Mike’s Clam Shack

Highly disappointed at Mike’s Clam Shack… First and last time. Service was friendly but not helpful. When we asked Which is their most popular dish. The answer was «everything «Ordered lobster pie but… it was watery, tasteless, and the seafood stffing crust was less than appealing or tasty. Took one bite and could not take a 2^nd bite. I expected value or taste For over $ 20 dollars. Got neither… Switched it out for a steamed lobster. One of the reviews states they got hot rolls… We didn’t.
The only thing I would get there is the steamed lobster. And cole slaw. But be forewarned… Lobsters had a softer shell and were not meaty… instead they are filled with water. The veggie side dish was overdone and old. Baked potatoe was ok. Place is clean.

Gone to Mike’s since they moved to present location. Unfortunately, we can no longer recommend for good food or value. If you’re a fan of their house potatoes, forget about it. Mike is getting greedy! Too bad.

Stopped in when our regular spot had an hour wait. Nice hot rolls brought to the table. Started with a bowl of clam chowder. Lots of clams with hardly any potato. Also had a nice Allegash white draught beer. For dinner we split a broiled seafood platter. Nice sized haddock, scallops and two stuffed shrimp with rice and cole slaw. We finished with some blueberry pie ala mode. Everything was great and we were finished in less than an hour!

I was excited to bring my British Boyfriend to Maine for some amazing, fresh seafood. Mike’s was recommended, so we decided to go there. The restaurant itself inside reminds one of a Weathervane or a Pondrarosa type place– kind of tacky and outdated but expected for a tourist type place. Due to the lack of charm we expected large portions of steaming seafood that we would dream about for months to come. Also this is on Route 1, no water in sight.
First, no rolls or bread of any kind was brought to the table and a quick look around confirmed that nobody else was receiving bread either. Disappointing and weird for a fairly expensive seafood establishment. We ordered «regular» size dinners (after all, we are regular people!). I ordered Fried Sea Scallops and he ordered Clam Strips. When the meals came, they were SMALL! We shared both and split them so we each had half of the scallops and clams. The plates were small oval plates, mine came with a baked potato, no butter and his was a small dish of FAKE mashed potatoes! Of course the usual coleslaw that nobody eats was on the plate as well. Ick! An ear of corn would have been nice.
Anyway, on to the seafood. I was shocked that a $ 20 plate of scallops consisted of 9 scallops, and all in pieces! There were only 4 whole scallops, the rest were partials and small bits, and they were breaded that way! I’ve never had bits and pieces like that, and certainly not at that price! The Clam Strips arrived luke warm and were therefore rubbery and also skinnier than usual clam strips which was weird. When we finished the meal, we were both still hungry!!! For a $ 60, we should NOT have been hungry! We went across the street to the Hannifords grocery store and bought some food to bring back to the room to eat.
Would it really have been hard for them to toss a couple cheap rolls out on the table before dinner and a piece of fresh corn sold everywhere for about .20 served with the meal? Had they done that, we still would not have been thrilled with the quality, but we would not have left feeling icky and hungry and ripped off– we just would not have gone back. But this experience was so bad, I feel that I really do have to warn others to avoid this place. It is so hard to choose where to eat when in a new area or vacationing as you want to really enjoy the entire trip and a bad meal can really ruin a night– especially when you are dropping $ 60+ for a meal for 2 people.
I should say that I like really good food, but not expensive food. I like fresh, whole ingredients. For example if given a choice while traveling between Panera or McDonalds, than I go with Panera every time. So if you are a McDonalds person, you may like the waitress that does not seem to care, the small portions, the stale atmosphere, and the mediocre at best food. But if you like value for dollar, then save your dollars!
I have really enjoyed The Lobster Shack in Ogunquit– go there instead. the food is awesome and there is so much more for the money. I also hear that Barnicle Billys in Ogunquit is good– and with a view as well. the prices are the same as Mikes– go there instead people!