Inn by the River

The Inn By The River is AWESOME! I love dining out on the porch in the summer and at the pub/​bar in the winter. The crew there is so friendly! It is like coming home every time!

The perfect New England experience. Great folks, great food and great fun! Hospitality was exceptional. They go the extra mile! Very well kept and current. Location is on the snowmobile trail and has excellent local riding.

These guys serve up an amazing breakfast and have nice, clean rooms with great views of the river! You can’t ask for nicer staff.

We had a fantastic stay! From the Jacuzzi tub to the nice fluffy comfy bed, we were very pleased. Delicious food and a warm welcome were appreciated! We will definitely be back.

Stumbled upon this tiny restaurant/​bar on a recommendation from a local… Really excellent food. As a food lover we didn’t have great expectations but they outdid themselves. Excellent service, chef came to table to make sure everything was to our liking. Went back in the same trip because it was so good. Made ourselves try other options even though we wanted to stick with the excellent meal from the night before, but we’re presently surprised again. Very casual, welcoming and most of all — great food.

What a gem!!! Pulled over on a whim and was so pleasantly surprised. There was six adults in our party and we all agreed this was one of the freshest most delicious breakfast meals we have had in a long time. We ate outside and enjoyed the river views and humming birds. A gorgeous garden was growing fresh produce for the restaurant. Whom ever is cooking knows food… Really knows food. Homemade everything… And cooked to perfection! Just fabulous!

Clean, quiet, wonderful and helpful staff. The reubens and kettle chips that we had for dinner were delicious. Eggs Benedict was delicious in the morning. Beautiful setting, up a small hill, overlooking the river.

The staff are the big draw here & Steph was just amazing. Always smiling and nothing is a problem — she happily corrected a few issues upon check-​in. (Owner: this young lady is gold)…and the whole crew are just nice, nice, nice people.
For a town with a population of…30, they do an excellent job looking after guests. The food is a highlight. Although breakfast in my opinion is their weak spot, its nothing bad at all. Lunch & dinner are just incredible for a town this size. Who needs to eat anywhere else?! A vegetable garden just outside the kitchen helps with all the fresh flavors. The salads are perfect and the entrees just spot on.
An incredible location overlooking the river — just beautiful. You can’t go wrong.

Kim the owner was friendly and accommodating as were the entire staff (Nicole, Rachel, Jackie and Gary, the chef). Food was nice, Patrick made good fly fishing suggestions and the rooms and public spaces were clean and nicely decorated. Its clear the owners are focused on hiring staff who provide excellent service and work well together. After a long day of hiking and fly fishing, the Inn was a comfy place to return.

When you are in a tiny town in remote Maine and you go to one of three restaurants within reasonable driving distance, you probably don’t expect it to be one of the best meals of your life. Think again.
The Maine seafood cakes (made with crab, scallops, shrimp) were fresh and delicious. You could actually taste seafood, not just cooking oil and bread crumbs. Everyone in our group of 6 was happy with their entrees. The real standout was the shrimp alfredo. The sauce was neither watery nor gloopy – just the perfect texture, rich but not too thick, over al dente pasta served piping hot. I really think this may have been the best alfredo sauce I’ve ever had.
This place has an incredible view of the river with some Adirondack chairs for you to sit and veg out after your brunch or before your dinner.
Not a bad wine list either.
It was pretty empty when we were here (a Monday night) so people from our group were messing around on the piano and the guitar while we waited for our food – a little fun extra bonus, and our server was very patient when we a) were annoyingly indecisive and b) continued our singalong when he was trying to ask us questions.

Went here for breakfast on the way to rafting bases on mr kickass breakfast and let me tell you it was Weak! Find a better place for breakfast, how hard is it to who up breakfast. Go somewhere else for breakfast can’t speak to the lodging.

—- restaurant only —-
this was a welcomed escape from the 3 item breakfast buffet at three rivers.
we got eggs benedict, hungry man special (with french toast), and special quiche of the day (spinach, bacon, swiss) all for $ 7.99 each. bottomless coffee came along for an extra $ 2.
good service.
pleasant experience but not extremely memorable.

Restaurant-​only review — My husband and I went here for a nice dinner, after several people recommended it to us. I suspect that this is the nicest restaurant within a 20-​mile radius. It’s a hotel and a restaurant, very quaint country décor, not super-​elegant, but comfortable and tasteful. We sat in their main dining room, but there are also some tables in the back bar area, and some picnic tables out front, with a nice view of the river. Our waitress (Erin G.) was extremely friendly and accommodating. The food was fresh and excellent — the rolls were straight from the oven, the bruschetta was packed with veggies from their garden, and the perfectly steamed broccoli was from their garden too. My husband ordered the duck in mango chutney, which was extraordinary (even for duck.) The wine list had a good variety of options; we ordered the Syrah. For two entrees, an appetizer, a bottle of wine, and two coffees, we escaped for about $ 85 +tip, which was very reasonable for the quality of food. I wouldn’t bring several kids into the main dining area, but the smaller bar area might be a good option. On a Thursday night, they were pretty quiet, and the waitress mentioned that it would be best to call ahead for larger parties. Overall, I was infinitely pleased, and I plan to visit again.

Considering the price of the room and all you get for it, this is awesome. We’re not into camping, but wanted to White Water raft, and this place was great to stay at. The bed was comfy and big, the room overlooked the Kennebec River and even had a little porch to go out on. Everything was clean. Free continental breakfast was good, But the most important thing was the service — people working there were super friendly and super attentive. They do have dinner there which we didn’t try, but the bar after was fun, and they had draft beer which is a plus and an old school sit down pac man game which brought back memories. This isn’t the Ritz obviously, but for what you pay and where you are, it can’t be beat

You want breakfast? Or do you want KICKASS breakfast?!
I bet it’s the latter. As did I.
We wanted some kickass breakfast before we left Maine after our rafting trip on Sunday and Inn by the River delivered us KICKASS breakfast with some Southern (or would it be considered Northern) hospitality.
Inn by the River is also owned by the same owners of Three Rivers, which is just about a mile north of the «Home of Serious Fun». This place should be nicknamed the «Home of Serious Breakfast’.
The Inn is pleasantly located at the top of the road tucked behind the highway, but overlooks the river beautifully. You can spot the Inn while on the Kennebec and start to crave breakfast.
We were welcomed into the Inn with open arms and joyful staff members of Three Rivers/​Inn by the River even before we reached the door! They were able to accommodate not only our party of 5, but were able to join our tables after seeing some familiar faces as we approached the dining room.
Serving us up right with carafes of coffee, water, and orange juice.
Ordering up our eggs, bacon (!!!), toasts, homefries, etc. Mmmmm… I didn’t see a Greek omlette on the menu, but they had no problems making one for me and delicious it was! I cleaned my plate right up! Nothing was left behind. Price is great too!
After we devoured our meals, the staff offered to let us roam around the Inn and explore. I’m glad I took the opportunity to check out the rooms before I left. It was the cutest lil Inn you can imagine. Some rooms had double beds, while others had Queen and full size beds. Shared bathrooms and a lil kitchenette in the hallway. This would be a great place to do a group trip, with the comfort of the Inn, the amazing breakfast, the fantastic staff, who wouldn’t want to come back? And with the river right there by your side?! This doesn’t get any better than having a comfortable stay and a wild day on the river.
P. S. You know this place is the place to be if the river guides are eating breakfast here! Just sayin’… !

If you look up the word «hospitality» in the dictionary, there may not be a picture of Inn By The River, but the definition describes the place to a T. I’ve never felt so welcome, so quickly in a restaurant before. Before we even reached the door they were holding it open for us, inviting us in, telling us to make ourselves feel at home. Although so many claim it, it was the first time I really felt like a restaurant treated me like family.
We settled into a big table in the main dining room, complete with an amazing view overlooking the river. Pretty soon the table was covered with pitchers of water, coffee and juice.
The food was excellent, ranging from classic bacon & eggs to a seafood benedict. I’d highly recommend the cinnamon-​raisin toast — it was mmmm, mmmm good! They also have a full bar with a wide variety of morning cocktails, including mimosas and a few variations on the Bloody Mary. Everything was very affordable — less than $ 10 per person.
After breakfast they invited us to stick around, check out some of the open rooms and hang out on the big back porch. The whole place was beautiful — cozy country décor, bug comfy chairs and couches, checkers and board games waiting for guests to use. I could have stayed there all day. Needless to say, I’m a big fan and eager to return.

After a weekend of camping and white water rafting, my group and I decided to venture down the road to the Inn by the River for some brunch. Our raft guide told us they had amazing food, and he was not lying. What he failed to mention, was the amazing view that is also seen from the Inn by the River!
We had a group of 5 people, and then bumped into 4 other rafters and decided to join together at a large dining room table. The staff was very accommodating to our group size, and needs. They were very attentive with the water, coffee, and orange juice pitchers… glasses… basically anything that we needed. Our view couldn’t have been any better, also. Directly outside was the porch with a few humming bird feeders so you could see these amazing birds fluttering about, with a background of the river, trees, and hills/​mountains.
The food? Delish! I think just about everyone ate everything on their plate, and those that didn’t only stopped because they were stuffed! Prices were also VERY reasonable. 5 people, 5 full bellies, 5 entrees and 5 drinks was under $ 50 prior to tip… you can’t beat that.
We were also given permission to walk around and check out the rooms… so cute! This would be a great spot to come and bring your family, an adventure with a significant other, or a group of friends. All of the rooms had their own style and various bed sizes, and some even had a small private balcony. Very cute spot, I’m excited to get to go back either for just the food, or for the sleeping arrangements too.