The Independent Ice Co.

52 Wharf St, Portland - 04101
245 reviews
Whiskey Bar Cocktail Bar
(207) 956-7150

Impressive bourbon selection, tasty cocktails, but, as a bartender myself, I would never call out and roll my eyes at a guest if they asked for a drink menu. Some places give drink menus at the bar others don’t. It didn’t help that we didn’t get an itemized receipt in the end. The math didn’t add up for what we ordered. Moral of the story: don’t always expect great service and, if it matters to you, double check your bill.

Great spot for cocktails and food. You’ll be so distracted by the extravagant selection of whiskey and bourbon- you may miss the menu of boards, apps, sandwiches, entrees and burgers. We ordered a chicken sandwich and a burger so we could share. Both were so tasty- the burger slightly better than the chicken - burger among the best we have had in a very long time.- takeaways- an old fashioned should not cost $29. We have been paying $14-19 so the upcharge was unnecessary. We ordered Basil Hayden’s which is not a premium bourbon. The drink was really well made and tasted great but well over priced.This restaurant has the best fries in town. Hands down- see if you can find better!!

Best experience ever. We ordered the sticky ribs (they are to dieeee for!) and I ordered the house old fashioned.The owner Larry came over to check on us, AMAZING service, great atmosphere and drinks and everything! Cole was the best waiter!!I can’t recommend enough!

Phenomenal experience!Customer service 5⭐️Ambiance 5⭐️Drinks 5 ⭐️Food 5⭐️The spinach dip was different yet delicious! We will be back??Sending love from Brooklyn!

The food was absolutely average and delayed for no reason. The place was empty and there was no reason for such a delay and for not bringing drinks to the table or to ask patrons for a drink to go with their meal. Definitely overrated. Not recommended at all. There are multiple better options on the wharf.

Great bar all in wood. Very busy and for a reason. The staff is very experienced and even though they are busy as heck they do try to engage in a little conversation when they can. I have the bar tender some names of a few Bourbons I like and he asked for a max budget and the suggested one or two suggestions that i was not familiar with - was well with the quest. My wife had a black Manhattan and she really, really liked it.

Stopped here for dinner. Clearly understaffed- service was a little slow, but everyone was still very friendly. The food and drinks were expensive, but everything was very good.

Nothing special and certainly doesn’t live up to the four and a half star rating on Yelp. To make matters worse and disgustingly, this place charges you a one dollar COVID-19 cleaning and PPE fee which unfortunately was taken directly out of the servers tip.

Yes this is a whiskey and bourbon bar. And their food is amazing. I had the cheese tortellini with chicken. Best in my life. Make sure you save room for dessert. The bread pudding is to die for! I loved that they had a flight of local whiskey to try

Amazing food and atmosphere!