Lilian A.
Yelp
You have to come to this place because it's a Martha's Vineyard staple. It's almost like a mini town with different buildings on its grounds. There's a kid's store, a tavern, a restaurant, a marina, a store, and what looked like a dilapidated building (adds to the rustic charm I guess ? ).
THE FOOD:
The restaurant food is alright. There are some good dishes and some mediocre ones. I ordered a Lobster Benedict and wow was that yummy. It was a big plate and there were good size pieces of the lobster. Good stuff. I wish I had stopped there because the second dish I ordered sucked. The second dish I ordered was the "stuffed French toast". Imagine that someone brought you a pancake made out of soggy sand with a few blueberries and some white paste in between the pancakes. Worst French toast in the history of French toasts. They advertise "fresh" orange juice. There was nothing fresh about it. Maybe it's the fact that they don't have oranges growing in Martha's Vineyard that they think they can get away with calling carton bought orange juice fresh. I've lived in South Florida for 30 years and know what freshly squeezed oranges taste like. It was a disappointment because I only order orange juice in restaurants when they are freshly squeezed.
THE SERVICE:
We were a group of 12 and were seated within minutes of us arriving. I don't know if we got lucky because it was early ( 9 a.m. ) but we were all pleasantly surprised the area they made for us was snug but perfect. Our waitress was great. She took care of the whole table. Two days later we were going on a boat tour (that sucked, more on that later) and we placed a large food order for us to eat on the boat tour. The order was done at another Black Dog and they forgot my clam chowder and gave us zero utensils for 12 ppl. Luckily I was hungry before the boat ride and searched for my food. I went into this Black Dog with our receipt and the guy at the hostess stand was very nice and helpful. I got my clam chowder within minutes.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES:
The kid's store was cute. It had stuffed black dog toys, they were so adorable that I had to get one. They had Black Dog mugs, shirts, purses, etc.
We booked a 2hr boat tour on a sailboat. Don't waste your money. If you came on the ferry (and chances are that you did) then you did a slightly more interesting and fun boat tour. Let's just say that the sailboat we went on had no sail and went much much slower than the ferry. There was nothing to see just the same old houses that you see everywhere on the island. The captain called it a party boat... there was no party. Promised to put some whale song, never heard a thing during the 2 hr tour. At least there was water, cheese, and crackers being passed around. Btw, you have to get on a much smaller boat to get to the big sailboat and the other way around when leaving.