We ate at the Side Street Cafe on 4/27/26. The staff were friendly and efficient. We ordered an…read moreAll American Burger, Fries and the Captains Catch. We also had two pilsner beers. The food was delicious and arrived in a timely manner. We highly recommend this neighborhood cafe!

I will forever be dreaming of this blueberry pie. The blueberry pie here is AMAZING. I have never…read morehad a better tasting pie before. If you come here, please get it, you will not regret it! All of the other food we had was delicious as well! Especially their mac n cheese. We were there for happy hour and decided to get the $5 mac n cheese and it was HUGE. Such a good portion for a fantastic price point. The sandwiches we got were also delicious, I recommend the steak and cheese. For drinks, I loved my blueberry shirley. My fiancé loved the mango margarita. You can tell they use fresh ingredients! Overall, the food and drinks here are delicious! My favorite place to eat while in Bar Harbor. Plus the service is sooo good. Our server was so sweet!

Came to this little spot for some grub before calling it a night! Cute little spot in town, the…read morehost/server Anna, was such a sweet person! She greeted us quickly, found a table for us and brought us out some waters. As we perused the menu, she got our drink orders, and we started off with a round of oysters! We all decided to share a bowl of clam chowder, which I'm glad we did, because a bowl on my own would've had me full. It was good, it had more potato than I typically prefer, but it was good for a cozy cold night. I ordered the blacked fried cod with fries. I have never had blacked fried anything, so that was nice to have a little flava flave to change up the typical cod experience. My friend had the regular, and I liked that one too. Needed a bit of salt, but other than that, no complaints. My friend also ordered the jumbo shrimp, delicious! And another ordered the fried shrimp on the appetizer menu, and those were great as well, had great crisp, yet light and airy, and flavored perfect! Was a great little local stop!

This is your standard local pub, like you'll find in any American town. It has a casual…read moreatmosphere, good if not mind-blowing food, and friendly service. It didn't blow me away, but neither was it bad. If my wife wanted to come here again, I wouldn't push back.

Love this place must try service, Travis is spectacular!! Everything was delicious, drinks were…read moregreat as well Winter Rita & Blaze Bloody darn tootin'!

Love Blaze! We make our way here every Bar Harbor visit and recommend it to others nearby. When it…read moregets cold and rainy, they do shield the restaurant. It's nice but smaller, so you may encounter a wait but they clear tables quickly to get folks in and out. They also have 2 large bars available, and we've found it easier to find open seats there. The servers are always friendly with good recommendations. Large selection of beer available on tap with a full bar selection; you will find something you like here! The food? It is terrific and everything comes out with that smoky, wood fired flavor. Yum! Yesterday, we started with the bacon wrapped scallops (with blueberry sauce). OMG so good! I got the wood grilled lobster, which was so delightful and somehow manages to be completely different from all the other lobster options around town due to the grilling. Terrifically delicious! My husband got the burger, which he said was super good too (he's not into lobster). Blaze is probably our most consistent stop around town, and there's a reason why. It's worth a visit.

We only went for drinks and dessert, but wow this place was good! The atmosphere is a little mixed…read moreup, you can tell it's an old house which has had a few identities in its time, which I much prefer to something phony so that's not a problem. We had a great seat with a server who understood we were there to gossip and catch up -- thanks, Hannah!

The service and ambiance were great. Food however was a little underwhelming. We ordered bread and…read morepretzels with beer cheese. The pretzels were great, the cheese was not. They should look into using a different cheese as it's so overpowering. The fish and chips (with mashed potatoes instead) was just okay. The breading was wayy too much giving it an "airy" texture. The breading was so thick it wasn't even on the fish, there was space between it. The mashed potatoes however were good. We also got the seafood risotto. Huge portion and I feel like they can really improve on the risotto itself.

Great food and friendly service. We visited during the off season. While we thought we had made a…read morereservation, it turns out we made it for the wrong day. Regardless they were able to seat us immediately. The atmosphere was upscale, but intimate. We had the Gambas to start, which I shamelessly mopped up the leftover sauce with extra bread. Then we shared the chuleton for our main course. Every bite was wonderful.

Inconsistent. We've had good meals and meals that we walk saying "what happened?" At these prices…read morethat shouldn't be the case. Good staff. But gosh, get the food right!

Testa's gets a solid 4! We came here on Mother's Day and the place was quite empty…read more We got the blueberry margarita and I could have had about 10 of those. Yum!! Super flavorful and a generous pour. I got the rib eye tacos and my husband got the haddock ones. We both liked the haddock better. The rib eye was chewy and kind of a weird choice for a taco. The view is nice. The service was nothing to write home about.

This was a 3.7 ish for us but I rounded up because the service was good and the ambiance is nice. I…read morehad oysters which were excellent. We split the chowder fries, which sounded incredible and honestly, present that way too. They needed more chowder! It was a bit of chowder but not enough compared to the fries. My husband for the rice balls--they were a big miss-- very bland, sticky rice that didn't have any flavor. The sauce was just ok. We didn't do desert since it was late. I'd maybe return but change how we approached ordering

Our waitress was so sweet. Big portions and a little pricey. The location is excellent, and the…read moremenu is broad. Plenty of parking but hard to get out of.

Very nice staff and efficient service! The oysters and drinks were good. The menu had a little too…read moremuch fried food for my taste but I was still able to find a good option with the mussels. However, the sauce was a bit bland. There was a great view of the water and sunset even though it was too cold to sit outside

*It should be noted that this review was written in 2023 but I forgot to submit it until now, 2025…read more Please take into account that changes may have been made to the menu since then.* We stopped by on a rainy day. It looked like they have plenty of seating outside for nicer weather and I was surprised that they had a decent amount of seating inside. It would've been nice if they shut the doors leading outside as it got quite chilly inside as our rain soaked bodies started to cool down. What we got: Lobster roll with clam chowder - 4* the lobster roll was decent. I'm resigned to admit I'm not a lobster fan. The clam chowder was good and I wish I had a larger serving! Pork tacos - 3.5* my partner enjoyed them (not a fan of seafood) and happily devoured it all.

Really great and fast service. Went for the lobster roll which was really good with tons of…read morelobster. The lobster Mac and cheese was super heavy on the cheese if that's your jam. The clam chowder was a classic. Bar harbour isn't cheap so the prices are pretty on par for the area. Overall great place for your lobster fix.

Great tapas bar with patio seating that is so unique. Felt relaxed. Busy in summer but worth it!read more

My drink was super good! Not too sweet but refreshing. We ordered 4 plates which was enough for 3…read moreof us to feel content and each dish was great! The mezze came with lots of pita, mussel sauce was light and very tasty, ceviche was tapas size but enough to get a few bites each. Overall a cool spot!

Reviewed the menu and decided this is where I wanted to come after a long day hiking in the park…read moreand starving after skipping lunch. This spot is cozy and quaint and full of friendly local staff members. It was Kentucky Derby day and a lot of folks we were watching it as we walked in, ambiance was jovial and loud. Greeted immediately by the hostess and bartender and waited a short while for a table to open up. I ordered the chicken sandwich and my husband ordered the Reuben. He is Jewish and loves Reubens, gets them all the time. He said this one was really, really good. Great texture to the meat. Now, my Chicken Sandwich - was the best I've ever had in my life. I told my husband, I will be holding any and all future chicken sandwiches up to this one as the benchmark. The breaded chicken breast was huge and delicious quality white meat. It was dipped in buffalo sauce, and had fresh slaw, pickles, tomato and blue cheese sauce. It was DECADENT and it really hit the spot for me after a long day. I could not stop eating it. YUMMMM. Oh, we also ordered the pub fries - loaded with aioli and cheese and greens. Fries were delish but a bit too much aioli for our taste. Still, wonderful! Huge portion. Overall, food was yummy, out quickly, service was great and we loved the vibes. Easily a fav for us on this trip and we'll be looking forward to coming back again some day!

The food is outstanding, the service was great the atmosphere is fun. A VERY Irish pub. Great…read morevaried menu. Our waiter was outstanding and very pleasant. He pointed out "all the sauces are in house made."and the tartar sauce is the best I have tasted. He also, when taking our order, pointed out Ladies first, which I impressed with, not many restaurants make a point of that anymore. 5 stars, highly recommend