White Horse Tavern

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White Horse Tavern in the Newport County area is a three star American restaurant. This expensive restaurant has been around for the last 330 years. It's been awarded the Best of Special Occasion Dining and Best of Romantic awards. This place features a perfect venue for special occasions. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a romantic atmosphere. This restaurant features private rooms and brunch. This place is good for groups.

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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah E.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is a classic and the food is great.
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill E.

4.0 of 5 stars. Old.... really, really old tavern. The oldest, in the US, so "they" say. How do we even track this? I stopped by one day recently, I was hungry, it was historical, and I was parked right down the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher B.

5.0 of 5 stars. A must visit location. Historic, charming, delicious, excellent service. The best lobster roll in town. Amazing Mac & Cheese with Lobster and truffle oil. Do not miss an opportunity to visit this...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great, chatty service; super cozy, dark and small interior. Seriously, I don't think my boyfriend could join me for a meal here - the ceilings are just too low. I loved it. You can just sort of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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White Horse Tavern by Jennifer C. at InsiderPages

Is a treat, but not if you are on a budget, dessert alone will cost $9, drinks at the bar aren't cheap either. The ambiance though is what makes it worth it! It is a colonial historic building, lit by candles...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Koizumi Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Vermont goat cheese cake in a spring roll casing and served with apricot-almond relish and endive. SautA�ed mushrooms with parsley, butter and sherry in a pastry cup. A chocolate tower cake layered...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ile F.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's said to be one of the oldest taverns in the country. And it's also claimed to be the most typical colonial style building in Newport. Also it's one of the most expensive and formal dining place...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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Historic building by virginia K. at InsiderPages

Fine dining in a truly historic building. The ambiance is extraordinary especially in cooler weather when the fireplace is blazing. The food and service is outstanding, but don't go here if you are on a tight...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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Superb by Kelly S. at InsiderPages

Perhaps one of the best restaurants I've been to. Cozy atmosphere in an historic and drafty building (bring a sweater in winter). Fireplaces help heat and add to the ambience. Expensive. VERY. We had a gift...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben P.

5.0 of 5 stars. A friend of mine arranged a dinner at Whitehorse for 10 people. By the time our group showed up, we were 19 people. The staff at Whitehorse's reaction was pure professionalism: "Don't worry, we'll...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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Fantastic food

This place has some of the best food in New England. The service is great, it can get busy but the wait time is well worth the great food.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/08/2006
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Historic venture & great dining experience

I have been to this restaurant many times and every experience was outstanding. The restaurant's building has been in use for over three hundred years and retains much of the original colonial charm. The food...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/11/2006
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So not worth the hype

We tried the tavern for lunch and were sorely disappointed in the service. Although the food was very good and if based on that alone place would be ranked as excellent, the unkempt, rude and totally incapable...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2005
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The worst service I've ever had!

My inlaws drove up from new jersey and my apartment was not large enough for the ideal Thanksgiving meal so we decided to try the White Horse. Our experience was nightmarish. Our waiter was horrible with the...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2005
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The Most Evil Host in America

A friend and I went here for Sunday brunch. She has two small children, and although for dinner, the White Horse is probably not "kid friendly" it certainly is for a casual meal such as brunch. When we arrived...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/30/2005
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Just ok, food was good

I knew this place would be expensive, and I'm no stranger to fine dining. But I thought $39 for a chicken entree was too much. VERY dark interior, as I know it would have been in the period it w...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/10/2005
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not a good value

We wanted to have a special dinner in Newport, and this place was recommended. Other than the facts the floor was 1680's original and that t it is a romantic setting, food was very average, wine was below...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2004
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unimpressed

The waiter was like a rookie cab driver, I had to send my meal back because it was under- cooked and I easily spent twice as much as what the "lack" of experience was worth. A highly unfortuate meal and...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/21/2002
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Frommer's

Still going strong after almost 330 years, the White Horse makes a credible claim to be the oldest operating tavern in America. On the ground floor are a bar and two dining rooms, with a big fireplace once...
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New York Times

this building, built in 1673, is now home to one of newport's finest restaurants. oak-beam ceilings, a cavernous fireplace, and uneven plank floors epitomize newport's colonial charm. the restaurant serves...
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Wcities

new england history and dining since 1673 combine to make your visit to the white horse tavern a newport cultural experience. the curatoros program presented during a jacket and tie lunch and candlelit dinner...
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IgoUgo

the white horse tavern was built only two decades after the city was settled in 1687. this tavern was the meeting place of the colony's general assembly, criminal court and city council...
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Fodor's

white horse tavern is our place to go for those special birthday and anniversary dinners. jackets are required for men at dinner, but actually having to change out of jeans for dinner makes a nice change,...
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wGuides.com

new england history and dining since 1673 combine to make your visit to the white horse tavern a newport cultural experience. the curator's program presented during a jacket and tie lunch and candlelit dinner...
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Yahoo! Travel

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Dine.com

excellent atmosphere.be prepared to spend a lot, but go there...
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AOL CityGuide

fine dining in one of the oldest taverns around...
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