The Goldenrod

From the Counter

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• Brian Granoff

  ★ 5

  The Goldenrod is truly one of the gems of York Beach and a place that feels like stepping back in time. I loved that it has been welcoming guests since the Victorian era, and it’s wonderful to see how beautifully the historic building has been preserved, both inside and out. The warm wood interior, classic New England charm, and cozy window seating overlooking the neighborhood create such a relaxing, nostalgic atmosphere. The New England clam chowder was outstanding—rich, creamy, and packed with flavor. It was one of the best bowls of chowder I’ve had in Maine. The lobster roll was equally de

• Scott

  ★ 5

  Been coming to The Goldenrod my entire life and it is one of the true landmarks of downtown York. They have really good food that is fairly priced and a good variety of chocolate and candy. I will say that their fudge is really expensive. That $16.55 in the picture is for half a pound, not a full pound, which is a lot but other than that everything else is pretty reasonable. The only other negative is that the place gets packed. Nothing they can really do about that but it is usually very busy. I have memories as a kid just standing there watching the taffy get made. Very cool place that you h

• Nick Papasodoro

  ★ 3

  Paid $19+ for 2 kiddie ice creams with hot fudge… the kiddie size is big, so $6 for that is definitely fair, but the issue was that we expected the hot fudge to only be an extra $1 or so, and not an extra ~$3.50. They seemed to charge us for sundaes, when all we asked for was the hot fudge as a topping. I did notice that there was a new menu display around the ice cream, and there was no hot fudge price listed individually. I can’t imagine ordering hot fudge as just a topping isn’t an option, so both the menu should be updated to reflect this, along with their Toast system (unless this was som

• Meredith

  ★ 4

  We only went in for the taffy but I’d love to go back and eat at some point. My five year old loved watching the taffy being made from the outside windows. The wrapping machine and taffy arm were her favorites, obviously. She spent about 15 minutes going back and forth, so we offered to get her some taffy to try. It’s kind of chaotic at the candy counters. It was a Saturday afternoon, so to be expected but I wish there was some kind of organization for my Type A brain to follow. There’s no method to queue up, so it’s a free for all of “who’s next?” And some people were getting mad at being sk