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On the way to the commissary in Bangor the other day we were disappointed to find our favorite little diner closed for lunch. This sent us searching far and wide for something quick other than the awful fast food chains. Pulling off the highway at the small town of Newport, we took a chance on a place called Anglers.
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Despite the name, (Newport is neither new… incorporated 1814… nor a port anywhere near the water) I didn’t hold out much hope for fresh seafood.
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The restaurant is a dressed up family diner but damned if they didn’t make a nice cocktail.
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An Absolute Citron deckhand lemonade. Quite refreshing.
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I went with the smaller ‘minnow’ portion of fried shrimp and was pleasantly surprised. Fresh, light and perfectly cooked. Husband had a nice clam chowder and broiled scallops which he said were equally good. But the thing that really rocked my world and made me do more than merely contemplate returning?
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.99 cent drafts. And my husband doesn’t drink Budweiser, this was a Maine craft beer called Allagash White which normally costs him $7 -8 a glass. We wondered if this was a serious senior discount, a special price for veterans, or the waitress just made a big mistake. On the way out we asked… and were told all drafts are .99 cents, all the time.
Needless to say this will now be our go to lunch destination before the monthly commissary run.
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For me it is always the scallops that tell the truth. So many places over cook them. It’s always nice to find a new good seafood place.
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If we had any complaint it was that they cut the scallops. Sea scallops are large and should always be left whole. But they were perfectly cooked.
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Why why why would they cut them! …Not really asking… just wondering because it does seem strange.
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Perhaps to make the portion appear larger? I don’t really know..
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Everything about that place looks good.
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It was a nice surprise.
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I really like all the food explorer posts. Good food or bad, there’s a little piece of life in it and that makes it a good read.
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I love nothing more than finding a good restaurant. Less cooking for me.
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Perhaps your fame precedes you and the Angler is “Fishing for compliments”? AHAHAHA!
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I should make you walk the plankton for that one.
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Looking at the rest of the bill, the profit margin was not in the beer. They could have just given that away.
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They basically did.
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I see food prices—$8.99 for a CUP of chowder (where did the clams come from? Texas?)–are as bad near the ocean as they are inland!
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They had to make up for the cheap beer!
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That’s great to hear, finally something that didn’t disappoint! Looks good and .99 cent drafts? Hello, another WIN-WIN!
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I was surprised they had beer no less a full bar… but I’ll take it!
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If that’s the “minnow” portion, I’d hate to see what the “whale” looks like!
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The small was 7 big shrimp, the large was 15. My behind is whale like enough already…
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Wow. What a nice surpise. Your shimp plate looks awesome. I thought you were gonna say you had cod as I had the best fish tacos on Friday; they were cod!
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Cod was easier to work into the title than shrimp…
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Two days ago, we had dinner at a Mexican restaurant in the town of Fort Morgan, Colorado. I thought their $6 price for a (big) margarita was astounding, but you’ve upped the ante.
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