Writing this review based on two negative experiences. Waitstaff is completely understaffed. We waited 45 minutes for a table after being told 20. Once seated we waited another 30 minutes for sever to come over and take our drink order. When the food finally came out, they informed one person in my party they didn't have what he ordered. This is over an hour after ordering. French fries were ice cold for everyone else. To get to the point, a simple lunch took over three hours. The neighboring table was so irritated they walked out without paying. We didn't do that but I wanted to. Won't be going back. Urge you to be very careful dining here. Shame, because the views and hotel are gorgeous. Tom. Boston read more

Had brunch menu items with five others. Food was well prepared and well presented. Menu is somewhat limited and mildly flavorful (even the spicy items). Brunch for six was $220. Service was good, friendly, and more formal than most. Facility is modern and airy with high ceilings and lots of windows. The view is spectacular. High black rock cliffs and the rolling ocean below. read more

Whether you stay at Cliff House or are just in the area, you should check out the Tiller. Amazing view of the water; you can see the waves crashing on the rocks as you enjoy your meal. Dinner was fantastic. We had the lobster and corn chowder, lobster fritters, tuna, and lamb. All were fantastic! And for dessert, get the blueberry patisserie- so good. Service was impeccable. Overall just a wonderful experience. read more

We stopped here for a quick lunch before arriving at our final destination. Ended up ordering the Fish n Chips and a salad. Since neither one of us were that hungry, we decided to split both items. Our server asked if we wanted the chef to split the dishes for us, which we agreed to, never knowing that there was a $5.00 split plate charge on the bill. No where on the menu was that disclosed. Also, we both ordered lemon martinis. I guess the normal charge is $13 but to our dismay, the bartender used Tito's which incurred an extra $4 charge each. We were never asked what kind of vodka we wanted. Lastly, my husband asked for more dressing for the salad which our waiter brought him but that also was an extra $2 charge. it certainly is not the $ that we are upset about, it is the fact that they nickel and dime you on everything and definitely not transparent. read more

For the bar and breakfast: great food, generous portions, friendly service, and beautiful views. No complaints here! read more

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Great views. Great ambiance Service is definitely a little slow and not the friendliest staff i have seen. Drinks are weak. Menu is decent. My steak was good. My wifes salmon was not. Overall, just a 3 star read more

The Tiller Restaurant located inside the Cliff House has amazing views of the ocean and cliffs and a small bar if you wanted to have a couple of cocktails. When we booked our stay at the hotel months earlier, we made reservations for dinner and brunch so we wouldn't miss out. We had dinner on a very busy Thursday night. Luckily, we had reservations and they honored them on time. Our meal began with the Brussel sprouts which were delicious and cooked fresh. Seasoned to perfection with soy sauce and sea salt. Generous portion. Our entrees included the vegetable paella and the broiled haddock with risotto. I added chicken to my paella which was dry. My wife was satisfied with her haddock but mentioned she had better. Both portions were acceptable. The service for dinner was excellent and very friendly. It's expensive but the views were magnificent. We thought brunch was the better meal of the two. They honored our reservations on time. My wife ordered the Tiller breakfast which was two eggs, bacon, potato, and a blueberry crumb cake. I ordered the three egg omelet with mushrooms and tomatoes, potatoes, and a blueberry crumb cake. Everything was excellent. As coffee snobs, we would say the coffee was very good. Service was very friendly but very slow. The prices were very reasonable for brunch which was surprising. read more

Didn't get what was ordered. And bacon should not be dark brown. Waitress was professional and courteous. But food standards have suffered recently. Magnificent views, of course. read more

Beautiful space with a drop dead gorgeous view. The service was excellent. The coffee was very good. We all had very good omelettes. The breads were amazing. My wife said the English muffin was the best that she had ever had in her life. The restaurant is expensive, but you're renting the space. Brunch/lunch is less expensive and the daytime view is amazing. Worth a trip. read more

We had an outstanding experience at The TIller restaurant. I had made a note on our reservation that it was our anniversary, and our server greeted us by name and wished us a happy anniversary. I love attention to detail like that, it made us feel special. The restaurant, bar, and the whole hotel - everything is beautiful, elegant, but still comfortable. We were seated at a wonderful half-round table, so we were able to sit next to each other and both enjoy the view of the ocean. The ambiance can't be beat. Our server even dimmed the light for us once we had finished reading the menu. The bread appetizer is a MUST - it was literally the best bread I've ever had. Its a house baked focaccia served with a whipped butter, whipped ricotta, and soft roasted garlic cloves. I had a cocktail that was beautiful and tasty, I think it was called the Scarlett. I had the filet and my spouse had the short rib. Both were incredible. We shared the cardamom creme brulee for dessert, and our wonderful server added a chocolate with "congratulations" written on it, as well as complimentary prosecco. We had never been to the Tiller before, but we will certainly return for the simply amazing food, service, and atmosphere. One of the best meals we've enjoyed in some time. read more

Great views, food was ok, drinks were amazing. Definitely a place to come if you're in the area. read more

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I had two breakfasts and one dinner in this restaurant. Food quality is excellent overall. Nice staff and lovely location with a gorgeous view of ocean. It's not a cheap one but you pay for good quality food and nice view. read more

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Go for the million dollar view! It's a lovely dining room, smartly decorated with impeccable staff. Our waitress was so very gracious. The food is good. The Cliff house burger & fries for lunch was decent. Nubb's lobster roll was very fresh, although overly mayo'd for my taste. Certainly, the crashing waves on rocks steals the show here without a doubt. read more

The Tiller Restaurant - Cliff house burger - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine

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Come for the views! This restaurant has floor to ceiling Windows overlooking the water - it cannot be beat. However, the food is mediocre. We really like the scallops and mussels, but found the lobster roll to be lacking. Breakfast is overpriced but convenient when staying at the cliff house. The staff is great - we loved our waiter at dinner. He kept things lively and gave great recommendations. All in all, I recommend trying the food here if you are staying at the cliff house; however, if you are staying more than one big look into other restaurants in the Ogunquit area. read more

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I'm unsure why this place has some bad reviews. They had great service and drinks. We enjoyed just sitting at the bar and getting dinner. I loved the mussels, highly recommend. read more

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Visited the tiller for both breakfast and dinner during our stay at the cliff house. Both occasions we were very pleased. For breakfast we tried the egg whites and fruit along with the smoked salmon bagel. It came out in so latter in the shape of the state of Maine - cool detail! For dinner we had the scallops, salmon and incredible Maine mushrooms. Everything was so delicious! Our waiter Norman was very knowledgeable about the menu, made great recommendations and was highly professional. Not sure why so many bad reviews. I guess there are cheaper places off the grounds nearby by I enjoyed being able to get great food on site at the cliff house. Highly recommend! read more

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Not a bad thing to say- perfect environment, wonderful food and a Bloody Mary and fabulous service ! read more

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I had very high hopes for this place. Really wanted to enjoy it, but it simply put was just not good. The mac and cheese was awful, no cheese just noodles and imitation crab. The lobster gnocchi was a whopping $60 and was fishy and gross. This place is what I call whipped cream on sh**. Service was garbage- waitress had 2 tables and barely checked in. Do not recommend. Will not be back. One positive point- Jana the bartender was fabulous. Drinks on point. Bar experience was great. Experience went downhill the moment we were seated at our table. read more

Best breakfast of my life. Benedict & lobster and proper English tea. Great staff and very polite service.

The food was very disappointing. The salmon and scallops had no flavor and were over cooked. The lobster fried rice was flavorless, dry, and the lobster was over cooked. The short ribs had some flavor from mascarpone polenta, but the meat it self was a bit dry. The cocktails were delicious, but we went for the food. Our waiter was off, he split water while pouring my friends glass and didn't even acknowledge it, just walked away. He also dropped my lime from my cocktail on to the table, picked it up with his hand and dropped it into my glass, definitely not the type of service you'd expect at what is supposed to be an upscale restaurant. Very disappointed read more

First of all, this is a gorgeous restaurant. It's worth it to try, just for the views. Also, the service was outstanding. We were going to eat here more often during our trip, but after breakfast and $100, we decided to skip further visits. We had blueberry pancakes. They have blueberry butter to accompany the pancakes. Unfortunately, they were cold, and had no flavor. The butter didn't melt, the cakes were underwhelming. We don't mind paying for great food. Here, you are paying for the view, period. Worth the visit, once. read more

A must try restaurant!!!!! Even with Covid restrictions my family and I felt safe. A huge shout out to our waitress her name is Galian. She was very nice and was able to accommodate to all of our needs. We had a call prior to the reservation stating we had to be done eating by 9 pm due to covid restrictions so we were well aware which was nice. Galian was nice enough to inform us about finishing up dining by nine. She explained that she didn't want to rush us and it was only to follow the guidelines. We decided not to get dessert because we did not think we had enough time to eat it before having to leave although Galian surprised us with an dessert for my parents anniversary. Very sweet. And all before 9pm. Definitely try this place out read more

The Tiller Restaurant - One of our favorite dish - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine

Great breakfast and incredible views. Had the crab and chorizo burrito. $22 but well worth it, big portion and very tasty.

Our 3rd or 4th visit to The Tiller for dinner and it did not disappoint. Of course the views are incredible but the service and the food is also fantastic. A great variety of not typical dishes for appetizers as well as main courses. Everything we had was delicious and beautiful. They even made Virgin fruit drinks for our kids just for fun. It's so nice to be able to walk over to this wonderful atmosphere restaurant for dinner and then walk back to your room afterward - that a meal of this caliber is available on site to the Cliff House. Everything was prepared perfect. If I had to complain, the table seated next to us had two children that I would guess were 5-7 years old and allowed them to run quite wild for the duration of the meal. One even knocked his chair over with him in it and landed on our table and my leg and foot - to give context that I'm not being a grumpy person. I've had kids and I get it - they can't learn how to behave without being given chances to learn what is and isn't appropriate behavior. But I'm surprised that no one from Cliff House asked the family to have their children remain seated for the meal at the dinner time hours of such a high end restaurant. Of course this is an anomaly and hasn't happened at any of our other experiences but training staff for how to graciously handle this may be useful. It persisted for our entire 1.5 hour visit. read more

Second time visiting The Tiller, both times staying at the cliff house. Wouldn't recommend other than for drinks/daytime views. Service was excellent. We were seated right near the gas fireplace and it was almost too toasty (should have dressed for summer weather!) but good ambiance. We went during Christmas break so there were a lot of crying children, which is a bit frustrating when your meal for two is $250+. I ordered a chef's "special" gnocchi which didn't include prices on the menu. The dish was around $60 (due to truffle and lobster, see photo) and was not worth the price. Shared a cheese board which was okay. Holiday cocktail was delicious! read more

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It's a no. Asked for the burger well with no pink. Was taking my first bite when the waitress asked how it was. I said fine because I hadn't even got into it yet. Saw the pink, did not eat it, and she offered no discount. So $24 plus tax and tips for fries. read more

Brussel sprouts appetizer was good Bell and Evans Chicken entree was deplorable. Chicken was overcooked and succotash was flavorless! My wife had lobster roll. Underwhelmed and over priced. Cheesecake came out. It was frozen! read more

So disappointed. Was here last in 2021 and it was quite good. Yesterday tried it with two friends for lunch. What a difference. Two pre-meal cocktails, a Lemondrop, and a Margarita were so watered down we could not detect any alcohol and we sent them back. Server took them away and never returned with replacements. They were still on our bill at the end though. Food was inconsistent. Lobster/Corn chowder was a flavorless goo of potato starch. Grilled chicken added to a strawberry salad was so overcooked it could barely be cut with a fork and knife. Fish and chips dish was quite good however. After returning the cocktails our server disappeared and we did not see him again until the end of our meal. For an upscale resort destination this falls far short of what I would expect of the signature restaurant. Won't be back. read more

What a beautiful spot to enjoy a meal and amazing cocktails. The staff are so welcoming and are very attentive to everyone. We stayed a couple of nights at the Cliff House and decided to spend our NYE dinner with the Tiller. We ordered a very good looking quail dish but had to send it back as it was very raw in the middle. The trout special seen in my picture was the highlight of the table and recommend it. Being by the ocean, we had to order oysters which were a burst of flavor and were awesome. Unfortunately we also had to send back the roasted chicken, as blood was coming from the inside. I enjoyed the short rib stew for dinner but my wife stole it and traded me for her Halibut that was better, so I win. If you drop in to enjoy a meal I would stick to the seafood, as I feel this is in their wheelhouse. read more

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Enjoyed each meal here we had the salmon toast, chorizo + crab egg taco and omelette... would definitely recommend.

I had clocked the poor reviews of this place over the course of this summer so wasn't sure if it would be a good choice for our trip. On the last night at the Cliff House we wanted to eat on property so we could be in bed earlier so took a chance and were able to walk up and get a table despite them being booked. The one problem I had is that they didn't answer the phone all afternoon so I couldn't ask them about a reservation. The food was excellent - we got the specials: tomahawk ribeye, gnocchi, and whole lobster. They were perfectly cooked and getting the lobster lazy style was lovely so we didn't have to pick it out of the shell. Our server was excellent and helpful. I would go back for sure. read more

The worst experience. The service is super slow . But look at this taco bowl , rice is so bad like a rock . The mussels are smell like an ocean. I would never spend my time & money at this place read more

The Tiller Restaurant - Taco poke bowl .... the worst I had in my life. - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine

Overall - a very elegant beautiful restaurant with an incredible view, calming decor, and excellent service. My partner and I came here twice in 3 days for lunch. The first time we ordered the baby kale + grilled salmon and the seafood summer chopped salad and the Sterling Young sparking rose. The second time we ordered the same meal except it was baby kale + tuna Poke. Let me start by saying we like to eat and we appreciate quality service. The view here though is a show stopper. Very few restaurants on the east coast offer a beautiful view that would compare to this. Its stunning and calming and peaceful. You feel different with this view vs your typical ocean view. Im told you can sometimes see whales during the summer. And the decor just adds to the experience. The details in color choice, art, comfortable seating, table herb pieces all add to the environment and vibe. The designer of this place has outstanding taste. Service - Nathan was our server the first day, Jeff was our server the second time. Both were well trained, good demeanor, knowledgeable, and hard-working. They made for an outstanding experience. In addition, the staff around the restaurant who take care of us and who we were able to observe were on point. Attention to detail is valued here and I also appreciate the employ and train younger folks. The message of this restaurant and the farms/locals they work with is important. We value their mission and i intentionally seek to support these types of hotels/restaurants/chefs. On the fun and unexpected side, the people watching here is entertaining. You get a good variety of fancy lunch folks, families, older folks, old money, boring types, and lively types. It makes it fun to look around when you are willing to take a break from the view. On the wine, both times we ordered the sparkling young rose. Its fantastic. This is not an easy wine to source. Please order it and please tell me how i can find it. Its delicious and when i read the bottle - its sustainable! Again aligns with my values. On the food - its good. We didnt try a lot but its really hard to find quality veggies in maine. These salads were a good size, light and refreshing. The chopped salad also had some much diversity in it. Those pickled onions were a welcome acidity to it. The smoked salmon is house cured and epic. Paired with the quail egg and lemon ricotta - excellent combination. Also the tomatoes were perfect and the dressing for each salad was just right (and not too much). I preferred the grilled salmon to the tuna poke add on - tune poke was plain but if you wanted super light protein, its a great choice. My only constructive feedback - both times the scallops and the shrimp in the seafood salad were not well executed. They were well seasoned but they lacked the sear which is needed. They tasted great but that missing texture aspect was very noticed and i was surprised it happened twice. Those take minutes to sear so i hope they are made to order (its not busy or crowded due to covid). I suspect they are prepped in advance which gives them this steamed quality to them which is unfortunate. Also there were no fresh herbs on the salad.... really surprising. We will still come back! Its a great spot. I gave it 4 stars because environment, service, are excellent but the food, menu are just good. For this type of farm to table, the food should taste great all the time and I would desire more vegetable sides (not just french fries). read more

The Tiller Restaurant - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine

Beautiful views, absolutely stunning! Definitely get something seafood oriented - this is what they do best. I had a lobster BLT during brunch and a delicious salmon for dinner during our stay. The salmon was cooked perfectly, I like it slightly pink and undercooked, most places absolutely dry out their fish - this was great. Also don't be afraid of the SEAcuterie! So unique! I work in cheese and rarely get a cheese board so this was a great change of pace. Smoked salmon, cured tuna grainy mustard and some other interesting items. read more

The Tiller Restaurant - SEAcuterie - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine

Elegant yet casua staffl with an unforgettable and breathtaking views. Our meals were very good and thoughtfully prepared and delivered. We can't wait to return and explore the spa! Peace out! read more

Avoid avoid avoid unless you want to be very disappointed while having your pockets emptied. Food sounded great on the menu but when served was t was far from great and did not match the descriptions at all. Not well made and certainly not worth the price. read more

Fishiest smelly fish. Sent it back. Strip steak $48... tough as nails. Cheesecake hard and frozen. Corn bread was soaking with oil! What a lousy restaurant! Wonderful wait staff. Beautiful hotel. Horrible restaurant. Never again.oh I forgot to mention, lobster bisque was delicious but the potatoes were raw, corn husks in the soup get stuck in your teeth! Seriously folks! Shame on you! read more

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My husband and I stayed at Cliff House for a night and had breakfast included in our rate. We took the morning to relax and came for breakfast on a Monday around 10 and were immediately seated at a beautiful table in the window overlooking the cliff. Our server was very friendly and helpful in choosing our dishes. I started with a cappuccino and my husband had a hot coffee. The coffee was high quality and surprisingly good (sometimes I find restaurants have very light coffee, but this was nice and dark). My cappuccino was huge but it wasn't the best. It was very milky and seemed to come from a machine, which is fine, a lot of restaurants do it that way. I just found it odd that they have a nice coffee shop on the grounds but don't use a similar setup for their restaurant drinks. I had the blueberry bread pudding french toast and my husband had the lobster poutine. The french toast wasn't huge, but was the right size portion, and was delicious. It was decadent and had tons of fresh blueberries. The lobster poutine was next level. I almost felt like since we were later in the breakfast shift they gave us extra to use it up, because it was a huge portion (NOT complaining). It had tons of lobster meat and cheese curds. I would have never thought to put lobster on top of potatoes and cheese but it was so, so good. The lobster gravy/sauce on top was also perfect. We really enjoyed our breakfast here and while it's not a cheap restaurant, I'd definitely recommend it for breakfast. We did stop in the night before to grab drinks to bring back to our room and I was impressed with their bar. The bartender gave us 3 really nice sized tastes of red wine so we could decide on a bottle. I also felt that their wine prices were very reasonable, almost low, for the price of everything else at Cliff House. And the wine was still high quality. Around dinner time it definitely gets hectic here. It was a struggle to get to the bar and the place seemed a little overwhelmed. Overall though, we were really pleased with our experiences at The Tiller. read more

Do not eat here! You are paying for the views, but the food was terrible. Our waiter was very sweet, and the martinis were good. But look at the $28 charcuterie board. read more

The Tiller Restaurant - Charcuterie - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine

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Wow, the views here are stunning. Not a bad seat in the restaurant, every seat has a sprawling view of the ocean. I didn't expect too much from the food (based off the yelp reviews) but was pleasantly surprised how generous the portions were and how delicious everything was. I had the scallops, which I often avoid ordering because the portion is so small, but here there were 4 large scallops served with pork belly over a sticky rice with a fried egg, so it was a large serving size and as good as it sounds. A really interesting asian fusion dish that just worked. The scallops were perfectly grilled with a slight char on the outside. I'm not sure what experience other people had, because everyone at my table thoroughly enjoyed their meal. Worth the drive out from downtown Ogunquit! read more

The Tiller Restaurant - American Near Me - Cape Neddick, Maine