Carmines

I'll be honest, we had been to Carmine's restaurant in New York City multiple times. We loved it! Great food, great atmosphere. Our waiter was a little weird. Of course the food was pricy but it feeds many. Alcoholic drinks were $11-$12 each. You definitely get what you pay for. We are planning to try Twin River's location next week. Really curious to see if it matches our expectations. Stay tuned.... Pros: food and drinks more

I had the pleasure of dining at Carmine's for the first time this Friday. I am pleased to say that I would definetely return. The portion were great and the atmosphere was exciting. At times the room felt a little small and would have liked extra space, but I guess that is what happens if you in a busy restaurant. I would definetely make reservations in advance. more

I have never seen so much food in my life. When they say family style they really mean it. Me and my friends went and order a few pasta's, we all left with leftovers. PS try the rigatoni country more

My letter to Channel 10 can tell the story..... more

Don't waste your time and money. We were anticipating an extraordinary dining experience only to be very Pros: nice atmosphere, hostess very friendly Cons: poor service, food poor more

Big dissapointment....rude service. Living in providence, I have high expectations for quality food and friendly service. I anticipated Carmine's would be up to par with Federal Hill in both. I was driving my parents through Lincoln, helping them find an apartment and figured we'd try Carmines on a Saturday evening. I expected a long wait at the bar, but was excited to find only one full table in the whole restaurant. The maitre d' refused to seat us around 7pm, stating ""You need a reservation before 9pm. After that we take walk-ins"". I walked away disgusted and called one of my favorite restaurants ""CAV"" and was seated immediately despite how busy it was. Long story short-- stay away from 'chain restaurants' like Carmine's if you are used to fine dining. I read that Carmines hours have been cut to being open only on weekends. I bet even that will end soon. For exceptional Italian, Try Pizzico on Hope St. Rated best in RI! more

I've been to Carmine's in Lincoln, RI 4 times. The first 2 (May 07) went well. The food is very good, family style, with generous portions. The last 2 times Ive been there (June, Sept 07) mistakes were made that will keep me from returning. Both times, I ordered the veal parm and received the chix parm. The 1st time the mistake was made, I was in a hurry and did not want to wait for a replacement. I asked if maybe Carmine's could provide me with desert on the house. The assis manager came to my table and apologized, saying that they had been having problems with a new chef, making errors. I got my free desert . So I recently went back and the service was terrible. I had to wait 45 min for a table (but this was expected as it was prime time). the bread came very late. All the while, the waitress blamed the busboy for not bringing the bread out (instead of just getting it herself and talking with him privately). Then, for the 2nd time, I received chix parm instead of veal. At 1st, my waitress said, ""No you ordered the chicken parm."" I said that I did not and saw her write down veal on her pad. She looked at her pad, realized her mistake and apologized. After 1st discouraging me from getting a replacement(saying ""Its gonna be a while"")she took the chix back.I noticed the assis GM behing the bar and spoke to him, telling him that this was the 2nd time I ordered veal and got chix.He apologized, said that the entree was on the house, and offered desert also on the house.My waitress came back, I tried to tell her about my convo with the AGM, but she kept talking over me.She said how all the staff in the back were enjoying the chicken. She mentioned that ""the managers dont have to know about this.""I told her I had said something to the manager. She apologized for her mistake and, since I had spoken with the AGM, she did not charge me for the replacement veal or desert. The bottom line tho, is that I would rather not have this happen. and twice no less. Pros: good food, family style Cons: service, some food was cold more

When we heard that Carmine's in New York was opening a branch at the Twin River (""casino"") in Lincoln, Rhode Island, wer were in heaven. We always visited Carmine's when we went to New York, and now, with a branch about 25 miles away from us, we could go much more often. Pros: good food Cons: inexperienced service more

Do not go to the new casino if you are a non-smoker. They dont tell you that its smoking. If your are looking for smoke free you have to walk 10 min. to the other side of the property. Thru the smoking section.\r \r I brought an elderly person. We got out at the new valet. They saw oxygen. No one told us that it was entirely smoking. We were then guided to go 10 min away to the opposit end to the non-smoking section. What a dump. Old machines and run down.\r \r Go to foxwoods or Mohegan Sun more