Was on vacation in OOB and was craving a burger, something better than beach food, so we found this place. Omg it was so good. It was a Monday night and we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves so service was fairly quick. Winner of all was my daughter who got the fried chicken sandwich topped with Mac and cheese. Also these fries were better than anything we had on the pier. read more

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I like Cowbell, food is good, service is friendly, and the karaoke night last year was great fun -- but it drives me crazy that ... THE BEER MENU HAS NO PRICES! Cowbell has a wide selection of beers on tap (ca. 25, which is nice) but the beer menu is only available via a QR code affixed to each table, so you need your phone to access the beer menu. Fine. However, reading through this digital beer menu you will find lots of rich detail about each beer, but no prices. Hm, I understand a seafood menu with lobster "at market price", but a beer menu with no prices, why? "Too difficult, because the selection of beers changes so often" was the answer from the friendly waitress. So I took out some paper and a pencil (!) and queried her about the price of three beers that interested me, noting down each before ordering. When the bill came the price was higher than what she had quoted me. Confronted with my handwritten notes to the contrary, the head-waitress said that my waitress had simply misspoke, but I was still expected to pay the 'correct' price because that is what was in their digital cash register's system. OMG, why not just put the dang beer prices ON THE DIGITAL BEER MENU to avoid confusion like this! The digital cash register seems to have no problem with "the selection of beers changing so often", why is it impossible to get this same price info on the digital beer menu? Why make life harder for both the wait-staff and the customers? Why create this risk of misunderstanding? Even when I took written notes (and really, who goes thru that effort?), there was STILL a mix-up on the price. Ultimately the waitresses agreed to simply go back and switch the beer on my bill to one with the same price as she had quoted me (although not the one I drank), so all good. But why, WHY? Why not just put the dang price of each beer on the menu? Isn't that is what a menu is for? read more

Burgers were basic. Sticky bar. Service was a little lacking. Might try again but the few times I've gone have been lack luster.

I just ordered a burger from there and I am not kidding when I say it was one of the worst burgers I have ever seen. It was supposed to be a lettuce wrap and it was an overcooked impossible burger on a soggy piece of lettuce. DO NOT GO HERE read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Impossible burger lettuce wrap - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

Haven't been here in a while. Felt like having a burger, so I stopped in Thursday evening. Sat at the bar, this bartender is always friendly; tasted a few beers because I wanted a Smithwicks but they don't carry it. Disappointed because she pulled samples without 1st letting the warm beer in the tap flow, so not impressed because the beer was warm. Settled on a Stella. I love my beer cold, it was not. Ordered a mushroom, onion Swiss medium rare. They changed their fries and they were GREAT! This is why I choose Cow Bell over The Mill because the Mills fries are soggy and often just warm. The burger at Cow Bell was over cooked at medium well and the mushroom onion topping was not only Luke warm, looked and tasted like it was leftover from the previous day. I had another beer, and Allagash White; again not as cold as I think a beer should be. I've had the steak tips with veg and mashed potatoes here before and they're always good - think I'll stick with that next time. Ambiance like most bars, sports on the TVs. Did chat with a nice gentleman sitting next to me. read more

Mac n cheese burger is amazing Service is great And inside is always clean and well decorated. read more

The steak and cheese was very tasty! I like most places in Maine they use red and orange peppers instead of the typical green pepper, which I think tastes much better. The sweet potato tots are the best! I've stopped by a few times just to order them. I ordered an Iced Tea, which comes unsweetened. It was ok but not great. Service was a little slow but the taste of the food makes up for it. I can wait to try their specialty burgers! read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Steak and Cheese - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

BBQ Burger and Buffalo Chicken salad were excellent. Traveling for a vacation found this great sports bar. Slow Thursday afternoon so we were the only ones here for about 20 min. Two other couples came in later. Steve the server and I am guessing manager was awesome. Sometimes when things are slow servers are way to friendly. The atmosphere and music were excellent, got our food quick, the burger was cooked perfectly and the BBQ sauce and bacon were delicious. The salad was fresh, tomatoes very solid and tasty. Great back deck area too for summer nights. I definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

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Stopped in for a late lunch and was pleasantly surprised with the menu options and daily specials. Received great advice from Steve the bar manager and had an absolutely amazing lunch. I look forward to returning the next time I'm in the area. Very highly recommend for all true carnivores! read more

I need to update on some good things. First, the french fries! Wow they are so so so good. Homestyle & crispy! The sweet potato tots are worth trying. I find myself craving both those . Besides the food, this update is for the front reception. They're friendly & pleasant even while dealing with phone calls, a large party waiting to be seated & getting the take out orders ready! So 5 stars for them but still a 4 star on the food in general ig. read more

amazing waiters amazing chefs overall amazing food I definitely recommend this place for people looking to try new foods in Maine

Was here a couple weeks ago and I got the Cowbell filet and it was cooked to perfection. 2 sides and there was plenty for me to take back. Nice place, atmosphere was chill, and live music when we went on a Friday. Not too loud as we could talk to each other and not have to yell. I will definitely go again. read more

Went in at 8pm and ordered by 815. Service was slow and although we were the only ones there, we didn't get our burgers til 845. We had just started to eat when the vacuuming started, at one point moving the chairs at our table. I asked if we were in the way and they said, oh no. You're fine. Needless to say, we skipped the second round of beers and dessert. read more

Food was good. I liked how they served the top bun off the burger so you can add toppings. Tasty food! They also had a good beer selection. It is listed online. You can scan a QR code to view it. read more

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I am still traumatized thinking about the takeout salad I ordered. When I got home, it was just a patty thrown onto a rotting salad mix. The associate said they use bagged premixed salad. Really??? Did no one notice the mold on it?? I was mortified that they could feel ok about serving a "Super Salad" that looked like this one did. They did comp both our meals b/c the other meal's tater tots were burned. Please see pic of the salad which I ordered from the obviously unclear take out menu. This large dry looking patty was supposed to be steak according to the menu. I will never go back there. The place was busy with barely any place to park. Note to self: never tip before seeing the takeout order. read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Super Salad w. wagyu steak. At least that's what the menu stated. - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

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The service was awesome. We had our pup with us and they let us walk him right through out to the deck. The deck was very nice, a little small but very nice to sit outside. The burgers were okay. Nothing special. Fries came out a bit cold. Fried pickles are bread and butter NOT dill which was a surprise read more

Food was amazing, fries were really good, great service, good ambiance. I'd definitely come back

sub-par service. Over-priced. inexperienced staff. Upside? A dog was at the bar when I walked in... so there's that. read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

This place had a good atmosphere. The staff was attentive and the poutine was one of my favorite dishes. I tried the burger and the fried chicken sandwich. 4.5/5 on both. This place is solid. Eat here. read more

The burger was the best ever !!! The pickle was so good I got the mango margarita and was verry good also !! Definitely coming back :))))

The burgers where awesome. Worth every penny. I had to save half of my burger for a later meal. The business was part bar & part sit down restaurant. 10* out of 10* read more

Friday night, place isn't horribly busy and, though we were seated immediately, that is the only memorable thing I have. The food was okay, not bad, not great, just okay. The service was borderline and we just ended up feeling forgotten by our server on the back patio. I want to like this place, I do...there is so much potential here. Maybe it would have been different if we sat inside. Maybe we will give it another chance, on a different night, with a different server. So yeah, meh... read more

2 stars because our server was awesome, helpful and understanding! It's been about a year and a half since we last went to Cowbell but we used to come pretty regularly and liked it. It was empty at 6:30pm on a nice Friday night, that was kind of different for this restaurant. The space was empty except one couple and we were seated directly next to them. Then later they seated another party back to back with us. Empty restaurant but seating people on top of eachother is uncomfortable. The soda tasted funky, our appetizer was so stale we had it send it back. The rest of the food was just mass produced Applebees type stuff. We took most of it home because it wasn't great. I live with 4 teenagers and those leftovers are just sitting in the fridge uneaten. This place changed, we won't be back. read more

Waited 10 minutes or more without being greeted, a single person at the bar looking for a quick burger and beer after a days work. Place wasn't that busy, server dealing with a customers bill who wasn't done their drink yet. No greeting, no chance to put in an order, more of an inconvenience for the staff I guess. I walked out and got immediate service at Dunn bar. read more

Came here and waited over an hour for a burger that never came. At all. Other tables came after us and received their food immediately. We came in at a time when there was only two tables, and one was leaving. The waitress failed to check up on the food and didn't even apologize at all for the lack of service. It was incredibly disrespectful and uncomfortable. However as a black woman it made it even more uncomfortable because it's Maine and you never realize when they are just purposely doing it on purpose. I grew up here so I'm well aware of the discrimination and lack of service. read more

So my bf ordered me food to be delivered from here. I've never eaten here but i mean how can you go wrong with a burger? Long story short i threw the entire meal in the trash. 2 burgers came and both were completly RAW. No not medium /med rare... RAW. The tacos came all mixed around sloppy covered in an ocean of some sort of disgusting sauce. Wet slimy and gross. Called to complain and after arguing that the burgers werent medium or med rare theyre actually raw managment gave in and told me i could drive after ordering delivery to come get a new burger. I mean it ate this guy up so much to offer me a new burger. I know the difference between raw and medium. This place is going to make people sick sooner or later! Waste of time and money! I literally threw the whole meal in the trash! Stay away unless you like foodborne illnesses from undercooked unsafe meat..... read more

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Nice restaurant, very clean, friendly service, sat right away on a Sunday afternoon. Burgers are tremendous and large selection of local draught microbrews. read more

My husband and I placed an order for pick up. What should've taken 20-25 minutes wait time ended up taking over an hour to receive our food. The waitress apologized multiple times for the long wait and explained that they are currently very understaffed. Only one waitress, one bartender and two cooks on staff. Although Covid has eased up a bit you'd think it would be back to business as usual but it's becoming more and more apparent that Covid has taken a long lasting hit to some local businesses. We are compassionate folks and understand that the restaurant industry has really taken a major blow these past couple of years and now to top things off we're dealing with food shortages and inflation. While my husband waited for our order he sat at the bar and had a beer. After an hour our food came out and we took the 15 minute drive back to our camp site, the entire time praying that our food was going to at least be tasty. Thankfully our burgers were made to order. While the fries were a bit dry, the tater tots were very good. We ordered the bone-in maple bbq wings and they were delicious! Highly recommend the wings. We also ordered the peanut butter pie which was ok. We wouldn't exactly say that the burgers were the best we've ever had but they weren't entirely disappointing either. Are they worth waiting over an hour for? No.... but again keeping in mind that the restaurant is dealing with a major staff shortage perhaps once they are able to run the restaurant more efficiently the quality will pick up as well. Our order with a 10% tip as this was a pick-up order came to $71.00 quite pricey for just 2 burgers with tater tots, an order of bbq wings, kids hot dog and a small slice of peanut butter cheese cake. Again that darn inflation. After reading some previous reviews it looks like this place is a hit or miss. I'd say we fell somewhere in between. We'd be willing to give this place another shot only next time we'll most likely dine in should we run into any issues. Just easier to have your order fixed in a timely manner when dining in. read more

After hearing from many people to visit this location, we finally gave it a chance. The food was decent and I was impressed by the ease of ordering over the phone. The reason why I'm rating them a 3/5 is because our order came out to over $46 and we had no idea why. Upon further investigation we realized that there were two menus with varying prices. The items we had originally ordered were actually $2-4 dollars more on this other menu. This may not seem like a big difference, but once you factor in a couple different menu items things begin to stack up. Overall we did enjoy our food and thought the service was fine, we were just unimpressed by the hidden charges. Please consider going over your posted menus to verify that all prices are accurate and up to date. read more

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Came here during our trip to Maine. The fries were hand cut and delicious. Like the make your own burger. I got the fried chicken sandwich instead of a burger and it was crunchy and delightful. My super picky daughter loved her kids menu burger. Our other daughter got the Mac and cheese and it was pretty good. My husband got the steak tips and he said they were really good and tender. The staff was friendly and service was quick. It was a little dark in there but it is a bar setting. read more

Haven't been to this place in a few years. It's really gone downhill. Where they used to give a very nice soft golden brown brioche bun, it's now some stale white dry powdered bun. Ordered the chicken sandwich, and the chicken was overcooked. Looks like another casualty of the pandemic. Maybe they are giving all the good stuff to their new location in Westbrook. read more

I asked for extra cheese Bartender very nice explained extra charge Saw it on the slip Came home to open food No cheese what so ever. read more

Stopped in for the first time last night to have a quick beer with my partner on Cowbell's back deck. We were pleasantly surprised at how cool the inside space was and how nice they keep the back deck. The staff was nice and the beers were affordable. Fast forward to this evening, I was looking on UberEats to have dinner delivered and decided to give Cowbell a shot. I ordered the prime rib burger, which is supposed to come with au jus on the side and horseradish spread on the burger itself. Well, it arrived at my door without any au jus on the side and I literally could not taste the horseradish spread if there was any on there. Quite disappointing- I was so excited to try this burger! Overall, I see that they have great happy hour specials and some cool events (trivia, live music, etc.). This will probably end up being a place that I drink at more than eat at. read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Prime rib burger - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

New to the area so we thought we'd give it a try. Stopped in for lunch When walking in only one server was on the floor and the guy at the bar had a few tables About half the tables were dirty Sat at a table that wouldn't have been our first choice had the others been clean. They had a large party in the back of the restaurant, maybe that had something to do with it. Server was friendly When greeted she mentioned if we'd like to get our food quicker than later to put it in before she had to go back to the large table and take their orders. We ordered the fried pickles for an app, they were great And we each ordered a burger Those were great also Only one complaint about my food was when ordering my burger I asked for well done, I received a medium well burger, with a pink center. I could have sent it back but chose not to. We would try again read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Fried Pickles - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

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I was in town for a business meeting a friend brought me here for dinner. The special burger of the night was a meatloaf burger, on a pretzel bun, with bacon and barbecue sauce. And yes, it was as good as it sounds. It was a DJ doing trivia that night, so it was a little loud for conversation, but people seemed to be enjoying it. read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine

Food is pretty gross. The Pattie's taste premade and thawed out. It seems like restaurants get away with this is Maine because there aren't many options. Save yourself time and money and make a burger at home. read more

Best: Burgers cooked just right on a flat top so you get that fabulous juicy taste. Hand cut fries are so delicious. Matt was attentive despite being the only waitstaff. So-so: Redneck (chicken) sandwich. Had been cooked earlier so didn't come to the table hot. read more

Love cowbell in both Portland and Biddeford great beer selection the toughest part is choosing such burger I'll get. Thank you for the always friendly service read more

Having grown up in Biddeford my whole life, it's amazing to see the amount of growth and progress it has made throughout the years. Main Street is now the home to many local businesses, and it makes me proud to call Biddeford my old stomping grounds. One of those local businesses on Main Street is Cowbell Burger Bar. Looking for a place to eat one night with a friend, we decided to try it out. When walking into Cowbell, you are presented with a rustic aesthetic with wooden walls and southern decor. There are some modern touches, such as the phone booth...which may not seem like it works, but for some reason it just does. When we walked in, we were quickly greeted by a hostess who allowed us to sit where we wanted. It was surprisingly quiet with it being around 6pm on a weeknight, so we opted for a table for two by the bar. There are various tables, including some high top tables, throughout the venue. As we walked to our table, I also quickly noticed the advertisements of events that they provide throughout the week, mostly highlighting local musicians and bands, which I appreciate. Looking at the menu, Cowbell has a great deal of options to choose from ranging from salads, to sandwiches, and obviously burgers. There is a specific section on the menu to "build your own" burger, or there are quite a few options to choose from as far as burgers they have created. Either way, you have the option of substituting beef for any other kind of protein! Grass-fed beef, turkey, chicken, salmon, etc. You can also make any burger into a lettuce-wrapped burger. I ended up ordering the bacon bleu burger in a lettuce-wrap and instead of fries, I opted for a side salad. The portion of the burger and the cook were perfect. I liked the taste of the burger, as it actually had a "charred" taste...not burnt, but it had a somewhat smokiness to it. As far as topping, they don't shy away from those either! The side salad was also large and was a perfect accompaniment to the burger. In general, I was impressed with the service, the food, and the way that Cowbell supports locals. I will definitely be back on a night where they have an event happening! read more

Took a little while for us to get our food, but it was well worth the wait because the food was amazing. We got the two specialty burgers, Hot & Creamy with regular fries and Korean BBQ Burger with sweet potato tots! Hot & Creamy was a little dry, but still pretty good but the the Korean BBQ Burger was amazing! Especially the sweet potato tots!!! (sorry, picture might not do the food justice but it was delicious) read more

Cowbell Biddeford - Burgers Near Me - Biddeford, Maine