Regardless of whether I'm at a chain or an indepenfatnt establishment, I feel like most of my restaurant experiences lately have been about the same: great service and food that is not bad, but not great. Hint: more flavor! I asked my mother where she wanted to go to lunch. She chose the 99. We've been here before and I've liked it. Today our Hostess was a little lackluster, Jennifer just look like she was unimpressed on being there. However sharing our waitress was over-the-top amazing and wonderful. We ordered from the specials menu, my mother wanted the prime rib Rice Bowl and I got to the prime rib sandwich. Mother asked if it was possible to do the rice bowl without mushrooms. Sharing told us that it was all mixed together. But my mother ended up getting was the mac and cheese, which was fine because it was something that she really was looking at as well, with no mushrooms. The mac and cheese these a little bit to be desired the cheese sauce is flimsy and very subtle in flavor. My sandwich was supposed to have horseradish sour cream on it's. And again I tasted no horseradish. Horseradish is not something that you can hide easily in a dish the meat was good I would have cooked the onions a little longer but the mushrooms are lovely, texture was nice. Again not bad food just not great. I can't even say run of the mill. At first I thought this coming across mediocre food was all me but I've been to these restaurants with other people and each time it has been a different group of people in Dallas said the same thing. read more

It 's been more than a year since I last went to a 99 Restaurant, and it hasn't changed much. Still offering popcorn as a table snack was fun. The server was pretty milk-toast, and that was okay. I didn't need entertainment. I ordered french onion soup which was pretty horrific. Sweet, mostly bread, and barely melted cheese. The mozzarella rounds that we ordered for the table were good, although it seems that they were smaller that the ones I'm used to getting. The surprise was the cheeseburger, which was cooked medium rare and was seasoned well. Kudos for that. Fries? Forget them-they were gnarly. All in all, not a great experience, but not the worst. read more

Food was alright. A bit too salty. Service was very slow. The lightbulb in the lamp at our table was dying. TV was too loud. But they had the sound on for a WNBA game which was nice. Good drinks. read more

Boom Boom Shrimp Appetizer is one of the best and biggest around. Will definitely go back and try this out again.

It was fine and reasonably priced (as most things in Maine are, as opposed to Boston...) there are obviously a ton of regulars because they were greeting g each other and the staff. read more

Time of Day: 1415 Wait time: none Ambience: Good Waitress: Busy but attentive, appears they are short on servers. Foo: 1; 4 meals brought out in 3 separate time frames with the last being 8 minutes from the first. Flavor was ok. I consider country fried chicken a comfort food. It did not satisfy this. Word advice if you are going to shrink or serve smaller portions I would use smaller plates read more

It's a great restaurant and all but very slow service like waited 25 minutes and there were open seats in the next room . Nice atmosphere I personally like the sport theme decent food read more

99 Restaurants - Bacon&cheese burger - Pubs Near Me - Augusta, Maine

Had a 25 min wait. Not too bad, busy Saturday night. Whatever. So we wait, and are seated and don't get appetizers for over 40 mins. Busy tonight and loud, but food still hasn't come. Waitress has wayyy too much going on, slowing down service. Meh. read more

This is a comfort food restaurant, think Dennys, Chillies etc., same kinda ambience, food quality, service etc. We came here after a long day and were very hungry. Our waitress was very nice. She started us with complimentary popcorns. We also got the house margarita which for $4.99 was pretty darn good. For entree, the waitress sold us on the dinner+side+dessert combo. We were too tired and hungry and didn't really think it through only to realize that we ordered too much food. I ordered the twin catch with clam chowder soup and a mini dessert - mocha brownie and husband ordered a cheeseburger with a cheesecake. The food was just ok, baked halibut & shrimp was bland, burger was alright and the mini desserts were also a let down. I did enjoy the clam chowder though. Overall, won't recommend this place, come here if you are out of options or for the margarita. read more

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I had a Cesar salad and shrimp scampi. The shrimp was cooked perfectly and was delicious. One of the best meals I've had. Andrea and Hope were excellent making delicious drinks! I'll be back! read more

Food was AWESOME! Their chicken tenders and fries are THE BEST! The service was more than awesome, they were really nice! The ambiance was nice, it was a very clean restaurant! read more

Arriving for dinner I was greeted by the hostess who was less than helpful. To tell me she's seating me in an area where the server hasn't arrived yet is definitely disheartening. We did have a fill in waitress who did a great job but it went downhill from their. Our orders were screwed up (for a table of six..not good) they brought drinks that weren't ordered and my food was really bad. The seafood chowder is really not good at all. I did like the wedge salad. Hard to screw that up. One thing I must say.. the French onion soup had a slice of processed cheese (the kind individually wrapped) on top.. floating. Super disappointed. The boneless wings are allll dough and no chicken. If you get the sangria it's huge but all fruit juice. I do not recommend this restaurant. read more

99 Restaurants - Pubs Near Me - Augusta, Maine

My parents live in the Augusta area, so we've been to this 99 a few times. It's pretty much like every other 99. Our food is always decent and the prices are good. We've had Toni as our waitress a couple of times and she is a gem! So nice and she always thanks my dad and fiancé for their military service. My dad is 96 and a Korean War veteran. She insisted on walking him out to the front door and it was very cute. read more

Decent prices and good food. What's to be expected from a chain restaurant, really. It's worth the trip.

Amazing service, and such a kind wait staff! Ashley was our server and we realized after ordering that we left our credit card at home. We had some cash, and the manager made sure that we were able to afford our meal. They were so great and understanding of our situation. read more

Thought this place was awesome! Stopped here on the way home from MDI and found it to be exceptional for a roadside option. Food was delicious. Service was great too. Nice big booths and lots of fun things for the kids to do. Only thing is I wish the kids menus had more games. read more

Was severely dissatisfied with the food at the 99, everything was frozen and zapped to be reheated, the seafood platter has us seriously worried about food poisoning, it was served sitting in a watery gray liquid. Me and my husband are in agreement that that is the worst meal we have ever been served, never have we felt the need to write a review, we usually aren't complainers. Nothing good to say about our experience read more

Love the 99. Never a bad meal. Food reasonably priced. Will continue to dine at the 99!

I have been going to this restaurant for 20 plus years. It was a privately owned "chain" back in the day. Sold out prior to the founders' death to a national restaurant group; but they kept the staff which is phenomenal!!! I've never had a poorly cooked meal at this restaurant. It's fast casual place that won't disappoint read more

What a great restaurant! I just pulled into town, and I'm staying at the comfort inn in this restaurant is right out in front of the comfort inn. Walk in they've got the Red Sox playing the bartenders are working their butts off and very attentive to all the people sitting around the bar, there wasn't one of them taking it easy! Miss Andrea was quick to take my order and it came out perfectly served, the salmon with asparagus carrots and broccoli, and a couple beverages that was ice cold! Great happy hour and I will definitely be back in the short amount of time that I'll be in this area anyway! read more

Lobster Flatbread with less than a teaspoon full of lobster meat. Most of the meat so small there was no flavor of lobster. Flatbread tasted good but paid for lobster. read more

Came in on a Sunday nite, ordered sirloin med rare, salad, baked potato and broccoli. Salad was wilted and brown, steak came out medium well, staff more interested in stocking and cleaning bar than customers. Loser. Won't be coming back. read more

Delicious food at a great price and friendly staff make 99 a great choice! I have dined in and ordered carry out, I'm happy to say that unlike other restaurants, 99 gets my order spot on every time! read more

We went for dinner on a Thursday night. We were seated immediately. Our server was Becka. She was the absolute BEST!!!! So friendly, gave good recommendations on what to order, super efficient and just a delight!!! We were impressed with our steak tip, chicken and salad. The hot fudge sundae was huge!!! We would absolutely come back next time we are in the Augusta area. Staff were masked and the place seemed good and clean. read more

The Dr.Pepper tasted like hand sanitizer and the service was bad and our waiter was mean to my party

Terrible chowder. NO flavor, more warm milk than anything else. The value of the meals is a great value. Balsamic chicken is very good but they akimp on the marinade and balsamic now. I had LITERALLY 3 small pieces of broccoli on my plate..2 HOT, 1 ice cold...huh? We have been her multiple times, AND I WILL GIVE IT another chance, but was not impressed this trip around. An affordable dinner, but tonight needed some improvements. read more

Yes, it's a chain but they do it well. My wife and I visited for a quick meal on our way to Southern Maine. Promptly seated, everyone masked up and our server, David, was excellent. We mentioned we were short on time and he had our drinks on the table in 90 seconds. I had the bacon burger and it was cooked perfectly and hot, no sitting under the lights. My wife had a chicken Mexican style dish, she said it was cooked perfectly and flavorful. In and out in 40 minutes and David had us laughing and smiling with his humor and great service. We will be back... read more

We went to 99 with high hopes, over the years it's had been a regular on our cycle of restaurants we visit. First, listening to the wait staff loudly banter and bicker back and forth was very immature and unprofessional. Second and more importantly they've revamped the menu, and not in a good way, reduced to 4 choices for a chicken entree opting to get rid of the major reason I used to like going, the chicken Parm.. that's a thing of the past now, and for her, the cranberry and glazed walnut salad with blue cheese crumbles and kalamata olives... Again no longer available. I settled on chicken mac and cheese with the gold fever sauce... It was served in a sizzle pan, that was not sizzling however still mostly hot. It was hot on top, the chicken was not as hot, and it was hot on the bottom where it has sizzled to the pan, but the Mac and cheese in the middle was barely warn. She got the honey barbecue boneless wings which were fine, till the bill came. The server brought the bill and we opted to each pay for it own meals as we usually do... So we sent her back with 2 cards and the explanation of what was you go where. Fine. No problem. Almost 10 minutes later she came back with our bills. Mine was fine, but my girlfriend's was basically twice what it should have been as her meal was on special, very obviously on the table tent and the flyer that was given us. Now let me state, that we had asked the server if this was available where we were sitting as the tent said in bar only, and she went to check and see if it was and came back saying it was. ( The whole reason for her ordering them in the first place). So I had to find another server and ask to have our server please come back to the table. Finally after 10 or so more minutes of listening to the staff ask each other where she was, the manager ( I assume, as she never identified herself ) came over and asked if she could help. It was finally resolved but needless to say, we will not be in a hurry to return to 99 ever again. read more

Nothing more frustrating than ordering online, giving a more than fair tip for curb side getting home and your order is not correct. This happens about 40% of the time when I order from here. You can call and point this out and get a "I am sorry". Not my first complaint. 99 Corporate will respond but not the location. Best thing they can do is offer their take-out employees a reading and paying attention to details class. Should not be that difficult!! read more

Our server (I think her name was Danielle) was super sweet! Food was great and came out pretty fast. Fresh strawberry margarita was delicious and worth the extra time it takes them to make it! Although the wait time for us to be served was a little longer than normal, our server really was great, especially since they were understaffed a bit! read more

Great service and delicious food! Our go to place in Augusta. We both absolutely love their fried cauliflower

Staying at the comfort inn next door for a business trip. Not much choice around, after all I am in Augusta, Maine, population 18,000. The restaurant was surprisingly busy (for Augusta, Maine ), I guess that this rating is relative to what you have next door. This restaurant would have not even received 1 star if we were in a big city. I got the ribs. They were not very well cooked. I also got a green beer in celebration to st-Patrick day, which was nice. For dessert, I had some sort of chocolate pie made with ice cream. It was a bit too sweet for my taste. Overall I would not recommend this place, but if you are in Augusta, Maine (18,000) you might not have much choice. read more

Service was great(Mark) and food was perfect, one of the best 99's around! We came at dinner time and it was busy but service by all the staff was excellent ( we. Eat out 3 times a week plus my wife used to be a waitress and I used to be a sous chef so we know food and service) read more

This is by far the best restaurant in town. The food is ALWAYS amazing. The bartender, Hope, is fantastic and Ken the manager is the best. It couldn't get any better!! read more

A friend and I stopped in here after a long craft fair knowing there were foods they had specifically we liked. We were rewarded! The food was very good (there were some kitchen errors but they were corrected immediately and in a friendly manner). Our waitress Becka was outstanding. She was friendly, funny, totally interested in helping us have a great meal and evening. She went the extra mile to do so. I'm not in Augusta much but if and when I would definitely do 99 again. read more

Very good meal selection for the business traveler - nice large bar to relax and have your favorite beverage while waiting for your food. Seems locals frequent along with travelers, so expected good service and food and the 99 delivered! read more

I visit 99's when ever I am near one this is not my first visit here however it is the first time in 12 years had 2 very bad visits here and just stopped going. Was in town for 4 days decide to visit. Nice improvements still not up to par with others however food was excellent. Servers need to be more attentive and smiles would be nice. Seems to be something that they only do for people they know. Margarita's were average however happy hour prices may have made them taste better. Cleanliness was excellent and food quality was well above average. In the service business service can't be second rate. A smile and looking your customer in the not looking at your smart phone goes a long way. Don't believe your phone leaves you a tip. read more

Great food, great service! Nice that the kids meals come with ice cream and the kiddos loved the popcorn treat!

FOOD POISONING!!! I went there on St Patrick's day while staying at a nearby hotel. Ordered the chicken parm.... About two hours later it hit and I was sick the rest of the night. Service at the bar was about par. She seemed a bit too overwhelmed. read more

Service was excellent, the main guy was busy helping an elderly lady who had ton of questions. Another waitress stepped right in and took my order guided me to the bar, enjoyed drink while waiting. Btw, took about 10 minutes for food. read more