21 Best American Restaurants near Hallowell

“Traveling through Maine from Ohio. Saw Slates mentioned in a Maine tourist magazine. Met friends here and were totally impressed with the special menu. Our waiter, Michael, was the BEST. He shared with us the story of how the restaurant began and other interesting background information. The food was delicious. If we were going to be in the area longer we would definitely make it there again.“

“Great food atmosphere and service.“

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

“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“

“We had the BEST lunch here! Everything was delicious, beautifully presented and our server, Chris, was amazing and SO much fun! Definitely going back the next time we are in town! 👏“

“Absolutely delicious meal at the chef’s bar. Between us, my wife and I had the baby kale salad, cheese course, grilled oyster mushrooms, fried cauliflower, pierogies, mushroom fettuccine, and the brisket. Every dish was outstanding. Highly recommend going!“

“I just went with my friend to get some smoothies (i got mixed berry and my friend got the banana-chocolate with PB) and MY GOSH they were the best! Now I normally don't really like smoothies but this one just hit every right spot (especially on a hot and humid day!) The man at the counter was so kind and full of enthusiasm, and he made our drinks super quickly. This was my first time here, and I'll definitely come again, maybe to try one of their bowls or desserts! :D“

“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“

“I've been coming here since I was a kid, now I get to take my kids and we all enjoy the food! The only place I will eat seafood, the haddock is SO good I also enjoy the chicken, mozzarella sticks and whoopie pies! Fast service and everyone is so kind! The summers our family enjoy the outdoor seating! It's 100% worth the drive if you live far away.“

“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.“

“Food was great my bourbon steak was surprisinlu good. Sat at bar because service looked much faster. Think our bartender was Sasha. She was quick and friendly. Great time“

“Best membership around hands down.“

“Usually we are happy as this place isnt as busy so we can get in and out. Took a few minutes to even be greeted at the door. Then longer then expected to take our order, not asked how everything was after a few bites so had to flag our server down, refill on fries was 12-15 minutes, freezing cold in there as well. People behind us had to flag down server via another server too. I understand short staff but dont seat people unless you can serve them.Not fair for the server, although she had 4 tables and food runners. 🤷‍♀️“

“Beautiful day on Saturday for a beer and food! The music by Matt was amazing!“

“Mandy was such a delight. We came in for the first time and her customer service was spot on. Very friendly and made sure we got everything we wanted. It's nice seeing staff care about the customers. I dont have a lot of negative to say. Fountain soda was down, which saddened me but at least we could buy bottled soda. It was really cold inside the building but that's not a huge deal. I wasn't a fan of the nachos, however that's a personal preference I suppose, I just wasn't feeling it. I didn't like the biscuit but I don't like biscuits so that's nobody's fault. On the other hand the chili was absolutely amazing, best chili I've had in a very long time at a restaurant. It was on special so an added bonus, I should have ordered another batch to bring home. My husband enjoyed his haddock and since he likes biscuits he ate mine, he liked it. The menu online is very different from inside the restaurant but I was told the person who made the online menu passed away and they can't log into it, so no big deal, that's understandable. The prices are no different than most places, they have daily specials though but the menu isn't overly priced either. They also have chicken wings on sale each week, very good deals. There's plenty to choose from for those on healthy diets or vegetarians. Kids will love this place because there's a lot of kid friendly options. The atmosphere is very laid back, they have plenty of tables and have three tvs in the entire restaurant with a full bar. It's wheelchair friendly plenty of areas to move around. It's not an overly big building but it's a decent size. They accept debit/credit and cash. They have outdoor seating as well, very clean parking lot and tons of space for cars, parking lot is huge. The bathroom and dining are very clean. They make homemade bakery items that looked delicious. They seem to put a lot of effort in the food they serve and presentation wise too. They even offer merchandise to sell that says the restaurants name, I only saw tee shirts, maybe they have other things but that's all I saw. I love it when places make merchandise. I was very shocked at the hospitality, it was a good service.

Please do not think the minor nitpicks are bad. No matter where I go, no place will ever be perfect, not every service is the same rating. I point out both the good and the bad and it's best to be honest in your reviews. We had never heard of this place before and we figured to give it a shot, it's a pizza place, we should have tried pizza, maybe next time. However, mashed potato pizza? That might have to be on my agenda very soon, I bet it's good. Thank you Mandy and the other girl I didn't catch her name but thank you both for a great service, we will be back!

Overall, 4 stars! <3“

“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..“

“I had surgery in my throat before going here... Not even 3 hours before. The first thing I wanted was the best sherbet I could find. Thankfully cloud 9 provided the best! And they weren't kidding. It was some of the best that I've ever had. Thank you very much Cloud Nine by changing a bad day into a good one!“

“Well, I was in the parking lot today and I mean I didn’t even know I was there was a Longhorn steakhouse there but now that I know I’m definitely gonna stop by because I’ve been there before and other places boy is it yummy.“

“Food is always excellent and cooked to perfection. Never had a complaint.“

“Great breakfast and coffee too“