Where do I want to stay and where do I want to eat?
We're probably only there for 2 days and lobster is a must for 1.
We're probably only there for 2 days and lobster is a must for 1.
Portland, Maine
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DiMillo's is a must. Its a retired ferry turned-fine dining. Can definitely take care of the lobster.
If your schedule allows it jump on the Cat and go to Nova Scotia. Pretty sure they do day trips.
http://www.visitportland.com/visitors.aspx
You know I think we did eat there once. It was like 7 years ago though LOL.
And we also ate at Fore Street.
http://www.duckfat.com/menu.html
I've always wanted to check this place out- anyplace that cooks their own fries in duck fat is tops on my list. Check out the Duckfat Poutine... :-O
I've always wanted to check this place out- anyplace that cooks their own fries in duck fat is tops on my list. Check out the Duckfat Poutine... :-O
The Front Room for breakfast, on Congress St.
Vignola's. Italian place.
Haven't been to DuckFat, but after looking at the menu, Holy Crap, we're going next time up there! (in-laws are close to Portland) Pooooouuuuuuutine!
Vignola's. Italian place.
Haven't been to DuckFat, but after looking at the menu, Holy Crap, we're going next time up there! (in-laws are close to Portland) Pooooouuuuuuutine!
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This is an excellent recommendation. The poutine is
we ate at this place a few weeks ago and i loved it
http://www.local188.com/
also had brunch @ the Farmer's Table...lobster, basil and cheese omelet was so tasty.
http://www.local188.com/
also had brunch @ the Farmer's Table...lobster, basil and cheese omelet was so tasty.
The Porthole has great breakfast, lunch and outdoor seating on a wharf. I've never gone for dinner.
Fore Street is excellent but pricey and reservations are required. Worth the effort.
I'd hit Porthole for breakfast, Duckfat for lunch/snack and Fore Street for dinner.
Don't let the lines @ becky's fool you into thinking its anything special. Middling diner fare is all they offer.
Fore Street is excellent but pricey and reservations are required. Worth the effort.
I'd hit Porthole for breakfast, Duckfat for lunch/snack and Fore Street for dinner.
Don't let the lines @ becky's fool you into thinking its anything special. Middling diner fare is all they offer.
We booked a $169/night hotel for $79. HOORAY Priceline!
Fore Street is one of the best.
Duckfat is awesome for lunch. Not much seating, and can get very busy.
Hugo's is just down the street from Duckfat. It's my choice for fine eats. Rob Evans is a James Beard winner.
Duckfat is awesome for lunch. Not much seating, and can get very busy.
Hugo's is just down the street from Duckfat. It's my choice for fine eats. Rob Evans is a James Beard winner.
Anyone been to the Great Lost Bear? How is it? Worth going to if we want to have a couple of cold tops? Impressive beer selection.
This thread is making me hungry.
The Great Lost Bear isn't a place I would ever go, but there is nothing wrong with it if you want to try it out.
This is a newish place that's all about beer : http://novareresbiercafe.com/ It's kinda hard to find.
I can also point you to the dives if you want something different.
As much as you like beer, definitely go to the Lost Bear. Have a few there, and eat dinner somewhere else. A stop at the Sebago Brewpub on Middle Street for pints of Frye's Leap IPA and Boathouse Brown is also recommended.
Fancy Dinner - 555, Hugo's, Fore Street, Street & Co, Bresca.
Regular Dinner - Susans Fish and Chips, Caiola's, Front Room, Flatbread.
Lobster - Lobster Shack Cape Elizabeth
Lobster Roll - Falmouth Sea Grill
IAB might be dissappointed:
You MUST do breakfast at Ruski's. You can also start your drinkin there at the same time! Here's a review:
http://theportlandbreakfastclub.blogspot.com/2007/12/dining-date-12.html
Other than that. If I went back, I would definitely go back to Brian Boru's for a Guinness,
Sebago Brewing for decent food/brew, $3 Deweys for the hell of it, Bull Feeneys for another Guinness, then just walk around until you find something you like.....there's really a lot between congress and the waterfront. fore street, wharf street.
Man, I need to get back up there.
You MUST do breakfast at Ruski's. You can also start your drinkin there at the same time! Here's a review:
http://theportlandbreakfastclub.blogspot.com/2007/12/dining-date-12.html
Other than that. If I went back, I would definitely go back to Brian Boru's for a Guinness,
Sebago Brewing for decent food/brew, $3 Deweys for the hell of it, Bull Feeneys for another Guinness, then just walk around until you find something you like.....there's really a lot between congress and the waterfront. fore street, wharf street.
Man, I need to get back up there.
The Cycling Gourmet has spoken. If you need to find a restaurant in the Northeast, just ask berkshire_rider.
I would recommend flatbreads for lunch, they have an interesting array or organic food and the view is great.
However I do recommend staying away from the waterfront if you see a cruise ship docked.
If it was me I of course would take a ferry trip to Peaks Island. The Inn on Peaks Island has a very comfortable restaurant with the usual selection of beers and good eats. The island itself is beautiful and the ferry ride is a well worth the $7. Also on the island is the Cock Eyed Gull which has some pretty amazing food and a great view. Not sure what you're looking to do but you can rent a bike on the island and spend a 1/2 hr taking a bike ride on the loop road around the island.
Someone said Becky's isn't great but the food is good and by far the greatest fruit salad I've ever had.
Also Portland has an huge amount of Thai restaurants to choose from, you almost can't go wrong.
However I do recommend staying away from the waterfront if you see a cruise ship docked.
If it was me I of course would take a ferry trip to Peaks Island. The Inn on Peaks Island has a very comfortable restaurant with the usual selection of beers and good eats. The island itself is beautiful and the ferry ride is a well worth the $7. Also on the island is the Cock Eyed Gull which has some pretty amazing food and a great view. Not sure what you're looking to do but you can rent a bike on the island and spend a 1/2 hr taking a bike ride on the loop road around the island.
Someone said Becky's isn't great but the food is good and by far the greatest fruit salad I've ever had.
Also Portland has an huge amount of Thai restaurants to choose from, you almost can't go wrong.
PS. Here is a great place for info on restaurants and going's on around town.
http://www.mainetoday.com/
http://www.mainetoday.com/
The Lost Bear is great for beer.
Fore Street Restaurant is awesome. My sister actually worked there for a little while - great food.
Fore Street Restaurant is awesome. My sister actually worked there for a little while - great food.
Fore street is phenomenal. There was an article on boston.com about the best lobster shacks in the east, plenty in the mainular area.
Recap:
Sunday lunch - Moat Mountain Brewery in North Conway on our way to Maine. Very yummy food and beer!
Sunday dinner: Demillos - IAB had crab stuffed lobster and I had the Haddock, shrimp, scallop combo (both were awesome) oh and we both had clam chowder
Monday lunch: Gritty McDuffs in Freeport - good beer, good food.
Monday Snack: Great lost bear (dark and the service sucked but they had every Allagash on tap)
(side trip to Allagash brewery retail store - too late for the tour)
Monday Dinner: Joe's Boathouse (local recommended) - it was AWESOME!
Monday Dessert: Sea Dog Brewery - surprisingly impressive beer selection and although we considered going there for breakfast, we did not (yep, BREAKFAST)
Tuesday Lunch: Shipyard Brewery cafe in Eliot, ME on our way South. Beer and food were both Mediocre - don't need to go there again....
Tuesday snack: tried to stop at Smuttynose on the way home but they don't have a retail store and tours only on Thurs/Fri - booooo!!
Tuesday dinner - Home
Sunday lunch - Moat Mountain Brewery in North Conway on our way to Maine. Very yummy food and beer!
Sunday dinner: Demillos - IAB had crab stuffed lobster and I had the Haddock, shrimp, scallop combo (both were awesome) oh and we both had clam chowder
Monday lunch: Gritty McDuffs in Freeport - good beer, good food.
Monday Snack: Great lost bear (dark and the service sucked but they had every Allagash on tap)
(side trip to Allagash brewery retail store - too late for the tour)
Monday Dinner: Joe's Boathouse (local recommended) - it was AWESOME!
Monday Dessert: Sea Dog Brewery - surprisingly impressive beer selection and although we considered going there for breakfast, we did not (yep, BREAKFAST)
Tuesday Lunch: Shipyard Brewery cafe in Eliot, ME on our way South. Beer and food were both Mediocre - don't need to go there again....
Tuesday snack: tried to stop at Smuttynose on the way home but they don't have a retail store and tours only on Thurs/Fri - booooo!!
Tuesday dinner - Home
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It could be worse. They have spam and hot dogs on the menu in Hawaii.
That trip was fun. I'd like to do that again.
Damn that did not make me less hungry.
This information is incorrect. I went into a McDonalds on Oahu and there was no spam on the menu.
Fore street was great! Probably one of the nicest meals my wife and I ever ate together.
I wasn't super happy with the menu the day we went, seems like they had a lot of Faux Gras which doesn't really appeal to either of us. My wife went with the baked lobster and I had the flank steak neither of us were disappointed. There was a wait to get on the wait list but we got there early and got in rather quickly.
Thanks for the suggestion RM.
We almost went to the duckfat restaurant but we went to our old standby next door instead; Norm's BBQ.
I wasn't super happy with the menu the day we went, seems like they had a lot of Faux Gras which doesn't really appeal to either of us. My wife went with the baked lobster and I had the flank steak neither of us were disappointed. There was a wait to get on the wait list but we got there early and got in rather quickly.
Thanks for the suggestion RM.
We almost went to the duckfat restaurant but we went to our old standby next door instead; Norm's BBQ.
Never been to norm's but duckfat was just "ok". The fries were good but I didn't notice anything more specialer compared to good regular fries, and the sandwiches were par, nothing better.
Glad to hear fore street was good to you... we always walk in and put our name in then go for a walk around town and come back in the prescribed amount of time...no trouble yet. To be honest, I've felt like their quality has gone a bit downhill...the first meal I had there was among the top 5 I've ever had, the subsequent two were good but just OK, not mind-blowing.
Glad to hear fore street was good to you... we always walk in and put our name in then go for a walk around town and come back in the prescribed amount of time...no trouble yet. To be honest, I've felt like their quality has gone a bit downhill...the first meal I had there was among the top 5 I've ever had, the subsequent two were good but just OK, not mind-blowing.
The one in Waikiki had it last time I was there. They also had a Linguica omlet with rice for breakfast. I did not have either.
<edit> As a side note, I gained 3 pounds this weekend eating good eats in Portland, OR. I got 4lbs of brisket from Reo's to bring home, too. I wanted to get some ribs, too. But they don't keep as well as the brisket.
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Norm's is just basic BBQ. Nothing fantastic but always good.
We had a nice seat and we had a lot to drink so the food tasted great.
Why are you in Portland so much?