Cupboard Cafe

We had the most enjoyable breakfast at the Cupboard Café! Everything is homemade and delicious! Generous portions, interesting combinations, and freshness galore!

The Cupboard is my very favorite place to go for breakfast and lunch. We’ve had almost everything on the menu and never been disappointed! Don’t forget the fabulous deserts! Wish they’d move to California!

A must stop in New Harbor; the sticky buns are to die for and worth a visit. Breakfast was good, omelet is a great deal, easily serves two. Prices are a little high for the amount of food

So good — cute family business, the BEST cinnamon rolls I’ve ever had.

The best breakfast around. Don’t miss the cinnamon buns or the corned beef hash. Staff is super friendly and calm under pressure. This place is a must if you’re in the area.

I really love this place. Egg sandwiches are probably the best I’ve ever had and the cinnamon and sticky buns are delicious. Service is consistent with a relaxed morning in Maine. If you’re around definitely worth a visit!

THE place for breakfast on the Pemaquid peninsula. Everything is outstanding here. Great egg dishes. Perfectly brewed coffee. And, best of all, world-​class baked goods made on premises (not trucked in from some industrial kitchen miles away). If you’re staying anywhere on the Pemaquid peninsula, you must stop here. You’ll thank me.

Great quaint little place. You order all your food at the counter and they bring it to you. I didn’t get a chance to try their famous sticky buns. :(. Make sure you go early because once they’re sold out, they’re gone!
I had an omlet and it was pretty meaty. They’re not cheap with what you want in there. I eat a lot and my omlet filled me up!
They have seating outside, so if you have a pet, you can eat outside.

Went there for breakfast with hubs, our two little ones (2 & 5) and my in laws. Cute cabin, very bright and spit spot clean. An old Fashioned dumb waiter carries food from lower kitchen. The line to order intimidating – no tables and the process is to wait at counter and seat yourself. But I say to everyone who worries about that: TRUST IN THE SYSTEM! Food took a while (it was very busy) but was absolutely FANTASTIC. Best egg sandwich (veggie) I ever had. Hubs’ omelet was to die for and the kids enjoyed sticky buns and pancakes. In laws are regulars and I am so glad they brought us! Can’t wait to go back!

Just got back from our second summer vacation at New Harbor and this year the Cupboard reigned supreme as the best place to eat in the area, breakfast, lunch, and now pizza for dinner.
Awesome local feel. The owner is so incredibly fun to chat with and kind. You walk away feeling like she remembers you. That’s amazing service. Oh yeah… the most important thing is the sticky buns and cinnamon buns in the morning. We’ve heard great things about them and they live up to the hype. THEY ARE DELICIOUS!
Plenty of sit down space. Supper clean. Fun lunch menu. You’ll be happy every time. If you’re in another area, I’d recommend driving an hour to this place. Nice bun and coffee for the drive back to wherever. The steering wheel just might be a little sticky afterwards. Thanks Cupboard! Your awesome

If you make it to this part of the world and want great food and service where the locals hang out, you need to stop by. I love the chicken pot pie! Great breakfast menu too.

On a weekend trip to Maine and this place was suggested. It was amazing! If I could eat here everyday I would! Highly recommend the Veggie Deluxe breakfast sandwich and the burgers. (burger served only during lunch, veggie sandwich served only during breakfast) The sticky buns are also soooo delicious but you have to call and go early to get one! The staff is so friendly and love that it’s family owned and everything is made from scratch, such a gem!

Wonderful place with great food! I loved the efficiency of the place … very creative! My French toast was mouthwatering good! The legendary cinnamon roll … was delightful! The proprietor was very welcoming and helpful! GREAT PLACE!

Delicious food, sometimes very crowded and wait is long. There is a tip jar which seems to be an extra amount of greed as prices are high, you pour your own coffee, you clean up your own table and put your dirty dishes in containers. The tip jar seems like an extra insult. Sorry, to say this because you will get wonderful food. It’s family owned and the only service you do get is the food is delivered to your table. That’s it.

A review of their website was the inspiration for us to stop in before our trip out to Monhegan Island from the ferry in New Harbor (just down the road)… I seriously wanted one of their cinnamon rolls based only on the pictures and write ups.
We arrived 20 minutes before their 8:00 am opening time which was okay because we had a number of last minute items to manage. Within that 20 minutes, the parking lot started filling up… we were not the only ones planning to be there right at opening time.
When the doors opened, we eagerly headed in… after all, we’d been up since 4:00 to make the 1.5 hour drive to the area. The first thing I hit was the Green Mountain coffee. Two choices, regular and decaf.
Years ago, Green Mountain was the standard for quality coffee; nowadays, with so many fabulous microbrew-​type coffee roasters available, it seems almost old hat. However, it is a known entity — and welcomed that morning.
As it turns out, while both the sticky buns and cinnamon rolls looked wicked yummy, I was up for something a little more hardy for breakfast, and from the limited menu chose the Veggie Deluxe sandwich on whole wheat. It came with a fried egg (2?), roasted red peppers, spinach, thin sliced red onions, and other veggies (mushrooms and tomato? I don’t remember), and was tasty and filling, although pretty messy to eat. (Some of my spinach ended up on the floor.)
My husband had some kind of meat-​based fried egg sandwich with a sausage patty thick enough that he pointed it out to me. (He wasn’t feeling particularly well, so I can’t comment on the flavor of the sandwich — which he didn’t finish — but my sense was that had he been in top form, he would have been very pleased.)
Because we were limited on time, I wolfed my sandwich and two mugs of coffee, and we were out of there from start to finish in 25 minutes.
During that time, the place filled completely — which means maybe as many as 3 dozen eager breakfast-​goers.
Definitely worth a stop; maybe next time I’ll try the cinnamon rolls.

We arrived at 10:50 to find that breakfast service ended at 10:45 and that they were out of buns and rolls. We were allowed to order breakfast sandwiches and from the lunch menu, though they told us it would be an extra wait while the kitchen switched shifts. My disappointment over the rolls soon vanished after getting my smoked salmon breakfast sandwich on their homemade oatmeal bread. My husband got the Carni sandwich with eggs, cheese and sausage. My dad got the same and his was delivered just before… He took one bite and told my husband: you’re not going to like yours, you should give it to me. Mom got the chicken sandwich and said it was excellent. I ate mine all gone, then got up for a slice of their blueberry pie. Perfect crust with perfect filling, amazing. Well worth the drive.

I came here for the sticky buns — had been reading about them online for what felt like months! Finally I had an opportunity to check this place out, I’m usually a breakfast-​at-​home guy (I like to eat my toast while wearing slippers and PJs) but when visitors call, we go out vs. having to slave over a hot stove. So we went to the Cupboard Café — I went for the sticky buns, my guests for everything else.
The staff was VERY nice — big plus, especially in a restaurant that is kind of small. You need to order at the counter first, take a seat and you can help yourself to coffee in the front — good to know!
The menu wasn’t really anything special — since we were there for breakfast, there were all the usual breakfast suspects to choose from. Eggs, sausage, bacon, quiche — you get the drift. I ordered the sticky bun (duh!) while my friend also got a sticky bun and a half-​order of hash with eggs and toast. The sticky bun was quite good — not the BEST I’ve ever had, but good. Good enough that I’d order it online and ship it to a friend? I dunno about that… The eggs and hash were supposedly good, they did get taken away in a carry-​out box so I assume my guest was pleased!
Overall this is a good spot for breakfast if you’re looking for something casual and satisfying. I myself prefer table wait service, but as long as they have coffee available at the front, I can deal. If you’re looking for something a little more formal or sit-​down, try Chrissy’s in Damarascotta. (Though really if you’re looking for a formal breakfast spot, downeast Maine probably isn’t the best place for you to be looking. Cook your own breakfast while wearing a tie, that’s my suggestion.)

The best breakfast sandwich you’ll put in your mouth. Actually, the best ANYTHING you can put in your mouth comes from here.
And, go ahead-​order breakfast and try not to be tempted by that bakery case. I dare you. $ 10 says you’ll leave with dessert for later. If you even get to the parking lot with it.

I stopped by The Cupboard this morning for my yearly visit. The food is always delicious. I had an omelet, while others in my party had pancakes and hash. Everyone enjoyed their choices. We had two of the cinnamon rolls and took one to go. If you can get them while they’re hot, I swear a better cinnamon roll cannot be found! Highly recommended.

I don’t have much to add to all the other (somewhat frothing) reviews. The food is homemade, and tastes it. The people who operate the place are nice, and will often give the locals a hard time (always good to see). And your meal will be, well, reliable. Year after year, if you order the same dish, it will be as you remembered.
They lose a star, in my book, for being a bit stingy on the add-​ons. Order the Spinach Florentine, and you will get two eggs, on English Muffins, covered in spinach and cheese sauce, and nothing else. For almost $ 10, I would at least like some hash browns, or something, on the side.
Order a lunch sandwich, and behold the smallest pickle and most meager bag of chips you will ever see (literally, my bag had 6 chips). Not a big deal, but I always leave a bit hungry. They do offer desserts, but the good stuff goes fast (and, besides which, would push my caloric intake to critical levels).
I would also add that I wish they would serve breakfast a little bit later, in conjunction with lunch, but they are strict about their cut-​off.
Now, I am giving them a 4 star review, so, obviously, I like the place; however, with all the «best place in the world» reviews that I am seeing on here, I wanted to give a bit of balanced perspective.