22 Bowen’s Wine & Bar Grille Restaurant Review
Bowen's Wharf
22 Bowen’s Wharf (America’s Cup Ave. ) 
Send to Phone
Newport, RI 02840
401-841-8884 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Business casual
Wine
Great Wine List* Click here for rating key
| Newport nabobs pack this waterfront steakhouse year-round, undaunted by an à la carte menu that’s as expensive as it is extensive (a $65 Friday fixed-price option for two accompanied by Beringer wines and a winter-only $19.95 three-course dinner special are the exceptions). But that’s to be expected in the heart of downtown Newport; at least 22 Bowen’s avoids the tourist-trap label by serving top-quality steaks and seafood matched by a lengthy wine list. You might start with the eclectic garden salad with pickled shallots, roasted grape tomatoes and ginger honey vinaigrette (preferable to the lobster fritters, rather bland albeit redeemed by a spicy New Orleans-style rémoulade), which sets the stage nicely for a salt-rubbed and well-prepared Delmonico steak---best unadorned, we feel, despite the variety of sauces served on the side. The filet mignon, served with a wine demi-glace and blue-cheese butter, is a popular alternative. A side of Lyonnaise potatoes, more crunchy than creamy, is redolent of sweet onions; we also recommend the asparagus spears served right off the grill. You could spend $320 for a sip of Château d'Yquem dessert wine afterward, but we prefer the simple pleasure of the Key lime pie and Auntie Amanda's carrot cake. |
- Subscribe to Receive the 2012 Edition of our Annual Restaurant Issue, and Check Out the Winners from our Current Restaurant Awards!
- Find the Best Restaurants for Celebrating Valentine's Day
- WOW HER THIS VALENTINE'S. Don't Settle for Less. Save up to 30% with 1800Flowers.com. No promotion codes needed!
What's Hot
RESTAURANT AWARDS
Subscribe to receive the 2012 edition of our annual restaurant issue, and check out our current Top 40 U.S. Restaurant selections, and more!
