Mid-Coast Maine 2025 updates

13 Oak in Rockland opened last year in the old Cafe Miranda space. They did a nice renovation but kept the old wood-fired oven. Indoor and outdoor seating. Dinner M-F. Reservations a must.

I had dinner there earlier this week with a friend and we were both very happy. I had pork chop with mustard jus over cheddar mashed with roasted broccolini - you may not be able to tell but it was a vast serving and I took at least half home for a second meal. My friend had scallops over risotto that had a huge amount of chanterelles. It looked wonderful. I had a glass of very good Malbec and she had some sort of mezcal cocktail. Service was very pleasant. We were inside and it got a bit loud but not hard to talk. Recommend.

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If any Onions are up this way and feel like it, give me a shout via DM and I’ll meet you for coffee, a drink, an ice cream, whatever.

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French fries from Hazel’s Takeout in Rockland. I had forgotten how outstanding these are - I think I never got them last summer - terrible oversight.

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Stopping for lunch in Portland Wednesday - any suggestions? Have been to Mr Tuna, Duckfat, etc this year abs would love other ideas! Thanks!

I spend almost no time in Portland but this thread has loads of Portland recs: Portland Maine Breakfast & Lunch Spots 2022.

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Honey’s Fried Chicken Palace in Rockland has a Tuesday special: 10% off on Chicken Tendies (Chicken Tendies Tuesdays). This was an unexpected bonus when I stopped in today. They are very good.

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Lulu‘s Gelato has reopened in Rockland on Oak Street after extensive renovation, to my relief. Great neighborhood resource!

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Good to know- will keep this on our radar. We usually do one 4 day sailing trip per season on the Stephen Taber which docks in Rockland and we’re always looking for a dinner on our boarding night. However- M-F dinner seems a little odd, no?

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It is but I’m assuming it’s a staffing issue which is on-going around here.

@sallyt where did you end up eating in Portland?

This looks awesome!

@GretchenS - had a fantastic lobster toast and soft serve at Honeypaw! Old reliable!


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Nice!!

Really awful photos from a lovely dinner at Franny’s in Camden with a friend. I had steak frites with a grilled Caesar salad - so good although not a fan of that style of frites. She had halibut with roasted peaches, fingerlings and asparagus with some kind of buerre blanc which she loved. They have a lot of outside seating and very nice, very comfortable indoor seating and you can specify when you reserve. We were inside but next to a window looking onto the patio so kind of best of both worlds.

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Looking at this makes me miss Francines and Brian Hill.