Anna's Water's Edge Restaurant

Great food, nice ambiance 👍

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’m a vacationer who has been coming to this area in Maine for a while and who has enjoyed many meals here, but today’s meal is the last for us at Anna’s. Everything from the food to the service was not just disappointing, it was offensive.

They close at 4, we got there at 3:30 and were rushed the entire time. We ate outside. We asked for umbrellas for the picnic tables but they wouldn’t provide them because they had already put them away as part of their closing chores. The teenagers were pushy about collecting our trays and were clearly motivated to leave by 4:00.

The scallops were disappointing. They were flavorless and tough.

The real reason for this review though was Anna herself. I’m still in shock at the way we were treated. She inappropriately yelled at my child for climbing on some maritime object. She embarrassed her and crushed her in front of everyone.

It’s a greasy spoon, family friendly restaurant with open fields where kids play. Kids make mistakes. And we tell our kids when they’re making mistakes. But if an owner has items so precious to her, she could put up signs, fence things off, or just not leave them out in the open. She also could communicate her needs to people, including children, respectfully. But she didn’t.

I spoke with Anna privately at the end of the night saying she didn’t have to scorn my child. She could have spoken to me or communicated without shaming her but she double-downed on her offensiveness, aggressively continuing to insult my child to my face. She behaved as if she was looking for a fight and needed a target to unleash her aggression on.

In any event, as long as Anna is running Anna’s restaurant, we will never return and I told her that. I don’t think she will mind, she seemed to not want our business from the moment we got out of our cars today. I’ve just never experienced such ugly behavior before. She should be ashamed of herself. Maybe she’s unwell and needs emotional and mental support. Tonight I’ll pray that God gives her some grace and hopefully she can find some peace so she won’t have to take out her aggression on her guests’ children.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Terrific restaurant on the water! Very peaceful views and freshest seafood!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good clam chowder, lobster roll, & steamed lobster.
Outside area would be great for kids on a nice day. Other reviews about service are true. A roudy group of kids inside won't be well received - but I appreciated that when some kids in our group were being annoying 😅
The mixed fried seafood wasn't for me - over breaded/fried. But huge serving and a true mix of scallops, fish, shrimp, & oysters.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great view , food was top notch, Maine at its best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The best, great staff, great food, and great scenery

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was so delicious. I forgot to take a photo of it because we were so hungry! The view is wonderful as well. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered a lobster only to see the bun half empty not toasted and a one slice pickle for 28$ What a rip off!!!

Atmosphere: 9 Lobster roll: dry. (Small pieces of chopped lobster put onto a roll that was dry toasted, not even butter toasted. 0 out of 10. No butter, salt, mayo, or pepper in evidence.)

What a great place on the water for seafood and beautiful views, I'll definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Overpriced and unfriendly owner really ruined the experience. Will not return.

Anna's is everything you want in a rustic, right-off-beaten-path-small-town-maine restaurant. It has everything from big juicy burgers to fried calamari and homemade desserts. Everything is fresh and cooked perfectly. The staff is very pleasant. They give you a lot of food! We sat in doors and the views and ambience was lovely.

And when you're through, you can browse the outdoor yard sale (just outside in front of the restaurant) that benefits the local as school camp!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tourist trap. Spent way too much money for a tiny lobster roll with a small amount of lobster. Cute atmosphere but it seems they are severely skimping out on their lobster given previous recent reviews. I hope They consider the feedback !

If you're expecting a traditional restaurant experience then you may be disappointed but the prices, food portions and friendly environment was a very nice surprise. Sits right on the water and you can be inside or outside (on picnic tables). Fairly large menu. The only negative was not being asked how we would like our burgers cooked. Make sure you tell the counter person who takes the orders. Would definitely recommend!

Disappointed at the quality of the lobster roll - overpriced for flavorless claw meat on an over-toasted hotdog roll. The person who took the order was friendly but once the sale was complete here was zero service.