Thank you, Andrew, A pleasure as always!…read moreYou are all too kind, extending the perfect ambience to accompany a delicious meal. It's all in the "experience", as you say... It's obvious that your staff understands that and puts their best foot forward to please everyone. BRAVO! Jean & Don

** edited To the owners response, thank you. While I see if…read moreyou're looking for it, the Monday's menu section, when you google safari room menu, the wrong menu pops right up for direct link , and for other platforms that display your menu. On the menu itself it doesn't say anything about the Monday limited menu and or live music. So unless you're looking for it by accessing your site first, you won't see it that way. Two, I stand firm on the fact that the woman behind the hostess stand with the name plate was unbelievably bothered by me bringing up the menu issue , not friendly at all. I don't remember her name Since I had a pleasant experience prior, maybe I was a bit unfair. I'll be a man and admit that and reevaluate my review and rating. As a fellow business owner/restaurant owner, I understand these reviews can be hurtful and I apologize, if you go thru my reviews they are almost all positive and fair. What bothered me so much was the managers attitude ! I've had employees that treated customers poorly in my cafe and it was disheartening to hear in a service industry!** Last summer was a great experience overall however not so much this time around . Came all the way here again for lunch, your website still shows your lunch menu *via Google direct link* and the girl who picked up the phone said you had lunch. Get there after an hour drive and it's a small plates menu filled with shellfish which we couldn't eat and other random appetizers? The managers are told according to hostesses the menu doesn't reflect its actuality on mondays and they still don't do anything ? This is what the two girls just told me Limited hours for summer and menu cause Monday ? No mention of that on your website edit* when you search for it on the website yes you are correct it's there. The problem is for someone that googles "safari room menu" the Google menu link to your site does not display a limited Monday menu. Just an fyi So since it was a nice day decided to stay and have iced tea and flat bread. Flat bread was overwhelming with garlic and mushy. Waiter was great didn't get his name but all the waiters were nice and friendly I will say based on my other experiences, the burrata/salads were good, chicken sandwich etc Amazing view and location

Made a reservation for 5:30 for a date night! Cozy and comfortable vibes in the restaurant, service…read morewas great. Our server answered lots of questions we had about different meals. We ordered the lobster fra diavolo for 2 and it was absolutely delicious!! Be aware it is a LOT of food and you will have leftover for days. It says it is for 2 but could probably feed 6. Seafood was fresh, love the seafood focused menu-- would not recommend to seafood haters. Will definitely be going back!!

Fabulous experience! What an amazing dining experience we…read morehad at Hooked last night! It was our first time dining outside this season, and we're so glad we chose Hooked. From start to finish, everything was outstanding. Shelby, our server, was attentive, friendly, knowledgeable, and truly embodied the spirit of hospitality. She genuinely cared about making our evening special, and it absolutely showed. The food was fabulous -- no surprise with the talented Scales crew behind it all! And the dirty martini with hand-stuffed blue cheese olives was perfectly crafted and absolutely on point. Overall, it was a truly memorable evening, and a huge shoutout to Shelby for making the experience so exceptional. We can't wait to come back!

The Red Parrot was our last stop before heading home, and we almost skipped it because we were…read moreshort on time... I'm SO glad we didn't! The historic building is so neat and beautiful, and the service was amazing. They were super quick, and the drink menu was easily the best we found in town! The food was just as good, with such a diverse menu that there's truly something for everyone. It was the perfect way to end our trip!

The lobster mac and cheese was overwhelmed with sriracha, the clam chowder had a strong flour…read moretaste, and the onion soup was so salty and slightly bitter. The burger was comparable to fast food. Overall, I've had better-tasting food from fast food places or even supermarket products. Very disappointing for Newport--I wouldn't come back.

At the bar, Brian made me the best Hugo spritz I've ever had. Thank you Brian, and Midtown for the…read morebest night. Will be back very soon.

The food at the Midtown Oyster Bar is good. My family and I stopped in one afternoon and ordered a…read morevery expensive seafood combination from the raw bar. We returned a couple of weeks later and told our server how much we loved the shrimp ceviche from the platter weeks before. They don't have it as a separate menu item but she said we could order it. She reminded us that it was just a small cup (condiment sized), we decided to order two. When the bill came, it turned out they charged us $25 EACH. My issue is - how about a heads up? We spent a lot of money every time we went - that's not the issue. That single experience will prevent us from returning. Too bad.

This was one of the best meals that we have had in a long time! Although the service was lacking,…read morethe ambiance and the food were great! We had the pad Thai with blackened salmon! It was amazing! Also located on Bowen wharf which is such a fun part of town for a visitor! Given the lower price point compared to many other restaurants we went the quality of the food was a huge surprise.

The tiki bar portion of this was very cute. There was an upstairs outdoor part that gave treehouse…read morevibes and then an upstairs part that had AC and windows. The indoor part had a disco ball and was well decorated with fishnets, plants, luau grass, and blue lighting. We came here for a bachelorette dinner, and the drinks were good, but the service could improve to make the experience more enjoyable. Additionally, pieces of our drink cup were chipping, which was concerning. I tried the calamari, which had a nice kick to them, and the Brussel sprouts. They got oily at the bottom of the bowl but were delicious nonetheless.

Included in our reservation at The Pell was a free breakfast (entree plus beverage) for each of the…read morefour mornings of our stay. Over the course of our stay we enjoyed the Pell Special, French toast, and veggie omelet. On the downside was one morning's meat lovers omelet that was overdone and close to tasteless. On our last evening we decided to have dinner in-house starting with a shared arugula salad that was lightly dressed and delicious. For an entree my wife chose salmon while I focused my attention on scallops. Each proved to be surprisingly delicious so we would not hesitate to return. We paid for one entree and received the second free courtesy of our Newport County Dinner Club card. Service, both in the morning and evening, ranged from very good to excellent.

We ate here for Valentine's Dinner while staying at the Pell. To be completely honest I was very…read moredisappointed with the experience. We had reservations and waited about 15 minutes to be seated though the host was very nice. They were going to sit us on a 6 top in the middle of the restaurant but moved us to a smaller quieter table as we didn't need such a large table. We ordered shortly after being seated. I ordered the prix fixe menu with came with salad/soup, an entree and a dessert. I also ordered off the kids menu. I ordered mocktails for my kids and a cocktail for myself that came out quickly. I'm a tequila lover so I got the naked and famous which I loved. After our drinks everything went downhill. We then waited almost an hour and a half for our food. I tried to get our servers attention multiple times to ask why the wait was so long. She never bothered to check in with us to let us know we would be waiting so long. I looked over and noticed that the 6 top who sat and ordered well after us had already received their food. When I called our server over to ask if she could at least bring out the soup or kids meal so that my kids wouldn't starve. She stated that she couldn't bring anything out until the kitchen brought everything out together. She said the kitchen was backed up and kind of shrugged me off. Again, I ordered a prix fixe so why would all the courses come out together? That makes zero sense. I pointed out that the family who ordered after us had already gotten their food. She rolled her eyes and walked away. At this point we were already waiting for 1 hour at this point. Normally this behavior would have had me walking out but we were staying at the hotel, had already waited an hour and it was Valentine's Day so anywhere else would have been busy. A few minutes later she brought out some soup for my daughter, no apologies just matter of factly like she did me a favor by bringing out our soup. The table next to us asked her for some fries as they also had a child starving to them she apologized and replied not a problem I'll bring out some fries for you. When we did get our food we were disappointed with everything besides the kids pasta. The pasta was the only thing that tasted ok. The salmon was burnt and the sweet potato puree tasted old and really had no flavor. I missed the part of bacon bits in the green beans so that's on me but the bacon with the salmon did not go together at all. The chicken sandwich was dry and lacked flavor while the fries were okay. I asked for the dessert to go because I didn't want to wait for another hour. She first brought it out on a regular dish then took it to the kitchen and had it mushed in a Togo container not separating the bread from the cream. When I did finally take the dessert to my room I did not enjoy it at all either this was hard and I would not call it bread pudding. It was literally chunks of bread with cream spread on top. The hotel itself was fantastic but our experience at the restaurant was horrible. The front desk was apologetic and accommodating when we checked out however so we will definitely come back to stay at the hotel, but will most likely avoid the restaurant.

Best Mexican Food!!! And I live in California, so that says a lot!…read more MADDIE is the best bartender and gives out amazing vibes! We're coming back just to get her drinks and see her!

First, I want to start off with this new trend of Mexican restaurants not giving out chips and…read moresalsa. If you're a Mexican restaurant, I honestly don't understand this change in tradition. Now I'm getting charged for chips and salsa? WTF is that? I'm sorry, but I'm buying drinks and tequila--it's only going to make me thirstier! Furthermore, if you're going to put ceviche on the menu, chips should absolutely be included. That's how ceviche is traditionally eaten. But honestly, none of this was too surprising after I saw the manager roll out of bed in sweatpants to come down to the kitchen, as if she had been sleeping or was too busy in her office to be bothered. I've been coming here for over a decade, but after this experience, I won't be returning. There are plenty of other Mexican restaurants around, and I'm happy to give them my business instead.

Aurelia is more than a place to have dinner. Its an experience…read more Its a perfectly orchestrated ensemble of food, ambiance, knowledge, and passion. Food. They use only the best seasonal ingredients. Ambiance. What can beat a view of Narragansett Bay watching the sail boats go by? Knowledge. Have a wine tasting with Carl and he will amaze you with the level of knowledge about the ingredients and the wines that are being served. Im pretty sure he spends countless hours studying the wines, the region where it comes from, and how it harmonizes with the food you are about to eat. Carls usually our waiter but everyone here is excellent. Passion. Its the main ingredient that binds everything together. The workers here are passionate about hospitality. They are all there to make sure you have the absolute best experience possible and it shows. From the valet, to the hostess, to the waiters and waitresses they always bring their A game. Its 2026. There's many things I'm not sure in this life. But one thing I am sure of is that when I walk through the doors of Castle Hill (Aurelia) I'm going to have an amazing meal and more importantly an amazing experience. Patron to this amazing establishment for 11 years and counting!

We had an amazing time here doing the 6 course tasting plus wine pairing to celebrate a birthday…read more Everything was delicious with the lobster and duck standing out the most. Service was great.