearly the bottom of the keg. The decor was decent, and my girlfriend's mixed drink was quite good, but that's about it. Even the popcorn was just meh ... there was barely any bacon and the caramel was cloying. read more

I came in after a concert for food to go and a drink at the bar. I sat down at the bar and wasn't acknowledged for minutes. I asked the bartender for an order to go and a beer while I waited. I ordered a poutine which took 20 minutes to come out. This place has an awesome vibe and amazing bar chairs I just wish the service lived up to the ambiance. read more

AWFUL. the poor waitress was also the hostess. It was the first Providence College game last night. Always a busy busy night. Stopped taking reservations. We were a table of five. We ordered apps and dinner. People came and went. No apps. Finally, burned overcooked tenders that were inedible. Waited another HOUR! Dinner never came. Poor waitress was running everywhere and people were yelling and angry. Not her fault. We never received dinner. Left 1 1/2 hour after being seated. Will never go back ( always went there before games in past years). They need to shut their doors. read more

Stopped in for a drink before the PC game on a Saturday and the place was PACKED. For being brand new, and apparently still on their "soft opening" stage the bartenders did a great job. We ordered a bar bite, goat cheese plate that came with crostini, jam and nuts. It was reasonably priced and taste great. Can't wait to see where they go with this place - definitely not your typical hotel bar and definitely a fit for providence. read more

I was staying in the hotel this weekend and decided to go to dinner in this restaurant just because it was easy but I was extremely surprised by the quality of the food that I decided to go back my second night there! The first night I had the Duck Confit Grilled Cheese with a side salad and it was to die for. The bread was perfectly crisp and the duck inside was very tender. The second night my party ordered a few appetizers. The crab cakes were a little on the small side but were mostly crab meat. The fish and chips only had two pieces of fish but it was perfectly fried and the fries were delicious. The calamari was okay... I personally don't prefer a cornmeal base on mine. Overall a great experience! read more

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Though they are in a soft opening stage, presentation is stellar! From the aesthetics of your food plate (or pallet would be more accurate) to the the laid back atmosphere and contemporary style, this place fits right in with downtown providence! Once this place gets some momentum they will not only change the game... but up the game! read more

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A hidden gem in Providence. I say that because it's typically (at least when we go) pretty quiet on a Saturday night. The drinks are great. The food is awesome. Great bar and wait staff. Maybe it's because it's attached to a hotel? I don't know. But we appreciate a place we can usually walk in to with great food and drink. read more

Stay at the Hilton every year during the golf tournament. Restaurant changed from a steak house to the Vig. Food is American with a flair. Salmon is excellent. Salads are done well. Fish and chips popular. My dig is the bar help. Not really engaging. No smalll talk. You feel like it's them against you. Overwhelmed on an average busy night like a Friday. Sarah in particular can label you as someone she doesn't care for then good luck getting service or even eye contact. It's not going to happen. After asking my co workers it wasn't something I made up. It's just not the friendliest of bars for a traveler that's looking for simple courtesy. So decent food but don't expect quick service or a bar conversation. Apparently that would take effort. read more

Some of the best fish & chips that I've eaten ! Molly is the best! Ask to sit in her section. She's super helpful and nice. She remembered our order from days before and brought the drink that I asked about days earlier. We had dessert on our second outing there and the pineapple upside down cake was awesome. Guy Charles, executive chef, came out and we were able to compliment him on the superior quality and taste of selections. Highly recommend if your in Providence. read more

Great food and drinks great atmosphere. Love the staff and food! Try the bacon popcorn appetizer it's fun and very different!

If your there ask for the bartender Emily. Tell her Nate sent you. What ever drink you get can't go wrong. The food is also AMAZING! I regret not eating there more during my stay. read more

My boyfriend and I went the The Vig on a busy Saturday night while it was snowing heavily outside. Even though the restaurant was slammed, we were seated right away at the bar. The service was outstanding as was the food! I got the seared salmon and my boyfriend ordered the pot roast. The food came out in a timely manner and both dishes were absolutely delicious! My boyfriend is not a huge fan of seafood, but even he enjoyed the salmon! The Vig's mantra is " We're Upping The Game" and our experience was nothing short of that! read more

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Ordered chicken and dumplings. It was one fried thigh on a little brown gravy next to a few dough balls sprinkled with a tablespoon of peas for $23.00. I left hungry and disappointed. Server was nice. read more