Don't be fooled by the crowd and local recommendation. This is a 2.5 on its best day. We were there on a Monday based on the hotels recommendation. The yelp reviews were bad, but the place was busy and the location was perfect so we decided to give it a go. The scenery was great, the lake was perfect. The service was friendly, but not very good. The food tasted average to below average. We never were offered refills nor were we able to ask for a refill because we did not see our waitress until she delivered our check and realized that we had not even got our food yet! Terrible and expensive. read more

great view, delicious cocktails, and incredibly tasty food! the lobster roll was pricey ($32) but the experience was great. usually don't expect too much from french fries, fried clams and potato salad but this was so great! our server haley also made our first visit great and i hope we'll be able to return to the area again in the future. read more

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There is nothing exceptional in any way about their food except for the explosive and painful diarrhea my wife and I experienced after eating the meat nachos. When I write explosive, I mean it. When I write painful, I mean it. We almost took my pregnant wife to the hospital. For giving us food poisoning alone I would never go back but that wasn't the only thing that was awful about Rick's Cafe. The waitstaff was very young and inexperienced. Coming with four adults and three children, we asked to be seated outside. The waitress selected the blusteriest location in the whole of the deck - the other areas were protected by a fabric wind shield. We suggested alternative seating in the pretty-much-empty deck. She made some comment about not being able to push other tables together. We helped her by showing how two tables can be pushed together and not obstruct a fire escape. Our drinks were never refilled, we had to chase down the fellow (read: not our waitress) that delivered our food for cutlery, napkins, and the condiments that went with our meals. I don't want to go on and on. Rick's just isn't worth it. Basically, my advice and opinion is to avoid this place. There are many other delicious places in the area to eat. This is not one of them. read more

Rick's Cafe is the closest thing to a staple to Naples Maine as anything else in this town best known as a summer lake respite... Rick's is located in an old building that evidently was a Casino in an earlier life- It hasn't lost all the gaudiness you'd associate with that genre as well... Not to say that Rick's is cheesey (it is) but it's still pretty cool, and the view at the end of Long Lake at sunset, is spectacular. Sun setting over the water and distant mountains can be breataking at times. By day and evening, the limited menu is on the high end, price wise (to be expected) and the selection is limited, but the food comes out quickly, and is tastey. You're not here for the presentation (think fried clams on paper plates) you are here for hte view, and don't want to change out of the flipflops and beat up swim suit and teeshirt you've been wearing all weekend while chilling on the lake... The service is terrible, but who cares, you are in maine and there's no rush anyways- what else are you gonig to do up here anyways? It's freakin Maine!!? At night, some people stick around for beers and there's live music on the weekends, but past that, you're probably better off hitting up Bray's down the street after hours. If there's nothing happening there? Well, you better get your ass to Portland, cuz there's nothin else to do in naples! read more

Bring your mask, puke bag, and toilet paper. I wish I could give this place 0 stars. Beef nachos were like hot wet dog food.

Disgusting. First, the hostess tried to push two little tables together for 8 people. Not only would we not fit, but there was a 3" difference in table height. Who's going to sit there? Then, we ordered chowder. It was COLD. Gross. We all sent it back. The meals were absolutely gross. We took the salad home to pick on, but once we got in the light, we noticed that it was all brown! Thanks to the dim lighting we didn't see that in the restaurant. On a positive note, the waitress and bus boys were very nice and pleasant. Will not ever go back. read more

I don't know what all the fuss with the previous reviews is about. We ate here over the 4th of July week... very good albeit standard american bar-ish fare but with a tremendous view over Long Lake. Amazing outdoor seating with umbrellas and fans that kept us cool despite the 95 degree weather. There are not many options in this neck of the woods but I would go back again and again if not only for the well mixed cocktails... read more

I guess it's all about location, location, location. Food was mediocre but much too highly priced. Two of us had the taco salad, I had the buffalo chicken salad and my husband had a chowder in a bread bowl. None of us bothered to finish because it was just okay. But $12 for a bread bowl that was not even finished cause it was just okay, is too much. read more

Ricks has come along way over the past year. Their fish tacos are amazing! The views can't be beat! The staff is always super friendly. They are a tourist stop for sure! Favorite cocktail is the Stay cation. Great place to go with large groups plenty of space to accommodate. Then end the night with an ice cream at Honey Comb. read more

Great view, very average to below average food, wal-mart plastic tables and chairs, brutally overpriced menu! $17 for a cheese quesadilla with no fries or any other side. I mean a soft taco shell and some cheddar jack cheese heated up. Kids instant and terrible macaroni and cheese is $9.00. Much better food at a fraction of the price at lots of other places nearby (try The Galley!). I would recommend avoiding Rick's unless you have a 90% off coupon. read more

Overpriced for what it is. Drinks: overpriced. Food: overpriced. Service was good. Loud crowded and touristy. There are probably places right down the road that are much better. Save yo money and yo tastebuds. Lobster roll was very average. read more

I find it very hard at times to give a bad review...there must have been something ok? Well in this case, not at Rick's Cafe. I should say we arrived at 8:45pm on a Saturday evening and we quickly learned that a lot of restaurants close their kitchen's down at 9 or 9:30. In Rick's case it was nine, and from the second we walked in the door our hostess really made a point to drive home that we could not waste time and we would have to order right away. We were on board with that and ordered drinks and some jerk wings as soon as we could. The drinks came out fine and a few minutes later the wings came out as black as the night sky. Our server either did not notice or did not care and at this point it was already 9pm, and we decided to cut our losses. We stuffed down the burnt to a crisp wings after a long days work, and all sitting at the table vowed never to go back. I do not want to assume, but could this have a been a little sign from the kitchen staff? Like, don't come in 15 min before we close to order food... Regardless of the circumstances, we will spend our time and money elsewhere. Beyond that, the decor is cheap and half thrown together, the hostess was inexperienced Summer help, as well as the wait-staff and bus-staff. I will not be going back ever and I would recommend folks reading this review to not expect much...perhaps a better place to sit outside with a drink and skip the food all together. read more

I've come here many times over the years but this last visit was the worst. There's nice seating outside on the causeway but we decided to sit inside since it was so hot out. I hadn't been inside in a while but it's very outdated and the tables weren't very clean. The tables were sticky and the menus had sauce on them. The food was alright nothing special, in my opinion overpriced for the quality. Our waitress was very slow and inattentive she would be standing over by the bar talking to the other staff while we were waiting for her to take our drink order, bring us the check, or ask us if we needed boxes. Luckily another waitress noticed and actually came over to take our drink order and get us boxes. I wanted to leave her a tip and not the other one since she did most of the work. read more

Love Rick's Cafe ... right in the heart of the Naples Causeway. Great drinks and food ... stunning sunsets. New management (Wayne and Bailey) are hands on, customer focused and truly focused on the "experience". They are also very open to feedback and new ideas. I'm a local, I used to really dislike Rick's. Now it's one of my favorites in town. My family visits Rick's at least once a week. My love language is spending time and this is a great place to spend time with family and friends! Thank you, Rick's Cafe. read more

Incredible bar upstairs! We lost a ring in the sink and they fished it out for us aswell! Bartender food and service was superior to the average read more

Came here for lunch today with my parents. Ricks has always been our go to place for the past 20 years camping up here. Today we were sat and literally waited 15 minutes for only Waters not knowing when our waitress would return. We planned what we wanted to order for when she does show up. After asking the host for some service and waiting another 5 minutes.. No one returned. We decided to head to another restaurant because no one seemed concerned that we waited almost 20 minutes. The hosts clearly did nothing about the situation and could've at least brought us more water.. Seeing as it's 85 degrees ! Very disappointed seeing as it's blues festival weekend and would obviously be busy. Being a restaurant manager, events like this means staffing up so you don't lose customers. My family and about 20 other family members will probably never be back. Such a shame it was a yearly vacation ritual to get mudslides. read more

this place used to be great but now they use this new app to order food, there is no service, no one waits on you, the app is extremely confusing and doesn't work half of the time, also, the prices have gone through the roof but the food is still average, basically everything has gone up 5-10 dollars with smaller portions as well, honestly it's a shame because this place used to be great, a must miss on the causeway read more

I went there the other day with my son. I ordered a "grilled" veggie wrap. I was specific and asked if they could cook the veggies. Waitress said yes. I was served a cold veggie wrap ten minutes later which was cut in halves. Not realizing this at first, I took a bite. She returned a few minutes later to ask if everything else was ok. I said this is a cold veggie wrap and not grilled. She said "well I wrote grilled in big capital letters". She then ask " would you like me to have the other half grilled"? What??? Pathetic!!! First, I don't care for things like cucumbers that are grilled. This was cold salad ingredients in a wrap. She should have offered to take that back and have a "real" grilled veggie wrap. I was hungry so just finished eating it and left. Great service huh? read more

Got takeout tonight at Rick's Cafe. All I can say is I am so excited to go eat there this summer! Appears they are under new ownership and the food quality was AMAZING. Menu seems revamped. Just want to sit on the deck and sip some cocktails.. Looks like next weekend!! Good job Rick's. read more

Amazing drinks, the establishment followed guidelines the time I went there this summer. Super friendly staff, and I'll be going back next summer! read more

I'm not sure where to begin. Angry hostess, dirty glasses, low quality ....and I mean LOW quality food. Weak drinks....just avoid. Get an ice cream and you'll feel better read more

Supremely overpriced, mediocre food. Kids meals are $9 for about a cup of mac and cheese and a dry hamburger bun. I ordered a rare black and bleu burger. I ended up with a tiny, overcooked burger for $13. Definitely won't waste my money again. read more

If I could give less, I would. Bartender only spoke to my boyfriend, no doubt thinking she'd get a better tip. Unfortunately, this is the modern world and women are often the one with the money! So yes I payed, and tipped 25%, this seemed to piss her off. And then we turned our backs for 1 minute and they took our half drank beers away. 2 drinks is all they will get out of us. read more

Server brought the wrong appetizer, we ordered calamari and we got clams. I got the steak tip wrap, which was a solid 2/5 stars and the cucumber pink lemonade cocktail wasn't good at all, way too sweet and the lemon overpowered the cucumber completely. My boyfriend got the shrimp bacon wrap, which he said was really good. read more

love rick's cafe! ever since I was little it has always been a family tradition to go here in the summer. the outside seating is great with a beautiful view and they have a lot of options on the menu. the only complaint i would have is that they don't let parties of 2 or 3 sit at the outside tables against the rail which are made to seat 4. i think that's a little nit picky and i think making the customers happy is important. i have had hostesses very extremely rude when denying us tables. read more

Great view of Long Lake and summer bustle on the causeway. Beware the lobster though, we ate there over Memorial Day weekend and my boyfriend who ordered the lobster roll got food poisoning and threw up the entire next day! He had ordered it before there in past seasons and never had a problem, it might just have been a bad batch or something since it was the start of the season. The prices are also over-inflated but if you are looking to be out and about, sitting outside, eating some typical summer restaurant fried foods, then it is a great place. Just save your money for lobster for a place on the coast of Maine. read more

They were so under staffed they said they couldn't even bother seating us. The girl at the door was so rude. Never would I come here again

Service was absolutely terrible. Waitress Bailey O kept sitting at a table with other customers, socializing with her back to everyone in the restaurant. Hummus and veggie platter was good, veggie wrap was average, lobster roll had no mayo on it, and the blooming onion was half raw batter. Would NOT come here again or suggest it to anyone, mainly because of the awful awful server! read more

Best scallops I've ever had. Atmosphere is fun, food is great and so is the view. Any non- alcoholic drink was served in a lilting little plastic cup. Service was just ok- and the bathrooms were disgusting. Overall- great seafood dining experience. read more

Fun place to sit on the deck overlooking Long Lake and have a few drinks and appetizers. You can see the new bridge from the deck too :) Jodi Chute Anne Plummer & Associates 18 Olde Village West Naples, ME 04055 207-232-5730 (cell) 207-693-5200 (office) 207-693-5205 (fax) jodi@mainerealestate.me http://www.mainerealestate.me/ http://jodichute.mreis.mlxchange.com/ Real Estate for the Lakes Region read more

Great new owner and chef at Rick's Cafe on the Causeway in Naples, ME. The food and drinks were awesome! We spend a lot of time in the Naples area in the summer and haven't been to Ricks in years simply because the food wasn't very good. The new owner hired a new chef and revamped the food and drink menu. If you haven't been to Ricks recently, go back! Oh, and the views can't be beat. read more

We were seated quickly which was nice, and under the time the hostess estimated. It was all downhill from here. We had to download the menu using our phones and then choose our entrées from the menu on our iPhone. This is a much different experience than scanning a menu that you hold in your hands. I understand the technology is taking over in many restaurants, but it didn't work well here. Our orders got messed up due to the technology, but we had to place a yellow card up on a holder to notify someone to assist us. This was very impersonal and took longer than expected. We never received silverware or were offered condiments such as ketchup, salt, pepper etc. unless we placed the yellow card in the holder. We had a similar issue trying to get someone to come to our table when there was an problem paying the bill. Overall It was a poor experience, because the tip is included in the bill, patrons cannot under tip or over tip based on the quality of their dining experience. We will never go back! read more

This is my new favorite spot for takeout! I've been visiting Naples, Maine for years and nothing compares to the experience at Rick's!

Love Ricks!! Rick's Cafe has been a family favorite for 15 years. In the summertime, we come here for dinner with our friends once or twice a week. We are always pleased with the friendly and accommodating service, the delicious food, and wonderful views. My personal favorites are the nachos and the chicken caesar wrap, but you really can't go wrong. Our friends always look forward to going to Ricks when they come up. read more

can't tell you how much the online system is a drag. 20% service charge and you do all the work. surprised they don't ask you to do the dishes too read more

Great view, great food & great staff! Definitely a must when visiting Naples! With outdoor seating and weekly entertainment, it's a great spot to be any night of the week. One of my favorites spots in Maine. read more

Wife and I split a Caesar salad and fish and chips, and each had a cocktail. Cocktails were ok at best. The food was good, with good portions. What they did, though, was bring everything out at once. I HATE that! Made us feel rushed. read more

I drive through the causeway quite often, thought I would give Rick's café a shot, it always looks busy, the door was open so we went in only to have the host tell us the restaurants not open yet, and to come back. So we walked out the door looking at our cell phones to see what time it is, and it was 4 minutes before opening time. Seriously?!?, I almost said forget it and didn't go back, however I stood outside the door for three to four minutes with an elderly couple who was told the same thing. I walked back in because I was hungry, but now I was feeling a little annoyed by the hosts lack of appreciation for the restaurant's patrons. I asked to sit outside on the patio by the sidewalk, the host put us out on the patio "we were the only people on the patio at that moment" and the host sat us right outside the door leading to the patio away from the desirable sections near the sidewalk looking out over the lake "long lake" and the host quickly ran off. I didn't want to be rude and move myself "though I should have" so I went back in the restaurant looking for the host, though the host was nowhere to be found, so I asked one of the waitresses if she would mind if my guest and I moved to the tables near the sidewalk / road to enjoy the view, we were met with rolling eyes and the feeling we were a total annoyance. A few minutes later the host came out and asked us to move back, I thought it was a joke, "we were the only two people out on the patio" but the host said we were messing up the seating for the waitress. I told him politely "I am a paying customer, you should be working hard to please me first, and the staff second." The host said nothing and walked off without another word. No exaggeration, 25 MINUTES later the waitress came over to get our drink order just as we were about to say forget it again for the second time, and treated us again as if we were a total annoyance when we said we would like to order our meals along with our drink order. The food came our rather quickly, however my burger had canned mushrooms on it and not the sautéed mushrooms the menu described for an extra $1.00 add-on topping. My cheese was American cheese, though I asked for white cheddar. The burger was well done when I asked for medium rare, and my bun was disgusting, tasted like old buns off of a Super Walmart bakery shelve marked down as managers special, untoasted, very dry, and sponge like. The french-fries tasted pretty good, were crispy with good flavor, my lemonade was mostly all ice. My guest got a turkey club sandwich with french-fries, I was told it was flavorful and good, the margarita was "OK" but nothing special, tasted like a pre-mixed drink. We got the artichoke dip in a bread bowl with corn chips as an appetizer, the artichoke dip was room temperature, and not hot and melted as it should have been. The corn chips were mostly crumbs like you would find in the bottom of the bag and tasted like cheap quality chips, not restaurant style most expect to be served when going out to eat, I've had better corn chips from a gas station at 1:00 am in the morning. I had a hard time coming to terms paying $60.00 plus tip for a kind of crappy meal, and poor service. ** AVOID, that's just one man's opinion.. read more

WORST LOBSTER ROLL. I have had lobster rolls my whole life and I've never had anything dryer or more flavorless in my life. It gets worse. Server was not attentive. It took over 20 minutes to get a drink at the bar while waiting for a table. Bartender was clearly ignoring patrons. During the handoff of my lobster roll, a glass of water was spilt and no assistance was offered. I used dirty napkins to wipe it off. Cajun wings had no flavor. Cold chowder. No croutons on a chicken Caesar salad. No second drinks were offered. And it took us to get up from the table to get our check after waiting for 15 minutes for our waitress to return. I work in the industry. I know how a busy restaurant can feel to all staff. But the food quality alone sent us away miserable. read more

We came in for a late lunch/early dinner, hoping for a "taste of Maine". We order two Maine Beer company beers and jerk chicken wings after looking over the menu and seeing mostly fried seafood. When our wings came out, we ordered another round of beer. Unfortunately, our second round came out before we discovered our wings were burnt to crispy and inedible. We asked them to be returned and to get our check. That's when we discovered our beers were $10 a piece!!! Ridiculous!! The bar/tavern around the corner had the same beer for $1.50 less, better food, better service, and better ambiance. We will never go here again, and recommend a "skip this place" for anyone in the area. We have been married for 15 years, and this is only the second time we have ever sent food back. Both of us worked in the restaurant business and appreciate the hard work that happens in the kitchen and on the floor. This was just unacceptable. read more