Ocean House reopens COAST with new dining room and flexible tasting menus

Ocean House has unveiled a renovated COAST dining room in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, alongside new three-course, four-course and chef’s tasting options. The update gives guests more control over the experience while keeping the restaurant’s Forbes Five-Star focus on seasonal fine dining.

Why it matters: - Ocean House is refreshing one of its signature dining experiences without changing COAST’s fine-dining identity. - The new format gives guests more price-point and pacing options, which can broaden appeal for celebratory dinners and repeat visits. - The restaurant’s update also reinforces Ocean House’s broader position as a luxury destination on the Rhode Island coast.

What happened: - Ocean House has unveiled a new chapter for COAST, its Forbes Five-Star restaurant in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. - The restaurant is now open in a newly renovated dining room inside the resort. - Guests can choose a three-course menu for $155, a four-course menu for $185, or the Chef’s Tasting for $245. - COAST is led by Group Executive Chef Terence Feury.

The details: - The current menu changes with the seasons and with ingredients from local farms and select purveyors. - Dishes now featured include cured heirloom tomato with roasted watermelon and cured oyster; beet-cured fluke served as sashimi and tartare; foie gras torchon with cocoa nib, porcini and sour cherry; and salade verte à l’artichaut grillé. - Other menu items include spring peas in sauce laitue; peach potato fondant with hazelnut vinaigrette, potato velouté and caviar; lobster poached in white chocolate with braised salsify and Comté Grand Cru; and yellowfin tuna steak with sorrel chimichurri, crisp potato and verjus. - Main selections include woodland mushrooms with moromi soy and sweet potato, a daily coastal selection en croûte with lobster mousse and sauce Américaine, smoked duck with beets and port reduction, and American Wagyu strip loin with black garlic, green asparagus and soubise. - Dessert and cheese options include elderflower and lemon crémeux, honey pavlova with melon “gazpacho,” and Four Fat Fowl triple cream cheese with cherry-apple mostarda. - Savory and vegetarian options are available. - The menu changes based on ingredient availability. - The renovated dining room draws from the resort’s coastal setting and blends refined New England character with a garden-inspired look. - The room features sea-glass blue and ivory walls, a glossy beadboard ceiling, powder-blue banquettes, botanical drapery, warm brass curtain rods, pale wood floors, woven ocean-blue chairs and white table linens. - Large windows overlook the Atlantic and bring in natural light. - COAST is open Wednesday through Sunday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. - Reservations are recommended. - The restaurant welcomes guests ages 8 and older, and resort-elegant attire is requested. - Reservations and more information are available here. - The resort also directs guests to its main site for culinary information and reservations, and to @OceanHouseRI on Instagram and Facebook.

Between the lines: - The renovation signals that Ocean House is investing in COAST as a long-term flagship, not just updating the room cosmetically. - The new menu structure suggests a shift toward more flexible luxury dining, where guests can choose between a shorter dinner and a fuller chef-driven experience. - The design language points to a softer, more accessible atmosphere while still preserving the restaurant’s polished, high-end feel.

What's next: - COAST will continue rotating its menu with the seasons and ingredient availability. - Guests can expect the restaurant’s offerings to evolve as local produce and seafood change throughout the year. - Ocean House is likely to continue using COAST as a showcase for its culinary program and resort-wide hospitality brand.

The bottom line: - Ocean House has paired a newly renovated dining room with a more flexible menu structure to keep COAST exclusive, but easier to tailor to different guests and occasions.