Wharf Southern Kitchen & Whiskey Bar

Lovely wait staff, fantastic food, amazing drink selection. The pickles are sooo good and I devoured the brisket Mac n cheese. My one gripe is I wish there was a way to enjoy the BBQ without having to get an entire southern platter! Just like a pulled pork sandwich would be great.

Food: Shrimp and Fried Green Tomato 8/10. This is something that I would say is a must try be careful the sauce is a little spicy. Southern Fried Chicken and Gravy 8.5/10. Comes with collards that has pork in it and trust me it is good. The chicken is flavorful not over seasoned and has the right batter. The biscuit is a must have with the meal. I personally didn't care for the white gravy but overall great dish. Cornbread Souffle 5/10. It was too much going on with the cornbread and it was bland and weird to taste. Pecan Pier 3/10. Don't take my word for the pie I don't care for pecan but I will say trying it for the second time this pie was loaded with Pecans. Drinks 10/10 Service 10/10 my waitress was very attentive. Knowledgeable about the menu and even offered suggestions. Checked

We came as a group of 6. All of us were disappointed. For being on a wharf, we expected bigger and better tastes. Although the servers were kind, we don’t think we had their full attention. We also were a little off-put by the demonic decorations. We know it’s Halloween season but it just isn’t fun to sit at a table with an evil child hung on the wall staring at you. Overall, we didn’t hate our experience but it’s so far been the most disappointing meal we’ve had while visiting Newport. Sorry guys, this one didn’t hit.

This was the first restaurant that my wife and I had dinner at during our Newport getaway in July 2025. We found the food to be delicious and the service to be attentive. For drinks I had the Dogfish Head Brewing Grateful Dead IPA and it was definitely refreshing. I then decided to try the Blackberry Bramble Old Fashioned and it was outstanding. We started things off with the Deviled Eggs and enjoyed them. For my entree I tried the Creole Shrimp and Grits, which had a little kick and a LOT of flavor. My wife had of the tots appetizers with pork belly which she enjoyed. The ambiance is not that great but the good and service more than make up for that.

The staff was very friendly, and the ambiance was very fitting to the Polynesian theme. I give them a 5/5 in the presentation because the food does look good, although I was not impressed by their taste. The fried rice had good taste, but it was too wet; and their shrimp and chicken sweet sour dish was extremely salty, to the point that we couldn't eat it. We recommend the oysters and the wings; and their were also very good.