The Independent Cafe - Town Hill

This is first and foremost a coffee place, the food is really not good.Especially the clam chowder, overpriced and the worst we had on the island

Stopped on for coffee and breakfast sandwiches, and they were so good we came back to try their lunch ones same day.Blueberry pie latte was so good we got it both times.

Wandered in looking for caffeine and a bite. Their espresso drinks were on point and their breakfast sandwiches were legitimately some of the best we’ve had. Toasty and gooey and savory chef’s kiss!

Our favorite cafe in Bar Harbor. The latte choices are unique and rich. Special shout out to the lavender one. They have many options for your caffeine needs as well as sandwiches. The place was never crowded in the morning and there are lots of cachkies, local canned beer, sauces, syrups+ to look at while we waited for our stuff. I was impressed with the vegan options and how quiet it was for such a prime location on the strip. Parking: Paid street parking, easy to find parking in the morning.

My experience was otherwise good here while we were in the area. The Maple Latte was decent and the breakfast sandwiches were okay. Slightly expensive, but standard for a tourist area. Staff were also nice.The menu is scattered on the back wall and very misleading, arguably to the point of a potential health hazard. I ordered a Moxiecano and a Lobster BLT to go today, I assumed that the Lobster BLT would be with meat since the menu did not specify veggie bacon unlike the Veggie BLT and putting vegetarian meat on a sandwich that already has real Lobster doesn 't make any sense. The sandwich was also $33 which to me implied it would be substantial and with meat.The Moxiecano was gross. I 'm sure people like it and the staff seemed to imply this was the case to me, so I 'm not really upset about this. My major issue though is how bad the sandwich was. It hardly had lettuce and tomatoes, plus the toast was mediocre barely toasted thin white bread. However, the worst part for me was that the bacon was clearly veggie bacon. I eat veggie bacon ocassionally, but I wouldn 't have paid $33 for this sandwich if I had known ahead of time. And not labeling your food accurately has to be a massive risk for an allergic reaction which is a health hazard. Frankly, I just want to know what I 'm putting in my mouth.