The Nordic — Restaurant in Charlestown

The ultimate buffet (check); farm animals (check); corn hole (check); water views (check); hammocks (check); outdoor bars (check); a gift shop (check)....great friends (check)...Pampered in luxury (check). The food is luxurious, but the Nordic is so much more. About 40 of my closest friends rented a bus and trekked about 1 hr. 17 minutes. The pastoral land and wooded areas you pass through is gorgeous. Our driver wound down very narrow lanes. We emerge at the Nordic. The entrance has two brazen pillars on either side. It is still kind of called the Lodge...guess they dropped it because people thought the Nordic had sleeping accomendation...I mean yes people it is amazing, but you don't have to go home, you just cannot stay there (after 2 hours of bliss). I got to wander the grounds before we were seated. I went to look at the Alpacas, sheep, a horse, donkey, and other animals. There were a number of tour busses. I used a restroom near the water. The cleaning crew were coming in as I was leaving. The bathroom was clean, lots of hand towels, and liquid soap. It was a little blustery out. Sitting on the actual water must be amazing on a less windy day. A volleyball net is set up. There is a pavilion and a fire pit in this area of the property.

After having a drink from the outdoor bar, I sat on one of the many Adirondack chairs. The Nordic had flavored water around the area... It was not too long before my group was called in. We were greeted by Michael from the front of the house. He quickly got us seated. Really great conversationalist and you can tell Michael takes pride in his job as does his staff. Our server was Amanda. She was just bubbly and really took care of us. Amanda made suggestions about food, preferences, ways to approach the buffet, replaced drinks, clear plates, gave wet wipe towelettes, and was there when we needed, but never hovered. Soft drinks came with your meal. Bar drinks/cocktails extra, but reasonably priced. My friends had an expresso martini at $12. Another friend had a Ulta for $6. I saw cocktails for $10. Check out the placemats for information.

So the food. I started with dessert. That was my game plan. I had an orangsicle made with vanilla Hagan Daas and Fanta. Then on a plate; I had dragon fruit, a maroon, lychee fruit, Turkish delight, coconut dulce Leche cake, triple chocolate, snickers cheesecake...Pro tip: ask for half slices. I ended up sampling a little bit of all the desserts. The Beligium Mousse cup was obscenely good.

Lots of people talk about the food. I will tell you the lobster fritters and clam chowder were standouts. The clam chowder was creamy, chunks of potatoes and clam. Read the menu on online, there is something for everyone plus Gluten Free options.

This place is so magical that we witnessed a proposal from another party. Congratulations Marvin and now fiance?!?! This shows you how special this place is to people. Really everywhere you turned customers were sociable. I stood in line with someone who talked to me about where they were visiting from. Just a really family style party atmosphere.

I think it is important to know that even though your tip is included in the $145...It gets split among the whole staff. My table left a cash tip, which went directly to Amanda. Amanda really did a super job. My soapbox about treating all wait staff similarly at other establishments. Tips thehard-workinging individuals who deal with us and make our time seamless (remember maid services too at hotels WHICH the Nordic is not a hotel)!!

I came, I saw, did not try to conquer, but had a couple of plates, enjoyed my time!! What a really great...

I would give this place 20 stars if I could. I have wanted to visit here for so many years and it did not disappoint. Truth be told, The Nordic was the focal point of my 5 day vacation to Rhode Island (don't tell my partner).

When I think of a buffet, I think of cheap food designed to fill you up and be just okay and with a slogan of "it's all about the lobsters" that's what I expected it to be. I honestly didn't have too high of hopes for anything but the lobster.... boy oh boy was I wrong.

The prime rib was so tender you could cut it with your fork. So flavorful the aus ju took away from it. The fried shrimp and scallops were freshly battered and the scallops were soooo sweet. The shrimp topped with crab cake was divine. The Häagen-Dazs bar was a dream come true for my partner. Literally the worst thing I had was the lobster Mac and cheese... and it was good!! It just couldn't stand up to everything else!

I expected to visit here and eat so many lobsters... and I did.... but I also ate SO MUCH of everything else. I seriously ate 5 full plates each with a lobster. Then hit the ice cream. Neither my partner nor I could even attempt dessert... but we will next time. I seriously never ate more in my entire life. I physically hurt. I was still full the next day at lunch.

While the lobster was certainly the best part. The fried scallops and crab cake topped shrimp secretly stole the show. They were so unexpectedly amazing.

Our waitress was wonderful, nice, and attentive. The grounds were gorgeous. They had the sleepiest little horse and donkey you ever saw. It was a nice touch to be able to arrive early and play cornhole until our table was ready!

If I could make two suggestions - bring back the king crab legs. Your customers expect a premium. You already charge a premium. If you have to raise prices a little to bring these back, customers will gladly pay. We expect and deserve the best. Secondly, you have a rule of only one lobster at a time(as many as you can eat but only one per trip to the buffet). I realize food waste is a problem and wasting lobster is tragic. People are going to get around this. I just had my partner (who only ate one) to grab me one every time she went to the buffet. Compromise on this. Let people get two lobsters per plate. The photos will be twice as impressive and garner twice as much business to you when people share their stories with friends.

Edit - I had no idea about the king crab season being cancelled. It also makes perfect sense to restrict lobsters to one at a time if it increases the quality that the customer is getting. Both responses are acceptable and understandable. Though, I will say the lobster serving station was ALWAYS full. I'll just have to make use of the full two...

So let me start by saying that I have been going to the Nordic for years, but I will never go back! I arrived at 420 with a buddy and sat at the bar. We had a couple of drinks while we waited for a couple more people in our party. We sat there for over an hour before our friends arrived. Around 540 we each paid and got sat down at a table. The waitress Courtney (who is a peach we have had her before, and she remembered us) took our drink order and said feel free to dive in. We were starving and immediately headed for the raw bar. I was just about to grab my plate when I was approached by a manger who said my shirt was offensive and asked me to either turn it inside out or change.( Now for context I'm wearing a Trump shirt that says "you missed" with him giving the bird. A black shirt with a white screen print nothing obnoxious but a little bit "adult" you could say....maybe. ). Now I was a little shocked seeing as I had been there for almost an hour and half! I responded kindly that I will not be trying my shirt around like and idiot and eating dinner, I will not be purchasing a Nordic lodge tee-shirt and I didn't happen to bring a change of clothes with me to dinner lol. I kindly asked for my money back which to which they said ok. I made my way to the front where I asked the kid at the counter why no one said anything for over and hour and now it's a big deal. He said he didn't see it. Fine lol. Anyways I'm waiting to see the statement credit for my money back and I will never be returning. My shirt said nothing vulgar, it's the fact that our president was on it. I will not be told by some nutbag liberal I have to change for dinner. I would suggest you think twice about dining here and I definitely WILL NEVER RETURN. And I'll make sure to spread the word!

Your response is pretty funny considering I sat at the bar and ordered three drinks, paid for my meal sat down and ordered my drink at the table and proceeded to the buffet line before anyone said anything to me about my shirt. It's funny you'd let a customer wear it for an hour and a half before you ask them to turn it inside out. Your restaurant is a complete joke and I've spread the word already and I have hundreds of people who...