Wonderful private party space , excellent wait staff, good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Chowder
Peter Hunter
Very nice restaurant. Waitress was friendly. The food was delicious. Very open inside. Nice view of the bay and islands.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips
cindy
Made reservation and was told I'd have to be out of the restaurant in 90 minutes before the next reservation! That's a first! Seated in bar which was very noisy because of a local customer who was there just to drink. Loud and obnoxious! Food was very expensive for what I got-a steak and French fries. Not what I would call a dinner. Waitress checked back frequently. Would not go back. My last night in Maine-a big disappointment. But I was out in 45 minutes!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Neal S
Doors were open, 48 outside, everyone had their coats on.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
xplmr1
The phone recording states that parties of more than 5 should call ahead yet they never answered the phone. After 3 repeated tries we gave up and went somewhere else. Can't rate the food, I never was able to eat there. Update: On the following evening, since they didn't answer the phone to take our reservation, we just went to the restaurant. When we arrived we followed the signs to the restaurant on the second floor. When we got to the second floor with my disabled parents there was a sign that said to check in downstairs at the patio entrance. We made the trek back downstairs and across the parking lot and up the ramp in the rain with two other groups that were as confused as we were only to be told that we couldn't be seated because we didn't have a reservation. Now I'm no dummy, but this place must think very little of it's potential customers since they don't care enough to have the decency to answer the phone after their message says to call and make a reservation and then send us on a wild goose chase just to be turned away at the entrance with half of us still standing in the rain. I wish you all of the bad luck that you have earned and deserve. I will vote with my wallet and never visit this establishment.
Michael Rabideau
Great place for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karen Jarry
I returned my dinner twice. The 2nd time I gabe up and went home. Very sad. Very disappointed.
Food was tasty, hot, and plentiful. Service was prompt, efficient, and pleasant. Atmosphere was a little loud but not unbearable. We've been there and will definitely go again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Radcliffe
My favorite spot for grabbing a bite outside in Portland. Incredible to sit outside and inhale the salty sea air while chatting with friends and grabbing a drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cakes, Scallops
Mike Wood
workers are nice food is OUTSTANDING great place to eat right on the water went there 3 tines this year and can't wait to go back next year. I take my boat there. the dockmaster are extremely helpful
The atmosphere at Dockside Grill is fantastic due to its being right on the water. You can get off your boat and go right up to the bar for a beer after being on the water.
However, part of me gets the feeling that Dockside lets a few things go because they know they have a fabulous location. I felt the hostess, instead of being warm and friendly, was terrified of her job and of me. She needs some support around greeting guests with a smile.
I also felt the server could have been more friendly. She was nice enough, but pretty cool.
I went to the ladies' room. It smelled of pee. Yes, you have a great location, but when the bathroom smells of pee, I feel I am in a gas station and not a lovely restaurant on the water.
I had a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and it was good. My partner had a wrap which he loved. He also ordered the fish chowder which was very good but maybe too thick for my taste. We do usually have great meals at Dockside Grill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad, Seafood Chowder
Blake Moore
The Ahi tuna tartare is like Comfortably Numb in your mouth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Main Choice Inspections
Never disappoints
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathryn Moores
The restaurant is beautifully located on the water. Staff was smiley and friendly. Wasn't expecting such a small lunch menu and was hoping for new england clam chowder. Ordered the lobster and corn chowder. Very good but not was what I wanted. Fish and chips were good but not spectacular and my cole slaw was the size of a ketchup cup. Fries were cold. Ordered mousse for dessert it was so hard I couldn't get a spoon into it. Overall, not sure if I'll go back. Maybe try dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jen Haines
Yummy food , great view and Katie gives the very best service !
Wonderful private party space , excellent wait staff, good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Chowder
Very nice restaurant. Waitress was friendly. The food was delicious. Very open inside. Nice view of the bay and islands.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips
Made reservation and was told I'd have to be out of the restaurant in 90 minutes before the next reservation! That's a first! Seated in bar which was very noisy because of a local customer who was there just to drink. Loud and obnoxious! Food was very expensive for what I got-a steak and French fries. Not what I would call a dinner. Waitress checked back frequently. Would not go back. My last night in Maine-a big disappointment. But I was out in 45 minutes!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Doors were open, 48 outside, everyone had their coats on.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
The phone recording states that parties of more than 5 should call ahead yet they never answered the phone. After 3 repeated tries we gave up and went somewhere else. Can't rate the food, I never was able to eat there.
Update: On the following evening, since they didn't answer the phone to take our reservation, we just went to the restaurant. When we arrived we followed the signs to the restaurant on the second floor. When we got to the second floor with my disabled parents there was a sign that said to check in downstairs at the patio entrance. We made the trek back downstairs and across the parking lot and up the ramp in the rain with two other groups that were as confused as we were only to be told that we couldn't be seated because we didn't have a reservation. Now I'm no dummy, but this place must think very little of it's potential customers since they don't care enough to have the decency to answer the phone after their message says to call and make a reservation and then send us on a wild goose chase just to be turned away at the entrance with half of us still standing in the rain. I wish you all of the bad luck that you have earned and deserve. I will vote with my wallet and never visit this establishment.
Great place for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I returned my dinner twice.
The 2nd time I gabe up and went home.
Very sad.
Very disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Crab Cakes, Lobster, Seafood Chowder
Food was tasty, hot, and plentiful. Service was prompt, efficient, and pleasant. Atmosphere was a little loud but not unbearable. We've been there and will definitely go again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
My favorite spot for grabbing a bite outside in Portland. Incredible to sit outside and inhale the salty sea air while chatting with friends and grabbing a drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cakes, Scallops
workers are nice food is OUTSTANDING great place to eat right on the water went there 3 tines this year and can't wait to go back next year. I take my boat there. the dockmaster are extremely helpful
Restaurantji Recommends
The atmosphere at Dockside Grill is fantastic due to its being right on the water. You can get off your boat and go right up to the bar for a beer after being on the water.
However, part of me gets the feeling that Dockside lets a few things go because they know they have a fabulous location.
I felt the hostess, instead of being warm and friendly, was terrified of her job and of me. She needs some support around greeting guests with a smile.
I also felt the server could have been more friendly. She was nice enough, but pretty cool.
I went to the ladies' room. It smelled of pee. Yes, you have a great location, but when the bathroom smells of pee, I feel I am in a gas station and not a lovely restaurant on the water.
I had a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and it was good.
My partner had a wrap which he loved. He also ordered the fish chowder which was very good but maybe too thick for my taste.
We do usually have great meals at Dockside Grill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wedge Salad, Seafood Chowder
The Ahi tuna tartare is like Comfortably Numb in your mouth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Never disappoints
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The restaurant is beautifully located on the water. Staff was smiley and friendly. Wasn't expecting such a small lunch menu and was hoping for new england clam chowder. Ordered the lobster and corn chowder. Very good but not was what I wanted. Fish and chips were good but not spectacular and my cole slaw was the size of a ketchup cup. Fries were cold. Ordered mousse for dessert it was so hard I couldn't get a spoon into it. Overall, not sure if I'll go back. Maybe try dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Yummy food , great view and Katie gives the very best service !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cakes, Ahi Tuna Tartare
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