Portland, Maine
A small harbourside room, a short menu that changes with the boats and the fields, and wine poured with care.
The kitchen buys from Casco Bay fishermen and a handful of farms up Route 1. Whatever came in that morning is what you will eat that night, cooked without fuss and finished with good olive oil.
Seasonal tasting menu
Our tasting menu is set by what the boats land and what the farms cut. Expect crudo of whatever came in whole, a hand rolled pasta, a fish course over beans or braised greens, one meat, and something quiet and sweet to finish.
Private dining room
Old brick, one long walnut table, and a window over the working waterfront. We host rehearsal dinners, birthdays, and small company suppers. You choose a family style menu with us in advance so nobody spends the night reading a card.
Wine pairings
Our list leans on growers from the Damariscotta hills and the Champlain valley, propped up by a handful of small Italian producers we have bought from for years. Add a pairing to the tasting menu, or let the floor team pick a single bottle for the table.
Cook the fish that came in. Nothing else.
That line has been taped inside the pass since we opened. It keeps the menu short, the plates honest, and the kitchen talking to the people who actually pull the traps.
A few notes left by people who came in for dinner and wrote to us afterwards.
★★★★★
We booked the upstairs room for my father's seventieth and I was braced for the usual private dining compromise. Instead the kitchen sent up the same food as the main room, plus a hake dish they had landed that morning. The team let us stay well past our slot without ever making it feel like they were waiting on the table. Half the family has been back since.
★★★★★
The tagliatelle with crab and a lot of black pepper is the best plate of pasta I have eaten in Maine. Ask for the Vermont pet nat with it.
★★★★★
Lovely dinner on a wet Thursday. The pairing was the highlight, they explained each grower without turning it into a lecture. Only gripe is the room gets loud when it fills up, so book early if you want to hear each other.
We hold a few counter seats back for walk ins each night, but the dining room and the upstairs table go quickly on weekends.
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