Fire Water Fish Chop House At The Marriott

Very nice dinner at the restaurant at the Marriot at Sable Oaks. Have stayed at this hotel quite a few times, so always feel comfortable that I could have a nice dinner here. There were quite a few options on the menu, I roasted a headache, lamb, pork shank, scallops. I went with the pork shank, My wife went with the scallops, both very good. Nothing like a good pork shank!

Very nice looking restaurant, professional waitstaff, excellent food quality and presentation. Pleasantly surprised by the complimentary bread with oil/peppers and hummus. Decent drink and overall menu selection. The only negative was my scallop appetizer. It was $12 and had 2.5 average sized scallops. Very disappointing. My entree (seafood penne) was excellent and had a good portion of lobster scallops and shrimp.

I've dined here a couple times as I stay at the Marriott when I am here on business. I can't suggest that I would say you need to stop in here. It's not that big of a drive to downtown Portland for an array of restaurants to choose from, and I've gone to a few and there's a better selection on the menu. Here's the thing it's just okay. The people who work here have always been pleasant over the years, and over never been there when it's been crowded, but things just always seem a little off . . . like someone in the chain of events (eg. the kitchen, the bartender) is new. I enjoy all the wines by the glass are available with a 3, 6 or 9 oz. option. I don't enjoy waiting and waiting to get it. There were two tables when I was here last night, two folks in the bar and two at the bar. We're not talking about a packed place and every time there's a serious wait. I've drives different dishes and the menu always seems to have a lobster and a haddock dish. I assume this is big in Maine (no kidding on the lobster, didn't know about haddock) as it seems to be on every menu in Portland. The food is fine, no complaints except it always seems to be lacking something like more flavor, as if someone is holding back when pulling together the dishes. Overall if you're here and you're not up for a 15 minute drove downtown, you'll get a good meal. You'll get friendly service. But it's not going to be meal you'll write home about . . . yet you won't go home with a horror story either. P.S. Get the Caesar salad. That is very flavorful. Beware will be some whole white anchovies on top . . . and they are nice enough to outline this on the menu. 10/05/2014 Another fine meal (i.e. think comic book rating not dining). The Caesar salad was actually disappointing this time around. I'll have to venture out next time.

I had breakfast here and it was delicious!!! My waitress was very nice. It was very busy but a hostess got me seated very quickly. They offered fresh squeezed orange juice. I then was told I could get a free refill. The coffee was good and hot. I had poached eggs on top of homemade corned beef hash. I also got an English muffin. It was all very good. I was full all day.

ANyone that is looking for a place to dine and eat at in the South Portland/Maine Mall area would probably never think about a hotel retaurant that is tucked away and hidden in the Sable Oaks. Well, I definitely would recommend this restaurant if you are ok with spending some money on a really nice meal in a fairly quiet restaurant (at least the night we came). We came with a party of five and had gotten a coupon to come here and we were very pleasantly surprised. The server was attentive and super friendly and knew a great amount about the menu and for a server in a hotel restaurant he seemed to really have a passion for what they were serving and was able to recommend some really tasty and delicious dishes. We started the evening off with some delicious mussels and bruscetta that was both delicious and fresh. The mussels that I have had in other places are usually drenched in garlic and butter and some sort of cream sause which is good but this sauce they used for the mussels was rich and divine. It was not oily with butter but rather a creamy texture to the sauce that the entire table was using the complimentary sour dough bread to sop it up like crazy. And the appetizer portions were HUGE where all 5 of us got a great share of each of these appetizers. We then dug in to our meals where we scattered our selections across the food spectrum with a delicious baked haddock that was covered in some greens and had a white wine reduction that it sat in while also coming with a side of creamy pollenta. I had the seafood pasta where it came with a vodka sauce and was jam packed with seafood ranging from fresh lobster to medum sized shrimp and giant scallops that made the dish taste so rich and decadent. It also cme with a slightly el dente penne pasta and a side of two pieces of bread. Huge dish. My wife dove into her portobello mushroom sandwich that she loved but had to take some home because of the size of it and so was my sons haddock sandwich that he loved also with the beer battered fish and fresh and delicious french fries. So, as you can tell this was a great experience but the only reason for 4 stars is because if we had not had a certificate/coupon that we purchased, the overall price was around 170 but I guess for five people eating apps, a few drinks and large meals not too bad but I would expect those prices in the old port downtown and not on the hill next to the Maine Mall. We will definitely come back for steaks next time maybe just the two of us and enjoy it even more on a special occasion.