The food here is mediocre, but if you're in town visiting please do not visit. The service is very rude and unappreciative of your business. I have even heard waitresses swearing and complaining about tables while they're working. If you ask a simple question it will most likely be replied to by a snarky comment. I would definitely recommend any other place in town before this one! read more

I've been to the Bull N Claw a few times now, always for the breakfast buffet on Sundays. It's generally okay and the highlight of the buffet is the guy making the omelets. Aside from that, it's not bad if there isn't much of a crowd but it falls apart during tourist season when the tourists show up. Going on Fathers Day was a bad idea, but what's the alternative? The lines were far longer at the Maine Diner across the street. Once inside, the buffet line was long because they were having trouble refilling things at the other buffet table. And things were running out at our table too, a person in front of us went somewhere and came back with about 10 plates because even those were out. And the servers were slammed as well, just trying to get refills on the coffees were a challenge. I won't mind going back when the summer's over but I doubt if I'll even go inside if the parking lot is crowded. Four stars for when it's slow and two stars for when it's busy average out to three. read more

I'm only giving the Bull and Claw 3 stars because it USED to be a nice place to dine. The atmosphere was nice (we always got a booth by the fire place) and the Sunday Buffet Style Breakfast was well worth the 8.99. Anyway fast forward 2 years. It hasn't changed owners (in fact Dave is a friend of my husbands) but I just can't lie to you and say "TRY IT..,.YOU'LL LOVE IT" because that's just not the case. The interior is STILL the same as when it first opened YEARS AGO...the food is mediocre at best...and the salad bar was soggy!! Plz do yourself a favor and go across the street to the Maine Dinner! Update. 1/5/16 In response to Darryl. The review was posted in Sept. of 2015. We were regulars...but haven't returned since. read more

Never again. Took a trip to go to the Maine Diner and saw that it was closed until the 22nd of Jan, so headed across the street to this place. It looks like Jessica Fletcher will come walking in at any moment. It's extremely dated. Extremely, but that's easy to look past as we were there for the food and who cares about decor if the food is good. After waiting for the hostess/waitress to finish a take out order (didn't happen) she walks us to the table. Says that she is going to be our waitress "and it's going to be a few minutes until I get to you guys. OK?" Not in a polite way that says as soon as possible, but in a way that conveyed whatever it is I need to do first is WAY more important than you coming in. That's just rude and we contemplated for a minute, looked around at the people around us with nothing in front of them, and then just walked out. Never in my life have I done that--shame the first time it happened, it had to be here, but that's a special kind of rude from the waitress. No food can compensate for this kind of treatment. read more

I used to go here when I was in ME for work nearby. The fried seafood is excellent here. The Maine Shrimp App is worth trying. The fried haddock is worth checking out as well here. Generous portions here for even the most hearty of appetites. The decor is dated but the food here is worth checking out. Not a fan of the garlic butter rolls. They should ask if you want the rolls in garlic butter....or regular butter. I judge restaurants on the food not on visual appearances or decor. Seafood is pricey no matter where you go in Maine..... Also where others have commented on the menu being limited..... this is not true at all. Sometimes the restaurants not paying to be featured on food shows are hidden jems indeed. read more

As far as I can tell they have at least been around since the 70's because their decor is strait from that time period. It's very cool but creepy in that way. The food is your basic american seaside fare. They got the bull and they got the claw. We happened to get the 2 foot long lobster sandwich. It was at least enough for 3-4 people. It was good, there was Lobster busting out of their home made baguette. We also tried some fancy non-alcoholic drinks, The Lavender Cooler and the Summer breeze or something. They were both seriously awesome! Prices were average, wait staff the same. great for families and early birds. It's right across from the maine Diner which I have also heard good things about, but this is definitely worth another trip! read more

Stopped in 11:30 Sunday morning. As breakfast was no longer available we pointed to the sign outside that read "Unlimited salad and soup $7.95" and told our waitress that would be fine for both of us. Imagine our surprise when we were handed a bill for $30. Bringing the overcharge to our waitress' attention she replied: A) We should've specified the lunch portion (it was 12 noon and no where did it specify portions on the sign) AND B) She informed us that she doesn't read signs. Wow! We're locals and won't be back. Very unfortunate. read more

Well, really wanted to like this place. Reviews here on Yelp were so so, TripAdvisor reviews were outstanding, should have gone with the Yelp reviews. After getting our drinks and fried mushrooms, which be the way we're great, we placed our order. A few minutes later waitress comes back and tells me they were out of lobster and crab legs what else would I like with my prime rib? Really at 6 PM your out! Sad to say as much as I wanted to love this place just not possible. read more

Positives and Negatives: Positive- went with a family of 12 at 6:45 on a Wednesday and was seated immediately (WOW), ordered the Stuffed Haddock Newburg and it was AMAZING, the lobster sauce on it made me want to come back for more. Staff was very pleasant. Negative- Outdated with 1980 video game machines and a projection TV. Air conditioner is old and blows cold air on your back. They ran out (again) of the Prime Rib (which everyone raves about on this) and Lobster which is really weird as the Ocean is 500 yards away and we are in Wells ME?? read more

Bull N' Claw - Video games from 1980 through me off, kids would have liked to play them if they had them plugged in - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

Scallops and clams that I stole from hubby's plate were fantastic, salad bar was superb, corn chowder was great......dinner ruined by the amount of noise; we couldn't wait to leave. Why couldn't we have been seated at the other end of the room ? Happy for the 90th birthday party group but my husband and I deserved a nice lunch out too ! I had looked forward to sitting in one of those nice, sunny booths. read more

This place blows. Just a really big diner with a better name. From waiting in the front to be seated while numerous waiters saw us standing there and chose to walk by, to the annoyed girl who finally seated us, to the tacky decor, and finally to the waiter forgetting my hot tea.....this hole gets one star. But if you want to remove yourself from the tacky fake leather table coverings to go play the 1980's arcade games in the corner. I think they used to have a nice selection of pies here but now it's used as a holder for the equally as fake and tacky plants. If the massive gas fireplace was actually working it would have added the only pleasurable ambiance to this dive. OHHHH.... And if there is a fire here good luck there isn't a single smoke detector or sprinkler in the common areas. read more

We are frequent diners for the Sunday morning breakfast, Recently the service is slipping a bit...we have been forgotten several times, and had to wait an extended amount of time for beverages, plate removal, and even getting our check. Omelets are GREAT though. Need to get the waitstaff on their game! read more

Plenty of parking and conveniently located on route 1. The employees were nice. Our table was rocking so bad that it was causing drinks to spill so we asked for something to be put under a leg. This was followed by with the employee saying that she never knows how many napkins it will take to offset each table. So, apparently, it's a known problem, but they haven't done anything about it. Installing permanent objects to level the tables would be nice. Anyway, the food was ok. We have seen commercials for years and had been looking forward to trying the food, but we're not immediate locals and only venture out of our southern Maine tourist town when tourist season is low. The rolls were really good, the fries, fried clams and baked stuffed shrimp were ok, but the steak was not very good. In our opinion, the food is not worth the prices. I can't say you get what you pay for, either. We pay extra for quality food, but this was not the case. It may be good for others in the area, but we won't waste our time and gas to drive the 1/2 hour to get there when we have other, more local restaurants with a higher quality of food for the same price. FYI, whatever the sauce is in the center of the picture I posted is horrible. I thought maybe it was me, but even my husband, who likes everything, said it was awful. read more

Bull N' Claw - Steak and baked, stuffed shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

Stopped in on a Friday around 3pm. Food was great and service was great. definitely recommend

Not really worth it. At all. Needing a steak fix and a break from seafood, my boyfriend and I decided on this place after reading the bag of mixed reviews. I got a 12oz prime rib which was good. Along with pretty average fries and the "seasonal veggie"...way overcooked baby carrots drenched in butter. My boyfriend ordered the Delmonico steak medium rare. It came out super rare with so much fat and grizzle on it, it was entirely inedible. The manager agreed and comped it from the bill, which we appreciated. Our drinks were good..except they were out of the first two draft beers requested. My house margarita was yummy, but I wish I hadn't added strawberry to the second one because it made it too sweet and it was left almost full on the table. Our waitress was kind of friendly, but never seemed to be around. We even asked one of the other waitresses to send her over at one point. Not impressed. We wished we'd gone the The Steakhouse. This place was a dingy fail for sure. read more

Been here twice, once was for the breakfast buffet, once was in december so take that into account. The breakfast buffet was pretty decent, but nothing to write home about. When I went in december for dinner, I ordered fried food and it was just bad. Not a fan personally. They did have a salad/soup bar which was pretty awesome actually. read more

Besides our waitress was horrible, rude, etc... we waited a good half hour to ne seated in a basically empty restaurant. Our stuffed shrimp, was nothing more than shrimp with bread crumbs on it. But the worst of all, during our meal, we sat and watched 3 different employees throw food that fell on the side, right back into the salad bar. One employee even actually sat and flicked pasta back into the salad, several times. read more

We had a fun time here. There was 5 of us. I shared the 2' lobster roll and included the soup and salad bar with rolls and fried onion petals. Other people in our group got the fried scallops, fried clams, and baked stuffed salmon and everybody was pleased read more

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Lobster sandwich for two is 5stars. It's not just the amount of Lobster that's impressive but the quality of the lobster is also impressive. Absolutely delicious. I split the sandwich with my Ma and we were both left full and completely satisfied! I'll definitely be back next Labor Day!!! read more

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I got chicken tenders with honey bbq. I really recommend them. Service was a little slow but lady was wicked nice. My family thought it was all in all really good and definitely coming back read more

You go to a restaraunt on Thanksgiving to uncomplicate things. To not worry about cooking and chill and enjoy the people you are with. Not so much today. We arrive at our reservation time to see the lobby packed with people, an obviously overwhelmed hostess, and no one seems to know what is going on. It was a half hour to find out it would be another half hour. As this is going on people without reservations are being sent to the bar to order food. Finally we get seated and much to surprise there are empty tables and booths all over the place. Server was nice, but as soon as I ordered I was told they were out of that item. When I finally did get my meal it was fair at best for the money. All and all very underwhelming, and I doubt we will ever go back. read more

This place is really good ....and it's good for the family to go ....the price of the food is ok and the 2 foot sub is unreal for the price...only reason it gets 3 stars is because they add is your tip and I'm sorry but the service they give you is not that great .... read more

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I gave you 4 stars instead of 5 because of one reason I visted maine in august of last year and on august 12 I treated my friends to a maine lobster dinner. Now the reason for the 4 stars is my friend made reservations for a party of 4 when we got there we let the hostess know we were there. Another group of 4 came in and got seated before us. No manager came over and said we are sorry my friend had to tell the hostess we had reservation for 6pm this was about 20 after 6 we waited maby anther 5 minutes after that to get a table. Everything else was very good though. read more

The drink selection is fun and seasonal... the food is average at best. Not fine dining, it's very casual with a large salad bar and some soup options. The meals are very basic/bland. Not a destination spot in a great seaside town... old cheesy outdated decor and if you stay until near close, they will vacuum next to you while you eat and shut off lights to parts of the restaurant to let you know to leave (9pm) haha read more

Amazing breakfast buffet here been there a few times in the last few years always seem to stop In for a bite in the Am here always leave full. Fun staff and clean place worth the ride read more

For a family owned and operated establishment to stand the test of time is impressive considering the part time occupancy of wells. The food was above what you would get at a chain restaurant and the service about on par for what you would expect. read more

Love this place.. up from Boston twice a year and we make this our lunch or dinner stop. Exceptional service and great seafood. Open up another restaurant south of the border read more

This was a great experience right from the start. The hostess was friendly and efficient and seated us quickly. Staci showed up and had a tremendous spirit and smile. She hit every note perfectly, from drinks to appetizers, and entree's. All in great timing and without error. We had some special requests because of health concerns and she accommodated without missing a beat. Also, we had the dreaded split check times four and she didn't even blink. If you ever visit you would do well to get Staci she was excellent. read more

This review is for the lobster roll that is 2 feet long!!! OMG, being from RI and growing up in New England in general, I can say that I know a good lobster roll, white chowder and clam cakes!! Clam cakes in Maine however, suck!!! But this lobster roll and their chowder is awesome!!! The lobster roll is full of claw and tail meat, not heavy at all on the mayo, and perfection with putting it inside that warm, fresh baked, soft, airy, French baguette!! I look forward to this every year and have it at least 2 or 3 times while we are there. Besides, the price for this, I feel like I held them at gun point! Please always keep this on your menu! read more

Bull N' Claw - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

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Bull N' Claw took my reservation for Mother's Day buffet with no comment. I arrived and the staff held up her 10:56 phone to my face saying brunch is over at 11 and they have no more eggs. A reservation means you hold my slot and you know I'm coming. I can't tell you, the person reading my review, about the Sunday breakfast because they didn't have any left. Why ask for my name and phone number when I made a reservation? Management and front desk was a huge disappointment. read more

We were directed there by some locals during the off season. I think it is designed to be a family place. It was large and spacious. It has a nice sized salad bar that was full of nice looking stuff. As for the the rest of it, we ranged from Lobster, to burgers. The burgers were good and the lobster was lobster. It was fresh, but on the small side. They do run specials but given where you are at, you should get better for much cheaper cost. So mixed bag. But, I must add that the staff was great, friendly and attentive. read more

Had a great dinner here last night. Our waitress was super friendly and the food came out quickly! The baked shrimp and prime were rib were fantastic! Definitely going to eat here again. read more

Food was good, but service was excellent. Our waitress Denise, was such a nice lady that we didn't mind waiting a little for her on this busy Saturday night. And fortunately we made reservations so we were seated immediately when we got there! Prices were great too! $23.95 for two lobsters was pretty good considering in NY I would have to pay that much just for one! read more

Bull N' Claw - Mango margarita for moi! - Seafood Near Me - Wells, Maine

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I had a friend visiting from Virginia. We legit ate here about twice a week for 6 weeks. The food is fantastic. Recently, because our service was so slow, the server offered us the salad bar for free. We ate it, and the next day, I was extremely sick with food poisoning. I am convinced it was from the salad bar. I always let a restaurant know when they are great, or in this case, not so great. However, my messages to the Bull n' claw have gone unanswered. I simply wish to know that you did something about the incident. Word of mouth is worth gold. I should think you would treat your loyal customers better. read more

I am upgrading my review due to the nice comment from the owner and the fact that I have only ever been here once so can't really judge. I am going to be back in Maine possibly this summer and will give them a try. The atmosphere is great inside and am looking forward to going back. read more

Wife and I had lunch here last Sunday. Prime rib and fish and chips. Both meals were awesome. Prime rib was ordered medium rare and was melt in your mouth tender, and a huge portion for the price. I had the $5 Bloody Mary Sunday special, sooo good, comes with cheese, olive. hot pepper, pickle, Slim Jim, celery and a beer back. Our waitress Denise was charming. We'll be back. read more

WE had a wonderful experience at this place. Our server was Sherri I believe...Even though they were shorthanded, she was so pleasant and made our stay a joy. The food was great. Loved the salad and soup bar. And they were especially accommodating to my daughter has several food allergies that make it often very difficult to eat out. They very happily worked with her to make sure her food was prepared safely to meet her dietary needs. read more

We were disappointed by the food and service. This restaurant probably was better at one time but seems to be resting on its laurels rather than trying to win new customers. On the service side, everyone in our party felt largely ignored by the staff. It took a long time to even have someone take the preliminary drink order. Our waiter never gave us his name, my son didn't get the correct drink he ordered, and there were mistakes on the meals, too. I ordered potatoes and got rice, my wife ordered rice and got potatoes. The worst offense was the prime rib, which was so dry, overcooked and unappealing that I couldn't believe it would served to a paying customer. Needless to say, we won't return. read more

My wife and I have been coming here for a few years and it's always been a hit or miss. The soup and salad bar are always very good. There is always a nice variety of choices at the salad bar and the soup is hot and has a lot of flavor. The dinner entries must depend on who is cooking that night because we normally order the same dishes and they are either great or awful. My wife and I decided to get fried haddock with wild rice. The fish was cooked fine but there were a lot of fried crumbs sound the plate and the rice was very al dente. Almost to the point it was like chewing on pebbles. So if you enjoy living life on the edge or playing Russian Roulet, then this is the place for you. Hope you get the good cook if you decide to go. read more

Food is decent, overpriced. Customer service has been terrible every time I have been. The manager I spoke to last night about making a reservation was so rude. Place is not worth your time! Manager needs a new job. read more