Shipyard Pub & Cafe

A pretty tiny burger for $ 13. The meat on it had something off too. Maybe it was grass feed and not labeled as such (I really doubt that someone would be proud to serve grass fed), but it definitely wasn’t great meat. And a burger ordered medium was well cooked all the way through, but with how thin the patty was I don’t know how it could be any different.
I sat at the bar, the staff talked to each other, around customers, about chronically being over worked and too busy today/​this week.
Shipyard makes good beers though.

Not bad for airport food. Service was very friendly and attentive. Got our orders to go. I ordered the fish tacos which were delicious. The two tacos had large pieces of fish that were fried perfectly to a golden brown. My husband ordered the pub burger which he said was just okay. It’s not a bad choice if you have to pick an airport place to grab a quick bite before flying out.

Friendly and accommodating staff, good beer, and decent food. The staff here is fantastic, very quick, friendly and able to make spot on beer and food suggestions. The food: its average, not over priced and good portion size. I personally had the bacon cheddar burger, I wouldn’t write home to grandma about it but it filled me up. The Beer: I had a 20 oz Old Thumper, a nice slightly hoppy but very smooth finish amber. The server recommended this when I asked about browns on tap, I was not disappointed.
PWM has limited options, but this place isn’t bad in the landscape of airport dinning. The service is the best I’ve had in all set down airport restaurants.

Great staff and convenient for long waits. The food? It’s good if you need nourishment. There was too much sauce on chicken bites that lacked chicken. Very crunchy, but very, very little chicken. I opened some pieces and found no chicken at all. I would be willing to try some of the other foods I saw being delivered to other patrons.

Surprisingly friendly and efficient service for an airport pub. We had a couple of beers and split the whoopie pie, which was huge and delicious. Just exercise discretion and order the things you would normally get at an airport bar, and you’ll be just fine.

The IPA here is not the least bit hoppy at all. In fact, it tasted like they don’t clean their beer lines often enough. Does the microbrewery have procedures on how often the lins should be cleaned? I pick microbreweries because they’re careful about how their beer is presented. This place missed the mark. Blech.

Service and beer was good to excellent, food was average. Prices weren’t too outrageous, around what you would expect from an airport restaurant. I had the fried fish sandwich (don’t remember the name) and their beer sampler. Coming from Seattle I enjoy craft/​local beers and theirs was decent. The sandwich was served with fries and a pickle spear, wasn’t anything to write home about.

For airport food it’s not bad. The beer is good and they have plenty of seating both inside and outside the terminal. If someone is picking you up and you are delayed, tell them to park in the garage and have a seat downstairs.

This location is post security (there are two Shipyard locations at Portland International Jetport — the other location is pre-​security).
I had dinner in here before my flight back to Washington Dulles. I should know better — but I ordered one of their salads — and chose the option to add Lobster to the salad. The lobster was so chewy and tough as to be inedible. Which totally downed the whole meal.
Next time I will stick with the traditional bar food: burgers, nachos, and the like, plus their locally brewed craft beers.
If I was rating them solely on their Ales, I’d have given them 4 stars.

Not the best but not bad for airport fare. Extra points for serving delicious Shipyard beer to soothe my nerves before the flight. In a tiny airport with very limited options, it’s nice to have this one.

Meh. Linda Bean’s at the other end of the terminal has Goose Island IPA. Get that instead. Shipyard is not the tastiest beer Maine has to offer. Taps here are the Fuggles IPA, Old Thumper Ale, Export Ale, and seasonal.

Service is 5 stars!!! The guys that waited on us were great! Funny, friendly, and no nonsense; they were very accommodating (I’m picky). Food was good. Beer selection was great!

For an airport bar, this place was great! It was cute, conveniently located, very ‘Maine’ feeling, and had a great menu, great beer list, and was reasonably priced. The service was a little slow, but the good news is we had some time to kill… as we were working with a delay. I had the caprese sandwich with french fries and a 20 ounce beer for $ 20. Happy camper with a full belly on a short flight.

OH! «OLD THUMPER!
The yummiest English bitter around.
Stopped here on my way to a flight, fast service and I got «extra» money back cause they were out of quarters.

Shipyard Pub & Café is one of the more decent places I’ve dined at any airport (unless it’s in Japan because everything in Japan is phenomenal). Mary, my server, was so sweet and pleasant. Everyone in Maine has treated me well and she was no exception.
I got the Seaside Sandwich which comes with the fresh catch of the day. In my case, it was the haddock and it was pretty tasty. It also comes with a side of fresh vegetables or fries. As an airport meal I was satisfied, but I think it could be a couple dollars cheaper (it was $ 11).

This little place was a nice surprise, and within view of my gate so I could watch the constantly changing departure times. You did not feel isolated from the airport. I didn’t have time to eat, but was happy that there was a nice selection of local beers — my primary method of judging an airport pub. It didn’t seem pricy for an airport bar, and the staff was very friendly.

Little pub at PWM Jetport. Nice overpriced airport food. Better than most of these little bars though as the food is cooked fresh and not microwaved. Whenever i’m at PWM I go here and grab a beer and some chicken fingers and it never dissapoints but I can’t give it a 5 because there is obviously something lacking, and a 3 seems too harsh for a place that has done just about everything right in this small (ish) airport.

After spending four days in Maine sampling all the foods and beers we are at the airport ready to head home to the ATL. We passed the «BFI» on the highway which only a person from this area of Maine would understand. I have decided that the airport is the proof of the pudding if Maine really is the lobster capital of the world. We order a couple of big beers and the lobster roll. We had our first lobster roll at Libby’s Market. This one doesn’t out shine Libby’s, however, it is as true a lobster roll as any AND hands down the best food I have had at any airport in the U.S. The lobster is fresh whole and definitely Maine! We had it with a side of steamed veggies which were hot and steaming fresh. Kristen took very good care of us and our crazy ass Brooklyn friends Michael and Pâté. I highly suggest you ask for her. Her sweet demeanor and great attitude made me almost forget I was in an airport getting ready to leave one of the best four day excursions to the north I have had in a long time. If you’ve never been to Maine it’s time to change that.
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I fly out of the Portland Jetport pretty frequently, and pretty much the only option there is the Shipyard restaurant. It turns out that’s not such a bad thing.
For one, I am a fan of the Shipyard brew pub ales to begin with. If it’s available (and it should be) get the Old Thumper ale. It’s a dark amber brew with a clean finish, and not overly hoppy, so it goes down smooth. On that beer alone, I would give a 5 out of 5.
The menu is not extensive, per se, but it has a good selection of upscale pub-​style foods to choose from. I’ve yet to find one I dislike, and it’s all good comfort food for the weary (or about to be weary) traveler.
The bar area features several televisions, generally showing some sort of sporting event du jour– football, baseball, &c.
If you’re in the Jetport, stop by, grab a beer, watch some TV and enjoy.

For the small Portland airport, this is the only real restaurant, and the only place that offers food aside from a couple stands (including Starbucks) and machines offering the typical prepackaged sandwiches, candy and drinks.
I ordered the Lobster Wrap hoping for a real taste of Maine and i was not disappointed. The wrap consists of a large white flour tortilla, with nothing but large, fresh chunks of lobster and some shredded lettuce. Served with only a lemon wedge and either fries or steamed veggies, this was the perfect meal. I was so happy the wrap was not overcomplicated and actually let you taste the lobster-​perfect!
The rest of their menu consists of a variety of regular pub food, including burgers, fish & chips, sandwiches and the like.
Try one of the Shipyard beers with your meal to round it off.