Newes From America Pub

We've been coming to the Newes since it opened in this form. The attractions are the room (built in 1742 and probably a pub of some kind most of that time...rich with history and maybe ghosts); the beer, which is plentiful, varietal, reasonably priced and served COLD; the wooden nickel gimmick; and the location, which is in the middle of Edgartown bustle but feels removed, as you're in a Colonial era basement. The food is pub food, done well but not amazingly, and priced fine for the ZIP code. Very kid friendly, with two bars (so very adult friendly too). Generally the service has been solid, never great, but this year it was poor...poor like asking four times for obvious stuff...poor like a beer not being served "to my empty seat" even though there were three adults along with four kids at the table while I parked...poor like dressing coming 10 minutes after the salad. Still, 20-30 positive visits and one marginal one I'll give it four stars. If we get pitiful service again next time, I may revise. The waitress was borderline snotty, even though we went out of our way to not get short with her horrible service, and we had a big enough table to get the high auto tip. (PS I've stayed almost everywhere on MV at one point or another and while we now do houses not hotels I do like the Kelley House, if your goal is a boutique/historical accommodation near the harbah...Daggett House was our favorite in that little area around the Chappy ferry but alas is no more...)

Nice place, relaxed but I was saddened by my bangers & mash:(

Mediocre tasting food and somewhat pricey at that given the portion sizes is offset by decent music, a nice setting, and proximity to the Harbor View Hotel.