Riding your launch to shore, look to your left. Up there on a slight incline, on Newport Drive, you’ll see an inviting terrace with yellow awnings, a place to lunch and dine while observing an active commercial harbor. Many of the vessels in the harbor are lobster boats, and the menu includes the lobsters they deliver.
Chef Lou Kiefer, with over 20 years experience in Maine’s coastal kitchens, considers his menu proof that the Bar Harbor Inn is the place for lobster. Try a traditional Maine lobster bake, or lobsters in a creamy bisque, pie, seafood stew or mixed grill, or with sirloin steak or veal. Other tempting offerings including grilled salmon fillet smoked over an apple wood fire, steak, lamb, or chicken dishes, and a dessert menu almost too sinful to mention. Whether you’re in the mood for a delightful mid-day pause, or an early dinner, let Chef Kiefer and his staff of 35 culinary professionals pamper you.