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Salvation Cafe

140 Broadway (Ayrault St.) Send to Phone
NewportRI 02840
401-847-2620 | Menu
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Newport's Salvation Café pulls off being eclectic but not outlandish with aplomb.

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Brunch & Lunch Sun., Dinner nightly

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Salvation Cafe Restaurant Review

: Amid today’s glut of pretenders and over-reachers, Newport's Salvation Café manages to maintain its eclecticism with genuine style. The aqua paint, mismatched artwork (both originals and prints) and lamps made from ’50s-era salon hairdryers make for a comically cozy vibe, enhanced by the open summer patio and warm Pagoda Room to the rear. Fried calamari stands out from the pack with its imaginative toss of vinaigrette and wasabi aïoli. The pad thai is bargain-priced, as are all of the entrées (none higher than $20). Vegetarians will go for the chickpea and cauliflower masala or the tofu pad thai, but Salvation also deftly delivers for carnivores with the signature braised beef short ribs and a top sirloin steak served with horseradish and Dijon crème fraîche.

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