Slates Bakery

I seriously ate here twice a week for lunch in the last three months. One of the few places in the area that has a wide variety of foods that can be both healthy and hearty. The staff is super friendly and accommodating with order customization.
Favs: soup (they always have two options, one cream based the other not), chicken sausage on anything (salad, huevos rancheros), and buttercream whoopie pies in rotating flavors (maple, peppermint candy cane for the holidays!)

Wonderful bakery in Hallowell. The pumpkin chocalate chip cookies were excellent. I get them every fall and love them. It is a cute little bakery on water street in downtown Hallowell. They have a great assortment of baked goods and coffee. They have some seating and friendly employees. I love the place. It has been there forever and hopefully will be there forever in the future.

You can find Slates Restaurant and Bakery on Unilocal,too, but this is just for my experience with the bakery.
I called mid-​afternoon to see what pies were available before making a disappointing trip out. They did not have what I wanted, so I ordered a large blueberry double crust and a small apple. I was going to pick them up at 10 the next day since they said any earlier they would not be cooled down from the oven.
Got there about 10:15 and both had yet to come out of the oven. They were ready, though, and I got to drive back to our vacation rental with the boxes open and smells of anticipation of when they were ready to chow down on.
It took until after dinner for our pie dessert but it was well worth it! The apple pie was better than the blueberry but both had great flavor. Maine blueberries just kick ass. The crusts were a little difficult to get through but they had the right amount of sugar topping. My wife heated hers up… wtf? I can’t do that. These pies are better cold.
The small serves about four with everyone getting a quarter which is small. The large serves about eight? We had leftovers to go with the blueberry ice cream (not from Slates).
Can’t advise on any lunch/​dinner meals here, but all the baked goods looked and smelled great. The pies I got were worth the $ 25.

One of the best lunch spots in town. They make nearly everything from scratch and you can taste it. They have different specials every day so be sure to check the board. The staff is very friendly as well!

If you are looking for a quick lunch, the pasta salad here is amazing. Also, I picked up two cakes for my sister’s birthday and everyone raved. I got a carrot cake and a German chocolate. So delicious.

Slates Bakery always has excellent baked goods. There are the classics like the Chocolate cake and their brunch breads. Of course you can get one of their delicious loaves of bread. My favorites are the cinnamon raisin and the rye.
Slates deli is also located in the same location. good for breakfast any time and terrific sandwiches. Slates bakery and Deli has options for both the meat eater and the vegetarian or Vegan. Fresh made with fresh seasonal Maine produces and locally sourced meats.

An eclectic favorite Go-​To for brunch.
Occasionally some items have been hit or miss, but one item that is always reliable and scrumptious is the chicken pot pie! Sometimes goes quickly.

We’re relatively new to town and Slate’s has become a regular go-​to spot — great food, fun atmosphere, real people. We drop by the bakery for bread, muffins, and the occasional treat; we stop in for lunch at the deli (love the huevos rancheros!); and we’ll hit the restaurant for a special night out. It’s a wonderful place.

Slates had been hyped up so much to me that when I finally went, I felt terribly underwhelmed. The décor is… loud and craft-​fairish. The music is all older, Billy Joel, The Mamas andd the Papas. Overall, the ambiance felt like a 40 year old trying to hang on to youth while reliving the ’60’s. I didn’t feel comfortable. It all seemed pretentious. Our waitress tried really hard to force eye contact with me.
The food was okay. I ordered a crab pizza off the specials which was tasty but the slices were cut way too large. My boyfriend ordered the chicken burrito off the regular menu whic wasn’t very burrito like. It was more like a chicken wrap that was heated. Not a very pleasant texture.
I get that this place is a fixture in Hallowell, but I’d much rather frequent the Liberal Cup instead.

(score 1 – 100) — 70. I’ve been here many times over the years. It is bakery and restaurant. They serve great food, ya know the fancy pancakes with fruit, every type of egg combination, locks etc The food is a 90, the service is SO slow and on sundays you could be in there for 2 hours or more just for breakfast. I only go because family members love this place and the food is good. I’ve been here many times when my water glass started to build up condensation. The long waits really ruin it for me. The dinner is ok but their are better options in Hallowell. This really is the best breakfast place in Kennebec County as far as food quality and taste.

Decent Food, but my night was ruined on a trip to the men’s room, where i found a soupy mess in the toilet, which was broken. When I asked the staff to fix it, they bluntly responded that they «couldn’t fix it because they were too busy.» On top of that, the urinal was tiny, and I had to crouch down to use it, which was not easy. I recommend urinating right before you enter Slate’s, seeing that they only have one functioning toilet, which is meant for six-​year-​olds.

Two words: sugar coma. Incredible selection AND huge portions. We tried at least 7 different cookies and all were wonderful. The pumpkin whoopie pies were outstanding as well as the blueberry crumb pie. Loved it!

Had a blueberrry muffin and coffee at Slates this past monday. They really tasted good along with the ham and cheese sandwich that I had later,

Awesome lemon bars! Great little bakery.

This is a really cute and quirky bakery. They allow locals to advertise on their walls. It really give them a neighborhood feel. My friends and I each got a pastry and a coffee and sampled each other’s goodies. The pumpkin cream cheese turnover was a new idea to me for the fall season. It tastes just like a pumpkin pie with a super flaky crust. The croissants looked dry to me, but once toasted, tasted delicious. For me, the best one was the cinnamon walnut roll. I just wish she would have suggested warming it up. I thought it might have tasted amazing after being popped into the microwave for a few, but the microwave was hiding under the bread loaves instead of sitting over by the toaster.
Very cute place and I can see why the locals love it

Wonderful fresh baked bread & goodies. Fresh, local ingredients. Enjoy a local favorite — they even have whoopie pies!
A must if you are in the Augusta, Maine area. Also check out their restaurant. It had burned down a year or so ago but I believe it may have been rebuilt by now.