Blue Sky On York Beach

I think its great for York, ME to finally have a restaurant that takes pride in serving innovative food and drink. Believe it or not they actually serve food past 9 p.m. unlike other restaurants in this town. The food is always 90% better than food I've had elsewhere in York, but thats not saying much, as its a challenge to find FLAVOR in a lot of New England restaurants.

What I really love about this place is the BAR (and oh yes, I love their decor). It is so REFRESHING to drink real drinks. I hate mixes, sour mix, fake juices and such. If I'm paying $10 or so for a cocktail I want juice squeezed from fresh friggin' lemons. I want something interesting, that surely will leave me thinking "DAMN this is a good drink". This is why I love Blue Sky's bar.

I started off by having a Pain Killer made with Pusser's Navy Rum, creme of coconut, orange and pineapple juice topped with fresh grated nutmeg. All I have to say is yum, yum, YUM. My mouth is salivating like crazy just thinking about it.

Next my friends and I split a few snacks, Margherita Pizza, a "Pizza of Pink Meatballs, Scamorza, Fennel and Fennel Pollen"", and "Ravioli of Native 'Sugar 'n Butter' Sweet Corn with Mascarpone with fried Swiss Chard Leaves. Starting with the Margherita Pizza I felt there was too much tomato sauce (the crust was soggy from sauce) and appeared to have no basil whatsoever. The Meatball pizza was delicious! Best meatballs I've had in ages. The ravioli were way too small to share between 3 people, a decent portion, yet so freaking a delicious you want your own plate to your self.

Other drinks I sampled through the evening were:

Lydia's Mai Tai- The best I've had ever due to the delicious balance between Bacardi, Mount Gay and Myers rums, almond syrup, pineapple and fresh lime juice.

Cucumber Cocktail- Hendrix Gin, Cointreau, fresh lime and mint with the essence of cucumber- so refreshing that I almost had to steal this drink away from my boyfriend.

York Beach Lemonade- Maine blueberry puree, Absolut, fresh squeezed lemon juice finished with soda water. A great chick drink.

So if you are looking for the best drinks in York, Maine and good, interesting food, try Blue Sky. Definitely not cheap but a beautiful place to be seen and dine and drink the fabulous way.