Sophisticated small plates, desserts & cocktails offered in an easygoing atmosphere. Based on 85 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.8 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
135 Cottage St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: (207) 801-9110
Website: http://ciaobarharbor.com/
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 4:30–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4:30–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4:30–9 PM |
| Friday | 4:30–9 PM |
| Saturday | 4:30–9 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Reservations: ciaobarharbor.com
Reviews
Jared Labonte
A decade ago, I ate Tapas for the first time while in Madrid for work. About four years ago, I ate at my first tapas style restaurant in the States. Now tapas style restaurants seem to be increasingly more common.
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Hanh Nguyen
Food is delicious. Portion is small. Recommend 4-5 dishes for 2 adults. The “local” drink is good. Had tuna salad, fried cauliflower, mussels, duck fat potatoes, Sardinia garlic shrimp. Finished up with yummy dessert. Recommend when visiting Bar Harbor.
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Justin Nguyen-Le
The atmosphere was very comfortable and the waitress was friendly and humorous. Food was phenomenal! I would have loved to come back and try more of their dishes. I don’t think you can go wrong here.
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Yu-Hsien Ho
Very solid tapas restaurant. It’s a small restaurant and quite crowded at dinner time. Wait staff is very warm and welcoming. The food was decent, but the presentation is most impressive. Every dish is plated perfectly and looks like a work of art. We ordered an assortment of tapas dishes. The ingredients used, I could tell was very fresh. The grilled hanger steak had very good beefy flavor, but was cooked medium well to well done. The beet and gin cured salmon looked lovely and tasted wonderful. The yogurt sauce paired with it was just right. Anchovy crostini was my favorite. Overall a very good restaurant.
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Shawn Gliklich
We should have taken some pics because the presentation was as good as the food! Everything was spot on. My wife and I shared 6 dishes and a dessert. We would not hesitate to order every dish a second time. Thank you for introducing my wife to swordfish! She is not a seafood eater, but now loves swordfish! Yeah! 🙂 We would have gone back the next night, but they were closed on Sunday and Monday. I guess this will be another reason for us to come back to Bar Harbor!
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Catherine Tabor
We had an amazing dinner at Ciao two nights ago. It was by far the best meal we had on our trip to Maine. So much flavor in every bite! We were so busy eating that I didn’t get a picture of every plate but the mushrooms, shrimp, pork… everything was so good! The service was wonderful, too. Great experience all around. This place is special.
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Andrea Ward
We have been following Chef Kyle for years and have always eaten at his restaurants whenever we can. Ciao is the latest creation and it does not disappoint! It is very hard to choose which small plates to order; they all sound amazing. We finally settled on several and were not disappointed. The presentation is stunning and the flavors top it all! I am eager to return to try items I didn’t have space for this time! I recommend Ciao without reservation. Eat here. You will be so happy that you did.
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Eric Lai
A tapas-style restaurant, CIAO offers an eclectic selection of small plates to choose from and share. For a party of 3, we ordered 6 plates, and every dish was tasty. Worth particular mention (for me) are the Fried Cauliflower, the Lamb Crostini, and the Crispy Pork Belly. We thought about ordering some more food for the hungrier among us, but opted to go for desserts instead — of which we ordered 2. The Pain Perdu is quite good!
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Hye Kang
We accidentally found the place when I was looking for walking distance from our hotel. We order 5 plates for 2 of us and a dessert. That was perfect amount for us. The food was impeccable. Every bite bursting with flavor and not overpowering with saltiness nor sweetness. Just we could enjoy flavor of each ingredient and well balanced combinations. 2 days later we went with our daughter who joined us later for the trip. The staff recognized us and he was delightful. We were impressed with food again.
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Kory
My wife and I were fortunate enough to visit this small plate restaurant on a date night while in Bar Harbor. We were not disappointed! The food, drink, and ambience were all stellar.
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