What a beautiful restaurant in a small town! The food was so tasty. The service so professional and quick. We are a very big group from a NYC school doing outreach in Maine. This restaurant accommodated all of us!! I ordered a very tasty strip steak. The other members of the group ordered all varieties of food from vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian. It read more

The Public House - Strip Steak, baked potato - Seafood Near Me - Machias, Maine

As long time visitors to downeast Maine we were so impressed by the Public House. The setting is perfect for a good meal, a beer, or just connecting with people. Crab dip, calamari, PEI oysters were excellent starters. Cocktails made brilliantly. And entrees were fantastic . I had the summer salad with steak and it was so good. Everyone else had seafood Alfredo or the rib eye which also had rave reviews. What a place. Highly recommend. It's the kind of place this area has needed for a long time and it's done so well read more

Highly recommend Hard to be a celiac- and at this very remote location I had tons of choices. Staff really cared about the experience- highly recommend read more

The Public House - Gluten free fish n chips! - Seafood Near Me - Machias, Maine

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We have visited a few times now and it's easily one of the best restaurants in Washington County. Most of our food was amazing, the location is gorgeous, albeit a bit out of the way, but definitely worth the trip. Our servers have been outstanding, extremely accommodating and well versed with their menu. If I had to pick apart our experience to find something negative to say, I would recommend to avoid the braised short rib mac and cheese dish as it was almost comically disproportionate to all the other plates on the table, appetizers included. only other note was that the prime rib and the calamari was a touch overcooked, but that didn't really take away from their flavors, only the texture. All in all, this restaurant is a gorgeous example of doing what you love well, and we will be back soon for sure! read more

We went down home for the Machias ATV Jamboree (which was basically rained out!) and were told about The Public House. I am thrilled a restaurant of that quality has opened! The area needs it! The whole experience was excellent! I had a latte to start and it was very good expresso and perfectly creamy. The pan seared Haddock was one of the best I have had and the lemon-dill aioli was perfect with it! The whole meal was very well seasoned and delicious. My husband had the Queso special and really enjoyed it! We got a piece of Coconut Cloud Cake to go and it was SO moist and light, a great end to the evening! We decided to go back this morning for breakfast which was very good, though not many breakfast items to choose from. There was a Farmer's Breakfast (which my husband had), a Breakfast Burrito (which I had), a Blueberry French Toast, and Eggs Benedict. There were a few lunch items too. The coffee was again excellent, the sausage had good flavor, but was quite dry, it would benefit from a bit more fat in the mix. The homefries were very good as was the Burrito, very well seasoned. The waitresses that took care of us were very knowledgeable and helpful. We had a great time and will go back when down home! read more

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This was our go-to place for sumptuous meals, nice extra touches. Huge dining room. Lovely vistas. We were there for a family lunch at Easter, and it was very good. Not cheap, but good. We went this week and everything has changed. There used to be yummy baked chips with humus as appetizer while we read the menu. There were 2 mountains of steamed mussels that were enjoyed by everyone. We got oysters. Very good. Baked and breaded haddock on chefs salad. All these were missing when we went back this week. Waitress said they had changed their menu last month and it was disappointing. Salad greens were mixed with dressing hours before serving. They still offered a huge cup of very good coffee, but the rest was not up to the standards they set when they opened last year. I wondered how they could maintain such high standards in such a huge venue. Now I know. read more

Fantastic restaurant ,great chef I think it's one of the best in Maine . My husband Ordered the short rib and I had a phenomenal Seafood Alfredo, which is best I have ever had , lobster meat , big scallops, shrimps,and the crab meat all melted in the creamy sauce . Creamy but not heavy . I think it's excellent. I will be back for sure . The Bar area has great ambiance ,I get to try next time . The farm has great view of the river , like a painting . People told me the farm hold weddings in a newly build barn on their property. What a wonderful business. read more

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We were visiting for the weekend and loved it. It's a beautiful space and great views. The bees knees cocktail was fabulous, as were the Fish and Chips - the beer-battered Fish was so flavorful - and the carrot cake - to die for. We had the same server both times we there and she was friendly and efficient. When we're in the area again, this will be our go-to spot! read more

The Public House is our favorite date night place to go in Machias. The food is great and the atmosphere is fun. We are lucky to have them nearby. read more

A refreshing, much needed gem in the heart of Machias! Well done cocktails, friendly staff, and an exquisite view of the rolling hills around the waterfront property. This place sits on a large stretch of field that also acts as a wedding venue, they even have a cafe down the road. They're truly creating a family of businesses that touch upon every need of the community! read more

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I ordered cheese fries. I got just normal fries with ketchup... I asked for cheese and I just got shredded cheese... Definitely would not recommend ordering cheese fries.. read more

The Public House - "cheese fries" - Seafood Near Me - Machias, Maine

Beautiful grounds and restaurant Inaccurate menu descriptions... "beer battered" fish was not beer battered, that was disappointing blueberry crisp with ice cream priced at 7.00 on the menu, the server charged us 9.50, tacking on a la mode charge, and she was argumentative when I brought the discrepancy to her attention. Braised short rib said served on risotto, but came on mashed potatoes. No managers were on the floor checking in with guests read more

Worst breakfast we've ever had. The eggs were runny, dry toast with no butter, a hockey puck sausage patty, black bacon and reheated potatoes. Then they charged a fortune for frozen reheated food. Worst experience ever. read more

was pleasantly surprised. great location- nice seating........... ordered a sammy special and it was very good. pricing was also very fair. will def be back! read more

The food was awesome. Had appetizers cheese curds, short rib egg rolls and salads all stupendous. Entrees...various steak cuts cooked to perfection and short rib combination. The views were delightful looking on the fall foliage. Service was quick and very pleasant. Will definitely be a yearly visit for a big family get together. If needed to critique the only slight negative is that my portion was smaller than others and that was by looking at other dining tables and comparing. All in all one of the best places to eat in the area. read more

Menu recognizes a seafood centric location, and we both had excellent appetizers and meals. Decent wine list. Only quibble is we each ordered an appetizer and my always hungry husband ordered a main dish. Apps were slow coming out and my husband's main dish showed up 5 minutes after the apps. They did take the main dish somewhere, but the timing needs to be improved given the otherwise quality of this restaurant. read more

We went at lunch without reservations. We were lucky and quickly seated. The atmosphere was open and clean. The wait staff was friendly and professional. The menu included a wide variety of foods but we went for our standard late August in Maine fare: lobster rolls and sweet potato fries. Both were very good. Other members of our party enjoyed their meal and the ambience so much they returned to the Public House for dinner the next night. read more

This place is dope for Machias which used to be best known when it came to food for the chicken finger special at Freshies. Super cool vibe, beautiful building, lovely area. They have a lot of steak offerings featuring local grass fed beef that are priced about half as much as they would be in Portland, like a 16 ounce ribeye for 36 bucks. Again, this is local, organic, meat. Cool deserts, good cocktail menu. It;s gorgeous inside and cool AF. There are minor issues with service that keep this place from being a 5 star vibe, but still, it's a good scene, especially for this burg, read more

Service was good. Setting is very clean, spacious, welcoming. Food was tremendous. I ordered the salmon. Cooked perfectly!

Our family of four ate there 3 times of the four days we spent in Maine and every meal was better than the last and all were better than most places we've had in our travels. Prices were very reasonable, quality was A+ and service was A+++++. The other places we ate were just good, not bad just not worthy of a review. read more