Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Jordan Pond House, Acadia

Jordan Pond House in Acadia National Park
http://www.thejordanpondhouse.com/
Lunch until 6pm.
Fabulous popovers, crab cakes, lobster stew, and seafood chowder, no room for dessert.

From the observation deck:


Popovers, yeah!


Food!


And a view from the table out to Jordan Pond

Cafe this way, Bar Harbor

http://www.cafethisway.com/
Cafe This Way (207) 288-4483   cafethisway.com
14 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Cross Streets: Between Temple St and ME-3/Main St

Casual breakfasting through 11am, no lunch, they do serve dinner.

Just off the green (town common?) in Bar Harbor.
One of the orders for breakfast was the Green Eggs and Sam (omlette, spinach, calamata olives, feta cheese), and our server was named Sam, born on March 2, same birthday as Dr. Seuss.  Window seat, restaurant logo replicated in yellow framework hanging from ceiling.















for a glance at the menu and food:

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Dennett's Wharf, Castine, Maine

Dennett's Wharf in Castine Maine is on the same waterfront as the Maine Maritime Academy.
Yes it's a drive but if you are in the area definitely worth a drop in.
http://www.dennettswharf.net/   map:

The $9 wharf wings were crip and hot, see other dishes below


Selection of local brews is excellent


bluehill mussels, clams, smoked fish samplers, and haddock sandwich (by the way many white fiish in New England are generically referred to as "scrod" or "schrod" mostly cod or haddock)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrod  




dollar bills stuck to ceiling with thumbtacks - local shows us how it's done
funds are collected for local charity every year


demo: