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The Independent Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.3/5 (100 reviews)
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164 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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Reviews (100)

Jennifer Nolen
Jennifer Nolen
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

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

D. H.
D. H.
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

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

siddanth rai
siddanth rai
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

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.

Aru Poleo
Aru Poleo
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

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.

Sophia Casares
Sophia Casares
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

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!!

Nick Sawyer
Nick Sawyer
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

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.

R H
R H
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

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

Elana Goldstein
Elana Goldstein
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Bagel was really good and so was the honey lavender Latte 💜

MacCracken Owski
MacCracken Owski
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

CHAIDER FEVER! This cafe has THE BEST Chaider, life changing! 😂

Erik Petersen
Erik Petersen
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Really cool shop with a lot of "maine" made food things. Wonderful vibe. Food however is pretty costly for what you get. Just as a baseline a plain bagle with cream cheese is almost $7.

Rebeca
Rebeca
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Had a wonderful mocha coffee, thank you to the barista (sorry I forgot your name 🤪).

Tim Smith
Tim Smith
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Horrible coffee! as well as overpriced. Save your money and time!

Elizabeth Weadick
Elizabeth Weadick
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

One of the worst caramel lattes I have had. The blueberry latte was not tasty either. And the prices were quite outrageous. :( Go somewhere else for coffee in Bar Harbor.

Hamilton Andrea
Hamilton Andrea
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Incredibly friendly. Great variety of drinks and a cute store.

Pete St Jean Ohio
Pete St Jean Ohio
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

I got their vanilla iced latte. For me, their's is the best.

Megan Smith
Megan Smith
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

$15 Turkey and $14 Ham sandwich. Dry and flavorless. Cute place but not good sandwiches.

Pablo Morales
Pablo Morales
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great little coffee shop! The barista knows his stuff and even manages to make latte art on hot chocolate which I found amazing. The person who took our order at the cash was a bit apathetic, but nothing to worry about. A warm greeting is always appreciated. :)

Cody P
Cody P
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Food was bad. Not as described. They were very busy.

Aditya Narayanan
Aditya Narayanan
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

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.

Galina Niyazov
Galina Niyazov
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Really tasty sandwiches. We got them 2 days in a row before heading to acadia Park. Their matcha latte was delicious