Wickford on the Water

Waterfront spot in wickford village. Outdoor seating was quite pleasant with harbor view on beautiful Sunday afternoon. - Prince Edward Island mussels $25 Sautéed mussels served in garlic butter sauce with caramelized onions, tomatoes, garlic bread. Full of flavor and tasty, but a bit too salty and mussels were rather small. Garlic bread was perfectly grilled, unlike most places serving them hard as a brick! -Avocado chicken $26 Cilantro lime marinated grilled chicken rubbed with spices, over coconut bacon scallion jasmine rice, avocado corn salad. Was delightful, small portion though. -Fish & chips $20 Liked how it was lightly battered and fresh, but again small portion. Would love to return to sit at the bar for drinks with harbor view.

Everything was really good with nice presentation and great service. Cocktails were very well done also and tasted great. Atmosphere is very clean and comfortable with great views.

The food was absolutely fabulous...hats off to the chef. I had fish tacos with a crispy slaw and a mango salsa and my sister-in-law law had the fish with jasmine rice and broccoli. We both had the lemon raspberry cheese cake for dessert. Our server was sweet, helpful and around just enough. We sat out on the water for a late afternoon lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the view. The boats in the harbor were beautiful and we enjoyed the wilfe a d flora as well.

To sum it up in one word- disappointing! The host staff were excellent and so was the wait staff. Very attentive to our needs whether it be water refills, beer refills, or simply clearing empty plates. Unfortunately the food overall was a huge disappointment. The only item that was good was the loaded tater tots. The balsamic calamari was soggy and chewy. Seared tuna tacos were quite bland although the tuna was seared perfectly. The fish tacos were equally bland with literally a handful of cabbage on top of fried fish strips. It desperately needed something to spice it up or bring out some flavor other than fried fish because the Mango salsa was only a spoonful of cubed mango. The tequila lime chicken was decent but again seemed to be missing a boost which the lime crema did not provide. F

Found another gem this weekend. As is our habit now, my father-in-law and I went out for a drive exploring new places. On the way back we stopped for a late lunch at Wickford on the Water. Valet parking out front made it much easier for my mobility-impaired FIL to get in the restaurant. Big 👍 for having valet service. We started outside on the harborside dock and on a better day this would've been beautiful. Rain, however, drove us inside. But there was nothing disappointing about the move indoors. We found a quaint, nautically themed dining room. We both started with the New England Clam Chowder. I had the Blackened Cod on a bed of white rice with seasoned broccoli and Dad had the Summer Grilled Cheese with bacon & tomato. We both agreed the Chowder was a winner. Creamy with the righ