Bonvue Inn

Great place to stop in for a nice lunch and a couple of drinks. The bartender, Karen, is FANTASTIC!!!

Good food and drinks. Great place to hang out for a few drinks and some live music on a Friday night.

Been here many times but today visit was not good. The barmaid was very rude and could’ve cared less about what we wanted. She didn’t even ask us if we wanted a menu. So we went to George’s where the service and food is always predictably good and friendly.

My first and probably last experience at Bön Vue was at college during a costume night on the Halloween weekend.
Let me tell ya, if you don’t believe the time of night is asking for craziness then the nickname «Bön-​Zoo» might just do it for you.
There were three floors and (from what I recall) bars at every floor. The bartenders were quick, friendly and calm under the constant orders for beer and other drink specials. The dance floor was situated at the front most section of the main floor. And there are several doors with easy access to the balcony if you ever want to get some nice ocean air.
This is definitely the place for URI college students to get crazy wasted at. It was PACKED at every floor – and the stairs are narrow with room for only two people, a single-​file line going up and another going down.
If you have a personal bubble, leave it at home.
You WILL end up getting pressed up against random people who are dancing or passing through. It’s going to happen. And you will at some point have someone else’s and drink on you. It’s inevitable.
This is definitely NOT the place to be sober at. In fact, have a friend come by to pick you up or call a taxi. This is the sort of place a complete sober DD would hate to be in.
If you looking for a place to get drunk and dance the night away by the ocean then this is the place to be.

This place has been around forever. I remember my mother hiring a babysitter to watch us, so she could go dancing at the Bön Vue! I actually ended up working here for a few years, and made some of my best friends here.
People would always come in asking if that bartender with the long hair and bracelettes still worked there, and I would reply «yes, his name is Howie, and now hes the owner.» Their eyes would light up with excitement after finding out the bottle flipping bartender from the 80’s was still around!
The crowd here is a mish mash of local fisherman, tourists, and URI students gettin’ their drink on. There used to be live music on the weekends, but Im not sure how thats working out these days.
Thursday nights is a mad house with URI kids partying their faces off with $ 1 drink specials, and $ 2 beers.
The regulars at this bar are good people, the bartenders are happy, and will remember your name. AND, this place has a 90 degree view of the ocean.
I will be going here until I die. Im sure of it.