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    Sawyer's Dairy Bar

    4.3 (30 reviews)

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    For a small ice cream shack, it has a lot of food options
    Peter M.

    Overall I was very impressed with this little ice cream and food emporium. To begin with the young employees were polite and cheerful, and, it seemed on limited evidence, efficient also. There was a long wait, which I imagine is usually a good sign that the ice cream is good. I ordered a burger and my wife decided on a lobster roll, and we both both ordered the sweet potato latticed fries. I added a side order of onion rings. The wait was a long one, not surprising considering the number of customers, but mostly worth the wait. My burger was excellent and the fries and onion rings were pretty good. I was surprised at the large portions. We could have gotten by sharing an order of the fries, but some went home with us for another meal. My wife was disappointed in her lobster roll. It was described as being in a grilled roll or bun and came in an unimaginative hot dog bun. For the price, she was far from dazzled. Perhaps lobster sandwiches should only be gotten from shops that specialize in them. We ended with an ice cream cone. She went with frozen yogurt and I had my favorite, soft serve vanilla. So it was very good and I highly recommend it. We just won't get the lobster sandwich again.

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    Lana H.

    Great local business. I have been upta camp going on 2 years and have never stopped to get an ice cream. Well tonight the night lol. Besides ice cream there are foods that you can order . Yay! Walk around the building and you'll see what's offered . Well I save you that and did it for you :) I know people in line and in parked cars thinks this Asian is crazy ; I know . Right? But no need to worry anything for my fellow Yelpers! Will definitely come back for their food.

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    The junk food ice cream (chocolate ice cream with lots of goodies), pistachio ice cream and hot fudge were all exceptional.

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    Ordered a couple banana shakes, they offer real and artificial banana, I went with real. Definitely worth another trip back.

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    5 years ago

    Always great food and service!! They are clean, kind and prompt no matter how long the line is!

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    They may have gone up on their prices but dang, it is still a great treat. Good portions and great taste. A tripe staple of the community.

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    6 years ago

    The building is deceiving but the clams and haddock was great . Can't wait to go back . Real large whole belly clams.

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    9 years ago

    Rum and Raisin Ice Cream was unbelievably delicious!! All the flavors we tried were perfectly creamy and sweet.

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    6 years ago

    Grate, every thing about the food is grate! Parking sucks because the lot is setup weirdly.

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    Good fast food. Ordered cheeseburgers and fries. There was a line even in the pouring down rain.

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    Lakeshore Restaurant - Whole-belly clams

    Lakeshore Restaurant

    3.9(16 reviews)
    13.7 mi

    How does this happen? You visit a local restaurant periodically and suddenly realize it has been…read moreover three years since you last updated your review. Yet indeed, I have no revelations or big reveals after revisiting this popular local haunt. The ice cream is still very good and the window service polite and capable. We also recently decided on a rare sit down meal here. We fancied some seafood for a change of pace and rather than driving a dozen or more miles away to frequent our favorite seafood restaurant, we opted to eat locally. And besides, we had tried Lakeshore's clams and scallops when we first moved here and liked them. So one of us ordered the scallop platter and the other clams (full-bellied of course). The servings were slightly smaller than at our favorite place, but also a bit less expensive, so it is a choice whether you would rather take some home for a second meal or save a few dollars in the short term. As we remembered, the food was good, so no complaints. If I push the issue, I have to say the meal didn't quite live up to the other restaurant, but that is why we have fave places, isn't it? It is only logical to occasionally test to see if others are ready to take over top spot! But there have a varied menu. And as a side note, the town of Dexter has implemented a remarkable renewal and improvement project of the neighboring beach and facilities, including building a new covered dining and activity area, which can be reserved or used more spur of the moment as available. There is a fair bit of parking , though very busy with locals and nearby camp visitors, and there are public restrooms just behind the restaurant.

    The service was great and the food was delicious......forgot the pictures, but it's well worth the…read moretrip, you won't be disappointed!

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    Kennebec River Pub & Brewery - Menu

    Kennebec River Pub & Brewery

    3.6(21 reviews)
    45.5 mi
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    So good! We had another restaurant recommendation, but heard…read moreabout the blueberry beer and came to try. It did not disappoint, but then some of us were distracted by the Lumberjack Lemonade (also worth the distraction), and decided to stay for food. So glad!!! It was interesting, unique (maple balsamic dressing, blueberry bbq sauce) and every bite delicious. Pesto Flatbread, pulled pork, Mac and cheese (with pulled pork), sweet potato fries (surprisingly amazing), French onion soup reportedly delicious. Service superb (thanks Jess!) and everyone so friendly. If I am ever around here again I would come straight here. Yummmmmmmmmmmm. Only downside was extremely limited wine selections for my wine drinking friend. Maybe have a couple more options, like Pinot Grisio.

    I was at the brewery on Sunday, and they were short staffed which would have been fine because we…read morehad planned on staying a couple of hours while the kids went swimming in the pool. The staff could not make some of the drinks because there was no bartender. When they did get a bartender, we were ignored for people that he knew for 45-55 minutes. My father, uncle and husband left after an hour of being ignored. One of the owners had come in at this point and apologized for the delay in service. We were comped a round of drinks at this point. This is a beautiful place and the food that we did get was good. It is a shame that they will probably fail due to poor management/training. I will say that I had a large party but there were only 2 other tables with people at them when we got there. It was Riverfest this past weekend so they should have expected a larger lunch crowd and been adequately staffed. I was up their 4th of July weekend and had a much better experience. If employees are blatantly ignoring customers for their friends, you have a big problem.

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    Kennebec River Pub & Brewery - Menu

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    Harvest Moon Deli - Bacon care of business

    Harvest Moon Deli

    4.1(67 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    We ordered sandwiches while traveling through Maine. They weren't ready when estimated but they…read morewere accurate. Gluten free and vegetarian options available. I ordered the caprese sandwich with spinach instead of tomato and added tempeh. I was disappointed that the tempeh was smoked. A different flavor would have been better (pesto, plain). We all enjoyed the sandwiches. The ambiance was casual with music themed artwork on the walls. Tables were available inside and out. There was one high chair for our baby. Very convenient. The bathroom was clean and had everything we needed.

    I'm from northern Maine, and my husband and I were recently traveling up there to spend Christmas…read moreand we had a friend with us. On our way, we were hoping for an excellent lunch, and Harvest Moon deli had good reviews, so we figured it was worth a try. The menu is a cute idea - themed around music (and presumably the name of the deli itself is after Neil Young, but not positive). There are a lot of options to choose from, but I landed on the chicken salad sandwich just because it's a classic and I was really in the mood for some. My sandwich was a disappointment. The bread was somewhat dry (especially the crust), the chicken salad itself was also dry as well. It was not flavorful, either. My husband's club sandwich had too much mayonnaise on it, so he ended up donating some of his mayo to my dry sandwich cause. (I didn't try his sandwich, but since his was toasted, he didn't experience the same dry bread issues). The deli seating area and bathroom was clean, and the staff were friendly and the service was fast. I probably would give this another try someday if we needed to have lunch on the way up again, and I'd get something entirely different to compare.

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    Harvest Moon Deli - Chill music playing

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    Legends Roast Beef Ellsworth - Mostly eaten roast beef cause it was so good, I forgot to take a good photo

    Legends Roast Beef Ellsworth

    4.7(28 reviews)
    47.7 mi

    We've often wondered about this place and decided to try it for the first time yesterday. We both…read morehad been craving cheesesteaks so we each ordered a small. We considered splitting one but I like mine with lots of stuff and he prefers just mushrooms. Everybody was really friendly, the sandwiches came out really quickly and they brought them over to our table. Mine was the Bomb and had salami in it along with mushrooms onions and peppers. They were really good. We will definitely visit again and I may step on the wild side and try something different.

    I asked whether it would be okay to substitute something vegetarian, like some onions and…read moremushrooms, for the bacon. No problem, she said. After I paid, I realized that they had not only charged me full price, they had tacked on not one, but two surcharges for the veggies. Nearly ten bucks for a grilled cheese with American cheese and a few veggies? Plus nearly 8 bucks for the onion rings. When I very politely said that I wasn't happy about the "misunderstanding" about the substitution, she said that it was OKAY to substitute the vegetables, she had never said that it would be the same PRICE. Seriously? They have the right to charge what they want, but the food was nowhere near good enough to pay that much. Not even close. Not going back.

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    Legends Roast Beef Ellsworth - Small (NOT) Philly Cheese Steak, #1 Roast Beef Combo, and the French Dip Combo - Sorry but the Philly smelled so good I had to try it first!

    Small (NOT) Philly Cheese Steak, #1 Roast Beef Combo, and the French Dip Combo - Sorry but the Philly smelled so good I had to try it first!

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    Sawyer's Dairy Bar - icecream - Updated September 2026

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