We asked in the hardware store in Eastport where to get a good meal. The Happy Crab and its…read moreSeafood Chowder came highly recommended. The bowl of Chowder was plenty for both of us. We also ordered onion rings to start. It is Friday, so I got the haddock fish fry. The fillet was huge. Hubby ordered a bacon chicken wrap. It, too, was delicious. I also ordered a Bloody Mary. LOL. I was feeling the vodka one third of the way through the drink!

Service was great! Lobster roll was average . Ambience was typical crab shack . I would go back…read morebecause service was great!

This is my favorite eating spot for a casual meal. The food is always delicious and with the large…read moreserving sizes, we never leave hungry. There is a large bar in the front room and pool tables in the back, if you're into sitting at a bar and/or shooting pool. Plenty of table seating available as well. The staff is great--Always friendly and accommodating. Just a great place to go for a meal.

I will start this review off by saying that I am only placing this review for the breakfast on a…read moreSaturday morning in Machias Maine. I will tell you this if you order something off the menu for breakfast your portions are so big that it may take two or three people to eat one serving so be prepared to take some home with you as my portion of pancakes and omelette would serve an army . I was talking to one of the locals, and they stated that the owner of this restaurant served large portions because he felt it was his way of giving back to the community and not always worried about budgets and money. The only drawback about eating breakfast here is you can still smell some of the odors from the partying the night before as it had a dance club/nightclub atmosphere on a Friday night. So, if you are looking for a breakfast and you wanna go somewhere different than Helen's across the street, check this place out you won't be disappointed by the variety of their menu for breakfast and the quality of the food that comes out.

I was in town for work. I've heard great things about this place- all true. I wasn't super hungry…read moreso I got an appetizer and I wanted room for pie. Sticky fingers are chicken tenders in a sweet and spicy sauce. Amazing. Now for the pie. I got the Strawberry pie. It was perfection. I wanted to try their world famous blueberry so I took a whole pie home to share with my family. It didn't disappoint. My mother hates blueberries and she asked for a second helping. My only problem is it's so far away. If you're in the area please check this place out.

I neglected to post it at the time of the review. It's the raspberry pie I spoke of. It still makes…read moreme drool just thinking about it!

Great food at reasonable prices. The restaurant is clean and the staff friendly. I look forward to…read morestopping here every year on the way to Canada.

Great stop from a SxS outing here to take the rumbling hangriness! Plenty of parking out front for…read morecars or your SxS. Service was great for our rowdy group. Plenty of things to keep the team busy between shuffleboard, darts, karaoke or instruments (piano and guitars). Food was quick even with a large group. It was full of flavor and hit the spot prior to returning on our journey. If you are off the beaten path, find the Nook & Cranny and they will take care of your dining needs snd you can have a little fun while waiting as well!

Our meal was awesome! I am so glad to have been able to patronize this establishment. Good food…read moregood service and the hometown community atmosphere. Loved it!

Tried this place twice. First time waited 45 minutes after ordering. Was told once,I will check on…read morefood. Never appeared and left. As we left of course was told it's ready to be plated. Sorry,I'm out the door. Went back since it's the only place in Lubec that's open. Service slow food just okay. Not a 100 dollar meal. Trying to be fine dining but misses the mark. Owner always present at bar which I find might make staff a bit nervous. Pretty much locals. No complaints about that. Great resources

The Public House is the best restaurant in Machias, hands down. Good food, good service. Six of us…read moredined and had an excellent experience. My 'steak Oscar' at 30 bucks was outstanding! The fish and chips others had was met with compliments. And our diner who had the Ribeye thought it one of the best she has had (though the most expensive dish on the menu!). Drinks were good,though, like most establishments now, expensive...12+..... for dining in this area of Maine, only Helen's comes close.

So several years ago, this place brought a new restaurant and event venue to Downeast Maine…read more Sit-down restaurants for dinner are scarce in these parts so if you don't want to make dinner at your rental or eat at a picnic bench, it's nice to have another option. We heard some good things so we made a reservation for an early supper. Decor is modern farmhouse. We arrived on time for our reservation and were seated promptly with menus. We were one of two tables in the room, the other seated a couple of minutes before us on the opposite side of the space. For the next 10 minutes a waitress went back and forth to this other table bringing drinks and taking orders. Another staffer was clearing tables near us and resetting them. Puzzled, one us went to the hosting station and a minute or so later a waitress appeared at the table explaining that someone did not check us in and that's why she did not come to our table. An apology (for the restaurant and/or herself) would have been appropriate but was not forthcoming. The food here runs from good to ok, but occasionally bad due to execution. We arrived hungry and ordered several appetizers. The winner of this course was the lobster bisque which flavorful and full of lobster pieces. The hot crab dip was cheesy and tasty but was served with bland commercial and perhaps stale tortilla chips;some nice toasts points might have been a better option. Our third diner ordered the shrimp cocktail hoping for a taste of the local Gulf of Maine shrimp, but that was not the case. For entrees, the most pleasing was the fish and chips, a generous piece of flaky, nicely fried haddock served with fries and Cole slaw. The smash burger was a double patty with all the trimmings but it lack seasoning and the usual crispness that is associated with the smash of the cold patty against the hot metal of the grill. The smoked salmon BLT was a fail. The bacon was cut to bits, the avocado schmear barely covered half the bun, the lettuce was part of the heart that was curly and made the sandwich fall apart and there was no tomato on the sandwich. For dessert , we shared the blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream. While the blueberries were tasty as was the ice cream, there was no crisp here on the top except for a bit of oats that appeared to be added before the ice cream without being baked on. Generally, I can overlook some fails like the ones reported but there is no excuse for dirty dishes and unsafe conditions. Drinking water comes in a carafe that you serve yourself by pouring into short blue tinted tumblers. I poured for our table and two of the glasses were not used by us as there were lip prints of lipstick on them. We took two glasses from an adjacent table that was just set and again, one of them was also marked with a lipstick lip mark. Lastly, I asked for a table with a view, if possible. We were seated in a corner with a view of the trees for one of us and a view of the water. I noticed a door with an exit sign near us. It's a door you would not be able to exit as it was a clear 15ft drop to the ground. A wooden 2x4 was affixed to the frame across the door handle so you could not use it. But in case of fire, there was no way to safely escape through this door to no where. I might return under the right circumstances for the bisque and the fish, but I would walk out if I encountered the same safety issues again.

I'm only giving it four stars because we didn't order any food. The service was great. Our server…read morewas prompt and helpful. The selection from the bar was limited to beer and wine, which was more than adequate. The owner was friendly and the interior was amazing! The stained glass feature was beautiful! The variety of objects on display and the manner in which they were displayed makes this pub worth visiting. You're visiting an art exhibit that offers drinks and food. They're only open on Fridays and Saturdays in the summer, so make time to visit!

Short menu and only open for dinner on Friday and Saturday but each dish is delicious! I had the…read morecrab cakes and my wife had the pulled pork. What really makes it special is the venue itself. One wall is a huge stain glass window of Van Gogh's Starry Night. The rest of the room is an art piece 6 years in the making. You'll have to go there to see it. Plus it is housed in a beautiful old house in a tiny town just off of route 1

Riverview restaurant and the adjacent Fox & Hen are superb. The host and hostess, Jack and Barbara…read moreare attentive and have a very good menu. The food was superb.

We enjoyed another super meal this evening. My choice was fried chicken, breaded with a tasty…read morecrust, and served with a special apricot-spicy Thai sauce, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli. Everything was delicious. And before the main meal, I enjoyed a bowl of hearty French onion soup. My friend enjoyed a salmonburger, with a very tasty tartar sauce, along with French fries and coleslaw. We try different offerings each time we visit Riverview, and we are never disappointed. We are very fortunate to have such a fine restaurant in our small town!