Waterfront dining at restaurants in RI offers lush seaside views

Located in the exclusive Warwick Neck neighborhood aside Greenwich Bay, this beautifully groomed golfing and marina property offers some cool dining options. Par & Tackle Restaurant and Bar has is a beautiful new post-and-beam structure next to the Pro Shop and first tee. Diners can enjoy a full bar, a grand stone fireplace sitting area, plentiful seating, and a farm-to-table menu. Also: live entertainment! Tiki Truck, open in the warm-weather seasons, is next to the pool. The TikiBar serves up cocktails, a full menu and wonderful views of Greenwich Bay.

Dine by the Atlantic on Misquamicut Beach at this 350 seat deck restaurant serving delicious food and drink. A new and expansive lunch and dinner menu includes great seafood and modern American fare including a Raw Bar, appetizers including Paddy’s Famous Smoked Wings, Open Faced Jalapeno Poppers, Avocado Toast, Clam Cakes and Chowder, Burrata & Tomato Salad. Choose from sandwiches like the Smoked Turkey Rachel, Pastrami Sliders or Tuna Tacos. Want more? Try the Fisherman’s or Clam Strip Platter. Quench that thirst with punches, coladas and margaritas, beer and wine, or take it up a notch with the award-winning Signature Specialty Drink Menu with take home souvenir cups. From May-September there’s seven miles of white sand, events, amusements, live music and fun just waiting for you – beachside.

Once you check in to your airy, cottage-style room or classic suite at the Hotel Maria, take a moment to marvel at the view of the ocean from your balcony, then grab that LL Bean beachbag with the fluffy towels and head for the beach – right across the street. The rooms in this reimagined boutique hotel, a modern throwback to simpler times, are inspired by “olde Misquamicut,” and so is the hospitality and service. Get comfortable in Maria’s Seaside Cafe, with homemade pasta and the freshest nightly seafood specials, or grab a cocktail on the rooftop deck. Check out Westerly, with its great beach bars, ice cream parlors, kids’ amusements and pristine beaches, all a walk or bike ride away.

Lovingly reconstructed as a tribute to its storied history as a seaside getaway, the Ocean House Resort boasts not only dramatic ocean views from its Watch Hill perch but also a private white-sand beach for everything from fly-fishing to just relaxing in a shaded cabana. Elegant and uniquely appointed rooms, suites and cottages feature ocean-inspired decor and access to world-class amenities from an on-site spa, lap pool and fitness facility to classes in a culinary arts center and champagne in the Secret Garden. Set sail for a lighthouse, sit down to a summer lobster boil, launch a kayak or bike along the coastline. Ask about the Lighthouse or Tower Suite with especially dramatic ocean vistas.

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