Restaurant reviews

Published
August 1, 2021

Ten Maine lobster dishes you really don’t want to miss

Do not read this list when you're hungry.
Published
July 18, 2021

Dine Out Maine: The Best Policy

When the paper resumes publishing restaurant reviews, honest feedback – both positive and negative – is the way to go.
Published
July 4, 2021

Dine Out Maine: Eat the Weekend

Whether you're a visitor or a local, this food-filled fantasy weekend in Greater Portland has plenty for you.
Published
June 6, 2021

Blueberry wine, hush puppies and, yep, potato chips, were a few of his favorite things

Dine Out critic Andrew Ross tells us about some of the best things he ate and drank in May.
Published
May 9, 2021

Dine Out Maine: A once and future critic

What was, what is, what will be. Critic Andrew Ross ponders how to return to restaurant criticism after the pandemic convulsion.
Published
April 25, 2021

Dine Out Maine: Once a critic, always a critic

Our current restaurant critic talks with his predecessors. What did they love? What changes did they chronicle? And where are we going next?
Published
August 23, 2020

Mulling over what made Drifters Wife and Piccolo so special

The two restaurants have both closed for good, casualties of the pandemic. Our restaurant critic reflects on their legacy of trust.
Published
August 14, 2020

The Best 15 places for takeout in Greater Portland

Instead of a 'Best of' list, we're doing something different. Blame the pandemic.
Published
July 19, 2020

Dine In/Out Maine: Signs of outdoor life in the Old Port

Join us on a leisurely stroll through pandemic-altered Portland's new dining scene.
Published
June 28, 2020

Dine In Maine: Shop once and eat twice at Lake & Co.

Because of the pandemic, the catering company has temporarily become a market and a restaurant of sorts.