Nance's Seafood Shanty - Orr's Island

It doesn't get more Maine than this. Classic lobster rolls, french fries and a Moxie soda.

The scallops were about the first fresh I had had-They were good. I’ve now had some in Bar Harbor-The ones from Nance’s were really much much better. You could taste the extra freshness and the batter was thicker.

Nance's shrimp was wonderfully prepared with her onion rings. A small delight on the side of the road. Good job!

My grad school friends and I are in town for a reunion and they were all raving about the $20 lobster rolls having gone to multiple other places for lobster around Harpswell. Unanimously they seemed to agree on the lobster rolls and clam cakes.I decided to get the chicken tender basket. Overall, the price is a bit steep for 3-4 chicken tenders and some fries at $15 I added a can of Pepsi $2) and upgraded the regular fries to sweet potato fries $1) so my total ended up being $18 for what in most places is like $10. Still, the chicken was tender and the fries weren’t bad. I did order the honey mustard to dip the chicken in but it tasted less like honey mustard and more like honey mustard.Overall it was decent, just a bit pricy. It is a shack on the side of the road with approximately 4-5 picnic tables for seating and I believe no bathrooms although I’m not sure since I didn’t have to use one. Parking: There’s a very small section of land dedicated to parking, but it’s just a roadside shack so it has limited parking.

Looking forward to 2023 season for the lovely spot, courteous staff and great food: