The scallops were about the first fresh I had had-They were good. I’ve now had some in Bar Harbor-The ones from Nance’s were really much much better. You could taste the extra freshness and the batter was thicker.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
My grad school friends and I are in town for a reunion and they were all raving about the $20 lobster rolls having gone to multiple other places for lobster around Harpswell. Unanimously they seemed to agree on the lobster rolls and clam cakes.
I decided to get the chicken tender basket. Overall, the price is a bit steep for 3-4 chicken tenders and some fries at $15 (I added a can of Pepsi ($2) and upgraded the regular fries to sweet potato fries ($1) so my total ended up being $18 for what in most places is like $10. Still, the chicken was tender and the fries weren’t bad. I did order the honey mustard to dip the chicken in but it tasted less like honey mustard and more like honey mustard.
Overall it was decent, just a bit pricy. It is a shack on the side of the road with approximately 4-5 picnic tables for seating and I believe no bathrooms although I’m not sure since I didn’t have to use one.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Lobster Roll
Nance's shrimp was wonderfully prepared with her onion rings. A small delight on the side of the road. Good job!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$30–50
We really enjoyed our lunch here! We had the shrimp basket and lobster roll. We really enjoyed the smaller shrimp - the batter was light and well seasoned.
So cool to see a lobster shack on side of the road. you think you have found the secret place all the locals go for freshness. .Wrong Stay Clear!!! If this place was any good in the past those days are gone. Scallops were rubber and had no Flavor. Shrimp were those tiny tiny ones you get in a can, You literally could not tell them from the lousy batter. Skimpy lobster rolls that did not measure up to even a supermarket roll.
Some of the best fast seafood I've ever had. Fried clams and crab rolls are my favorites, and the sweet potato fries are great too. Bring cash, and make sure she's open if you're making a trip specifically to eat here.
Food was really good, homemade fries where my favorite(had shrimp). The haddock sandwich was on the small side, but delicious,was only $10. Tartar sauce was good aswell.
We landed here on accident and thank goodness we did!! Upon arrival four different people approached us to say the food here is incredible isnt it!?! When we explained it was our first time they responded with comments like you made the right choice! And did we ever! The lobster roll was fantastic the clam roll was equally as wonderful. We ordered 2 clam cakes and they were cooked perfectly with nig chuncks of clam and extremely flavorful. The french fried were good/average and upon suggestion we ordered onion rings. Hands down the best ive ever eaten along with everything else. The owner/chef was extremely kind and appreciative of our business. I will absolutely be back every summer.
What an adorable roadside snack shack! Everything is reasonably priced and the food is delicious. We had the lobster roll and onion rings, both or which were very good. They also have a little sandbox picnic table for the kiddos which our 3 year old loved! Definitely worth a stop on your way down to Harpswell!
