Cannon Beach Dining - Newman's

Newman's at 988 in Cannon Beach

Set in a 1910 farmhouse, Newman's is intimate and family-run. 

We started with the Ravioli du Jour w/ goat cheese and crab cakes which were nothing like any crab cakes I'd ever experienced. No breading, no fillers, these cakes WERE crab. Period. Two large cakes of crab, seared and topped with an aioli, it was almost too much and I gladly shared with my eagerly waiting husband.

We followed the first course with a wonderful tomato soup and beet & goat cheese salad. Unlike many beet and goat cheese salads, this one wasn't overwhelmed by an overabundance of cloyingly sweet candied pecans. Instead, it was accompanied by slightly sweetened, crunchy almond slivers, a welcome alternative.

My husband's third course was the rack of lamb entree, which must have been good because he licked the bones clean and mine, the lobster ravioli was so filled with large chunks of lobster that I nearly forgot we were on the West coast, a sight like that is only seen in Massachusetts or Maine. Like the crab cakes, I found myself with such a wealth of delectable goodness that I found it easy to share substantial bites.

We shared a dessert, the butterscotch pudding parfait. The texture was akin to cookie dough and was layered with whipped cream. 

It's been some time since we've visited Newman's and we were thrilled to see the food is just as good as it was the first time. It's also quite a deal. Two elegant, three-course meals with two kinds of warm bread served throughout, plus a shared dessert cost $114; try to find a deal like that in Portland.

Reservations recommended.