The Bull and Claw: a Restaurant Review

For over 36 years The Bull & Claw at 2270 Post Road (Route One) in Wells, Maine has been serving up some of the best steaks , seafoods and cocktails available in the State of Maine.

This restaurant has seating for at least 250, and in the summer is often filled to capacity. In my working days, I held seminars there for my customers because I knew they would always get a good meal, there was a nearly private dining area, and plenty of parking was available.

There are plenty of booths and tables, and lots of windows, for a well-lit, attractive dining areas. A party of two, four, ten, or twenty....there are tables of varying sizes for every group. There are also two fireplaces which are particularly pleasant on a cold winter day. The servers are pleasant, efficient, and cater to your every need; and, if cocktails are on your mind, a full bar awaits, with a flat-screen tv for entertainment.

A boat resting on lobster traps and filled with crushed ice serves as a huge salad bar. Everything you could think to put in a salad are available. The lettuce is a fresh, crispy mixture of iceberg and romaine. Cherry tomatoes, sliced radishes, sliced cucumbers, sliced pepperoni, purple onions, black olives, cottage cheese, two kinds of pasta salad, two kinds of potato salad, three bean salad and carrot and raisen salad are among the choices. Plus there are six kinds of dressings to pick from, croutons, and chinese noodles. Certainly there is something for everyone!

There is also a soup bar which on this day had a selection of Cream of Mushroom, Italian Wedding Soup, and Corn Chowder. Hubby went for the corn chowder. It's one of his favorites and not often on the menu of restaurants.

There are rolls fresh from the oven, brushed with a mixture of butter and garlic and sprinkled with a little parsley. Crusty on the outside and soft on the inside, rolls alone could have been a meal for me!

I ordered the Cranberry-stuffed Chicken Breast Supreme, which came with rice, mixed vegetables, and the salad and soup bars for $10.95. The vegetables were perfect--just a little bit crunchy. So often, the veggies are served over-done and soggy, but not here! The rice was tasty and the chicken was a boneless breast wrapped around a cranberry and bread cube stuffing with a ladle of gravy poured over it. The chicken was excellent; the stuffing might have stood a little more seasoning, but I still ate every bit!

Hubby chose the Seafood Newburg from the Senior Menu for $7.95. It was served with a choice of potato or rice and the mixed veggies. He added the soup and salad bar for an extra $3.00. We both felt we'd had excellent meals; generous portions for the price we paid. Unfortunately, we were too full to try any of the desserts. I've had their peanut butter pie before and their chocolate lava cake and both are to die for. Maybe next visit.

We said goodbye to the statue of a chef standing in the lobby and vowed to go back one day soon for the breakfast buffet at $8.95! We drove away with happy tummies, glad to know that the food is still as good as ever, and well worth the drive from Saco.

Note: I was not compensated in any way for this review; we paid for our dinners.