Elm Tree Diner: New owner, same old-fashioned home cooking

    HOULTON – Times they are a changing, but one thing is clear — “There’s no place finer than the Elm Tree Diner.” For over 60 years the Bangor Street eatery has served residents from both sides of the border and new owner Gary Dwyer plans to keep it that way.
    The Elm Tree Diner, located at 146 Bangor Street, has a statewide (and across the border as well) reputation as “the” place to eat in Houlton, Maine. Under the new management, customers can expect high quality food..
    In fact, manager Nancy Manton and her capable staff  promise a menu that offers the highest quality food and a pledge to complete customer satisfaction.
    “It’s paramount to provide exceptional customer service at our restaurant. We do that by creating a friendly atmosphere, a standard of cleanliness that is above reproach, and by conducting good business practices,” said Manton.
    Our menu offers a variety of choices for everyone’s taste. The lunch menu offers a variety of burgers and sandwiches to choose from, inclusive of fresh haddock burgers and lobster rolls. The dinner menu offers a variety of choices of beef, poultry, pork, pasta and seafood dishes. And let’s not forget our appetizers which include hot wings, poutine, mozzarella sticks, poppers and deep fried mushrooms and cauliflower.
    Elm Tree’s kitchen crew proudly bakes their own breads and rolls, including white, oatmeal and oatmeal raisin — great alone or with any meal.
    As you might expect, dessert is very popular part of any Elm Tree meal. Choose from homemade pies, cakes, brownies, whoopie pies, cookies or coffee bars. In the morning, homemade muffins or thick homemade toast hit the spot.
    The Elm Tree Diner is open Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. For more information, please call 532-3777 or e-mail them at cait_enterprises@verizon.net. Elm Tree Diner plans to post its menu and other information online in the near future.