We are not from around here otherwise this would be my new favorite restaurant!…read moreBut...we were just driving through and looking for a place for a meal....we saw the outside thought it was cute, we looked up reviews and decided to try it! Our experience was a 11/10! We were treated so well from the moment we stepped in....from the owner Wayne, to our server John. Our wine was good, I had the grilled chicken sandwich and my husband had the fish and chips and we were both pleased with our choice! We dined outside on the patio and the ambiance was fabulous. Unfortunately I'm not sure we'll be back as we were just driving through, but I highly recommend the Montsweag!! Definitely try it!

Easy parking, menu with variety. Had the chicken fried chicken which was yummy and large. Their…read morecream gravy a little different than biscuits and gravy kind...so good. The flatbreads looked great and I'm not usually a flat bread person. Both tables around us had us a dip type appetzer with bread sliced that also looked great. Bar area was hopping.

This is our second time here and once again we were not disappointed. It was a hot day, but we…read moredecided to sit outside with our lab. We sat at the front picnic table by the front door in the shade, and it was super comfortable. Our service was excellent. I highly recommend the seafood chowder when they have it. It was top-notch. I had a great side salad and my husband had the taco salad. We had previously decided on wings on our last visit and they were phenomenal. I would definitely get those again too. This is a definite stop when we are in the area.

Nice little hole in the wall restaurant with a great menu if you want to be treated like a local,…read morego to this restaurant. I ordered the chicken fried steak and it was excellent. It came with a small bowl of corn and a baked potato. My wife got the chili stuffed baked potato and said that it was very filling and satisfying. Very cold beer on tap among other spirits to choose from I would highly recommend stopping in here if you're passing through Wiscasset.

yes, the line is long (1hr) but t worth the wait. it was 90° and I started feeling ill. Corey and…read moreDonnie two of the waitstaff were quick to realize this and took immediate steps bringing me a cool drink and a small snack. They were phenomenal and continued checking on me regularly. lobster roll is great - service was better. thanks guys

Was it worth the wait? Probably not. But was it delicious? Yes…read more Arrived at 10:45am on a Friday, they open at 11:30. The line was already 3/4 of the way down the block. Finally got to the front of the line to order at 12:15 and was served my food 10 minutes later. $38 for a sandwich is steep and it's cash only so you have to carry a lot of cash if you are feeding a family/group. They were already out of the local honey soda since I guess they're getting ready to close for the season (it's mid September). The lady who took our order when we finally got to the counter was nice. After we ordered we sat down at a table to wait, it was a nice day out and you could kinds of see the water. We didn't have a problem finding a table, so there is probably the perfect amount of tables correlated to the somewhat slow single cashier ordering system. The lobster roll was piled high and delicious. The lobster is cold but tasted very fresh. Got it with some warm butter and some lemons. I prefer a warm lobster roll, but this lobster roll was just outstanding. Huge and fresh and tons of meat, including plenty of tail meat where most other places only give you mostly claw meat. It was loaded so high, I had to take like a third of the meat off just so I could fit the sandwich in my mouth, and then I ate the lobster on its own with a fork. Easily the best lobster roll I've ever had. But again, not sure if it was worth the 1.5+ hour wait. I stopped here on our way from Portland to Bar Harbor for a few days, and I actually had the opportunity to stop here again on the way back but opted not to because 90+ minutes is a long time to wait for a sandwich. I'm glad I got to try it for the experience.

My wife Michele and I eat at WSK at least once a week. One our favorite things to get is 1 order of…read moreCajun Shrimp which has 3 large shrimp in a delicious but fairly spicy oil, butter and garlic sauce. We also get one order of Shrimp Scampi with pasta AND an extra plate. We mix both plates together at the table and have two meals that is delicious and more than enough for two. And if it's not, there is always a choice of deserts made off site by Daphne!

We have been coming to this restaurant for many years, and until this visit it was one of our…read morefavorite places to eat in Maine. Unfortunately, our experience over Labor Day weekend so bad, I felt compelled to post a review to warn people that if the restaurant is busy, go elsewhere unless you want to be yelled at by the General Manager. We arrived 10-15 minutes early for our 7:00 reservation and were asked to wait because the restaurant was extremely busy, completely understandable. After asking for permission to wait in the lounge area where there were open seats, we were told no, that we must wait in the small area sandwiched between the bar, the door, the bathrooms and the hostess stand. So we chose to wait outside where there was a table with two chairs since my mother-in-law, who is over 80 and has a heart condition, really needed to be seated for the wait. Since we were not told how long the wait for the table would be, I did what I thought was a totally normal thing, ask those in my party if they wanted a drink during the wait and went in to the bar to place an order. The manager first approached me to tell me that I was not allowed to sit in one of the 4 open seats at the bar. I had not attempted to do so but was waiting at that opening to order drinks. But the manager prevented me from doing so, accused me of trying to "push ahead of the line," telling me that his bartender was "so confused" by my attempt to walk up to her and order drinks. He told me he would send a server outside to get our order but no one came so i just popped back inside and stood at the corner of the bar with the intent to order a glass of icewater for my mother-in-law - the manager immediately accosted me and aggressively asked me if I even had a reservation, if we had even checked in for it and the hostess confirmed we had and that it was for 7:00. So then the Manager told me yet again that they were extraordinarily busy, "couldn't I see that?", and that I had to wait until the reservation time came before I would be permitted to order anything from the bar. It was 6:54. The interaction escalated from there. After I returned outside to tell my party that we were not allowed to order anything until 7:00, the manager followed me outside, loudly reprimanded me for "making a scene," that we didn't have to eat at his restaurant, and then told us our table was ready where he continued arguing with and admonishing me as he escorted us through the restaurant to our table--even after I had sat down. When I later Googled the restaurant to find the name of the general manager so I could complain, I identified the person I had interacted with as Shane MacCarthy, the general manager. I understand that restaurants get overwhelmed on busy holiday weekends. A wait or slow service would not have bothered me. Being treated this way by the general manager did. I have never been to a restaurant where customers awaiting a table are not only not allowed to order a drink from a functioning bar. I have never been in a restaurant where a customer is yelled out for crime of walking up to a bar and ordering a round of drinks from the bartender. I am not sure if the manager was just having a bad night, or that this is the standing policy that they refuse to serve anything to customers waiting to be seated. I don't care to try eating at Water Street again to find out - we won't be back. Anyone have recommendations for a new favorite place to eat near Wiscasset?

Great food, specials every week. Fun people. Amazing service by Carla! On the back roads of…read moreWiscasset.

Been a bit since I've Ben here but stopped in one evening on the way back from Augusta thought I'd…read moretry it out got a burger and fries food was great definitely a home cooked meal vibe please was cool inside reminded of the old school dive bar feel!!! Everybody was nice and friendly service was spot on and the drinks where ice cold and made well... will definitely stop by when back in the area for some of that good old school bar food!! Loved it!! (Forgot to take pics was to busy in a good conversation at the time!!

You are crazy if you have not had dinner or stopped for drinks at Waters Edge Restaurant & bar…read more....The food , service and atmosphere are amazing.... Great for Date night...anniversaries....friends gathering or Business . We are from the NY/NJ Metro area so we know great . We always have dinner a "number of times" every year when we are up in Maine .....the staff is always friendly and make you feel welcomed and the meals are always great..... great value and an amazing view.

My friends and I went to the Waters Edge to celebrate a birthday and had a wonderful experience at…read morethe restaurant and wanted to share our appreciation. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was welcoming, and the staff made the visit especially enjoyable.  Everyone was friendly and attentive, and we truly appreciated the excellent service. It's clear that your team takes pride in making guests feel welcome and well cared for. Thank you to the entire staff for such a great experience. However, Donny "Tres" (inside joke) was the nicest and offered us recommendations that ended up being mouthwateringly divine! He was captivating, comical and considerate! We're definitely planning a trip back just to sit at the bar and have a good chat sesh with him!  Oh and the views are amazing, especially if you can grab them at sunset!  We would happily recommend your restaurant to others and look forward to visiting again!

It was a perfect day and I had the perfect lobster roll. A ton of lobster, four claws were found…read moreand quickly devoured. Melted butter was poured over the top and went everywhere, sopped up and consumed with great delight. The atmosphere was cheery and lovely, with quite a few people enjoying their own rolls. There was a mixture of languages and everyone had smiles. Service was quick, friendly and efficient.

We stopped by on Thursday, 6/18/26, at 4:15 pm. There was no line to order and we only waited a few…read moreminutes for our food (a full hour and fifteen minutes less than we waited at the place across the street). A lot of reviews are from people who came here because they didn't want to wait in the long line for the place across the street and they said the lobster roll here was good. We wanted our review to be fully informed, so we got a lobster roll here and we also got one from the place across the street. While the line across the street is absurdly and unnecessarily long, we've determined now that that place is famous for a reason. Prices are the same, high $30s. The actual lobster was fine at Sprague's, comparable to the place across the street. The butter though was not even a competition. I don't know how they do it, but the butter from the place across the street was just so much better. Sprague's butter just did nothing for the lobster roll. It was clear and just looked like clarified butter. Do with this information what you will.

Do not waste your time going anywhere else!!! Food is fresh…read more(lobster and crab hand picked by the owner daily) and plentiful If you like crab or lobster rolls, you won't find any better in the area. We drive 2 hours for the food, that should tell you something!

My husband and I had the fish & chips. We ate there at a picnic table. No Fast & friendly. It was…read moredelicious. You will not be disappointed!

This is where we celebrated the anniversary of our 20 year marriage, and it was AWESOME !!! We…read moredined on their rustic patio, complete with twinkle lights and trees. We started with onion soup, which was OUTSTANDING !! It wasn't too salty, which is often an issue but not here. The broth was a perfect blend of onion and beef flavoring, just enough cheese and croutons but not overpowering... it was divine. It might've been the best I've ever had. We also got bread service that offered lightly grilled French bread. I don't know what the deal was, but it was so unbelievably tasty, and it was so soft, too. I don't know if it was the texture or the bread flavor, but something was different... that made it so amazing. Better than usual. I wanted to eat more, but I knew I was already getting full, so we left most of it. Drat. For an entree, my husband got the Atlantic salmon in a lobster veloute with farfalle and ratatouille. I tasted it, and it was excellent. Such great flavors. I got the cioppino, which had scallops, shrimp, and haddock in a herb-infused tomato sauce. I was a little shocked because it was spicy... good flavor, but spicy, and I wasn't expecting that. I wish the waitress would've told me ahead of time, but she didn't. I ended up not eating most of it because it was a bit too much for my palate. I hate wasting food, but the truth is I wouldn't have finished it anyway. I was already full from the onion soup and 1 piece of bread. For our celebratory dinner, we also split a dessert. I had read this place is known for their blueberry pie, which we were very interested in getting. Soooooooooo glad we did because it was EXCELLENT... and yes, it was a la mode... with vanilla ice cream. There was some crystalized sugar topping on the crust, which really added to the awesomeness of this dessert. We hit pay-dirt here. This meal was the highlight of our trip to Boothbay Harbor. I hope we will be able to return to this lovely harbor town because we will make a beeline to dine at Thistle Inn again. Too bad we live so far away. This is a wonderful dining establishment, and they made our 20th anniversary even more memorable !!

Wonderful dinner on the outside porch. Nice setting. Comfortable…read more Cioppino was amazing : 0 Lazy lobster was very good. Found a wine we liked on the menu : ) Service was very good. Carrot Cake was meh |: /

A 10/10 across the board for food, service and atmosphere…read more I had the porchetta for my main, and it was excellent. I also loved my partner's scallops, and the roasted carrot spread is a definite crowd-pleaser. The setting is worth mentioning too--the view is absolutely gorgeous, and this may be the best-located restaurant in the lovely village of Damariscotta. A great find, and somewhere we would happily return to.

An outstanding meal from start to finish. The seafood was fresh, the small plates were full of…read moreflavour, and my Summer Shrimp main was cooked perfectly. Every dish was thoughtfully prepared using high-quality ingredients. The service was warm, friendly and attentive, creating a relaxed atmosphere throughout the evening. Easily the best restaurant we've visited in Maine and somewhere we'll definitely return to. Highly recommend!