Scootic In Restaurant

Great place! Plenty of seating. Friendly and helpful staff were very attentive. Never waited for anything.
The Greek salad with salmon was amazing! Can tell the dressing is home made!

Food was really good. Wish they had more selections for food but it's a really nice,friendly place. Definitely recommend for anyone who travels out of state to here. Absolutely love how you can customize your drinks also. Very pleased with the place and location. 100% would come back if I ever vist maine again.

Friendly staff! Delicious Blackened Haddock!!! If I went back there I would try a shrimp dish too as it looked delicious on my way out the door. We spent our whole day hiking in Baxter State Park and pulled into this restaurant at 8:00 at night. Our food was so delicious I wanted to hug the cook. I would eat here again and again if I lived here!

Oct. 9, 2021 - Ever heard the story “ Little Engine That Could”? The Scootic In & Millinocket reminds me of that train engine working hard to climb that hill . . .

After hiking around Baxter Park with my wife and Nikon camera on a perfect autumn day, we stopped in around 5:30 pm at the Scootic In . A very polite hostess told us of the “ wait”. . . after reading the large Covid sign on the door we accept that most restaurants in Maine are in short supply of employees, so the owners asked for your patience.

I purchased drinks at the bar, and we looked over the menu while waiting for our table. Amber, our server, guided us to our table after 20 minutes. The dining room & bar were packed. . . So we ordered our appetizer & dinner all at once, with our wait about another 15 minutes! All was good! There’s about 7 salad choices, we enjoyed the Greek Salad first! Menu choices included seafood, burgers, sandwiches, pub appetizers, steaks & chicken . . . we ordered the 14 inch homemade pizza ( pepperoni, extra cheese, and onions on half )! After another 10 minutes our delicious looking pizza arrived. Very satisfying pizza too! Thank you for a good meal! We’d come back !

* Fun Facts about Scootic In Restaurant *

+Owners John Sr. & Fannie opened in 1901
+Current owners are George Simon & Bea
+Now 5 generations of family members
+Law Office in building
+McLean’s Red & White General Store
+Hikels Sporting Goods
+Barbershop in building
+Pool Hall in building
+Insurance Agency in building
+Firestone Tires
+Arcade in building
+Shoemaker in basement
+Boarding House on top level

Millinocket History

Pre 1800’s - Home of Abenaki Indians

“Millinocket” . . . Abenaki word for “ Land of many islands”

1829 - 1st settler Thomas Fowler

1846 - Henry D. Thoreau hiked Mt. Katahdin

1894 - Bangor/Aroostook R.R. opened

1899 - Great Northern Paper Co. built

Post 1945 - Hospital opened

1973 - $11, 951 highest wages in Maine

1973 - Population at 7,700

2008 - Great Northern Paper Co. closed

(Opera House, Golf Course, Community pool, all opened in Millinocket )

I wasn't sure what to expect, because it seems to be the most happening place in Millinocket. We sat in the bar area which was clean and the noise level was medium. They didn't have a drink menu so I asked the waitress what she would suggest for a mixed drink. It was something with pineapple, orange juice, and Malibu? She gave us a paper menu, which makes sense with covid, however nobody in the place had a mask on. I went in to the restroom and was sad when there wasn't any soap, but the bathroom was incredibly clean. I got back to my seat and finally tried my drink which was actually quite good. We ordered sweet chili wings and calzones. They both came to the table very fast. The wings were phenomenal. Crunchy with the sweet chili sauce they rank at the top 5 on my wing list. The calzone was really good, I had the pepperoni, with mushrooms, green pepper, onion, and jalapeno. It was a good experience overall. I highly recommend those wings!