Boone's Fish House and Oyster Room

Boone's Fish House & Oyster Room is a casual, two story waterfront seafood restaurant on Custom House Wharf in Portland, Maine. The Restaurant is a popular dining place for Portland's visitors and is recognized as the home and possible origin of the baked stuffed Maine Lobster.

The restaurant’s location on Custom House Wharf provides guests with a unique dining experience, an oyster bar, and in the warmer months, beautiful views of Portland Harbor via two outdoor dining decks.

In the winter months, the restaurant's first floor dining room is welcoming with a large stone fire place keeping everyone cozy and warm while they enjoy their fresh seafood dishes and their well crafted specialty cocktails with friends and family.

We dined at Boone's after attending an event in Portland because we wanted to take advantage of being in the area and spend a little time enjoying the surroundings of the magnetic Old Port where we frequented when we lived nearby.

Our plan for visiting Boone's was to enjoy multiple appetizers together and sample some of the restaurant's specialties, but we decided that one of the main dishes looked too interesting to pass up. 

We ordered two dishes that we rarely have when we go out for seafood, just to switch things up a bit.

The rustic looking Local Mussel appetizer came steamed with white wine, lemon and garlic along with three slices of french bread for dipping. The sauce was very enjoyable, in fact, the dish would have benefited from being served with more of it. The mussels themselves were quite large in size which is preferable to some people. The serving was very generous and it was obvious that the mussels were incredibly fresh. We would have preferred mussels of a smaller size.

The Fried Oyster Po' Boy is done the classic way at Boone's. After all, it is a fish house and oyster room.😉 The ciabatta bread was well toasted with butter, the oysters we fried perfectly and tasted very fresh. 

The cocktail that we enjoyed was a specialty at Boone's called The Desperate Housewife. It was a bright and refreshing drink that complemented the mussels very well. The Desperate Housewife is made with a finely crafted vodka distilled in New Hampshire called Ice Pik Vodka, pomegranate juice, blood orange puree, blood orange bitters, Poma liquer and Prosecco.

We enjoyed our time at Boone's, the staff was helpful and enthusiastic about the menu and their service was polite and friendly. All in all, Boone's is great for a casual get together with friends and we look forward to enjoying the specialty cocktails and beautiful views from their decks at least once next summer.

Boone's Fish House & Oyster Room. 86 Commercial St. on Custom House Wharf, Portland, Maine 04101 207-774-5725 

3 Reasons Why You Should Stop at Bob's Clam Hut in Kittery, Maine!

#bobsclamhut #kitterymaine

Bob's Clam Hut has recently become one of our top Crave-Worthy favorite places to feast on great fried seafood in Southern Maine! Last summer, we tried Bob's for the very first time. We went because I was really craving good fried seafood and didn't want to drive the forty five minutes that it takes to get to our usual favorite seafood places. 

For three important reasons, it makes sense that Bob's Clam Hut would be the subject of our very first, Crave-Worthy Maine review:

1. The authenticity!

It can be so hard to find local seafood restaurants that still serve fresh, cold water seafood nowadays; especially cold water shrimp. The struggle though... 100% real. Bob's, along with our other favorite top fried seafood restaurant, has kept it cold water-authentic, making them so worthy of their rave reviews!

2. The year-round access👍👊

This crave-worthy gem is open year-round to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike! A rare and much appreciated commodity... thank you Bob's Clam Hut, thank you very much! (xoxo, your local seafood cravers).  

3. The location, location, location

Bob's Clam Hut is located as far South as you can go before crossing the Bridge to New Hampshire, making it the perfect place for visitors to officially start their fresh, authentic Maine seafood feast! As an added bonus, Bob's is located right in the middle of the Kittery Shopping Outlets.

okay, maybe one more... last, but certainly not least...

4. The fame😎

Bob's has been featured on Food Network's, Diners Drive-ins and Dives, with Guy Fieri's favored reviews! Guy say's "go with the Flo's" when it comes to Bob's famous fried clams.

yasssss! #openyearround 

Since discovering that we have a landmark fried clam hut within seven miles of our new home, we've looked forward to enjoying our fried seafood fix at Bob's again and again!

So far, we've indulged in these regular menu options:

1. The Combination Seafood Basket 

The first time we went we ordered the combination seafood basket,(not the junior size though)... we got the regular sized basket and it was huge! We could tell that it's fresh, not frozen because the seafood was sweet, melt in your mouth good and not fishy or tough. Their crumbs are so crunchy and cooked to perfection... we say, just do it!

2. The Bob & Betty Choose Two Combo 

The second time we went to Bob's we ordered the Bob and Betty Choose Two Combo and chose shrimp and scallops... Bob's offers large portion sizes, so our successful completion of a fried combo there is still in the works. The quality, taste and perfection is the same as the Combination Seafood Basket. #yum.

3. The lobster roll,(shown below). 

The third time we went to Bob's we ordered a lobster roll along with our combo; Because, sometimes you just need a lobster roll. If I were eating it alone it would have been the perfect size, but I was sharing it soooo... I'll have to go back and get another one today. JK, kinda. But it was so fresh and so good. The staff was kind enough to melt some butter on the side for me to dip my lobster in, please and thanks! Bonus, they toasted the bun with butter. Now that's love.

#sideofbutterplease

Bob's Clam Hut Main Menu

Gluten Free Menu Options...

The items listed here are virtually gluten free. They are exposed to airborne flour and are often cooked in oil that has mostly only been used for gluten free items, (which is why they are only "virtually gluten free").

1. Fried Foods

2. Garden Salads

3. They have gluten free rolls, just ask k?

4. Chowders and Lobster Stews

#bobsclamhut #somethingspecial #dinersdriveinsanddives

For visitors, Bob's Clam Hut is highly recommended as a fun, quirky and crave-worthy place to let the fresh Maine seafood feasting begin! It's a must try for all Vacationland visitors, and it should be a solid five star fried seafood staple for the locals who need their fix year-round... See you there!

oh, and:

Bonus find... Lost Woods Hot Sauce! Bob's keeps a table of condiments for guests to use and this locally produced hot sauce was so good! Stay tuned for details on the Crave-Worthy Maine Blog! 

www.lostwoodshotsauce.com

Bonus Find #2... Kid's night at Bob's! Every Wednesday Night...

#kidsnight

Would you like to know what Southern Maine Seafood Restaurant holds the number one favorite spot for Crave-Worthy Maine? Stay tuned... they will be opening back up in May 2017... it's not that far away, right? Hibernation is overrated.