Few surprises populate the Maine Restaurant Week list of participants in the Portland area. Absent were members of the so-called hot list of new haunts such as Terlingua, Roustabout and Woodford Food and Beverage. But do try the East Ender for one of the best meals around from their $25 MRW prix fixe menu. Or go to Tempo Dulu for its $45 prix fixe, a relative bargain for this divine restaurant.
These restaurant weeks—as most are intended around the country in food-focused cities—are a way to invigorate the slower late winter-early spring months to draw diners in. That means, if you cater to reverse logic, those perennially busy restaurants—not on the list–might be easier to get into without reservations since the bulk of local diners are flocking to MRW members.
