Aunt Carrie's - Narragansett, RI

Aunt Carries is a family oriented, Rhode Island,  sea side restaurant. It is a neighborhood place that has been around since 1920.  Not surprisingly, they specialize in sea food.

Point Judith is on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound and the Long Island Sound.  It's the town where you catch the ferry to Block Island.

They have adirondack chairs outside for waiting that look over the water where you can see the Point Judith Lighthouse.

Service was good.  It was fast, friendly and efficient.

I had the combo special which was a clam chowder and clam fritters.  When you order the chowder, they will ask "white, red or clear."  The white is traditional cream based New England clam chowder. The red is what I've always known as Manhattan clam chowder. The clear is what they add cream to to make the New England style or tomato to to make the Manhattan clam chowder. I had the clear because I had never heard of such a thing.

The clear chowder was really good.   I would describe it more as a fishy soup rather than a hearty chowder.  It is probably healthier but, I would still order the New England clam chowder if I go back again.

What distinguished Aunt Carries for me were the clam fritters. The fritters were just deep fried bread dough with some clam juice added. It doesn't sound good but it tasted really good. There were even a few bits of shell in there to remind you that you are really at the beach.

Across the street was Aunt Carrie's ice cream shop.  I didn't try it but, people seemed to be enjoying themselves there.

We enjoyed it overall.  It was worth the drive down from Boston.  I would rate Aunt Carrie's 8.6 on my ddd review scale.

1240 Ocean Rd
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 783-7930
http://www.auntcarriesri.com