Bunker's Seafood and Spirits — Restaurant in Gouldsboro

My boyfriend and I have eaten here several times over the last few months and have never had a bad experience. We always go late Saturday afternoon/early evening and the service has never been anything short of impeccable and the quality of the food top-notch. I think we've tried almost everything on the menu at this point and have never been disappointed! The cheese curds appetizer is AMAZING! We get it every time! The bar overlooks the water and it's an incredible view. It's a very cozy/romantic spot. This is definitely one of our favorite stops when we're staying in Gouldsboro on our weekend getaways. We'll be back again this coming Saturday!

UPDATE: I hate to do this, but after the way my boyfriend and I were treated here on Saturday night (the night of the Halloween costume party), I need to knock my review down from 5 stars to 1 star. After grabbing the only available table because the place was so crowded, my boyfriend went over to the bar to order our drinks. The bartender was clearly overwhelmed and in WAY over her head. She was at the tap serving beers to all of the regulars. She told my boyfriend that it would "just be a little bit" before she could get our drinks (which were cocktails), so he stood at the bar waiting very patiently while she continued to serve regulars at the bar who arrived well AFTER we had. We ended up waiting nearly 45 minutes and never got our drinks. My boyfriend (who has owned a couple of sports bars and knows the business well) didn't even bother the bartender the entire time. Only when we were approaching the 45-minute mark of waiting did he ask her, "Did you forget our drinks?" She very rudely and abruptly responded, "No, I just haven't gotten to it yet." That's when he motioned to me for us to leave. Not once during this entire wait did she communicate with my boyfriend or even apologize for the excessive wait. She was too busy serving her regulars, despite the fact that they came in and ordered after us. We finally left and went down the road to the Pickled Wrinkle for food and drinks, where we were tended to IMMEDIATELY.

We were very disappointed because we had gone through the trouble of getting all dressed up for the costume contest (full costumes and face paint), but we couldn't even get drinks and were treated like second-class citizens over the regular local crowd. What a waste. We were going to order a few drinks, an appetizer, and entrées, but they lost our business, only because the bartender was prioritizing serving beers to her regulars while outright ignoring us. TERRIBLE and SHAMEFUL business practice. The killer part is that they KNEW they were having this Halloween/costume party and that there would be a huge crowd, but they did not staff accordingly and only had one person tending bar. They are now closed for the season, but we will remember this come spring when we are back in the area on our...

(All my reviews are over all) Great view and all, but for $56 for 2 people, let me explain. (Short story). Ice was dirty, AC unit was spitting water at people and the food looked good but... (Long story)We got there just as it was opening up. We got seated outside. The only door to get you outside had an AC unit next to it that had water spitting out at anyone who walked in or out. That was pretty gross since some of the water got near my mouth. Sitting outside was very lovely. Then we got some water with ice. The water tasted like slim. So I got a Sprite with ice. That too had a slimmy taste. So I got one more drink without ice and poof. Slim was gone. With my many years in the food industry that told me, they were not cleaning where they kept the ice. I'm pretty sure I actually saw someone go outside, under the restaurant (which is a house) and use some kind of tool to break up the ice. Keep in mind we got charged for each drink which was around $4. Next the food. I got the lobster. Tiny little guy. But the French fries were amazing. My company got the burger. He said it tasted good and fries were great as well, until he had a stomach ache the rest of the day. After we got our food we never saw the waitress again. She went to the other tables many time but not us. Mind you there was only 2 other tables occupied in our area. When we were done we waited for maybe another 30 min before getting fed up and going back past the spitting AC to ask for our check. Like I said, view is great, but not for...

We went for 5pm on a Sunday with our 16 month old. I would remiss if I didn't mention the location, almost every table had a wonderful view of the water and our little one loved watching the "ducks" aka gulls. Our toddler was pretty rambunctious when we were there so we took her out on the patio and dock to kill time and our server came out to get us when her food was ready. Our server Kyra was lovely! we found her to be friendly, helpful, and incredibly patient with our sassy little one and she even brought over some crayons and a coloring page and played with her for a few minutes. I chose this place because I wanted a steamed lobster on our last night in the area and it didnt disappoint, it was a good size, sweet and very tender. my husband got the twin lobster rolls and they looked substantial (full claws) and he said they were very good. He also said the cole slaw was some of the best hes ever had, french fries were below average to average but we didnt mind, it didnt take away from the meal. The ambiance was a mix of casual seafood joint with upscale touches, we were nervous since our little one was so excited when we were there and doesnt quite understand volume yet but most other diners seemed entertained or indifferent to her antics, it didnt seem too upscale that it was inappropriate to have her there. Staff made it a five star...