Restaurant 1879

Restaurant 1879 at the Atlantic Inn
Open Wednesday-Sunday from 5:00pm, the Innkeepers, Brad & Anne Marthens and our talented Executive Chef Dennis Gomes invite you to the Restaurant 1879 to enjoy a dining experience unparalleled on Block Island. Relax and enjoy a romantic dinner while sipping a glass of wine from our extensive and Award Winning wine list.
Chef Gomes and his staff have come together to create delicious and unique menu that is certain to please the most discerning palate.
Fresh Ingredients from land and sea
Using local seafood, the freshest home grown herbs and vegetables assures our guests of a truly “Block Island” dining experience. The creative menus and culinary combination’s are all complimented by the Inn’s award winning wine list that offers unique varietals and hard to find vintages.
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An award winning restaurant
The Atlantic Inn restaurant has been reviewed or recognized in publications like: Bön Appétit, Travel and Leisure, The Providence Journal, Gourmet, Rhode Island Magazine, Yankee, Wine Spectator and more…
Recognized for its Wine List since the year 2000 by the prestigious Wine Spectator with the “Award of Excellence” in 2009 the Atlantic Inn had honor receiving the “BEST of — Award of Excellence” (One of only a few hundred restaurants in the United States to receive this honor and one of five awarded in Rhode Island…)