Vincent Restaurant opened recently in Cranston, at the corner of Haven Ave & Florida Ave. They serve up a varied menu with Latin, Asian, Italian, and American fare on their menu, moderate high pricing.
The long space offers a front dining room in the front and the bar area with seating at the bar and additional tables in the back room. The bar offers 3 draft beers, bottle/can beers, sangria, cocktails, mocktails, and other non-alcoholic drinks.
I stopped by Vincent Restaurant for an early evening dinner. The place was quiet and I headed to the back bar area and took a seat. I was given a menu and I ordered a Poland Spring Bottled Water ($3 plus tax) with a glass of ice. I decided on two starters and an entree including the Empanadas Trio ($6 plus tax), Pork Dumplings ($8 plus tax) and the Canoe Vint Vint ($20 plus tax).
The food dishes came out one at a time within 10 minutes after ordering. The Empanadas Trio were nicely presented, good sized deep fried pastry shells with tomato and creamy yum yum drizzles filled minimally ground beef, melted cheese, and shredded chicken, creamy yum yum sauce for dipping.
The Pork Dumplings (4) were pan fried filled with soft ground pork and soy sauce for dipping, served very hot.
The Canoe Vint Vint, a modest portion nicely presented with soft ripe sweet plantain stuffed with cheese & seasoned ground beef & a house salad over spring mix greens.
After I finished my food, the check was presented which had an automatic 20 percent large group gratuity added (one person here???) and the Empanadas Trio was actually $8 plus tax. I was told the menu had a price typo, but they charged me the original $6 plus tax for the Empanadas. I paid cash and headed back on the road. The staff thanked me for stopping in. read more