The Tavern on Broadway

This place was hopping, and that's always my best judge of a restaurant when we are traveling. The Tavern on Broadway in Newport, RI serves brunch on weekends and it was fantastic. We ordered the spicy ham and tomato benny and the pancake of the day. Both were fantastic and we cleaned our plates.

The eggs benedict were creamy and spicy - a beautiful combination of flavors and served with home fries. The pancakes were fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside and served with a creamy cinnamon sauce spiked with Fireball. You barely needed the warm maple syrup (didn't stop us from adding it, though!).

We also ordered the specialty sangria, the apple pie sangria, made with white wine, peaches, apples, and rimmed with cinnamon. It tasted just like drinking a lovely apple pie.

While the food was good, the service wasn't so great. Our waitress apologized and told us they had been very busy earlier in the day and ran out of pancake batter and had to make fresh. But that did not explain the slowness in other aspects of the service.

Overall, though, we definitely recommend The Tavern on Broadway for brunch, but expect to spend some extra time here on weekends due to the service.