M.C. Perkins Cove - Ogunquit, Maine

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When I walked in the door, I said wow the view of the ocean is incredible. When you sit down every table has a great view. The staff was extremely accommodating, offering a lot of assistance and patience for ordering. The food was amazing. I had the burger, smoky bacon. Excellent my sister had the lobster roll. There was not one bite of food left on anybody’s plate. Thank you for an incredible lunch.

Liz C.

Beautiful view. The restaurant was very cozy and the staff very friendly. Food was amazing. Highly recommend the lobster as well as the crab and shrimp fritters.

Liz S.

Love this place! We’ve been here about half a dozen times, most recently twice in mid-December 2023 for a special occasion. The food is always uniformly good (this time, lobster and spinach salads) and the service is always excellent. Javier, a manager, helped me orchestrate a birthday surprise and Horace, a bartender helped as well. The prices are also quite reasonable and as a bonus, Perkins Cove (right outside the door) is a perfect little stroll around after dinner. Do yourself a favor and go!

Adrial K.

Absolutely horrible experience. Check reviews on other sites.

Beautiful views. Horrible management. Fishy, Undercooked salmon served to a pregnant woman and refused to exchange. Managers on duty refused to give their names. A quick google search reveals it was in fact the owner Javier who refused to give his name, and was part of the decision to refuse the exchange.

Someone has now responded with a false representation of our assessment of the seafood. The first time it was sent back it was undercooked in the thinner portion. Certainly not "medium" as requested. The second time it was undercooked in the thicker portion. In addition, it tasted fishy. Your farm raised fish that was "brought in this morning" was fishy. Own it Javier. Don't leave us sitting at the table for an excessive period of time with no service from wait staff to order a replacement dish, or receive the check.

We very rarely request an exchange. Probably 5 times in the past 20 years. Your assessment of the situation is way off and I'm sorry that you missed the mark on this one. From talking to wait staff at other restaurants in the immediate area, it may be a systemic issue.

Another update!
Medium cooked Salmon is, at every other restaurant, cooked through. I never berated you or the manager. I went looking for the manager after we sat at the table for a very long period of time with no contact from anyone. The check was given to us after we asked for it. My wife was in tears while leaving your restaurant after the way she was treated. Your team missed the mark.

Javier/Dana - you served bad undercooked fish twice. That's the bottom line. Additionally, the food was taken away and picked apart. Even if we wanted to, we couldn't even eat the meal you charged us for at that point. If you weren't going to refund the meal, don't pick it apart. Your attitude towards customer satisfaction is deplorable and the reviews on other sites support this.

Just to add what was ultimately the icing on the cake - this whole matter took an hour to resolve (based on timestamps of photos). We sat there for about a half hour after the manager refused to credit the item, to when we finally got the check after walking the restaurant to find someone to allow us to pay and leave. 6:15 reservation and a woman who is 8 months pregnant left with only a salad at 8pm. Your description of swearing and yelling is an exaggeration to try to discredit our account of this awful dining experience. By the way - it was also her birthday. We had a great experience at the next restaurant we went to after yours, as we do at most restaurants.

Javier/Dana - you returned to us a dish that was taken apart to show that it was cooked. It was then taken away leaving her nothing to eat, not even the quinoa. Your treatment of a pregnant woman on her birthday was absolutely deplorable. Last - my reviews are mixed based on the quality of the experience. We had a fantastic experience at our hotel and gave positive feedback to the reception desk, and will be leaving a positive review. Your attempts to discredit our story are symptomatic of the unfortunate customer service we experienced.

Kathy E.

What a great place! We had a perfect evening celebrating my sister's 60th birthday. Our waiter, Joseph, was wonderful & the sunset gorgeous!

Roberta W.

We only had drinks at the bar which were ok. The view was beautiful but were told we couldn't sit outside if we were not ordering entrees for lunch. Even though we wanted appetizers and cocktails. The staff seemed rigid and annoyed with customers.

John

A wonderful restaurant that we always visit when near Ogunquit. Most recently had the seafood tower, clam chowder, burger, and lobster. All were fresh, well prepared, and delicious.

The restaurant is right on the water, and if you can, try to get the tables on the outdoor 2nd floor deck facing the ocean.

Tom Z.

This restaurant definitely is the second best restaurant in Ogunquit area following Hobbs Harborside restaurant. The only thing needs improvement is to add more variety of the fish dishes not just one choice of swordfish.