Reviews of Cafe Sorpreso

The food online looks amazing but in person not so much. I ordered a crab cake appetizer which I received an hour later. They only have 1 server, 1 waitress and 1 bartender so I am assuming there is only 1 chef. The crab cake was very sweet and filled with sweet peppers. It did not taste like crab meat at all. I was very disappointed. The only thing that was good was the organic Ipa.

Most overpriced restaurant in Northern Maine. Everything is too salty. Drinks were terrible. Even the bread was bad. For only being open 3 hours a night, one would think that they had their act together. My wife summed it up with "unimpressive". Filet was ok. I ordered medium rare and I was lucky to, as it came out medium. Vegetables were undercooked and med-crunchy. Potatoes were fine, as was the salad, but everything was over salted to cover it up. Good food should speak for itself. There's salt on the table if I need it, thanks .. Not what I was expecting for $100. Restaurant had maybe 10 people in there on a Saturday night. Not sure you would need reservations. Probably better off somewhere else, unfortunately

Place is nice better than the other places in Presque Isle. The waitress is nice but unfortunately there is only one waitress/bartender and one cook so if you want to wait an hour to get your food this is not the place for you. Plating looks really good but the food is not worth the price. It's way overpriced. They need to hire more cooks and waitresses especially on weekends. We were really disappointed we wanted to walk out but we didn't want to be rude. We won't be returning here again.

Nice dinner in a very nice atmosphere. Good fresh bread to start every meal. Served with real butter (not wrapped in foil.) They have a great selection of mixed drinks and wines. The salads that accompany entrees are very good even though simple. Very nice greens, with dried cranberries and blue cheese. Their entree choices almost always include a haddock, filet mignon, another steak, pork, scallops, and a vegetarian dish (rarely vegan.) A great place for meat eaters, no so great for lactose intolerant or vegans and just ok for vegetarians. Vegetarian entrees are almost always limited to one and almost every dish has cheese or cream. The hard of hearing might have difficulty because of the recorded music they play, but for others it adds a nice atmosphere. For this area it's on the pricey side. For a couple to get 2 appetizers, 2 drinks, 2 entrees, and 1 dessert the tab was $95 plus tip.

This place is AMAZING!!! My husband I were in Presque Isle for work this past week and happily stumbled into this place the first night we were in town. We were so blown away by our cocktails and entrees that we returned every night that week! The farm to table approach to cooking is phenomenal! Every meal is made to order and packed with incredible flavor! A few of our favorites -- filet mignon, salmon, seafood bake, baked brie, crab cakes, and the tiramisu! As for drinks -- dirty martini, gin blossom, and the nasty woman will definitely hit the spot! If you find yourself in northeast Maine, do yourself a favor and stop in, you won't be disappointed!! More over, if you dropped this restaurant into a big city it would definitely rise to the top. We aren't quite sure this town knows what it has, but we sure do and we'll definitely be back! 👍🙌