Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Johnston

I have been to Hemenway's in the past and this restaurant never ceases to be top notch. The Service (shoutout to Mia!) was fantastic and the food and atmosphere outstanding. I highly recommend Hemenway's. We were celebrating an anniversary and it was pretty cool that our table was sprinkled with rose petals and we were greeted numerous times with a hearty "Happy Anniversary! by a number of the wait staff and greeters(?). Absolutely one of my favorite restaurants anywhere!

We have been dining at Gracie's since it opened on Washington Street. The food has. been consistently excellent over all those years. Sometimes I have wondered whether Gracie's will be as good as I recall from the last visit, and without fail, my expectations are exceeded. The staff are efficient and knowledgeable, and there are special touches, such as having enough servers available to serve an entire table of diners at the same time. Although some items on the menu may seem like old standards, there always seem to be slight tweaks that create a bit of a new experience, without fail.

We went for an anniversary and Massimo does it right! They had special table set and was a great touch! The food and service was excellent, as expected! Unfortunately, it was quite noisy at 6:00 pm and difficult to hear my wife and waitress. Otherwise, another great experience.

Very interesting and creative renditions of classic Italian apps. The service was friendly and accommodating. We responded to an open table add for points and half price apps but drove 30 minutes from another town to check it out. We will now take the trip again. Very nice experience.

Every part of our experience at Trattoria Romana was absolutely great. We will definitely return.