Reviews for Shade in Scarborough, ME
Drinks are good, food not so good. We ordered the brussel sprouts and the crab cakes for apps. I sort of like the former as it... included cauliflower as well for some variety. I wish it had had more cheese sprinkled on it. Quantity was about right for app.The crab cakes are for crab balls that are deep fried, a bit too much in our case and left the crab a bit chewy inside. For themain, we went for the blackened fish tacos. They come out looking great. Some nice detail is clearly applied for thepresentation but the fish has almost no flavor and the salsa was lacking where fresh cilantro would have helped. The fish lookedlike it was baked with one side having some seasoning but clearly not pan “blackened” for added flavor. Overall one of themost boring fish tacos you can get in the area. A few folks seem to be getting there oysters which are hard to ruin and therecommended drink special (off menu) was enjoyed by my wife. The current digs are an improvement over what we recall with theprevious owner and they had put some effort into reducing the “live” acoustics of the place making it more enjoyable forhaving a conversation. Parking can be a problem in the summer especially when the waves are up. They do not cover your parkingcosts a in the public lot, even after 3pm when the price drops and there is no other place to park outside the in parking area,making it a tough place for a restaurant to reach out to the general public that isn’t in walking distance. Read more
Our 50th wedding anniversary family celebration was an outstanding success at The Shade: absolutely excellent food,... with.wonderful staff which helped make our event so enjoyable. The staff even helped entertain the 5 young children! Wecouldn’t be more enthusiastic in recommending The Shade for either a dinner or an „event“. Thanks again to all those atThe Shade who contributed to our sensational get-together! Read more
delish and great young male waiter 7/8/22. Im a local and cant wait to go back.
Had an excellent dinner here! Good food, drink, and service. Will be coming back.
We had breakfast here and our waitress Virginia was very accommodating and friendly. Very good service, delicious French toast,... and roasted potatoes with sunny side eggs. Very cozy restaurant that’s located near the beach :) Read more
The food and drinks were incredible! January was our server and she was outstanding! All of our food choices ( Oysters, Crab... sandwich and Halibut) were on point! Great job to all the staff! Read more
Came down last Wednesday! Amazing food but whoever makes those salads does some spectacular stuff! Also front desk is super... friendly. Came for breakfast the next day, blown away with the quality, their chef has some real talent! A++ Read more
Beautifully located with just a short walk to Paradise! Both food and drink were Wonderful. The waitstaff provided both friendly... and attentiveservice!! Excellent, always!! Thank you Read more