Bon Vue Inn (Hammerhead Grill)

Bon Vue Inn

Location: 1230 Ocean Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Description: Bon Vue Inn has been around since 1979. We URI students just call it Bon Vue, but it's also known as the Hammerhead Grill during the day. They have a full bar menu, which offers 10 cent wings, tacos, buffalo chicken strips and teriyaki chicken. It also offers a pool table, dart games and a big dance floor. Bon Vue is three stories tall and right on the water. It has multiple outdoor deck areas with water view. All three floors have full bars. I've never been to Bon Vue on any day of the week besides Thursdays. Thursday is basically the day that URI students have designated that Bon Vue is the place to be. It's very spacious, however it always gets so crowded by midnight that you find yourself pushing your way through the crowd. The top floor always seems to get the most crowded, it also usually tends to be the most well lit floor of all three. The lights on the second floor are dimmer and the lights in the basement are so dim that sometimes you can't see who you're talking to. Dancing mostly takes place on the second floor.
Entertainment: As far as live music, Bon Vue hires a DJ who is stationed on the second floor in front of the dance floor. Last week there were actually two DJs, one in the usual place and another in the basement. 
Known Drink: On Thursdays Bon Vue offers $1 drink specials and $2 dollar beers as a URI student special.
Dress code: Everyone usually gets pretty dressed up (heels, dresses, etc) to attend Thursday nights at Bon Vue.
My favorite part: My favorite thing about Bon Vue is how it has three floors. Such a variety of people go every week and if you get bored on the 3rd floor you can just go back down to the 2nd and hang out with someone else.
Service: On a 1-10 scale with 10 being the highest I would rate the service as a 10. I've never really waited at all for a drink ever that I can remember.

The Coast Guard House

Coast Guard House

Location: 40 Ocean Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island (Narragansett Pier)
Description: Coast Guard House is widely known among Rhode Island locals for it's excellent seafood menu. As you can see in the picture above, it's located right on the water, so the view while dining is most definitely a bonus. The inside dining area is very classy and elegant. There is a huge wrap around deck on the second floor for outdoor dining when it's nice out. So far this year URI students have made Coast Guard House there destination on Friday nights. Because it of the large amount of people in attendance, half of them are usually outside on the deck, and due to weather this can't happen year round. Meaning, Coast Guard is a seasonal venue when it comes to big bar nights.
Entertainment: URI nights (Fridays) so far this year Coast Guard House has hired popular local DJ's who also attend URI, such as DJ Ryan Scott and DJ RJ, who really bring in the crowd.
Dress code: If I were going out to dinner at Coast Guard House I would probably dress up a bit because the setting is so nice but I don't think I'd feel out of place going in casual attire. When it comes to the bar at night, everyone is usually dressed up very nicely.
My favorite part: My favorite part of Coast Guard House is layout. There's so much space for dancing inside on the top floor and than also so much space out on the deck to be social!
Service: On a 1-10 scale with 10 being the highest I give Coast Guard a 9. I've waited a really long time for a drink before, but it's not the service it's how crowded it can be. They have multiple bars and a lot of bartenders that always are working very efficiently, it's can just get really crowded.

Charlie O's Tavern

Charlie O's Tavern

Location: 2 Sand Hill Cove Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Description: Charlie O's would best be described as a sports bar. They serve lunch and dinner, the menu has basically anything you're looking for. The bar is spacious and there's a second bar up on the second floor as well. Charlie O's has pool tables where you can play a game for a dollar. There are televisions on every wall and they offer a juke box as well so guests can choose whatever they might want to listen to. There's not really a set night of the week the URI students regularly frequent this bar, however you'll find at least some there on any night of week. They're popular for their Happy Hour specials, and they serve free food during happy hour. They also have Sangria Sunday's where you can buy 5 dollar pitchers of Sangria.
Entertainment: I've never seen Charlie O's hire a DJ before as far as entertainment goes. I think because it's more of a sports bar people are usually watching whichever game is on, and they also have the jukebox which I mentioned before as far as music goes.
Known Drink: I would have to say Charlie O's is most known for it's five dollar pitchers of beer, and Sangria on Sunday's.
Dress code: There's no dress code for Charlie O's. You'll always find a mix of differently dressed people in attendance, ranging from extremely casual to dressed up (aka girls in heels).
My favorite part: My favorite thing about Charlie O's is that people are always there on any night of week. If another bar isn't fun or is too crowded, let's go to Charlie O's! 
Service: On a 1-10 scale with 10 being the highest I would rate the service as a 7. The service is usually decently speedy but some of the bartenders just don't seem that friendly.

Clam Jammers

Clam Jammers

Location: 294 Great Island Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island (right next to the ferry dock)
Description: Clam Jammers is a restaurant, bar and nightclub. They serve lunch and dinner 7 days a week and breakfast Thursdays through Sundays. They are right on water and have indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant speciality is obviously seafood. In regards to its size at night, when serving as a bar/nightclub, the extra space on the deck certainly comes in handy with how crowded it can become on URI nights. So far this school year, Wednesday's have been the designated night of attendance for URI students. On these nights the bar becomes so crowded that by closing time it's difficult to move through the crowd. (Although this is common for bars on designated URI nights.) I've also been there on other nights of the week, where there is still a good crowd but it's certainly not as crowded and a bit more comfortable for the common costumer. There is one large wrap around bar on the inside and they have it fully staffed with multiple bartenders to the drink wait doesn't upset customers.
Entertainment: On non-URI nights they play music on a sound system. However, on URI nights (Wednesdays) so far this year Clam Jammers has hired popular local DJ's who also attend URI to please the crowd. Once everyone's gotten a drink in them, dancing really picks up.
Known Drink: Clam Jammers is known for its famous house strawberry lemonade, which I am personally a big fan of.
Dress code: There isn't a guideline exactly for dress code in attendance of this bar, you won't be turned down at the door for being dressed too casually. However, we here at URI (mostly ladies) take every advantage of getting dressed up for nights out.
My favorite part: My favorite part of Clam Jammers is the layout. I enjoy that it's not too big or too small. Plus it has a wrap around deck over looking the water. (Granted there is a bit of a fishy smell out by the dock.) 
Service: On a 1-10 scale with, 10 being the highest I would rate the service as an 8. There have been times I've waited up to ten minutes for a drink and other times where I have been served immediately.