It's the most wonderful time of the year to explore the impressive Newport restaurant scene. Newport Restaurant Week begins on Friday and runs through Nov. 10 with special menus and dining deals.

Newport, R.I (WJAR) — It is easy to enjoy the rain from indoors but when you are dining outside, it's a different story. The unsettled season has been tough for some restaurants with outdoor dining.

The Packhouse Meats restaurant opened in Newport this January with an unusual all-meatball menu and an even more unusual policy: No tipping the servers who take your order and bring food to the table.