Fog Bar & Cafe

Just returned home after a stellar meal at Fog Bar in Rockland, Maine. I had a hanger steak that I requested medium rare. It was delicious and cooked to perfection. I was allowed to substitute for garlic mashed potatoes, and I chose the garlic chard side, and the steak came with grilled baby asparagus. One of the best meals I’ve had in Maine. I also had one of the specialty drinks, a blackberry Cosmo. We were lucky to get a table as we arrived at around 5:45 on a Friday night and the place quickly filled up. It is a funky atmosphere with pleasant wait staff. We will be back again for lunch. We have heard that the veggie burger is tasty. And back again for dinner.

My fiancé and I went there tonight. The oysters were GREAT, and so were the entrees, drinks, and service. Definitely our new favorite spot in town.

Excellent lunch with different daily grilled cheese specials among other fabulous menu items. Very good draft selections and silent films being projected on the back wall. All for quite reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

I came in to this dreamy spot on a week night, oil lamps aglow, a nice soundtrack going, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory silently projected on the back wall. The staff were super friendly and attended to me kindly and efficiently. The fish tacos were not overly fishy, and nicely dressed up with purple cabbage slaw and a slightly spice zing. Bar snacks like the gourmet popcorn varieties are ridiculously more-​ish, so put some willpower in your pocketbook before enter the temptation zone. I will happily return to try out other options on their diverse menu!

Great interesting food. We went on a Sunday evening and it was not that crowded. The bar service was quick.
A good place for dinner in Rockport.

I loved the décor. The food was good to very good. A couple of things were on the bland side. Our server was frazzled and overwhelmed and told us she couldn’t bring us a condiment that we asked for because she didn’t have time to get it from the kitchen. The blueberry shortbread made it all worth it!

Husband loved his grass fed burger. Mac and cheese yummy. Nice atmosphere. Was quickly accommodated when we commented that AC was too cold. Service very friendly. Decent selection of craft beers

This place feels like it was transported straight from Brooklyn. The ambience is very inviting and warm… Not at all bar-​like, but more like a tapas-​style restaurant. Cozy, muted lighting and a get staff that is friendly but not clingy only add to the culinary tour de force that I experienced at Fog. We started with the popcorn chicken, which is made from free-​range chicken. The chicken itself isn’t overly flavorful, but the dipping sauce that accompanied it elevates it quite well. Next, we split the duck nachos and the pork belly tacos. The duck nachos are fantastic… A wonderful blend of sweet and rich flavors atop homemade chips with a latent smoky heat from the peppers. The pork belly tacos are even better. The crisp, salt pork belly is complemented with a blend of pickled veggies with a house hoisin sauce. The flavor palette is similar to a bahn mi, but made better by the complex flavors of the pork belly. Finally, we split the cardamom crème brulé and the Meyer lemon soufflé. The cardamom is a fantastic and interesting complement to the traditional sweet creaminess of the crème brulé custard. The only faux pas here was the addition of raspberries as a garnish, which better added to nor complimented the palette of the dish. The Meyer lemon soufflé was also great… Warm and sweet with a delicious berry compote topping. The meal was excellently complemented by one of the best beers I’ve ever had… The Maine beer company lunch IPA. All in all, this was one of the most wonderful meals I’ve had in a long time. Do yourself a favor and check out this awesome spot.

Love this place! Great house burger. Very friendly staff! My only complaint so far: was in town on a Sunday night and tried to go at 9:15. They advertise they are open until 10, but closed early with no note on the sign. Didn’t deter me from going back though.

Came here for some late night drinks and snacks. I had two good cocktails and some great mac and cheese. The interior space is pretty cool, but service was just okay.

Really rude server with a condescending attitude because are not from area. Good was eh, trying too hard to be hip without any attention to quality. Lame short timer unless they can up their food quality and fire some of the employees with attitude.

My family and I come to this part of Maine every summer and have seen restaurants come and go. Fog is a fantastic new restaurant and well worth a try. We have eaten here several times since they opened and it’s clear that they are really hitting there stride after a couple of seasons since both the food and service get better and better. First off the design of the space is great with movies playing on the back wall and lots of options for seating from the bar to the front window to big tables for larger groups in the back. They have a great drink menu and a top notch selection of craft beers. On the food front we love the mussels and duck nachos to start and they have a great burger as well as nightly specials that reflect what’s in season. Also, don’t miss their ice cream stand out back called Lulu’s, best in the area.

This place was exceptional twice. Very good wait staff, beautifully varied draft beer list, good finger foods and two real food highlights: one burger with fresh trompette mushrooms that was in the top three burgers I have ever eaten; and fish tacos that were the best I have ever eaten, twice in a row. A very very good restaurant, and good value as well.

My friend and I sat by the window which was very nice. The Fog Bar’s interior is really fun. You can tell they tried hard to make a bold impression.
We came very early at happy hour. The service was prompt, helpful and attentive. Everything on the menu looked great. The happy hour snacks were a nice touch.
I ordered the deviled eggs to start. They were very affordable for their size, well plated and very good.
My main dish was the fish tacos. Again, I was surprised at the good value — three tacos as a posed to the standard two. They were very fresh; the fish was exquisitely cooked. My friend ordered the house burger and substituted the artisan french fries for kale. He was very impressed with the burger, especially how it was cooked just to his liking (he’s picky).
This was a very solid and laid back meal, yet at the same time something I will never forget. I will defiantly be coming back.

This is a really special bar and restaurant. A lot of people have left reviews about the service being slow, but this was not our experience at all! A laid back and almost-​European vibe, you would never know you weren’t in New York or Berlin. This place changes it menu often and sources many ingredients from local Maine farms and fishermen for its artful and healthy food. I recommend seeing what is on the specials board and ordering that — although the burger is also pretty fantastic! I’ve been here several times and my favorite dish is the lobster fettuccine Alfredo. Literally perfect. Also if it is summer try the fresh-​muddled strawberry margarita — but all the cocktails and beer selections are beautiful and rare.

Neat place for pretty good food — especially if you go for happy hour, with great deals on starters (especially the popcorn, a must buy). A delicious piece of pork, and a beet salad (with not enough beets) sealed the meal.
The service was the only slight downside — we waited a long time until someone came by to ask for our orders, and then no one checked on us after we received the food (not a big deal, because the food was fine, but still surprising). I think that the servers were also making the drinks, so they were quite busy, so they weren’t ignoring their work.

Hip décor, friendly atmosphere, artful, well prepared and nutritious meals, superlative beverages.
What’s not to like?
A great time!

I wanted to like this place, I really really did.
I have a lot of history with this space. Second Read was my go to place when I was an angsty high school student; I would read and drink tea and think I was awesome. So I was super excited to discover that a funky restaurant/​bar had taken over the spot I used to love.
The look and feel of the place is rad. That’s where they get 2 stars. Loved it, twinkle lights, projector playing old cartoons, fabulous. Love it.
Takes forever to get waited on. We get waited on by two different people that both ask us for drink orders and are confused when we tell them someone already did that. We also order appetizers. Our food shows up BEFORE our drinks and apps, all of which takes quite a while. I’m dying of thirst half the time, and we barely see our waitress (either of them) to get a refill.
The food was just okay. It was nothing to write home about. Which makes me sad, because I was really hoping this would be my new jam. I really wanted it to be good, and it just wasn’t. I can’t even remember what I ordered that’s how unexciting it was. It wasn’t terrible, it just wasn’t good, and for the price, well… it should at least be somewhat memorable.
I have stopped here on occasion just for drinks, and while they are on the pricey side and still take a while to get, they are pretty good (go for the hot buttered rum), so that’s why they get one more star.
In conclusion, go get after movie drinks here, or before you get fast and loose at Myrtle or Time Out. But be prepared to pay, and be prepared to wait… a while.

Cool-​hip atmosphere but the service was terrible! The group of ten I was with literally had to wait 20 minutes for a round of drinks and probably another 20 minutes after we asked for our checks. Portions were extremely small. The food was tasty but the experience put me off; probably never go back.

Excellent and innovative food. I had the pork chop and the combination of the pork, fig sauce and butternut squash spätzle was outstanding. Cocktails are also excellent though the Bee’s Knees was a bit sweet for my taste. Chocolate torte was good though not amazing.
Service was slow but that’s more than tolerable considering the quality of the food. If you are foodie, this is a must. Prices are quite reasonable too.