Awards and Accolades
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