Reviews for 18 below in Waterville, ME
From the moment we arrived at the restaurant things were not warm and welcoming at all. I?m a traveler that was visiting this... city only for the purpose to work. My coworkers and I like to have nice family style dinners while we are away from the comfortsof our homes and families. I made the reservation so that we could try the cuisine in this New England city together. We arrivedat different times and some of my coworkers were seated before I arrived. As soon as the male server with glasses saw me, heimmediately said party for Angel is around the corner. No welcome or greeting. I wasn?t asked who I was or if I was possibly asingle person wanted to be seated. Just assumed I was with the table that had people of color sitting at it. I found it odd, butimmediately knew it was definitely one of many micro aggressions we would experience before the night was over when another oneof my coworkers mentioned the same thing without me telling her my experience. The next thing that occurred was the blatantattitude from the waitress when one of my coworkers asked for a fresh glass of ice. When he asked for a new glass, she snappedback at him that there were glasses on the table. He asked for a fresh one because he was unsure of who?s glass was in front ofhim. She reluctantly brought it out to him. As we were ordering our meals, there were a lot of questions asked about the foodclearly because we aren?t from the area. When one of my coworkers asked how a particular steak was cooked and if it was a nicedish, she snidely said as long as you don?t ask for it well done it should be fine. Once again a micro aggressiveassumption. The thing that finally made me lose my appetite completely and made me feel extremely uncomfortable in this spacewas when our entrees were finally brought out to us. The male waiter with glasses brought out two salmons there were ordered. Mycoworker instructed that he ordered his with extra glaze and the one he was given was not made that way. Read more
Visiting from ohio. Even tho a very busy weeknight we had excellent service. And this was a wonderful treat. Dinner for 4.... Sammon cooked to flakey perfection. Coquilles st. Jacques creamy Scallops sealed in a parmesan crusted top. crab-filledflavorful moist haddock and fork cut tender ribeye. Everyone left full and happy! Read more
Saw that this restaurant had excellent reviews, so we had to try it! We were just traveling through, did not have... reservations. They were very accommodating and found us a good seat! Food was excellent! Had Atlantic char & Beef stroganoff.Over the top wonderful experience!!!! Read more
We just visited 18 below and had a great experience! Loved the ambiance with the exposed brick and reclaimed wood. Service was... fantastic. Creative menu with fresh ingredients; it was hard to choose because so many things sounded good. We had the salmon,halibut, Beef Lo Mein, black tiger shrimp, and oysters and everyone enjoyed their meal. Highly recommend if you are inWaterville! Read more
Always good to me! The waitress (Summer) was awesome. Very busy. Suggest early reservations or weeknight dining, as food... favorites ran out. I miss the lobster cutlets!!! Read more
I wish I had taken pictures but we just dove in.... the scallops and shrimp in a pineapple was the best thing I have eaten in... months - and I wanted a gallon of the coconut butter sauce that came on it to take home. Overall, the restaurant is lovely andpeaceful, cozy and intimate, the staff is friendly but not intrusive. We will definitely be back - it's a new favorite!! Read more
18 Below fantastic place!! All the staff was friendly! Our server was Alex!!? Fantastic!!! We had the escargot for an appetizer... and then the cod over linguine, and the beef stroganoff!! The atmosphere is very nice, great place for a romantic evening! Read more
I can usually pick a place apart but my wife and I had a fantastic time. We both love meat and they do it very well. The service... was friendly but a little "canned". Delivery was adequately quick but the food was absolutely worth the wait. I like asking myserver what they like most when I go somewhere new to me and unfortunately our server didn't have anything off the cuff, neitherfor food nor drink. That's not a negative exactly, it was just a small disappointment. Read more