Krista's

"I took the birthday boy out for dinner (yesterday) at this absolutely amazing (new to us)restaurant just 30 minutes from home in Cornish Maine. We made reservations for 4pm (they were suggested). Inside we were the only people eating other than a few people at the bar. Very inviting place. Our waitress Mildred was very pleasant and attentive. We started with an appetizer of oven seared bacon wrapped scallops with a maple glaze. These were huge and super tender. Cut them with a butter knife and they melted in your mouth. Then came the house salad of fresh spring greens, dried cranberries (not craisins), sliced almonds and crispy handmade onions on top with their balsamic vinegarette dressing. Also arriving was their freshly made bread, which was sort of like a focaccia. So much flavor. Our main course was locally sourced 9oz beef tenderloin topped with their steak sauce and crispy onions served over a bacon-cheddar potato cake with lightly seasoned summer squash, asparagus, carrot and broccoli. Hubby said that this was the most amazing tenderloin so so tender, which you probably could have cut it with a butter knife. My dinner was the pistachio haddock. This haddock came oven roasted with a pistachio crust and lemon aioli sauce served on a lemongrass basmati rice. I have never had such amazing haddock. The vegetables were the same as on the tenderloin. This chef really knows how to cook to appease all the flavor buds. The presentation of the meal was almost too pretty to eat. We ended the meal with little dessert cups. One being banana cream tart and the other a heath bar cheese cake. Both had a nice graham cracker crust with the taste of just slightly caramelized butter mixed in. Krista's Restaurant has now become a favorite place for us to eat."

"I’ve barely made it out the door and have to share how incredible this little hole in the wall place was. Four of us picked this place on a whim in hopes of finding a new place to enjoy a birthday meal. We settled on a late lunch/ early dinner so we arrived around 3:30 and there wasn’t a whole lot going on yet. We ordered bacon wrapped scallops and a salad to start. The salad portion was huge and maple sour cream was a perfect pair for the scallops. For our entrees we got the Rachel, a prime rib dinner, pistachio haddock and tonight’s special- raviolis with meatballs in a mushroom and sage cream sauce. I can’t remember the last time every single item came out this incredible. We ended the night with their housemate peanut butter cheesecake. Honestly, wow. The food was absolutely incredible and our server, Mildred, was fantastic as well. She was more than attentive and we didn’t ever go without. So glad we branched out to try something new!"

"We had the spring rolls, burrito, short rib gnocchi and chicken saltimbocca. Everything was excellent, drinks were great too! Loved that they come around with a platter of desserts to show you what they have to offer, it definitely sold us to get one."

"We just love going here. It's fantastic every time. People that work there are great and it's just a really cool atmosphere. Sometimes it can be a little loud, but whatever it's worth it. Can't blame people for being excited to be there! My favorite regular menu item is the poultry geist sandwich. I do enjoy the specials though from time to time. Someday I want to go there just for dessert because I never have any room to have any by the time I'm done eating my meal. As for pricing, you can spend 20 bucks per person or you can spend 50 per person depending on what you get."

"Love the atmosphere here, and they have great coffee. The food is good, portions are huge, they don't do breakfast but it's a great spot for lunch. Great place to bring the family."