Marlintini’s Grill

Food was very good and the staff was friendly. Probably the best you can do for a late night spot in Blue Hill.

One of only a small minority of its type on this peninsula, a full sized restaurant catering to locals and families year round, with a dining area and also a tavern room with a bar, and TV screens for sports, etc. Good sized portions of usually good to occasionally very good food, nothing pretentious at all. Tourists are welcome but should know it’s apt to be noisy with locals greeting each other across the room, excited children, and even on occasion bar-​rowdy. Not for those seeking an upscale, refined dining experience. But tourists who want to experience the area’s local culture in its own element seek this restaurant out, along with a very few others. The seafood is as good as in the somewhat pricier area restaurants, and there’s also tavern food, good beer including regional craft brew on tap, and large portion pasta dishes. Dress is casual, service is friendly but can be slow on a crowded weekend evening during tourist season, and the décor is as plain and unpretentious as this popular restaurant.

Local flare. Bar food, tasty, plenty of room, great big bar. The people who frequent this place are definitely locals for the most part. It’s a nice bar and grill to take your family.
I had fish and chips, which were great but that thing happens that sometimes happens when other people you’re eating with get what you wish you had gotten after the fact. Not one but TWO people got the blue cheese bacon burger that looked REALLY good. So. If I go back I’ll probably get a burger.
Oh also they have a huge menu so it would basically be impossible not to find something to eat.

Great restaurant, mostly locals eat here. We ate here 2 days in a row, highly recommend haddock chowder, great salads, BLTs, all seafood dishes

We have been here three times between two trips to the area and the food is always good and the service is great as well. It’s exactly what you can expect for what they claim to be. Awesome sandwiches, burgers and salads. Can’t speak to any of the entrees but the selection and quality of pub food is great.

Good locals restaurant with nightly specials. Fried haddock on Fridays is our pick. Been coming here since it opened years ago. Food consistent.
Gary

We were looking for something different and one of the employees at Dunkin Donuts suggested Martini’s. I am glad I asked, because it was really good for a quick meal.
Haddock was amazing. The best in the area! My husband ordered the Haddock bites for an appetizer and I tried them and was blown away! I had the blackened haddock Reuben which was very tasty! We actually ordered more bites to take home with us they were so good.
Very casual, bar atmosphere! No Lobster on the menu, which is a change from all the other places in the area! I am a fan of this place and would go back again!

We eat at Marlintini’s at least once every time we’re in the area. I can speak to three things on the menu — the fried shrimp, the haddock and the turkey club.
Let me start with the club. Hands down the best turkey club I’ve ever eaten, and there have been many. It likely has something to do with the fact that they cook the turkey then carve the meat off it. None of that generic, flavorless turkey deli meat here. Deelish and I haven’t had a dry one yet. Someone in the kitchen definitely knows what they are doing.
The shrimp and haddock: seafood is never a bad idea when you’re on the coast. I love the haddock nuggets (just a haddock filet they’ve cut up to make it easier for dipping) and shrimp. Both are fried (I know, but I can’t help myself) moist and full of flavor. The tarter sauce is homemade too. If you’re in the mood for fried seafood, you can’t go wrong with either of these. I should also mention that the out-​of-​towners I’ve taken here are big fans of the shrimp and haddock too.
NOTE: If you’re in the mood for a lobster role, head up the road to the Fish Net. The lobster roll eaters in my family swear it’s the best one in all of Maine.

We have always enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. Go for the daily specials if you are in the mood, but we’ve never had a meal we didn’t love. Highly recommend.

Not as good as it used to be. The burger was over done (dry) even though I asked for medium rare. You need to have several drinks just to be able to swallow the food. There’s probably a reason we tried eating at 3 other places first.

What’s not to like about a Caribbean themed restaurant in Blue Hill Maine? The fried haddock balls are excellent, perhaps the best fried haddock in Blue Hill. The crab and lobster rolls are so-​so, I’d say go down the road to the Fish Net for a really good lobster roll. They have nightly specials, meatloaf Monday is my dad’s favorite. You get a lot of food for a good price.

American food restaurants are at an immediate disadvantage in that American food can sometimes be boring. Sure, it borrows from Italy and whichever country first started frying everything, but it also borrows liberally from England, and four out of five hungry people agree that is a bad thing.
This doesn’t mean that, for an American food joint to compete, they need to serve their curly fries with a soy-​plum demi-​glacé. Just keep it simple and tasty — maybe you can add capers to the tuna salad if you’re feeling punchy — and everyone’s happy.
Marlintini’s was pretty mediocre all around for my last visit. Its menu is pretty bland. The chicken was Gobi-​dry. The service was sans smile — though in Marlintini’s defense I understand this to be the exception more than the rule. I’m not much of a seafood guy but my family gave some of the dishes a thumbs-​up, so… if you’re swayed by third-​hand anectodes, give this place a try.