Coveside Restaurant & Marina

Always a great place to stay. Lynette is easily one of the finest hosts on the planet. One of our favorites. We’ll be back next season.

Such a wonderful setting. Prettiest in Maine.. Food is superb.

Great place to spend a night! Fun music, good food

Great as always, We are 37’ LOA and will not stay on mooring # 5 again in that we run over mooring 10. Too tight. Better to be on #7. Also, surprised that there is not a staff member that can come to help with lines if one were to go to the dock with a big boat. Would suggest a staff member be available when someone comes to the dock that needs a hand.

Awesome stay! Beautiful morning in Christmas cove this morning!

Christmas Cove is a delightful harbor. Unfortunately, Cove Side Marina really should not be accommodating yachts over 40 feet. We are 57’ and we were swinging into the boat next to us which as a result had to go to the dock. Cove Side gave us the option to go to their dock but after settling on the second mooring and being told that they never had boats swing into each other, we opted to stay on our mooring.

Excellent friendly stay! Will be back!

Nice people and great restaurant. Thankyou Lynette.

Great harbor! Staff very helpful.

Always a pleasure. Nice dinner. Loved the oysters..

Had a fabulous dinner in the bar area. Our dog also enjoyed his “kid” dinner. Great mooring and love to walk around the area. One of our favorite places!

A wonderful location and restaurant! The moorings are all quite close to the docks. Unfortunately, access to the bathrooms and showers is restricted in the morning.

We had a really pleasant time at Coveside. The moorings have been re-spaced so there was good elbow room for moored boats. The anchorage is very well protected. The Coveside restaurant is very good with an extensive menu of reasonably priced food. The response to my Dockwa request was prompt and I was even able to book dinner reservations via Dockwa.

Perfect protected and beautiful spot. Very friendly people.

Fun spot. Really good moorings. Dinner wonderful with great service. Thank you! Stopped again 2 weeks later. Dinner was delicious and they couldn’t be more accommodating to boaters. Thanks to all!

Even though they did not have water or electricity, we had the best stay at Coveside! Lynette and John were so welcoming and the live music was so much fun! We loved how cozy the harbor was and being able to easily get out on our paddle board and explore. We will definitely be returning!

Always well protected in a thunderstorms.

Snug harbor. Great food at restaurant, enjoy drinks on deck. Remember to make reservations for dinner. One of our favorite harbors.

Very accommodating and helpful services.

wonderful, wonderful

Great location and Lynette could not have been nicer. Restaurant is great as well.

Always a pleasure …………

Fantastic Marina & Restaurant! Not only a beautiful location, but also the best hospitality! A special call out to Linette who does it ALL with a smile!

Great cove, moorings, picturesque, and restaurant band “vibes”

Tight inner harbor mooring. First time here. Helpful staff who picked up CH 9 quickly and gave us directions Somewhat exposed to wind out of SW

Very protected harbor. Somewhat tight. Restaurant: food and atmosphere were great, service poor.

Beautiful place, good food, nice people.

Quintessential Maine experience/cove. Safe & easy. Coveside restaurant a must see/do

Always a great harbor. Sunday deck parties are a fun time!

Always a pleasure in Xmas Cove

Docks are good. Bathroom facilities are fine. Restaurant is terrific and the people are nice.

Great spot; friendly staff; good food; strong drinks; fine music!

Beautiful and great food

It’s great to start the year with an early cruise to Coveside to enjoy a meal and hear some great music with our friends The Cavemen! Folks there are always friendly!

Our first time in Christmas Cove - our stay at a mooring was wonderful! Friendly staff, immaculate restrooms, delicious food (seafood chowder, tuna tacos). Saturday night music “32 North” fun, and a great Dark & Stormy - now a favorite stop!

Great location. Thanks for letting us stay at your dock in your beautiful harbor. Also thanks for giving us access to your head and showers. We left you a gift in the bar!

Always a great stop. We have been coming for years.

Most welcoming and gracious and responsive. Tight mooring but worth it bc Christmas Covebis simply beautiful. Thank you Coveside for an amazing season end party! We will be back so save CS1 for when we come!

Great protected location. There was a holdover on the mooring which we were assigned so they put us on their dock for no upcharge. Sunday afternoon they had a band at the restaurant which was great. Evenings are peaceful and quiet. Will come again!

Lovely small harbor. Great mussels at the restaurant.

Beautiful harbor, fantastic dinner and great music! Win win! Thank you!

Great spot! Quaint, quiet, friendly people.

Lovely and peaceful!

The cove is peaceful and great views. Although when we showed up at 7pm the restaurant told us that they would not be serving food anymore despite being open until 11pm. The facilities that next day were not clean but at least available. The internet on the mooring was spotty which made it difficult to plan the next day of travel. Also the dock was rotten and I fell through due to a new board being screwed into a very rotten board, poor fix.

We had a great time at Coveside once again! The staff were very helpful and the dinner was very good Great harbor!

Always a great experience. Loretta is what makes this all possible. Thank you once again for watching over us. Too Elusive

Love this place! Stayed nag again tonight and hopefully the next! Coveside for dinner tonight!

A perfect stay. A note to cruisers, best to play it safe and call ahead for a dinner reservation. This year Coveside once again has a very talented crew in the kitchen, take the "specials" very seriously if they have any when you visit. The live music can also be a nice surprise, the schedule is on the website, as is the restaurant hours. My favorite marina, by far.

The moorings are well kept and the harbor is small and beautiful. The Cove Side restaurant and lively bar were a surprise and treat !

Nice and quiet, staff was very accommodating.

Beautiful spot, fun restaurant, great shower’

Lovely harbor, very professional mooring service

Beautiful little cove with moorings a restaurant and no other amenities Don’t take mooring #5 as unused mooring #8 will interfere with your stern. WiFi is weak and disconnects from you. Suggest strong using Al if possible.

Very cool area...Maine chill at its best!

Nice snug harbor, good prompt service.

Marina was empty. No electric. No boats. No staff.

Great food good bands

Loved: mooring, launch service, food at Coveside restaurant and walking.

Mooring service and Wi-Fi was great…. Add sweet potatoes fries and please improve lobster roll… thank you

It was peaceful... enjoyed hearing the live band playing on shore from the comforts of my boat. Was sad I hadn't got to try theCoveside restaurant out, as it is closed on Mondays. I'm leaving early Tuesday morning.

Another great stop at Coveside! Cavemen fantastic as usual. Food was delicious. Bartender is the best!!

Love this harbor. It’s so quiet and peaceful. We were unaware that we needed reservations for the Coveside Restaurant. So next time, I will definitely make reservations. The marina let us know ahead of time what our mooring assignment was, so we picked it up and settled in really easily. We will definitely be back! Thank you so much!

not much there at Coveside. Mooring OK. beautiful harbor

Easy to contact, great mooring location. The food and entertainment at Cove side was outstanding! Six stars….

Sept 4, 2022 same review!!! Went by boat, stayed overnight. Gorgeous weekend! Coveside Restaurant has good food and are very gracious hosts! The band Cavemen was the evening entertainment and they rocked! Always a good time at Coveside in Christmas Cove, South Bristol!!

As always, a visit to Coveside is a treat. Great harbor and the added benefit of a great restaurant and deck to enjoy. Thank you.

This was our second trip to Coveside this year and we were equally beyond pleased both times. We were happy to be served by Dennis (bartender) who went out of his way to make our time there very pleasant. We are amazed at the professionalism of all involved and amazed at the way the marina can manage the size and amount of boats in such a small space and keep everyone happy! We will be back :)

Excellent experience. Mooring was in great shape. Dinghy dock was conveniently located. Restaurant was super busy, but the staff and food were top notch. Loved watching the Osprey families in the the day marker nests. We made a reservation for mooring and restaurant in advance. Good idea.

We received our mooring assignment through a message on Dockwa ahead of time. Never talked to anyone when we arrived. Mooring relatively easy to find. Never went ashore so I’m not sure what the facilities were like. Cute little harbor

Beautiful spot and nice restaurant

Very picturesque setting and a really neat burgee bar. They were very accommodating to us despite being very short staffed. Dinner took a very long time, but with a little patience we were able to enjoy the great views while our meals were being prepared. Fun spot!

Great place. Great food. Great location.

What a great spot, owners are super friendly. Band on Sunday night was great (2-5pm) We got dock space for 1 night and had a good meal at the restaurant. Cove is very protected.

Are at the restaurant and loved food, drink service and atmosphere. Pretty cove also. Going back in two days to see what is happening on Sunday evening😎

Could of stayed here forever!

Very nice. New docks. The restaurant is still the driver but feels like a marina again. Good Wi-Fi a plus

Dock with no water or power. Nothing there worth the money

Great spot. Very friendly folks - both staff and visitors. Great party vibe at the restaurant. Highly recommend

So pleased with our stay in Christmas Cove. A gorgeous spot which is also very well protected. This was put to the test when a storm front passed through overnight. We were nervous at first as the moorings are packed in pretty tightly. But no issues. Linette was very responsive and friendly when we called about our concerns. Coveside restaurant is a friendly, low-key place to grab a Dark & Stormy. Great stay, we’ll be back!

Great spot. Friendly attentive service. Be patient as summer weekends can get pretty lively during the day but usually settle down by late afternoon. And don’t miss the Lobster BLT sandwich.

Such a wonderful spot, and clearly popular with the locals. Our host was very responsive and made our stay as easy and fun as possible. Loved the vibe and live music on Sunday afternoon!

We had a mooring at the entrance to the harbor. It was a beautiful place to watch the sunset. Decent food with nice service at the restaurant. The whole process was really easy as they communicated really quickly if I had any questions.

This is a great spot but we were disappointed that no one responded to our radio calls for a mooring assignment- shouldn’t such an assignment be part of the reservation confirmation particularly when the marina was apparently unstaffed on Monday and Tuesdays. We took up a mooring out of necessity and later in the evening a boat arrived claiming that it had been assigned to his boat. We worked it out but it was awkward B

Hard working short staffed dining room staff were pleasant and smiling. Food was good drinks were better. The harbor and site are top notch and not to be missed. Shower was hat and forceful, It would be nice to be able to get water, and electricity for boat with a slip. Hopefully as staffing allows they will have waterfront staff that works as hard as the restaurant staff.

Great time listening to the Cavemen.

Love the Coveside. Glad they were able to open this year. Moorings are tight but somehow it always seems to work...