Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Bar Harbor

Food , service, and-atmosphere was outstanding plus wine & bourbon selection was top notch!

We have eaten here several times before. The service and ambience are always excellent. The food is mediocre. The kitchen shoots for the haute cuisine but the execution is amateurish. Besides the pristine oysters which were excellent even though the accoutrements were poor, the kale salad and cod app were blah. The entrees overworked and pretentious. Dessert was passable. I always root for fine dining establishments as they are fading from the food scene, but Natalie’s needs new inspiration in the BOH.

The perfect wintery meal on a cold night! From the festive eggnog and the sharply delicious vinaigrette on the house salad, to the rich short ribs and ice cream- it was just perfect. So grateful to have a dependably good restaurant open to celebrate with friends in the holiday season!

It took a month to get in and it was worth it. I had frequented the pond house when I was young (35 yrs ago) and I had been wanting to get back. It was as good as I remember. Staff got us in earlier than our reservation time, waitstaff were friendly and welcoming and the popovers and jam are the best I’ve had! Definitely worth the visit/experience.