Restaurant Reviews Rhode Island – Blu

We decided to venture to a new destination for our Sunday dinner this week.  Jo & Ernie’s Restaurant Reviews Rhode Island found us at Blu on the Water located in East Greenwich.

A fun, casual environment, there are three outdoor bars and plenty of outdoor seating along Rhode Island’s longest waterfront deck that  overlooks a wide variety of boats docked at the marina.  The indoor seating is also very casual and very empty on this warm, sunny summer afternoon.  The bar stools were full and the World Cup was on all of the large screen TV’s.  The crowd was engrossed in the match, Germany versus Argentina, with timely oohs and yeahs.

 

 

We were very impressed with the bar staff and servers.  They were extremely busy, exceptionally hospitable and moderately entertaining.  Our initial bartender made drink and food recommendations and we agreed that they were excellent suggestions.  The recommended drink was the Coronarita.  How fun and crazy is this?  I think he said he made this using 1800 Reposado Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, a couple of other ingredients and a 4 oz Corona. A light, less tangy margarita with plenty of kick.

 

Now the appetizer order.  We wanted steamers but they ran out.  We then asked for the whole belly clams app but they didn’t have that either.  So we ordered half dozen oysters and two jumbo shrimp cocktail.  The local oysters were small, my preference is medium;  I ate one that was crunchy and that was enough for me.  Ernie at the remaining and enjoyed them.  The jumbo shrimp was not quite at the top of freshness and only mildly chilled.

 

 

 

Next, we shared the lobster crab cakes.  The appetizer is pleasantly spicy with suitable pieces of lobster and crab meat in two really good sized (maybe 3″ diameter) cakes with a chipotle aioli.

 

The bartender indicated that his favorite dish at the Blu was the fish tacos.   Ernie enjoys an occasional fish taco so based on the high recommendation, this was a clear choice for his main course.  Ernie was especially unhelpful in describing the flavor of this dish, but the 3 large tacos were filled with grilled mahi mahi fish steaks, not the typical battered haddock or cod.  The tacos were embellished with mango, tomato and other fabulously fresh ingredients and were devoured in no time.

 

 

The seared sea scallops were cooked to perfection and an amazing complement to the lobster ravioli. The homemade ravioli were partially filled with lobster pieces and arranged beautifully in the dish with a delectable, light lobster cream sauce.

 

The meal wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t order a dessert to “share”.  While the dessert menu had only a handful of options, the selection was diverse enough to satisfy a variety of tastes.  Our choice was the Reeses Peanut Butter Pie.  Sugary sweet and rich, this pie featured layers of peanut butter mousse and milk chocolate with a cookie crumb crust and whipped cream on top.

We look forward to our next Restaurant Reviews Rhode Island at Blu on the Water to try out more dishes from this spectacular menu.