Dining Out

Press release
Flagship Inn opens ‘Anchor Restaurant’ for a holiday pop-up
Tue, 11/15/2022 - 12:15pm

The Flagship Inn is excited to bring life back to their on-site restaurant, opening for a holiday pop-up during the Boothbay Lights and Gardens Aglow display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Opening day at the Anchor Restaurant is Friday, Nov. 18 for lunch from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. The restaurant is situated next to the Flagship Inn at 200 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor – with plenty of parking. They plan to serve lunch every day between Nov. 18 and Nov. 27, close Nov. 28-30, and re-open...
WSC public supper
Fri, 11/11/2022 - 8:30am
Wednesday, Dec. 7 The next public supper will be held 4:30-7:30 p.m. The menu: split pea soup, salad, rolls, chicken pot pie, green beans with a rice pudding dessert! $10 for members and $12 for non-members. Please call 882-8230, for reservations and more information. 242 Gardiner Road.
New art show at Damariscotta River Grill
Wed, 10/26/2022 - 1:00pm

The new show at the Grill opens Oct. 31 with three seasoned Midcoast Maine artists. Kathleen Horst, Will Kefauver, and Candace Vlcek utilize very different styles and mediums to capture scenes in and around the Midcoast. The show will be on display through Dec. 12. Join us for dinner Thursday evening Nov. 17 to celebrate the artists. The Grill will offer a prix fixe three course menu for $29, with a choice of wine pairings for $10, or choose a selection from the regular menu. A portion of the...
Opening soon in Wiscasset, Back River Bistro
Tue, 10/25/2022 - 9:15pm

A restaurant with upscale, farm-to-table dining will return at 65 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. Mathew and Corrinna Stum plan to open Back River Bistro before Thanksgiving in the building where Midcoast Provisions was. The Stums promise a modern menu featuring a variety of locally sourced meats, fish, produce and dairy products when seasonably available. They’ll also have a fully stocked bar, locally brewed beers, fine wines and spirits. “We drove past the building one day and saw it was for sale...
WSC supper
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 10:00am
Wednesday, Nov. 2 Make your reservation to join us at the Wiscasset Senior Center (WSC) for another supper! Menu: potato leek soup, salad, brown bread, ham, baked beans, coleslaw, ginger bread with whipped cream. Just $10.00 /members and $12/ non-members. Reservations: call 882-8230. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset.
Halloween Potluck and Scary Readings return this month
Wed, 10/19/2022 - 8:00am

Scary Readings return to the Boothbay Harbor Opera House this month. After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, the community is once again invited to participate in the beloved, if spooky, annual Halloween Potluck and Scary Readings night on Friday, Oct. 28. Opera House technical director and set designer Kevin Kiley will transform the stage into a haunting setting for the readings, while the House will also be decorated for Halloween. Attendees are encouraged, but not required, to wear a...
Thistle Inn to re-open for dining in March
Tue, 10/18/2022 - 9:30am

Locals and visitors alike will be glad to learn Thistle Inn, which closed in June, will re-open next March when WAVES owners Jenny Chen and Ian Ronan take over the restaurant at 55 Oak St. with Chen as business owner and Ronan as head chef. Next April, Florin Iuga, who operates Brisetto’s Second Cup coffee shop, will also take on the operation of neighboring WAVES restaurant, assisted by Garry Stewart. According to Chen, discussions with Thistle owner Max Ross began in late August when he...
Cabbage Island Clambakes makes Yelp’s Top 100
Fri, 10/14/2022 - 8:45am

Twelve Maine restaurants and one island – yes, Cabbage Island Clambakes – made it onto Yelp’s Top 100 New England places to eat this year. This top attraction of the Boothbay region placed 43rd. The owners, brothers Wayne and Bob Moore, and the staff are as important as the traditional Maine clambake they’ve been serving since 1986. The meal is a lobster lover’s dream: two steamed Maine lobsters, steamers, corn on the cob, potato, hard boiled egg, chowder, and dessert – Maine blueberry cake...
Press release
Red’s Eats executive chef honored
Sun, 09/25/2022 - 8:45am

Red’s Eats Executive Chef Shannon Brown has been awarded Employee Of The Year from Hospitality Maine. Hospitality Maine represents the hospitality industry in the state – restaurants, food trucks, inns, hotels, B&Bs, etc., and Shannon was chosen from an impressive group of professionals. We are so very proud and grateful to have Shannon leading the team, training, perfecting dishes, making every day a great day and shining like she does!
Damariscotta River Grill
New show features Pamela Browne, Jon Luom and Margaret Merrill
Fri, 09/16/2022 - 11:15am

A new show at the Grill opens Monday, Sept. 19 and runs through Oct. 31, with three Maine artists who have not shown here previously. Pamela Browne, Jon Luoma and Margaret Merrill each have very different styles, approaches and mediums, including watercolor, Chinese inks, encaustics and acrylics. Join us for dinner Thursday evening Sept. 29 to celebrate the artists. The Grill is hosting a Prix Fixe three-course menu that will be offered for $29, with a choice of wine pairings for $10, or choose...
Live Edge Music Festival Sept. 18
Tue, 09/06/2022 - 5:00pm

Join us Sept. 18 for the 10th annual Live Edge Music Festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center from noon to 6 p.m. A fun-filled day of live music, great local food and beer—all set in the midst of HVNC’s 1,000 acres of trails, pond shore frontage and bogs. This year’s all-Maine musical line-up includes: Primo Cubano, The Gainers, The Hot Suppers, Papa Tim and the Desperate Man’s Blues Explosion. This talented lineup is a testament to the vibrant local music scene. Wood-fired pizza from The Pizza...
50th Annual North Nobleboro Day
Mon, 08/08/2022 - 6:30pm

Each year on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken fills the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by great music, and family and friends from the community and beyond. This year, North Nobleboro Day will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 at the community grounds on Upper East Pond Road in North Nobleboro. This will be the 50th year that members of the North Nobleboro community have joined together to provide a fun-filled day for their neighbors while raising money...
Damariscotta River Grill
New show celebrates art and summer in Maine
Tue, 08/02/2022 - 10:00am

The walls at the Damariscotta River Grill transform to summer colors and images, exploring a number of themes and capturing the light and beauty of Maine. Artists Douglas Houle, Susan Tilton Pecora, and Kimberly Skillin Traina capture the essence of summer and life in Maine in three distinct styles and viewpoints, through pastel, oil, egg tempera and watercolor. “Art at the Grill” opening reception is Thursday, Aug. 11. Join us for a special Prix Fixe three course menu that will be offered for...
Lobster Roll Sunshine Fair
Tue, 07/19/2022 - 8:30am

The United Methodist Women, aka “The Pie Ladies” are busy again getting ready for their Sunshine Summer Fair. The highlight of the fair is the lobster rolls! But the pies and baked goods are a close second. The cookie walk and modified yard sale are very popular as well. The Methodist ladies groups started the fairs some 60 plus years ago. During that time Marjorie Driscoll named it the Sunshine Fair since it was held in the summer. Eventually the different groups merged into one group and they...
Watershed Salad Days Saturday!
Fri, 07/08/2022 - 3:45pm

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts invites visitors to their 55-acre campus in Newcastle for the 27th annual Salad Days celebration and fundraiser Saturday, July 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This clay-centric festival offers an opportunity to get to know the arts nonprofit that attracts world-class artists from across the US and abroad. Guests can shop the event’s pottery sale, enjoy a delicious picnic brunch, and explore the Center’s brand-new studio during a tour. Every year, Watershed...
Where It’s At
New Oyster Bar at Boothbay Craft Brewery ... by Brother Shucker
Sat, 06/25/2022 - 8:45am

It’s really an experience, eating oysters … they are cool and soft and taste like the sea. Delicate morsels to be savored. Occasionally I will squirt some fresh lemon on one, but I tend to be a purist when it comes to oysters. For me, they are the perfect food – nourishing and decadent with the scent and taste of the sea (or estuary, as in the case of the Damariscotta River). So, when I heard there was an oyster bar at Boothbay Craft Brewery I had to go there. And so must you. Thanks to Lori,...
Damariscotta River Grill
New art show, prix fixe dinner June 29
Mon, 06/20/2022 - 5:00pm

Join us for dinner Thursday evening, June 29 for the opening night of our new exhibit showcasing the art of Sandra Leinonen Dunn, Gwendolyn Evans and Sandra Harper. To celebrate the artists, the Grill is hosting a Prix Fixe three course menu, with a choice of wine pairings, or choose a selection from the regular menu. A portion of the dinner proceeds will be used to fund a scholarship for a Lincoln Academy student pursuing an art education. Please call ahead to make a reservation. Art can be...
Cozy’s is back!
Tue, 06/14/2022 - 8:45am

New business owners Michael Nguyen and Louise Monroe of Boothbay opened Cozy’s Dockside on June 1, bringing the Southport restaurant back to full service after two years, and offering specialty burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, appetizers, ice cream and daily seafood specials created by Nguyen. Nguyen has worked as a chef at Cozy’s and elsewhere in the region for 10 years after moving here from Pennsylvania. He said he knew the Cozy’s space would become available in January. “It was sitting there...
Claw Down: The tasty lobster bite competition
Tue, 06/07/2022 - 2:00pm

Since the Claw Down’s debut in 2012 at the Opera House, it’s been love at first lobster bite for both judges and spectators. This year’s Claw Down is Thursday, June 16 at 6 p.m. at Bristol Marine/The Shipyard at Boothbay Harbor. General admission tickets are $80 pp; VIP: $110. Tickets are available at Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, 192 Townsend Ave. and at www.boothbayharbor.com Past winners: 2018, Dana Moos (also People’s Choice); 2017, Nathaniel Adam, Boothbay Harbor Country Club...
Ocean Point Inn & Resort opens for 124th season with new hours
Tue, 06/07/2022 - 9:15am

Ocean Point Inn & Resort will open for their 124th season on Friday, June 10. The restaurant will be open five days a week from June 10 to June 26, and seven days a week from June 27 through Sept. 4. Dinner is open to the public. Entertainment will be offered Wednesday and Thursday evenings during June, September and October and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August. This year’s entertainment schedule features the talents of local and regional musicians. In addition, the Inn...