Good appetizers (we had the pretzel/cheese and the brussels) and the best blueberry cider (maniac blueberry cider)!!

Seriously, if you are in the Scootic area and you're looking for a great pub style meal, stop at the pickled wrinkle. We happened on this place and it's simply A great spot for a super burger and some excellent brews. I've attached the photos I took of the menus and some of the food. We were sitting at the bar near the kitchen and the kitchen is absolutely immaculate. Got a love that about a restaurant. The crew is friendly and the burgers were delicious. Pineland beef and home cut fries. Stop by and enjoy. read more

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The food- crab cakes and garlic, Parm haddock were delicious. Service was attentive and friendly. Ambiance was casual and comfortable.

The last night of our 2017 Maine vacation and we saved a bucket load of money by making our own meals...especially for dinner. Tonight we had considered going to a lobster shack, but instead settled for The Pickled Wrinkle because it not only had seafood, but other stuff on the menu such as burgers and pizza for the kids. It was also opened later than all of the shacks. We were pleasantly surprised. First of all, it reminded me of a dive bar. Lots of cars in the parking lot with out of state and many Maine plates, too. Tonight there was live music with an acoustic solo guitar player. There is a pool table but that was pushed to the side for the musician. The other side of the room was a bar with a large tv playing preseason Patriots. Lots of tables in between with harried waitstaff. The food actually was quite good! I had a clam roll with tater tots. You absolutely cannot go wrong with any place that serves tots! Love the tots! Both the clams and tots were filling, not over-fried, and tasty with cocktail sauce. Also had a side salad which consisted of vegetables from a local farm. For $6 it was a little small. Other seafood items were fried scallops (so good that nothing was needed to enhance the flavor), and a fish and chips which was just as tasty. Kids had a cheese pizza which was quickly eaten, and a BBQ pork sandwich which also was good. They had several beers on tap, several mixed drinks, and a couple of ciders. The actual pickled wrinkles (whelks) were a gimmick although it is supposedly a Maine delicacy. Tasted to us like a cold naked calamari that was a little chewy. Everyone in the place including us had a good time. Service was busy so wasn't always attentive to us but acceptable. Nice to experience new places! $140 including tip for 6. Had 2 drinks. read more

The Pickled Wrinkle - The famous (infamous?) pickled wrinkles. AKA pickled whelks. - Pubs Near Me - Birch Harbor, Maine

Best salad ever farm fresh like they picked it in the morning great crab on top great service!

Standard pub fare with great local brews. If you don't mind sitting in a bug-infested parking lot in the heat and using a rank porta potty to relieve yourself then the pickled wrinkle is a good bet for you. This kind of setup would be understandable prior to reopening but IMO at this stage (and the fact that every other eatery in the area is open for indoor dining) they're just delaying reopening bathrooms and indoor seating to save on overhead. The owner/manager was also extremely frantic and rude when we unknowingly attempted to enter to use the bathroom. Bizarre really... I will definitely be getting takeout here again but going to pass on the picnic table and porta potty filled with a year's worth of excretions that graced us with its stench from all the way across the blacktop dining room read more

Solid 3.5 stars - decent food, but nothing was particularly above average. We had a couple lobster rolls here and they had a great amount of meat in it - nothing except the lobster meat. This would have been worth the price point if there was any flavor or a better quality side dish included. I will say that it was stuffed with meat... I've just had better at a lower price. The fiddleheads were okay. A little too soft, but decent. The food was just very plain tasting, other than the gimmicky snails - which were cooked to a great consistency but soaked in what seemed to be straight , unseasoned vinegar. I would definitely never order that again. I wouldn't return to this place unless everywhere else was closed (as it was today). read more

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I was worried this was a tourist trap- I was so wrong. Restaurant was packed. Service and food were excellent. It has been a long time since I have seen such hard working wait staff. People checking in - delivering food and drink refills- all done seamlessly. I was thoroughly impressed. We had a carnivore pizza and cheeseburgers Everything was great. Well worth the wait. read more

Fun atmosphere; staff ALL accommodating. Specialty cocktails.....amaze-balls food choices--can't go wrong- and all of this without the crowds of the "busy side" of Acadia. PS the Park's right down the street (Schoodic Head) read more

The Pickled Wrinkle - Downeast sangria (left) Maine Blueberry Cosmo (right) - Pubs Near Me - Birch Harbor, Maine

We went to the Pickled Wrinkle for lunch. Wasn't expecting anything extraordinary because I don't read the reviews to influence me. So glad I did that this time too. Started with the Whelps (Pickled Wrinkle). I never had before. It's a Downeast delicacy. Not bad. Great with beer and if you order a dozen they are great with a six pack. I had the surf and turf and it was amazing! A really healthy stash of lobster on the burger. It was delicious. Son had the haddock Reuben that was good too. The crab roll was outstanding too. Best was the blueberry lemonade that was organic and delicately picked by the server from her farm. She was a sweetie too with an entrepreneurial spirit. (I'm a mind reader) and these things are easy to spot. Next visit will be a repeat for me of the crab roll and blueberry lemonade. read more

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Wow. We were exhausted from hiking and starving. I was a bit concerned because the person who greeted us warned us it may be a big wait for our table and even longer for food because they were slammed with visitors. 1st-we did not wait long. 2nd-our food arrived hot, delicious and rather quickly. Highly recommend any burger and the veggie chip (maybe seaweed?). Highly recommend. read more

The Pickled Wrinkle - Incredible local brewed beer!!! - Pubs Near Me - Birch Harbor, Maine

Great beer selection, we also had a mushroom burger and pulled pork sandwich with sweet potato home fries. All were excellent, I would put a touch more BBQ sauce on the pulled pork. Baxter beers are great. Great service and live music on weekends. Cool place. Highly recommend. read more

The Pickled Wrinkle - Beer - Pubs Near Me - Birch Harbor, Maine

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Great service and food selection. Most restaurants nearby are 95% seafood only. This was nice change of pace for family, having something for everyone. read more

This place used to be awesome and had a fair amount of seafood on a reasonably sized menu but since covid it's pretty much burgers and pizzas. Once in a while you can catch a good seafood item on the specials menu. The highlights are the steak sandwich which is really good and most of the pizzas are really good considering where this place is located. The service is decent although sometimes I feel like servers are pretty focused on turning tables even when it's not that busy which is mildly off-putting. All that being said, it's the best place I've been to in that area I just wish they would add a little more diversity back to the menu. Still definitely worth a stop if you're in the area! read more

Burger and pizza joint. I was eager to go here for the first time. Especially after the storm damage, I wanted to support a local business. Pros: Pirate cook(Thanks for the victuals!), local beef, gluten-free buns and pizza Cons: Waitress was inattentive. I had to track down our own silverware the(what I assume was the store owner or manager had to fill our water), and we waited for our check for awhile and then again just to pay. Overall, the food was standard fare. read more

We heard about this place and they did not have the escargot which was a total downer. I had the crab pizza which was good but slightly oily. It was my first time having crab pizza so I enjoyed it. The cheese dip was also very delicious but after a while couldn't eat so much cheese. A good appetizer to share with friends. Smaller menu now with Covid. read more

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Stopped for a late lunch while on Schoodic Penisula. Food was good, service was quick. Music was good but WAY to loud to enjoy. Had to shout to talk. Overall good experience. read more

Yummy! There are not many places to eat along the road on this area, but this was a find! Be prepared to wait but it is well worth it! Scallop Flatbread was wonderful and hubby's burger was great! Definitely worth the drive to get here! read more

We had a drinks and pickled wrinkles. You have to ask for the pickled wrinkles and they were delicious! Bartender was awesome. Great place!

We had excellent garlic parm pizza. Each had a mix of cheeses and a sweet topping added a great touch. The pepperoni pizza was decent. The Brussels sprouts were excellent we also tried the sweet potato fries. Those were good with the aioli dip. Pizzas are 14" for a large $20 for the pre determines toppings. We are out on a picnic table which was nice after a long bike ride around schoodic. Waitresses were friendly and helpful. They are short staffed so you go to a counter to order and pay but that didn't bother us at all. read more

My family and I stopped by for lunch and 4 out of 6 people got their burgers. 3 of us got the PW burger and we all said it was one of the best burgers we've ever had! Highly recommend stopping by! read more

Good beer and bar. Pizzas looked good. Husband had great hamburger w/ lots of toppings and perfectly cooked, delicious sweet potato fries. I had steak sandwich - real steak!! - very good; and Delicious hot fries. Stop by, if traveling near Birch Harbor read more

So we decided to have lunch at the Pickled Wrinkle. We were greeted by a friendly hostess, ordered some pretty good Maine made beer and ordered our lunch. So far, so good. My husband ordered a lobster roll and onion rings. The rings came with an aioli sauce and that's where things went screaming downhill. Halfway through the cup of sauce my husband came across a very dead, very old fly. It was pretty nasty. We called the waitress over and her actual words were "ew gross" and she walked away and came back with a new cup of aioli. that's it - no apology, no telling the manager, nothing. We would have gotten up and left right then but we were with my autistic daughter and there was no way she was leaving until she was done with her lunch. The waitress came over with our check and my husband asked to speak to the manager. That's when the waitress finally told the manager about the fly. The manager's reaction was pretty underwhelming, "oh, it's summer, the door's open a lot". They did take the drinks off the bill but the lack of customer service training was appalling. Things happen in restaurants but any good server should know that the moment something like that happens you get the manager and try and make things right with the customer. read more

I had soup and my wife had the clams Both were great. But pickled wrinkles stole the show never had the before. Look foreword to another time. read more

We stumbled on the place accidentally. My wife had the crab roll and I got the crab flatbread. Holy crap was the food amazing. I can't recommend this place enough read more

Disgraceful....messed up our order by putting in beef patty in place of a veggie patty. Writing this review with mixed emotions. Though food like seafood stew and crab roll tastes great, our order of garden burger in place of a beef patty was messed up. Burger came in with beef patty. To my surprise, our hostess said she forgot to write the garden burger down. Ridiculous as it sounded when one insisted veggie burger and had a conversation about it. Not sure what it is. May be they are busy and confused? May be arrogant and reckless about what they serve? Manager Blames it as mistakes happen and they are human. Total bullshit!!!! read more

Outdoor seating available. Friendly service. Good craft beers and the pizza was awesome, had the carnivore.

Wednesday 09/27/17 4:25 pm. After a wonderful afternoon on Schoodic point talking to Hank an Acadia park volunteer; time to stop and try the local hangout. It was pretty quiet as the season is winding down. There were plenty of tables. We started off with the onion strings which were not heavy not light but with an interesting mayo red sauce which had only a little flavor okay. We ordered the salad, fresh local crab roll from the specials board came with a side, we picked tots. The salad that came was more like a side salad which kind of sucked for the price a couple of Cherry tomatoes sliced in half and 2 cucumber slices! Guess produce is really expensive around here. One the plus side a lot of their meat and produce did state was local. The blue cheese dressing was house made I think. Yummy! The crab roll was the star! A good amount of cold, sweet crab meat with a light mayo maybe not sure, on a grilled brioche roll which was very good. No hiding old crab with sauce or something. It was good! The cold sweet crab play wonderfully with the warm toasted brioche roll! Worth $14.99! Service 5 stars Ambiance 3 stars just a bar type place Food 4.5 stars for the crab roll Other food 2.5-3. read more

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If you're in need of an uncommonly great meal, superb selection of local brew, and even space to eat outdoors, it's the Pickled Wrinkle.

Went in for a late lunch, and was sat immediately. The service was great, everyone was super friendly and never had to wait for anything I needed and was helped by whoever was available. Got a gluten free chicken sandwich and was soooo good! My partner got a burger and it was good. Will definitely be coming here again! read more

Good draft beer selection. The veggie burger with sweet potato fries were delicious. The place is very dog friendly too! Our dog, Sheba, loved all the attention she got from the staff! read more

Had dinner here while visiting the Schoodic Peninsula. My family all enjoyed our meals, and I liked the laid back ambiance. We felt like we stepped back in time in a good way. Would visit again. read more

Fabulous local restaurant. The fish and burgers are delicious and the service is always friendly. We enjoy eating here every time we visit the area. read more

The pickled wrinkles are delish. We came here on a Monday night and it was packed. We were told we could be seated immediately but have to wait about an hour for our food. We had time, so we waited but it was well over an hour for our food and we only got a burger and fish and chips. Not sure why the kitchen couldn't move even a little faster, but the food did come piping hot and was tasty. read more

Mediocre bar food Fried kelp is awful should not be on the menu. Yuck Scallop and bacon flat bread lacked scallop and bacon. Water was good. Fries were hot Pleasant staff. read more

Pickled wrinkle is holding it down after a long COVID year they kept their staff safe. The food is still fresh, fun, filling, consistent. Great beer selection. Friendly staff. Missing debs seafood stew. Looking forwards to having them back as a mainstay in the community with the full menu and indoor dining. Also our server here was really wonderfull, truly the best server I've had in forever but its not like I've been out to eat my skin is just seeing sun for the first time in ages. read more

Ordered 3 large pizzas for takeout, for around 70$ you would expect at least a decent amount of food. But no, these pizzas were small and tasted no better than pizza from the frozen section of a grocery store. Would not order again. read more

A very good place to eat. Had some delay but the flatbreads were very well made and the crab roll was good as well. Not a drinker but heard their selection was good, too. We stayed in the rental across the street and the crew was kind enough to let us have some of their leftover cardboard as a fire starter. We're headed back soon to try their lobster roll; we heard it was very good but they were out when we originally ate. read more

It's a great neighborhood restaurant and bar. The food is great, and the staff literally couldn't be nicer. I miss their haddock sandwich sooo much, but things got pared down during the pandemic. I hope it returns someday :) read more

Great service and the best sweet potato fries I've ever had. The burger was perfect with a nice buttery, crunchy bun...and loved the pickle too...fresh and snappy. Thank you read more