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One of our mainstay restaurants when we drive up the coast to Damarriscotta is King Eider’s.
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A favorite of tourists and locals alike, it’s become a landmark.
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Located in an old, small brick building it’s tiny but mighty.
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Like its cocktails.
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I had the top listed selection, but are we really doing the second?
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Apparently, yes.
We are.
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I always order the crab cakes as they’re advertised… and always used to be… the best. This trip? Not so much. Hard, over cooked and over breaded. The husband’s giant mussels were the better choice.
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Husband’s broiled haddock? Huge, plentiful and perfectly prepared.
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My braised duck sandwich (when in Rome) with chopped apples, dried cranberries and melted cheddar? Dry and tasteless with barely a hint of the promised fruit.
Oh well,
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At least the sign was funny.
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River's world..... 
I avoid buying “edibles”. When people overdose on THC and go through the extreme anxiety, it is usually due to consumption of an “edible”.
Sorry your duck didn’t work out. I was hoping to live vicariously through you…
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The duck sandwich was always iffy but the crab cakes are usually wonderful so that was really disappointing.
THC drinks and soda are a bridge too far for me.
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The THC drinks I see around here don’t appeal to me. I’m just guessing but my guess IS that it’s going to taste like the underside of my lawn mower. Remember “Grass”?
Cathy likes edibles and I’ll have one to help me sleep from time to time but I prefer to smoke.
Here’s a red hot burning question: How in the ever lovin’ Heck does one braise duck, greasy as it is, and have it come out dry?
One more thing: Is that his wallet on the bar next to the haddock? I hope not. That thing makes my back hurt just looking at it.
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No, that’s his eyeglass case. We’re old and require reading assistance!
As for the duck, I don’t know. But I’m definitely not ordering it again…
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You beat me to it. I wondered the same thing about making a fatty duck dry. That would appear to take some “talent”.
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Oh no! What a disappointing meal all around. Bad crabcakes make me sad.
THC infused soda? Hmm. I think your cocktail choice sounds better.
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And they’re famous for their crab cakes.
It made me sad.
😥
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It’s always sad when a trusted restaurant you frequent often goes downhill. There was a Chinese restaurant my friends and I would go to every Friday for years. But in the end, the place went out with a whimper…
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I love the sign. So September is a good month to visit Maine then? 😊
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After Labor Day, September is wonderfully empty. Until the leaves start to turn…
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Oh yeah- I forgot about autumn leaves. Damn tourists…
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Leaf peeping, then hunting, then skiing.
No one visits for mud season though…
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I’m sure! 🤣
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Well at least your cocktail was good, I mean it looked good. The husbands food looked delish but when you are left with less than satisfactory food, it’s really a bummer for sure.
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Bummer about the food. Seems a waste of crab.
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The sign IS funny.
I’ve never had duck, and I don’t think I ever will. I dunno, just doesn’t sound appealing to me. QUACK 😂
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I enjoy duck when it’s prepared correctly. This was not..
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When you put “sunshine” and “orange” that close together, I’m not thinking of something you drink.
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the outdoor patio alone would keep me coming back for more 🙂
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How sad you had a less than perfect meals at one of your favorite go to restaurants.
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I hate it when a formerly good restaurant isn’t worth going to any more. It seems like a personal betrayal.
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