This secret little restraunt is amazing. The staff are amazing, and they make the worlds best banana sundae. Highly Recommend.
Gabi Fink
The best place in the Island. Excellent food and service. Good music in a free and dinamico atmosphere. A must in GDI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Bander
Outstanding food and drinks with fun atmosphere. Great excursion from
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony M.
I can't get over how good the food is here. I think about it weeks later. The drinks are outstanding, too. This might be the best restaurant I have ever been to in New England. It's a fun adventure if you're in Portland to hop on the ferry and visit. Make a reservation. It fills up quickly and constantly.Kid-friendliness: Best chicken fingers I have ever eaten. My 9 year old talks about them at school when asked what she did over summer vacation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs
Juan Pablo Madrid
The restaurant is clean and visually pleasing. Very instagrammable. Unfortunately, the food is mediocre. I ordered a few plates and the only saving grace were the mussels. At least the ferry ride was nice, but just go to Peaks Island instead.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Aileen Q.
The service was outstanding and the food was delicious! Our favs were the coconut shrimp, mussels and tuna crudo. Very unique dining experience!
Ashley O'Brion
The Crown Jewel is a favorite summer experience and it exceeded our high expectations yet again. The Ceviche was the best ceviche we’ve had in our lives! And the Lobster Tail was *chefs kiss*. And I dream about the Nightshade cocktail. The staff seem like they go above and beyond every time but now that we’ve been a few times, I think that’s just their caliber of service. Highly recommend this experience- it’ll be a highlight of your summer!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tim Likarish
A hip restaurant with a large variety of small plates, cocktails, and hip ambience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs, Burger, Hand Cut Fries
Alena Marvin
Definitely a must-try! We took the ferry over and showed up about an hour before our reservation, and they were able to seat us early so we could make the next ferry back to Portland. (Highly recommend making a reservation, we got lucky with that empty table)Service was friendly and fast, and the food was incredible. Portions are small but shareable. Be prepared to spend a decent amount of $ for two people - not a bad thing, the food is high-quality and delicious!! Bonus points for strong drinks, lolWe recommend: ceviche, mussels, island burger, nightshade cocktail
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
Meredith Braun
We went for my husband’s 35th birthday and were really excited because we’d had a wonderful experience last year. Our waiter was less than attentive, forgot to put in one of our courses, and handed us the check before we could ask for dessert. As we were paying, the table next to us came in and they made a huge deal out of someone’s birthday there and even comped them a bottle of wine to celebrate. It was really depressing how little they cared about us and then the extent to which they celebrated the other table! My husband didn’t mind but I did - the treatment of us really showed the difference.
The drinks are fantastic. The staff were great. We loved the mescal granita for the oysters - highly recommend
Amber L.
Dining at the Crown Jewel was probably my most favored experience of the summer. From riding the ferry at sunset to get to this hidden gem then enjoying the beautifully presented and delicious food, will remain etched in my memory for years to come. The service was phenomenal and the owner came around to say hello. If you're looking for an overall great dining experience, I would highly recommend this place.
scott thompson
Fun place, great vibe. Creative drinks. We found some portions to be disappointingly small. The shrimp and grits was an unacceptably small portion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sonia Gauthier
Eli was an amazing host and Liz made our experience over the top wonderful! The food was five stars, the atmosphere was so cool and we would highly recommend the Crown Jewel to anyone visiting the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin O.
Only ordered takeout so can't really speak of the service but the restaurant seemed like a nice cool place to eat. The food on their other hand was pretty terrible considering the price. The 20.00 Island Burger that I ordered medium rare had the consistency of a hockey puck. It was way over cooked and completely chard through. It was drenched in thousand island dressing which is all you could taste. No burger taste, no taste of the of the pineapple that was on it, just the thousand island dressing. Also My wife ordered the same thing and we both couldn't finish them even though we were pretty hungry. Pricey food that really isn't worth it.
This secret little restraunt is amazing. The staff are amazing, and they make the worlds best banana sundae. Highly Recommend.
The best place in the Island. Excellent food and service. Good music in a free and dinamico atmosphere. A must in GDI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Outstanding food and drinks with fun atmosphere. Great excursion from
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I can't get over how good the food is here. I think about it weeks later. The drinks are outstanding, too. This might be the best restaurant I have ever been to in New England. It's a fun adventure if you're in Portland to hop on the ferry and visit. Make a reservation. It fills up quickly and constantly.Kid-friendliness: Best chicken fingers I have ever eaten. My 9 year old talks about them at school when asked what she did over summer vacation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs
The restaurant is clean and visually pleasing. Very instagrammable. Unfortunately, the food is mediocre. I ordered a few plates and the only saving grace were the mussels. At least the ferry ride was nice, but just go to Peaks Island instead.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
The service was outstanding and the food was delicious! Our favs were the coconut shrimp, mussels and tuna crudo. Very unique dining experience!
The Crown Jewel is a favorite summer experience and it exceeded our high expectations yet again. The Ceviche was the best ceviche we’ve had in our lives! And the Lobster Tail was *chefs kiss*. And I dream about the Nightshade cocktail. The staff seem like they go above and beyond every time but now that we’ve been a few times, I think that’s just their caliber of service. Highly recommend this experience- it’ll be a highlight of your summer!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A hip restaurant with a large variety of small plates, cocktails, and hip ambience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deviled Eggs, Burger, Hand Cut Fries
Definitely a must-try! We took the ferry over and showed up about an hour before our reservation, and they were able to seat us early so we could make the next ferry back to Portland. (Highly recommend making a reservation, we got lucky with that empty table)Service was friendly and fast, and the food was incredible. Portions are small but shareable. Be prepared to spend a decent amount of $ for two people - not a bad thing, the food is high-quality and delicious!! Bonus points for strong drinks, lolWe recommend: ceviche, mussels, island burger, nightshade cocktail
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
We went for my husband’s 35th birthday and were really excited because we’d had a wonderful experience last year. Our waiter was less than attentive, forgot to put in one of our courses, and handed us the check before we could ask for dessert. As we were paying, the table next to us came in and they made a huge deal out of someone’s birthday there and even comped them a bottle of wine to celebrate. It was really depressing how little they cared about us and then the extent to which they celebrated the other table! My husband didn’t mind but I did - the treatment of us really showed the difference.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
The drinks are fantastic. The staff were great. We loved the mescal granita for the oysters - highly recommend
Dining at the Crown Jewel was probably my most favored experience of the summer. From riding the ferry at sunset to get to this hidden gem then enjoying the beautifully presented and delicious food, will remain etched in my memory for years to come. The service was phenomenal and the owner came around to say hello. If you're looking for an overall great dining experience, I would highly recommend this place.
Fun place, great vibe. Creative drinks. We found some portions to be disappointingly small. The shrimp and grits was an unacceptably small portion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Eli was an amazing host and Liz made our experience over the top wonderful! The food was five stars, the atmosphere was so cool and we would highly recommend the Crown Jewel to anyone visiting the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Only ordered takeout so can't really speak of the service but the restaurant seemed like a nice cool place to eat. The food on their other hand was pretty terrible considering the price. The 20.00 Island Burger that I ordered medium rare had the consistency of a hockey puck. It was way over cooked and completely chard through. It was drenched in thousand island dressing which is all you could taste. No burger taste, no taste of the of the pineapple that was on it, just the thousand island dressing. Also My wife ordered the same thing and we both couldn't finish them even though we were pretty hungry. Pricey food that really isn't worth it.