Pine Point's seafood addresses are easy to rattle off. Ken's Place is at 207 Pine Point Road, The Clambake is at 354 Pine Point Road, and Bayley's Lobster Pound is at 9 Avenue 6. This fall, 165 Pine Point Road is the one with nothing on the menu. Bayley's Seafood Restaurant served its last meal there on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Because the closed restaurant and the century-old lobster pound share a family name, the news has been easy to misread. The 1915 Bayley's at 9 Avenue 6 is still in business. The date that actually closes out seafood season on this road in 2026 is Sunday, Oct. 25.
The Bayley's that closed was the restaurant at 165
Bayley's Seafood Restaurant opened in 1995. Mainebiz reported that a burst pipe caused major damage and kept it closed from 2022 until it announced its reopening on Oct. 5, 2025. That makes this past summer its first full season back, and its last.
The owners posted the news on social media and thanked the people who had kept coming through the comeback. WMTW carried their statement:
"We are especially thankful for the friends and customers who continued to come through our doors and support us along the way. To our staff, our customers, our friends, and our community — thank you. We could not have done it without you."
For three decades the restaurant shared the road with Ken's, which sits a little farther up Pine Point Road. Mainebiz described Ken's as still busy, with lines in summer.
The Bayley's that's been on Pine Point since 1915 is a separate operation
Bayley's Lobster Pound at 9 Avenue 6 has its own history, and it is older. The pound's own history page says Stephen E. Bayley settled in Pine Point in 1915. He dug clams in Jones Creek and trapped lobsters to feed his wife and four sons. When there was extra, his wife Ella cooked the lobsters and sold them out her kitchen window. His grandson Bill and great-granddaughter Susan run it today.
The pound says it is where Maine's first lobster roll was made. It also runs a large wholesale business. WMTW reported in April that on an average summer day it sells 2,500 pounds of lobster, all bought from independent fishermen who bring their catch in daily.
The Bayley name covers more than these two businesses. Bayley's Camping Resort, at 275 Pine Point Road, has hosted campers since 1970. In a 2024 profile, Scarborough Living identified Sue Bayley Clough as owner of Pine Point Group, which includes Bayley's Lobster Pound, The Bait Shed, and Stern Seafood. None of the reporting on the restaurant closing says how, or whether, the restaurant at 165 was connected to that group. The two share a name. Nothing published shows they share an owner.
When the pound's 2026 season ends is the open question
For anyone who wants live lobster to cook at home this fall, the pound's schedule matters most. It is also the hardest one to pin down.
The pound opened for 2026 on April 30, with hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Last year it closed for winter on Sept. 28, 2025. Its undated Visitors to Pine Point page says something else. It describes the pound as open all year except some major holidays, 10 to 7 every day. The 2026 resort brochure lists the pound as "OPEN EVERY DAY" without giving hours.
These sources may be describing different parts of the business. Wholesale and shipping can run on a different calendar than the retail counter. Still, last year's walk-in season ended in late September, and no 2026 closing date has been published. Call the pound before driving down in October.
Two published dates set the end of the season
Across all of Pine Point, only two restaurants have posted firm 2026 closing dates, and they come two weeks apart.
- Sunday, Oct. 11. The Clambake at 354 Pine Point Road serves its last day of the 2026 season. Until then it's open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 25. Ken's Place at 207 Pine Point Road closes for the year. Its posted hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The Pine Point Group restaurants haven't posted fall schedules. The current websites for The Bait Shed, Stern Seafood at 96 King Street, and Emma's Eats show menus and locations but no 2026 closing dates. The most recent clue is from 2024. A Pine Point Association report in Scarborough Living that December said all three had closed by mid-October that year. One season's pattern is not a promise for this one.
Stern Seafood is a good example of how names on this stretch change. Stern occupies the former Pine Point Fisherman's Co-op and its connected Rising Tide restaurant. Susan and Vincent Clough bought the property in April 2019 and renamed the restaurant. Mainebiz reported at the time that the co-op had been privately owned for decades rather than run as a fishermen's cooperative.
So after Oct. 11, Ken's is the one sit-down seafood restaurant on Pine Point Road with a confirmed open date.
Ken's last two weeks close out its 99th season
Ken's has been serving seafood since 1927. It opened this year on March 20. Co-owner Jillian St. Louis told WMTW that day, "We've been amped up for this day for a long time and super happy to be back." From March 20 to Oct. 25, the 2026 season runs a little over seven months.
That stretch of seven months also finishes Ken's 99th year. The restaurant has started a Kentennial page for a 100th-anniversary celebration in 2027. It hasn't announced any events or dates yet. When the doors close on Oct. 25, the next time they open will be the centennial season.
Oct. 25 is also marsh walk night
The same Sunday that Ken's closes, a free guided Full Moon Walk through the Scarborough Marsh starts at the Pine Point Parking Area, 138 Pine Point Road. It runs 5:30 to 7 p.m. and is capped at 35 people. Registration is required in advance, and pets aren't allowed.
The walk ends at 7, and Ken's keeps its Sunday hours until 8 that night. That leaves time for one more basket of fried clams down the road before the restaurant closes for the winter. If you plan to do both, register for the walk soon. Thirty-five spots can fill quickly.
What happens next at 165 Pine Point Road hasn't been made public
As of early October, nothing has been announced for the building where Bayley's Seafood Restaurant operated. The Scarborough Planning Board agenda for Sept. 21, 2026 lists several development applications and ordinance amendments, but nothing for 165 Pine Point Road. No local outlet has reported a sale, a new tenant, or a redevelopment plan. If a proposal is filed, the Planning Board agenda is where it will show up first.
Until then, here is the fall calendar. The Clambake closes Oct. 11, and Ken's closes Oct. 25, the same evening as the marsh walk. The Lobster Pound and the Pine Point Group restaurants are worth a call before you drive down.
If you're keeping track of Pine Point changes because you own nearby, or are thinking about a property along this stretch, I'm glad to share what I'm watching, including what turns up on the Planning Board agenda for 165. Reach out to Michael Mahoney any time. Let's Connect.
