This is the better of the two cafeterias. This one is smaller and busier . Better food . Fresh…read morecoffee and entrees !

If you're visiting someone in Maine Medical Center this is a great quick option for a meal. Staff…read moreis very accommodating and friendly as well! I had a very extended visit as a patient at MMC and had two visitors who drove quite a distance and arrived hungry. I suggested we try Pavilion, as they had the option to order and pay online and set a pick up time. Super convenient! We had a few hot sandwiches that were very customizable with the options on the web form. Mine was a steak and cheese on a nice French roll, sub-style. You have many choices for condiments, vegetables (hot or cold), and cheeses (some are extra, some are free). One guest had a burger and the other picked a hot pastrami. We also added one of each hot side; onion rings, fries, and sweet potato fries. All of the sandwiches and sides were well-made, to our specifications, and quite like a sit-down restaurant in flavor and quality! No complaints at all. I am on a carb-restricted diet so I had to call down and ask for carbohydrate information for the roll and onion rings. The staff who answered were more than happy to help and found that information for me within a couple of minutes. So helpful and with a smile in their voice! My visitor who went down to pick it up asked for a "good selection of all the condiments" at arrival to the pick up counter. They gave us a little paper bag with at least 50 single-serve packets of all their different kinds of condiments for free! We are talking hot sauce (Cholula!), ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, etc.! That really helped to have quite a few extras to last out my stay and jazz up the standard hospital meals. Overall I don't think you can miss if you choose this for a meal while at the hospital or in the area in general. Prices are far more reasonable than local eateries nearby. Our entire meal for 3 came to just over $40 with a 20 ounce bottled beverage and a Smartfood popcorn for a later snack added on! (Check out my photo for a breakdown that includes prices.)

Great spot for the community when the weather is inclement. Huge play structure, large indoor…read morefields with balls and soccer nets, plenty of seating, clean bathrooms, and a large parking. It's nice that the church opens it up to the community. Highly recommend for a free thing to do with the kids, since Maine does not have a lot of indoor free activities.

Love this place. It's a great community center with a soccer field, basketball courts, meeting…read morespaces and more. Great place for families of a nice spot to work from. Good wifi and coffee thanks to the Mainely Wraps that's located inside.

Love the food and the vibe. We've never been disappointed, regardless of what we order.read more

Everything we tried was delicious! I appreciate the vegetarian options and the potato cubes were a…read morenice alternative to ordinary hash browns. Service was excellent!

Stop two of eating and shopping our way through Portland: we came for the fries and milkshakes!!…read more We shared a large order of Belgian Frites with garlic mayo and Thai chili mayo. Very generous portion, two of us couldn't finish the fries. We went back and forth between which of the mayos was better, based on how much we ate out of the little cups, it was the garlic mayo, but only barely! I had the Wild Maine Blueberry & Kate's Buttermilk shake. It was very creamy and delicious, fabulous blueberry flavor, and they give you the extra that doesn't fit in the chilled glass, so another generous portion!! The atmosphere and service were great, there's a magnet board with words along the wall by the bar, so we were entertained as we worked on our fries and milkshakes!!

Duckfat used to be one of our favorite places in Portland. The duck panini and fries were…read moreabsolutely amazing and were the reason people went there. Removing the duck panini - the one staple item everyone associated with the restaurant - makes no sense. Bring back the duck panini and you'll get the five stars back. As of now, it's one star because the name feels misleading. Maybe they need to change it to Porkfat?

If you're in Portland and craving a real diner breakfast, Becky's absolutely hits the spot. The…read morehomemade corned beef hash is the star of the plate: big chunks of corned beef and potatoes, crispy on the outside, tender inside, and super flavorful without being greasy. You can taste that it's made from scratch, not scooped out of a can. The blueberry pancake is everything you want from a Maine diner--loaded with berries, golden on the edges, and fluffy in the middle. It's one of those pancakes you tell yourself you'll share, then somehow you don't. The fiddlehead omelet is such a fun local twist, with the fiddleheads adding a tender, slightly earthy bite that makes the whole thing feel special and seasonal. Service is friendly and efficient, even when they're slammed, and the whole place has that busy, waterfront, "locals and tourists together" vibe. Expect a wait, especially at prime breakfast hours, but the homemade corned beef hash, blueberry pancake, and fiddlehead omelet make it more than worth it.

Trusty diner on Commercial Street in an area that was once far from the epicenter of Old Port, but…read morecity growth has brought it closer. Relatively easy parking. Good breadth of menu. Seats in relaxing booths plus plenty of stools. Servers very experienced and very friendly. It's a comforting environment. Their many loyal "regulars" are there for a reason. I've already got a few visits under my belt and liked them enough to have bought a souvenir mug. First visit actually reviewing was a breakfast trying the Hobson's Sampler with eggs, meat, homefries, toast, pancakes, and many choices among them. -- Scrambled Eggs: Nothing remarkable but no mistakes. Cooked just right, avoiding brownage and runny goopage. -- Homefries: Cut into non-cubes with heights less than the widths, achieving better crispness that way. Good variety of textures. Not much seasoning or onion, but solid homefries. -- Sausage Links (3): Standard. Lightly crisped, still juicy. Seems easy, but hardly anyone does them this well. -- English Muffin: I told the server to skip the toast, seeing there'd be plenty of carbs with the two pancakes, but she strongly recommended trying the English muffins, since they were homemade. Great flavor, great choice. Will have these again and I recommend you try them too. -- Pancakes (2): Fluffy and delicious. And big. Not elite, but really close. Enough that you'd have to go to 10 other places before finding one better. Just a great all-around place. No wow factor, but on every visit (all breakfasts), everything was good, right down to the efficient and friendly service.

Great double cheeseburger with LT& Mayo. Great fries. Deee-licious!…read moreBeer & Wine only, Cash only, but reasonably priced. Neighborhood bar feel, friendly bartender/cook. Baseball on the TV. Fun hang!

I didn't grow up in Maine but was still really interested in checking this place out. It was…read moreactually an incredibly entertaining experience. First off, I found out about this place browsing google maps. I see Forest Gardens and I'm thinking it's some plant store I'd never heard of. Check the google reviews and I learn it's an old Portland local dive and apparently they have the best burgers. So I drag the whole family there thinking we will get some good ass burgers. They have a small green neon sign in the window but their main sign is a beer sign up top the building. LOL this place truly is a dive but in a really good way it was just such a funny experience. We were the only ones who sat at a table looking to eat. The interior is very low key and the crowd has been around the block. Nice people but we got a funny stare from the guy who took our order. The food is really not much better than school cafeteria food. This place is a great place to go if you want a drink and want to watch sports on TV. I hope it never goes away!

Dinner at Central Provisions was such a standout experience. The small plates format made it fun to…read moretry a variety of dishes, and everything felt thoughtful and well-executed. The flavors were creative without being overcomplicated, and each dish had something that made it memorable. The atmosphere struck a perfect balance--lively but still intimate enough to enjoy conversation. Service was attentive and knowledgeable, with great recommendations that really elevated the meal. Definitely one of those places you leave already thinking about what you'll order next time.

We were happy with the service and speed at which the small plates were delivered to us however…read morethere was a small instance where we got a dish we didn't order (not pictured and it was the special). The lemon sole (fish) and octopus carpaccio (not pictured) were filled with flavor! The pork belly was very underwhelming and I would not order again. The waiter said 2-4 plates per person. I recommend starting on the lower end and adding additional dishes based on how you're feeling. The amount of food was very different from dish to dish. For example the tuna dip had way too much bread and the pork belly was very small in size. Overall I was half impressed. I wish the staff would take a moment to announce the plate as it's placed next to you or point it out on the menu for those hard of hearing and wanting to know what they are about to enjoy. However the music, overall restaurant vibe and half the dishes exploding with flavor made my experience pleasant and I will return again knowing a bit more of what to expect and looking at photos of the menu/meal options beforehand.

A great local, neighborhood restaurant bar. Super casual. Great food. Good service. I hope they are…read morehere for a long time to come. I'm there a few times a month.

The food was great, the service was good, the ambiance nice. Happy hour ends at 5pm however starts…read moreback up at 9pm. Sam our server was great.

This place came recommended by multiple people, and now that I've been, I can really see why this…read moreis a must-visit in Portland. Once you are seated, you're handed a paper menu on which you mark your selections, then bring that marked-up menu to the counter, where you order and get a number. Food is brought up to you, and you can order subsequent rounds of food by crossing out previous orders and marking up the menu anew. I would highly recommend multiple rounds of oysters -- the first to try one of each and figure out which varieties you prefer, the second to get more of the ones you like, and the last to go all in on your favorite. They've got a varied selection that will suit various tastes, whether you favor a large creamy oyster, a small briny guy, or somewhere in between. All from Maine, which made me feel better about having oysters in a non-ber month. The oysters here are top notch, and the shuckers are, too. Not a single speck of shell in there! I love oysters, and this was my paradise. The non oyster items are also worth trying, so if you have a friend who isn't into oysters, there's something here for them, too. The smoked fish dip and french onion dip are awesome, and the chips they get from another local producer are fantastic. Whether you're a beer lover, a wine person, or a cocktailer, they've got something for you here. Any of those could be the perfect company for your favorite oyster, or you could go for their cucumber mint lemonade slushy, which is insanely refreshing and a great palate cleanser between oysters. Service is efficient, welcoming, and friendly. I think anyone from an oyster novice to an aficionado would feel right at home here. If I didn't live on the opposite side of the country, I'd be here all the time. Unfortunately for me, I'm relegated to pining for these oysters from a distance. If you live nearby, take advantage of your proximity and eat some oysters for me.

5/29/26 A special note- a new dish added to the menu- the…read moreseafood cocktail- is a winner. This is the go-to dish for the partner who doesn't care for oysters- it it superlative, and I hope it remains on the offerings. The service today- especially fine. I have become, as the French would say, "an habitué"

The perfect walk in burger joint in downtown Portland. We went on a Sunday night at 8 pm and we…read morewere able to get seated right away. The ambiance is a classic burger joint: music, loud chatter, etc, but it's perfect for the vibe. Our waiter was attentive, though not overbearing. The food was delicious. I got the crispy chicken sandwich and my wife got the cowboy burger. The buns on both were the star of the show, for us. Clearly handmade in the back, soft and chewy, yet sturdy enough to handle a hefty burger and sandwich. We also got the loaded fries, which were alright. For the price, I don't know if I'd recommend them again, just go with the regular fries. The texture of the fries was perfect, but the pickled onion/ground beef combination was not my favorite.

My family (a couple of 30-something's with a 5 year old) meandered into Black Cow this afternoon…read morewhile walking downtown Portland. For being in the middle of the day on a Saturday, I was actually surprised it wasn't busier; however, with a starving kid it was a blessing. Service was quick and kind, but not overly frilly. The staff were pleasant and incredibly accommodating with my son (offering coloring books if he needed to be kept busy, etc). I loved the location, and the ambiance was stellar. I would love to come back as a date night so I could actually take in the space and really enjoy look over the options, rather than a quick glance so that we could keep our afternoon rolling. I got a chicken sandwich and my husband and son both got cheeseburgers. We split a large fry which was plenty for the three of us. Portions were reasonably sized for the price, and the dirty sauce I got on the side was delicious! The house-made soda was also delightful and refreshing. So, a 3 star is great for the the fact that I didn't really take my time to truly take it all in. But I definitely look forward to coming back and really soaking it all in