Dad's Deli Rhody/ Hook Line & Pizza — Restaurant in Narragansett

I don't know how they managed to cram an entire restaurant vibe into the space between the order and pick-up windows, but they did. The menu is both what you'd expect for standard beach fare (burgers, hot dogs, fish and chips, etc.), but they also have daily specials, twists on old favorites, little added details, and the extra effort shows. The food is delicious and made after you order, so it takes a little longer than, say, a cheap drive-thru run, but is so, SO worth it. All the employees were very friendly and worked hard to get the food out to you. My only regret is not getting their playlist; the music they had pumping out the speakers was upbeat, summery, and made waiting for your food a little bit more fun.

The prices are average to a sit-down restaurant, but the quality and portion sizes of the food make it worth every penny. I ended up eating there like, seven times over the course of my beach trip, and had no bad experiences. Sure, it would have been cheaper to bring my own food to the beach, but the hassle and headaches weren't worth it, especially with how good the food I ordered was. You can literally order your food, walk across the street, and eat at the beach (or stay by the restaurant, eat outside at one of their lovely picnic tables, and look at the ocean from there). The ice cream has what you'd expect from an ice cream stand (the flavors, the cone/cup options, the toppings, etc.), but, again, little extra twists here and there: why doesn't every other ice cream stand offer waffle cone bits as a topping choice? Seriously, there's just so many tiny details that show how much thought and effort the owners put into creating a genuinely nice place to eat. It's silly, but I was actually sad about my trip ending because it meant I wouldn't be able to go back and grab another meal from them; everybody there is just so nice!

I'm planning to return to the beach next year and have already decided it's worth saving up extra so I can just keep ordering food from here again. Who wants to pack a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when you could have a fresh...

The ice cream was great, nothing bad to say there. The service was extremely disappointing. I ordered an ice cream in a waffle cone and was given the wrong flavor. No big deal, except when I said that the dude working at the front said “oh sorry man” with no indication that he would switch the ice cream. When I asked him to switch the flavor, one of the girls working in the back told him to show me the receipt saying he didn’t charge me for a waffle cone, which he had already given me, as if that was a reason why he shouldn’t give me the flavor I ordered. I decided not to take it any further because there was a line forming behind me, but as I was eating the one they gave me the customers that I moved out of the way of came to me and informed me that they also got a hard time getting the correct order. Similar mess-up, no willingness to fix it. The only reason I’m not giving a 1 star is because, as I said, the ice cream was...

I cannot speak for the food, but the ice cream was really gross and overpriced. We got a 2 scoop sundae. Teeny scoops, the pistachio was freezer burned. The hot fudge was frozen little chips. They forgot the whipped cream and then when they did put it on it was like bubbly water. It was soooooo gross. Like really? There isn't a better one? "No they are all melted." I feel like they should have told us that before we ordered a...