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    Vessel & Vine

    4.7 (27 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    The backroom bar, named Caballeras, is a great local find.
    Will V.

    A trip home for the holidays helped introduce my (local) sister and (visiting) me to Vessel & Vine and its excellent backroom bar, Caballeras. We were looking for a drink and snack, but arrived before the 4p opening, so we first sampled some excellent cheese and crackers in V&V's well curated market and wine shop. After the bar opened, we sat in a cozy booth, excitedly assessed the four Hot Toddy specials, asked the server for appetizer advice, and drew comfort from a sign over the bar saying that right-wing extremist Proud Boys were not welcome here. The tropical flavored Hot Toddys, with pineapple rum, were served in nifty glass holders. They were terrific, not too sweet, evocative of warmer climes, and the perfect drink on a wintry Maine day. The appetizers also hit the spot. The dolmas/stuffed grape leaves were yummy, but perhaps would be even tastier if served warm. The Muhammara spread, a spicy Middle Eastern walnut and roasted pepper dip, was fantastic, with just the right spicy kick, and served with toasted bread. We loved it, loved the hidden vibe of the bar, and felt well taken care by the staff. It's always nice coming home and, once there, finding a great new spot. We ended up buying cheese and crackers and that great Muhammara dip to share at Christmas dinner. I will definitely be back!

    Gabrielle D.

    Visited V&V at the end of July because I had heard amazing things about their cocktails to go. They were out of 1 (clearly popular) but still had 3 other varieties to choose from. Since you have to buy food with a to-go cocktail, I got a block of local cheddar cheese and a bag of black truffle chips. To-go cocktails are not cheap anywhere, but then again is a delicious cocktail ever cheap? No, you pay for what you get and what I got had unique additions such as bee pollen. I don't recall the name but it had coconut, pineapple and rum. Highly recommend and 3 months later I wish I'd purchased more that day in July.

    Mary B.

    My favorite drinks, atmosphere, and owner that I know. I am not one to go to a bar by myself, my anxiety goes through the roof thinking about it. But here, here I feel super comfortable sitting on a vintage stools at the bar with my fancy drink in its fancy little glass. You can tell this place was built with blood, sweat, and tears. There is nothing from IKEA, Target, or any box store. Most items are from flea markets, antique shops near and far. The big and small details add so much and I can imagine each item has a good story either from her or has its own private history no one knows. Once things came together I can bet it was like watching her dream come to life. The drink menu changes every month but more than likely if you have a drink you liked from the past they can whip it up for you. I love trying new ones each time, they never disappoint! And the fancy vintage glasses, yay! (See most of the photos for the amazing different glasses). Food. They have many homemade apps, breads, spreads, soups, cheeses, meats, and more. They also have cocktail classes, wine tastings, and slow cook meal night. They have vintage clothes, bottles of wine, glasses, and more to buy. Lastly, the owner. She is a kind, local, down to earth. She has made this place a reality, while raising kids, and keeping her sanity. Rock on! Please check this unique, cozy place out. Whatever you have to do, make it a destination.

    Meaghan F.

    Vessel and Vine is a FABULOUS addition to Brunswick! Everything is curated perfectly and so unique. We sat outside on their recently opened patio, which had 4 or 5 tables and a section of chairs. Perfect for a summer night! We each ordered a glass of rosé and the charcuterie board, we could pick 3 out of 6 options. Well, we couldn't pick and had the waitress surprise us. We got two cheeses and a meat, which a large serving of bread. You usually never get enough "vessels" for dipping if you will but they served enough to just snack on as well. Although the tables next to us ended up all leaving, we were never made to feel rushed to leave. They dont have dedicated parking but you can almost always find something on Pleasant St. I had been in here before to order a case of wine. They offer some really wonderful and unique wines that they sell in the front. I will most definitely be back!

    John J.

    Vessel & Vine is a great eclectic place with a unique selection of wines and a variety of cheeses and meals from local sources. I enjoy going here in the afternoon, especially on the weekends, for a relaxing time and great atmosphere. Looking for a quiet intimate place to hang out and talk...this is the place in Brunswick.

    Delicious wine, wonderful ambiance.
    Bethany I.

    Great place! Delicious wine, delicious, interesting food. Really interesting combinations, would absolutely return!

    Cheese plate with bread crisps.  2 cheeses, smoked trout, olives, fig paste, and pickled beets and radishes

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    Another wonderful night with great food and drink. Shout out to Greg for a remarkable Vesper!

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    Great cocktails and ambience. Brunswick was in need of a place to get a good drink after 930, and Vessel and Vine delivers.

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    “The owner (Nikaline?) used to be the bartender for Enoteca Athena's and she's just so lovely and has such great taste.”

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    The Abbey - Muhammara.

    The Abbey

    4.3(42 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Beautiful space, historic solid building with high ceilings, stately almost Euro feel. Kind of a…read moreclassy-hip vibe. One of the relatively rare spaces which combines coffee/morning feel with nighttime cocktail refuge in one big room. You could chill and read or work on laptop and yet it also can be a more low key nightlifey hang at night. Excellent menu of select food items and fantastic drinks. The breakfast sandwich I got on Portuguese roll was well prepared and one of the best deals I think in Greater Portland area (please don't raise the prices cause I wrote that!). Their lattes and what not are superb. They have live jazz on Sundays during brunch time. It feels like a little slice of Portland or Cambridge MA or (name your much larger cool city) in the middle of Brunswick. I'm a fan!

    We came here during my bachelorette weekend and, at first, had a wonderful experience. Our server…read morewas friendly, attentive, and even surprised us with a complimentary glass of bubbly when we paid our tab after two drinks. It was such a thoughtful gesture, and we left with a great impression. We decided to check out the bar across the street, but it wasn't our vibe, so we called it a night and walked back to The Abbey. Their patio was empty and well lit so we decided to sit there while we waited for our Uber. Our server immediately came out and told us they were closed and that we couldn't sit on the patio, promptly closing the door and shutting the light out on us. While disappointing, we understood. The part that left such a bad taste in our mouths happened next. As a group of young women, we were standing outside when a group of loud, rowdy men across the street started making us uncomfortable. We genuinely felt unsafe. We went back inside and politely asked if we could wait indoors for our Uber, explaining that we didn't feel safe outside. Instead of showing any concern, the bartender looked at us and said, "Oh, that bachelorette party? No." The bar was still full of customers, and we weren't asking to order more drinks or stay all night. We simply wanted a safe place to wait a few minutes for our ride. After how warm and welcoming they had been earlier, the complete lack of compassion in that moment was shocking. Customer service isn't just about being friendly when you're serving drinks. It's also about treating people with basic human decency when they tell you they feel unsafe. Unfortunately, our final memory of The Abbey wasn't the complimentary champagne or the great service at the beginning of the night. It was realizing that, when it actually mattered, our safety wasn't important to them.

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    The Abbey - Inside

    Inside

    The Abbey - Hummus plate and shrimp and grits

    Hummus plate and shrimp and grits

    The Abbey - Outdoor seating

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    OneSixtyFive

    OneSixtyFive

    4.5(20 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Went here for brunch today with a few friends and must say that I was very impressed. The staff…read morewas friendly and the space was quaint as one would hope for in an historic inn. I ordered the breakfast sandwich which was atypically served on slices of bread as opposed to an English muffin, but it was fantastic! The eggs were fluffy and delicious, and were complemented by a buttery lemon sauce that made the whole dish. Highly recommend.

    High prices, low quality, poor service. The decor and ambience are coupled with prices that lead…read moreone to believe this is a high end establishment. Breakfast this weekend proved otherwise. Go to impress parents or similar if you are a college student. For quality and price, based on our experience, would not do again. Overcooked eggs, grudging portions, mix and match plateware that just confounds (bacon and eggs in a bowl - really? but only for one person in the party?). The menu is also misleading. The fabled "hash of the day" turned out to be just a pile of ordinary unremarkable overcooked and unseasoned home fries. The same side everyone else had for free, but costing some part of the wallet-stretching $21 in the context of the all-in "165" breakfast - two overcooked over-easy eggs (no seasoning), a slice of thin sourdough bread cut in two, a pile of indifferent home fries and two of the smallest pieces of bacon you can imagine. $8-12 in any self-respecting diner in the country, and typically made with far more care and flavor. When asked how plain ordinary home fries were a "hash of the day" when they were also unmentioned sides for other dishes, the waitress shrugged and said "it's a KIND of hash. We call that hash here." Touche. Should have asked more questions. And the toast is a single piece of seemingly storebought sourdough bread cut in half (no evidence here, just disappointment being expressed). No substitution, no extras. Pretty much no butter, either. Another member of the party had the blueberry pancakes, Thick and heavy, and unremarkable, once again. Any diner does it better - for half the price. Timing was a serious issue too. The dining room was somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 full. 3-4 tables in other words. Still took well over 45 minutes to get food. Watched 2 pairs of other diners come, order, eat, pay and leave as we waited, Food came cool with no explanation or apology for the long wait. Small complaints perhaps, but at this price, they are making bold claims and utterly failing to match up. Breakfast should be a lay-up for places like this. The ingredients cost almost nothing and the work involved is strictly short-order, simple, fast-turn work in a relatively uncrowded dining room. No reason to go light on ingredients or on flavors. Breakfast is an easy meal to wow in aplace like this, and New England has traditions to uphold - and yet the establishment clearly did not see the point in putting in the effort to match their prices, decor, or location. The capper was watching the tables cleared by a surly teenager in stained board shorts and stained tshirt and sneakers with unwashed hair in a beautiful dining room. The young man clomped in and would withdraw 1-2 plates at a time before stomping out, taking over ten minutes to clear a single table. Overpriced and under-quality. It's for tourists. Beautiful building, though.

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    OneSixtyFive - Elevated breakfast options in a spacious dining room is open to the public daily, not just for hotel guests.

    Elevated breakfast options in a spacious dining room is open to the public daily, not just for hotel guests.

    OneSixtyFive - Excellent breakfast sandwich

    Excellent breakfast sandwich

    OneSixtyFive - Cute outdoor patio dining. Friendly service avail in the rocking chairs on the wraparound porch overlooking the main town garden square.

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    Cute outdoor patio dining. Friendly service avail in the rocking chairs on the wraparound porch overlooking the main town garden square.

    555 North - charcuterie

    555 North

    4.4(54 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    Had an absolutely excellent dinner. Drinks and champagne were great. The Damariscotta Oysters were…read moreperfect. Steak and Frites was excellent. The wagu beef was so tender and perfectly cooked. The lobster bisque was smooth and delicious. The green salad was delish. The staff was attentive and efficient. We will go again!

    Before I get into the issues we experienced, I will say that we had a great night. Our server was…read morefantastic, the space is beautiful, and some of the food was tasty. The issues were glaring though. We arrived early for a group reservation of 10 and started at the bar. The service was very slow and we got the sense that the bartender was frustrated that we showed up early with the idea to have a cocktail before our reservation. Bar service continued to be painstakingly slow throughout the night. The restaurant was somehow out of several of their menu options (despite the restaurant not being busy on a weekend day). Not the end of the world, but it left us asking some questions. The major issues really arose when our entree courses were served. They had somehow ran out of french fries, and you could see that in the portion size of the frites in our steak frites (the picture included in our review was our plate -- we had BY FAR the most fries out of those at the table who ordered steak frites). And they ran out of steak - one of the people at our party who ordered steak frites was served a hamburger (which isn't even on the menu). Overall, I thought that we overpaid for the food and if it wasn't for the good company at our dinner - I would have been very frustrated.

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    555 North - Large main dining room beautifully designed to partition into intimate spaces.

    Large main dining room beautifully designed to partition into intimate spaces.

    555 North - Creme brulee

    Creme brulee

    555 North - Entrance to the spacious restaurant into the main bar.

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    Entrance to the spacious restaurant into the main bar.

    Ram & Bull - Caesar salad with side of chicken

    Ram & Bull

    4.3(52 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    I was born and raised in Maine and come back a couple times a year to see my mom here in Brunswick…read more I hadn't been yet to the Ram and Bull which took over a previous restaurant spot, and decided to give it a try based on the fact that one of their weekly specials was lobster stew. Let me be clear, I am typically disappointed over and over by the lobster stew I have in Maine. In my mind, it should be classic, with milk, butter, Sherry, and lobster meat. I've been searching for this version from my childhood for the past 30+ years and I finally found it here. Have they added a tiny garnish of rosemary to the top? Yes. Does it make me angry or detract from the sweet perfect flavors of the stew? No. And the lobster meat in the stew was tender, as it should be, rather than having simmered way too long and being tough and chewy. Their crabcakes also were nice and generous, although I don't love the spicy remoulade (I feel it's too strong for delicate crab flavor) and the texture was a bit soft for me. I'm looking forward to being back during my stay and trying more items from the menu! Oh, and don't sleep on the service here, it was excellent. From several people asking me how my meal was or just saying hello, to the amazing Travis behind the bar with his big fabulous personality. Yay!

    First time in this place even tho it's very close to where I work. Met a friend there recently for…read morea girl date to catch up on life. The interior is beautiful. The brick work, and art work on the walls is quite lovely. The hostess was amazing. I never got her name but she was so friendly and informative. Said we came at a good time before "after work rush" Here's where I felt things didn't go so well. We placed our order for a couple of entrees and tossed in an appetizer. The place was NOT busy and everything came out at the same time. Huge faux pas. After that, our server must've visited us a dozen times asking if we needed thing. I jokingly said "we're good just leave us alone" It's a huge turnoff to be hounded and not have your orders timed appropriately. ‍sorry not sorry. You wanna be semi-fancy, your service needs to reflect that Now food. I ordered the Porchetta Bahn Mi, friend had a wild rice beet salad? The app was fried pickles. Bahn Mi was ok. Every "handheld" is served on brioche so that was a bit of a turn off for a Bahn Mi. Half the part of them being delicious, is the bread itself. I didn't taste the friends salad but looked inviting. The pickles didn't seem cooked enough? Not very crispy. Maybe that's why everything came out all at once. I might give this place another chance

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    Ram & Bull - Inside

    Inside

    Ram & Bull - Chicken sandwich

    Chicken sandwich

    Ram & Bull - Skillet cookie

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    Skillet cookie

    Flux Restaurant and Bar - Blueberry-Misu

    Flux Restaurant and Bar

    4.6(108 reviews)
    7.4 mi
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    I love this place. It's got an interesting spin on the classics, as well as some things you've…read morenever heard of. I tried the fish n chips, which were tempura battered and so good! The building is super cool as it's stainless steel everywhere. The service was excellent, I never had an empty glass. The menu is unlike anything I've seen in Maine and ever changing specials are must try. A little pricey, but worth it for the higher end experience. Bonus, they had nonesuch brewings maple cream ale that is quite possibly my favorite beer of all time now.

    This restaurant is "Wai Momi" (waters of pearl) a please near my home when I lived in Hawaii…read more Endlessly finding treasure, "pearls" every time I come. The flavors are beautiful, surprising and rare (at least in these parts) and very much welcomed. My first visit was to try the food, now it's the service that brings me back. It's a family and they welcome you with open arms. The ever changing specials menu keeps you on your toes and wanting more. It's adventures, exotic and sexy....yes, you heard me, the food is SEXY. This week, I was seconds away from proposing to a miso glazed black cod, before I realized that my or may not be frowned upon. It was silky, sweet and cooked beyond perfection. I paired it with Viberti Piemonte Filebasse, EXQUISITE. I can't say I've ever had a bad meal here, but I have had some better than others and this one stands alone.

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    Flux Restaurant and Bar
    Flux Restaurant and Bar - Oyster Stew

    Oyster Stew

    Flux Restaurant and Bar - Flux Burger

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