Girls annual fall trip for shopping and lunch found me at a new restaurant. The Backstrap has been…read morehere awhile but we have always drove past thinking it was more of a market. The ladies highly recommend so here I am. Ample parking and easy to read signage from the road, they are handicapped accessible. We sat at the bar with our backs to the door. Atmosphere is rustic with two seating areas, one for larger parties. Drink specials menu came with regular menu and specials. I ordered the House Margarita with Blueberry. The ladies had seltzer and a beer. We ordered the Smash burger, the Roast Beef melt, and the Ramen. There was a chalk board hanging on the wall which had the meat and fish options for sale! So they do sell meats and fish but are more of a restaurant! Got it! The food came out in a timely fashion and looked great! The Ramen especially looked delightful! My Roast Beef melt was good. A bit greasy but that's to be expected with melts, cucumber salad was delicious, the fries were crispy and tasty. Smash burger was Huge and very delicious or so I was told. Bartender was wonderful making sure we had what we needed as well as providing drinks for the wait staff. Everyone was having a nice meal on a rainy Saturday in September. I definitely will be back with my husband when we drive over from Rangeley. May even grab some Game sausages.

Friendly service & a great group of locals greeted/welcomed our large party of 15. The food was…read moreyour yummy, usual bar & grill fare. I had their Backstrap Burger which was very juicy & delicious! Their shoestring fries were awesome!! Others were happy with the fish sandwich and fish & chips and their speciality pizzas like the Big Mac pizza caught rave reviews.

We were trying to grab a bite after 7pm on a July Sunday evening but there were not many choices…read morein town. We walked into the tavern and were worried about its price and service. I got to say we were pleasantly surprised - this is probably the best value meal that we had in town. We had the chowder and it was a generous portion with lumps of fish. My husband had the fish and chip and it was perfectly done with a good quality piece of fish. I had the grilled Cesar which was good. My daughter had her pasta with butter and Parmesan and she gave a thumbs up and a yummy. The food did not come out fast and my daughter did get antsy.

Food, service and atmosphere were outstanding! A welcoming and great experience. Porterhouse…read moresteak was exceptionally good as was drink selections at the bar. Highly recommend!

Great people, great service and great food! Pizza, wings and…read morefries were all delicious

I ate at the Stratton three times during a week I spent in Stratton. Mentally I divide places that…read moreserve alcohol into two types: 1. a restaurant with a bar 2. a bar that serves food. Stratton Plaza is the latter. You enter through a sort of game room area (ping pong, pool tables, etc.) to a large room with a bar, tables and a dance floor. Service is good, quick, and friendly, although you may have to flag down your server from behind the bar. My rule for 'bars that serve food' is to stick to bar food; on one night I violated that rule and ordered a Turkey Dinner. (Shaved deli turkey, cranberry jelly from a can, stuffing from a bag, etc.) Pretty bad, and another example of why I should stick to the rules. The other two nights I had a veggie pizza. This was actually very well done, with a good crust and nice selection of veggies that avoided the 'compost' state of some veggie pizzas. Burgers at the next table also looked good and prices are very reasonable. The beer is fine, with several local beers on tap. Fine place if you remember that it is a bar that serves food.

Burnt bacon that I couldn't even eat, asked for over easy eggs the yolks were hard, ordered Texas…read moretoast it was paper thin and you only get 1 slice of toast now. Ordered the breakfast burrito and they didn't even cook the tortilla and the potatoes some were cooked and some were hard and not cooked. I have tried this place 4 times to give the new owner a chance as they are friendly but the food is just horrible. Sadly I can get better elsewhere.

Nothing better after a fun trip full of skiing and drinking than a big hearty breakfast of…read moreblueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, and home fries with Carrabassett Coffee. Cozy interior with friendly service. We got there right around 9 on a Sunday morning when the place was half full and we were glad we did because it started filling up shortly afterward and there's not THAT many tables.

Perhaps it was our mistake for not ordering the burger. That seems like what everyone gets excited…read moreabout, here. What we had, instead, over the course of a few visits: four different pizzas, three different salads, a few sandwiches, and lots of different beers. The pizzas were made with a thicker-style crust, I guess what might be called Greek-style in CT: thicker than a NY-style crust, thinner than a Chicago-style crust, and middle-of-the-road glutinous. Toppings were in good balance, a not-overly-sweet tomato sauce topped with just the right amount of cheese in our view. Pepperoni comes in wide strips cut from sandwich-sized slices, and versions we ordered with peppers or olives came with a fair amount of each. Our contingent of pizza snobs enjoyed, but did not love these pies. Sandwiches were pretty spendy, but appeared to be nicely filled, e.g. with chicken salad or deli meat, cheese, and veggies. The primary consumers said they were "okay." The three salads we tried (Cobb, beet, and King's Bag) were weak: so wimpy and mediocre for the price. (The ones down at D'Ellie's were far better!) I would emphatically not get these again. A few of our beers tasted as though they'd come from taps that hadn't been properly cleaned in a while. (Others were fine.) We hear there's a robust apres ski / evening scene here at times.... and the restaurant sure smells like it! It sounds like this restaurant has some strengths, which I guess we didn't quite hit. I'd come back with friends for apres ski drinks -- but probably not so much for the food (unless those drinks need absorbing).

The Bag is an iconic part of Sugarloaf! It's got the best Après Ski vibe,…read more and it's a fun place to meet up with friends and grab a beer and watch the skiers. The food is delish, whether a Bag Burger or their Bag Monster pizza, you won't be disappointed. Michele makes the desserts and greets you as you enter! The bar service is always the best, Lisa watched our kids grow up there! It's like Cheers, where everybody knows your name!

Had the most amazing meal here while visiting Maine! The Lobster bisque was AMAZING as well as the…read moresteaks and crème brûlée! The 3-course meal option was definitely worth it!

Coplin dinner house is my all time favorite restaurant. I have never had a bad meal here…read more The menu is ever changing and is also fun and inventive. Some new food recently include the orange cauliflower (incredible), the veal jager schnitzel (the best entree I've had in a long time) and the potato chip haddock (so fun and creative). They also always have dishes that are super consistent and always delicious. The Brussels spouts are some of the best I've ever had, the rack of lamb is always good, the donut is incredible, and the red Thai curry is always super flavorful. The service has always been top notch. Heidi, Anya, and the team are so friendly, kind, and caring. They are great people who bring so much to the restaurant! Couldn't have a better team! The restaurant is cozy, in a former house, and has lots of charm. It's great!

Tufulios is such a classic. The bar always gets busy, but it's a great place if you can get a spot…read more The food is consistent and solid. There's some great apps. what's fun is that most of the meals come with either rice, pasta, or a baked potato AND your choice of soup or a salad. That's a really good deal for what you get. I had a special this past time, the steak mac and cheese and it was really good! Cheesy, tasty, flavorful.

My family has been here several times and it's always good! We've ordered the same thing a couple…read moreof times and it's always the same great quality, but with enough slight variation that you can tell it's truly made from scratch. Their specials are great but everything on their regular menu that we've tried has also been delicious! This is definitely our go-to spot in the area! Our favorites are the pasta dishes (particularly the tortellini)! The staff is also always nice and we've gotten pretty lucky with little to no wait to be seated every time we've come in (though we've seen others have to wait longer).

We stayed at this campground from the end of July through beginning of September. I've never…read moreexperienced an owner of a campground quite like Jimi. We where promised a site until mid October come to find out they over booked the site we where on and moved us to the bowels of the campground right beside a very busy bridge over pass it was so loud my dog would shake. We decided to pull out due to many things at the end of the day they tried to price gouge us at the end with about 35 days left. When I told him I was leaving his comment was oh is the price to high and then he went on to say in front of his mother in law that I look like I have money. We enjoyed the restaurant that was there but they also bailed out. I would not recommend this campground to anyone we miss the old owners.

I only drive by it, but it looks pleasant enough. It is alongside the Kennebec River. It is nearby…read moremy favorite local restaurant, The Solon Hotel. There is a grocery right across from the restaurant. You can get gas at Griswalds too. So it's very convenient.

The food is fresh and amazing! I went for the breakfast buffet and the donuts were fresh made ! The…read moreatmosphere and service was so good we came back with the whole family for dinner! It's such a warm and inviting place we stayed and took advantage of the arcade and played some pool. This is definitely a do not miss place!

This place is the greatest! Thanks Barbra for the great lemon drop drinks. The food was wonderful…read moreand we enjoyed our motorcycle ride up the old Canada road past the lake and river!

It's been a long minute since I've written a YELP review, but I feel that places like this that…read moredon't get a lot of online reviews deserve a little effort when then deliver. I tend to lower my expectations a little bit when I find myself in smaller towns in rural areas, and this spot did a nice job exceeding them. My first time at the Black Pearl and I'll call it a fantastic addition to Rangeley, great space that felt well lit and comfy in a cold late winter night. Sat at the bar and had a really tasty blue cheese burger with an upgrade to risotto. Highlight of the night was the St. Paddy's special Guinness espresso martini. I had no plans for 3 of anything like this, but I had 3! Service was fantastic taboot!

This review has nothing to do with our server, who was fabulous. She was excellent and attentive…read more The fish tacos were good, as well as the fries. More sauce on the fish would have been a 10/10. The blueberry margarita was great as well. the wings were okay, a little too overcooked and i would've liked to see some homemade ranch. The chicken parm was absolutely terrible unfortunately. Flavorless, the chicken was too thick, pasta was stale, and it was freezing cold. I haven't sent back a dish in over 5+ years and unfortunately I had to send the chicken parm back it was inedible. the vibe of the restaurant was not great as well. We overheard other tables talking about how poor their food was. for example "freezing cold chowder" "my burger is cold" "i could cook better at home" "i'm not paying for this". it definitely added a negative vibe to the experience. This place needs WORK and needs it asap. The wait times were okay, but the kitchen has a lot of work to do. I hope the new owners step it up, we love rangeley and come yearly, but for this place to survive they need passion and some blood sweat and tears to get this place up to par compared to the other restaurants.