My wife and I made a one day stop in Rockport Maine and decided to visit Belfast because it was recommended by the staff at our hotel. We weren't sure where to dine so walked around Belfast checking out shops and restaurants menus. We decided on Dockside and were delighted with the service and food. I had the pan seared sea scallops with Brussel sprouts and house salad. My wife had the Blackened Salmon Caesar salad. We were both exceptionally delighted with the quality and quantity of our food. Our waitress, Kate B, was one of the best servers we've ever had at a sit down restaurant. Suffice to say we thought Dockside had great service, great food, great atmosphere, at a great value, and we will dine there again when visiting Belfast Maine. read more

We had such a great experience. Our server was super nice and the food was great. We had the scallops and lasagna and both were so good. It wasn't super crowded which was nice. read more

The food was spectacular. Please make sure to try their homemade dressings and try the haddock sandwiches. The service is friendly and quick but I also visited during a slow time. The ambiance is welcoming and clean with nice seating options inside and outside. read more

A few years ago, we had a really bad experience at Dockside - so we stopped coming for almost 4 years or so. Fastforward to 2024, and we decided to give the place another chance. Their menu has shrunk, but the food they have is delicious. Their scallop alfredo is amazing, and this is what I usually get there. Whoever cooks their food is really good at cooking seafood and burgers - they're perfect every time. Cheyenne (I believe that's her name), is an amazing person, and the restaurant is covered in beautiful paintings that we were told were painted by the owner. Glad we went back, its been our haunt now every other day to eat. If you want a place to settle for awhile, look out at the bay, and have good food and conversation, Dockside is where I'd recommend. read more

Food: Best wings in town if you like then hot. We get them breaded, nine in, with gators own hot sauce. They are super addictive. The blue cheese dressing is also some of the best in town. Drink: I truly wish they would get decent rum to offer. They offer the typical Bacar, Capt Morg, and Myers. Nothing aged though. No top shelf choices at all. So I drink tea with my food and scour when they tell me the rum choices and I realize it hasn't changed read more

Outstanding service by Megan, a nice restaurant with beautiful views and pet friendly. The fries were to die for, we ask them to make them crispy and we loved them. I had the chicken salad with cranberries and it was delicious. We highly recommend this restaurant for lunch. Sorry my pictures of the view don't make them justice., but once you are there you will see the beauty of the place. read more

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Great service, lobster roll was good and onion rings were amazing ($24), love reubens and had the Haddock Reuben for a change of pace- was light and crispy and coleslaw is very tasty. We debated between here and another popular local place but heard their service wasnt that great. Service here was attentive and friendly. We chose wisely. read more

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yoooooo wassup mah gs. it's r dogg back with anotha review. this time we got the dockside freaking restaurant. bruh, this place is freaking goateddddd. to start off, we pull up, and this is the best town ive ever freaking been too. its so beautiful. but yk the gang sits down yk what im sayinnnn and the view is freaking stunning. and this service is freaking goatedddd. waitress lady who is the motha flippin goated lowk ain't even gon lie, she lowk immediately takes our freaking drink orders. got them in like 6 or 7 seconds. lemonade was fire emoji btwwwwwww. and the gang orders the food yk what im sayinnnn yuhhhhh. lowk got the fried haddock and it was so good. shrimp was also lowk fire and lobster rolls were goatedddddd. so much stuff around for the gang to do on a freaking full stomach. 5 stars would definitely do again way better than the ridgetop restaurant in knox ridge maine which is my only non 5 star review the lemonade does in fact not taste like donkey piss my ptsd didnt kick in okay byeeee. read more

Nice view, adequate food. Wouldn't be my first choice to come back here but it will do in a pinch. No strong feelings enough feelings one way or another enough to write a longer review. Come here if you want, I'm not going to sway you against it, but also I wouldn't recommend it. read more

Dockside Family Restaurant - View from the deck - Seafood Near Me - Belfast, Maine

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I would give this restaurant 10 stars if I could. My husband and our two young teenage children dined here for lunch and everything we ate was absolutely fantastic. The fried shrimp, calamari and clam strips were the best (by far) that I ever had. The house made salad dressing was to die for (creamy garlic dill) and the fries were extra crispy and just perfect. All four of us left the happiest I think we've ever left a dining establishment. I don't normally write reviews but my daughter said that I "absolutely have to tell everyone how great their food is." We can't wait to go back and will be suggesting Dockside to anyone who will listen! read more

We absolutely loved everything about our meals! Lobster roll, crab roll, haddock Reuben, and haddock sandwich was fantastic. Calamari was a great opener and the beer selection was outstanding. Service was friendly prompt and attentive. Highly recommended read more

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Had the seafood plate Sis had chowder and a lobster roll. All I can say is fantastic the people working there were super friendly. If you find yourselves in Belfast Check them out read more

One waitress wore a tshirt that said something like, warm beer, poor service, bad food but great view. We didn't try the beer but all else was pretty spot on. Maybe when I saw a patron leaving the restaurant who had no teeth that should have been a clue to turn around and walk out! Our hostess actually was an anomaly--friendly and accommodating. She wanted us to know that if we chose outside seating and it rained, she couldn't promise we could sit inside. Luckily the sun persisted and we stayed outside. Probably 20+ minutes till our waitress "V" came to take our drink orders and then later lunch. Overall at least 50 minutes from sit down to lunch. Lobster rolls were rated as average/poor, medium burger was well done and missing one ingredient. Stew and salad were served 40 minutes apart. We left cash as we didn't want to wait for the roundtrip credit card experience. All of us were wishing we had chosen the lobster pound just outside of downtown! There also appeared to be several other great spots downtown. Try them! read more

Where do I start, when we walked in I asked if there was a gluten free menu, the hostess stated all waitresses know about the gluten free options. We sat out on the deck looking at the Ocean is quite beautiful. When the waitress delivered the menu she told me that they did have gluten free buns from Panera Bread, which is amazing because I didn't know they made make those. I asked for a hard cider, what she brought me the beer I thought it looked a bit funny when I took a sip I knew it was not hard cider. So thank you I'm going to be sick for a week I don't blame the waitress I blame the bartender. The waitress was really nice the food was okay and the view was great, I will not go there again. read more

Dockside Family Restaurant - From their deck - Seafood Near Me - Belfast, Maine

This was pretty good! I was skeptical after reading reviews but pleasantly surprised. We sat outside. The steamers were traditional, broth and butter separately no seasoning, no grit in the necks, my husband had an open faced crab melt he classified as "very good". We felt this was totally fine for a leisurely afternoon lunch. There weren't enough servers for sure (this leisurely), and they were incredibly busy, but the good food made up for it. read more

Pricey for a diner. Not much ambiance either. Okay lobster served on a mediocre slice of bread; sorta like serving champagne in a Dixie cup. When you're charging $50.00 for lunch you gotta do more than have a nice view. read more

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Nice service, decent haddock sandwich, horrible chicken fingers. We went there and we ordered chicken fingers, they look delicious but when you taste the they really what we were looking for read more

Great place! Lots to choose from on the menu. Lots of great local beers, as well. I had a haddock special that was perfectly cooked. Our waitress was great and very courteous. read more

Nothing to brag about. Wasn't bad, but wasn't spectacular either. Food was fresh. Wait staff was polite and there were obviously regulars that had the attention of the wait staff, but it didnt seem to take too much away from the experience. read more

Love this spot. Always great to see Lisa and her staff while having cocktails and great eats on the deck overlooking the Bay.

When I think homemade, I usually think good. Unfortunately that is not the case here. The staff was very nice, but that can't make up for food that is not good. Ate half on site, and couldn't bring myself to eat the left-overs later. read more

RANCID FOOD! We had enjoyed fresh, plump mussels at nautilus ( fabulous place using locally sourced ingredients) earlier r in the week so I decided to order them at dockside. The mussels stank when the waitress deposited them and tasted beyond fishy. I won't go into all the details, but the waitress was unbelievably rude . We were a party of one AA woman and 3 white women. The waitress dropped the creamers on the floor & then handed them to the AA patron and refused to change her side order from the vegetable to a side salad. REALLY? When I handed the plate of mussels back I told the waitress how sick that food could make someone- especially someone with a compromised immune system. She really didn't care and told us that the "chef" had said that the mussels were fresh as they had come in on Saturday . We were being served them Tuesday nite. Never again. read more

Very good restaurant in downtown Belfast. Excellent service and great food. We had a bunch of appetizers, fried mushrooms, cheese bread, and potato skins and they were all good. The cheesy bread was like a pizza with a bunch of cheese and herbs, no sauce, huge though. The skins were homemade and delicious. The mushrooms seemed hand breaded and perfect. The side salad was adequate, nothing special. The chicken wrap was very bland and lacking sauce. It was chicken tenders in a tortilla, could of used some sauce or spice in the wrap. Overall a great experience though. A little pricy, but the restaurant is right on main street in a touristy area, so what do you expect. read more

Great views ... Food was good and not too pricey. The staff however was unfriendly and in the hostess's case downright rude.

Took my buddy here for his first lobster roll and it was terrible. Not the worst, but not very good; small, lifeless, origin and time plucked from the nearby ocean difficult to determine, and the waitstaff, while friendly, didn't get the order right (no mayo!). I hate being negative about nice people but stay away Yelpers! Go back south on 1 and hit Red's Eats and have the best roll evah! read more

Not a pleasant experience on May 5th, 2019. Took entire family to get lobster rolls about 3 in the afternoon. Sat down and then we were told they didn't have lobster or crab. This was on a graduation weekend for Maine Maritime Academy. The food we did get was small portions and did not taste good. We will never go back. read more

Went a week ago and have some good and some bad. 1st the bad. Wait staff was luke warm at best, our waitress give the vibe we were bugging her and we got there at 5:15pm now for the good. Mussel for an ap were awesome! and only $7. The house dressing creamy dill is to dead for!!! salad was awesome because of the dressing. will think about getting salad to go in future for work. read more

I love it here. I've been coming here for over 20 years and it's still wonderful. The waitstaff are fantastic, many having worked there since I was a child. They all remember me when I come in despite the fact that I moved to Arizona three years ago and only come in once a year. This last visit I accidentally forgot my debit card. They looked me up on Facebook and sent me a message. Thank goodness since I was flying home the next day and driving to Portland that night. The food has always been wonderful, I highly recommend their calzones. The best thing they have to offer though is their house dressing which is a garlic and dill dressing. Trust me, order the salad with that dressing. You won't be disappointed. Finally the view. My favorite seating is on the deck overlooking the ocean. Absolutely beautiful. read more

Good fresh lobster rolls Service was good and the outdoor deck is nice. read more

Food is over priced for watch you get. floor and side boards were dirty and almost fell of the toilet seat it was not anchored down. online menu does not reflex what the menu is at the location. And only received a fork to eat with no butter knife which is probley why you don't get bread with your meal read more

Great service and good food. Nothing fancy but family friendly and nice deck. Parking is in a tight spot in town but it's an easy central location to walk to. read more

Sadly chowder was cold and went back to be warmed and came back the same . Taste was ok. Very loud inside . Help was nice

Space and view is awesome but super disappointed they don't serve breakfast past 10:30am. Think they're losing a lot of business because of this. read more

If you like old-school Maine restaurants, with friendly waitresses, honest decent food, and that classic decor, you will love this place. If you want the modern progressive arrogant fake bullwhips, you will not be happy. Go elsewhere. But this place is what I love. read more

Lobster rolls were good but had lettuce and didn't have enough lobster. Blackened haddock sandwich was excellent. Lobster stew had too much nutmeg. Service was good and the patio overlooking the harbor is really nice. read more

Dockside Family Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Belfast, Maine

It was pretty good. We had the coconut shrimp which the sauce when surprisingly really great for being a full cream sauce. But I had the fried scallop roll and it wasn't really anything special. It was literally just fried scallops on a barely toasted roll. As a suggestion I would can I it up a little maybe a special aioli or sauce to liven up those yummy and perfectly cooked scallops. The service was fast and friendly. We enjoyed it a lot read more

The only thing I have to say is $16 for a CUP of lobster stew. A CUP! I can buy 2 full lobsters for $17 at any local fish market.

First of all I must say that the view and location is great... That being said, it is not enough to redeem the exhaustingly slow service. The food was fine, but the lack of attention was hard to ignore. Many customers out on the balcony were waiting for significant time periods. It took us 10 minutes to be asked what we wanted to drink. Now being from the service industry, I realize when a place of business is busy that wait times increase, but this was not the case. It seemed like poor communication all around and it was hard to get past. It's not worth giving a second shot since similar places exist throughout the area, and they perform much better overall. read more

The food was a huge disappointment. My friend and I ordered fried haddock. The fish was over cooked and very dry. The fish tasted as if it may have been kept too long before cooking. We understand this is not peak season but trusted a seafood restaurant would be a safe choice. Big mistake! read more

I ate here for a quick bite with my sons one day. The kids meals left a lot to be desired and the "grown-up food" wasn't really a whole lot better. It's not somewhere I'd go again. read more