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close505 Thames Street, Newport, RI 02840 | (401) 846-0123
Open Today: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
“So what type of restaurant is The Revolving Door?” The answer is this: It depends! The name of the restaurant is aptly chosen, however, as the Revolving Door’s unique mission is to provide a venue for revolving guest chefs and bartenders to showcase his or her culinary talent. The Thames Street brainchild of Chef Albert Bouchard and his wife Sarah introduces a new guest chef every two weeks to a month, keeping the restaurant’s identity constantly in flux with a rotating menu of cuisine. Located on the Newport Harbor, the restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating. Its extensive drink menu includes 24 types of beer, separate wine, rum and single malt scotch menus and innovative cocktails overseen by award-winning bar manager, Jason Kindess. Bouchard, owner of the highly acclaimed French fine dining Bouchard Restaurant, located next door to The Revolving Door, offers chefs from around the world an opportunity to establish their brand. “We are looking for professional chefs who are in between jobs or off-season,” says Bouchard. The Revolving Door is a communal experience — one where visitors can interact with the chefs, courtesy of the open kitchen. “You can’t hide — you’re right in front of everyone,” says Bouchard, whose expectations for each chef are simple: quality and cleanliness. Guest chefs pay for their own ingredients and take 75 percent of sales each night they cook. Their small, personalized menus consist of three to four appetizers and three to four entrees, Bouchard says. The casual, three-floor, 45-seat bar/restaurant provides each new chef with wait staff, bartenders, host/hostess, prep cooks, and house chef Josh Berman. In addition to the varied menus new chefs will bring, house chef Berman maintains the quality of The Revolving Door’s two $24 pre-fixe dishes: steak frites and shrimp scampi with salad, which are served every day. True to the Revolving Door’s reputation for bringing cutting edge concepts of the culinary world to Newport, Bouchard also added a spectacle called “Battle Chefs”, where chefs cook/battle back to back, mano-a-mano in a timed event (like Food Network’s “Chopped”) in front of their customers as they attempt to prepare a better dish than their fellow competitor. The winner will receive the cover from the night’s event
Welcome to O'Brien's Pub O’Brien’s Pub is located in the fifth ward district of Newport, Rhode Island, and has been operated continuously since 1945. Our current operation was established in 1979, and has continued to be a local favorite among Newport residents and tourists alike. O’Brien’s Pub is open 364 days a year and is available to host large functions and special parties. In summer months, the outdoor garden patio has grown to seat over 175 customers and is an enjoyable place to meet for cocktails and to sit for lunch or dinner. Children are typically kept busy by our play fish fountain located in the center of the patio. In winter months, the fireplace adds warmth and coziness to the pub. During day time hours, video games, pool tables, and our five TV’s offer entertainment to all ages.
Viesté ... simply italian restaurant is inspired by the extraordinary charm of the beautiful coastal Town of Viesté, located in the Apulia region of southeast Italy, the family home and heritage of it’s owner, Anthony Lorusso. Our simply italian restaurant offers some of Rhode Island's finest Italian food accompanied with a careful selection of Italian Wines, Italian and domestic craft beers as well as tasteful cordials to enjoy with your meal. The cozy, quaint and friendly interior boasts an open kitchen, with each table placement a joy to dine at, as well as, a seasonal outside seating courtyard and inside bar. We seek to bring you the authentic taste of Italy with a delightful atmosphere, delicious food and great service. Vieste welcomes you, your family and friends to our Italian restaurant, where we strive to make our home your home.
Thai Cuisine is a Thai restaurant at Newport, Rhode Island. A casual eatery located on Thames Street in the heart of Newport, serving up traditional Thai cuisine.
Scales & Shells is a seafood restaurant in every sense of the word. Our goal from "day one" has been to serve the freshest, highest quality seafood product to our guests. In order to achieve this, we have our own fish truck on the road daily. Our Fish buyer makes the rounds to locate what fish is available and whether or not it meets our standards. Many times we not only know when the fish was caught, but where and by whom. Our varied suppliers know what quality we expect and go out of their way to save the "top of the catch" for us. After making our purchases, we insure that the product is handled properly...iced, and cut to order. Upon entering the front door, the aromas will overwhelm your senses. The kitchen here is an open kitchen, and draws our customers into visually participating in the preparation of their dinner. Guests walk immediately up to the line to see "what's cooking". Everyone asks questions, talks to the chefs, and many even make their dinner choices right then and there. Our dishes are prepared in such a way as to enhance the fish not overpower it. An evening with us will not only give you a wonderful meal but an entertaining evening as well.
Sunday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Monday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Thursday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Friday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Saturday: 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Cuisines: French, Locally Grown
Crowd: Upscale Crowd, Couples, Professionals
Best Food: Lobster, Steaks
Best Drinks: Martinis, Wine Selection
Dancing: Never
Highlights: Appetizers , Entrees
Scenes: Restaurant
Avg. Entree: $30+
