I am always on the lookout for a new place to eat whenever we got to the mid-coast area, and I'm always pleased when a find a great one. The Pearl is located on the Waterfront downtown with plenty of free parking and from the looks of the full tables, is a very popular spot.
We went on a warm Saturday night and we able of get an outside table with a beautiful view of part of the harbor. Our waiter, Lloyd, was quick with a smile and very attentive. I'm normally not a red wine drinker, but The Pearl offers a very nice wine list of local wines as well as wines from around the world, and I was interested in the same wine my husband was, which was a very dark Cataldi d Abruzzo, which was very, very good. Maine has a law that if you don't finish your bottle of wine you can have it recorked and bagged and can then take it home with you, which gives you the opportunity to have only a glass or two and not have to feel bad that you're leaving all that wine on the table.
Instead of having a huge meal, I ordered an Arugula salad with Chevre and grilled grapefruit, ($11) which was delicious and light, since the dressing was a simple olive oil and lemon juice. I also had the Crispy Spring Rolls ($9) with a mango dipping sauce, which balanced the acidity of the salad. I could have licked the plate, but I held myself back. Jim had the pan-seared Scallops in Truffle sauce ($19) which was served with a sweet potato/Yukon Gold potato mash, which was very flavorful. The scallops were perfectly cooked and the truffles blended perfectly with the entire dinner as well as the wine.
The menu is sufficiently large so that anyone will be able to find something to enjoy. Our dinner, including the bottle of wine was $78.00. The entire experience was exceptional and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Pearl highly.
We visited again in the summer of 2014 and were not at all impressed. The service was poor as was the time in which it took to get our mediocre food. The dining room was empty on a friday night which should have told us something. We would not go back.
We went on a warm Saturday night and we able of get an outside table with a beautiful view of part of the harbor. Our waiter, Lloyd, was quick with a smile and very attentive. I'm normally not a red wine drinker, but The Pearl offers a very nice wine list of local wines as well as wines from around the world, and I was interested in the same wine my husband was, which was a very dark Cataldi d Abruzzo, which was very, very good. Maine has a law that if you don't finish your bottle of wine you can have it recorked and bagged and can then take it home with you, which gives you the opportunity to have only a glass or two and not have to feel bad that you're leaving all that wine on the table.
Instead of having a huge meal, I ordered an Arugula salad with Chevre and grilled grapefruit, ($11) which was delicious and light, since the dressing was a simple olive oil and lemon juice. I also had the Crispy Spring Rolls ($9) with a mango dipping sauce, which balanced the acidity of the salad. I could have licked the plate, but I held myself back. Jim had the pan-seared Scallops in Truffle sauce ($19) which was served with a sweet potato/Yukon Gold potato mash, which was very flavorful. The scallops were perfectly cooked and the truffles blended perfectly with the entire dinner as well as the wine.
The menu is sufficiently large so that anyone will be able to find something to enjoy. Our dinner, including the bottle of wine was $78.00. The entire experience was exceptional and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Pearl highly.
We visited again in the summer of 2014 and were not at all impressed. The service was poor as was the time in which it took to get our mediocre food. The dining room was empty on a friday night which should have told us something. We would not go back.
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