The Independent Cafe

It doesn't get better than coffee at The Independent, but don't skip ordering a tasty sandwich - creative flavor combos that are delicious. I wouldn't go anywhere else. I love that they are now offering local products - jams, jellies, ground coffee, candles, craft beer and more.

I've been here many times on my yearly vacation. This time in soup was cold and the wrong size as the person taking the order was no tne one getting the order together. The Lobster BLT was very good and with the soup and drink was over $33.00 !!!

Got tuna sandwich here, very delicious and large size, price is reasonable and the staffs are very nice. Also the location is good, just on the main road of the town. Recommend if you need a quick bite.

The coffee was amazing at this place! But when my husband went in for a lobster roll they charged him $50 for a sandwich!!!!! Oh and a bag of chips! Please make sure you ask prices ahead! I restaurant down the street had them for $11.

Cute and cozy. Staff is friendly. Owner is talkative and nice ( not as bad thing!!) The chai smoothie is delicious! And the pumpkin pie latte is yummy too! New place but it's awesome!

So I'm not a local the coffee here was not good at all I got a regular hot coffee no flavor and it was so bad I poured it out I can't believe it was actually that bad.
Besides that the staff was talkative and seemed to not want to do much as the customer in front of me ordered a sandwich and the cook actually wines "oh no" pretty rude I thought. I was recommended by them to try morning glories seeing I wanted to grab something to eat but didn't want to "" bother " the cook and that place so I went to the other place and they were by far way better .

We came in for a quick bite- a sandwich and a salad. When I asked what came in each salad (as there was no menu description” I was told “I have a bunch of vegetables and meats back there so whatever you want”. There is a price difference between the two and when I asked what was the difference the response was “you get more bang for your buck”. Still unsure what that means- but ok. My partner got a lobster sandwich and was very disappointed with the amount of lobster in it. The price was comparable to anything else we’ve had with lobster in it, with 1/5 of the actual lobster meat. It tasted just okay. Would not go out of my way to return.

We purchased the lobster roll and the number 7 Sammi. Both were great! It has a good amount of space and a bathroom. (not all the shops have bathrooms in bar harbor so bonus). I would recommend this place to a friend.

I grabbed the vegan BLT. It was very good - veg bacon, avocado, lettuce, and tomatoes. The giant chocolate chip cookie is also delicious

We needed a place to watch the whole second week of Wimbledon and they were very gracious and accommodating. The food was great, coffee was delicious and you can't find friendlier servers.