This is a wonderful restaurant. Excellent food, friendly staff, nice atmosphere that highlights local art (for sale) that frequently changes. Remember this is Bangor and I would bet this is the best place to dine. read more

Great food! Great service! Only downside is they don't take reservations, and the space does not fit a large group easily on a busy night. We had a group of six and had to wait about 30-45 minutes for the table. Once seated though, the service was fast and efficient. The Dirty Hippie pizza is HUGE but delicious and makes great leftovers! read more

Loved it! Maggie was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu and wines. Wonderful apps, drinks, and the sirloin and filet mignon well worth the price. Lovely! Thanks for a great night. read more

Visiting from Maryland, staying in Bangor, leaving tomorrow and this was an excellent choice for our last meal in Maine. Service was outstanding, ambiance was perfect and the food, (Mussels for appetizer, Sea bass with Brown Rice and Italian olives; Kates Chicken Caprese) was awesome. We will be return patrons when we come back to the beautiful state of Maine. read more

I had dinner earlier this evening, and I have to say that I was very disappointed by the poor service. Once we completed our order, it took about 15 minutes to get our appetizer, and once it was competed another 20 minutes to get our caesar salad which was nothing special. Another 25 minutes later we got our entre, which was good, but by the time that we got them, we were already frustrated from the long wait and poor service. I asked for a second glass of wine to be served with dinner, and finally got it when I was nearly finished. Needless to say, I will not be back anytime soon. For the prices that are charged, the service is not acceptable and I would not recommend this restaurant. For the same price point, I would recommend Fiddle Heads over 11 Central anytime. read more

Here on business and this restaurant was recommended. Great choice. We were a party of five and we were seated promptly (it was also earlier 530 so that may have helped). I had the special a n New York strip with scallops and a nice light wine sauce. It could not have been prepared better. Service was good, dessert was excellent and the food fantastic. I highly recommend read more

Our favorite restaurant in Bangor, with delicious dishes (the sea bass is amazing), the steaks are great too, a fun bar and the great people who work to make each visit special. read more

Really great service and wonderful food to match. The prices are very similar to other restaurants like this in the area (Fiddleheads) and the portions are bigger. The drinks are great and as I said the food is awesome. Everything from steak and seafood to pizza. It's a very cool atmosphere and a great date night spot. read more

The food, service and atmosphere is truly amazing and this is one of our favorite restaurants for a relaxing night out. I'm troubled by our most recent visit as I observed an employee being spoken to very harshly in front of guests by what might have been the owner? I don't know what the issue was as this was our server and had been very professional and attentive as they all are. This really bothered my boyfriend and I as our dining experience had been superb until that moment. read more

Eat there Saturday night after the UMaine football game - Had a party of 6 - I had the nacho's (kinda dry and even asked for extra cheese - Meh) Hat a pizza for my entrée o nothing to write home about. Overall everyone said not worth another trip. read more

the service was horrible and i was waiting for 20+ mins just for someone to take my order and it took even longer to get my food. The people that served me were rude and did not have patience at all. Don't recommend at all read more

We were in Bangor for the American Conference College baseball playoffs and wanted a fun local place. 11 Central was an exceptional experience from the hostess to the server. The food was local, fresh and yummy. We started off with mussels which were cooked perfectly and the bowl seemed endless with awesome toast for dipping. The firecracker shrimp was a huge serving as well and was spicy and tasty served on pineapple. We shared a Mediterranean pizza which was to die for! Drinks are inexpensive and atmosphere is awesome!! Will definitely go back!! read more

One of my go to places in Bangor. Friendly staff, great drink and wine menu, and consistent food menu. Location is fantastic! I highly recommend the pizza! read more

Late night dinner after UMO Homecoming football game. Party of 5 sat at bar. Creative cocktails, pizza, amazing pork chop. Owner was gracious and attentive. Exceptional service. Treat Find, Highly recommend and will be back. read more

Actually Bangors best so far. Muted comfortable seating. Cocktails prepared tastefully. Menu of fish steaks pizza. 2 inch plus pork chops with avspecual nutty with tasty parmesean mashed potatoes and i had the Filet prepared perfectly at medium rare with a creamy gorgonzola sauce with roasted brussel sprouts carrots on the side. Save room for mpist cartot cake with a pineapple glaze. Service attentive knowledgeabke and perfect.. read more

Good food, & calm, classy atmosphere downtown. Great for date night!

I had the pork shop and It was ok. To sweet for my taste. It has a Carmel sauce that's on it with cranberries, pears, and walnuts. The walnuts weren't enough for me to counter the sweet. Bartender was nice. Decent cocktails read more

Such a great experience from the time you walk in! Seated promptly...our server, Kelly was at our table promptly taking our drink orders and welcoming the five of us to what would be a great evening. We opened with the crab cakes and prosciutto goat cheese crostini appetizers and they paired perfectly with our starting wine. Our entree orders were brought to the table shortly...New York strip with lobster topping, New York strip with scallops topping, two orders of grilled scallops over pasta and a filet mignon with a gorgonzola bacon sauce...all were perfectly prepared and the flavors were what we hoped for and then some! The owner, Anne Marie stopped by our table to check in with us to make sure everything was to our liking and we gave her five thumbs up!!! The flourless chocolate cake with blueberry topping was the perfect ending. If you like an urban-hipster vibe with food and service for us old-time foodies...this is your place! read more

For Bangor, this is a great spot. The bar is very cozy. Great spot for a drink. They have a good selection of fun cocktails. The food is good but a bit underwhelming. The atmosphere, drinks and staff are great, I just wish the food could keep up. read more

My Boyfriend and I live in Boston and are absolute Foodies- to the point of snobbery. We had the pleasure of dining at 11 Central over the Memorial Day weekend. We were so impressed with the food and even more, the service. Our waiter was Michael, and he was hands-down the best service we have ever received- even in Boston. The food was excellent!! One of the best over all dining experiences ever! read more

This place was wonderful and I will go back every time I am in Bangor! The atmosphere was fantastic and the bartender was first class! She was not only very personable, but she gave great recommendations and service! Food was off the charts! read more

GREAT PEOPLE. Nice atmosphere. We ordered 6 different types of food and all were cooked to perfection. The people make the place.

I wanted to love this place! Bangor so desperately needs a nice go-to restaurant. I went with my parents for my father's birthday. It was nice to see the place packed on a Monday night, but lot of the food was disappointing. Drinks: My mom had a bellini, my dad a beer. Both pretty standard. I had a rum cocktail that was far too sweet. Appetizers: My mom and I had the goat cheese and prosciutto crostini. They were OK. I thought the strawberry was a bit odd (a jam would have been better) and I was surprised by how low quality the prosciutto was. My dad had the crab cakes. They were a bit too dark and he said there wasn't enough crab. Salads: Definitely the low-point of the meal. The caesar salads had virtually no dressing, and the croutons were too hard. Dinner: My mom had the pork chop and loved it. I thought the smoked gouda mashed potatoes could have used more creaminess. My dad's sea bass was spectacular. A must-try for sure. My hawaiian pizza was again, just OK. Decent crust and sauce, but nothing I'd come running back for. Service: Wonderful. Very attentive waitress. Never had to wait a moment for more water. Overall, it was a nice experience, but a bit of a let-down. We will definitely be back because places like this just aren't in the area, but I wish the food was a bit better. read more

I wish I could give 4.5 stars here. The menu has everything... Nice big portions and the food is delicious! I love the 11 central salad there too. I've never been disappointed in a meal there and have eaten there handfuls of times. Great atmosphere, great food. read more

The owner was very rude to us and did not act professional...my steak was undercooked and so tough I could barely chew it! This was my third visit but I will not be returning, read more

Rude! My husband and I went a couple of years ago for New Years Eve. We live an hour away so we called to make a reservation. We were told they don't take reservations so we planned it to get there when they open...4:00 pm. We walked in at 4:10. There were several tables full but there were 3 empty tables. We told the hostess we had a party of 6. She asked the owner, Ann Marie, how long it would be to seat 6 and she said "I can't". I didn't understand, so I asked how !ong the wait was. She said " I can't accommodate you the who!e evening" !! I was stunned. They had been open only 10 minutes and there was no one else waiting for a table, and there were 3 empty tables! I asked about the empty tables and she told me she had a few "select reservations" . I told her I called to make a reservation and was to!d they didn't take them. She said they were for family and friends! Unbelievable. She would not even !et us wait for a table. She basically told us to go somewhere else. She offered us the bar. (Lol). 6 people can't interact at a bar, even if hers is "curvy". She bought me a drink while we tried to find another place to go. I've never been treated so poorly and I will never go back. After I posted a review she responded and said to contact them so they could make it up to me. She should have offered that while I was there. I would suggest Evenroods. The food and atmosphere is great and they take reservations!! read more

Consistently excellent. Great apps and entrees. Could improve the beer selection would be my only criticism.

Excellent. Finally Bangor has another decent restaurant. Feels far more like Portland, Boston or NYC but lower prices. Much lower. Had swordfish entree; served on top of spinach with side of blue cheese mashed potatoes. Fish cooked right; had no room for dessert but they sounded awesome. Busy at 6pm on a Monday night in January. Hope their success continues...I will be back. read more

Delicious food, swank atmosphere, and fun cocktails! Even the simple stuff is amazing (swordfish) and pizzas are the best around. We love the Dirty Hippie, Shrimp Verde, Smoke Salmon and even the tomato & feta. Mussels are the best!! Huge salads. Great service and more consistent now that they've been open for a few months, as expected. Bangor needed this!! read more

Dinner was good . Space comfortable many regulars staff very friendly. We were waited upon by Kelsey she was knowledgeable and offered good advice. Crab cakes were wonderful,horseradish sauce best choice. We had Cesar salad dressing was weak and nor much on it,but we were asked at each course if it was fine. When we said no replacment was offered. None taken .we then waited 20 min for entree but it was worth wait gnocchi and pork chop were perfect. Desert we shared flour less chocolate cake,merlot berry sauce lovely, cake not so much they said made on site but it seemed more pre packaged coffee while hot had little flavor. Over all we will go back to try pizza. Cost was high and not worth food but staff was best seen in years. We tipped at 25% because of Kelsey. I belive the owners need to look to kitchen a bit more keeping them on time and double check salads and deserts lean on less prepackaged items for handmade on site. Wait staff will make your visit delightful,we will go back but watch cost and try different items. read more

The food was really good here. Steamed mussels were perfect with the wine and garlic. We shared a "dirty hippie" pizza which was incredible. Don't let the name fool you, it's their most popular pizza. Our server Brandy was attentive and friendly without being overbearing and that made the experience that much nicer. First time here, but certainly not the last. read more

Had tried to eat here once before on a Saturday night in the winter. We had a party of seven and the hostess/owner made it clear that seven was an issue. I think we were told 3-4x that it would be a long wait, at which time we moved to the bar only to be told we could not stand at the bar, so, we left. Fast forward to last night, tried again with three of us. We were seated very quickly and our server was very pleasant and helpful. The atmosphere is fine. I'm far more concerned with service and food quality than the perception of a "swanky" atmosphere. I had the bacon bbq steak tips; they were good. My friend had the rib eye. We are rib eye aficionados, this was not a great rib eye, for $26. You can go to Kosta's and get a much better rib eye for half the price. I think the meat itself would have been fine but it was not cooked to our liking, light brown on the outside instead of seared dark brown, not a lot of flavor. Tap beer selection seemed good. I enjoyed my beer recommended by our server. In the future, could take it or leave it. read more

The worst restaurant in Bangor! We have been to several in the area and has never been this much disappointed. It was my birthday so it was supposed to be a memorable night. However the service was horrible, they were unfriendly to us from the beginning. The restaurant is very pricey but that's the only thing about it to make it sound fancy. Food is mediocre. You have to ask them to bring bread and butter and they charge you for it. In normal upscale restaurant this is the regular courtesy. The staff are not friendly unless you are native. I have been to many restaurants in Bangor and other cities close by and I always thought I would never get disappointed with the food and service here but I did tonight. This was the first time I got very disappointed. There are many other good restaurants in the area. Save yourself some time and money and go to other restaurants instead of this. So sad that they destroyed my birthday... read more

Very dissapointing. After reviews we were looking forward to a great meal but did not deliver. Had the tenderloin, seabass and duck. Presentation was terrible on all three plates, but tenderloin was awful. Brown gummy tasteless potatoes and a tasteless white gorgonzola sauce,steak was cooked well. Duck was good but not great. Desserts were ok. Service and the wine was the highpoint. Maybe if you want drinks and pizza but pricey and lacking for anything else. read more

Food was pretty good. However the Caesar dressing was mostly oil. Egg and lemon juice would go a long way to making a difference. The service, however, left a lot to be desired. The waitress spent all of her time with one of the other tables. We had to flag down another server in order to pay our bill. Too bad the inadequate service left such a bad taste in our mouths read more

Great atmosphere and excellent food. The server was very knowledgeable and gave a great recommendation for a wine pairing. I've lived in the area for a year and this is the best food around! read more

Pleasant atmosphere and great location. Service was professional and staff uniformly friendly without being excessively so. Food however was at best mediocre. Four of us ate and there was not a single appetizer or entree that was not a disappointment. The result was that it seemed terribly overpriced. Would not go again. read more

This place is wonderful. The ambience is the best around. Perfect for date night, as there are so many "2-top" tables. My boyfriend and I went before heading to a play and we got right in (just before 5 p.m.). It filled right up after that. Our server was great. Knowledgable yet laid back (nice considering it IS a downtown "fancier" restaurant). We had nachos and the serving was gigantic. Super delicious. Our meals came with a ceasar salad, which was also nice and light. I ordered the duck and it was the second best duck I've ever had. My boyfriend had the filet, which was also tasty. My only critique is that the drinks were pretty weak for being quite expensive. The atmosphere got us hooked. We will return. Hoping at some point they may take reservations! read more

Would highly recommend this restaurant. Excellent menu choices, excellent preparation of dishes, and great flavors/taste. Had the stuff pork chop and tasted my friend's New York strip. Both great! read more

I experienced a great time at 11 Central, the atmosphere is very nice, the restaurant was just about full for a Monday night and we where seated in a few minutes, our waitress was great and pleasant, we had drinks and ordered appetizer bruschetta it was extremely good , we then had a ceasar salad fresh and also very good, we later had our dinner my friend had the thick cut porkchop with homemade mashed potatoes, I had a taste and the porkchop was delicious and tender, the mashed potatoes,what a portion a lot, were so delicious. My dinner was the shrimp scampi,OMG, I was fantastic, I was totally blown away the pasta was cooked al dente the shrimp were fresh and delicious and what make the dish is the sauce and being Italian and from Rhode Island it was amazing, my complaints to the chef, kept up the good work, everyone needed to try 11 Central, don't hesitate, this is a great restaurant. read more