UNION at The Press Hotel

“This was a good lunch. It was a business luncheon. Great atmosphere!!”

“Took my step mom here for a belated Christmas gift. We stayed at the restaurants adjoining hotel and were seeing a comedy show across the street at The Merrill Auditorium. The food and service were amazing. We started with non alcoholic blueberry martinis which were delicious. We ordered off the fixe menu (we ended up picking the same options) which means we received three courses for one price. We also ordered two appetizers under the à la cart section - half a dozen oysters and bread with yummy cinnamon butter. I’ve never had oysters with froth on them before but they were so good!! We had salads as starters and they were so fresh and colorful and the dressing was to die for. Our mains were scallop risotto. Flavor. Flavor. Flavor. It was a tad spicy but nothing we couldn’t handle, and the scallops were so tender they melted in your mouth. For our final course we ordered the chocolate semifreddo. It was so good that it should be illegal. Service was great. Friendly, kind, attentive. My stepmom wasn’t sure if she wanted the non alcoholic wine or not so the waiter gave her a small sample to try first. Atmosphere was beautiful. Modern but cozy. You can dress up or dress down but it is definitely more of an upscale restaurant and experience. Overall - I highly recommend. Great for a romantic date, special occasion or if you’re just looking for an upscale restaurant with delicious food and great service.”

“This place absolutely blew me away. For starters we tried the mussels with french fries and aioli dip, pumpkin bisque, and the maple oatmeal bread with maple brown butter. Every single bite was perfection. For our entrees, the mushroom tagliatelle, and veal ragù were rich, flavorful, and beautifully plated. We topped it all off with some Walnut Block wine, pure heaven! It was my first time in Maine, and fell in love. The food, the flavors, the ambience, everything was incredible. Watching the chefs work in the open kitchen felt like being part of a live Netflix cooking show. I’m officially obsessed.”

“Loved the ambience, with printing press decor touches, at this restaurant. Food tasted fairly good. Service was prompt and courteous. We went for both dinner and breakfast. Staying at the Press hotel, this was a convenient eatery.”

“We tried this restaurant before a show a Merrill Auditorium. First, it has a great atmosphere and location. Very trendy and upscale. We sat at the bar because we didn't have reservations. We ordered several cocktails which all tasted great. However, the two bar tenders were working the whole restaurant and seemed very overwhelmed. It took a long time to get their attention on several occasions. We ordered raw oysters which tasted fine but many of them had little bits of shell inside, poor shucking. I ordered the bacon cheeseburger with duck egg, which tasted great! However, we waited well over an hour for our meals and were 20 minutes late to our show, despite being assured by the waitstaff that our meals would be out in plenty of time. Overall, I was pretty disappointed considering how expensive it was... Hopefully this was just an off night... We will be back to give it another try. The prix fixe menu looks great and I want to try it when we're not under time constraints.”