Reviews of Persimmon (Restaurant)

Melissa Morales

My favorite restaurant in Providence. Staff is always so accommodating and makes great recommendations. My friend and I usually share about 5 courses and they never complain if we decide to add another one on mid meal. The food is absolutely amazing. I've never had a bad meal here. Thank you!

Amy Doran

incredible food.... service was impeccable... will return...❤

David Bowman

Sophisticated and creative original menu. Highly recommended.

Itamar Ronen

Excellent restaurant in the Brown University area with a less stressful vibe than some of the fine dining establishments in downtown Providence. The ambiance is relaxed and decor and color scheme gives the place a hint of a Japanese appearance. My partner and I ordered a la carte several dishes: two fantastic salads, pork belly, scallops, venison and the chocolate dessert and shared. The chef clearly understands ingredients and goes for simplicity and perfect preparation. Flavor profiles were direct and clean, and in every dish the excellent ingredients shone. We had two cocktails, one alcoholic and one not, both fantastic. The Beaujolais nouveau we had matched well with the rest of the dinner, the service was affable but not oppressively so, so overall a perfect dinner with thoughts of going back upon our next visit to Providence. Only one very minor misgiving was the olive focaccia served as bread. For such a refined dinner, a good crusty Italian or French bread would have been much a better accompaniment than a crumbly focaccia with superfluous olives in it. Also, I would skip covering the butter with salt and leave the diners the possibility of doing so on their own.

Nathan Cronin

Service was excellent. We ordered 6 dishes between two people, and the server coursed it out as a 3 course meal for us. She was also extremely friendly and helpful with the menu. It was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable dinner dates my wife and I have been on recently. The dishes here are on the smaller side, somewhat similar to a tapas style, or for eating multiple courses. Everything was delicious and presented beautifully. We had a salad, and clam soup, then spaghetti Bolognese and papardelle with lamb meatballs, and finally pork shoulder and dry aged steak. The papardelle and lamb meatballs ended up being our favorite dish. The cocktails were also excellent, and the Three Guarantees is a must if you like Mezcal. It is definitely expensive ($225 for us) but it was worth it as a special treat for my wife's birthday.

Jason Anglyn

Great place for a light meal and a good date. The food was good.

Rosa Chang

We had dinner there almost a week ago. The vibe was good, but the dishes we ordered weren’t impressive. One of us had a fish dish and had a very bad stomach ache, vomit, and diarrhea afterwards. Still in recovery!

Errol Huffman

Not bad. The staff were courteous, some more so than others, but a pleasant environment. The plates are smaller as that is their focus, more of a tapas or small-plate experience. I left hungry despite the number of courses. The execution of the dishes was what you would expect but nothing extraordinary. A little costly for the food but I think they we're adding in an entertainment and sourcing value, a bit more value than I saw in my experience. The dessert was a bit pedestrian for the effort that surely went into it's creation. Not bad but I would not make the investment for a large group nor return with the family.

Christopher Rose

Informal high quality dining with a limited but well done menu.

Gail Buczkowski

Amazing bunch with smoked salmon, gruyere omelet, banana and nut waffle, breakfast sandwich and chocolate cereal dessert. Drinks Virgin and not both excellentt. And there were donuts.

James Olivier

Top knotch. Excellent. Food. Service. A must .

Melissa Morales

My favorite restaurant in Providence. Staff is always so accommodating and makes great recommendations. My friend and I usually share about 5 courses and they never complain if we decide to add another one on mid meal. The food is absolutely amazing. I've never had a bad meal here. Thank you!

David Stahl

creative menu served attentively in a beautiful space. Sommelier helped us pick a wonderful extra dry champagne. Pumpkin buttered lobster risotto and RI black bass were delicious as was my spouse’s bolognese and her sweet potatoes. Desserts are a perfect ending to a lovely evening.

Dave Fan

delicious food, cozy ambiance

John Moquin

Food was amazing and priced very reasonably.

Douglas Albert

Good food and service. Menu is limited and if you are hungry lots of orders are required. We ate at the “kitchen bar” that views part of the food prep area, definitely an enjoyable experience. I’ll be back for sure.

Chris Brown

Five of us came for a birthday celebration and 2 of us split the $100+ dollar for two steak. No problem with the portion but It came smothered in butter and that was not specified in anyway on the menu. I hope I don't sound out of line but I feel if I'm going to pay $100+ for a steak you can let me know exactly what you're going to do with it. I would have asked another one but it specifies that it takes 45 minutes to prepare and it's so expensive that I would have felt poor doing so. Maybe that's my fault but I didn't have another hour for the evening.

Julie's bites

The menu consists of smaller size plates (but not as small as tapas) - three plates was a good amount for one person not to fill too stuffed or too hungry. Foie gras and oysters nade a nice appetizer, then a small bowl of scallops chowder ( I would have liked it better without the sausage which overpowered other delicate flavors,). Main entree of hanger steak and lamb three way we're well prepared. The atmosphere would have been pleasant if we did not have a crying baby bellowing continuously and throwing things on the floor for the entire length of the dinner. I know the restaurant is not to blame, but it did have an effect on the entire dining room of people.

Evan Baird

Every course was excellent. Well-developed dishes that were also well-executed. Will definitely be back; highly recommend.

Mathieu Dutour

The place is definitely nice and the food is very good. What is wrong? The quantity, we were 9 and all of us had too little. Also the price is far too high. Drink (for me non-alcoholic cocktail) was unremarkable.

Tim M

Amazing restaurant with top notch food and service. Probably the best restaurant in Rhode Island.

Amy Doran

incredible food.... service was impeccable... will return...❤

Jeff Pratt

Lisa was fabulous so welcoming made us a perfect spot for our special late valentines dinner. Bartender so welcoming and so knowledgeable! Wow do they make a good drink. True mixology ! Food absolutely incredible. So fresh. Flavors out of this world! Each course was well proportioned perfectly. Complements to the chef AND his amazing staff! Every staff member tonight made a difference tonight to us and our over all experience. You can tell they all work together well. I’ve always worked in the industry and only wished for the team work ! Second time I’ve been in three weeks can not wait !!!... for my fourth ! Chef choice it is next time for sure. Thank you persimmons for making our special night much more rememberable to us ! See you soon !

Noah Rosen

Great place with amazing food. Just pricey. But definitely worth a visit.

Mary Pat Selvaggio

Very good ingredients well prepared. Great service. One of the best restaurants in Providence.

John McLaughlin

Fantastic meal on PVD restaurant week.

Angus Vaughan

Delicious

Carlos Zambrano

The food was good, a little on the expensive side, the chicken cordon blue, needed a little more flavoring. The fish plate was good.

Kathy Adams

I went to Persimmon for dinner and I can only say that the experience was outstanding. From the attention to the service from the servers. To the sommelier(Steffen) who is there to guide you and teach you thru the dining experience offering the best choices to pair with your food. The food is just outstanding. They do not follow the usual concept of appetizers, entree and dessert. You are free to choose different options from the menu and make an meal out of it. I can only say that all the choices we tried were outstanding. The portions were perfect size to try and the flavors were just delicious I definitely will be going back for more

john morgan

Absolutely fantastic, the experience was worth every penny. The server was extremely helpful and advised exactly what was best, I couldn't have been more pleased. This was for my girlfriends birthday dinner, thank you Persimmons!

Chien Cheng

Love the black spaghetti and valina cheesecake very much. Will definitely visit again!

Dene Scotney

Love it! Super interesting, top quality food in a really cool place!

Se Datchuck

Amazing!

john morgan

Absolutely fantastic, the experience was worth every penny. The server was extremely helpful and advised exactly what was best, I couldn't have been more pleased. This was for my girlfriends birthday dinner, thank you Persimmons!

Halit Pinar

Very small portions-consequently very expensive.

piargno

Went here with my partner last night. Flavors and creativity through the roof! The portions could be increased a bit, or perhaps there could be a choice for a small size and a larger size. Especially for the salads. But this is because the food was really good, and we wanted more! The place was also a bit too dark for my tastes, but the ambience was really lovely. Perhaps Christmas decorations too close to Thanksgiving, but this is coming from someone who does not enjoy Christmas so much. Looking forward to the next visit!

Brian Freeman

Great food. We did the tasting menu. Everything was excellent and the server was so knowledgeable about how the food was prepared you might think he made it himself.

Crystal Byers

Great service from the waiters to the food runners, amazing drinks, and delicious food.

Joshua Rosen

Small plates, we enjoyed it very much.

Erik Mikkelsen

Chef's tasting menu with wine paring is a must do.

tedd gwilliam

grand, just there for cocktails...

Joseph Ballirano

Great food. Very small portions. Cold atmosphere

Greater Than Zero

Just a magical evening! The service was outstanding! Possibly the best we've ever had. Attentive, but not overly so. Knowledgeable, but not pretentious. Caring and thoughtfulness with the utmost sincerity. Now, the food...good Lord, you have shined your heavenly light upon me in the form of black truffle beignets. Nary a moment has passed since my last bite that your velvety waves of ambrosia have ceased to crash upon the shoes of my consciousness......... What happened? I blacked out there for a minute. Oh yea, the food...eat here...overeat here...overeat here often. We'll be back down as soon as we can be.

Edward Fennell

A true shared plate menu. Definitely worth a trip to enjoy little bites packed with bold flavors.

Althea Allard

Four of us visited Persimmon during restaurant week. Our server was very pleasant and helpful, and the food was supurb. The chicken was perfectly cooked, moist throughout, nowhere better. The scallop fritter appetizers I would have again - unusual and very tasty. The flourless almond cake with cherries was different, and a nice change from predictable desserts. The only drawback was the noise level, due to all the hard surfaces - nothing absorbed any of the chatter. When we mentioned to the waitress that we could not hear her explanations because of the noise, she said she would do what she could. She came back to report that they had turned the music down. We thought, "What music?" Even that was drowned out by the din of the many conversations. Persimmon is clearly a popular place, and with good reason. It is just not a place for enjoying table conversation.

Chien Cheng

Love the black spaghetti and valina cheesecake very much. Will definitely visit again!

John Doe

(Translated by Google) Value for money not exceptional. Card of any wine. It's good but can be a little expensive. (Original) Rapport qualité-prix pas exceptionnelle. Carte des vins quelconque. C'est bien mais peut être un peu cher.

Anthony Hardison

Great food, great service.

es a

A creative new addition to the neighborhood. East Providence's Chef Champe Speidel amused and delighted us with his five-course tasting menu and exceptionally paired wines. Service was flawless. Persimmons is a favorite!

Barbara Derecktor Donahue

Amazing , delicious , trendy

Eugene Liew

Great ppl, tasty food and good selections from the bar.

Marc Guillotte

Very nice cocktail list. Frieldly service. Food was very good. The smaller plate choices were.the highlight as was the fact they had a Txakoli on the list.

Rick LeFevre

Perfect!

Gautam Mirchandani

Exc

Dene Scotney

Love it! Super interesting, top quality food in a really cool place!

John Connor Dvorsky

Appetizer, dessert, and service were as you would expect. Entrees, however, left much to be desired and were even disappointing.

nicole ashley

Needs no review one of my favorite places! Never been disappointed always leave with a food high!

john beaudreau

Once again we ordered the chefs tasting menu and it did not disappoint. what did was when asked if we wanted the fois grois course or pasta course that this was a $25/each increase in the cost. It wasn't worth the extra now will be return feeling this was deceptive to your patrons. Plenty of other restaurants will get our business instead.

Bill Pardee

We went for Sunday brunch. One of our favorites (when they were in Bristol); first time here. Wonderful knowledgeable waitstaff in casual but not slovenly space. Dishes prepared for you, unlike many brunches. I had a soft cooked duck egg buried in vegetables and shredded duck confit, which was unctuous and delicious. A friend enjoyed spaghetti Bolognese (we have had the Bolognese many times and wish it we're still available to stock up for home use).

Ryan Kopp

Great food, great waitstaff.

Derek Pajaczkowski

Lovely restaurant with friendly staff and a good vibe. The kitchen is very competent but the food feels a bit soulless and the portions are small. Extensive wine list.

Ralph Glass

This is a terrific restaurant. The spaghetti bolognese was so good I ordered it again, for dessert. Not kidding!

Al Etre

Food was eclectic and fun. Sharing plates and waiters suggestions nailed it.Service was quick and helpful. Can’t wait to hit the lottery and go back$$$$$

Mark S

persimmon is hands down one of the top three restaurants in providence and not as expensive as the other two. please do yourself a favor and go here ASAP!!!!

Tom NYC

Quality designed dishes with seasonal product. Our waiter was great at knowing the Dishes and even giving some recs. For while in town. My favorite dish was the seaweed. Dishes are on the smaller side.

Ken Jones

Excellent food for sharing - likely best in a group of 3 to 6.

Tim Jamison

Outstanding. We'd been to the Bristol location many times. Persimmon was one of our all-time favorites. This was our first visit to the Providence location, and the tasting menu was as good as we remembered, possibly better. The staff were very friendly - excellent service. It was our anniversary, and they made an extra effort to make it special (one example in the photo). Finally, just after we'd left, they called me because I'd forgotten my sunglasses - thank you, Persimmon! Still one of our all-time favorites!

Mattias Thomas

Went here for a private party, and the staff was incredible! They were all very nice and open to conversation, while being very professional. Great experience!

Cameron Botelho

Great wine selection and pairing. Food is also good.

Derek Pajaczkowski

Lovely restaurant with friendly staff and a good vibe. The kitchen is very competent but the food feels a bit soulless and the portions are small. Extensive wine list.

Gyumi Kim

I enjoyed here a lot. The ambiance was very nice and service was also great. The plate was small but all of them are worth it. Furthermore cocktail was special and tasty. It was really hard to choose menu cuz there are lots of menu I want to try. Oh...I gonna go there again and try other menu:) My favorite of what I ordered was octopus!

Jim Monti

Mia and I loved the rigatoni! It was delicious! Loved the small plates!

Lee Whitney

One of my favorites in RI. Sitting at the chef's table is a treat.

Sam Burgess

Always something new to try

David Smith

Best food in Providence. Truly.

Michael Roberts

Excellent food, for real five star. Service and menu. Expensive but worth it.!!!!!!!

jiani yu

small portion delicate food

Myles Hamilton

The best meal I have ever had hands down. Servers were all great and very attentive.

James Fitzpatrick

Wife and I had a fantastic meal with the tasting menu. Staff was attentive all evening and knowledgeable, but didn't come off as pretentious. The salmon dish we had was stellar - super fresh and served with smocked roe. We'll be back here for sure.

Ralph Glass

This is a terrific restaurant. The spaghetti bolognese was so good I ordered it again, for dessert. Not kidding!

Mac Carr

Quite underwhelmed the past few visits. Food has been small and not prepared or presented to a place of the calibre it should be. Visit Vinya or Birch for a similar, superior meal.

J.P. O

One of the best places in New England! Unbelievable!!!

Peter Carnevale

Sit at the bar, let Britney choose your drinks.....uber home.

Michelle Denault

In this larger space, Persimmon has really flourished. Fresh, upscale local food is prepared and served with heart. Try the chef's tasting menu, you won't regret it!

ajax comics

A culinary delight

Charles Alifano

Probably one of my worst experiences at a nice place in Providence, when my table was ordering drinks my server ignored me and walked away when the other members of my partt ordered drinks. The food came out in different order of which I asked for and came out wrong both times which took a while to fix. The food however was very good and dessert was excellent I'd definitely try again but was very disappointed with my current experience.

Matthew Gropp

Food was good, but after spending $100 we ended up going to a bar afterwards to eat nachos. The portions are too small. You have to be prepared to order a lot of courses if you go here.

Stephen Corey

A much larger dining area than the Bristol location. As usual, Champ brings the culinary thunder, the drinks are outstanding and the prices are very reasonable for the quality. A must dine in the Providence area.

John Poor

Delicious food at reasonable prices. Excellent establishment for a special occasion.

Suzy Kim

Excellent food and cocktails, fine dining experience with a surprisingly affordable check.

Christopher Neale

This is where you go in Providence for Michelin star level quality of service and fare.

Bruce Tavares

Culinary delight!!!!

james ohair

This restaurant is truly on a different playing field. The food is exceptional and the tastes are varied. Do not expect to be overstuffed when you leave, but comfortably full.

Kris Senecal

Amazing wine and food recommend the pairing!

Ryan Brown

The food was amazing. Very well thought out menu that is seasonal. The only issue I had was with the service. When customers are still enjoying their bottle of wine, don’t put the check in front of them.

Linda Poole

Great food and staff

Shawn Googins

The Chef's tasting menu and wine pairing are the bomb!

Chris Schutte

Fantastic food. Creative dishes that don't get lost in their creativity. Attentive service. Favorite spot in Providence.

Jeff St Germain

Great small plate. So creative.

LaV Canady

Delicious meal! Great ambiance!

Erik Christiansen

The food never disappoints. Neither does the service. Both are outstanding. I do wish entrees came with even a tiny side vegetable though.

Philippe Hakimi

Wonderful atmosphere. Creative and daring cuisine.

Michael Leonard

Always a divine pleasure eating and drinking here. Flavors, presentation, and service all top notch

Liz Dennen

Amazing!

Lucas Duffey

Pretty good tasting menu, but I would go a la carte the next time around. This is the first tasting menu I've seen with multiple dry-aged dishes, and I think it worked out very well for them. The dry-aged duck breast was one of the better duck dishes I've had. The dry-aged beef strip-loin was the highlight of the menu - very flavorful and paired well with it's accompaniments. The service itself was odd. I've found it extremely rare for a restaurant to open up at 5pm and literally unlock the doors at 5pm.

Cassandra Zook

My husband and I went there for restaurant week. The place was busy and the food sure explained why. I would definitely come back!

Paul Scott

Perfect Persimmon New location and menu are fantastic! Persimmon was one of the first restaurants to introduce us to the wonders of the Rhode Island New American cuisine. We first enjoyed Persimmon in Bristol a number of years ago. Our evening at the new Providence location last night was spectacular! We started with the venison tartare, had the scallops and oyster-three-ways, then the two striped bass dishes before finishing with a pasta. Everything was superb. They were all prepared so carefully and were so delicious. The local strawberries for dessert ended the evening perfectly. Wine selections, by bottle and by glass, were extensive and matched our meal choices extremely well. Service was perfect: Emily (?) was interested and helpful, but not too intrusive. The new restaurant was beautiful and spacious. Definitely one of my favorites out of the many superb Providence restaurants. Highly recommended.

Denee Danchik

Best place in RI for a nice dinner!

Darren Hartig

Absolutely amazing dining experience every single time we go, chef Speidel raises the bar with every meal. The drink menu is outstanding and the new location in Providence has so much more room for seating.

Philip Siblo-Landsman

An absolutely delightful place to eat. Go there to experience food!

John Landau

Excellent

Preeti Waas

Absolutely flawless

Hansong Kim

I had great dinner last night. Since I've persimon at bristol 2012, I was big fan of here. And I came back New place, food was very good. First of all, me and my wife ask chef's tasting course and I asked wine pairing. She just drink glass of wine from rhone france. It was good choice. Before we start course meal, they served Couple of amuse. 5 course meal was very satisfied to me. Chicken, lam was delicious. Before we get dessert, We add soft shell crab and half dozen Oyster. Fresh and Juicy taste. All foods, service was great!

Amy Atwood

Pasta was barely warm, very salty, small portion. Was asked if we wanted bread, given plates and butter knives but bread never came. People next to us got their bread as we were wrapping up. Okay service, needless to say. Wanted to like the place but really there was nothing particularly great about being here. I like the vibe of the other location they were at before much better. Maybe it was just an off night for them?

Justin Dowlat

Valentine's day meal was great from a prix fix menu, every dish was meticulously crafted, though my partner's selections were definitely better than mine, especially a bucatini dish with truffle shavings that blew us away. Need to try their regular and brunch menu!

Alexander Kanov

This is a very good restaurant; however, there are a few things that hold it back from deserving five stars: - The ambiance is not too great: the space does not feel intimate and the décor is hit-or-miss; - The service was a bit too polite, bordering on overbearing/unctuous; - The pacing of the meal was uneven: some pauses between courses dragged on for a tangible length of time. These are relatively minor gripes – the quality and presentation of dishes here is high by any measure.

Joan Beckerman

I had dinner here with my friends the other night. I had the striped bass which was cooked to perfection and present beautifully. We splurged on the Dark Chocolate Semi Freddo which was worth every calorie. Go here for a yummy meal.

Matthew Gropp

Food was good, but after spending $100 we ended up going to a bar afterwards to eat nachos. The portions are too small. You have to be prepared to order a lot of courses if you go here.

Mike Herman

Small plates of excellent food, good service. Very fancy! Think foie gras, sweetbreads and pork belly. If you want to splurge this is a great choice.

Shensheng Wang

They were getting worse and worse recently