Cheaper , but good restaurants?

My husband and I plan on going to Bowens, or White Horse on one evening, but the second evening we wanted to go somewhere for a little less money, most of the restaurants I looked at range from 25$ and up...Are there any that go from $14 to $25...and still considered pretty good?? Thanks!

Cheaper , but good restaurants?

Try the Salvation Cafe on Broadway. Good food and cheap. I don%26#39;t think there are any entrees over $25.

Cafe Zelda and Tucker%26#39;s Bistro, both good restaurants, have a number of offerings for dinner under $25.

Cheaper , but good restaurants?

The tavern area at the Black Pearl. Casual, less expensive and try the chowder. They also have an outdoor patio.

Also, Scales %26amp; Shells and Zelda%26#39;s.

If you are still open on the one planned evening, 22 Bowens and White Horse are great, but don%26#39;t rule out the Mooring, Black Pearl%26#39;s Commodore Room, and Bouchards. If you don%26#39;t mind having to drive, Castle Hill is very good with the best view on the island. Don%26#39;t miss the sunset if you go there.

Go to the Inn at Castle Hill for a drink or dessert. It is by NO MEANS a less expensive affordable but still good restauant. In fact I would choose Castle Hill over 22 Bowens. You%26#39;ll get a five star gourmet meal and a view and atmosphere to match. At 22 Bowens, you just get expensive steak.

For cheaper but good restaurants. just take a walk along Thames and Broadway and look at menus of all the restaurants and see what you like and what you can afford. There is a great Vietmanese place in Middletown that is affordable and has gotten rave reviews called the Saigon Cafe. Also in Middletown is Anthony%26#39;s Seafood that is a fish market on one side and a very casual restaurant on the other side with GREAT seafood and EXCELLENT clamcakes and chowder and it is defintely under $15.

Unless you are a meat and potatoes person, don%26#39;t waste your money on Brick Alley Pub. That place is nothing more than an expensive hamburger place that has a salad bar.

';Unless you are a meat and potatoes person, don%26#39;t waste your money on Brick Alley Pub. That place is nothing more than an expensive hamburger place that has a salad bar.';

Wow, Charleston....have you even TRIED anything else on the menu...or did you just walk through the restaurant...?

I%26#39;ve eaten there often enough to know it hasn%26#39;t changed. Its very uninspiring. The fact that it is as popular as it is just goes to show that a lot of people that come to and or live in Newport don%26#39;t have very discriminating palates. It is nothing more than an expensive hamburger place. It is fine for the meat and potatoes crowd which I guess most Americans are comprised of. It is great if you like plain food without any interesting seasonings or sauces. I%26#39;m just not a fan of bland expensive food.

Agree with Charleston about the Brick Alley Pub. I%26#39;ve never understood its mystique among some locals in Newport.

Whenever I%26#39;ve brought some out of towners there because they were told ';not to miss it'; they leave wondering what%26#39;s the big deal? It%26#39;s way overpriced for average, at best, food; the servers are often so rushed they can hardly stand still to take your order, and don%26#39;t ask them too many questions; the atmosphere is noisy and crowded.

Like some other places in Newport, the Clarke Cooke House and Black Pearl for instance, it seems to survive and thrive on momentum and past reputation even if it no longer delivers what it did at one time. Go figure?

I, too, agree with SailinginCharleston about the Brick Alley Pub. My experience there with my Wife and 12 year old was, well, ridiculous. Dirty and noisy, the place offers nothing except to the bar crowd. It%26#39;s highly overrated.

What is the opinion here on Rhumb Line? I can%26#39;t really find any info on it?

Agree with Charleston regarding Brick Alley Pub. Try Scales and Shells, Black Pearl, Mamma Luisa for a lower priced menu. If you want to splurg try Castlehill. Prontos, Brochards and Astericks are very good as well but the price is somewhat higher. Don%26#39;t bother with 22 Bowens. Have fun!

If you%26#39;re absolutely sure you want to go to Bowen%26#39;s, okay, but I can%26#39;t recommend a restaurant more highly than Canfield House. It%26#39;s just up the hill from Bellevue Ave. It is wonderful in every way...food, service, decor and atmosphere, staff, and not as pricey as it easily could be. We picked this over Bowen%26#39;s and White Horse after we ate at their more family oriented restaurant, The Glass Onion, which is right in the same shopping center as Newport Vineyard. It is MUCH less expensive than White Horse. We enjoyed it so much that we went there twice during the week we were in Newport, and wished it had a sister restaurant closer to our home in Connecticut.