Grace K.
Yelp
Food - 3.7 Service - 4.5 Ambiance - 3.5
I hesitate to give a three because i have loved this place in the past. I'd say my overall review is a 3.5. First, when I got there the room/carpet/chairs smelled mildewy. And the velvet chairs were kind of moist. It wasn't a good start. It is a semi-nice restaurant with good parking, a little eclectic in nature, smallish but is always able to fit a large group. Second, and most importantly, the food was just okay this time. I ordered the exact same thing I have gotten before (the scallops and risotto), and while the scallops and risotto were cooked well and it tasted good, I didn't like the mushrooms in it (it was a really weird, watery texture, and I really love mushrooms normally, i got crabmeat on top of the scallops and I couldn't distinguish between the musroom and crab meat well), and the dish was overall a little too salty,. the Bibb lettuce salad was fine, but was definitely a little overdressed. And I tried other the octopus appetizer and it would have been great but the octopus was a little too hard for me (a tad overcooked perhaps), and again a little too salty. The oysters were good, but I found it odd the vinegar was in the oyster already, and no cocktail sauce accompanying the dish. The drinks are VERY reasonably priced in my opinion, about $12 per cocktail (versus most places that charge $15+ for the same drinks). The only reason I would go is that there are very few nicer restaurants in Newport, and I would just make sure to order something different, and hope that the mildewy/moist smell is not there next time.