Honeymoon in Newport, Where Should We Eat?

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My soon-to-be wife and I will be honeymooning in Newport, RI in March and I am looking for recommendations.

The White Horse Tavern is already on the list.

Was interested in the Spiced Pear, but after looking at yelp I'm not so sure...

And of course, I need to know where the best seafood restaurant is.

Thanks!

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Congratulations!

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salvation cafe - creative menu, interesting/artistic decor, outdoor patio seating in back, and tiki bar.

cafe zelda - had some of the best chowder of my life last time i ate there. great lunch spot.

i'm drawing a blank on where else we ate last time we stayed down there besides rhumb line, which was good but not especially noteworthy imo.

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Spiced Pear is excellent.
TSK is excellent
Mooring is very nice
The upper seat restaurant at the Clark Cooke House is excellent
Fluke is excellent
Inn at Castle Hill is beautiful, excellent and romantic
Restaurant Bouchard romantic
Tallulah over priced
Red Parrot tourist joint

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Caste Hill, Bouchard, TSK are among my favorites. For seafood, try Scales and Shells.

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Perro Salado has great Mexican cuisine. Very cozy and great staff.

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March is going to be a bit chilly here so I'll recommend some cozy places. Not sure how long you have or what you are in the mood for, so here is a big range.

Craving Italian? Mamma Luisa for sure. Very authentic Italian and in a romantic house setting.

Seafood? Really you can find this in a lot of the higher end restaurants although for menus skewed to seafood Mooring or Fluke. Very different settings, but both good.

Casual, young and fun? Perro Salado for Mexican, 5th element for american

Higher-end? Bouchard is formal, Cookehouse and Zeldas are very "newport", Talullah is farm fresh, modern. Spiced Pear i have only done once for a special occasion, tasting menu. It was superb

Have a blast!

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I agree with many others that you should ignore yelp. My wife and I had a great restaurant experience at Spiced Pear. Food, service and ambiance were all top notch. For seafood I think Scales and Shells is the place. We also like upstairs at The Cooke House. For lunch a cup of chowder at The Black Pearl is a good take.

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Every suggestion on here is excellent. Your problem is which one. seeing its a honeymoon then the Inn at Castle Hill is the place. Good thing you are going to Providence its not for the restaurants but for personal saftey.

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Do the Inn at Castle Hill if its romantic and good food Its pricy but hey its a honeymoon plus most other places on here are good. forget Yelp I go on there when I need a laugh there are some really complete dense people who think they know food, when you see things like McDonalds or Burger King you have to say its scary.

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My two top choices would be The Inn at Castle Hill and Bouchard's . At Castle HIll time your reservation so that you'll be seated well before sunset and call and request a table facing Narragansett Bay. Bouchard's is also excellent. If you want Italian Mama Luisa is good. For breakfast I like Atlantic Grill followed by a walk on Second Beach or Cliff Walk. If you waant a baked stuffed lobster I like a less formal place like the Atlantic Beach Club.They also have a lot of fish on their menu, but it's not fancy. If you want fish and chips or fried clams then Anthony's Seafood cheap and very casual is excellent. Good luck and congratulations!!

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