Karen&#x27;s Main Street Diner

ordered fish and chips. very undercooked. sent it back and the second piece was worse than the…read morefirst, and they still charged me full price. Won't be back here! The waitress was so nice

The lobster roll was outstanding, best I had of several eaten traveling through New Brunswick and…read moreMaine! The owner spent some time talking with us, giving us some history of the restaurant and treated us well.

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Jo's Diner & Pizzeria

3.5(13 reviews)

0.2 mi

In the last 4 months I ordered 2 pizzas. Both were undercooked the dough was not cooked through…read more. They are not spending enough time cooking Sad but true. Maybe it's time to have the ovens checked out.

Service is great, but the pizza was sub par. Cheese was used sparingly . Just wasn't a fan…read more Definitely could have used a bit more cheese. Felt like I ordered a sauce pizza.

Loaded pizza 12"

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Meatball Pizza

West Branch Farms Machias

4.5(33 reviews)

37.4 mi

The Public House is the best restaurant in Machias, hands down. Good food, good service. Six of us…read moredined and had an excellent experience. My 'steak Oscar' at 30 bucks was outstanding! The fish and chips others had was met with compliments. And our diner who had the Ribeye thought it one of the best she has had (though the most expensive dish on the menu!). Drinks were good,though, like most establishments now, expensive...12+..... for dining in this area of Maine, only Helen's comes close.

So several years ago, this place brought a new restaurant and event venue to Downeast Maine…read more Sit-down restaurants for dinner are scarce in these parts so if you don't want to make dinner at your rental or eat at a picnic bench, it's nice to have another option. We heard some good things so we made a reservation for an early supper. Decor is modern farmhouse. We arrived on time for our reservation and were seated promptly with menus. We were one of two tables in the room, the other seated a couple of minutes before us on the opposite side of the space. For the next 10 minutes a waitress went back and forth to this other table bringing drinks and taking orders. Another staffer was clearing tables near us and resetting them. Puzzled, one us went to the hosting station and a minute or so later a waitress appeared at the table explaining that someone did not check us in and that's why she did not come to our table. An apology (for the restaurant and/or herself) would have been appropriate but was not forthcoming. The food here runs from good to ok, but occasionally bad due to execution. We arrived hungry and ordered several appetizers. The winner of this course was the lobster bisque which flavorful and full of lobster pieces. The hot crab dip was cheesy and tasty but was served with bland commercial and perhaps stale tortilla chips;some nice toasts points might have been a better option. Our third diner ordered the shrimp cocktail hoping for a taste of the local Gulf of Maine shrimp, but that was not the case. For entrees, the most pleasing was the fish and chips, a generous piece of flaky, nicely fried haddock served with fries and Cole slaw. The smash burger was a double patty with all the trimmings but it lack seasoning and the usual crispness that is associated with the smash of the cold patty against the hot metal of the grill. The smoked salmon BLT was a fail. The bacon was cut to bits, the avocado schmear barely covered half the bun, the lettuce was part of the heart that was curly and made the sandwich fall apart and there was no tomato on the sandwich. For dessert , we shared the blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream. While the blueberries were tasty as was the ice cream, there was no crisp here on the top except for a bit of oats that appeared to be added before the ice cream without being baked on. Generally, I can overlook some fails like the ones reported but there is no excuse for dirty dishes and unsafe conditions. Drinking water comes in a carafe that you serve yourself by pouring into short blue tinted tumblers. I poured for our table and two of the glasses were not used by us as there were lip prints of lipstick on them. We took two glasses from an adjacent table that was just set and again, one of them was also marked with a lipstick lip mark. Lastly, I asked for a table with a view, if possible. We were seated in a corner with a view of the trees for one of us and a view of the water. I noticed a door with an exit sign near us. It's a door you would not be able to exit as it was a clear 15ft drop to the ground. A wooden 2x4 was affixed to the frame across the door handle so you could not use it. But in case of fire, there was no way to safely escape through this door to no where. I might return under the right circumstances for the bisque and the fish, but I would walk out if I encountered the same safety issues again.

Interior

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Martha's Diner

4.4(281 reviews)

71.6 mi

Service was great Pancakes were great with blueberries & a…read morepair of eggs on top Everybody was very welcoming!!

Hot and humid and the AC was either broken or nonexistent. doors propped open…read more Service was good, food was meh.

Ham and cheese on homemade rye

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Coffee

Waco Diner

3.8(79 reviews)

24.3 mi

We recently were at the Waco Diner. Service is quick and…read morefriendly. They even allow dogs on the deck. Our meals were all delicious, and the Famous Bloody Marys were awesome! The restaurant is right on the water and the views are stunning. Definitely worth the visit.

It was our first visit to Eastport. As we walked the town we asked the locals where the best place…read morewas for lunch. WaCo received the most votes. We went over early to check out the menu. The hostess, Michelle, was extremely helpful. She even treated our dog to water and a snack. The menu was very good, but we wanted to check out the other eateries in the area. After looking into several other choices, we went back to WaCo mainly because Michelle was so nice to us. We were not disappointed. The food and local beer were excellent. The view from the deck was amazing. Our server, Abi, could not have been nicer or more attentive. The price was very reasonable. We were very happy with out choice and plane to return on our next visit to Eastport. BTW: If you read Sarah Graves novels, she accurately describes this diner in her books. Just another plus.

Bar area

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WaCo Diner exterior, decorated for Halloween

Joe's Diner

4.3(12 reviews)

62.1 mi

Hash browns done on the grill you say? People still do that? And you can get onions in it? With 2…read moreeggs and real ham a d homemade bread INCLUDING tea or coffee .....only 8.50 And tip the waitress real good. She's been there 51 years and she got up at 5am just to make sure that there was coffee for you to drink.

This place doesn't look like much from outside, but the breakfast was excellent. Well prepared,…read moretasty and a generous portion. Place is extremely clean. Try it!

Joe's diner

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Bottomless cup

Josie's Place

3.9(9 reviews)

83.9 mi

They cook to order, but are very slow. The eggs were just ok, the scallops tough/over cooked (Bay…read morescallops to boot). Sad for the World's Scallop Capital.

Nice local ambiance and the service was friendly. The food was pretty good. Unfortunately the place…read moredid not seem super tidy. Part of the local charm, perhaps?

Scallop roll

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Scallop roll

Sylvia's Cafe

4.1(153 reviews)

71.6 mi

The crab omelette and quiche were excellent ! Best breakfast ever, all food freshly made, hot and…read moretasty !

They have good Cheese burgers There . Service was great the…read morefirst time I was there . And just ok today. Seem like it's mostly locals in there which is always what make you want to try those places.

Fun interior

Quiche with side salad

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Douglas Diner

4.0(1 review)

59.9 mi

average diner. they give you a real ham steak with breakfast. no mechanically separate pork puck…read more everything was fine, good coffee. not burnt, watered down, or lackluster.

Great food, service, and prices!

Daily specials

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Absolutely amazing super good food. waitress was super nice food came quickly even when it was pretty packed. food was cooked perfectly 11/10 stars and I'd go there again. read more

Jordan Y.

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6 years ago

people here are always so kind and always so positive, the food is great. I would definitely recommend!

Steve P.

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Great local establishment,made newcomers welcome and the food was great. Specials daily.

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