I stopped by here last month with my wife for dinner. We were on our way from Portland to Lubec and it was dinner time and so we decided to look for a place to eat. So I consulted Yelp and after trying to find something with seafood to no avail, I eventually found Finn's Irish Pub. My wife wasn't too pleased at going to an Irish place in Maine but the reviews said it was good. Whenever we entered the place was packed and we were asked if we were ok to be seated in the bar area which we were. The bar area was actually pretty cool as it was made from an old train car. So even though it was a little tight in places, it was certainly unique. Besides that they also had a large dining room which was full on the day we were there. For dinner on this evening my wife and I decided to start by splitting a scotch egg. Then for dinner I went with one of the specials, the Wexford cakes while my wife opted for a an avocado and crab salad. Our scotch egg came out first and was decent enough. The outside breading wasn't as flavorful as I would have liked but at least they had a nice aoili on the plate to use as a dipping sauce. Once we were done with that our entrees came out and they both looked quite good. My wife's salad had a bunch of crab on it as well as the avocado, cucumber, tomato and croutons while my Wexford cakes (fish and potatoes) came with a giant side of vegetables which turned out to be carrots, cabbage, zucchini and spinach. All of it tasted nicely as well as the Wexford cakes had a nice creamy consistency on the inside and a good crusty exterior. You could taste the fish in them too but they weren't overpowering. As for the vegetables I was super excited for the variety and the amount of green that was on the plate. They tasted good too (probably cooked in butter) and by the time I had finished with my meal I was full and satisfied. The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. All of the Yelp reviews were right and by the end of our meal, Finns had won us over. read more

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I was so excited to have Finns reopen!! The menu is the same as before just a little pricier but what isn't these days. My husband and I got the shepherds pie. Not usually something I enjoy but man it was so good. We decided to split it... it wasn't that big. A little disappointing. We got a dessert, a flourless chocolate tort. It was small but so rich you didn't need a big piece. Left happy but not stuffed.. my opinion that's ok on a date night read more

I had a hard time deciding what to rate Finns. We've been a few times over the last several years, and it's always been delicious. But this last week when we went for lunch we got our usual boiled dinner and it was a big disappointment. The corned beef was tough and the vegetables were flavorless. We added a lot of salt and ate everything with mustard. I know it recently reopened with new owners so maybe it will improve after a bit? read more

This is a cool place with decent beer list. It looks like a rail car on the inside. Lots of fire dept memorabilia. Didn't have food, just Lunch from Maine. read more

You do not want bypass this place! Fantastic food, unsurpassed service and genuine friendly atmosphere make your dining experience something that you want to repeat!! read more

Let me first admit that I was super skeptical about an Irish pub being so darned good in a small town...in Maine...I stand corrected. Finn's Irish pub has not only the vibes but the food down pat. We found our way to a cozy high top along the bar and loved being able to see into the trolley-looking long bar that was enclosed. Such a cool atmosphere! As for the eats, I ordered the corned beef with veggies (carrots, potatoes and cabbage) paired with mustard and a mini soda bread-style cake. My husband had the fried fish and chips. Because we were trying to kill ourselves with this meal, we kicked it all off with the Scottish egg appetizer. Our waitress was great and the meal was mighty tasty from start to finish. I highly recommend if you find yourself rolling through the area looking for a hearty meal and great customer service. read more

Good Night Irene !! The long term 'VID' killed it. Saying goodbye to my favorite summer haunt of the past 10 years. Good luck to the owners, who hung on for the past 2 of 'em. read more

What a great place. Hoping with locals and day trippers alike. Our server Audrey was on point from start to finish. From the greeting, all through our time there, until time to cash out. She explained the beers extremely well and helped us choose with our feedback on our tastes. Not big eaters so we chose to have the BIG pretzel with cheese and the crab poppers. The pretzel was huge and was hot, chewy, and tasty. The poppers were excellent also with a great mix of crab and filling with just the right batter that wasn't overpowering but golden brown and delicious! The jalapeño aioli was a perfect fit for the crab and we even mixed it with our pretzel cheese for a spicy cheese topping. A great place to enjoy, relax and have a great pub experience with super tasty fare. Stop in for a pint and a great time. read more

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I chose this restaurant because of all the good reviews on Yelp, and I was not disappointed! Excellent! Very nice friendly service. Quick seating. We were up in down east Maine for a long weekend and chose a Sunday to explore the local towns. Between the fam and I we had: Mac and cheese with tomato Boiled dinner Fish and chips Shepherds pie All highly recommended! We ate off of each other's plates. This place is definitely a sure bet for dinner! read more

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There aren't too many options in this area and this place isn't bad. The food is very hardy and made well. The shepherd's pie and meatloaf dishes were wonderful, filling and flavorful! The sides were decent. The drinks? I would stick with beer because the cocktails were overly sweet. read more

Big time fan of thai food. I have been here 3-times. The meatloaf dinner is tremendous. Another time they had just received a keg of the one-time annual release of the Founder's Kentucky Bourbon Stout. And me and my boys had a couple. Then we had to walk back to our hotel afterwards. Note I specify walk, not drive. But from I remember the service, staff... extremely, extremely really good. And food very good too. Now that Airline has opened across the street there is some competition! But, this is still a good spot! read more

Our family has been to Finn's several times in the past and suggested we grab some dinner there before we travel back to NH. The food was delicious, our drinks were tasty and service was excellent. I had the shepherds pie- a classic that did not disappoint. It went well with my festive holiday cocktail. Definitely a superb choice over any chain restaurant in Ellsworth. read more

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This place is such a great find!! The food is incredible. The service outstanding. The restaurant itself is so clean and cute. I will send others here too to be delighted!!! read more

I love this place. Every time I'm up in Ellsworth, I ALWAYS get to Finn's. I love the seafood- the fish cakes, salmon sandwich and fresh oysters. We had the clam chowder a few weeks ago and I wanted to roll over and die. The BEST I've ever had. I got two containers to go. Before my grandfather died, it was a special treat to bring him here. I remember when Finn's opened and we had to get in and try it. Much love to Finn's, always. read more

I was waiting for Finns to reopen. I knew they did not take reservations in the past. However, upon trying to be seated (party of 5) was told an hour and a half wait. Even though we all saw a table with 5 seats blank. (4 opposed seats and the head of the table). Pointed this out. No explanations. Went elsewhere. read more

Loved this place! Service was great. Food was great. Staying open late so we could stop in after watching the sunset at the park was great. Before I talk about the food, I just want to mention the beer. I appreciate when the beer menu is curated. This menu had a fruity beer theme. I mean, not all the beers were fruity but there were enough to allow everyone to find something to love in that category. I found an IPA that didn't taste angry: Foundation Epiphany. I always brace myself for a level of bitterness that would cuss out my mother whenever I taste a new IPA. Instead I found this to be a surprisingly easy-drinking citrus IPA. Steak and Mushroom Pie: the gravy was rich, viscous, and cranked to an 11 on flavor. There was a whole bunch of broth, aromatics, and wine reduced to the consistency of motor oil. Exactly the way it's supposed to be made if you have all the right ingredients, a really big pot, and nothing to do all day. It came with a delicious, flaky pastry to dip or crumble into the bowl. They could become a successful stew house with this as the only menu item. Crab Poppers: battered and fried crab cakes. Everything done right...good crab, good spices, correct amount of binder, and fried correctly. But the tarter sauce made it for me. Jalapeno tarter sauce! Hell yeah!!! It was like the flying nunchuck ninja kick of tarter sauces. Awesome! Mac and Cheese: a layer of tomatoes was baked into the bottom of the bowl. Gave it just enough acidity to cut the richness of the creamy cheese. It's hard to go wrong with mac and cheese, but these guys had the courage to try something different. And it paid off. Virtually high five to the chef! read more

Great pub burger w/ beer cheese cooked to order. Fast, friendly service. This was our first stop in Ellsworth.

Finn's is a great pub! I was very pleased to see that they had my favorite( corn beef and cabbage) and my friend had the grilled salmon. The Irish soda bread that came with my meal was to die for with some butter. I also had a bottled orange soda from a local soda company called Maine Root that was very good. My friend had a Creme Brulee for dessert. It wasn't the best we've ever had the custard was a bit runny and the glaze on top was a little too hard. But we loved the atmosphere. Service was a bit slow but it was a Saturday night around 8pm. I'd come here again if I was from the area! read more

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Just reopened.....they're working out the kinks but menu is pretty much the same and it's great to have them back on Main Street

Really good. I ordered the Crab and Avocado Salad with a cup of Clam Chowder. My husband had the Haddock Fish Bites with a cup of Chowder. The waitress was super friendly and the atmosphere was authentic. Surprise, great lunch leaving Southwest Harbor in Ellsworth. I do wish they had some local seafood dishes and local items on the menu and that's the only thing that would stop me from going back. read more

Finn's Irish Pub - Crab and Avocado Salad with a cup of Clam Chowder. Really good! - Gastropubs Near Me - Ellsworth, Maine

So glad we chose this place on our way back to our Airbnb in Melbridge. I ordered the Steak & Mushroom Pie. Oh my goodness -- SOOOO good! Mango Margarita was generous size and yummy! read more

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Very attentive service but my $8 side of Mac and cheese was barely edible, truly awful not creamy or cheesy, dry, with hunks of.. tomato (?!) sad Found a short black hair in my mediocre shepherds pie, one of their menu staples. The meat in it was incredibly lean, dry and flavorless. Service was attentive tho. read more

We had dinner here and both the food and service were excellent! Highly recommend the oysters, fish and homemade chips and the clam chowder. The staff here were all very friendly and attentive. The bathrooms were clean and all the staff wore masks. read more

This pub came up in my gluten free app. I had a veggie sandwich on a hoagie roll, that was tasty, and gluten free. The fries were not gf, as they used the same fryer as the non gf items. They had two ciders, both were "flavored" and not just plain hard cider. The menu was not Irish pub centric, it was really a regular American choices. The service was good, the person who brought our food out, knew up front who needed gluten free...possibly based on the cider in my hand. :) read more

Arriving for a late dinner, Finn's Irish Pub only offers a shortened menu. The hostess made it abundantly clear. It was almost like she didn't want us to come in for a meal but seated us anyway. The substandard service continued through our meal as we didn't see our waitress but only to order and to pay the bill. It's a pub right? Maybe I wanted more than just one drink. Again it made us feel as if our business was unwanted. I ordered the Irish nachos. Thick cut potato chips topped with cheese, peppers, onions, tomatoes and sour cream. They were ok but the balance in toppings threw it off. There was definitely room for improvement. According to the rave reviews I am hoping it was just an off night. read more

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I've gone here for years, great food and service and great location being right in town. All of the workers you will find are kind and caring to all of there customers read more

The food and service were excellent! So glad we found this restaurant while on vacation.

Irish pub on the main street in Ellsworth. Wood paneled walls decorated with beer tap pulls. The bar itself is an old dining car and is crowded and quaint. It is separated from the dining areas by walls and windows since the restaurant was built up around the old diner There is a good and extensive beer selection both on tap and bottled with both Guinness and Smithwicks my standbys in pubs in Ireland. There is often a wait for tables and you have to walk past the bar to the back to leave your name. Like many places in Maine they are understaffed which slows things down but service is friendly, willing and accurate. The food is good. Burgers are big and correctly cooked on a nice potatoe roll. Choice of sides include garlic mashed potatoes or great home cut and fried crisps. Shepherd's pie is a treat. Steak and mushroom pie was chock filled with sliced mushrooms and tender beef in a red wine sauce. Delicious even without the kidneys I would expect in England or Ireland. The "crust" was a square of beautifully brown and crisp puff pastry place loosely on top not attached to the bowl. It was good nevertheless. Noise level was moderate All in all a delightful place. read more

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Just what the doctor ordered for the long drive from Mt. Desert Island back to Portland JetPort for our flight. Finn's is a great beer bar, and is clearly popular with the locals (it was pretty full on a Friday afternoon). It's a Maine pub through and through, with a healthy flavoring of Ireland. When I saw a corned beef and MASHED POTATO wrap on the menu, I had to have it, even if it's not something I would ever normally get. It was filling for sure, but also quite delicious, so if you're not particularly worried about your health, and just want an injection of meat-and-potato comfort, go for it. We also had the chowder, which was very good. And super-reasonable prices, too. Real nice option in this area--the little downtown strip is much more appealing than the highway running through Ellsworth. read more

Great atmosphere, decent prices, good service, excellent food. Nice place for lunch or dinner. Had the Reuben sandwich was was one of the best I have had in quite a while. My wife had the chicken avocado wrap which she thought was wonderful. We both tried the sage potato salad and wished we had picked a different side. Excellent bar selection and live entertainment on many summer nights. read more

The best place in town, period. Maybe you have to wait sometimes, but it is well worth it; not expensive and the service is great, and more importantly the food is amazing. If you've never been here before, try the ruben and the meatloaf, both are absolutely mind-blowing. read more

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Inside it doesn't really look like an Irish pub but the service is great and the Ruben sandwich was delicious! Highly recommend that sandwich! Guinness was poured perfectly as well! read more

Food was excellent, really enjoyed my margaritas and nachos. However, service was terrible and our waiter completely forgot about us and I had to get up and ask for another waiter since he had forgot about us. We were there for 25 minutes and no one took our order. Hoping for better service next time. read more

Finn's Irish Pub - Nachos - Gastropubs Near Me - Ellsworth, Maine

Never been disappointed. The food has always been great and the atmosphere is comfortable. They have a bar, a dine in area as well as takeout so you can get every bit of service you need to get a meal. The big thing for me is going for dinner and having live music being played. Hearing and seeing that, along with everyone laughing, talking, smiling, and just having a good time, just makes you feel good!!! This is a fantastic place to get a meal and I highly recommend it. read more

Walked in one hour prior to closing on a Friday night with a party of 8 and was told they couldn't seat us. Looked to us like they had the room but they did not feel like staying open - which was 8pm, not 11pm as advertised. So we took our business across the street to the British Pub. Don't waste your time walking around back and trying to support an establishment that apparently doesn't need it. read more

Really fun atmosphere for a get together with old friends. Yummy Rubens, good Bloody Mary's, good friend Haddock. Mediocre crab cakes. read more

Finn's Irish Pub - Old friends new places - Gastropubs Near Me - Ellsworth, Maine

Ahhh Finn's, when will you learn. This was my date night place, food is so so, sometimes great sometimes you wish you went to Freshies. The bigger problem with this place is the music. Every time I have gone there is some awful Irish band playing WAY too loud I mean people go out to eat, not yell at the top of their lungs to the person sitting right next to them. It ruins it for me every time, don't think i'll go back read more

I regret having to write this review. Our service was so sub par, all four of us said we would not be in a hurry to come back again. My burger was cooked perfectly, the chicken wings and two salads were favorably commented upon. The tomato bisque and crab cakes were on (slightly burned crab cakes). So why the two stars? Our server "D" pretty much ignored our table. The kitchen had to be running behind as we waited over 30 minutes for a cup of tomato soup to be delivered as an appetizer, and only after I asked where it was, and was told "I put it in as an appetizer"~no commitment to check, but it was delivered after I asked. Dinner did eventually come, but drinks were never replenished (until we grabbed another server to help us). So the net result--a 10% tip. I do have to say the hostess was 5 stars. When it was clear my 86 year old guest could not get up into the bar chair table, she moved us back to the dining room, and said whoever had reservations would sit up front. I hate to think our service was directly related to the fact we didn't order 4 dinner entrees. read more

After a short 20 minute wait, we were seated by the friendliest hostess and the food did NOT disappoint! The Crab Poppers were superb and the Fish & Chips (Smithwicks battered Haddock) was amazing and the Irish burger....yum!! We don't typically order dessert but did and all 4 ordered something different. All of us say ours was best and after tasting them, I'd order any of them again. German Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Guinness Cake, Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake and Creme Brûlée. You can't go wrong. And if you get the opportunity, ask for Bailey cause she was amazing and her service was impeccable - and they were busy as heck!! read more

Heading back to Boothbay after a day visit to the Schoodic Peninsula, we decided to grab a bite to eat in Ellsworth at Finn's Pub right on Main St. Now, I can tell you that there was some trepidation about our selection - one can never know how you'll fare when up on the Maine coast. Well, when walking in, we still weren't sure, but the train passenger car theme for the bar was great. The staff got us seated pretty quickly and we began to pursue the menu. At this point, we noticed that the restaurant, which was fairly empty when we arrived a bit after 5 pm, began to fill up quickly with all the tables filled to capacity. The beer menu needs to be mentioned separately as it contained a selection of some twenty different local brews on draft from Rising Tide to Maine Beer to Allagash. Diving in I went for the true local on the list, Fogtown Head Tide Rye. My better half decided to go all Irish and chose a Guinness. The older two, who now are legal to drink (that I can't believe) decided to go for the Original Sin. The Fogtown was perfect after a good day of hiking up to Schoodic Point, not to hoppy with a smooth aftertaste, but with good body. The Guinness was, well great, as always. And the girls let me try the Original Sin, which was a Blackberry Cider, and it was good, but too sweet for my tastes. Moving on to the food, the Irish selection really topped things out. Around the table the choices were, Shepard's Pie, Mother's Sunday Chicken, Bangers and Mash (true Irish), and Meatloaf. On the youngest and I failed to do real Irish with her getting a burger and, being good about my diet, did a Greek salad with grilled chicken. To start we got wings and fried mozzarella wheels. Both were great, but the star here was the homemade hot sauce, which everyone dug into and which I used on my grilled chicken. The Meatloaf was perfect made with beef and veal with a tender "scoop it with a spoon" texture that tasted just right. The Shepard's Pie came out steaming and was gone before it got cold. Mother's Sunday Chicken was 1/2 a large bird with crispy skin and tender meat. Lastly, the Bangers and Mash was just like you'd get in Dublin or Belfast, for that matter, and I don't mean 'Belfast, Maine.' The burger was equally good and even I gave it a try. My salad, it hit the spot and I loved the hot sauce. Overall, a very nice surprise up in the wilds of the Penobscot Bay area. So if you are coming up Route 1 to visit Acadia, be sure to stop in for a great beer and even better meal. read more