Vieste Simply Italian - Newport

I accidentally stumbled upon Vieste, by far and away blew away my expectations. I had a phenomenal tuna dish that was executed perfectly left me stunned. I introduced myself to the owner and chef and was blown away by how humble talented and hard working they are!!! They ABSOLUTELY care about their customers experience and I will with out a doubt be returning for years to come!!! Please give it a try! Foodies like me need to know about the gems off the beaten path!!!

We had a reservation that we booked several weeks in advance and came here after a day at Jazz fest. Our table was not ready upon arrival and we waited 40 minutes for it to be vacant for us, no comps for drinks or appetizers for this inconvenience. The kitchen was clearly struggling and our dinner turned into 3 hours. The food was bland, not a lot of flavor. The managers never came over to check-in or to apologize, the server was trying his best but several times our waters were completely empty. The only major plus was the band playing, ukulele and standing base, they were crazy talented. Other than them, really disappointed.

They get credit for the effort, and possibly may be a lot of potential here, the menu on paper looks good, but the food doesn’t follow up and the service is definitely lacking, We tried a lot of the menu (Rice balls, Burrata, Fava Bean Salad, “PEI” mussels 1/2 of em were closed ?, Bolognese, Papardelle w mushrooms, Eggplant Rollentini, chicken piccata, Chicken Parmigiana and the cheese fettuccini this place should peelback on the reservations and focus more on execution, on the food and service, everything is just a miss, the food is bland and needs more TLC and flavor!, not good if you have to ask for salt ever , seems like they are just too over booked to execute better taste and service, like quantity definitely trumps quality, maybe also being from New York I hold Italian (Northern, Sicilian, Mediterranean to a very high standard, there is an Italian place not too far down the block from this one that executes on taste and service very much better, reservations are hard to get so we settled for this place but don’t think it warrants a second visit.

Limited lunch menu. But that's okay.Burrata maybe could have used some bread on the side, but it was totally delicious.Cacio e pepe was top notch and my daughter (and I! really liked it.My gnocci were a little dense (but definitely not bad and the bolognese was fine.Spaghetti and meatball was a huge portion, and was very, very nice. Especially the gigantic meatball. Top notch.Great service and a lovely atmosphere.

I find it very surprising when Italian food is not done well. Neither my wife or I enjoyed our meal here. It seemed like they didn't even try to make it enjoyable. We both ordered what should have been so easy. the wine we ordered was good as was the bread.