Barncastle Hotel and Restaurant

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   Kellie

   Maine1 review

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely, quaint dinning with great food and great service. I love how small the dinning area was; that kept the noise level to a minimum—old world style dinning.
   

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   Rebecca

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We dined at Barncastle as locals, our first time. What a delight. Staff were welcoming and you could tell they enjoyed working there. The Alsatian menu was elevated comfort food, with a protein focus. We had wonderful, unique cocktails to start. The bluefish rillettes was delightful, with nice little pieces of fish (not pate-like), with the Tinder Hearth bread gently toasted and a worthy foundation. The bone marrow with tongue was rich and decadent. The rabbit sausage was absolutely delicious, nestled into a parsnip puree and accented with radish and the charred grape salsa, bright notes that countered the richness well. Who can resist a dense dark chocolate dessert? Don't fear the anise ice cream! It was a perfect pairing, not overly sweet or licorice-y. The Luxardo cherries were the best accent. Our server was the best, as she was helpful, knowledgeable, ready with answers to our questions and paid a perfect amount of attention to us, without hovering (or trying to "sell us" on certain items). We live in a nearby town, but will definitely be driving over again soon.
   

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   Teri

   Maine2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 27, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Barncastle is one of the top Blue Hill restaurants in Downeast Maine. The food is classic Alsatian with innovative bursts of surprising flavors. Service is warm and attentive and the atmosphere is charming. Highly recommended!
   

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   Shannon

   Maine4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The new table arrangement in the dining room is more comfortable—Thank You! The Swetha Weathah cocktail is a delicious dessert-first cocktail of spiced rum served frothy and light; The clam chowder is easily a satisfying meal, so creamy and flavorful.
   

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   Nancy

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Siting at the cozy bar, I enjoyed a nice French red to accompany a wonderful beet salad, with a bright Meyer lemon note & then continued w/the house made (so flavorful!) venison sausage. I also indulged in their financier for dessert w/home-made ice cream. A lovely meal w/excellent & friendly service.
   

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   Mark

   New York City1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The menu seems to proffer dishes that sound exotic, with exotic ingredients, but all are comforting and tasty, and should be shared with table-mates, along with a beverage order.
   

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   Shannon

   Maine4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on December 26, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Castle Chowder warms the winter away with some inventive flavor notes; Hash Browns as a crunchy, smothered side dish; Together, they are the best kind of comfort food: for the eye as well as the tastebuds.
   

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   Rich

   Greater Boston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on December 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service and our meals, as always, were wonderful!
   

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   Joshua

   Maine1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 4, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A true star on the Maine coast. Star level service - a menu with wonderfully atypical & eclectic offerings you don't see at other modern cuisine restaurants. This is not your typical fancy resort restaurant - but instead a passion of its owners, Owen & Lizzie. If you're in the Blue Hill area, don't miss it.
   

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    Lory VIP

    Kansas City5 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 19, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Always wonderful and very welcoming. Bar tender gal was a bit strange and quite frankly creepy.
    

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