Route 66 Restaurant

We were looking for a fun place to eat and found this on a side street. What a great place! The food was so delicious. If you like onion rings, you have to get some. These are the best we have ever had. I couldn't stop eating them. The lobster roll was delicious. I never ate the fries because I was eating the onion rings, lol. My husband had the surf and turf. It was a lot of food. Our server was so nice. All the staff here was super nice. All the memorabilia on the walls and throughout the restaurant was fun to see. They have an upstairs area, but my husband can't climb stairs with his brace, so we day in the lower level. You have to check this place out when you are in Bar Harbor.

Overall, unique interior design with great food. Only con - too cold with all the fans, so bring a jacket!

1. Blueberry float - my partner really enjoyed it. I didn’t like how they created so much foam with how they poured in the soda

2. Lobster Mac & Cheese - baked but still creamy! Fair amount of lobster in there to actually have lobster in the dish name.

3. Lobster Roll with Clam Chowder & Fries - great presentation. Requested the roll to be warm—loved the bun of the lobster roll. The clam chowder was excellent. Can taste the clam - was not a bland white cream soup.

With so many places to dine at in Bar Harbor, I would recommend this place as one of the restaurants to visit for solid food and a unique experience.

This place is an absolutely must! You wouldn’t expect to find this hidden gem in Maine! The decor is impressive! Food comes in large portions and very tasty! The Mac and cheese was a classic! The nachos with pulled pork was very good as well and the portion was huge! Loved it! 💯 recommended!

The atmosphere is main point with the walls and every corner covered with vintage objects and old toys, road signs and random objects. The restaurant is like an antique museum where you can have nice American food.

We stumbled upon this place walking by, and boy did we score! From the unique entrance, to the eclectic interior, it was pure fun. Our server was Heather and she gave me an excellent local beer suggestion. It was rhe Bar Harbor blueberry ale and it was fabulous. The blueberry wasn't overpowering and it was very smooth.

As a vegetarian, I was thrilled to discover that you could order any style burger with a Beyond Burger patty instead of beef. I had the patty melt and it was amazing! We ordered the fried pickles and onion rings as an appetizer. The onion rings were some of the best I've ever had. And they weren't greasy, which was a plus. My friends ordered the Cobb salad which looked very tasty and fresh.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience with excellent food and service. I definitely recommend it!

Great food and really friendly service! (Thanks Emily for being so happy and friendly 😁 It’s clear you love your work!) I got the “Dead-End Burger”. I’ve never had coleslaw on a burger before, but it was tasty- definitely worth the price ($21). Service was quick, and I enjoyed the atmosphere and decor. Fun place to check out!

One of our favorite restaurants in Bar Harbor. Staff is super friendly and the food really exceeded our expectations.

If I could give it another star, I would.
Probably one of the coolest restaurants I’ve stepped into in recent memory. Walking in the front door feels like you stepped through a Time Machine with all the amazing vintage items they’ve collected over the years. We had Emily as our waitress and from the moment we walked in she was nothing short of spectacular. Offered recommendations on her favorite food and even put me on to the Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale (try it, you’ll thank me later). She paid special attention to my son’s food as well (Severe Peanut & Tree Nut allergies) and even helped us find some local spots. Came up from Boston to find something different and boy did we.

Stopped here on the 4th of July. Attentive staff and super cool decor. Ordered cheese fries, a hot lobster roll, and lobster carbonara. Everything was great! Specialty cocktails seemed a bit small for the price, but we're from Wisconsin so it just might be because of that!

This is a real find--so good that, after a great lunch, we came back the next night for dinner. The building itself is a treasure--new but fitted with windows and benches salvaged from a churck, plus a terrific selection of memorabilia. Kids would love it here. The food was great--best lobster roll of our 10-day Down East trip, partly because of the option to have it warm with just butter. OMG! Great service too.

This was wonderful! Three of us split the pulled pork nachos appetizer and the seafood pizza. It was more than enough food and it was delicious! It was a fun, inexpensive place to eat in bar harbor. There was a lot of car and pop culture memorabilia everywhere that was fun to look at.

Amazing food! Popcorn shrimp melts in your mouth. The ribs were awesome (had those when we went the FIRST time). Grilled lobster and cheese was warm comfort food on a cool day.

We came here with the kids after a hike in Acadia. My mom got the shore dinner, my son got the Mac and cheese, we all got the calm chowder or lobster bisque. Everyone really enjoyed the calm chowder. Some said it was the best thing here.

What a great place. Tons of memorabilia everywhere. The kids were extra impressed with the decor. We had the fried pickles, lobster Mac cheese (my favorite), seafood Alfredo, and steak and cheese sub. All were fantastic. I do wish the lobster Mac and cheese had a little more lobster though. A great spot for great seafood or traditional American cuisine.

We ordered homestyle Mac and cheese, sea food alfredo, garden salad, grilled salmon and chef fish of the day( swordfish). Everything was very delicious except the swordfish dish,because it was very salty. I put in the salad but it was still salty. Thank you

Ate at this restaurant in 2017 on vacation and was looking forward to eating at it again in July 2022 when we went back on vacation. This restaurant is hands down my favorite restaurant I have ever been at. Staff is kind and friendly and the overall atmosphere is incredible. The food is even better. We ate here twice because it was so good (I got the old timer burger). I am genuinely contemplating making the 11 hour drive again only to come back to this restaurant.

The restaurant is soo beautiful inside. I love it. The food is amazing also. Love the Cadillac Sundae, it was placed in a car shaped container and you can also bring the car back home. Will be back to try the other menu items.

What an unexpected experience! This was not our first choice of restaurant initially, but we will definitely be back in the future! All of the food was delicious, and it all tasted fresh. I am pretty picky about pizza, and this was fantastic. The kids portion of pasta was huge for my two-year-old, so I helped her, and that was also delicious. It's possible they make their sauce fresh? Yum! On top of it all, it's very reasonably priced being in downtown Bar Harbor! Come here, you won't regret it!

When we lived in Bar Harbor, we would come here once a month. This is a great place and very fun. Tons of memorabilia items. It is affordable and friendly service. My both children always enjoyed their dinner here.

My absolute favorite restaurant in bar harbor. The ambience is like a highway diner with so many cool props in the wall everywhere in the 2 floored restaurant, very cool vibes and the menu is quite big and everything I’ve had is delicious. Their chowder, baked clams, lobster Mac and cheese, seafood pizza as well as their fried goods are all tasty!! Service is good and you can almost always get a table since it’s a big place. The prices are IMO very reasonable and the also the best in the area for amazing food! I always visit whenever I’m in bar harbor!!!