Blackie's Bulldog Tavern

Let me begin by saying that this is a good place to get pub food.  It is clean, relatively cozy, and the service is very good. The food is good too, but not great. We started off with nachos, buffalo chicken dip, and a hummus platter. All three of these were very tasty. The nachos are huge!  For dinner, I had a Blackie's burger and my wife had a margarita pizza. The burger is ENORMOUS, with two very large onion rings on it. It was too much. The roll had a greasy taste that I didn't like, but the burger was cooked perfectly. The pizza was....meh.  However, we have had other pizzas there that were great.  Overall, I recommend having one of their delicious apps, and sharing a main dish, or you'll both go home with leftovers.

So this definitely isn't the place to come if you're a slave to the health craze, but if you're looking to seriously indulge in some interesting comfort food, this is the best place to do so in Northern RI. I've been here a handful of times and each time was a pleasant experience. I've always been seated quickly, the wait staff has always been attentive and speedy and the food has always been delicious!

The menu is very eclectic and can be kind of intimidating if you're used to average pub fare, but take the risk! I've never tried anything here that I didn't like. The BBQ basil calamari is really really yummy. Who thinks to put those flavors together? It sounds bizarre, but it totally works. The burgers here are also really impressive, but I was disappointed to see that the menu had changed and the apple pie burger was no more. They also used to have a fabulous seared Ahi tuna salad that was full of fresh lettuce, Asian veggies and a big hunk of fresh seared tuna. I miss that salad...please bring it back!

Really rich, eclectic pub fare that will more than likely put you into a food coma, to dream of pulled pork nachos, pretzel bun burgers, and fancy grilled cheese sandwiches. Yum!

Pulling up at Blackie's seemed so random. Is it customary in Rhode Island to just put your car anywhere you feel like?

Overall, I liked the pretzel appetizer a lot as well as the sweet potato fries. The deep-fried Oreos, which I first tried last year at the Orange County Fair, seemed more like a dare than real food.

The only disappointing part of the meal, however, was my sandwich: a drippy, tangy gorgonzola cheese sandwich. Gross! Everything else was good enough to salvage the experience though.