The Brooklin Inn
A roughly hundred-year-old inn in Brooklin that got new owners in 2019 and turned into a proper neighborhood bar and gastropub. Wednesday through Saturday, 5 to 8pm. Local sourcing, small-production wines, Maine craft beers, and the kind of food that earns Tripadvisor's top ranking for all of Brooklin — for what that's worth.
The Brooklin Inn has been on Reach Road for about a hundred years in one form or another. The current chapter started in 2019, when new owners took over and immediately began renovating — tearing out walls, updating tables, rebuilding the place around a vision of what a small-town inn with a serious restaurant could be. The goal, stated openly, was to become the town's social center.
The food program runs American gastropub: seasonal, local, sustainable. Dishes lean on whatever's available from nearby farms and fishermen, paired with small-production wines and Maine craft beers. The dining room is intimate; garden tables are an option when weather allows. The schnitzel comes up in reviews; the atmosphere — cozy, informal, full of regulars — shows up just as often.
They hold the #1 Tripadvisor ranking for restaurants in Brooklin, which is a low bar in a two-restaurant town, but the reviews across the board are consistent: people leave happy. That's not nothing.
Reservations available through Exploretock.
Hours
| Wed-Sat | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Reservations recommended for dining room. Bar is walk-in.
Local Tips
- Wed–Sat only, 5–8pm. Plan ahead — this is not a spontaneous dinner option.
- Outdoor garden seating in season; the inn itself has rooms if you want to stay.
- Close to Brooklin General Store and Morning Moon Cafe if you want to make a day of Brooklin.
- Reservations through exploretock.com/thebrooklininn.
Connected To
- Brooklin General Store — walkable from the inn; good for breakfast or provisions
- Aragosta at Goose Cove — the elevated option further south on the peninsula
- Buck's Restaurant — another seasonal gastropub option on the peninsula