excellent service, good food. it was my first night in providence and i was really craving seafood, so my gps sent my date and i to hemmenways. we arrived there on a thursday around 9pm and the place was packed. the inside was very well lit, with high voltage ceilings. we were seated by a window overlooking the bay. our serverlouisewas very prompt with greeting us. she explained the menu to us in complete detail, and was pretty knowledgable about the wines. we ordered 2 glasses of wine both under 10 bucks, and they arrived in a reasonable amount of time. we then placed app orders, my date starting with the crab and lobster cakes for about 13 bucks and for me their clam chowder for 4 bucks. while we waitedlouisebrought us a small welcome dish of a seered scallops over potatoes. we were tickled by the gesture. our apps arrived a few min later and we were blown away at how large the portion was for the crab and lobster cakes. the app consisted of 2 cakes lightly fried and served with a corn relish, they had amazing flavor. my chowder was savory and hearty, and packed with clams and potatoes. louisecontinued to check on us, and i appreciated how we were not rushed through our apps, or to place our entree order. when we were ready to order we decided to share there striped bass and enamame sucatosh entree. we were also given a choice of house or ceaser salad, along with a side of baked potatoe, red bliss potatoes or wild rice pilaf. againlouisewas very attentive, anything on the table that was not being used she cleared immediately. our ceaser salad arrived in perfect timing after we finished the apps. then came our entree after we were finished the salad. the portion was perfect andlouisehad the entree split into 2 plates for us. the bass was moist and the pilaf was done perfectly. the sucatosh was definately a nice added touch. for dessert we decided to go with coffee drinks and the were both hot and delicious! overalllouiseservice made our experience wonderful, she was pleasent and professional. the food was great too. when my fam comes to visit me hemmenways is where i will take them!