The Independent Cafe

I stopped in desperate for some good coffee, unlike what my hotel serves. I ordered a maple latte which was fabulous and also picked up some Maine wine, hard cider, and chocolate. Very convenient and very good. I’ll be back

We ordered three Caprese paninis and one grilled cheese sandwich, all of which were fresh and delicious... I can still taste the pesto sauce in the panini! However, I have two complaints; there is no seating inside the cafe and the food took around twenty minutes to be prepared.

Nice little local cafe. They have a couple of really cool vegan options and also source some of their ingredients from indigenous owned producers. The coffee is okay, probably much better than most other places in the area. I do appreciate that they are brewing with beans from a local roaster, I just wish it wasn't CBD.

We ordered avocado toast, chai latte and cafe latte. Coffee and tea was good, but the avocado toast was average. The bread was hard and the spread was not so great. The cafe is clean and everything is well organized. One of the staff was impatient, and not so friendly. The cafe is located on a busy road, finding a parking in front of the cafe is hard. But yes, street parking is available.

Great little coffee shop with baked goods and unique souvenirs. Attentive staff.

I love these types of places and was looking forward to it to grab some coffee and a pastry. However the food selection was quite poor. They only 3 different types of pastries and they all look leftover from the day before. I went ahead and got some coffee. It was pretty weak and not great flavor. The guy was nice but it just didn't meet expectations

There is nowhere to sit while waiting for your order, because the entire seating area is filled with trinkets for sale. While we sat quietly on the step waiting, the barista barked that we were not allowed to sit. Food is decent, but they need seating, it’s such a small space and it’s crowded and awkward with all of the trinkets filling the space.

I’ve lived in Bar Harbor for a while, and this is the best cafe/sandwich shop in town!! The staff is super friendly!! My favorite is the Salted Caramel Mocha Latte!!

We came in to escape the rain and enjoy some hot coffee. They have a great menu and fantastic prices offering standard cafe fare done excellently and some Maine classics to go with them. The coffee was excellent and the food came out quick and tasted excellent. additionally the service was fantastic and the servers very knowledgeable and friendly.

Not a good place at all. Food was flavorless and not worth the money. Salad was $17 and uneven huge pieces of veggies. Staff was rude as well!