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Salt Water Grille


3.5 of 5 stars 18 ratings  |  Write a review
  • Cuisines: Seafood
  • 231 Front St., South Portland, ME 04106
  • (207) 799-5400

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5 of 5 stars
Portland
3 Dec 2009

I was a guest at a small Wedding @ 65 people. I was so impressed with whole affair from the gracious greeting at the door directing me to the private rooms on the second floor, the servers who attended to us though out the ceremony and reception. The The chicken lemongrass soup- addictive! My sister could not stop raving about... more

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1 of 5 stars
Portland, ME
10 Sep 2009

My firm booked the Grille for an all-day meeting. When I asked what the menu for lunch was, due to food allergies, I was given a rude brush off not once but three times until I went to the manager. Thoroughly unpleasant and ruined the day for me. This is not a cheap restaurant, and service like that shouldn't be... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor reviewer on Facebook
1 Dec 2008

Great place to bring a date. Beautiful view. more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor reviewer on Facebook
12 Sep 2008

Best water and city views. more

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4 of 5 stars
CT
30 Aug 2008
1
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This was the perfect ending to a day sightseeing in Portland and Cape Elizabeth. We sat overlooking the harbor, as the sun was setting. A beautiful view. We both enjoyed our meals. My fiance had the lobster, which was large and very good, though possibly a bit overcooked. I had the fried clams which were suberb. Huge whole clams, lightly... more

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5 of 5 stars
Saco, ME
17 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

All the locals do come to this restaurant. I cannot speak for the 30 person group, however, we have been there a number of times. Ate on the deck and inside. Every meal has been outstanding and the wait staff has been also. Everything has been very professionally presented and very customer friendly. Since it has been under the current... more

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1 of 5 stars
NH
7 Aug 2008

Nice view of the harbor, but that's about it. Service was ridiculously slow and inattentive (the waiter never even bothered to check in after serving our entrees; if he had, I would have told him that my meal was cold). The food was really just plain mediocre; we could have had a better meal at Friday's and for a lot... more

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4 of 5 stars
western Mass
9 Jun 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Don't know what happened to the "party of 30"...except that a party of 30 is humongous and hard to serve....but this is one of our favorite places in the area. We were there last weekend (May 31) and had a fantastic meal with the waitstaff going out of their way to make room for us (4 adults and a 3... more

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3 of 5 stars
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11 May 2008

Pretty good food, and nice views. more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor reviewer on Facebook
2 May 2008

Dinner on the deck in the summer is great, a different view of Portland. more

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Salt Water Grille Address

231 Front St., South Portland, ME 04106
Tel: (207) 799-5400
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.