38 West Pub & Grille

We had a wonderful meal. The drinks were well done. We had margaritas. They were so good. I had a Rachel haddock sandwich, my husband had a Rachel Rubin sandwich, my son had a seafood combination plater, and my daughter in law had a burger. The onion rings are amazing. Best that I have had in a long time. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Nice to have her back and the place open again.

We have been going to this same location since Jane opened it as Sullie's Pub & Grill many years ago. It was smaller and excellent then and it is much bigger and nearing excellence again, having just opened a month ago.

She ran the original pub in a single family home converted into a restaurant and bar. The food was excellent and we brought many a friend a relative to dine there. Sometime, in the early teens she sought to expand the place, ran into a bunch of hurdles, we believe, and she moved on. Then Woody's took over and expanded the restaurant and parking lot. Covid took its toll and Woody moved on, and another owner operated it with the same sports bar atmosphere. It languished when he could not staff it.

Now Jane is back in the saddle again. Renovations have been made, the interior spruced up, and a bit of a woman's touch has been added to the place, as well as an Irish flavor to the menu choices. The addition, which was never fully utilized by the interim operators has now been converted to dining space, which I suspect will be fully utilized once the word gets out, the weather improves, and the summer tourist invade Maine again.

Our first meals were good, our subsequent ones even better as the opening kinks were worked out. Funny story: my wife thought they messed up her Haddock Rachel sandwich and they had given her a haddock dinner instead. As it turned out, on closer inspection, the piece of haddock was so big, it completely obliterated the normal sized bun beneath it.

Last but not least, the wait staff and bartenders are very pleasant and accommodating and Jane can be seen pitching in

We look forward to many more IPAs, Margaritas, and fine meals at 38 West. We have no qualms about bringing family and friends along when the occasion arises. We wish Jane and her team all the success and accolades that they deserve. "Laughter is brightest where food is the best". Slainte!

We went on a Saturday night. The place does look nice but lacks the pub feel. We ordered Motz sticks.. Got 5 for $9.50, these were definitely pre made and just thrown in a fryer so for almost $10 I'm a little upset. My wife got the Rachel sandwiches. She didn't really enjoy it because it was piled high with some tough meat. I got a burger which was OK but 1 slice of cheese is $2 extra. The table next to us got the Shepherds pie, this didn't look like any Shepards pie I had ever eaten. The idea of a fine dining Pub in a small town just doesn't make sense to me.

This was our 3rd time here since early March. I have never not finished a plate. Every meal was excellent the drinks stiff but not too strong. The place was clean and friendly and they remembered us. I think the woman behind the bar was the owner or at least the manager but she was amazing the only way she could have been more busy was if she was spinning plates, but she always got us fresh drinks before they were empty. Thumbs up!