


Experience the artistry of Executive Chef Kevin Derks as you taste the freshest, and most satisfying fare available in Wichita, like our diver sea scallops, or our Hawaiian inspired Mahi Mahi. If seafood is not what you had in mind, try our 14 ounce Prime Ribeye, with smoked potato tater tots, or our braised beef short rib with homemade pappardelle noodles. Pick your favorite wines on our wine list, which has the best prices in town, or select one of our signature cocktails, made with Newport Grill’s own house infused spirits.
Seafood-focused grill with an airy, aquatic-themed room & deck seating overlooking a small lake.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1900 N Rock Rd, Wichita, KS 67206
Phone: (316) 636-9555
Website: https://www.newportgrill.com/
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Reviews
The check included another tables chocolate cake and root beer float. So that was awkward.
My wife barely touched her salmon because it was just not good, and I ordered the jumbo shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce and an avocado emulsion. The shrimp was excellent, but the avocado smear felt out of place and took away from the dish.
Although I still tipped this was one time that I truly felt it was not earned. Sadly, we will not be back for sometime.
This place has the kind of romantic ambiance that suggests a proposal might happen—or a quiet breakup where both parties agree to “stay friends” and absolutely do not. The lighting is low enough to forgive your pores and your life choices. It’s intimate, but also strangely permissive, like you could reinvent yourself between the appetizer and the check.
Confusing? Yes. But so is eating in Wichita, where every plate feels like it’s mid-identity crisis.
Let’s clear the air: this is not an undiscovered gem. It’s more of a well-lit pebble. And yet—the steak. I have to hand it to them. Their cut is better than Chester’s Chophouse & Wine Bar. Tender, properly cooked, quietly competent. The kind of steak that doesn’t need applause but deserves a respectful nod. It did its job. It showed up.
The fries, however, arrived slick with oil and existential doubt. They tasted like they’d been overhandled emotionally. If potatoes could sigh, these would.
I even walked around the room—yes, I’m that person—and not a single table was talking about the food. Not a murmur. Not a “you have to try this.” It was like a library where everyone had agreed to keep their culinary opinions private. Even the food seemed quiet, as if whispering, If I don’t draw attention to myself, maybe they’ll leave content. Maybe they won’t notice.
That kind of silence isn’t romance. It’s survival.
Oh boy, I almost called God about the calamari—not to thank Him, exactly, but to say, “Are you seeing this?” It wasn’t the usual shattering, breaded life raft you chew while waiting for the entrée. It was tender. Suspiciously tender. The kind of calamari that makes you wonder if you’ve been accepting mediocrity your whole life and calling it “crispy.” It didn’t crunch so much as confess.
Now, management. I don’t know what’s happened there, but enthusiasm has clearly been downsized. I tried smiling, the universal sign for “I am friendly and carry cash.” Nothing. I’ve received warmer energy from a handsome chair at work. Perhaps life has taken the soul out of them the way it slowly extracts moisture from a well-done steak. I found myself pretending to be delighted, just to keep the ecosystem balanced.
Wichita doesn’t help. It’s a city so trafficless you start to suspect momentum itself has been outlawed. You eat to feel movement. You chew to prove time is passing. Food, like people, can be strange. Too much oil. Too little warmth. The fries were greasy; the room, spiritually similar.
Focus. The meal was good enough to return for, but not good enough to evangelize. It won’t inspire devotion, but it might earn a repeat visit on a night when hope is negotiable.
Noah—if you’re out there—have your staff taste the food. Not a polite nibble. A real, confrontational chew. Let them fall in love with it or admit they don’t. Let them recommend something with conviction instead of the enthusiasm of someone reading a weather report.
Most mediocre meals survive because we’re polite. We chew, we nod, we pay, and later we confess in parking lots, “It wasn’t good,” or “It wasn’t worth it.” The dishonesty is the garnish. Stop the silence, it’s cruel and it’s killing the real quality of the food.
This place doesn’t need perfection. It needs pulse. And maybe fries that believe in themselves.