Fluke Wine Bar & Kitchen

We saw this restaurant during our last visit to Newport and decided to eat there this time around. The menu just looked appealing and the place is gorgeous!
Fluke was an excellent restaurant! the only reason they are not getting a 5star is because they did not have everything on the menu!

Almond Filled Bacon Wrapped Dates as an appetizer- EXCELLENT! The bacon was crisp and the salt balanced the dates. The Almond added that crunch to the bite justin the right amount!

Pan Seared Scallops--Jasmine Rice, Chinese Broccoli, Snap Peas, Blood Orange Sauce
Scallops were HUGE and cooked perfectly! Melted in our mouths. The plate of food was balanced and everything was so delish!

Rabbit Orechiette--Caramelized Onion, Escarole, Fava Beans, Oven Roasted Tomato
The orechiette was perfectly cooked, the rabbit was delicate and juicy. The sauce ... oh my!
Service was impeccable! the wait staff and Maitre D were very courteous and were knowledgeable of the menu THOROUGHLY
Unfortunately they did not have couple items on the menu we really wanted to try like the soft shell crabs and couple other things. Again, it was explained to us and everyone were very nice and apologetic about it.

Oh and dessert- Coconut milk panna cotta and Goat's Cheesecake with Candied Rhubarb & Local Honey were both delicious! we are new yorkers and we are happy to say that Goat Cheesecake was worth it!

Had a great meal there last night- dinner for 4 and we were late on a very busy night and they held our reservation for us!
Drink and wine selection is fantastic and the crispy oysters i had as an app were amazing. Dinner was good too, portions are on the small side but definitely enough. I had the pork belly and it was one of the best dinners I've had out in a while. Our view of the sun setting from the top floor was the icing on the cake!

"...let us be more simple and less vain."  ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

During a recent visit to Fluke, we decided to share a few appetizers and one entree along with a couple of glasses of wine. I told our server that we'd decided on our appetizers, and asked if she could please return, at her convenience, to take our entree order. I was told that the kitchen only allows customers to order their entire meal at once, and that she would come back to take our full order when we were ready. I'd never heard of this before, have you? When she returned, we'd ask to make a few changes to the dish, and our server pointed out: "food modifications kindly declined" typed at the bottom of the menu in small print. I didn't think were asking for much since locally grown vegetables are available all over Aquidneck Island.

I should stop here and note that I'm no fan of publicly displaying diet preferences, but since food is such an essential part of life, it is sometimes difficult to avoid. Nobody wants to be the energy absorbing dinner guest drawing attention to herself. For several restaurants around town, vegetarianism offers far-reaching flexibility, particularly since now, more than ever, it's easier to avoid any type of CAFO by learning the exact source of your food. Newport attracts visitors from all over the world who know this, so I wonder how they're able to pull this off while staying busy.

Later, we were offered a dessert list, but ...snicker...passed because we weren't sure how they would respond since it wasn't ordered w i t h dinner. On a side note, this is not a terrible place if you simply want to stop by for a drink since the beautiful bar on the third floor overlooks the water.  We ordered less than we would have normally, but chose to tip unsparingly to express our empathy for our server, hoping she will find a friendlier place to work, and soon.