Where to Eat Dinner In (And Around) Newport, Rhode Island    

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Newport, Rhode Island is known for their seafood and variety of restaurants, so choosing a few places to have dinner during a recent vacation wasn’t an easy task. We read reviews online and took recommendations from friends and locals and came up with a list. Below are some places to eat dinner in (and around) Newport, Rhode Island.

The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar 

This was the best meal of my trip. We somehow got a prime table outdoors on their deck with a nice view of the boats on the pier. Although it was hot outside, they had fans that seemed to really help, so I didn’t mind. The staff and service were good and the place was very busy – so make sure you make reservations. For starters, we had some rolls (they were SO good and came in a little brown bag) and James had the Mooring Caesar Salad. For our main dishes, I got the Half Roasted Chicken and James got the Atlantic Salmon. Both were really good, and the chicken portions were huge. My favorite part was the whipped yukon gold potatoes.

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This place isn’t really a “pub”, but more of a restaurant. The outdoor appearance is really charming, too. The highlight was their amazing salad bar – it’s full of lettuce, add-ons, side salads, soup, and breads. I could have easily had just that for my meal. And their menu is huge – there’s something for everyone from salads to seafood.
We each got the salad bar (most times it comes with your meal if you choose a dinner) for our appetizer. For our main dishes, I got the Fried Fish, Fries & Classic Slaw and James got the Baked Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp. Both were really good, and I appreciated that the fried fish wasn’t dripping in oil.

We did, however, not get seated until about 15 minutes after our reservation time. The greeters were not doing a great job seating people, giving updates, or keeping track of… anything. But our waitress herself was amazing and made up for it.

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This is an attractive, modern Italian restaurant that has both casual items (brick oven pizzas) and more formal items (specialty pasta dishes). For an appetizer, we split a Margherita Pizza which was so good. I’m more of a sauce girl, while James is more of a cheese guy and this satisfied both of us. For dinner, I got the Spaghetti alle Vongole (in white sauce) and James got the Rigatoni alla Carbonara. Both were amazing and good sized portions.
Fun fact: James left his credit card there and didn’t realize it until we were back in NJ (he never does this, I swear). Pasta Beach was nice enough to mail it back to him. Good food, good service, & good people!

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