The Newes From America — Restaurant in Edgartown

Been going to, and taking out from Newes Pub for years. This experience was by far the worst. Chowder was as thick as paste with the overpowering flavor of bacon. I loooovvveee bacon...so that's telling that the Chowder was not enjoyab­le. My meal got worse and worse. My bag-o-rings were overcooked on the outside, but the batter was raw on the inside. Maybe they had something going on with their fryer tonight, because the fish and chips were just as bad. I literally sloughed the entire batter/coating off my two small pieces of fish before eating them. The chips were not crispy either. I've heard the place had gone down hill since Faraway took over. I didn't want to believe it, but it was plain bad. Plus, $50+ for fish n chips, onion rings and chowder is expensive. I also opened the entrance door right into the back of a pair of young ladies waiting just inside...the staff must not have been paying attention to escort them away from the inward swinging entry door. When i carefully made my way in, I tried to scoot over into the front bar area and I kicked a small space heater that was under foot right near the entryway. This is a historic building and I was floored to see a space heater with glowing red hot heating elements being used inside. They've had fires there before...this is just tempting fate. They couldn't pick up a ceramic space heater? A fire in a fireplace is one thing, but having electrical space heaters is...

Oh how the mighty have fallen. The news was the place to go in Edgartown since it opened in 1993. I have probably been here 40 plus times over the past 32 years and I have a bucket full of wooden nickels to prove it. But since the new owners took over last year it’s a total disappointment, to say the least. Food is WAY over priced, and bland, service is terrible. If you ask for a glass of water they bring you a bottle of Saratoga and charge you 8 bucks. You have to ask separately for ice. The air conditioning is barely working, and the server said it’s been that way and they are in no hurry to get it fixed. On top of everything else they now charge a 4 percent kitchen appreciation tip which is not part of the tip you leave. The hostess at the front was busy on her phone and was totally rude and unprofessional. She would be more suited working at a bowling alley, So for a Cesar salad, Mac and cheese, cheese burger, chicken sandwich and a pretzel it was 175 bucks !!! Even for the vineyard that is pricey. The food was basically what you would get at a TGIF’s. No alcohol by the way. Trust me, I’ve been going here every year since 1993, take your money elsewhere like the wharf, seafood shanty, or the Atlantic. I wish I did. You can...

A solidly good experience today. Our party of three stopped for lunch and were promptly seated. We sat near the bar and were attended to by the bartender who did a great job. We ordered the spinach and artichoke dip which came with toast points. Absolutely the best we have ever had! There were nice tender pieces of artichoke (not just the leaves) and perfect amount of spinach. The taste was just great. My mom had chicken pot pie which was a generous portion served in a small cast iron dish. The temperature was perfect and not hot molten lava that doesn’t cool for 15 mins while you watch everyone else eat and you keep burning your mouth. Good ratio of chicken and veggies and nice crisp flavorful crust. My dad had the prime rib sandwich and had enough to bring home for supper. Good flavor to the meat and the au jus dipping sauce was seasoned nicely. He was surprised at just had good the fries were -not your typical cut fries but had so much more flavor. I had the lobster roll which had a good price and a decent amount of lobster on a nicely grilled roll which resembled a hot dog roll but more texture and flavor. All around a very...