Anna's Water's Edge Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Seafood Seafood [Edit]
75 Black's Landing RdPhippsburg, ME 04562
(207) 389-1803
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
9 reviews for Anna's Water's Edge Restaurant
9 reviews in English
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Review from Blaze F.
Oakland, CA
6/28/2009
We went on a family vacation & rented a cottage just down the road from Anna's Waters Edge Restaurant. What a nice area!
Anna's is pretty casual. My husband & I ate here with our young nephew & there were several other small children also there for dinner. (phew, understanding people if things get a little loud at our table!)
Jasper had a hot dog & french fries. He seemed happy with his dinner. (There were several options for the wee ones.)
I had pan fried haddock with the sauteed vegetables of the day. The fish was perfectly done--cooked, but tender & juicy. The vegetables were great--fresh, not overcooked. I would have given Anna's 5 stars, but my husband was less enthusiastic with his dinner.
He ordered a lobster roll. The bread was not special & then dry-toasted without any butter. The lobster meat was not as sweet & tender as one would hope. He would have given the roll 3 stars.
No time for dessert--Jasper was ready to go! So we went outside, where there were TRUCKS & sand! What could be better? Lots of other kids playing with trucks & sand, that's what. We couldn't leave until it started to rain.
I would definitely go back & hopefully try dessert! -
Review from Marc R.
Chelsea, MA
9/19/2010
The food here is not good.
This restaurant has a very cute cozy atmosphere but the food will deceive you. The soups taste like they come out of a can (I bet they do) and not one thing tastes fresh, I'm not sure how they do that with the seafood!
There seems to be absolutely no effort put into taste and cuisine. There is nothing authentic about this place.
I got fried shrimp that had no flavor and was over-fried and not local. The crab-dip special, had practically no crab in it and tasted like watery mayonnaise. My wife and I were very sad to have such a bad experience. It felt like one of those places where the owners just didn't care anymore. What a pitty. This restaurant is right on the water front and could be amazing. Seafood should be fresh and simple in such a prime location like this. -
Review from Nicole M.
Cornish, ME
Updated - 9/3/2010
Stopped here after a day at Popham beach. Being from Maine, I am immune to the quaintness of the typical Maine scenery and ambiance...that is the only thing that Anna's has going for it. The food was just okay, nothing special and certainly not worth another trip. That being said the service was great and it looked like a nice family business.
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8/29/2010
Stopped here after a day at Popham beach. Being from Maine, I am immune to the quaintness of the… Read more »
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Review from Dawn E.
Somerville, MA
5/28/2008
This is a sentimental favorite of mine. My family goes here on the last night of vacation every year and it's always just an unparalleled dining experience on all counts. The service is quick and friendly, the food is amazing, from the funky house salads to the fried seafood platter to the fresh fish (I usually get the catch of the day, which one year led to the best just-off-the-boat salmon I ever had in my life). There's something for everyone on the menu. It's as casual as you please (shorts and flip-flops? no problem) and the view is as delicious as the food. Definitely leave room for dessert.
Water's Edge is a gem, for sure worth an excursion off the beaten path.Listed in: Happy Trails
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Review from Vann D.
Oakland, CA
9/6/2006
A very nice sea food place right on the water. More upscale than say, a lobster pound, but not fancy. The clam chowder is good and the crab dip was outstanding, the wine list disappointing, and skip the hamburger ( I didn't, trust me). Not as touristy as many places, in fact it's pretty isolated. Reasonably priced, and worth the trip.
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Review from Josh M.
Providence, RI
8/9/2008
Some people feel that good food isn't worth traveling for. This place would probably change your mind.
It's set back in the country, right on the water as the name suggests. It has a distinct Maine "country meets ocean" feel. Pulling around the dirt driveway to the back side of building where the main entrance is, you come upon the bay view, which sprawls out endlessly, only interrupted by the tree lines and fishing boats floating out to sea. There are a bunch of picnic tables with umbrellas sitting on the grass so you can sit and eat your dinner right on the water. There are also tables outside on the deck. Inside is quaint and casual. There are pictures and fishing gear all over the walls, almost in cluttered fashion but it just works. There were real fishermen in there sharing stories of the days work over dinner with their families. All in all the setting is perfect for a seafood dinner.
The food was phenomenal. I had easy lobster and scallops and clam chowder, and my girlfriend had crab cakes w/ lobster newburg. We shared our dishes and we were both astonished at the quality of the food. You could taste the freshness in everything. It really tasted like it was right off the boat. There were a lot of people there when we went to dinner, but I think most of them were locals. There was a quietness in the dining room that can only be achieved when an entire room full of people are stuffing themselves to the gills on great food. They even had a few great microbrews available. The service was attentive without being annoying, and you had a view right into the kitchen to see the hardworking people preparing your food.
I'd give this place an extra star if I could, just because there is something special about places like this in a world full of TGI Fridays and Outback steakhouses.
Oh, and I'll just pass a tip to anyone who uses a garmin. Specifically the c330. If you use it to get home from the restaurant and you don't have unpaved roads checked in the avoidance menu, make sure you don't miss your turn. The next turn the gps will take you on is a long unpaved road through the woods. It was an entertaining detour... -
Review from Allison C.
Brooklyn, NY
8/21/2007
My hands-down favorite restaurant in Maine! I've been coming here for years and never been disappointed. Waters Edge is casual, non-pretentious, and all about the food. It has a log-cabin like interior is decorated with lobster traps, buoys, and other fishing accoutrements. The lobster stew and lobster roll are absolutely to die for. Save room for dessert too, because the homemade pies are just as good. Aside from the fantastic food, you'll be treated to a scenic view of the rocky shore.
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Review from Nat S.
New Haven, CT
8/3/2008 2 photos
The lobster roll quest continues at Anna's. It was a solid B+ for the roll itself. I knocked off points for size, lettuce, unbuttered roll (just dry toasted?) and meat sweetness, or lack thereof. . Otherwise good chunks and decent mayo to lobster ratio.
Anna's is a perfectly fair value with a lobster roll at $12.95 and crab roll at $11.95- the crab roll is a little steep. (mid Summer '08)
The place is off the beaten path just north of Sebago Estates. It is a pretty little spot with picnic tables at the edge of a small working harbor. There is dining within for bug free dinnners with wait staff. They have a solid beer list and more sophisticated fare for dinner including scallops broiled with a "splash of white wine."
http://www.thewatersed...
Despite other reviews, my burger was tasty, but not world class.
When departing, take a left instead of a right (don't head back to Sebasco Resort) until you get to the dead end sign, then go right. After a quarter mile you will be confronted with an ominous sign about road closures and then dirt. Take the dirt road and whenever faced with a fork, stay to the left. This will take you back to New Meadows Road along the water and you will pass The Basin- a cool liitle cove with nobody around. If you are a kayaker, this is a great place to put in. -
Review from Rob B.
Cambridge, MA
5/26/2008
Great entrees (shrimp for her, steak for him), yummy desserts (blueberry crisp a la mode... mmm), good prices, and an attentive waitstaff. All this with a pretty fantastic view of the ocean, if you like that sort of thing...
