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    The Osprey

    4.2 (62 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Very decent V&T!
    Carolyn A.

    Great location, great view, protected outside seating on the deck and great picnic table alternative on the lawn- plus super nice inside tables with a view. Great bar with good choices, reasonable if not cheap prices. All that would get 4stars. Sadly the food didn't live up to it. Good local oysters, but at $3+ a pop at the $$$ price range. My friend had a very bland grilled fish dish. I tried the fish and chips, which were frankly amongst the worst I've had in Maine. I think you might have better luck with the salads, which looked great on the menu but I did not see come out. The recommended dessert was... Adequate. Bottom line, great location, adequate service, choose your food wisely.

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    Marty B.

    In Georgetown for a few days and am fortunate to be here for the first day of the season for The Osprey! Land and Sea dinner was excellent. We also had the Lobster Caprese which was very good also. Our servers and the owners were very attentive and we were happy to share this seasonal opening with them. Obviously a very happy occasion for the locals. Comfortable dining space with great views of the water and the ospreys.

    Oysters + Tapenade w/smoked mussels

    Rolled in with cutoffs and a tshirt and immediately felt right at home. We sat at the bar and were welcomed right away. The. Food. Is. EXCELLENT. Oysters were from right out the back door - incredible. Seafood stew, clam chowder (the best we ever had - not even kidding) and smoked mussel tapenade - all excellent. Great wine and beer list, cocktails too. Good music and not too loud. Great vibe to the place. Owners are great. Attentive and fun and not overly so. They genuinely care about the staff and it shows. Can't wait to come back.

    Lobster mac
    Alison K.

    Stopped in during our vacation in Maine after hearing a recommendation from friends that live nearby. Overall, I felt the food was a little overpriced but it was tasty. It was also very hot in the dining room so it was a little uncomfortable for me. It did have a nice ambiance. I started with a thyme gin rickey which was strong and refreshing. We came in on the later side, around 8pm, so the special tuna dishes were all gone and the waitress forgot to tell us this before we had already made our selections. I settled for the lobster mac and cheese which was priced at $17. I was expecting a much bigger bowl for that price but it ended up being a tiny cup. It did have nice chunks of lobster. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meals - steak fries, seafood chowder, green salad etc. The sweet potato fries were really good and I couldn't stop eating them. The desserts were quite large and we struggled to finish them. The tart was around 6" diameter. The pot de creme was pretty dense and rich but offset by the passionfruit. I would have preferred a smaller dessert and larger entree. The food took almost an hour to come out. The restaurant was pretty busy but I felt it was quite a long time for a table of 4. Waitress was friendly which helped make up for it.

    Best lobster roll in Maine. You can fight me on that.
    Maria P.

    I'm reluctant to review The Osprey because ... well, I'm local and this is one of our favorite places and YIKES do we want it to get so crowded with People From Away that we'll never get a seat again?!? But the owners and staff here are knocking it out of the park and effusive praise is due. The Osprey has changed hands several times over the past decades but this current iteration of "The Bird" is its happiest, most delicious, and most creative. For families and pizza lovers who want a terrific view of a lovely Maine harbor (complete with Osprey nests and the occasional seal poking its head up) the outside lawn scene (think: picnic tables, dogs allowed on leash) is great. The Osprey makes excellent wood-fired pizzas. So excellent in fact that Local Luminaries of the Elected Kind (who shall not be named, sorry) might even have had the pizza maker cater their daughter's tented Georgetown oceanside wedding. Yes: that good. Indoors the ambience is fairly ordinary but a BIG, brighter improvement from past years. If you're lucky enough to snag one of the outdoor patio tables (my preferred spot) you might be tempted to linger for hours, watching lovely boats put in at the dock and people-watching the folks who disembark. All while very friendly, helpful waitstaff serve you excellent drinks and outstanding food. I won't run down the entire menu, but to call out a few highlights (see pictures) and throw down the gauntlet here: this might be the best lobster roll in Maine. PACKED with fresh lobster, on a perfectly toasted-buttered roll, just the right amount of mayo/butter. If you're an oyster fan: the offerings vary but Maine oysters are really coming into their own and at our latest visit we had a half dozen outstanding Eros oysters from Georgetown, and WOW. Watch out Wellfleet. Drink pours are generous, cocktails are creative and The Spicy Margarita is memorable. What can I say? The Bird is Back and we hope it's here to stay.

    a view of a harbor from a window
    Lily D.

    I want to give this place more stars! We came for the view (which is lovely), we came because we were hungry & we will return because the crew here is phenomenal. They love what they do, they love where they work and it shows! My experience started when I called mid afternoon to confirm an online reservation and was greeted by the nicest person on the planet (I later found out was one of the owners). We got there and they were a little backed up and so we were 1 of 2 reservations on the porch, but there was only 1 table available and the super kind locals let us have the porch table. I'm telling you people walk into this restaurant and just want to be kind. We were recommended to order the scallops which came with polenta I wanted to bathe in! Our server, Amanda, was amazing. The hostess (I didn't catch her name) was so super kind as well. The vibes are just good here. I feel like the food tasted better because there was so much love in the building. I know it simple to feed people but it's harder to do when a restaurant down the street closes early for the season, half your staff goes back to college and you've likely been working every single day since May but man it does not show with this crew. If Ted Lasso was to own a restaurant, this would be it. Make the Osprey the top of your list when you are planning your next dinner out! Do yourselves a favor and give The Osprey a try, I promise, you won't regret it!

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    Connie C.

    Warm greeting from the hostess/owner who moved us to a table with a view without our asking. The menu featured local dishes - the seafood chowder was fantastic - and we shared a great ceasar salad and delicious cobbler. Don't miss this one - a real gem.

    Cornbread with sage butter
    Jenna F.

    The Osprey was recommended to us by the owner of our B&B, and it very much lived up to her excitement about it. She recommended calling or booking a reservation as it does fill up. We read some reviews to get a flavor of what drinks and food to try, but there are daily specials to look out for, too! It was clear from our experience that the staff takes great pride in both recommending dishes and accommodating slight modifications (see below). For example, I wanted to try the Bee's Knees but asked for tequila instead of gin. Phenomenal drink with local blueberry wine incorporated and used during a benefit to support maintaining bee populations. My husband enjoyed both of his drinks as well! The food was the true showstopper. We asked for recommendations, and our waitress recommended 4-5 apps and entrees with a variety of cuisines and palates in mind. We ultimately selected the following: Lobster Mac & cheese - phenomenal with lots of lobster. Very creamy and the crunches on top added a nice touch! Seafood chowder - we tried several during our Maine adventure and can honestly say this one had the most amount and variety of seafood. It was truly delicious! Cornbread with house made sage butter - the cornbread came out last and it was clearly made to order. The sage butter was so freshly whipped and a nice contrast. Steamed Mussels with Thai chili sauce - the absolute best of the best. The sauce packed some heat but complimented not only the mussels but also dunking our cornbread in it! The gluten free brioche that came with the mussels was also delicious! We would definitely come back again!

    Lobster roll with sweet potatoes

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    Delicious food at a beautiful waterfront location. They have a small but excellent cocktail, wine, and beer list - options for everyone.

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    Great food, great ambience, great staff and great food. You can't beat the beautiful view!!!!

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    I've been to the Osprey a few times with different menus. Their new 2024 menu is really nice, a big improvement over last year's.

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    Just had lunch at the Osprey. Prepare frozen food. Not going back. Just sad and boring

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    Food was amazing. Service was outstanding. View was great. Perfect night at a great place!

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    Shannon's Unshelled - Clam basket

    Shannon's Unshelled

    4.8(352 reviews)
    5.8 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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    Ports of Italy - Fettuccine Verdi Alla Carolina

    Ports of Italy

    4.4(414 reviews)
    5.2 mi
    $$$

    It's rare that I return to a restaurant that I really enjoyed and pick exactly the same dish I had…read morebefore; I usually want to explore the rest of the menu. Chitarrucci neri ai frutti di mare (black ink chitarra pasta with seafood), however, was something I really wanted to have again. I was hoping that it would be as great as I remembered ... it was. We started with Cozze alla sambuca. I would not have thought of putting fennel or sambuca with mussels, but it was a good combination. The other players (shallot and herbs) were well balanced too. The Insalata de Cesare was fresh and well dressed, with a generous portion of shaved parmesan. The Chitarrucci was the star, with pasta cooked just right and plenty of mussels, shrimp, scallops, calamari, and clams. If I have to be picky, the calamari may have been slightly over cooked, but I'd order this dish over and over again. (I didn't taste it, but the gentleman at the next table had a beautiful plate of ossobuco, with the osso standing up in the middle of the risotto with a sprig of herb 'planted' in the marrow. He said it was great) If you're anywhere near Boothbay, make a reservation and try Ports of Italy.

    We dined at Ports of Italy one night while in Boothbay Harbor. For an Italian restaurant, it was…read moregood but not great. We shared a Caesar salad, which was fine, but it was nothing memorable either. We each got our own entrees, which we hadn't been doing because it's usually too much food, and since we were on a road trip, there wasn't much point to requesting doggy bags like we normally would because we wouldn't be able to eat the leftovers. Unfortunately, neither of us finished our meals... they were both tasty, but we ended up leaving food on our plates. I hate wasting food like that. I think we'll return to our one-entree-and-share-it protocol for the remainder of our trip. That seems to be working for us. My chicken dish, Pollo con Funghi, which came with tomatoes, olives and mushrooms in a white wine butter sauce seasoned with basil, garlic and oregano, was tasty, but it was too large a portion for me to finish. There was also some squash, and we had ordered a side of spinach, too. I was very sad to not have taken the remaining food for leftovers. Would've been great. My husband ordered the Ravioli di Astice, which was lobster and ricotta filled ravioli in a prosecco and aurora sauce. Not sure what aurora sauce is, but when I tasted it, the sauce was delicious. My issue with his dish was that the ravioli was severely undercooked, and it was way too chewy... definitely not al dente. They simply didn't cook it long enough, which was a shame because the flavors were excellent. Big miss for an Italian restaurant. I suppose I'd give this place another try if we're ever fortunate enough to return to Boothbay. We definitely would have to agree on one entree between the two of us, though, so we don't waste food.

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    Winnegance Restaurant & Bakery - Hash Omelette, Thai Shrimp Scramble, Hash Breakfast Burrito, Scallop Omelette and fresh squeezed OJ mimosa

    Winnegance Restaurant & Bakery

    4.6(89 reviews)
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    Planned to do breakfast but missed the cut off which was ok. Such a cute restaurant maybe 5 minutes…read morefrom downtown Bath. Few outdoor seats on porch with some seats that have views of the Kennebec River. You grab your own drinks inside or at the coffee station (it's Benbow's too). But they do have an iced coffee and some beer and wine from the menu. Tip inside the fridge also has a few hot sauces to try. Parking is around thd front half loop in front of the restaurant. We tried the BLT and added chicken salad and the Grilled Corned Beef reuben and split. You get a bag of chips and pickles. We also got a side of the large pasta salad. It was mayo based but not heavy. It had olives which I dont really like but I could pick them out, didn't taste olivey. Inside is a bakery case. They had a few sconces including a blackberry one that looked so juicy (as opposed to dry that sconces are known to be).

    This is was awesome. We ordered two of the daily specials: scallop tacos and a chicken and egg…read moresalad sandwich. We also had two ice coffees , my sister had regular and I had Jamaican me Crazy . Mine was distinctively different and better! Highly recommend all, if available. We saw other regular menu items come out and they looked great. Service was excellent. It's a small place and can sometimes be busy, yet well worth the visit. Many people came in for pick orders, so that's an option too!

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    Winnegance Restaurant & Bakery - Cozy atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating

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    Red Cup Coffeehouse - Breakfast bagel: eggs, cheese, sausage, and choice of bagel. I go for cinnamon raisin to get the savory/sweet!

    Red Cup Coffeehouse

    4.3(167 reviews)
    5.2 mi
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    Great breakfast sandwiches! Helpful and fast service. We got our sandwiches to go, took them back…read moreto our hotel balcony to eat - about 5 minute walk - and they were still piping hot and the toasted bread still crisp.

    In the past few years I have been in the area Red Cup has always had a huge line at times going up…read morethe street. I have read the reviews and thought about trying them. After my visit I am just wondering what this is all about. Maybe just the drinks honestly. I don't know really and after my experience I am not sure I even want to go back. I stopped here to get some bagels to have for breakfast the next day. The bagels are not homemade, they are from NY which is not a problem. I was perfectly fine with that. The cream cheeses are on the homemade side. They tasted great honestly the ones we had. Where things went south for us is the male at the register taking my order. He basically told me I would be better off going to the Hannaford grocery in town for bagels and cream cheese, as I was placing my order. That kind of rubbed me the wrong way. As I am trying to give business to the locals. To imply for me go elsewhere was odd. When I was there there was not a long line or anything. So it was not like I was holding anyone up. I felt like maybe they did not want to scoop the cream cheeses into a cup. I do not know. But, it just left a bad feeling all together. From that point on I did not order any drinks or other food. I was just honestly done.

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