Bird in Hand — Restaurant in Westerly

Very unfortunate experience at this 3 month old restaurant. Place has good vibes, indoor and outdoor which is great. We had two cocktails that we waited 25 minutes for, which ended up being not very good. We ordered a Caesar salad and beignets to begin. Salad was grilled - poor choice of prep. The lettuce was not fresh, the dressing had no flavor and the Parm cheese was terrible. The beignets had no flavor as well however we're freshly baked and had a good crumb structure to them - it's a start. We did try ordering their Rillette of duck, however at ordering we were told it is not available. At this, we just stopped, cut our losses and went elsewhere for the remainder of our dinner that night. We paid the bill and in doing so provided some constructive feedback to the child-waiter who really did not care. I suspect he may hear similar feedback often and as such is dismissive of it. Overall, a terrible experience here and I recommend walking to a different restaurant in westerly that will surely be better...

Westerly, RI is my happy place. I live as a Nomad, full time in a van, and there are some places that are just really special, Westerly, RI is that place for me. My Rodina, like the Russians like to refer to when speaking of the place that grounds them and brings them peace. On 12 Canal Street, in Downtown Westerly, RI is a nice quiet night spot, with good food, good drinks and a great Bartender, named Jessica. This is not a place where you have to be in a rush, The owners, Paul and Pat, welcome good discussion over fine cocktails. On Friday evenings , a very interesting musician, Dr. Westchesterson, livens up the atmosphere with his awesome array of popular covers, including my favorite, Pink Floyd. The Bar here is a great place for conversation, and for meeting some of the local business owners as well, in this beautiful town on the border with Connecticut. The Food here is always great. Nothing but good things to say about Bird in hand. Great Atmosphere and great bartending are...

Great place for a drink. We went this past Friday at 7:30 - reserved over 2 weeks ago. The server was very sweet BUT - Upon arrival, we received extensive beer, wine and cocktail menu only to be told the only beer available were the first 2 listed from a list of approximately 10. We were also advised at that time that there was no duck or roast chicken and many other entrees that were unavailable (so much for the bird). We ordered a gumbo and 3 Steak Au Poivre. After approx. 20 minutes, our server returned to tell us that they only had 2 steaks but had a panko coated chicken breast. The chicken breast was dryer that jerky. My steak was tough and was served with french fries with paprika or some other terrible tasting powder on them. My son enjoyed his steak. The gumbo wreaked havoc on my husbands stomach.

We had great hopes for this restaurant but most likely will only return for a cocktail.

I gave overall 2 stars mainly for...