I finally made it over to North Star Cantina in Wells!
Opened in November 2025, North Star Cantina offers a nice vibe and atmosphere for food and cocktails. The place has a full service bar with seating, several tables with small lamps, and comfortable lounge seating. This is a great place for couples, small groups, or single folk to hang out. They also feature live music on the weekends.
The food menu offers a selection of smoked meats, tacos, waffle stacks, charcuterie boards, mac & queso, tot mess (loaded tots), fried pickles, flashed asparagus, and chips & queso. The bar offers signature & seasonal cocktails, beer (cans), wine, and mixed drinks.
I stopped by here on a Monday evening and took a seat up at the bar. Those high seats at the bar are a bit tricky. I was given an ice water and a clipboard with pages of drinks and food.
I decided on the Charcuterie Board ($30 plus tax) and a Mac & Queso side ($8 plus tax). The food was served to me in 10 minutes. The Mac & Queso was conveniently served in a black paper takeout box, which had firm elbow macaroni smothered in a thick white cheese sauce, rich flavors. The charcuterie board (chef's special) varies depending on the ingredients on hand in the kitchen. The thick wooden board was loaded with 2 hard cheeses (cut in thick slices), 1 soft cheese spread, 2 kinds of round crackers, green seedless grapes, big green olives, sweet gherkins, 3 smoked meats (brisket, sausage, turkey), orange jam, sweet & sour dipping sauce. There was enough food on the board to share for 2-4 people. Other boards served here had nuts, strawberries, grapes, different cheeses, and only 2 smoked meats. I needed some to go boxes for the much of the charcuterie cheeses, crackers, and meats.
The check was presented which was $41.04 with tax and before tax. I was able to pay the check on their portable Toast handheld POS with credit card. Overall, I enjoyed some good eats and good friendly service from 2 bartenders and a manager. This local lounge is definitely Yelp event worthy. read more