Thirsty Whale Tavern

40 Cottage St, Bar Harbor
(207) 288-9335

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Lobster Roll Served with New England Clam Chowder or Lobster Bisque
Lobster Roll Served with New England Clam Chowder Soup or Chili
Lobster Roll Served with Chili New England Clam Chowder or Soup
Deep Fried Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce
Lobster Roll with Clam Chowder Soup
Blackened Blue Cheese Burger
Blackened Haddock Sandwich
Chowder with Garlic Bread
Blackened Fish and Chips
Haddock Fish and Chips

Menu

Appetizers
Deep Fried Mozzarella Sticks
With marinara sauce.
French Fries
Add rocha or chipotle mayonnale for dipping.
Spicy Chicken Wings
Wings with cheese crossing deep.
Fried Maine Whole Belly Clorns
Seafood Sampler
Hand battered and he cold water atlantic shrimp clams and haddock.
Potato Skins
Topped with bacon bits and cheddar cheese sour cream served on the side.
Garlic Bread
Onion Rings or Sweet Potato Pries

Chowders and Soups
Chowder
check special for selection.
Bowl Of Chowder or Soup
With garlic bread or dinner rolls.
Soup
check special for selection.

Salads
Whale Salad
Mbed greens with red peppers, black and feta cheese served with balsam.
Caesar Salad
Garden Salad
Mbred greens with carrots, cucumbers, celery and onion, served with your choice of dressing.

Seafood Selections
Blackened Fried Fish and Chips
All seafood selections below are served with your choice of 1 of the following: French fries, coleslaw, Caesar salad, or our whale salad.
Fresh Haddock Fish and Chips
All seafood selections below are served with your choice of 1 of the following: French fries, coleslaw, Caesar salad, or our whale salad.
Fresh Haddock Dinner
Larger Portion Than Above
Fried Shrimp
Sweet cold water Atlantic shrimp, hand battered and fried to perfection.
Fried Maine Whole Belly Clams
Fisherman's Plate
A fried assortment of cold water Atlantic shrimp. Haddock, scallops and clams. Hand battered and fried.

Haddock Sandwiches and Lobster Rolls
Our Famous Fried Haddock Sandwich
Sandwiches are served with your choice of 1 of the following French fries, coleslaw, Caesar salad or our whale salad.
Blackened Haddock Sandwich
Hand battered, blackened and fried hot & spicy.
Fish Club Sandwich
Our fried haddock sandwich fopped with bacon lettuce, and tomato.

Burgers From the Grill
Hamburger
Our burgers are antibiotic free, hormone free, grass fed and raised humanely. The consumption of row or undercooked meat may increase your risk of food bomo nine all burgers are only made grilled and ouderdo bun.add 1.00.
Blackened Blue Cheese Burger
Burgers from the grill our burgers are antibiotic free, hormone free, grass fed and raised humanely. The consumption of row or undercooked meat may increase your risk of food bomo nine all burgers are only made grilled and ouderdo bun.add 1.00.
Southwest Burger
pound 1/2 of lean beef topped with cheddar cheese. Bacon and jalapenos. Served with chipotle mayonnaise.
Garden Burger
Organic, vegetarian burger topped with lettuce. Tomato and onion. Served with our sweet cream and scallion house made dressing.

Chowder and Bisque
New England Clam Chowder
Lobster Bisque

The Old Standbys
Grilled Cuban Sandwich
Seasoned pork ham, swiss cheese, pickles and dijon mayonnaise on a grilled ciabatta roll.
Tuna Salad Sandwich (Grilled or Cold)
Choices for sandwiches listed below are: country white, wheat or marbled rye. Gluten free bun add.... 1.00 cheese- American, cheddar, provolone, or swiss.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grilled cheese sandwich with tomato and bacon 7.99.
Bacon Lettuce and Tomato
Yes! It comes toasted.

Beverages
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Orange
Sierra Mist,
Ginger Ale.
Dr. Pepper
Lemonade
Iced Tea
Old Soaker Root Beer
Old Soaker Blueberry Soda
Atlantic Brewing
Bar Harbor
Maine
Ginger Beer
Grapefruit
Pineapple
Cranberry
Orange
Cranberry
Apple
Tomato Juice
Coffee- French Roast
Organic and Fair Trade
Hot Tea
Hot Chocolate

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Recent Reviews

so overrated. not worth a wait when there is 10 better restaraunts leas than 5 min walk. it blows my mind to see a line of people waiting to eat here. food that is meh. alot of frozen stuff some stuff is homemade bu.t. more of a tourist trap than anything. although they do have cheap drinks ill give them that.
February 2026
Arrived to this town very hungry and this restaurant saved the day (night).

Visited this quiet town which is not so quiet in summer time, during the month of December, arrived there a bit late after a long road trip and this place was the only restaurant open at the town

They had a late night menu which was decently tasty, served commonly fast and very affordable. The restaurant was not busy with plenty of seating and easy to talk.

There...
February 2026
We stopped in for some clam chowder and it was VERY good. SO creamy! Had a couple ice cold beers too. Server was very busy but still attentive and we never felt rushed to leave. Nice spot to take a break.
November 2025

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Thirsty Whale Tavern

40 Cottage St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-9335