I highly recommend travelers check out the Newport Diner. It's a local favorite…read more While visiting family in Maine, after two days of driving, my wife and I wanted to get a decent meal. I was encouraged by my son to try the Newport Diner. I love diners for their speed and for the people who dine there, and the staff. So we went. I almost passed it, because from the outside it looks nothing like I was expecting. It looks like a house and blends in with neighboring homes. Love that. Inside the decor is simple. Comfy. The staff was responsive, alert, efficient, and VERY friendly. The food was amazing. Portions were generous. The coffee was great. Again, I highly encourage hungry travelers to try this quiet little gem of a diner!!!

The food here is outrageously good! Whether you order breakfast or lunch you are in for a treat…read more The pancakes are real buttermilk and a light and fluffy. Order the real Maine maple syrup. Omelets are great too. Don't miss the homemade muffins. Coffee is from Carrabassett Coffee, Maine's premiere roaster. Lunch is excellent too. I'm partial to the turkey club, but the burgers and daily specials rock. Bring your appetite as the portions are generous .

Seems like time for a 2026 updated review for this local favorite restaurant. Restaurants are thin…read moreon the ground here in Dexter so we are of course pleased this is such a good one. Our most recent visit was as usual a positive experience. It was our traditional late spring breakfast to welcome a friend after her drive north for her summer residence here. Part of the tradition is a cup of hot cocoa because, even though the weather was quite warm when she arrived, the first time we did this it was her late-winter transition north. This time we were so impressed by the new and larger specialty coffee/cocoa mugs that I took a picture of it. Typical Yelper, I know! Related to that, I have also added the drinks portion of the menu, which I had missed when I added menu pictures. The service and the food were good, as usual. I went with the breakfast sandwich and home fries special. I pay a small up charge to have it in one of their large biscuits. It comes with home fries and so is one of the lowest priced meals available here, though I added a side of corned beef hash because I knew I would be bringing some home anyway. Their hash could be from a can for all I know, but I really like the way they grill it and wish I could replicate it at home. I suspect it is the absurdly hot temperature their grill reaches. My wife wasn't able to eat much of her meal of burrito and home fries, but her appetite and taste buds have undergone a transformation over the past several months, so this is situation normal. She ordered a rhubarb muffin to complement her meal and her leftovers joined mine in the takeout container we brought with us. The muffin was fine, though the rhubarb seemed a bit sparse. This from rhubarb lovers, mind you. Our newly arrived friend enjoyed her egg white veggie omelette just fine.

Nice little place with good service( a little slow), but the food is always great (worth the wait)read more

Perfect diner experience. Friendly, comfortable, cheap, and good. Cant ask for anything else…read more Warning, the pancakes are massive.

This place is everything you would expect from a diner. You can sit where you'd like as long as…read morethere's free space, service is prompt and friendly, and the food comes out in a reasonable amount of time piping hot. If you have to wait for a table it's worth it. Prices are on point with this genre of restaurant. Can't wait to go back and try more of their menu.

We were driving thru Pittsfield on I95 to Boston and found this hidden gem of a restaurant! Meg &…read moreTammy have created a sweet, friendly hometown feel with delicious sandwiches, burgers and soups - our family loved the clam chowder, baked French onion soups and burgers and they have this yummy appetizer called onion frizzles (so good!). Hope you can stop in for their wonderful hospitality and comforting food! It's a cute little place too! Next time we're in the area, we'll definitely stop by!

Fresh, delicious ingredients, perfectly prepared, served with a heaping side of good humor! Easy…read moreon and off of I-95. This will be our new go-to home-away-from-home when traveling through Maine. (And thank you for the complimentary slice of carrot cake for the road--it was the best carrot cake we've ever eaten!)

I brought my granddaughter there today at her suggestion. I'm here for the summer from Florida…read morevisiting my daughter and grandkids and new great granddaughter. This restaurant was just amazing. I got the mixed fried seafood dish with baked potato. I could not believe how the seafood was just piled high on that plate. It was so good, and the price so very reasonable, never had anything in Florida that could compare. My granddaughter had the shrimp Alfredo . She loved it also. I left with a box of my leftover seafood. Could not finish it at all. It hardly looked like I had touched any of it. We were stuffed. It was so satisfying. The service was great, was greeted by a very friendly hostess. I live on the west coast of Florida. And our restaurants have never impressed me like this one. Planning on visiting here probably a few more times before I go home. Awesome restaurant. The whole menu was very impressive. Felt like a down home family atmosphere. Came back to upload photos.

Me and my family travel from california to visit family. we have been coming here for over 17…read moreyears! It's the absolute best family restaurant ever. All of their food is the best, I reccomend coming here.

Had lobster roll and onion rings and they were excellent. Great food and price. Wonderful surprise.read more

I will start with the good . The kids like going there for soft serve after baseball games but it…read moreends there . The prices on the food and ice cream I a little high for the quality of it which is low I ordered a steak sub and it was steak ums you get from store in the frozen food. The service at the ice cream window is extremely slow and not really friendly

This is the best choice in the food desert of Central Maine. The food is consistently fresh and…read morewell prepared. We've dined here probably 25 times and have never had a bad meal. The Restaraunt is clean and the staff is friendly. I'm pleased that there are good salads and daily specials including dessert specials. The bar is nicely appointed and there are literally dozens of beers on tap. Keep up the good work!

Our party tried pizza, burgers, and salad. All were good and probably recommend the pizza above…read moreall. It's pretty loud but the server was attentive and friendly.

How does this happen? You visit a local restaurant periodically and suddenly realize it has been…read moreover three years since you last updated your review. Yet indeed, I have no revelations or big reveals after revisiting this popular local haunt. The ice cream is still very good and the window service polite and capable. We also recently decided on a rare sit down meal here. We fancied some seafood for a change of pace and rather than driving a dozen or more miles away to frequent our favorite seafood restaurant, we opted to eat locally. And besides, we had tried Lakeshore's clams and scallops when we first moved here and liked them. So one of us ordered the scallop platter and the other clams (full-bellied of course). The servings were slightly smaller than at our favorite place, but also a bit less expensive, so it is a choice whether you would rather take some home for a second meal or save a few dollars in the short term. As we remembered, the food was good, so no complaints. If I push the issue, I have to say the meal didn't quite live up to the other restaurant, but that is why we have fave places, isn't it? It is only logical to occasionally test to see if others are ready to take over top spot! But there have a varied menu. And as a side note, the town of Dexter has implemented a remarkable renewal and improvement project of the neighboring beach and facilities, including building a new covered dining and activity area, which can be reserved or used more spur of the moment as available. There is a fair bit of parking , though very busy with locals and nearby camp visitors, and there are public restrooms just behind the restaurant.

did not serve us our food we waited an hour and still didn't get our food so we had to leave…read morebecause we had to go back home and we payed for it and did not get it