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Robinson's Wharf

3.9 (273 reviews)
ModerateSeafood
Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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View from the dock bar.
Ike R.

Came here at 3 o'clock on a Wednesday afternoon. Which is a good time to come cause you could actually get seated out on the dock. There is an inside area for dining and upstairs area for dining as well as a fabulous fabulous seafood store and a wonderful gift shop that has all kinds of Robinson wharf swag. Your dog is welcome out on the dock. The cocktails were excellent and it was fabulous to be able to sit outside. I always get my lobster there.

Back deck view
Scott P.

Great food location and service. I know food costs are extremely high but it was a bit pricey for a lobster dinner.

Lobster roll
Marty K.

Stopped in for lunch. Talk about fresh off the boat! It doesn't get any fresher than this! The lobster boats literally pull in at this restaurant! We had the clam chowder, the lobster roll, and the haddock taco's. The chowder was among the best I've ever had! The lobster roll was outstanding! Absolutely loaded with fresh caught lobster meat! My wife's haddock tacos were spot on good. It was really neat to eat lunch over looking the lobster boats! Highly recommend this place!

Lazy lobster dinner ( to go)
Joy B.

A local favorite! We've been coming here gir years and it's always our first stop when we get to our summer home in Maine, every summer! They have indoor & outdoor seating, as well as rooftop seating. It's a great, casual ambiance with great service & great food! It's on the water, so you have nice views. We come to lunch often by boat. I recommend the mussels in white wine sauce. Delicious & enough to share. My family orders the lobster rolls , but I prefer their lazy lobster. The fish tacos are good( 2 per order ) with a mexican vibe. You can't go wrong with anything here! It's our "go to " for lunches with friends, family dinners and sometimes to carry out & eat at home .

Power bowl salad
Roy T.

Had a great dinner with friends enjoyed singing along to the great band but take note it was pretty loud...food is always to die for, they have a new chef I hear this year and it shows it very great change of food from last season but it's always good never had a bad meal!! Service is always great I admit a little slow but that was because they were extremely swamped with people with the band playing and all and not having the outside open yet because of the weather! Can't wait to get back!! That smash burger is the bomb!! Also bathrooms are outside and the nicest and cleanest in the area!!!

Someone at Your Restaurant charged 12$s  to my CC. today. Please question your staff & let me know what you find. Connie Heroy 207-350-5279

this restaurant is close to where I live on Southport Island. The variety of food is great and they always have specials, which are very good too The service is really good And in the summertime, you can sit up outside on the deck

Receipt including "service fee"

This is a $30 entree at Robinsons. A maybe 6 oz piece of haddock, 6 small wedges of potato, and some mush they claim is zucchini and summer squash. If I knew this was one of those rip off the tourists places I'd have ordered elsewhere. My first and last time there. Room key in pic for reference.

Can't decide on dessert??! Order all of them and share:) you will love this approach!!
Laurie E.

Summer lunch on the dock??!! Robinson wharf is the perfect choice. Live music, super fresh seafood with attentive staff is the perfect combo.

Scott M.

Best place on earth to eat lobsters. They are so fresh you would think they came out of boat right then and cooked to order. Super fresh and to die for.

Empty oyster plate. We ATE them all!

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Consistently good, fresh food each time I dine here. Love the atmosphere and the staff is always friendly.

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Food, staff and atmosphere is great! They also have a market selling lobsters and clams, they'll steam for you too...just call ahead!

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Clam chowder and baked haddock were tasty, seating overlooking the harbor was nice, I would definitely return when I'm in the area.

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Five Islands Lobster - Twin lobster, steamed clams

Five Islands Lobster

4.3(284 reviews)
2.9 mi
$$

Our annual Maine vacation was underway! We made plans to stop in Boothbay for a a few days before…read moreheading to Northern Maine. So our dinner stop before heading to Boothbay was Five Islands Lobster. We arrived around 4pm, just before a dinner rush. Parking is tight, but you make do. I was able to find a spot to accommodate my care and the small packing trailer on the hitch. Once we were parked we made our way to the buildings. The one building you order your lobster, another building you order other items. It was a very easy and simple process. Between all of us there was so much lobster and other fine dining options. The lobster was fresh and sweet. It was very delicious. The lobster came with corn and potatoes. The butter was perfect! It had that foaming too I love! My husband enjoyed his fried haddock sandwich and the fried scallops. He raved about the fried scallops. The staff were great. They were kind, helpful and hard working. The view was stunning. I saw a loon and was able to adventure on the rocks during low tide. Overall this was a beautiful spot to start our Maine vacation. I highly recommend checking out Five Islands Lobster

Five Islands Lobster is a must when visiting Maine. We made our way up from Massachusetts and we…read morewere not disappointed after passing other stands along the way. We ordered 2 2lb lobsters, onion rings, and fried oysters. The lobster meat came right out of the shell (shout out to some man on the dock who helped us Marylanders with some verbal direction) and were full and flavorful! We are big crab eaters but it takes about 6 or more XL crabs to feel as full as we did with one lobster! The onion rings and oysters were perfectly fried and just as delicious. The oysters came with fries (which explains the ketchup) as well and all were large portions. It was the perfect location too! Not noisy, beautiful scenery, and just all around a great atmosphere.

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Five Islands Lobster - Onion rings

Onion rings

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Outside dining view

Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub

Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub

4.2(40 reviews)
1.5 mi
Locally owned & operated
Family-owned & operated

Clam chowder was excellent and so was the service. Wait staff was attentive and very personable…read more Would go back next time we are in Bar Harbor.

This was my least favorite food experience on my recent trip to the Northeast. C chose it, let's…read morehope she misses reading this review. Miserable is the best way to describe my experience. I was already in a foul mood, walking in here set me into straight sensory overload. It's a bar where they sing. I am unable to get inebriated enough to enjoy bars where they sing any longer. Call me miserable, maybe I suppose. In addition to the merry old fella belting it out on the mic, we had the joy of having some drunk guy in a large group behind us try and out sing him without a microphone. He even challenged the old guy singing to a form of a duel. Anyway I was so off, I cannot remember anything about my server at all. Nothing. I do remember almost screaming and running out. I sat there trying not to lose it while my wife had the time of her life. Every song made it worse, everyone else is singing, I am dying. When the guy took a break, guess what, dickhead from the crowd goes up and takes over. Shots helped at this point and the weed is kicking in well at this point. Now I'm hungry... My food was inedible and I'm pretty sure incomplete as well. The worst flatbread in the history of flatbreads. C's looked pretty good actually so I am sure her experience was quite different than mine. I hope to never return. '25 - extra

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Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub
Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub
Whale's Tale Restaurant & Seafarer's Pub

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Newagen Seaside Inn - Key lime pie

Newagen Seaside Inn

4.3(55 reviews)
3.7 mi
$$

What an AMAZING meal!!! I grew up in Boothbay Harbor and come back to visit and try the new and…read moretimeless local fare at least once or twice a year, the food at Newagen is hands down the best food you will eat around. The menu is brilliant, innovative and different from anything you will find in the region. Each element of each dish has been carefully thought out and come together to form and perfect bite. Forget your standard protein, starch and veg, Chef Nathaniel's plates are all beautiful works of art that harmoniously tantalize the tongue. We started with the Red Mussels, corn bisque, sweet pea ravioli, gazpacho, and tuna tuxedo special, as well as a mozzarella flat bread for my 6 year old dining companion (he devoured the entire flat). The menu offered two variations of mussels, a traditional white wine and garlic preparation and the red, which we tried, and they were some of the most delicious and different mussels I've ever had, including tequila, cotija cheese and tomatoes. Once we finished the mussels we ordered another serving of bread just to sop up the sauce (we used the bread for the pea ravioli pasta sauce as well!) Delicioso!!! I'm always excited to try a fresh house made pasta and these ravioli most certainly did not disappoint! Prior to the meal the head chef came out and explained to us the 288 lb fresh tuna that he was breaking down, accompanied with a Tuna Special Menu. We ended up getting the tuxedo tuna and I only wish I could have tried everything special, yummm!! For mains we got the scallops, the veal, the seared tuna special meal, the halibut and the crab cakes. Everyone was so stuffed by the end but there was nothing left on a single plate. Across the board, the flavor combinations were innovative and scrumptious. On top of being the most delicious food in the region, the atmosphere is the tops. Whichever level you are seated on provides you with a glorious view of the ocean and as the cheery staff bustled around we were serenaded by James Taylor-esque guitar and vocals. Everyone working there seems happy and helpful and BUSY! not too busy however to make sure you are taken care of. Thanks to the Henry and the manager for excellent and attentive service AND the dessert and drinks!! Do yourself and favor and try this one of a kind, elevated Maine cuisine! I've never left a restaurant in Maine more satiated. You go Newagen! Chef Nathaniel keep it soigne!!!

The exterior entrance was beautiful. There are some nice Adirondack chairs outside the front and…read morestunning landscaping around. The flowers were stunning. Service was a tad slow, but we managed. I opted for some lobster bisque, crabcakes, and the Lawnmere flatbread. The soup was pretty good. There were large chunks of lobster in the soup. The garnish was a nice addition. The crab cakes were ok. The lacked a little flavor for me. The corn salsa was pretty good! The Lawnmere seemed like a good idea on the menu, but oddly it lacked flavor. I had high hopes for this flatbread. I feel like we missed a mark here. The crust was great. My key lime pie was delicious. The coconut really added to the dish. My son devoured his pub burger and had no complaints. My husband said his calamari and fish tacos were ok. The heirloom tomato salad was the best. The arugula has a nice taste to it along with the layer of ricotta cheese under it all. The flavors really blended well with this dish. The bathroom was 10/10 for me they had a theme and ran with it and I love it. The lobster themed wallpaper really made it overall we had a nice lunch. Nothing spectacular. Maybe dinner is the meal to have here. We went at 2pm for a late lunch early dinner.

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Newagen Seaside Inn - Breakfast room

Breakfast room

Newagen Seaside Inn - Shrimp

Shrimp

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SJ’s Sea Shack - We can pack things up to go, this is our large fish and chips.

SJ’s Sea Shack

4.7(13 reviews)
1.6 mi

We stopped by SJ's upon chance, and ended up eating here twice. It's outside tables only, no…read moreliquor, and offer bottled water and soft drinks. First time I had the lobster roll with butter. Nicely crisped warm roll with a VERY generous portion of lobster topped with a large whole claw meat. Fresh and sweet - so delicious! I squeezed lemon into the hot butter, and poured it over the lobster. Husband had the crab roll - again very generous portion - and sooooo goooood! Wonderful flavor! Second time we visited, we both had the lobster roll with mayo. Again, a very generous portion topped with a large whole claw meat. What we especially liked was that it wasn't swimming in mayo, but just enough to lightly coat the meat so the true flavor shines through. A true Maine lobster roll and so reasonably priced! Staff is so friendly and you can tell they have a lot of pride in what they offer. It was like having a picnic with a nice view of the water and 1901 Footbridge. If you are a true lobster roll lover, I encourage you to sample SJ's! You will not be disappointed!

Just got a can of soda and a bottle of water from cooler outside and it came to nearly $8.00. That…read moreis a ton of money for a can of soda and a small bottle of water.the guy was nice and they did have a few dirty picnic tables to sit at.

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SJ’s Sea Shack
SJ’s Sea Shack - We can pack things up to go, this is our large fish and chips.

We can pack things up to go, this is our large fish and chips.

SJ’s Sea Shack - Yes, we are just a little blue food trailer, but we have outdoor seating with both picnic tables and tables and chairs.

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Yes, we are just a little blue food trailer, but we have outdoor seating with both picnic tables and tables and chairs.

The Pub - Fish Tacos

The Pub

4.4(5 reviews)
3.7 mi

I really enjoyed our meal here. We were in Boothbay for the weekend but I have been there several…read moretimes and wanted to branch out a bit. This was a short & scenic drive. The Pub is inside the main building of an Inn. Parking was a bit confusing. We didn't think to call ahead so could not get a table with a view but inside was charmingly dark and cozy. The staff were all very good. I think our waiter was Rinaldo. He was very friendly even as the place filled up. I got an Aperol Spritz that was delicious. I had a lobster roll here as they offer it warm with butter and not with mayo. You actually had the choice of cold with mayo or the correct way (warm with butter). It was $19 which was lower than other spot's market price and while it was maybe smaller than some, it was the perfect size for me. It really was well done. The roll was warm, buttery & toasted to have enough crisp. The lobster was cooked to perfection. My dinner companion got muscles in broth and was also a big fan. I only wish I had room for dessert because I overhead the magic words..... bread pudding. Will definitely go back here. Thank you for the great meal!

The exterior entrance was beautiful. There are some nice Adirondack chairs outside the front and…read morestunning landscaping around. The flowers were stunning. Service was a tad slow, but we managed. I opted for some lobster bisque, crabcakes, and the Lawnmere flatbread. The soup was pretty good. There were large chunks of lobster in the soup. The garnish was a nice addition. The crab cakes were ok. The lacked a little flavor for me. The corn salsa was pretty good! The Lawnmere seemed like a good idea on the menu, but oddly it lacked flavor. I had high hopes for this flatbread. I feel like we missed a mark here. The crust was great. My key lime pie was delicious. The coconut really added to the dish. My son devoured his pub burger and had no complaints. My husband said his calamari and fish tacos were ok. The heirloom tomato salad was the best. The arugula has a nice taste to it along with the layer of ricotta cheese under it all. The flavors really blended well with this dish. The bathroom was 10/10 for me they had a theme and ran with it and I love it. The lobster themed wallpaper really made it overall we had a nice lunch. Nothing spectacular. Maybe dinner is the meal to have here. We went at 2pm for a late lunch early dinner.

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The Pub - View from enclosed porch

View from enclosed porch

The Pub - Halibut over truffled risotto

Halibut over truffled risotto

The Pub - Outside tables

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Outside tables

Shannon's Unshelled - Clam basket

Shannon's Unshelled

4.8(349 reviews)
3.7 mi
$$

This food truck was such a pleasant surprise! Shannon's has earned a spot on my short list of the…read morebest lobster rolls in Maine, alongside Red's and McLoon's. The service was warm and friendly, with the staff making a point to greet every customer. The lobster roll may not be quite as enormous as Red's, but it was absolutely delicious--cold, sweet, succulent lobster piled onto a perfectly toasted bun and served with a side of garlic butter. Instead of the usual coleslaw, you can opt for a refreshing seaweed salad, and the generous serving of fries is another nice touch. While you won't have a waterfront view here, the quality of the food more than makes up for it. I'd happily come back for another lobster roll

We have been here twice, once as part of a Yelp Elite event. We enjoyed it the first time, we…read morewanted to take our family here for our second visit. You have to watch carefully or map to the location, as the passing road is fast and you can drive by it without even realizing it. It's a small building with a decent sized parking lot - maybe can fit 10 or so cars. There is a picnic area to the side of the trailer, that has several picnic tables and a couple of little ones/lower to the ground. Very cute. Some tables with umbrellas for cover from the sun and in our case that day...brief relief from the rain, until it became sideways torrential rain. Plenty of garbage and recycling containers that are easy to locate and helps keep the place neat and free from debris flying around. It's not an extensive menu, however, the items we have ordered are fresh and flavorful. Item that stood out to us, the blueberry coleslaw. It's very very refreshing. They take electronic/card payments - it looks like it's a cash only type of place, but it's not. We had ordered our food for "here" and then the rain came. We sat at the tables as long as we could until the rain was coming down in sheets. We were soaked, so we ran to our cars...the staff saw what was happening, changed our order as "to go" and the gentleman ran the bagged orders to our cars with napkins and every thing we needed to enjoy our food. Great service! My fish basked was delicious. Love the fries that come with it as well. Plenty of fish, so much so, I had to give some to my husband to finish off. I love the finishing touches...may not seem like much to some, however, they take the time to put a tiny flower on each dinner. My niece and nephew loved it!! The bathrooms are in a separate building and are really nice. I thought they might be a potty, but they are fully plumbed, running water and electricity. I definitely will stop again, if it times right with our trips to the gardens and they are open. Great staff, easy location and great food.

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Shannon's Unshelled - Order window

Order window

Shannon's Unshelled - Lobster roll basket

Lobster roll basket

Shannon's Unshelled - Rt 27 Shannon's Unshelled Food Truck

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