Pensive Distilling

Great little distillery in Newport just up from the Brass Ass. They offer a tour and cocktails. Staff is great. Engaging and most enjoyable spirits they craft. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour Gage did for us. I learned a lot and got to sample their vodka, a purple gin... a cognac barrel bourbon, apple pie moonshine and three different bourbons plus they have a real original speakeasy from the 1920's on the second floor

Great decor! I was surprised this place was empty when I arrived??? The food and beverages are excellent!Burgers are juicy with more than enough toppings. Not a dry taste! Love the onion rings! She loved their Manhattan!

This place totally confused us. You go in and see a sign that says "seat yourself." Then at the table we picked, there were menus to look at. One would think someone would come along and take your order. About 15 minutes later, a woman came to the table and said "this is normally a bar only place, but I guess I can take your order." If there was any signage at the bar, like if it looked like a walk up restaurant and not just a restaurant with a bar option OR signage at the table saying like "please proceed to the bar to place all orders," then that would have made so much more sense. The way it was handled made us annoyed and felt to be rude patrons. The actual drinks and food were great! I had a yummy moonshine cocktail and we ate chicken strips and burger meal. The onions and BBQ sauce on my husband's burger were SO good! I think the chicken would have been even better with some type of dipping sauce but it was still good. Good fries! I think if they make up their mind about service (honestly should just have servers with their current layout), it could be vasty improved!

We stopped by to visit as part of the distillery trail. At first they were not so friendly, but they eventually warmed up. Note it is an expectation to buy something to get a stamp for the trail.

Dry rub wings with buffalo sauce on the side. The food and service were great. We'll be back again for sure.

Great place! Wings were awesome. The burgers were great! Perfectly made old fashioned! Lisa provided excellent service. Highly recommend this place.

This is a great little bar tucked into downtown Newport. We stopped here for a quick bite before heading to a show at Riverbend (which worked out perfectly because it's a quick drive there from this restaurant - even with traffic). The menu is small, the drinks are creative, and it's just a lovely spot all around for a quality drink and burger. The Rich Strike burger is actually outstanding. It's so juicy and it's kind of enormous. I love how they serve it on sealed slate. It looks as good as it tastes. I'm not sure about the house salad. I'd skip that or get it without cheese (perhaps light cheese - the picture shows why). But still, it was quite fresh. I'd like to go back. This would be a great spot to go with another couple or for a casual date night. Or heck, just a drink. If I could remember what our drinks were called, I'd mention it, but honestly, they were both off the menu and they were fabulous. Last thing! They have a bunch of "corks" for distilled drinks in a bottle up front. They invite you to decorate one and they put them up on the wall. LOVE that!

Super cute, small hidden gem in the heart of NEWPORT. My team and o came here for a quick drink and some eats. It's really cool and the drinks were tasty and strong. I enjoyed the fries but wish I had gotten a burger over the chicken. It wasn't bad, just not my favorite. It's really small space so don't bring a ton of people and be prepared for a wait if you come later in the evening. We came with 5 people and walked right in but it was about 4pm on a Saturday. Someone had called ahead for a reservation so I suppose that's an option. If you have time, check out their tours of how the goods (bourbon) get made! I'll definitely be back when I need a quick bite.

We went on a Sunday evening and were glad to get there before 7 because even tho closing time was 8 pm, the kitchen closes at 7 on Sundays. ( Friday & Saturday kitchen closes at 9, the friendly server told us).Nice flavor cocktails. Delicious burger and nice dry rub wings with BBQ sauce on the side. onion rings were tops!Good light filled space, modern country? decor. nice. pleasant. Noise level not bad. Free street and lot parking next door.

Lived this bar/distillery. Wait staff really friendly and helpful . Loved the decor . One of the best hamburger ! My friend had the friend order the chicken breast salad and couldn't finish it brought the rest home. She had fries they were delicious. I ordered the onion rings and they were good , a I'm little greasy but hot and good