Bouchard Inn, Castle Hill Inn, Dorrance lead AAA list of most romantic restaurants in R.I.

THE CASTLE HILL INN in Newport - noted for its view of Narragansett Bay from its dining room - was one of three Rhode Island restaurants to make AAA Northeast's list of the most romantic restaurants in the region.  / COURTESY CASTLE HILL INN
THE CASTLE HILL INN in Newport - noted for its view of Narragansett Bay from its dining room - was one of three Rhode Island restaurants to make AAA Northeast's list of the most romantic restaurants in the region. / COURTESY CASTLE HILL INN

PROVIDENCE – Today is not just any Tuesday. It’s Valentine’s Day.

To celebrate, AAA Northeast launched a website listing the top-rated, in terms of AAA diamonds, most romantic restaurants in the region.

The automobile safety company listed Newport’s Bouchard Inn & Restaurant, The Dining Room at Castle Hill Inn, also in Newport, and Providence’s The Dorrance as the state’s top three most romantic restaurants.

Of the three venues listed, The Dining Room at Castle Hill Inn was the sole four-diamond award winner. Highlighted amenities were the view from the dining room of the lawn down to Narragansett Bay as well as the variety of the menu – including seafood, seasonal produce and regional specialties.

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The proximity to the harbor and shopping of Bouchard Inn & Restaurant, a AAA three-diamond spot, was lauded in the website’s review. The fare was classified as “lighter and more modern takes on French classics,” including lamb, squab and Dover sole.

The third restaurant to make the list, The Dorrance, a former bank branch, features high ceilings and was called a “lavish setting for celebrations and date nights” in the AAA list.

However, the AAA report comes two weeks after an Open Table list of the most romantic restaurants in the United States, which featured Gracie’s in Providence as the only Rhode Island-based romantic restaurant on the list.

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