Poor People's Pub
33 Ocean Ave, New Shoreham
(401) 466-8533
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The menu is extremely limited but considering it's a bar it's not surprising. However if they want to be a smokehouse they should advertise as a smokehouse so people know what kind of food they're getting. You walk into a cold lonely sad bar, the wait staff mostly ignores you. And all the food tastes like dirty fryer oil. I might try this place again but I was highly disappointed. Also, considering the quality of food you receive the prices are quite high. $50 for chicken tenders, french fries, a pulled pork sandwich, and potato chips from a bag was quite a bit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Even if it’s the only game in town this time if year, it’s totally worth the trip across the pond!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly waiter and the food was great. I loved the crab bisque it had big pieces of crab and I could've drank a gallon of the broth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was ok with not much flavor. The junk fries are just that, so don’t bother. It’s sort of a “I don’t care” vibe by the staff. Absolutely no modifications with your food what so ever, the waitress made that perfectly clear. If it wasn’t on the island it would have been closed already.
Seek food elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Delicious BBQ, staff was very friendly and indoor and outdoor seating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The BBQ Platter
Had the Mac burger, gf had the Mac with chicken. Was delicious. Service was also great. When I find myself on the Island again I’ll be going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truly one of the worst dining experiences we’ve had on the island. We arrived and they were busy, so we put our name on a list. Waited an hour without being told the wait would be even remotely that and when we asked very politely about an open table, the hostess was incredibly rude and told us she “couldn’t make people get up” and that she’d have to wait for several other people to show up and see if she could offer them the table first. Even though we were there and ready to sit and had been for an hour, and we’d offered to share the table with other people. don’t really understand the need to be rude to us especially given we’d waited for an hour without a single comment.
Service: 1
Awesome
Recommended dishes: Corn Chowder
The Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese was really good. I had seen so much live music when I had on other nights walked past, but somehow tonight, no. They did some type of mega Trivial Pursuit type game, with the whole place, and although it was not for me, the crowd did get into it.
Fun spot. Usual Block Island high prices/ compared to food level, but better than the average on that for Block Island.
Would return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An excellent place if you want a cozy, comfortable, welcoming place. I had the buffalo chicken snack and the poor burger. Both were excellent! Service was excellent. Fun place and comfort food.
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Doesn’t matter about the food - plenty of other places… The staff is unkind and rude. Three young women standing at a hostess stand with no one in the restaurant on a Monday and they refused to help me with a medical problem requiring a bathroom because I wasn’t a paying customer, despite being in tears while asking them and telling them it was an emergency. I don’t care how good the food is. In this day and age, if you can’t extend some kindness to someone who needs it and is asking for it, I’m not giving you business. Awful.
The food was excellent and reasonably priced. I had a chicken wrap, a burger with fries, and chips. The service was good, and the ambiance was very nice. If you visit Rhode Island, I would highly recommend this place.
Had a wonderful lunch with Ben today. My sides are hurting from laughing so hard. Great food, staff, and atmosphere! Just wish Ben would leave some girls for the rest of us😂
Reese was awesome and food was amazing, will be back
Reese p was so nice! So fast and accommodating! We will definitely be back! All the way from Arizona ! 😁🏜
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