Is DiMillos on the Water Restaurant & Lounge Still Open? (Portland, ME)

Part 1 — Season 9, Episode 13

The 'Surf and Turf' episode featured DiMillo's on the Water, a waterfront restaurant and lounge in Portland, Maine, serving a menu built around seafood and steak entrees. The restaurant operates on Long Wharf along Portland's working harbor, offering both dining room and lounge service. According to DiMillo's own website, checked September 8, 2026, the site carried a 2026 copyright notice, current dining and event information, and a working online ordering system, and Google Places recorded the location as operational the same day. The site's menu, hours, and reservation pages all loaded without error.

No separate news coverage, social media announcement, or public listing describing a change in ownership, a closure, or a move was found for this location. The restaurant's website and online ordering system remained active during the September 2026 check, with no contrary signals found elsewhere online.

Part 2 — Season 11, Episode 12

Food Paradise's "Destination Dining" episode (S11E12) featured DiMillo's on the Water, one of the show's picks for standout waterfront dining spots. DiMillo's is a seafood restaurant housed aboard a converted car ferry docked at 25 Long Wharf on Portland, Maine's working waterfront, with its own site titled "DiMillo's On the Water - Portland Maine Waterfront Dining." A check of the restaurant's own website, dimillos.com, on 2026-09-08 showed 2026 copyright dates, a live local weather widget, and a working online ordering link for takeout, and the site's reservation system also loaded during the check. No additional independent source beyond the restaurant's own website was located for this update, and no dated 2026 news coverage or third-party review was found.