Olympia Tea Room

Surprisingly, I was quite disappointed by Olympia tea room my first time here. We were sat down in a booth towards the back, and this is where the issues started. I’m not sure if it’s just that part of the restaurant, but they seem to have a fly problem. The entire meal, flies were relentlessly buzzing around us and It was very irritating. Secondly, the staff are not very friendly, our waitress was okay this time. However, two of us had been there before and said that their waitress was extremely rude. Third issue was the food itself. I got the halibut special and another person in my party got the duck. The orange sauce on the duck was delicious, but the duck itself was extremely overcooked and nearly inedible. The halibut had a beautiful sear, but the fish itself was extremely bland and

Always consistent when it comes to quality food & tremendous atmosphere. My favorite cocktail here is the cantaloupe martini, goes down ridiculously easy & the wife got a blood orange margarita that was equally delectable & btw, both were high potency! Menu items are all great, so it's tough to choose. I opted for the Portuguese haddock & my w8fe got the fish & chips, both were excellent & cooked perfectly. While not cheap, the portions are large & considering where you are....worth it. My only nit pick (& we come here often) is we always seem to get the one server who isn't having their best day, nothing rude of course, just not overly engaging & friendly.

First, a shout out to our server Kalee, who was wonderful. Looking at other reviews, there are a minority of people who had bad experiences, but we must have hit a good night, because the food, atmosphere and service were all top notch. The specials were rather pricey, so we stuck with the menu items. We started with Crisp Zucchini Ribbons, which we both loved. I had the Portuguese Baked Haddock, which was spicy and delicious, and my wife had the roast chicken, which was delectable and so big that I got to finish about a third of it. Dessert was ridiculously good!

Recently ate at Olympia Tea Room with my husband during a recent weekend trip to RI. The restaurant is located in downtown Watch Hill, but unless you have a window seat or you’re sitting outside, you don’t really get much of a view of the water, if that’s something you’re looking for. The interior of the restaurant is very cool. Dark wood, very old New England. There is history in this restaurant, which we appreciated. We arrived early on a Saturday and were starving after a long day of mansion tours in Newport. We were seated promptly and got lucky with a window seat. The service, like the food, was “fine.” Not amazing, not horrible. My husband got the pizza appetizer and said it was good…we are from the NYC area, so we are pizza snobs. I had the avocado carpaccio, which was refreshing

Really enjoyed our Dinner after enjoying walk around town. Especially enjoying the clam chowder, which I enjoyed tasting everywhere on menus. We also enjoyed the zucchini Ribbons appetizer and especially the watermelon salad. The Pasta with marinara and sausage was delicious. Our waitress, Malissa was very helpful, engaged and added to making our meal memorable.