J R Maxwell & Co.

As a former chef I was not impressed with the food here. Our food was over cooked with very small portions and for the money about $80 I would of expected a bit more. The plates were thrown together looked like a greasy spoon diner with incompetent cooking skill. That said, our wait staff was amazing. He did all he could to make sure we were happy given the food situation. Im not saying I'd never go back but I am saying whomever is in the kitchen needs to step it up a LOT and serve food you can be proud of.

J.R. Maxwell & Co. is an outstanding American restaurant choice in downtown Bath. My buddy had just flown into Boston from Colorado, so we came here for just one thing - seafood! Known for great steaks and seafood, they serve it up righteously here in this cozy and historic building which, along with sitting fireside, makes for great atmosphere. We started off with a Margarita and beer, and then had delicious Crab Stuffed Mushrooms and Coconut Shrimp for appetizers. For the main course, I went with the superiorly fresh Maine Scallop & Haddock Combo while my friend dove into the Seafood Broil. We topped all that off with Key Lime Pie, and another round of drinks before schlepping off down the road to our hotel. This place is just fantastic. Highly recommended.

Had a great time, Rowan, Marry-Anne and Mikaela were all amazing.nThe food was delicious, started with shrimp cocktail for appetizer and then moved on to the salmon with a lemon raspberry cake for dessert. The portions of the entree were small but the appetizers and dessert were large. Everything tasked great, and the staff was attentive and friendly.

We went for a dinner- craving seafood- and hadn’t been to this restaurant in years.nOur server was very nice but the wait to get our order was crazy-long. She seemed to be only able to deal with one table at a time…nWe ordered mussels for an appetizer and they were delicious. The butter sauce was so good!nOur dinner took almost another 45 minutes to come out- after the appetizer. When it arrived, it was lukewarm.nThe fried clams, although clearly had been sitting in the window for a long time, were flavorful, and my husband said the haddock was good. His baked potato was so lukewarm that the e butter would t melt.nOverall, the dinner selections were mid and not served hot. We were disappointed…

We got fried clams and they were not fried to order they were microwaved. We got baked loaf of bread at first we were brought out store bought bread slices because they didn't have a loaf ready. I complained and got a loaf but it was baked probably days before and microwaved. The top was still hard for christ sakes. Got the 40$ prime rib. It was not cooked to a proper temperature so it was still rubbery. The prime rib was taken out of the fridge cut to a measly quarter inch thick and once again microwaved. The fat was still white and hard. My knife couldn't even cut through the prime rib. The jus was way too salty. Overall a terrible experience there everything was microwaved and they had the gall to charge me 120$ for this. JR Maxwells ruined our valentines. Never coming back