Choose your ambience at this mainstay on the Newport waterfront: formal or laid-back. The posh dining in the forest-green Commodore Room (jacket required and reservations essential) is where fried Brie, escargots bourguignon, rack of lamb, and roast duck with a raspberry-Burgundy sauce are among the classic offerings. Enjoy a casual lunch or dinner in The Tavern (no reservtions accepted) with...
This long building near the end of the wharf has you covered. The Tavern contains an atmospheric bar and a room with marine charts on the walls. The pricier Commodore's Room is more formal, with linens, candles, real silver, and 19th-century sailing prints. In either setting, most of the preparations of fish, duck, lamb, and beef are familiar but of good quality. In the popular Tavern, don't...
One simply hasn't "done" Newport if one hasn't dined here.:
The Scene When the stars are in town--Ted Turner for a sail, Steven Spielberg to film a movie--this is where you're likely to find them. The Food Even if the place is celebrity-less, there are other…