Came for drinks after a dinner out. Amazing drinks- and…read morebartender was outstanding and on the ball. Friendly and so welcoming. Stop her for a drink ( or three). Camden closes up rather early- but you can catch a drink here for sure.

Best meal of my trip so far. Smoked Maine Salmon and slow cooked pork shoulder quesadilla were to…read moredie for. Very genuine, friendly and welcoming. Cozy and jazzy-cool atmosphere.

The wine pairing was incredible, we did the luncheon pairing, delicious. The chef and manager did…read morea fantastic job explaining each course and the history behind the wine. It was so much fun! The winery is beautiful! Thank you so much.

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!

Wonderful vibe, awesome food too! I don't typically write reviews but the pictures from the other…read morereviews didn't do it justice! The service was excellent too. 6 out of 5 experience! Incredible experie Starter: peppadews Soup: kale, chorizo and potato soup Dinner: blue cheese butter beef tenderloin Crab pasta (forget the full name)

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.

Food was tasty and inventive. Tricky to find up the hill from the ice cream place…read more Nice outdoor oor patio limited seating inside live music the night we were there. Good selection of wines. Staff young and friendly; made us feel welcomed and appreciated

Wow! The service was friendly and good! The food is incredible! On Friday and Saturday nights…read morethere is live music in the courtyard. It was a light jazz with a talented vocalist. We did not have reservations but they were able to seat us inside and kindly left the door open so we could enjoy the music!! We will be back with reservations! Do not miss this stop! Do not skip dessert!! You will thank me!!!

Way cool winery! We have had their Morphos Rose several times at Woodford F&B and loved it so this…read morewas kind of a pilgrimage! Tasting was good - the server was helpful & knowledgeable. They have a very light canned wine/seltzer that was unique in a good way! We left with a bottle of the Morphos Rose & one of Morphos White.

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!

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?

My wife and I have been searching high and low for a top-shelf dining experience in Maine since we…read morearrived. Today, we drove 2-1/2 hours from Bar Harbor to Wiscasset to eat at "In a Silent Way." It exceeded all expectations. James Beard-level food and wine. From the oysters to the steak tartare and raspberry panna cotta, everything was magnificent. Well worth the drive. Confident sharing, In a Silent Way, is the most elevated food in Maine. And lovely service as well. Gushing.

We just got back from dinner here with good friends. We ordered everything on the menu and shared…read moreit so we basically experienced a full tasting menu. The food was outstanding across the board: the lobster toast and the steak tartare were particularly outstanding. It was a special, well curated evening: outstanding musical selection (on vinyl no less!), beautiful intimate space, and outstanding service. While the menu may be limited, everything on it was delicious. I strongly recommend this place--it really is a gem!

Beautiful, remote location Aragosta had been on our list for quite some time. The meal is more of…read morean experience than I would say "a dinner" . There are many dishes served and I certainly didn't leave hungry but I wasn't thrilled with a lot of the preparations. Starter featured local kelp and seaweeds- not my thing. Lobster and crab dishes were outstanding. A course of just carrots was good but maybe not as a dinner course. Service was "a presentation" of each course and the overall evening became slow because of it. Dinner started out well timed but there were long waits in the middle. I would go back but would only go when the à la carte menu was available. Oh yah, you have to be on time for the seating so that means being early as it is fairly remote. Aragosta doesn't serve from the bar until the restaurant opens so no pre-dinner cocktails overlooking their great ocean view. We saw people in their cars having cocktails before dinner. Smart!

Is it a dream location? Yes. Is the food exceptional? Yes. Is it a bit pretentious for this neck of…read morethe woods? Absolutely. We would go back, for sure. Took us years but we finally visited. Everything was finely tuned. Every dish was delicious. There was a creative amuse bouche and a surprise pre-dessert intermezzo. After some great local lobster rolls and fried clams come here for a bit of fantasy Island.

I heard that they now have a ramp of some sort. I have not made it there to try it out yet, but…read moreapparently they eventually took my complaints seriously. So I have to give them credit for that!

Classy ambience and super-friendly service. Great place to relax and meet with friends or business…read moreassociates.

Wow, this place checks all the boxes! Right when we walked in, a couple walking out stopped to…read moretell us the food was outstanding. The atmosphere was very cute and eclectic. We sat out on the front patio. I recommend you try sit there if you can. Our server was super friendly and made us feel like the only patrons there, taking the time to walk us through the menu and help us consider pros and cons of menu items. The food selection was eclectic, with twists on common fare. We ordered the Kale & Brussels, Prosciutto Toast, Scallops, and Octopus all of which had amazing presentation and great taste. Prices were high but it was easily justified by the high quality food and service. If you're in Bar Harbor and want to take a break from chomping on lobster rolls at touristy spots and want an upscale dinner that doesn't disappoint, make Project Social a priority.

This place nails it all. The ambiance, the drinks, the food. All incredibly divine. We had kofta,…read morelobster crepes, a root salad, shishito peppers, a bahn mi starter. All so full of flavor and beautiful to look at. And to top it all off, they were even kind enough to send me my hiking shoes when I left them behind after a swoon-worthy meal. Above and beyond customer service. We can't wait to go back to Project Social on our next trip to Bar Harbor.