Browne Trading Market

George was incredibly amazing as much as the cook. They were more than nice and welcoming with us. My boyfriend and I will definitely come back. They have done my day. Their fish was awesome and the most fresh fish I had in my entire summer. Bravo! I had the best tuna sandwich of my entire life 🤗

An amazing foodie store! The cheese selection is very diverse with different cheese from all over the world. Picked up some rare cheeses from Italy & Switzerland. Then went to the seafood counter where I got a pound of the Smoked Scallops, those things were like candy. Opened up the container and ate them like candy. I highly recommend this place if you want some unique food fare.

I read about how delicious King Ora Salmon is. I never heard of it, but I love salmon..my son hates it...and they just so happen to have it available at Browne Trading Co. I bought a pound, cooked it exactly how they recommended and it definitely is worth the price! For anyone who already likes salmon, this is sure to impress with how buttery it is. For those who don't particularly care for salmon...this is one to try and convince you to love it!

One of my favorite spots to frequent in Portland! Amazing cheese selection and the cheese aficionado on staff is super knowledgeable and always willing to help! Same with the wine selection and staff! Plus super fresh fish! Pretty awesome all around. Love it here :)

This is a great store for the foodie and gourmet alike. Fresh seafood and specialty meats and cheeses. Great assortment of wines and hors d'oeuvres for any special occasions or a romantic winter evening with yourself. This is my new go to personal culinary store. I cannot sing the praises of the friendly staff and the full stock. Wether it's cheese and wine, freshe seafood, Kobe beef, elk venison or foie gras they have it. They can also fill your get together party needs. If you can't impress your friends and family with what Browne Trading market has to offer, you probably need to order out. Five stars *****

I hadn’t tried caviar in years, but the incredibly friendly staff at Browne made the buying process approachable, informative, and incredibly easy. George help us SO much! He was able to take the intimidation away from the process and really helped up pick out the perfect snack for a picnic. Excellent customer service and great product — we got excellent caviar, lightly smoked salmon that was the best I’ve had in years, and some extras. Worth the stop!

Asked for scallops (listed at 55$/pound) and smoked salmon (listed at 35$/pound), only to notice later that they weighted both together and sold the salmon at 55$ too. Be careful when you get at the counter and when you get the bill as this might not be the only shady practice. Edit to answer reply from owner : Because I only noticed once I was back at my hotel. It's way too exhausting to live on your toes while expecting others to scam you and forgot to look at the bill at the shop. Of all the places I would not have expected this to happen in a "fancy" seafood shop.

Stunning spot for anything from a quality cheese and cracker session to lovely cuts of seafood, or fresh caviar paired with a top tier selection of wine. George shows his passion regarding seafood, and can really help you find the flavor you're after.

Browne has everything a young gal in need of a wine and cheese night (or Diane Keaton in Something's Gotta Give) could ever want. Their selection of cheeses, wines, tinned fish, and other delicacies is truly top notch. I've tried brie-esque cheeses, sardines in tomato sauce, and even salmon roe, and all have been delicious and so worth the splurge. The interior reminds me of a medieval market in the town square (maybe one surrounded by half-timbered cottages) in the best way possible; it gives an old-timey, cozy, and intimate feel. The space is small but their selection is mighty, and speaks to their elevated taste! Perfect for crafting charcuterie boards, or a quick housewarming gift, Browne Trading Market has it all!

The "Soup Nazi" from "Seinfeld" has some serious competition here, not in personality, but certainly in quality. This place is outstanding!!!!! Although many varieties, cuts, and creative creations of fish preparations - fennel salt, for example - are offered in addition to wine and cheese, the daily homemade soups are out of this world incredible with robust palate pleasing flavors and generous amounts of seafood, etc. A cup of soup was just $5, and a bowl $9. This is a definite must on any foodie tour, so get in here before we both starve. More soup for you! Come back, everyday!

This place is fabulous. You want to get your fish, cheese, and incredible bread here. I can't speak for the wine as a non-drinker, but all the goods and service is super high quality. Highly recommend.

Ouch, how I wanted to love this store, and how I hate to write 1 star reviews. Looked like great and unusual seafood, lots of gourmet food and a huge wine selection. While were visiting Portland for the day, we had a cooler and suddenly were considering buying up all the fixings for a great dinner. I noticed that they carried two ports which I enjoy, a Ramos Pinto 10 and 20 year port. The proprietor asked if I had questions, and we engaged in some discussion of the various ports they offered. I opted for a bottle of the RP20, which was marked as I recall around $59 with a sticker on the bottle. That's when things went downhill. When I got to the register, it rang up for more than $100. At that point, the phone rang and the proprietor took the call and engaged in a very long conversation. Clearly this client was more important than my purchase, and especially with a bottle that was scanning for a different price. Eventually the call ended, and the bottom line is that he would not honor the price on the bottle. I know I have purchased this wine at the $59 price point before, and in looking online I can have it delivered for $69. The proprietor claimed that the bottle cost more than the sticker price. The $100 price point is absurd, and not honoring the price on the bottle is just wrong. We left with nothing and I don't think I will return. I respect that small businesses have to watch their expenses, but treating a customer rudely by taking an extended phone call made it clear that I was not a valued potential customer. Not honoring a price on the label, well that is just bad form. Hopefully the person on the phone will continue to patronize them. Avoid

If you're into gourmet packaged seafood and other quality packaged goods, Browne Trading on Commercial St is your stop. They have Domestic and International caviar, Roes, packaged, Marinated anchovies, sardines and more items. Not to mention prime cuts of fish fillet, Smoked Salmon, etc. The brick space is impressive, with high ceilings and pipes. And, which we didn't venture, there's an upstairs wine selection. We'd gotten a wonderful Baguette from a bakery not far off and crackers elsewhere- so only needed a few things to savor and hold us off for a bit. Hubs reached for the Crème Fraîche, I picked a sublime Truffle Butter and both decided on a modest, $38 ounce of domestic Caviar (which we later found out that Harbor Fish Market has the SAME exact domestic kind for $17.99). We enjoyed our light nosh in our hotel room along with Marinated Sardines and the rest of the goods we purchased with our Banshee Sonoma Chardonnay we brought from home. If you're looking to impress with a few things, Browne might be for you for some items. For other items, keep your eyes open elsewhere.

We are huge fans of Browne Trading Market. We've gone a couple of times and have been very impressed with the whole store. From their huge wine selection (takes up about half the store!) to their fresh fish and other local goodies, this place has it all. First of all, their layout. I love the layout of the store, with fresh seafood being on one side, local goods on another side, and the wines at the top section of the store. They are always fully staffed and have plenty of attentive and friendly people ready to help you. The fish at Browne Trading Market is always fresh, and their variety is quite impressive. I've been comparing prices and they do seem to be a bit more expensive than other nearby seafood stores, but not by much. Besides seafood, it's worth mentioning that they offer local (and international) goodies like cocktail mixers, spreads, and even pastas. There's something for everyone here.

Did not get food, but the sommelier or equivalent that was in the wine section was incredibly helpful and pleasant. Fish market on the main floor had some fine looking sea critters in addition to sauces, seasonings and drinks of all varieties. Cool spot that I will go back to.

Cute place to visit for a very beautiful and curated selection of dairy, meats, wines and seafood! Great customer service!

I heard about this company through a friend of a friend, Eric Ripert. I'm surprise of the quality of the product they sent me!!! A smelly and beat salmon, And to add , Rachel lapp told me is was good to eat it sushi style!!!! Thats the problem when companies get fishi !!

Cool little market where you can find great tinned fish. Not for everyone but thought the selection was absolutely massive. Great if you like smoked fish as well. They've also got wines/liquors in the back room.

Sadly I must agree with the numerous 1 star reviews citing poor customer service with an arrogant attitude. An unknown beneficiary sent us a gift salmon through this company--it arrived with no indication of who sent it, and in a box that was not marked "perishable" as food products are universally required to be shipped. When I contacted customer service to find out who sent us the gift and to comment on the insufficient packing, I received a snarky response that "temperature sensitive" is the same as "perishable," and no assistance with identifying the gift giver so we can thank them. Cross this business off your list of holiday gift suppliers!

We never heard of this place before the pandemic, and now that we discovered it I don't think we will ever stop ordering from it. The quality of the fish is amazing, and I love their selection of premium sushi fish, granted that their selection changes seasonally and quickly, so I had to watch their site for a month before finally hitting the buy button when the selection was right. Here's a run down: - bluefin tuna - probably our favorite item out of everything, so fatty, so flavorful, so delicious. Frankly from the site description I thought we were getting ling tuna, but I don't mind either way. - True yellowtail - I think this is otherwise known as amberjack. I thought it would arrive filleted and scanned, but it came with the skin and some bones. So after ambitiously watching a Morimoto video, I attempted to skim my own fish and it worked out OK (Not great). Not wanting to waste anything I put the skin and bones into soup, and it came out insanely rich and flavorful and Jell-O like Full of collagen. The fish made into sashimi was good, but the tofu soup I made out of the fish leftovers was even better. - Hokkaido scallops - enormously large (8 to a pound) but not as sweet as the ones I had in Japan, nor as sweet as the fresh ones from Maine. I'll probably stick with Maine scallops next time. - peekytoe crab - flavorful, but not as sweet as I thought it would be. I might try they are other lump crab next time. -monkfish - huge 2 pound package, which I suspect weighs more than 2 pounds, but we haven't dug into this one yet. And there you have it, $300 worth of seafood. Totally worth it in my opinion, we got it for a combination of a few celebrations (new job, lunar new year, Valentine's) but even after all that eating we still have a bit in the freezer, and will probably take another month or two to get through. Definitely premium quality, and we look forward to what's available when we finish our fish! (As long as they still have blue fin and true yellowtail lol... I need my tofu soup and Toro)

Excellent wine service and one of a kind fresh seafood market. Staff is engaged and knowledgeable.

Chefs' paradise. Very nice high quality ingredient, they supply the Belgian Royal Caviar and many others. We checked out the retail store it has many nice products I tried out some probiotic hot sauces and then the delicious cheese like the petit basque. I bought a bottle of black garlic molasses a bit costly bit interesting flavor. Also bought a few cans of smoked oysters and octopus. Very nice store!!

Fresh fresh fresh. If you want luxurious seafood this is the place to go. From the caviar to the king salmon we just love this place. They also have a large wine selection. It's quality seafood and expensive but it's definitely worth it. Try the salmon collars!

My husband and I were enjoying a day off; spending our time and money locally. We've never been inside Browne Trading, but I have long wanted to check out their offerings. We found an excellent selection of wine, interesting spice combinations, some standard canned/preserved items, but the seafood looked amazing. We decided to take home some oysters and scallops. I guess the employee waiting on us didn't like the way I said scallops. He corrected me, whatever. I grew up in New England, sorry I don't meet your standards. Then he was snarky when I asked if they offered ice, because we were traveling to Southern Maine. Overall his demeanor was $itchy. We didn't spend a lot of money, and we wouldn't be regular customers anyway, but we won't be back. Go ahead and join them if you don't mind being treated rudely. The smoked salmon looked amazing!

My wife loves fresh Dover Sole and so my daughter ordered 2 fresh, WHOLE Dover sole to be shipped to our home in Florida. It arrived one day prior, still cold but a little smelly. When I unwrapped it I had 4 sole fillets that were previously frozen and had a strong freezer smell. The invoice was for 32 oz. but we only received 25 oz. of product. My daughter complained and was offered a new shipment or Money back. I wanted it specifically whole so I could make sole Meuniere, nothing better then a fresh sole. Mayor disappointment.

Their fantastic caviar takes second fiddle to their even better customer service! My package, ordered on Thursday for Friday delivery, was delayed by UPS (the caviar would not have fared well with the delay). The staff intervened and in less than 30 minutes after contacting them, UPS informed me that delivery would, in fact, occur on the originally scheduled day. The caviar was a birthday gift for a loved one, so I'm truly appreciative of the effort Browne Trading Company made to ensure a smooth experience. They are my official caviar vendor now!

We got sick eating bluefin tuna and hiramasa. We contacted the customer service and were told that they are not responsible as fish appeared/smelled fresh. viral and bacterial contamination (salmonella, staph,etc.) do not "spoil" food... but still can make people sick. Things can happen, I get it, but denying responsibilities is not the best practice

When craving for seafood, I just come here. As it comes to lobsters, mussels & scallops, you barely need any cooking skills - just steam or sear them would be good enough, let alone my fav food in the world oysters, caviar and uni/sea urchin, you can just have them RAW (well, these three are already a blast Royal Party combination, you only need some oyster shucking strength and a good knife though). Plus, the decor and the market itself is good spot to wander around, very clean and modern design, no crazy fishy flavor in the house. Here is my favorite seafood market on east coast. After my visiting here, I became a patron for their online shopping. You can def buy online, and they provide next day shipping =) Best choice if you wanna some fancy meal, especially for holiday season.

They have a good selection of fish. Store was very nice and clean. A bit pricey and looks to be top quality. Definitely a return visit in the future.

Good......gaaawd how I love this place. We stopped in recently as we were walking and exploring the streets of Portland. What a great find this is! The location is near the water, farther back from all the main hustle and bustle. When I first walked in, I noticed that it was on the smaller side but when I realized how amazing all their products were I understood. No need for a huge selection of mediocre when you can have a smaller selection of heaven. I want to eat everything in here. The cheese selection is small but extremely good. There was one cheese in particular, I wish I could remember the name of it but it was rolled in flowers on the outside, that was unlike any cheese I've ever had. Sweet, buttery, earthy, musky. Just amazing. They also have a blue that is yellow gold in color. We bought 4 different kinds and all were exceptional. They also had the best smoked salmon I've ever had, and that my friends, is no exaggeration. My sister, who is new to eating meat and seafood, had never tried smoked salmon. She ate a sample they had and said she will now travel from NH to Portland to get it and I agree! Wish they could ship it to me in Florida. It was not as fishy as smoked salmon usually is and was buttery, melt in your mouth good. Super delicate. They also have a really good caviar and wine selection. If I lived in Portland I would be here every day. If you love the finer and more delicious things in life, visit this market! You wont be disappointed.

Used to love this place - I went recently for the first time since they re-opened and the service has dropped tremendously. Took 25 minutes to get fish cut for us. Not sure what's going on but would be helpful to make sure employees are skilled in servicing customers at a faster rate and more knowledgeable about fish in general... for such a high quality place, the people working there should be of equal caliber. Disappointed...

This was a present for my wife birthday. I've bought 4 trays of uni. During a birthday we ate first two trays and they were good but the other 2 had an unpleasant smell so without making too much fuss during birthday I've put these trays in the freezer. When I've contacted the company, I was told to take pictures and send it to them. I also have spoken to Browne Trading and told them that I would like to receive a replacement as a first time buyer and  was surprised by manager response implying that somehow it's my fault that I freeze trays before taking pictures. The main point is a half of the trays were bad quality.

This review has to do with their on-line team and their marketing person who runs it. Beware, do not buy on this site as they show you photos of caviar that they do not sell. That is fraudulent. Then they don't tell you they don't have it until it arives and it is not what you ordered. Then they harrass you and want to force another caviar with some bs and send that and it is gross. This only has to do with caviar not the rest of their products. Not only did they harrass me by calling the restauant where I was dining and enjoying a specific caviar they said I I was lying. This was a $100 transaction and I have reached out many many times as I did not want a replacement of their crappy caviar I only wanted my $100 back per their FAQ but they have refused to give me anything back but a hard time. I feel sorry for them that they can't tell the truth and just dance around all of it. I was in big business for 39 years and the customer was always right..in this case the customer is always wrong. Don't take the bait because that is what it is smelly bait.

MADE ME SICK!!! 2 orders from them and both have arrived expired. The first one was UPS's fault and Brown refunded me. This last one was Brown's fault, sending out a couple of days old products. I just wrote them an email...if they remedy the situation, I am happy to edit the review. 0 for 2 on $130 orders of uni.

I realize most of the reviews are positive, but my experience was among the worst of any online shopping experience I've ever had. I ordered almost $400 worth of seafood, including caviar, salmon and frozen shrimp and scallops. Order placed on Wednesday, for Friday morning delivery (in time for my fiancés birthday on Sunday). No delivery Friday morning. UPS says it will be here Friday evening. Ok. Late Friday afternoon, UPS says no delivery until TUESDAY morning. I call UPS to explain that the fish will be spoiled by then. I contact Browne as well. No response. Tuesday morning, Browne responds, says they will reship the entire order of next morning delivery. (Tuesday afternoon, UPS FINALLY delivers and everything is warm and smells of what it now is -- spoiled fish so we have to throw it out, such a waste.) Wednesday morning, no delivery. UPS says it will be there that afternoon. Does not arrive until almost 6pm that night, over 7 hours late. Everything is cool but nothing cold and everything defrosted. AND Browne did not ship 1/3 of my order, 2 pounds of shrimp missing as well as 2 pounds of scallops. Contact Browne again and they offer to resend for the THIRD time, my missing items. I tell them no, just cancel and refund me, please.I mean, I can understand a UPS screwup. Once. But twice? No thanks. Why risk it? And here is where it goes from bad to worse. The Browne rep refuses to issue ANY refund, even for the missing items, or for the fish that should have arrived frozen which I now have to race to use because you cannot re-freeze previously frozen fish. The rep says no, it can be refrozen and its SUPPOSED to thaw during shipping, that a 7 hour delay is "normal". I tell her obviously that's not normal or they would not ship for early morning delivery in the first place. This company has a delivery problem, a fulfillment problem and now a customer service problem. Can't recommend them.

This place has it all, from high quality fresh fish to affordable lunch items. At least once a week, I come to Brown to get lunch. My favorites have been the TBLT (Tuna salad, bacon, tomato) and the Salmon Tartare ($5.99). They also have a spice rack that carries some lesser available spices, like Baharat, harissa, and berbere. Pick some up to season that awesome fish you come here to buy

Beautiful interior and the location is very centralized. If you're looking for caviar and high end fish this IS the spot. Great selection boutique grocery items and wine / spirits. They also do lunch and I just had a phenomenal trout salad sandwich with cartelized onions for $7. I will be back !

I ordered Peekytoe crab (back when I grew up in Maine I don't think it had that official name, just Maine crab) online to be delivered yesterday here in Colorado. I got 4 8oz containers to make crab rolls for my book club. I sampled it before mixing it up for the crab rolls, and it was fresher than I think I have ever had. I grew up in Maine and have eaten, on average, 3 crab rolls a year for the past 50 years. It was amazing! I will be ordering this again. Amazing!

This is a great wine, cheese, and fish high end boutique market. It's beautifully decorated and has great presentation. It's wine selection is excellent...as is the fish...with great sushi grade tuna and salmon...which is not easy to find. Caviar, lox, uni...they have it all. Boutique grocery items also. I'd go five stars....but they are very expensive, and their wine prices are a bit abusive so I'm down to a very solid 4 stars.

I was spending a few days on the rural Maine coast, and I wanted to pick up some wine. I dropped into this place hoping that I'd find something that I like, which can be challenging because I drink a lot of wine. What they had on offer exceeded my expectations by far. I found wine (the Dessimis!) that I hadn't seen since I've been to Rome, and some of my favorite French whites (complete line of Joly!), and a whole host of others. There's another nearby wine store that gets a fair amount of press in Portland, and if you want your Sassicaias, Tignarellos, or high-priced Napa offerings, they have them. But as a wine nerd, I found more wine that I love in Browne Trading Market than I could possibly have expected. I highly recommend a visit.

Fantastic staff. Very knowledgeable about products. Fresh seafood and a variety of aged cheeses you won't find to many places.

Fresh fish, fine wine, caviar and plenty of goodies... What a lovely little market with delightful employees.

the wife I and went into Browne and were browsing about there was also three employees there also . As we were looking we picked a few things not one of the employees acknowledge that we were even in the store as they were looking at us and looking away and will not go back

stopped in this past thursday to pick up some fresh gulf shrimp - they did not have any but told me that they would be receiving some on friday - thanked them and left - stopped in on friday afternoon - no shrimp in the case but one of the staff told me that they sold out quickly but had set aside a pound for me in case i came back - WOW - that is what incredible customer service is all about - ps the shrimp were fresh and delicious and most importantly the entire staff are knowledgeable - friendly and make shopping at their store a genuine pleasure

One of the things I miss the most about Portland. Great fish - you can get no better - always changing, always new stuff coming in, and always super fresh. The selection isn't expansive, but there are usually at least a dozen or so choices at any given time. The wine selection is also prety good. They have after-work type tastings regularly (or at least they used to). Also great for caviar, fancy cheeses, and other shu-shu sundries. The service here is consistently good, as well. The people always seem to be knowledgeable about everything they sell, and will readily make suggestions as to good combinations and such.

This place is a little treasure trove in the height of a tourist hot spot. High end caviar and wine with a few groceries. If you're in the area, even for a night, grab some supplies and enjoy.

What a cool place. We stumbled onto this place after we couldn't eat our meal at Portland Lobster Co. This place had a great selection you don't often find. We also had a prepared sandwhich that was great.

a box of uni was listed on the fish board. behind me, a wall of olive oils and sexy edibles. around the corner, a cold case of cheeses, then a wall of crackers, and then a bit further, cook books, bulgur wheat, french lentils. another cold case of cheeses... and then a whole other room. the wine/champagne/booze area. i was so tickled. though distracted by the liquor room, my bigger half gently nudges my shoulder, and then in a more demanding "get ahold of yourself man!" tone, he grumbles my name and forcefully points my face to the main event: a whole case, exclusively stacked with tins and glass jars of caviar. be still my heart. chris miller, a classy and caviar savvy young man if there ever was one, pounced on my quivering roe addiction, and boy was he ever ready to teach us a lesson of the best kind. carefully scanning the price list, he took us through a tasting of each of the american offerings, from spoonbill paddlefish to american hackleback (a member of the sturgeon family), and extending onto some of their yukon salmon roe, and american white sturgeon. as chris will tell you, and as i can attest to, american caviar is very affordable (especially at browne trading company) and also stands up pretty well to the multiple-hundo priced sturgeon cousins from across the pond. while we obviously couldn't afford to purchase each of the more expensive caviar, we still received a tasting of the browne trading company's more pricey offerings, including both royal and prime osetra. and to our own surprise, the prime osetra from the caspian was actually pretty affordable... a low reasonable price obviously the product of excellent caviar turnover and some high end clients, including eric ripert. my hunger satiated momentarily, we paid chris miller for our goods, and with a last breath before leaving what may very well be my new favorite store of all time, i shouted out "where's the best place to get local oysters?" chris replied without skipping a beat, "go down to street & co and ask for lily. tell her chris sent you. they buy their oysters/ seafood from us, and it's the best." all i can say is dreams of browne trading company dance in my rolly polly noggin. what a fun store and such a treat.

great customer service and product. we order and they ship it. prompt, fresh, delicious. the actual brick and mortar is great if you are in portland, but do not forget to check their website.

this is a fantastically cute local spot to pick up fresh fish and tasty accoutrements. the fish are lined up like sentinels, staring back at you from behind the glass case. pick me, they seem to beseechingly say. it's hard to choose because many are caught close by fresh daily while others are exotically tempting. we went for the local haddock (so good) and tried the amazing blueberry oat cookies. there is an entire roomful of wines to choose from, too. i would move to portland just to be closer to this sweet little store.