The Revolving Door — Restaurant in Newport

Mixed results from our experience. We sat at the bar, with full view of everything going on. The conch chowder was delicious (frankly the reason this gets a 3 and not a 2). The flat bread was nothing to write home about (I would say overcooked and from the looks of the prep, that is their style). We had some of their lettuce wraps - tasty, but poorly executed, as when you picked up the wrap the filling fell through (would have been more effective to have 2 leaves of lettuce instead of one).

The beer was served in warm glasses (not a good practice) and we watched in disbelief as a bartender shorted someone on a whiskey sour order because it was at the end of the bottle. We were equally incredulous as a prep cook cut up a mango that was clearly not ripe for inclusion in dishes. There was little or no communication going on in the kitchen and no quality control on dishes before they went out to tables.

I think that this place aspires to creative and hip - it just...

Me and a few others walked in and asked if we could sit outside on the patio and have a drink. The people at the entrance gave us a blank stare and said “the kitchen is closed”. We said that’s okay we would just like a drink. They both seemed confused but said sure. The drinks were good but on our bill they included a “love for the kitchen” gratuity which was annoying considering we had 1 drink each and the...

The ambiance is perfect, lots of windows an urban flare. The staff is great. My appetizer Soft Shell Crab was excellent. Cocktail nice. However, my choice of entree Pork Malanese was good, tender...too much fat, hold back the Lima Beans ☺ . The side of fried rice would have been good, nicely made with lots of bacon, but too dry for my taste. Overall, it's a great place, will definitely come back. A...