Swamp Buck - Fort Kent

We went to Swamp Buck on Main Street in Fort Kent on Friday night. It serves lunch and dinner 7 days a week in a two story restaurant with a full bar. The atmosphere is casual with televisions throughout the dining rooms and a mix of booths and tables. On Friday night there was usually a line to be seated but most people didn't wait long (10-20 minutes) for tables.
There were a few specials on Friday night and we opted to try the County Nachos. They were basically nachos with fresh fried potato chips instead of corn chips. They had spicy ground beef and nacho cheese and we ordered a side of guacamole. We have had the guacamole before at Swamp Buck and we were not disappointed this time. I was pleased to have tried the County Nacho but would probably choose something else from the appetizer menu. There are many options including potato skins and my favorite a swamp lily (blooming onion).
The menu has a wide variety of meals so there is probably something for everyone. They serve fish, chicken, steak and pasta as well as some meal sized salads. For our meals we each decided to order the Prime Rib. I ordered the Doe cut and my husband ordered the Buck cut. The server told us that meat was usually cut to medium or medium well which was fine with me. My husband asked that they see if there might be a cut that was a litttle more rare and they were more than willing. We had a choice of baked potato, mashed potato, or french fries. I took the Baked Potato and was offered sour cream. My husband picked the mashed potatoes and was offered gravy. We each ordered the garden salad with the house vinigrette dressing which I highly recommend although there are other choices of dressing. The dressing is served on the side. We also could have ordered coleslaw or veggie instead of salad.
The prime rib was great. It was served with au jus and a creamy horseradish side. My was cooked medium and my husband's was more of a medium rare just as he requested. We both were very pleased with the meal. Our only disappointment was the gravy for the mashed potatoes which tasted like a poor canned gravy. I had high expectations for the meal as I have always enjoyed what I had at Swamp Buck in the past.
Although I was pretty full, I couldn't pass up the fried ice cream from the dessert menu. It is a ball of vanilla ice cream with a crisp crust sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and drizzled in caramel. There are other options but the fired ice cream is listed first and I just didn't finish reading the list. I was only disappointed that the server brought two spoons so my husband got to share it with me.
The service was excellent. My husband who dines out more frequently than I do mentioned that he felt our server was one of the best in Aroostook County. We both enjoyed the experience. We each had two drinks and our total bill was approximately $80.