Elaine's Cafe & Bakery

We don't go often only because its 2 hours away from our home. Any time it's close we make it a point to stop in. Friendly staff and amazing food.

Best place in the area to get breakfast. The food is delicious, the interior is nice, people are friendly. Also, their stove is gas powered, so it stays open during power outages. The whole town goes there when the power goes out. It's nice.

Last time I went to Elaine's it was in the old home down the street. She has expanded her business, flawlessy and has the same excellent home cooked food and baked goods. I enjoyed delicious food and perfect portions in her new building, with my best friend who bought fresh donuts to go!

Stopped one morning on our way to Bangor and picked up a couple of muffins to go. They were very dry and definitely not freshly made. They had the texture and taste of a muffin that had been taken out frozen and thawed in a microwave.

Went there today,
The place had no seating left which I assumed was a good sign.
We weren’t sure if we were supposed to seat ourselves or be seated by them so we stood there and the two girls at the register did not acknowledge us. We walked up to the side dining room and there was one small table that had not been cleaned so we moved back to the registers and were again not acknowledged. the girl went out back then came back to the front and said someone will clean a table off for us.
The tables were too small to seat 5 so we waited for a second table to be cleaned so they could be put together, which was nice.
We finally sat down and noticed in the full room of people only one table had food.
We heard the couple at the table next to ours stop the waitress and ask if the food they had been waiting for could be changed to “to go”
We asked the couple how long they had been waiting for their food and it had been an hour and a half.
In fairness they said that it is not usually like that.
We decided to leave at that point.

I felt badly but we didn’t have time to wait that long and we felt ignored

The food did look really good though.

The food and coffee are very good, but they're usually understaffed. Don't go when you're in a hurry. The new dining room adds a lot of seating. The place has a nice atmosphere overall. The best place in town for breakfast, unless you're in a hurry and then Dunkin Donuts in Tradewinds Market is the only quick choice.

We had to wait for quite a while to place our order, but they were quite busy. After placing our order we waited for an hour, only to be told they lost our order and we would have to reorder. We asked for a house paper while we waited. After waiting for quite some time we asked again and were by the waitress that she had forgotten. Finally, we were served. I then asked what kind of donuts they had. The waitress said she didn't know, but would check. We waited again. Finally, I went to the cash register and asked our waitress again, only to be told again that she had forgotten. By that time there was only one other table of customers. We were there almost two hours with no apology from management. Definitely do not stop here if you don't have time to waste.

The waitress named Sherry was rude and the food took over an hour! Only her all the other girls are sweet and food never takes more than 15-20 minutes. Wish owner would do something about that one waitress. Hate to get Sherry the bad one!

Service was slow; gluten free muffin was worst I've ever had and was charged for 3 breakfasts when there was only 2 of us. Too busy to even say anything. Neutral on recommendations.

I love Elaines . Their eggs Benedict is the best I've ever had. The hollandaise is homemade, rich and creamy. Order is always spot on. Sometimes the wait is a little longer on the weekends when they are really busy but worth it. Been going here for 4 years and actually went today and was very satisfied as usual. The canoli was a great finish to the meal.