15 Best Seafood Restaurants near Perry

“Finding a good seafood restaurant between Machias & Calais is surprisingly difficult.Lubec & Eastport have a couple but they range from downright awful to just ok.The New Friendly Restaurant is excellent.I had the fish chowder & battered fried clams.My husband had the batter fried scallops.I’ll start with the chowder. I come from a long line of ME cooks.I grew up eating & making chowder & arguing about the best way to make chowder. I’m very fussy about my chowder 😂 The chowder I ate here was perfect. Nothing but milk, fish, potato & seasoning.The fish was fresh & in large pieces like it should be & the potatoes were well cooked & not mushy. My clams had a lovely fluffy batter-full belly of course.And my husband’s scallops were huge and very fresh.The prices were quite reasonable for the amount of food we received.I’m in the area for another couple of days and will likely go back-it’s that good. Highly recommend, especially the chowder!“

“I really enjoyed my meal, drinks, and the camaraderie at this restaurant. Thanks!“

“Had the buffalo chicken poutine tonight, it was amazing, not over the top spicy. Highly recommended. A lot of poutine for a small price“

“The best pizza we have ever had!“

“Every trip to Eastport is a treasure in itself but The Waco Diner is our favorite stop. Delicious food whether it’s off the menu or one of Chef Steves special weekly creations. Breakfast features their overstuffed omelets, Blueberry Pancakes and more. The lunch menu is huge featuring delicious sandwiches, seafood and salads! Dinner is spectacular with nightly specials as in TexMex & Chef Steves Seafood & Steak Entrees. Full bar from open till close with the outside deck having one of the best views on the island. AAA +++“

“Fantastic staff! Super friendly! Huge menu with tons of deliciousness to choose from! Great location in Lubec!! I would highly recommend this hidden gem!!!“

“Ocean View Takeout is the best ! Visited Aug1 while on Deere Island. There were 4 of us and our food was excellent. (Have been to the …Digger in St Andrews which I would rate a 4/10. In 2025) Ocean View is by far superior in quality of their food. Burger and fries were the best we have had this season !! and we are foodie critics. Keep it up Ocean View . We will be back the next long weekend !!“

“I would not recommend here from my personal experience. The breading on all the items was very thick,Therefore couldn't taste the seafood. its unfortunate because the sizes of the Scallops and Shrimp were huge. I pushed aside the breading as much as I could. The Coleslaw didn't taste like anything.“

“Best Eggs Benny I have ever eaten! Friendly service, chill patio.“

“The owner and staff are pure gold! We were unexpectedly without hotel accommodations on the first night of a 3 day motorcycle tour. We were late comers in their door close to closing time to figure out what to do. They graciously welcomed us in, quickly provided us with hot coffee and delicious beef stew AND MORE IMPORTANTLY made our situation their problem to fix. After a flurry of leads and suggestions from everyone next thing you know we had a place to stay and it was beautiful! They were our angels that night!“

“The best fish sandwich ever! We are addicted!“

“I had the best lobster roll ever. There was a huge claw piece on top of the roll and it was beautiful! It was very tasty and filling. My husband had clam chowder and it was flavorful and loaded with clams! Topped off dinner with freshly made wild Maine blueberry pie with ice cream. It’s worth the drive from Georgia just for this meal! The staff was very friendly, checked on us frequently and made sure we had what we wanted.“

“We were served by Danika on Wednesday for lunch. We were a group of 7 so she had to bounce between our two tables. Not only was she exceptionally attentive but she was personable and funny and really took great care of us. The food was delicious and the cheesecake selection really was out of this world!!!! I can’t wait to come back on our next trip and hope to see Danika again!“

“My son’s hockey team had a team lunch here and it was the perfect spot! The staff were amazing… fun, fast, efficient and so great with the kids! They had an area for the team to sit together and higher pub tables around the perimeter for parents to enjoy some peace together away from them 😆. They banged out the kids orders first and I was impressed with how quickly we got our food and drinks. Then they opened the big door to the patio and the kids went out there while the parents finished up eating and paying the bills. Great food, atmosphere and staff!“

“Homemade breakfast! Was great“