Jack's Family Restaurant

Food is excellent. Definitely family style, portions are huge, enough to share and take home leftovers. I was sold on the eggplant parm, then the Portuguese steak. New favorite is the Reta ravioli. I was expecting basic fried ravioli with marinara... i was very wrong! Big raviolis with fresh sauce, cheese, scallions... wish I had taken a picture as my description isn't doing it justice.

I've being going to Jack's for years. I went a lot as a child and teenager and here and there as an adult. Always a good restaurant but regrettably I forgot it's there in nearby Warren R. I. and hadn't been in a long time. Well it was Friday and I was in the mood for Seafood. My usual spot was booked solid so I googled Seafood restaurants near me. Happily Jack's came up in the search so I checked out the menu and wasn't disappointed. Not only did they have a LARGE selection of seafood but a large selection of everything else from, steaks and chicken to great pasta dishes.nMoving along, I went to Jack's with my son and my brother; I had made a reservation ahead of time. We got there and we're greeted by a very friendly waitress who promptly brought us to our table.nI was there for seafood. I started with Scungili (Snail salad) it was delicious one of the best I've had. If your not familiar with this dish it Conch sliced thinly in a vinaigrette sauce with fresh greens and some garlic.nIt's a dish that's tough to find but as Jack's is primarily an Italian restaurant it's a staple there.nNext up was my choice of entree. I was leaning toward the lobster, boiled, baked stuffed or grilled were my choices or a clamboil, consisting of soft shell clams, sausages, hotdogs, chourico, corn on the cob,potatoes and an onion. At first I went with the clamboil as my choice, only to be reminded by my brother that it was lent so all the good meat fixins' would be a no, no, for my Catholic faith. Damn! Uh oh so much for my faith. So reluctantly I decided to give the menu the once over again. Although the lobster was my second choice, I wasn't in the mood to wrestle with my food with nutcrackers to get at the succulent lobster meat encased in their bright red armor.nStuffed fish was on my mind but I didn't see it on the menu with the many other fish dishes. However to my delight when I questioned the waitress she informed me that they had a baked stuffed sole as a special. So that's what I ordered. My son had Jack's famous Seafood special, a pasta dish with a white clam sauce and lots of different seafood while my brother had the seafood casserole along with calamari as an appetizer. ( You can order it 3 different ways)nMy snail salad came first and it was the best, we all enjoyed it. The calamari arrived shortly afterward. It consisted of the squid rings with sliced banana peppers with a butter garlic sauce on the side. My brother enjoyed it but thought it was a bit blah. I agree it should have had more peppers maybe add in a couple of red hot cherry peppers to give it a little kick. The garlic butter sauce was excellent but still the dish could have been better if it was a little spicier.nMy son's famous Seafood special didn't disappoint, 1/2 pound of pasta with a plentiful amount of seafood in a tasty clam sauce. A one pound version is also available , but half a pound is more than enough for one person.nMy brother's seafood casserole was tasty with, lobster, scallops, large or jumbo sized shrimp, scrod and crab in a seafood sauce with bread crumbs. He really enjoyed it but to his knowledge rated 2nd to an undisclosed restaurant that only he knows about.nAll in all we were very satisfied. The service was great. Our waitress was friendly, informative and prompt. The food was delicious and reasonably priced, the variety of food was excellent. The decor was cute, nothing elaborate but warm and friendly like a FAMILY restaurant should be.nI had a side salad as one of my options with italian dressing. The salad was great, mixed greens and other garden delights but I would get something other than the Italian dressing it too was a little bland for my taste but I'm sure with a different dressing it would have been delicious.nAside for some minor condiment issues we were all very impressed with Jack's and I won't be delaying my return back. For quality food at a good price and a selection that provides something for Everyone, Go to Jack's you won't be disappointed, you'll be delighted!

Good food, and service, ambiance could use an update, but we found the food to be much better than the last time we were here 2 years ago.

Place is decent, kinda oldschool.nFish I ordered was fresh and tasty.nI dont think its the best restaurand around but not the worst one either.

Jack's has been there for years it's family owned when I lived in area I always went but haven't been in along while so my husband an i went there two weeks ago he has never been an it's still the same as always food is delicious portions are huge an the daughter who is the waitress is amazing we are always going back its one of our favorite places