Burger King

This Burger King is located inside of the Kennebunk Service Plaza (Northbound) on Interstate 95. Stopped here for lunch on the drive up the Maine Turnpike from Dover, NH to Portland International Jetport.
Ordered a Double Whopper with Cheese — low carb version — no bun. But with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and cheese. Plus a bottle of water.
It hit the spot! Hot and tasty!

It was a pretty nice Burger King. We just got a soda for the ride home after a long road trip. The kid working at the front counter was a bit «slow», but what he lacked in mental ability, he made up for in personality. He greeted us, gave us our soda and wished us well. BK was the only store out of 7 or so that was open. It was about 1:39am.

Been going here since I was a teenager — when you grow up in the area, it is the only 24 hour place to get food that isn’t Portland or Portsmouth (30 min in each direction). It was also the last place you could smoke indoors and relax with your friends — they had those vintage golden tin BK ashtrays well through the 90’s, though at the end you had to ask for them. (Hey, we were teenagers!) I still have a few around somewhere in my junk drawer. The L-​shaped dining room also meant that in the middle of the night you could just hang out and as long as you weren’t rowdy stay as long as you wanted (the counter was around the corner, out of sight).
It’s on the Turnpike, and back then if you said you were just going to BK, they would just let you get on for free — now, you have to pay $ 1. It is easy to get on and off, though, and at 2AM it can be worth it.
That said, a couple of years ago the entire plaza did a remodel, and now it’s one of those open-​concept things with a food-​court look. There are now TV’s, and the seating area isn’t bad — though you kind of feel like you are on display since everyone has to walk right past you who comes in or out. If I stop it’s because it’s late (or early) and I get the food to go and take it home.
The big negative now is the very limited menu. You can no longer get a lot of standard BK food. It was always more expensive than your standard BK (being on the Turnpike), but at least it was a full BK with a full BK menu (though, they had a no coupon policy and never did a «value» $ 1 menu when that became popular). Again, at 2AM, though — it was worth it.
Now, they have maybe ½ of the regular BK menu — no stackers or any type of value menu at all still. I usually eschew the fries and drink (I usually have my own drink anyway, especially if I am stopping in to get take out), and grab two burgers — which easily sets me back $ 10. A family of four eating here, even with kids menu is looking at close to $ 30.
If you want something better and it’s daytime, right off the exit (exit the toll booth, turn left, straight about two 10ths of a mile — you can see it once you turn) is Cummings Market, which has a full deli (no fries, though) and pizza by the pie or by the slice (if you want to grab something quick) as well as a nice selection at breakfast, particularly the breakfast sandwiches — I never get egg in a fast food breakfast sandwich because I’m super picky about eggs, but here I eat the whole thing (again, for quick meals they have plenty prepared to-​go, or you can have yours custom ordered). It’s also a small grocery store (very nice meat counter, small but fresh and well stocked produce section, etc.), and the prices on most things are comparable to the big box grocery way in town. For the same $ 30 and probably about the same wait, you can get four fresh subs/​sandwiches, chips, and any drink you want and have a few bucks left over to get supplies for the rest of the ride.
Again, though — in the middle of the night, the only real option within ½ an hour drive, and if you are already on the Turnpike it’s a no brainer (last food right on pike for about an hour, which is just another BK). Just don’t go expecting your favorite burger unless it’s a Whopper (pretty much all they have), or expecting burgers or breakfast in particular (the time they «switch over» has always fluctuated, no idea what it is now and they will not cook the other no matter how recent or near the flip you are). It does fill the need for some familiar fast food, and it’s better than going into town and getting a microwave burrito out of the only 24 hour convenience store nearby.

Expensive and slow.
Food is fine, typical Burger King fare, but for some reason a Whopper Jr. Combo is almost $ 7.00. The medium soft drink is an atrocity and is comically huge. The fries are super salty, and it took at least five minutes to get our order. I’m annoyed because others behind me were able to get theirs finished ahead of ours. Doesn’t. Make. Sense.

We were headed to Freeport recently and stopped at the rest area to get some lunch at Burger King. In the past, it has been okay fare, but for some reason, this time it was over the top good. And I am not kidding. All of the vegetables on my Whopper were crisp and fresh, the hamburger was not overcooked and the bun was perfect. I even told my husband this was better than the Burger King closest to us in Kittery. The french fries were fresh and crispy and not too salty. I have no complaints about this place.

I realize this is a chain and while this review is about this location in particular the subject matter stretches from store to store… the sorry state of BK’s breakfast fare.
My brother summed up the experience succinctly… square eggs, WTF!
Cold, folded, tasteless square eggs. Ladies and gentlemen I think I have found the one thing on planet Earth that doesn’t taste better with bacon. Other than the color there is nothing these squares have in common with actual eggs. You just can’t dress them up and believe me they try. Sandwiches with two meats, double cheese, sauces… all wasted due to the pure horror that is the egg square.
There were more people behind the counter than in front of the counter but you wouldn’t have guessed that by the service and quality of the food output. I’m sure the egg squares are equally unpleasant hot… I just didn’t get to try them that way.