Maine Diner and Gift Shop

It’s as New England as they come. My husband fell in love with the blueberry pie and couldn’t wait to get back for some more. This year we stayed in Wells for a few days and ate at the diner twice. The seafood dishes were great. My husband said WOW after every bite of the famous seafood chowder. Sadly, we live in Arkansas now where you can’t get fried New England seafood or Indian pudding. The staff was friendly and the service was spot on.

I remember the lobster pie that I tried here when I first visited Maine 12 years ago and one of the best things I’ve ever tasted. We had to stop here with our kids to have them try it as well, this time around tho the whole experience was a bit disappointing: the lobster was really chewy. My crab cake sandwich was pretty bland, I didn’t really taste the crab at all. I also didn’t love the “world famous” seafood chowder, but my dining partner did! I thought it was bland and not thick enough, I should have went with the clam chowder instead! Glad we stopped here to eat but wouldn’t necessarily make it a must stop again. Service was good. Plenty of parking in the adjacent parking lot.

We visited The Maine Diner twice during our week visiting the area for Christmas Prelude. Between the two of us we sampled the omelets, chicken pot pie (homemade and so good), a classic BLT, fried clams (best around - hands down) and the clam chowder. The staff at this restaurant are friendly and care about providing excellent service. It's a DDD location and worth a visit (or two)!

Typical coastal diner specializing in seafood. The lobster rolls and sandwiches are a classic that should be tried at least. The lobster was good but cones in a pretty sweet hotdog roll which doesn't really do the dish justice. But that seems to be typical way it's eaten. The seafood specialty platter comes with fried prawns, haddock and scallops which are succulent, fresh and tasty. The desserts are also good with a special mention to the carrot cake which was sublime. Good service.

Perfect diner experience. Went twice. Waitress first day was great! Lobster roll and clam roll were fantastic. Blueberry pie was a big yum!