Reviews of Ken's (Restaurant)

411 Madison Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976, United States

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REVIEWS OF Ken's IN Maine

Arthur Zawislak

The food was excellent and reasonably priced. Portions were generous, I took half of my huge hamburger home. Service was a bit slow, but only because our server was friendly and attentive to all of her guests.

Stephanie Demers

Great food, great service, great prices. This was our first time at Kens and it was a packed house but our food came very quickly. Highly recommend this place!

Jen Acuna

Fantastic fare! My lobster roll had four claws. The pea soup had lots of big pieces of ham. The turkey croquettes were the ultimate comfort food. Yum, yum yum. My best friend and I had dinner one night and went back for lunch the next day. It was that good!

Gregory Kealiher

Great portions! Really good food and fast service!

Alice Hurlburt

Best seafood in Maine priced very reasonably great experience

Don Collette

Great food, great service. Must try chicken.

MaryAnn Pooler

Food was very good but service was very slow.

Brittany Landry

Great place for good food with good portions at a fair price. Good place to eat-in or order take out.

Jade Pettingill

Overall Ken's is really good. Miss the breakfast buffet on the weekends! But nice service,foods always hot and delish. Big variety

Sabrina Roderick

Ken's is a great family friendly restaurant! Service with a smile everytime!

Big T

It's not the same. We were disappointed. Used to have the best fried chicken but tonight the batter was bland with no real flavor. Probably won't be back

Deb Russell

Chick cordon bleu was amazing, big portions, reasonable prices

Andy Reiss

Very basic food, nothing imaginative. Beware of all the plaques that have awarded it best food in the area because in my opinion this restaurant did not deserve it. Maybe it's considered bass in the area because there is really nothing better nearby? This could be the case but from people traveling through I would not go to this restaurant.

Stephen Manter

Great food and excellent se rvice

blaine sites

It was a great service, meal and waitress' s were fabulous. Thank you for a tasty meal.

mechell mayberry

Great plcae good pricing friendly staff. Our waitress was busy with a big table and what looked like the manager took care of us with getting ua boxes amd our check.

Michael BOLDUC

Good food good servive

Benjamin Sukeforth

Good customer service at the time of my visit. Good portion size.

Tina Donahue

A great place great great place to eat. Seafood platter. It was great

K Gil

Local place decent food clean

David Tice

Great seafood!

Meagan Field

Kens is a really good eat they do a good job of hiring people that are happy and outgoing i have never gotten a waiter or waitress that i didnt like they have amazing food a lot of options a lot of fried foods ( seafood steak ext) definitely a place to stop for a nice sit down meal

Justin Faloon

Good food and good service. Except the paper straws that you have to ask for to even get a chance one. Yes petty, but it's not when you physically need one.

Aaron Demchak

My absolute favorite seafood restaurant! The portion size is huge! Food is not greasy at all. Staff is great. Go there!

Troy Tracy

We had Calamari, Oysters, and a Lobster Roll. The fried items were done to perfection in clean oil. We wanted some alternate dipping options and our server provided them with an easy smile. The lobster roll was tasty, but I suggest getting the double stuffed. The single left my guest wanting more. Amazing food with a top notch staff are hard to beat. It's no wonder the entryway is lined with Top Restaurant Awards.

kari lancaster

Fried chicken and haddock are amazing, servers are nice. Can be slow especially on Sundays...

Scott Jones

Very good food with everything from seafood to comfort food. Generous portions and great taste.

Matthewseven13

Great casual dining! Great seafood.

George Tuttle

We are traveling from Benton for Ken's famous fried chicken,, second time in 2 days

Dawn DiBlasi

Great food at a fair price

Lyla Carlow

The food was very good as always. Portions were huge. And the server was pleasant.

Heather Jennings

They had the best food

Carrie Tracy

Stopped for the first time on our way thru town last weekend. Food was decent, service was friendly, portions were generous. Nice atmosphere. Only reason they didn't get five stars was when the charge cleared the bank, they had taken a larger tip than indicated. It was not a huge amount, or I would have called, but I have never had that happen at a restaurant before. Probably won't stop again due to that.

William St. Peter

Excellent menu options, great seafood, great, helpful staff. Very short wait to be seated. Quick service. Really accommodating to substitutions.

Mike Coombs

Its Ken's. Food is good. Waitstaff were great I do miss the breakfast buffet on weekends.

T Atkins

Had a delicious meal, waitress was pleasant, enjoyed the evening.

Jennifer Lake

Lobster Salad!! We cam back!! Delish!

Janine Davies

Wonderful seafood and delicious. Friendly staff.

Mike Nisenbaum

Been going there for years!! Just got back from wintering in Tennessee and it was one of my first stops the day I got back. Nothing like it where I was in Tennessee.

Lorraine smith

Love the food. And our waitress was very nice.

Marion Gleason

This is a nice place to eat . friendly service. Good food. Convenient seating. Tables or booths (your preference). Lots of free parking,with area for handy -capped . On route #201.

Jim Trevains

Great seafood and big portions friendly waitstaff will definitely be back

Wesley Norton

Goo food, good servings

Kathleen D.

Delicious food and good prices. My husband said they have some of the best clams he's ever had. The staff members are very friendly. It's definitely on our list of go-to restaurants now.

Joanne Mackie

Quiet atmosphere! Pleasant. Friendly. Reasonable prices on menu. Food not salty, but excellent.

John Beckwith

We were passing through Skowhegan, Maine at lunchtime on a Tuesday and in our travels like to avoid chains businesses when possible. Ken's parking lot looked almost full so we figured this was the place where the locals-in-the-know eat. I overheard a man in the booth across from us comment to his friend that he'd never had a dish there he didn't like. Ken's boast 45 years in business. I give Ken's five stars for being what its customer base wants it to be. I might have preferred more vegetable-based selections, but I enjoyed the reasonably-price comfort food plate of turkey and gravy over bread and mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce in July. My wife was pleased with the fettuccini Alfredo and my 10 year old son was satisfied with the grilled cheese sandwich and fries. Servings are large, as they tend to be in rural Maine, and prices are reasonable.

Mark King

Excellent food, excellent service, reasonable prices

John Tew

Good food Excellent service. Had the lobster sub. Very good

Mike Walker

Best food and service in Skowhegan. I've never had a bad meal or experience there

Jeremy Greene

Great chicken and onion rings

Robin Cochrane-Crane

After a long day and not much going right we ordered take out from Ken's only to find out that when we got home one of the meals wasn't in the bag. I will say this is where their customer service really showed when I called to question the missing meal. They were aware of the situation and were unable to call because I had not left a phone number and they were trying to figure out how to contact us. We didn't want to go back for the dinner. So, Ken's said they would mail us a gift card, a hat for my son whose meal was left out, and we were not charged for the absent meal. I questioned if this was really going to happen. Well, four days later in the mail was what they had promised and I have a happy son who plans on taking his girl out with his gift card and who has been wearing the baseball hat they sent. Nice follow through on customer service Ken's restaurant .

Dan Elder

Great food, good price for the amount you get, large portions, had several different dishes and they were all good.

Joyce Wales

Nice little restaurant right along the main road through town. Good service. Nice selection of delicious food. Good prices.

Elfen Warrior

Food was incredible staff were very friendly

Terry Averill

Awesome food and service!

Nancy Greenberg

Always great food! Mini Shore lunch my favorite ❤️

Chris L

We live in Webster Massachusetts and love stopping here once every year!!

Bruce White

Very good food and the service was excellent

nikki bulmer

Ive been coming here for what seems like my whole life, the food has always been consistent and delicious without costing an arm and a leg.

Barry

Lots of fried food and good salads. I had a Turkey club and my wife had grilled chicken on a salad. Staff was very friendly and professional along with reasonable prices.

Dean McCaslin

Great food with great service. Good old American home style . Love it!

Diane Avery Wright

The food was good, but disappointing too. I ordered 5 chicken breast to take home, they had none. Only thighs & legs !! Are they trying to get rid of old stuff? Who doesn't have breasts when they sell lots of chix. We had a bday celebration I asked if they had a desert for the bday girl. They said they only had whipped cream???? What?? They need to step up their game!

Fr. Nicholas Poulin

Friendly servers Good food

Cindy Gogan

I love it there I gave it a 4 because my favorite dish Canadian chicken is gone they don't have it that makes me sad

Kathy Laweryson

Excellent food and service!

Bela Serrano

This is one of the best restaurants I’ve been to by far!

Emilie Vashion

15 minute wait, great for Saturday evening.. Excellent service, good portions and the seafood super good..

Emily Ickes

Great food, great service. The portions are large enough that I usually get a second meal out of the leftovers. I've been eating at Ken's for 25 years, and I've never left disappointed.

Darren Lee

Excellent food at a fair price

JAson Drayton

Good home cooked food for a good price.miss the crotons in the Salid!

Joni Slattery

Always a treat, and the wait staff is great

Jessica Skidgell

I am just not that satisfied with there food. It's very dry plain not alot of taste. Used to love Ken's not my favorite and every so often I give it a shot I'm reminded why I never go.

jerry cyr

Great salad and good service

Jeya Raja Rajesh P L

We ordered BBQ bacon burger and seafood medley. The burger was great and the seafood was good. Nice atmosphere to sit and eat.

Kaitlyn Bailey

Friendly service lol

Jeanette Layne, Palmer

Been eating there from 2003 and something has changed for the worse, we were very disappointed in the food taste and it seemed , like the food (fries) were old cold and greasy, the calamari was tasteless and tasted lIke flour, the onion rings were not what we have had there in the past they were like frozen from Sisco foods. We will not be going back, and we use to recommend Ken's to everyone who we know, in state and visitors from out of state. It's a sad day, use to love Ken's portions use to be great (not now) we have taken all of our family and friends there and we're always happy with the food and the service. As I said we are very disappointed as this was our go to place. And before you ask no we did not send the cold fries or anything back, we just chalked it up to bad changes in the restaurant cook.

Judy Williams

the food is delicious , especially the fried scallops. And wait staff very friendly

Chris George

Best food in skowhegan, been around about 50 years yet still up to date menu, great portions, great prices... every time we are in town we eat here. Owners and staff are great too!

joshua merriam

The burger I had was amazing, and the price was fair. The service was also great.

Lance Lemieux

Great service and delicious food.

Mary Tracy

Good food and reasonable prices! Kids will like the Mac and cheese as it looks like the kind out of a box. My husband wasn't impressed!

Dennis Bowman

Food as always was great. Waitness went above and beyond

thomas green

Very good great food family surrounding old fashion restaurants with updates

Rick Courtney

I just left there waited 20 minutes for my drink orderd a chicken wrap and my wife got a chef salad waited another 30 minutes did not get served while people got served there meal and came in 20 minutes after us.we frequent there often and this is the most disappointed I have ever been..paid 3 dollars for my soda and left i do not believe I will ever be back

Karen Prosper

If you like fried foods this is the place for you. Large portions, I think it is pricey for deep fried foods. Would have rather gone to KFC

Laurie Chisholm

EXCELLENT food, GREAT prices. We travel an hour and a half away to come here!

Bette Bond

Stopped in for quick lunch....never been before . As a vegan, not much on menu for me. Veggie of day was stewed tomatoes so I passed. Soup was meat. Settled for plain spaghetti with marinara. Arrived hot & tasty! They included a large spoon which this twirler appreciated. Pasta was perfect...not soggy...AND, unlike every other restaurant in which I've had spaghetti, KEN'S drains the pasta well so it's not swimming in water! Great food & service....one star off for not many vegan options!! Would come again... Okay! After you answered that you are going to carry the Impossible Burger (which, BTW is FANTASTIC) - I changed my review to five stars! Can't wait to drop in again for the IB!! GREAT CHOICE for the 21st century!!

Tina Pike

Very good seafood not over cooked. Good portion. Went early before to busy. Nice waiter.

Asa McCarthy

Tender tips over cooked, floating in something resembling soup. Ordered as medium, came out as shoe leather. Meat also tasted like it may have been past its prime. Chowder was tasty, but the stomach ache afterwards made the entire experience disappointing. 50 items on the menu does not a good restaurant make; pare it down and focus on quality, not quantity.

lendogg1979

Great food and service! Was very busy last me we were there, but the food and service was still great! A little pricey, but large portions!!

Gary Palaniuk

Good portions and service. Impressive menu selection.

Jessica Joslyn

They do NOT skimp on seafood. Great prices.

Brookside Cavalier

Great price for family dining

Lazarus Ameno

The seafood light fare gives you a really big portion of seafood. The lobster roll only 4 ounces but the price was decent and the lobster is fresh. Should come with their coleslaw which is delicious but comes with plain thin potatoe chips (think Lays brand) on the lobster roll plate. Nice atmosphere has fish tanks on television which is nice and relaxing. A family owned restaurant with good food.

Pat Briggs

Excellent service and food

Janet Murray

great food and portions. sad they had no cocktails

Daniel Roger's

Great sea food! Very fresh and clean I love it highly recommend coming here with the family to get something to eat

Jennifer Hebert

We arrived at lunch time on a Saturday and we sat immediately. Fast and friendly service! Our waiter was conscience of the hecticness of eating out with a toddler and was VERY helpful and kind. The food was very good and lots of flavor. We would definately recommend others to visit here as well!

Deanna D. Chrisco

Amazing food as always! We never leave there hungry.

jamie belflower

The food was good. But the service was poor. We had no silverware at our table, had to ask for a straw, they have large portions but give you only 1 sauce and you have to pay for more.

Pam Doiron

Love their food and service.

Jonny Thumper

I’ve only been there twice but both times the service was great and the food hit the spot. I go for the seafood but they have everything on the menu.

Sharon Lee

Ken's is a Skowhegan tradition. The inside of the restaurant is a little dim, but I appreciated that the obligatory television set showed a video of tropical fish in an aquarium. We'd stopped for lunch -- my husband had a Tom Wrap -- turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato and an O'Douls -- I had a mushroom/swiss burger, and unsweetened ice tea. We split an order of sweet potato fries. Both of us were well satisfied with our food; and we both brought half of our lunch home with us. Open from 11-8 seven days; serving lunch and dinner only.

Abbie Barker

Delicious food as always. Great wait staff. Very clean and friendly environment.

Paula Jean

The place is amazing love love broiled scallops they cooked them just right( best serving I have had yet ) I ate small portion wished I ordered large even if I was full

Leonard Martin

Great food, prices, and portions!!

Jennifer Finch

I've come here for years. Love their boneless chicken!

Amy Harting

Awesome service, great food

Cindy Ordway

Great family restaurant. Can never go wrong with a fisherman's platter!

Denise Rexford

Service is okay. Seems like 80% of menu is deep fried.

Steve Barney

Friendly staff. Great food. Big portions.

lorenzo anzivino

My first experience at Ken's, was served coleslaw in my Pepsi...I didn't eat anything after that... My second experience was today, .Fries were slimy, to gross to eat.. seafood platter tasted off...I wouldn't try anything else... That will be my last experience at Ken's

Al Blackman

Very good food always price is not bad guaranteed doggie bags or boxes no problem the environment is good waitresses are very nice and pleasant they seem to have everything you would want I highly recommend Ken's in Skowhegan very good place to eat lots of parking

Wayne Sansouci

Great food, serving size, service and fair pricing.

T K

Always a good meal

Jimal

First time at Ken's. Loved the atmosphere and the family feel. The fried chicken smelled absolutely heavenly, yet I was there for the "Monster" seafood platter! The batter was light, not heavy as most and the serving size, exactly as named. Our server, Ace was great! He was on top of all the tables he was waiting and polite as can be. I proposed to my lady earlier that day at Moxie falls, so Ken's will be an annual place from now on, to recall the day.

Kim Lachance

Chicken sandwich with fries for lunch, reasonably priced!

Monica Stanton

My son said it was the best cheeseburger he's ever had in his life! Excellent food, relaxed family friendly atmosphere. Definitely a favorite.

Business Hours of Ken's in Maine

SUNDAY
11AM–8PM
MONDAY
(COLUMBUS DAY) 11AM–8PM HOURS MIGHT DIFFER
TUESDAY
11AM–8PM
WEDNESDAY
11AM–8PM
THURSDAY
11AM–8PM
FRIDAY
11AM–8PM
SATURDAY
11AM–8PM

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