Hi! 13 yo daughter and I will be in Biddeford soon staying at Lincoln hotel. Dinner recs? Willing to drive for great food. She is not a particularly adventurous eater.
Thanks!
Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea on Cape Elizabeth has a great setting and they make very decent burgers and lobster rolls. And excellent dishes for the more adventurous. Stroll down to the beach after dinner. About 30 minutes from Biddeford.
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Eventide in Portland. Great oysters and seafood for you, but they also have a great burger, tofu, chicken, and pastrami buns, house made fries. They also have a basic fish sandwich.
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The great options in Portland are nearly endless…
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Ask your innkeeper for Kennebunk & Kennebunkport recommendations. I make it a point to stop at Alisson’s but it’s more of the comfort food variety. The most upscale would be White Barn but I’ve never eaten there. I’d skip Portland. It’s not exactly around the corner from Biddeford.
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Magnus on Water looks appealing and I believe @tomatotomato may have actually eaten there (I have not). We love Biddeford but we usually go to a taproom so not suitable for your occasion.
Rover Bagels. Yum.
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You are just 25 minutes away from so many great restaurants in Portland - you could go to Duckfat, Central Provisions, Empire, Chaval etc
@sallyt, my husband and I stayed at the Lincoln in Biddeford shortly after it opened. Such an artful reuse of a mill building, though our room on the second floor proved to have intrusive background noise during the hours when the downstairs bar/lounge was open. That noise was like overhearing a lively party from the other side of a closed door. I don’t know if the hotel has since addressed the soundproofing situation for their second floor rooms. Something to keep in mind for your visit.
In Biddeford, you might check out the menus at Magnus on Water and Sacred Profane (that second one’s a well-regarded brewery with mostly communal seating). We enjoyed both, but those two might be misses for a less adventurous eater? Since my husband and I visited, a location of Batson River has opened inside the Lincoln Hotel itself. Also walking distance from your hotel is Banded Brewing which now serves food. We haven’t been to Banded since their kitchen opened, though.
@digga and I share a fondness for Rover Bagel, which is walking distance from the Lincoln. Rover bagels are distinctive: woodfired with a pleasant chew and some char. Walkup window only so my husband and I had their delicious bagel breakfast sandwiches and coffee back in our hotel room.
Your reports are always great, so I hope you’ll report back on what you and your daughter decide to do!
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so lovely, thank you! We just got invited to a friend’s home for dinner, so may have to do that - I have to check with my daughter. @tomatotomato thank you SO MUCH for the head’s up about the room noise - we plan to go to bed early so will be mindful of where we are placed when checking in. I will definitely check out Rover Bagel!
I appreciate the recs for Portland but we go there pretty frequently and I wanted to explore another area!
Thanks everyone! I will definitely report back, even if it’s not a super chowish trip -
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FWIW, in Biddeford most of the folks we got to chat with were from there or surrounding towns. People wanted to recommend things to do and generally engage. In Portland nowadays there seem to be so many more visitors than in years past—we being among them—that I miss the local vibe I’m after.
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Palace Diner in Biddeford is super good for breakfast or lunch, you and your daughter would enjoy the elevated dishes other diners dont compare (I probably misspelled Biddeford in that report). I reported on a visit I think 2 years ago. And of course cross the bridge to Saco and the whole scene changes. I dont have reccs there but the contrast between the milltown and where the proprietors likely lived is stunning.
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We found White Barn Inn a lovely setting for dinner but a bit stuffy. The food is ambitious but isn’t always able to deliver on the ambition.
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Fish and Whistle is the spot for great fish in Biddeford
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