The Barking Crab

I happened to be on vacation in Newport, RI when one of my friends told me about this place, saying they had some of the best seafood available anywhere. After trying the place for myself, I know now that my friend wasn't mincing words. The Barking C ... more

I happened to be on vacation in Newport, RI when one of my friends told me about this place, saying they had some of the best seafood available anywhere. After trying the place for myself, I know now that my friend wasn't mincing words. The Barking Crab pays very close attention to the quality of their food and it was a true pleasure to eat there. I ordered the fried shrimp platter, which treated me to 9 jumbo sized shrimp (with cocktail and tartar sauce), a heaping mound of french fries and a side of cole slaw. The shrimp were huge, tender, crispy and absolutely full of flavor just by themselves. The tartar sauce was good, but in my opinion the cocktail sauce was even better; it had the perfect balance of spice. Our waitress (hey Lindsey!!) told us that they had just changed the recipe of their fries. While I never tried the first recipe, I love the new one! They were all long, crispy and had just the right amount of salt, not too much or too little. They were the perfect thing to finish off my leftover sauce with! The cole slaw could have tasted a little better, but since every table has a bottle of malt vinegar on hand, I just added some of that to it and it was tasty. The ambiance is casual, the servers are friendly and food is phenominal overall. If you happen to be going away for the weekend near this place and you love seafood, you simply need to eat here! less