Crazy Fox Saloon — Restaurant in Newport

This place is a gold mine. It's a local "gay bar" where you can find more of a mixed crowd. However, I was corrected today by the bartender that prefer to be called a "neighborhood bar". Okay. Today I met a gay couple who were visiting from Cincy who were fun and kind. During previous visits, I met a lovely young couple who are doing a lot for the community. Other patrons included an economist and a military person who were all straight. The bartender and owner were engaged with customers and the prices were good. They have a pool table a lounge area and a patio. Highly recommend this place especially for bloody...

The owner of this place apparently requires you to wear a mask, even when sitting down at a table trying to drink a beer. That itself was a bit nuts for my taste, but what’s worse is that he, after rudely yelling at me, went on to berate his bar tender for supposedly not making people mask up. I wouldn’t think it needed to be explained that a person cannot 1) wear a mask and 2) drink a beer simultaneously, but this is where we are. I would recommend spending money somewhere else...lots of other bars in the area that allow you to actually drink the drink you have purchased. Crazy...

Definitely disappointed ☹️ I was looking for a cute little place for my friends birthday and read the good reviews here. We walked in and I asked if it was open seating and with an attitude I got the response back of “honey this is not a restaurant, pick a seat, we do not serve you” then one of them customers replied with “yeah sorry, don’t know what to tell you”. We already ate dinner and just wanted a drink to celebrate but to each their own. It’s not pretty to be mean. It was my first and...