Earth at Hidden Pond
Kennebunkport, ME · New American
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
Earth is the fine dining restaurant at the Hidden Pond resort in Kennebunkport, serving a seasonal farm to table prix fixe menu built around Maine seafood, garden produce and wood fired cooking. Its summer menu carries one Japanese A5 Wagyu course, plated with butter poached lobster, caramelized onions and truffle mashed potatoes, offered as a 2.5 oz supplement at $70 or a 5 oz supplement at $100. The menu gives the grade and says the beef is Japanese, but it does not name a prefecture, brand or farm. Dinner is served nightly and the restaurant stays open year round.
Authenticity flags
- The Wagyu is a supplement on a seasonal prix fixe menu rather than a standing item, so it can come and go as the menu changes through the year.
- The menu gives the grade and says the beef is Japanese, but no prefecture, brand or farm is named. Ask the restaurant about the source if that matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
Evidence on file
“*JAPANESE A5 WAGYU / butter poached lobster • caramelized onions • truffle mashed potatoes Appetizer size 2.5 oz (supplement $70) | Entrée size 5 oz (supplement $100) / Appetizer size 2.5 oz $70.00 / Entrée size 5 oz $100.00”
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earthathiddenpond.com “Summer Dinner Menu / 3-COURSE: First or Second • Main • Dessert • $120 per person. /// 4-COURSE: First • Second • Main • Dessert • $130 per person”
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“Is Earth open all year round? Yes. Earth is one of the few fine dining restaurants in Kennebunkport open year-round.”
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Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Earth at Hidden Pond serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 9, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Earth at Hidden Pond serve?
- Its menu discloses A5 Japanese. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Earth at Hidden Pond listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.