22 Best American Restaurants near Hallowell

“This morning my husband and I enjoyed brunch here. The atmosphere is fun and inviting with interesting art work all around, including some very unique light fixtures. It was busy, however, our waitress kept offering us excellent service and had a wonderful young lady helping her. Combined they were an excellent team, even when I stopped to ask many questions on items they were serving. The food was delicious with perfect serving sizes. It was our first time and we enjoyed each aspect. We will definitely try dinner next! Thanks to everyone for making a great first impression from the time we walked in and out of your place!“

“We were in town visiting from Virginia and thought we’d give it a try, as the food smelled amazing as we passed by diners as went by the outdoor seating. We ordered the Chef’s cut steak, which came with roasted potatoes and carrots. DELICIOUS! The steak was cooked perfectly, the veggies were so good I could have eaten them for a meal. We had the triple chocolate cake for dessert, totally enough for two people. It was light, and not too rich. We also suggest the Lunch Pail for a drink. The outdoor seating is just perfect for a date night!“

“5/20/22 sticky table poor service sent mozzarella. sticks back (how can you mess those up?really) cold entree worst meal. so disappointing. Also watching owner out the window making out with some woman. unprofessional“

“Food was excellent, great atmosphere, waiter was fantastic“

“Highly recommend! amazing customer service and the food is delicious, especially the Asian Shrimp!“

“We loved everything. The raspberry mint mule, prickly pear margarita, and Honey buzz were great cocktails. We got two tasting menu meals and tried two of each course. Everything was excellent but the highlights were the beets, schnitzel, pirogues, mushroom linguini, and brisket. The environment was welcoming and the chef was entertaining a group at the bar for the whole meal.

Edit: my gf talked and agreed that they should give you more bread because the bread is very good. That’s the only note we had for improvement.“

“White Duck Brew Pub in Winthrop was amazing! Friendly team there and the poutine was by far the best poutine I have ever eaten!!“

“My wife and I enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner there. It was very good. Service was excellent. Very friendly waitress“

“Delicious and affordable chicken and seafood. Laura and the gang are the best and offer 10% off for Veterans 🇺🇸 😊“

“Just learned this was originally Park's Diner on Front St. in Waterville!! I ate breakfast there all the time back in 1959 when I was a kid with my dad.“

“Great food!! Nice atmosphere too! 😎“

“Oh my god, Applebees. I told the waitress and I’ll say it again: Applebees has NO BUSINESS popping off like they did with my steak tonight. The bourbon one. Are you kidding me?? Is Applebees hiring 5 star chefs these days?? Seriously, top 5 steaks of my life, and I’m picky. That was fresh, too. The mushrooms were amazing, and the potatoes were a perfect compliment. Will absolutely return anytime whatever magician was in the kitchen tonight is on again. Seriously, be proud of yourself, whoever cooked that steak. Also our server was a lovely tall lady, the first host we saw was a nice guy with glasses who was pleasant, and second host was a nice tall young man who was quick and smiley. Thank you.“

“we visited on 7/20/24. Made it a point to try the food. asboutley amazing. We would highly recommend The Wood Shed, staff was great. Just everything about it was a good experience. My wife and I even got to meet Chase and Ashley's Mom, she was a sweetheart, even let me take a picture of her and my wife.“

“Great vibes great drinks and the owner Ryan is a real brother 🇺🇸🇺🇸💪“

“Parking: Plenty of space

Kid-friendliness: Had my Grandson's 7th birthday there He's autistic but the staff of couese did not know. He ordered the lemon cake as was on the menu. When it came the cook had added strawberries & cool whip. Which could of caused a meltdown but he remained calm while his Mom tried to scrape added stuff off. Still not the lemon cake advertised so he opted for donuts & fondue instead. My broccoli was cold & I asked for cheese but it had none. They did accomadate for that. The waitress never cleared our table or asked if we wanted refills. But burgers were good. And the staff did sing my grandson Happy Birthday 🎉 🎂. So it ended well.“

“We held a reception in the 'Next Level" function room of the Bling Pig last Friday following a funeral. The food was great, the owner, Brandi was so very kind, accommodating and attentive in caring for us. So was sooo understanding during this difficult time. The space is absolutely beautiful for such an occasion, comfortable, well appointed, clean, I can't convey enough superlatives on this space. The food that's available for groups is great, wonderful. Fairly priced, well presented. Hat's off to Brandi and crew!!!!!! Thank you!“

“The new pot stickers were fabulous, light and tender and beautiful, Oysters super fresh, seafood medley great as always, honey soy and parmesan crusted scallops were both big hits. We ended happily with the chocolate mousse and triple berry meringue. It was quiet and the server was very pleasant and attentive. It was a very successful birthday dinner.“

“We had an exceptional server Beka last night. She was very attentive, funny, spot on bringing our drinks and kidding around. Thank you for an enjoyable evening..“

“My husband and I had a night without the kids last weekend! We went here for supper! They have delicious food! And the service was fantastic! We each had the steak tips! Yumm!

Kid-friendliness: I would say it’s definitely kid friendly not a quiet restaurant.“

“Great breakfast and coffee too“

“Good food, good service. But, I have a problem with trash, stray food and floors that aren't cleaned up regularly. Come on Texas Roadhouse you can do better cleaning up the floors. There was a time, not that long ago, those that bussed the tables also cleaned under and around the table on the floor. You had wait staff hanging around their order station chatting with each other. There's a saying, "If you have time to lean, you have time to clean"! You have plenty of wait staff that could be helping clean up the floor, that shouldn't be left for the end of the night.“