Spring Primavera Restaurant in Tiverton RI
118 Main Rd
Tiverton, RI 02878-1133
Phone: 401-624-2621
Recently, when my friends and I were traveling in Fall River, we stopped for a bite to eat at Spring Primavera Restaurant, only to be disappointed that this restaurant is not very wheelchair accessible. This restaurant is located right on the town line of Fall River, MA and Tiverton, RI.
There is only off street parking with no handicap parking spaces to be found near the restaurant; the threshold slope leading to the entry door is kind of steep; the entry doors are not automatic, so my friends had to open and hold the doors open for me to enter.
As soon as we walked into the restaurant, a very nice employee came to assist us. We were seated in a dining room at a metal table that was of a perfect height for my manual wheelchair. If I had been in my power chair, I would not have been able to fit at this table for it is a larger chair.
The waitress placed only two menus on the table; yet there were three of us. I asked her if I could also have a menu so she immediately brought one to me. I thought to myself - WOW - she obviously doesn’t recognize me as a person who can read.
I saw this restaurant has a bar that I would not be able to access due to it being too high.
The main restrooms are not wheelchair accessible; the door is way too narrow for my wheelchair to fit through. I asked the waitress if there was another restroom that had wider doors. She led me through the banquet room, to what she considered to be a wheelchair accessible restroom.
My wheelchair barely made it through the doorway of this restroom. Then I discovered it is not accessible because my chair couldn’t make the tight turn at the sharp corner to access this restroom.
My friend, Tony went into see if it would be accessible to others with smaller chairs. Tony reports there is no handicap stall; the small stalls could not accommodate any size wheelchair; there are no safety grab bars; a very low toilet; non accessible sink; the pipes underneath are not covered.
Our food was good and the service was ok. After I asked for a menu, it seemed that the waitress was more respectful and sensitive to me. Hopefully, all will learn to be more respectful and sensitive to all disabled.
I give Spring Primavera Restaurant in Fall River ONE STAR for wheelchair accessibility. In order to earn the other Four Stars they would need to place a handicap parking space in front of the restaurant; lessen the threshold slope leading to the entry door; install automatic entry doors; place some higher tables in the dining room that are accessible to all sized wheelchairs; and renovate the restroom so it is fully wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant.
July 9th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Personally i think this whole report is BS. Their is nothing they can do for parking they got the land they got, Please brush up on your definition of steep, the main entrance is very well slopped, and as for the automatic doors, how many restaurants do you see with automatic doors? Hardly any i never actually been to one who did. If you had a larger chair they would seat you in a better location with a higher table, the bar needs to be tall you cant have a one foot tall bar, As for menu’s we deduct one from the table so its theirs lets say 8 we give 7 unless asked, so no it wasnt personal.
August 28th, 2009 at 10:40 am
So you basically gave it 1 star rating because the bathroom doesn’t suit the needs of a wheelchair. Ummm, a bit harsh.
Spring Restaurant is one of the finest places around the area for a great meal & a fine atmosphere at reasonable prices & the people there are wonderful. Don’t cheat them with this type of rating. You’re actually wrong about the off-street parking. You can park right beside the restaurant (on both sides of the street) as pictured in your photo of the front of the restaurant. It’s simply impossible to have a handicapped spot in front of the place because it’s on a main road. There’s no parking on any side of the street on that road. But as you can see there are vehicles parked right beside the place. Automatic doors in restaurants are beyond rare (Don’t even remember ever seeing any to be honest), the bar was too high? never seen a low bar or very rare wheelchair accessible bar. The slope at the entrance is far from “steep” (anyone can see that from the photo you provided). So you’re obviously upset about the bathroom. I can surely understand your gripe & inconvenience. But 1 star is unjust.
September 1st, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I have had many parties at this resturant and LOVED it. I had my daughter’s baptism party there and my two sons first communion parties. In addition I have many family members who had parties there and everytime the food and staff where wonderful. I give Spring Resturant five stars hands down.
September 1st, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Hi All,
I think an accessible restroom is a MUST in any restaurant. I also noticed there is no curb cut out on the pedestrian sidewalk that leads to the front of this restaurant.