The Red Parrot Restaurant

Love this place. We have been coming here for over 10 yrs. The menu has a lot of options you can eat healthy or have fun and be a little bad. I have done both during my visits here. The RI style Fried Calamari with the hot cherry peppers is awesome, but be prepared.. Very garlicy. Taste great not too strong,but after three pieces of gum. And mouth wash and brushing my teeth twice,the garlic breath went away..finaly. The burgers are good . Just about every fish dish I have had has been great. The drinks are good too. This is a great place to stop after lying out on the beach. Checking out the Mansions and then strolling down Thames Street. Get a seat with a veiw of the street if you can. You can come here in shorts and tshirt and flip flops. Good place to bring the kids too

After reading the reviews, I was a little concerned.  We got there at about 7 and didn't have to wait in line at all.  Table for 2 was available right near the window.

We ordered the bruchetta and it was awesome.  I knew, based on the flavors, that we were in good hands.

I ordered the coconut chicken which was spot on.   Loved it.  Girlfriend had the mahi mahi and she said it was great as well.

I am a dessert person, but sadly, I was full.  Very full.  So we had to skip it.  I will definitely return as that chocolate peanut butter dessert was calling for me!

I have eaten at Red Parrot several times in the past few years with satisfactory results, hence my return visit today. All I can say is what happened to the Red Parrot that I remembered? If you are an out of town visitor steer clear, my visit today was nothing short of mediocre tourist fare. We ordered quesadillas and nachos that were passable if you don't mind blah cheese between two burrito shells and a tomato based bean glop on top of tortilla chips. The barbecue chicken fingers (it did have a fancier name) was the most disappointing. My 18 year old son said it tasted weird and he was quite correct, we took it home to our dogs. My avocado/spinach salad was probably the most appetizing since it is pretty hard to mess up sliced avocados on a bed of baby spinach, although the salad was room temp rather than chilled. We ate at 4 on a Monday and it took over 30 minutes to get our food; my son also waited 10 minutes for the waitress to come back with his water refill,I can't think of a single reason to recommend this place, and certainly don't intend to go back; what a shame, they recently renovated.