Restaurants near Wiscasset

“Mussels & Brussels to start. Bolognese is tremendous. Beautiful rooms and decor”

“My wife and I have been searching high and low for a top-shelf dining experience in Maine since we arrived. Today, we drove 2-1/2 hours from Bar Harbor to Wiscasset to eat at “In a Silent Way.” It exceeded all expectations. James Beard-level food and wine. From the oysters to the steak tartare and raspberry panna cotta, everything was magnificent. Well worth the drive. Confident sharing, In a Silent Way, is the most elevated food in Maine. And lovely service as well. Gushing.”

“Good food, great steamers. But the bees wow. I literally bought a soda just to try to deter the lovely 5 we had away from our table. Didn’t really work, so we ate in the car. Idk what they can do about that situation, but yeah. Can’t really enjoy it and I wanted to”

“Let me put the cart before the horse and tell you this was one of the best, if not the best, experiences I have had at a restaurant. Corrinna was lovely. She took time to explain to this uninitiated wine consumer the differences between wines, glasses, and tasting, as well as pairing with foods. Speaking of food, this was also splendid. We started with oysters, which was a first, calamari, pork belly, arancini, and focaccia that melted in your mouth. My main course was the Swordfish with sweet potato puree, fingerling, and swordfish "bacon" jam. This is a silent gem that I selfishly stays quiet for my purposes, but Back River Bistro needs to be visited by anyone who loves a small curated dining experience. Much success to Matt & Corrinna. It is much deserved.”

“What an amazing hidden spot! Wish we had found this years ago! We come here once a year on vacation. Pepper is a wonderful conversationalist, and so friendly! Every beer we tried was excellent, and the food was amazing. We took some beer to go as well!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND! We are from upstate New York. ~Rob and Janet Dandrow”

“Nice friendly place. We stopped for dinner on Saturday night. Everything was lovely and tasty and met some nice people. Just realized today Thursday that I may have left a bag there realized today that I might have left a bag there. Called and sure enough they had found it in parking lot. Thank you so much Will definitely be back with friends. I had already mentioned it to some friends”

“The wait was an hour. But it was well WORTH the time. They don’t measure or weigh the lobster. They just load it up. I had leftovers. I have a healthy appetite but I couldn’t finish it all. I opted to not even eat the majority of the roll. It was tasty with the awesome warm butter that is served with it. This was my first visit but not my last. Awesome hard working folks.”

“Always great food and big portions! Wait staff is great too!”

“Amazing pizza, and the owner/chef is an absolutely great person to be around. The toppings are evenly balanced with the cheese, sauce, and crust. Jeff makes sure each pizza is cooked evenly. Can't wait to come back.”

“All food was fried but very good and light, not oily. Had the mixed basket with sweet potato fries and onion rings. All were excellent. The atmosphere was family oriented and popular with the local residents.”

“Enjoyed delicious apps and drinks in the pub/bar area! Great atmosphere and Annette provided amazing service and a delicious peach margarita!”

“I will now consider myself a regular!! The Sheepscot breakfast is amazing and filling. A wonderful friendly and welcoming place. This is a real diner with excellent food and service. Highly recommend!!”

“First time in my almost 70 years and decided to finally drive down with my best friend and it did not disappoint. We waited 2 hrs,made some friends along the way and the lobster roll was unbelievable. This will be a tradition now,GREAT job Reds”

“Was down in the Wiscasset area antiquing & decided to stop in to the Taste of Orient. Usually try to go there whenever we are down in the area. as usual we were very happy with the food, service . it was delicious & even had some to take home. The crab rangoons were delicious. The best we've ever tasted. Would definitely recommend. Will be back again when in the area.”

“I was pleased to see the sandwich shop has some very good help in Wisccasset lately, the food was really good and Terra was friendly and accommodating. I had my doubts for a while, but now I have changed my mind. 5/5/ 26
She is wonderful! Thank you Terra
Sincerely Carol Lewis 👍”

“wonderful service and great breakfast and coffee. I tipped them and thanked them for coming to work”

“I drove through to grab a cup of coffee super nice people 81 cents for a senior cup of coffee. I really don't know how to thank everybody for showing up that day and being my kitchen and making me a cup of coffee. So thank you.”

“The food was amazing! We had the Creekstone Steak and Monkfish and were not disappointed, both were done to perfection! The wine 🍷 was perfect (house favorite was our’s as well) We did not have time for dessert (concert at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House) but we will on our next visit 😊 Definitely one of our new favorites in the Midcoast area!”

“***update: I am editing my review a few weeks later- I should have done so sooner! The restaurant manager called my husband to apologize for our experience. They sent us a gift card in the mail so we can give them another chance. The customer service is greatly appreciated!! We look forwarding to coming back to use the gift card and give the restaurant another shot.***

Really disappointed in our experience at the Monstweag this afternoon on Mother’s Day. We made a reservation for 3pm. We left at 4:38 and our appetizer hadn’t even been started yet. We spoke to the waitress and after learning our app hadn’t been started, we requested the bill and left. We were told it would still be an hour before we got our appetizer and we had three very young extremely hungry children. The server was apologetic but we were not offered a concession, discount or anything (we had ordered 6 drinks at this point) for the extraordinarily long wait and lack of communication about it. I don’t normally expect anything like this but I was frankly blown away at the lack of communication or accommodation considering the circumstances - on Mother’s Day nonetheless! We’ve been to Monstweag several times in the past and always had a good experience. This was out of character for this restaurant and really disappointing. We left deciding where to try to get a pizza to try to get some food in the kids, knowing it would be too late to get a reservation anywhere else on Mother’s Day. I debated whether to write a review but I do think after an experience like this management should receive honest constructive feedback. It was a disappointing experience to say the least.”

“Staying at Wiscasset raceway for the weekend and decided to go out for ice cream. LOVE the ice cream Flight and the ice cream flavors. So glad we decided to go try them out. They had me at Ice Cream Flight! 🙂”

“Outstanding place that never fails to treat us to a wonderful meal. Awesome people & awesome cooks here! Absolutely love being a part of this area to be able to enjoy such wonderful food!”

“they were super accomodating and made sure I had the best dinner around after working a 12 hour day. thank you so much guys!”

“Lasagna is a must try and their cheesesteaks every pie they make is always delicious the staff is super nice and the vibes are always fun especially when they have a band playing.”

“The midcoast is a bit of a pizza desert. Look no further to finally get satiated. To quote Leia: “Help me, Vera; you're my only hope.”

Crust is top tier, roni cupped perfectly. No complaints!”

“Brought some of your Maine State Lager home with me to Villa Rica Georgia. What a fantastic beer!!!”

“As a regular and a big fan of the menu and the food, I was terribly disappointed to find several signature items missing from the menu yesterday. No more crabmeat items?! No more salmon BLTs?! The new owner explained that he can’t make money on them because they are too expensive…. Eider’s food was expensive to begin with, but always worth it and always something to talk about. Why d*** it down?”

“The service was friendly, the prices are right and the caramel cookie swirl ice cream is my new favorite!”

“This place is more than a restaurant, it’s a vibe. You can’t beat this pizza, it’s the best around. Highly recommend the food and the experience.”

“what a great day spent golfing and eating ice cream.”

“A local bartender recommended this coffee shop for a quick breakfast and it did not disappoint. Had a delicious pistachio latte and a maple snail, arguably the best pastry I’ve ever had. Wish I lived closer so I could stop by regularly!”