"when you look at a food guide for newport, ri, they will always see a restaurant near the top. the restaurant is bouchard, on the lower thames street. this stalwart of the French cuisine is in the rule crowded, requires reservations, and gets many 5 star reviews. we have recently been with friends during the newport restaurant week, where the local restaurants offer prix fixe menus at a reduced price to attract people and see what they are all. in general we avoid restaurant week as we had some bad experiences. the menus are limited and many restaurants undoubtedly cut corners to avoid losing their hotties to the offered trips. but that was bouchard, and honestly...read more"