We are gratified and honored by the awards and recognition we have received in the short time since we opened in the spring of 2007. These include the following:

 

Awards:

2011 – AAA four diamonds award for both lodging and dining (the only lodging-and-dining establishment in Camden and one of only a few in Maine to receive this double distinction)

2010 – Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

2010 – People’s Choice Award, Opentable.com

2010 – Best French Restaurant New England, Opentable.com

2008 – Maine Lobster Chef People’s choice award 2008

2008 – Jewely Award

2007 – Villagesoup.com Best of the Best Award

 

Honors:

2013 – Executive Chef Chris Long named Maine Lobster Chef of the Year

2011 – Nominated New Best Top Chef by Food and Wine Magazine

2011 – Executive Chef Geoffroy Deconinck was recognized by the James Beard Foundation

2010 – Named Best Restaurant in New England by Yankee Travel Magazine

2010 – Names Best Restaurant in New England by Boston Magazine

2008 – James Beard Foundation, invitation to prepare special dinner at the James Beard House, New York City, December 2008

2009 – Invited to cook at Ciel Blue 2 Michelin star restaurant in Amsterdam the Netherlands, January 2009

2009 – Invited to cook at Allegretti in New York City, nominated 10 best new restaurants of New York by New York Times, June 2009

 

Accolades:

2009 – The service at both the inn and restaurant goes beyond impeccable to almost clairvoyant and continues “his sumptuous dinner was the highlight of our stay” – Maine Sunday Telegram

2008 – Natalie’s Chef Lawrence Klang is a ‘Major Talent’ – Kathy Gunst, food writer and author (her work has appeared in New York Times, Food and Wine, Travel and Leisure, Bon Appetit, Better Homes and Gardens, O Magazine (Oprah Winfrey) and Downeast Magazine.

2008 – The Chef’ food, from the raw oysters to the four-course lobster tasting menu, has a depth and sophistication uncommon in Maine – Jonathan Levitt, food writer photographer (his work appeared in Gourmet Magazine, Saveur Magazine, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Yankee Magazine and Portcity Life)

2008 – “… ranks with the finest boutique hotels in New York.” – New York Daily News

2008 – I can’t imagine having a better dining experience anywhere in the Mid Coast – Nancy English food critic