This is my favorite eating spot for a casual meal. The food is always delicious and with the large…read moreserving sizes, we never leave hungry. There is a large bar in the front room and pool tables in the back, if you're into sitting at a bar and/or shooting pool. Plenty of table seating available as well. The staff is great--Always friendly and accommodating. Just a great place to go for a meal.

I will start this review off by saying that I am only placing this review for the breakfast on a…read moreSaturday morning in Machias Maine. I will tell you this if you order something off the menu for breakfast your portions are so big that it may take two or three people to eat one serving so be prepared to take some home with you as my portion of pancakes and omelette would serve an army . I was talking to one of the locals, and they stated that the owner of this restaurant served large portions because he felt it was his way of giving back to the community and not always worried about budgets and money. The only drawback about eating breakfast here is you can still smell some of the odors from the partying the night before as it had a dance club/nightclub atmosphere on a Friday night. So, if you are looking for a breakfast and you wanna go somewhere different than Helen's across the street, check this place out you won't be disappointed by the variety of their menu for breakfast and the quality of the food that comes out.

I was in town for work. I've heard great things about this place- all true. I wasn't super hungry…read moreso I got an appetizer and I wanted room for pie. Sticky fingers are chicken tenders in a sweet and spicy sauce. Amazing. Now for the pie. I got the Strawberry pie. It was perfection. I wanted to try their world famous blueberry so I took a whole pie home to share with my family. It didn't disappoint. My mother hates blueberries and she asked for a second helping. My only problem is it's so far away. If you're in the area please check this place out.

We had the fish chowder, It was delicious. My husband is from Maine the soup tasted like what his…read moremom used to make. The steamers were plentiful , fresh and delicious.For dessert we had the blueberry pieOur server was excellent and friendly. This place is clean and they have a bakery.

The boys of Machias are still going at it and the community benefits from a fabulous eatery. From…read morea distance it looks like a trailer park restaurant, but the food they churn out is so very tasty. The pastrami does not fit with their Maine lobster rolls but it is good if you do not want seafood. Finally, they have a few outside picnic tables. Now, only if they added some giant rainbow umbrellas I would be totally sold. Service is always friendly.

The lobster rolls were very meaty and tasty. The coleslaw was extra special treat as it was some…read moreof the best I ever had. Guy inside could not be more friendly. Place doesn't look to impressive ...the food sure is!!

While out looking at houses in the area, we stopped to grab a bite to eat. So glad we did!…read more Although my husband and I are New Englanders, we moved to Arizona about 12 years ago and are moving back east again. So, we haven't had the luxury of New England subs for quite a long time. Pat's sub roles are just superb! I had the eggplant parm sub and my husband have the chicken parm sub. Both were outstanding. We will absolutely be back!

Used to be a great place. Now they've removed the waitresses, the bar and ambiance. The food is…read morestill decent but it's lost its charm sadly.

Fried clams were great…read more So was the blueberry soft serve! Busy fast food shack with tables and benches to sit down and eat while looking at the view of the river and bay.

I do not typically leave negative reviews, but my experiences with this business have been…read moreconsistently disappointing. The food is expensive for the quality received. On multiple occasions, items have arrived either undercooked or overcooked, with very little consistency from one visit to the next. Customer service has also been a significant concern. Interactions with the owner have been unprofessional and, at times, hostile. Most recently, I was confronted regarding comments I made on social media after I responded to one of the owner's public posts criticizing another local business. The conversation became inappropriate and left me feeling uncomfortable as a customer. I also find it concerning that the owner's social media presence frequently includes negative comments about customers and other local businesses. In a small community, professionalism and respectful communication matter. Unfortunately, based on my experiences with both the food quality and customer service, I cannot recommend this business.

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.

They are always smiling and helpful! They keep it well stocked with the items I prefer and more!read more

Stopped here for breakfast while on vacation. Prices were fair and the food was great. Super…read morefriendly cashier and fast service.

I stop here periodically as I pass through Machias. Today was the worst experience I have had…read more Usually, things are fine. I ordered an iced coffee and two donuts. I received the coffee but without the sweetener I requested. No donuts. Got someone's attention and requested the donuts. I was given one. Flagged down another person to get the second. The time was about 2:00 PM and I was the only person in the store. Only a few cars in drive-through. I counted 9 staff inside. Most were working, some were talking among themselves. It was a struggle to get anybody's attention. I dealt with four different people. It was hard to make eye contact with anyone and not a single person smiled or said thank you. Hopefully, today was just a bad day and things will be better if I stop again.

Ok. Stopped here for a quick coffee and decided to also get a bagel with cream cheese. Did you…read morewant that toasted? Oh yes. The coffee was delicious. It took a bit to get my bagel but I was excited to eat my warm bagel with the melting cream cheese while sitting next to the river that abuts the parking lot. I opened it to take a bite only to find the toasted bagel and a container with an ounce or so of prepackaged cream cheese on the side. ‍ No knife either. Ugh!

Nice cozy, casual place. Service was excellent. Food as very fresh and good. We are a big school…read moregroup but the servers and staff were very attentive and professional.

Lobster rolls, remember the commercial "It's a big bun, it's a very big bun ". Lobster was fair…read more Cowboy beans very good. Hefeweizen beer very good. Broccoli is good. Good service.

bruh this is the BEST double quarter pounder I've ever had on everything, fast service, brought to…read moreme, store is great

Well to start off I think any of the "food" (if you can even call it that) that I consumed lasted a…read moresolid hour in my stomach before it got thrown all up alongside my gallbladder. Secondly I would prefer it if my sprite had some ice in it instead of being warmer then the food itself and to top it all off I asked politely for my drink cups and got front row seats to an intense staring competition between the employee and absolutely nothing! Wouldn't recommend unless you are already miserable