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    The Red Barn

    4.5 (553 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, American
    Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    THE RED BARN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Fish and chicken basket.  Looks much better than it tasted.
    Kate P.

    So this was always one of my favorite places to eat. But somewhere along the line the batter changed. Weve been coming off and on for years. A couple years ago we threw most of our food in the trash because it just didn't taste good. Today we decided to give it another go. The fish was ok but definitely didn't taste like it used to. The chicken wss horrible. We brought some home to my daughter who also always loved their food and she tossed it in the garbage. Its ok but I doubt we will go again. I wish I had the old batter recipe. It was delicious!

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    Marc L.

    One year ago we found the Red Barn & loved it. 365 days later here we are again!!! 1 hour 15 minute drive from Old Orchard Beach. The time to get here, the gas used makes no difference. The Red Barn is one of Maine's great treasures. The owner Laura is such a giver. Her food trucks go to Nursing homes Veterens home & every meal given is for free. Laura is a live walking Angel. We had her amazing seafood stew, clam strips & whole belly clams. We ate too much everything was awesome. We have enough left overs fo another meal or two.

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    Jill I.

    This place is hopping. Huge outside seating area so many options table outside ,tables in shelters ,games lots of parking. A good menu. I regrettably did not get the fried chicken or seafood but next time will do better. They both looked so good. I did get a photo of someone else's. We got the homemade onion rings a large order could last 2 days it was a very generous portion and so good. The cheeseburger got a great review as did the chocolate shake and coleslaw. The grilled chicken on a gluten free bun was just ok but I get that I was at a place that specializes in fried food so I won't judge too much . I will say I was baffled that it was pieces of chicken not a whole filet which makes it harder to eat as the chicken kept falling out. The GF bun was not the best but that's how those things are . I will say the fried food looked amazing and would recommend that. Service was great very efficient and accommodating.

    Kim A.

    Great roadside stop with huge portions and a super casual vibe. The batter on everything is light and crispy, not greasy at all. Loved the option to choose between baskets (with fries) and pints (no fries). We tried: * Scallop and shrimp pints (both were really fresh, and the scallops were huge) * Deep-fried veggie basket (generous mix of mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, bell peppers, and onions. Broccoli and mushrooms were the standouts) * Lobster roll with fries (still good, just not my personal preference--had large claw meat and I usually like smaller chunks and a buttered, grilled bun) * Black raspberry shake (classic and delicious) Massive outdoor seating area with plenty of picnic tables. Great spot when you have a dog. Porta potties available if you need one. Overall, not a bad pit stop on the way back to Boston.

    Lisa K.

    The food is great the seafood stew was flavorful and done to perfection! The fish was moist, tender and flavorful. My husband got the scallops and there was so many he barely finished them. Service is order at the counter but was fast and hot when it came. The place has that relaxed comfortable feel and is set up well. Would definitely recommend this place to anyone in the Augusta area!

    Abby L.

    We got the Laura's famous seafood stew to go and it was delicious, full of lots of seafood, and absolutely hit the spot! The sizes seemed a little small for a large family but definitely worth it!

    Dave L.

    The lobster roll that I had for my awesome birthday was very delicious. management and crew were very friendly, helpful and informative

    Lobster roll with hot butter
    Peter M.

    This place has the best lobster roll I have eaten in new england. Their seafood chowder is ridiculous - more seafood than chowder. So good. Great staff. Cool atmosphere. There were some girl scouts selling ice cream or something in the parking lot too - very cute. Ill be back next year!

    Lobster roll, famous stew, Cole slaw
    Dawn S.

    if you're just a pass-byer like me- do yourself a favor and stop here for food, best lobster roll I had all trip, even beats out the James beard awarded Eventide restaurant for me :)

    Clam strips, lobster roll, scallop roll, and onion rings...all amazing

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    3 years ago

    Good food, good ambiance, good service, amazing community members and proud to have them as a local business

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    Thank you so, so much, Dave! Love,Laura

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    Thank you so much, Karen! Love,Laura

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    5 years ago

    Amazing lobster roll and seafood stew. Line was long but wait was less than 10mins until we got food. Will definitely be coming back.

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    Thank you, Lorne! Love, Laura

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    3 years ago

    Always eat here when in Maine. Amazing seafood and fast, friendly service with lots of outside seating.

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    Hallowell Seafood & Produce - Maine Lobster and our seafood boil!

    Hallowell Seafood & Produce

    4.2(41 reviews)
    4.7 mi
    $$

    Surprise get together with family. My brother came in from Hawaii and was wanting to go to Maine…read morefor Lobster, there was no time to travel to Maine from South Carolina. I contacted my daughter Sarah who lives in Hallowell and she gave me this stores information. We couldn't get to Maine for lobster so we had Maine lobster come to us! The guys were very helpful and professional, helped me decide what I needed and gave info about the shipping process. We ordered 10 lobster. We made lobster and a seafood boil. Let me tell you the lobster was amazing! I would absolutely do business with them again! That was another check off our bucket list. Thank you so much. Perfect start to our get family together!

    UPDATE: 3 weeks ago I was contacted by Hallowell Seafood regarding this review via text message…read more I responded and simply stated, "if you want to make it right, simply send me a check." I provided my address. No check ever arrived. ORIGINAL REVIEW: We had been searching for someone who sells Tourtière (French Canadian Meat Pie) and found that this place allegedly did. We bought 2 but found out when we got home that it was not Tourtière Pie. They sold me something that looked brain matter grey with bits of darker grey and orange chunks. Absolutely disgusting. I went back the next day to return them. When I tried to inform the kid behind the counter, he became argumentative and defensive stating that that is Tourtiere Pie and that is what it's supposed to look like. He questioned where I was from, I informed him that I grew up in Maine and have eaten it thousands of times. This is not what I wanted and paid for. I wanted my money back...that's all. Still wanted to argue.. telling me to take it up with the people who bake the pies for them...that's the pie he grew up eating. I asked him to google images so that he could show me one that looked grey and contained orange "meat." It is not out there. He eventually stopped arguing and went to the register and clicked a few buttons seemingly to reimburse my debit card. The funds never were returned according to my bank records. As a final note...as I was leaving, I witnessed him put the pies back in the sales cooler.

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    Two Maine Guys Augusta - Fried shrimp basket with house made Mac and cheese

    Two Maine Guys Augusta

    4.2(65 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    I've only ever gotten takeout from this place but the wife and I decided to eat in and boy I'm glad…read morewe did. The service was wonderful our waitress was very helpful when it came to any questions we had about the menu I got the honey garlic Mac burrito and the wife got rotary garage burrito see the pictures just as we were leaving live music started up.

    We recently picked up takeout here and were very impressed!…read more The kitchen sink fries are a win! The honey garlic fried chicken and housemade ranch were phenomenal! Such a delicious combo! And the addition of the mac and cheese really rounded out this savory, delightful dish. My one critique is that the fries themselves were not my preference, slightly crisp but definitely not hand cut. They were tossed with a sweet fry seasoning, which made the dish a little too sweet for my taste. The honey garlic fried chicken sandwich was also delicious! The fried chicken was topped with the sauce instead of coated (unlike the chicken in the kitchen sink fries), but it was still good. The sauce was delicious and the chicken was high quality and well balanced with all the toppings. We also got grilled haddock tacos, which were amazing! They were huge and looked a bit like a take on "white people taco night" but that would be wrong because the flavor was there! The haddock was well-seasoned and cooked to perfection. The tortillas were fine, nothing special, but the sauces and toppings were fresh and flavorful. Overall, this place offers delicious food and has friendly staff. We'll definitely be back for some mac and cheese, haddock tacos, and honey garlic chicken!

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    Riverfront Barbeque & Grille - Pulled Pork Jamaican Jerk sandwich w/veggies side - very yummy!!

    Riverfront Barbeque & Grille

    4.1(190 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    I'll start with the positives. Service was great. She was by herself and did a great job. It was a…read morequiet night with only a handful of customers, but she was on it. The place was clean and nice. And the foods flavor was good. Now, the bad. While the flavor of the food was good, the food itself wasn't. Everything was extremely dry. We got the hush puppies to start and the sampler to try a little of everything. It was like a desert it was so dry. The hush puppies, chicken, ribs, brisket (which was more like pulled pork because they shred it for some reason) corn bread, and somehow both the coleslaw and baked beans, too. The only way this happens is if they make things earlier in the day and then everything just sits. Meaning it's not freshly made. As I mentioned, it was not very busy, so I'm assuming they make their food in advance and let it sit in pans over heat all day. Which is not what you do with BBQ. It's quite disappointing because the flavor is there. The spices they use were a southern flavor, which is good; but it's so dry, you'll be reenacting the scene from Christmas Vacation just to eat your food. They should consider either limiting their hours they are open to help not have food sitting around to dry out or reconsidering how the make their food. Dry BBQ is the worst, hopefully they'll make the appropriate changes.

    Well this is mine 5th time eating there and although the other times I've been here it was really…read moregood but last night not so much. Had my family with me and we all ordered something different, and something was off. Unfortunately I didnt find how off it was until I got home and ran for the bathroom, and the rest of the family followed suit. Needless to say we won't be going back there.

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