Need Newport Fine Dining Suggestions

[chowmensch]

My boss is celebrating her anniversary with her husband in a few weeks in Newport and I'd like to help them make their restaurant selection. They like fine dining and money is not a problem. They both know wine very well and appreciate a well thought out wine list. She is a vegetarian but does eat seafood. He likes almost anything. I have heard good things about 22 Bowen, Rhumbline and several others but wanted to see what chowhounders familiar with the Newport dining scene would recommend. Thanks.

[Gratin]

The SkyBar at the Clarke Cooke House is wonderful too.

[Sean]

Castle Hill Inn is the finest dining in Newport:

http://www.castlehillinn.com/Dining/R...

[invinotheresverde]

I second Castle Hill. The food and service are wonderful, and the wine list is thorough, albeit overpriced (everything is Newport is pricey, though, so it's par for the course). I think your boss would be quite pleased.

P.S. Vegetarians don't eat seafood. :)

[Alica]

Restaurant Bouchard is a very nice place with great food.

[chowmensch]

Yes, I know.... As I hit "Post My Reply" I realized that real vegetarians would not eat seafood. What I meant was she's primarily a vegetarian but on occasion will eat seafood. Whatever....thanks for the recommendation. Castle Hill sounds perfect.

[bostongal]

Castle Hill is lovely - the view alone will get them!