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    Salt Kitchen & Bar - Wentworth By The Sea

    3.6 (230 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Upscale
    Classy
    Dogs allowed

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    Lobster Benedict
    JJ R.

    We were here for breakfast on New Year's Day. Stunning Lobster Benedict in their tasteful dining room, for a fair price. We quite enjoyed the whole experience.

    Peter W.

    Had a wonderful dinner here...as always Our server, Chris, was so warm and professional making us want to come back soon...indeed on 10/04 again

    It snowed overnight!
    Susan R.

    I'd attended a wedding at Wentworth by the Sea, and SALT is their on site restaurant. The entire property is adorably appointed in Christmas finery, made all the more picturesque by the overnight snowfall. I was breakfasting solo and led to a nicely set table. My server was friendly and provided adequate attention. The fruit plate with vanilla yogurt and granola was surprisingly generous, given typical resort a la carte pricing. It even came with a muffin! My server thought the day's selection was blueberry, but in fact, it appeared to be a Morning Glory (even better!). The hot tea service features Tea Forte and fills exactly one mug. While other tables were given coffee carafes, I was never asked if I wanted a second cup, proof the world caters to coffee drinkers! Typically I'd head into town to enjoy breakfast at a local diner, but decided to treat myself on property. The surroundings are certainly elegant.

    Amazing Lobster Bisque
    Donna O.

    For our 43rd Anniversary (it's today the 28th but we celebrated last night), we visited Salt at The Wentworth for THE FIRST TIME! We usually do the holiday celebrations there but have not eaten dinner. First call out, because she made the evening SO lovely, is to our server Julia! Seriously, if you make a reservation, request her - I cannot say enough positive things about Julia. We went at 5:30 with reservations (you need them) by 6:30 it was packed. As for our meals, WOW. I'll let the photos speak for themselves with just a couple of comments. Lobster Bisque - if I was alone, I would have LICKED THE BOWL. Lobster Fettuccine - first photo is pretty, started eating/stirring and then found this MASSIVE claw on the bottom - there was already A LOT of lobster meat and when I found the claw I thought - bummer, it's really big and will be tough - IT WAS NOT, and it was delicious. Mushroom Bucatini - this is the dish to get if you love mushrooms, it was so creamy and delicious! Pasta for each dish was fresh and cooked perfectly. I RARELY order dessert - just share whatever Jim gets but I ordered my own. Jim got the Alaskan Campfire - it had a massive marshmallow toasted on top, amazing ice cream, hot fudge, and flourless chocolate cake! I got the Not Quite a Brownie Sundae - just WOW. The cannoli ice cream was CRAZY GOOD. Cherry compote was PERFECT. Price: $$$ - $$$$ but honestly, for a celebration it was worth every penny. We will definitely go back.

    Salmon Scottish King Salmon
    Tony Y.

    Tucked on the ocean but you forget about that as soon as you walk in. Arrive early as the bar is a great place to wait with very helpful and entertaining bartenders. Our reservation was at 5 pm so we seated as soon as we were ready. We enjoyed watching the team prepare food in the open kitchen. Our server was very professional and knowledgeable of all items on the menu. Everything was perfect. Fresh and hot food presented appetizingly. Save room for dessert.

    Meatballs!
    Benjamin K.

    A fantastic restaurant in the Wentworth hotel and spa in New Castle, an island off of the beautiful seaside town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (on the border of Maine, one of my favorite states). It's a spacious, lavish area with a bit of an ocean view as well and great service. I was fortunate enough to eat there twice, having to indulge in my love of lobster since I knew it would be fresh. The first night I started with delicious meatballs and then Frutti Di Mare, which was outstanding in every way. A generous portion of black squid ink linguini pasta is topped with numerous mussels, three good sized scallops, and an entire lobster tail! This dish was practically made for me. The sauce was a bit spicy but fitting, and I assume it's one of the best versions of Frutti Di Mare you can have. They even top it off with two pieces of toast with a kind of bacon butter or something. It was all glorious. Then the next day I had to try their lobster roll, which was excellent as well. An oversized grilled hot dog bun is filled to the brim with claw and tail meat alike, and make sure to squeeze plenty of lemon all over it to bring out all the incredible flavors. Without a doubt Salt restaurant is worth visiting if you're staying at the Wentworth, a highlight of my trip.

    Salmon spread
    Sonia T.

    Beautiful location on our way to Kennebunkport. The first time we went we had the lobster bisque, salmon dip and charcuterie. Lobster bisque is served cool which was tasty. The charcuterie was full of cheese and some meats some pecans, jerkins, baby onions but no fruit or jam which is needed. The second time we had the "bacon" sandwiches with French fries which were bland and tasteless. The ciabatta bread was grilled and burned and the cheese melted crispy onto the bacon. Very thin and no flavor, mostly bread. Tasted like cardboard and the burned bread made it almost inedible. I found the menu to be trendy. I'm a foodie and have eaten all over the world so this was pretty disappointing for such a great setting. No complaints about the service.

    Dessert
    Olga S.

    The atmosphere is incredible, such a beautiful space, and the service is great, but the food is only okay. We had a great time for sure, but it's just not that memorable. Our favorite dish was the goat cheese appetizer - melted goat cheese with crusty bread, so good! Our pasta dishes were good but low on meat and just so rich, we were stuffed but it looked like we had barely made a dent.

    Steak

    Food was good, but very overpriced. It took a long time for the food to come out. We had nothing else to do though, so we just waited but that needs to be better for the atmosphere and caliper they are trying to be at. Server Chris was ok. Not super attentive, but that's probably because we are sober and didn't get a drink menu. We find if we don't order alcohol, we don't get the same service as of we did drink (generally at most restaurants). Wouldn't go out of our way to dine there if we were in the area again.

    Cookies and tea
    Tracy D.

    Great service this evening. Drew took great care of us. Had apple salad and pomegranate salmon with couscous. Espresso martini was perfect. Warm cookie dipped in white chocolate for dessert. Herbal tea as well. We did not feel rushed at all. Thank you.

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    Great menu service is great as well. Ambience is classic. This is a great place to meet for dinner and drinks

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    Everything went great last time! The place is great. The food is great as well as the service. Very expensive but worth it!

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    Chris was the best server ever !! He was so attentive and so friendly the food was amazing !!!

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