The best drinks we had in Maine! Smokey the Pear was outstanding! Service was excellent. And don't…read moreskip the popcorn with your choice of seasonings! Loved!

If you are looking for a quiet hotel bar with spectacular atmosphere this is the place to be. The…read moretasty appetizers pair well with the innovative drinks. We had the pork belly skewers and the crispy vegetarian spring rolls and they were delicious. Unfortunately we ordered the smash burgers for dinner and they should be removed from the menu. Both of our burgers were a touch larger than a slider, dry and had a soggy buns. This is the reason for the three star rating. Service was fine; the bartender also served the room.

What a unique cocktail bar. We spent much too long here drinking way too many drinks - but the…read moreowner/bartender and drinks were so amazing we couldn't leave! We absolutely loved every cocktail we had. Perfect spot right on the water - cozy, intimate, perfect.

A night I'll always remember. After my Fiance and I eloped we stopped into Paper Plane and…read morecelebrated with a few cocktails. So lovely. High end, but approachable. Affordable but thoughtful, and delicious cocktails. Wonderful conversation and wonderful people in a beautiful space.

One of the sweetest tiny eateries in Maine run by the most adorable talented couple. And in lovely…read more(off season at least) Camden where exceptional restaurants are the exception. The creative food and wine menus are small, the plates are medium, and the love is large. If you are a couple it's best to just order the entire menu and share it. After couple glasses of a natural orange wine (bottles are pricey) the bill was $170. We are so happy they're open in winter and filled up on a Saturday so reservations a must. Loved all the dishes despite being slightly over salted. Menu changes frequently and can't wait to return.

This is at the top of our list of great restaurants. I love the fact that where possible, the food…read moreis locally sourced. Devon and Hannah, the co-owners are wonderful people, fun to talk with. Relaxed ambiance. Nothing to complain about.

Another amazing experience at Cellardoor. This time it was for dinner with Black Goat Test Kitchen…read moreand Cellardoor Winery. This was our second dinner with the duo and both experiences were perfect. The winery closed just before the event started so we had run of the farmhouse. I love the gift shop and heading out to the deck that overlooks the vineyard with my first wine of the evening. Last night's dinner was held at the long bar in the farmhouse. Here the chefs prepared everything right in front of us. The super authentic, approachable chefs answered all our questions about the menu, local ingredients and process. Each dish was layered with flavors and textures. Every dish was regular sized, no mini tastes here, no leaving hungry. Wine served complimented each course and Bettina (Cellardoor owner) pulled a couple of extra pours of different wines just for more comparisons. Very fun! These are small, intimate dining experiences that we don't often get to experience. I saw this dinner on their website and said "why not?" Now I am going back to sign up for more!

Food service and ambiance Great place to meet really nice…read morepeople. The food is exceptional

We went to brunch at Albatross today and it was 10/10. Very friendly staff and really charming…read moreatmosphere. I can't recommend it highly enough! We're thinking about going back for dinner this evening...

Stayed at the Cedar Crest Inn and had an after dinner snack here and man was it delicious. We had…read morethe smoked fish dip and shishito peppers with an additional sweet chili sauce, it was truly 5 star. This place has many different tapas, great personal service, and seriously worth it! Want to try everything on the menu, that's for sure!

Excellent meal. Beef cooked to requests. Limited menu but delicious choices. Bret wine list…read more Service is very good. Small space that can be noisy. Recommended for an outstanding dinner.

It was ok but it did not impress me. Though the food was mostly good and the space was nice, the…read moremenu was rather limiting, the dishes had flaws, and the service was a bit off with regard to timing. I had a Black Manhattan cocktail, supposedly differing from an ordinary Manhattan by use of a different kind of bitters (Amaro) and "filthy cherries." These seemed like basic good quality maraschinos to me (3); nothing "filthy" about them. Nevertheless it was good, fruity, and ample strength. The appetizer selection was small and heavy on bread-based items. (No free table bread was available - grrrr.) Most didn't appeal but the Roasted Garlic did, served with bread (2 kinds: a toasted crostini and a fresh crusty sourdough). The garlic was a whole head, sliced open for easy access and presented on a very hot plate, sweet and mellow from long slow roasting, and served with a choice of cheeses (molten blue, brie, whipped feta, or chèvre) - I chose chèvre and it was very good and a generous portion. A very simple dish not often encountered in restaurants. In retrospect this was the best part of the meal. I felt a little rushed at times and impatient at other times. It took a very long time to get the appetizer so I had nothing to dilute the effects of the strong cocktail. But then more than once I was asked about my entree before I was ready; once when ordering the appetizer and another time soon after I received it and hadn't made up my mind yet. I held my ground and told them I wasn't quite ready, and they accepted that and I took my time eating. There was an eclectic selection of wines by the glass. I had an interesting rosé from Slovenia. My entree was a roasted fish filet (halibut I think? It's no longer listed on the menu) served over a tomato-based sauce. This sauce was richly scented and complex and the plate was attractively garnished with micro greens. But the fish was on the small side and the flavor was monotonous - no discernible browning on the top. The other component, probably an herby cucumber-yogurt sauce resembling raita, which should have been a cool complement to the hot tomato broth, instead was melting unattractively and dispersing into it. Perhaps most disappointing, there was nothing else to this dish. It needed a starch or something (rice, boiled potatoes, or even more of those very good breads from the appetizer - wish I had saved some.) So it's good I got the appetizer first, or I would have left rather hungry. Desserts were also very limited and most didn't appeal. I decided on the Clafouti, which is a baked tart, thicker and heavier than flan, with fruit (black cherries) It was way too hot, didn't have enough fruit, and ice cream would be a far better choice than the amorphous blob of whipped cream it was served with. I should have skipped dessert. It was so boring. As for ambience: it's a crowded, noisy place but in a pleasing way. Very small, and I had reserved one of the 6 seats at the bar (I was dining solo). It's whimsically decorated, like with the grape-covered nude statue holding a candle. There was attractive artwork on the walls, some of which I believe was for sale. I did detect smoky odors coming from the kitchen that other reviewers have noted but I consider that a positive thing, not a negative. So come here if you wish. Check it out and form your own opinion. As for me, I wasn't sufficiently impressed and wouldn't return.

Oyster River Winegrowers is just off the beaten path in Warren. We were staying in nearby Rockland…read moreand had this on our must-visit list while in town. Thankfully we made it for their last open weekend for 2021! Service was extremely friendly - and we learned a ton about the winery and their practices. My husband listened to a podcast about the winery (which is why we'd wanted to visit), and the owner used to plow only using a horse. They have since switched to more modern ways - but I love that their wines are all-natural and with as minimal intervention as possible. The wines themselves are fantastic!! We had a 1/2 pour of each of the six offerings (sparkling white morphos, sparkling rose morphos, Chardonnay, cab franc, merlot and a cider) and I truly was surprised to find they are all GREAT!!! The sparkling white and Chardonnay were my favorites, but the reds were nice and dry and full of flavor. The cider was also dry and tart - it is lovely! The rose morphos was a bit too sweet for me, but tasty nonetheless! We will absolutely be back next time we are in the area!

This place is awesome and most definitely worth a stop when traveling between Portland and Acadia…read moreNational Park, as we were. It's a big ol' barn full of haphazard seating at and away from the bar. There's a good selection of wines, and the casual atmosphere only got better during our stay as more people filed in and filled the place up more. But even without a crowd, it was a peaceful spot to sit and decompress for a bit after a busy several days hiking at the national park and driving around Maine. The wine was very tasty, with my wife saying one of the sparkling wines she had was particularly good. I went with a blueberry wine because Maine, right? Also quite good, as well as thematically appropriate. Shoutout to the cute pup who greeted us when we pulled into the parking lot and walked us to the front door. He was chilling on welcome-dog duty when we left a while later haha. Great mascot. Great place.

Great service, great food, great location…read more Well, that's three greats in one review which means this is a Great place to have a bite!

In the end, the food absolutely overcame the distraction of the dysfunctional check-in process and…read morethe length of time for the meal due to the kitchen being backed up. I frankly almost left after 15-20 minutes of standing at the host stand with no one to help. The crowd was growing restless to say the least and no one really seemed to care at 18 Central. Once seated inside, I was drawn to the view out the back of the restaurant over Rockport Harbor. Pretty amazing to say the least. The food then turned the tide. From the country pate to the scallop crudo to, of course, the oysters, the food was excellent! The entrees got rave reviews, as well, with the BBQ chicken with a jerk flavor being go flavorful and savory. The fried chicken with a bit of heat also was a crowd pleaser,and finally, the steak frites were done very well. Personally, I also loved their cocktail and wine menu, which had some innovation without trying to be too off the beaten path. Overall, I would go back, but I would book earlier in the evening and come with my patience in tow.

Ok, so this was amazing. We don't know what to expect and we loved it. Really comfortable inside,…read morelow key vibe, great owners. We had a couple of glasses of wine. It was nice to be able to try higher end wines by the glass. We bought one of the wines we tried right from their wine shop without even leaving our seats! The bottle just showed up at our seat. Small snacks, perfect place to go before dinner in town.

Would've been 3 stars but my wife had, in her words, one of the best wines she's had in her life…read morehere. It was the orange, unsure of exact name of the wine. We are not huge wine people but when we go in for wine we get a little snobby; this place ticked our boxes. For a place that opened very recently the decor seems complete, is well thought out and tasteful. Whatever music they had on complemented the vibrations of the whole spot. Bartender was a bit overbearing but in a very polite way; in such a small place he must run out of things to do. Nice vibe, nice wine, & about a 3 minute walk from the water in Belfast.

Went in looking for a Pinot Noir in a reasonable price point. He steered me in the right direction…read morewith a wine I had never heard of! I have now added it to my Vivino file :) Very personable and friendly. Highly recommend!

I haven't gone here in a few years after buying moldy goat cheese (that they refused to let me…read morereturn). Way more disgusted today