The Sedgley Place — Restaurant in Greene

June 11, 2021 - Heard the expression, “Good food, people will come”! Our friends invited us to dinner at Sedgley Place in a small town called Greene, Maine. My reply, “Never heard of it!” We enjoy exploring new places, and this culinary discovery rates highly, 4.75!

Sedgley Place Country Inn started serving food in 1978, and under the current ownership of Susan & Bob Bowie they continue to attract customers who enjoy great food. Their chefs serve a 5 course meal that includes homemade breads, appetizer, salad and/or soup, entree, and dessert! Their menus vary weekly, which include fresh ingredients, in season, from local farms & merchants.

Our choices included:

French Onion Soup / Creamy asparagus soup

Salmon & Shrimp Prime Rib Roast Filet Mignon Chicken Pan Seared Haddock & Lobster Wellington Vegetarian Mac & Cheese

All desserts were homemade!

Hot Fudge Sundae Peanut Butter w/chocolate crust pie Chocolate Tart Strawberry topped Cheesecake Raspberry Turnover

The “country inn” setting allows for conversation & relaxing evening on any special occasion ( eg. birthdays, anniversaries, job promotions, out with good friends). I tend to favor white linen table cloths, two forks, and attentive servers like Donna ( thanks)! There’s several rooms for small parties, and an upstairs floor for a wedding or rehearsal dinners, plus outside seating for special events. Chefs Kyle & Raymond coordinate their culinary talents by serving up excellent food! Thank you!

2 Suggestions:

A. If serving a salad as a separate course, you might not load up salad fixings under an entree too (such as my wife’s Salmon & Shrimp)? She loved the Salmon!

B. Is there a story behind this old Country Inn . . . print that story on the menu? (History adds ambiance)

Significant History of Area

Pre 1700’s -Worumbo /Androscoggin Indians 1700’s - Part of Lewiston Plantation 1775- Benjamin Ellingwood settler , town named for Rev. War hero Nathanael Greene 1779 - William Sprague built 1st mill 1786 - Capt. John Daggett School teacher 1788 - Greene incorporated town 1793 - 1st Baptist Church 1796 - 1st Post Master Benjamin Merrill 1814 - Stage Coach line starts 1849 - Railroad built in Greene Corner 1894 - Grange built 1901 - Baptist Church on Main Street 1908 - Electric lights in town 2010 - Greene population 4,350 2013 - Greene Central...

My Wife and I so love coming here and were excited to introduce our Daughter and Son In Law to this little gem, it pains me to leave this review today as we have never experienced anything but perfect meals and service. We went on New Years Eve. We had a 4pm reservation. We were seated upstairs, the lighting was a bit dim but not a deal breaker, the temp of the room was at best very cool. We ordered our drinks and tried the Amuse Bouche which was curried chicken on a crosini, very nice as was the one on a piece of endive. These were on every table. The crostini was a bit soft due to the moisture and having been sitting for a bit, would love to have it again but spread it myself. We were off to a good start, the drinks arrived, the Manhattans were a bit on the small side but tasted fine. I ordered a shrimp cocktail and that was good as well. Breaad was warm and had the most delicate crispy crust! Appitizers arrived and we dug in, two roasted brussel sprouts and two french onion soups, the Ladies thought the soup was overly salty. The brussel sprouts were over cooked and chewey at the same time. The flavor of the brussels were good but these were a miss for the both of us. Entrees arrived, two short ribs a prime rib for our Daugter and a rack of pork for me. The short ribs on whipped potato was very good, the prime rib was dissapointing as it lacked flavor, the rack of pork with stuffing was very good as well. We all ordered the trifle, the reactions were mixed on that but that is due to personal preference, I feel the execution of it was done very well, some thought that it was too tart but I would order it again. The service was awesome and has never been anything but that on all of our visits. No dirty dishes hanging around on your table! To sum up, based on our previous visits the meals did not quite live up to a very high bar that has been set. Will that keep us away, absolutely not. Even our very picky Daughter said she would try it again, both Daughter and Son In Law loved the setting. We chatted with Susan the co-owner, both Susan and her husband are warm and perfect hosts. If you get a chance to speak with them you will see what I mean....

We have gone here for special occasions through the years. Just recently went here for our 40th anniversary and it was very nice and got this card from Sedgley Place in the photo I have added. We got the 5 course meal that was excellent. My wife got prime rib that was grilled as the roasted prime rib was all gone. The size of this prime rib was huge, it filled her whole plate and she had to get her sides on a separate plate. She said the grilled version was actually very good. She had most of it boxed up as she couldn't even start to eat it all in one sitting. All the sides and appetizers were great. I got the baked haddock and it had a homemade pistachio topping that is amazing. For dessert I got the peanut butter pie with like a chocolate cookie crust. The pie was amazing, it is very peanut buttery like a Reese's peanut butter cup. It was not overly sweet just real delicious peanut butter flavor. My wife got the chocolate cheesecake and had to box it up to eat at home she was really full. The restaurant is beautiful old structure with old pine board floors coated with shiny finish. It does have a fireplace in one of the rooms. The restaurant is split into several big rooms and a second floor of this colonial type house. The tables were all spaced out and we were at a table for two alone in its own alcove that was great. Everybody was wearing masks during this Covid 19. I would recommend this place for a nice quiet restaurant out in...