207 Bar Restaurant - Portland

The restaurant is a short drive from the wharf area of Portland and once you enter the place you know it’s family owned, it has that welcoming feel. The antipasto meat assortment was very good and the garlic bread was good. The service was excellent and our server was extremely attentive. Nice place to relax and enjoy dinner with family.

If you don't mind spending $51.00 for 3 personal size pizza's......this is the place ! Not to mention rude owner ! Incase the pictures aren't clear....8 inch each...1 cheese...1 pepperoni...1 sausage and peppers

What a wonderful place to eat, I cannot say enough about how great the staff, service, atmosphere, and food were...the staff is just so inviting and service was great.the atmosphere was just soo cozy and you felt like you were at your friends for dinner... To top it off the food was just Devine. Fresh Italian bread with the finest Roasted garlic and olive oil to dip in. Then a fried mozzarella fritter with the freshest homemade sauce, next the perfect size side salad and creamy wild mushroom soup. Then onto the cudagra the entrées the finest ny sirloin strip with Roasted garlic and mushrooms and seafood scampi casserole with fresh haddock calamari and scallops and jumbo shrimp. Then sides of homemade pasta linguini again with the freshest homemade sauce the while the finest apple cider martinis kept coming. We were so full we purchased two jars of homemade sauce and cannolis and teramasu to go. If you leave here hungry it's your own fault...our new favorite go to...

I heard about Maria's Ristorante at 1335 Congress St in Portland while listening to my favorite talk show host. He was interviewing Anthony Napolitano, Chef of Maria's. We were headed to Portland from Massachusetts for a few days to meet my sister so I looked on line and drove over to check it out. I called to see if we needed a reservation for that night. They recommended we do. It was getting busy fast. The food was excellent. I had veal saltimboca and my husband had the Haddock parmigiana. We also ordered the mussels in a scampi sauce for an appetizer. More than enough for two people. My sister and brother-in-law ordered the calamari as their appetizer. My sister had the shrimp portofino but I don't remember what my brother-in-law had. We all thoroughly enjoyed out meals. We also tried the meat balls which were excellent and the cannolis for dessert. The atmosphere was delightful, the service excellent, a good sized glass of wine and you could actually have a nice conversation without shouting. That's important. They are certainly doing everything right to be in a family business for so many years. Next time I drive up to Portland, we will definitely stop in for dinner. Thank you Anthony for making our night special.

The waitress, Kipp, recommended the baked haddock with crabmeat stuffing. My friend and I took her advice. The haddock was fresh and flaky. It was served with homemade pasta with marinara sauce. I ate every bite. For dessert Sue and I split a piece of lemonicello cake with blueberries. Lemon and blueberries are always a good combination. The cake was moist, flavorful and had a cream frosting that complimented it. Maria's also sells their own marinara sauce. It was less expensive than the grocery store. I stopped making my own sauce because theirs is so good. I will definitely keep Maria's on my list.