Lompoc Cafe

We stopped in for a quick bite on a recent stay in Bar Harbor. It was a gorgeous night and we easily scored a table outside. I had a Rodick Boulevard, which is their version of a Manhattan. Tasty! My husband had one of the local beers on draft.
We ordered the Allium pizza (fennel, caramelized onions, shallots and red onions), the Dilly snack (house pickled beans and vegetables) and the Veni, Vidi, Vici salad, which is their version of a Caeser.
We enjoyed it all and the service was quick and friendly. We enjoyed a pleasant evening sitting outside with good drinks and food and would stop back in if we were in the area again.

Bar Harbor like many touristy towns are filled with super crammed and subpar food. It was a Saturday night and we were hungry from a day of hiking. Have fun getting in anywhere without an hour wait on the main strip…
Our innkeeper recommended Lompoc for a more local feel and it was a solid recommendation.
No wait for a table, indoor and outdoor seating, good selection of draft beers. Already a great start.
Their famous dijon mussels are actually pretty good, if not surprisingly food for a really a pub fare type of place. Both the chicken pot pie and the meatloaf were also hearty and just what were were looking for. And gosh the portions were huge. I’m pretty sure the meatloaf was a whole pound of meat, no joke. We were pretty close to needing to be rolled out of that place, satisfied.
Best of all, it’s cheap by comparison to most other places around!

Had dinner here while staying on the island for the weekend and it was fantastic. The staff were all quite friendly and drinks and dinner were superb. They clearly put a lot of effort into the drinks and dinner items! The atmosphere is a great blend of casual and comfortable while still being a bit classy. Definitely recommended!

Amazing! Was in Bar Harbor for the weekend and wanted to steer clear of the «tourist traps» … This was beyond perfect and exceeded my expectations. Made a reservation (recommend doing this) and were seated promptly. Our server was very efficient and friendly and gave great recommendations on local beers. We ordered the goat cheese/​honey/​garlic starter and the goat cheese fritters and they out of this world. We actually said we wished we had ordered more of them because they were so tasty. Make sure you try them! The entrees were great and I don’t want to take away from them but the starters stole the show. You will not be disappointed if you go.

The Moroccan was hands down the best cocktail I’ve ever had. We enjoyed the eclectic menu full of veggie and meaty options and everything was inspired and delicious. Really attentive and friendly waiter. Great atmosphere. If I lived in Bar Harbor, I’d be a regular.

The Dijon mussels are outstanding. My wife is an aficionado of mussels. It’s her favorite and growing up on the coast of Massachusetts she’s had a lot of them. These she claimed with enthusiasm are the best preparation she’s ever had. I agree. Not a single mussel was unopened either– showing that the kitchen really paid attention to what they put out.
We also had «the beehive «which is a mound of glorious goat cheese and roasted garlic drizzled with honey and served with Granny Smith apple slices and crusty bread. It too was outstanding.
This should be a stop if you make it to town–

This place never disappoints. The atmosphere is casual and the food is spot on. The mussels are a family favorite.

Go here, especially to have your expectations beyond met.
The food, service, and ambiance are excellent. A lot of food has a lot of veggies or is implicitly surprising. Try the spicy Dijon mussels or the Beehive to start!
Lompoc has a solid list of local beers, and don’t pass up the non-​alcoholic Maine ginger root beer. There’s a shortlist of cocktails with ginger beer on their menu.
I’ve tried the Southern style salad with crispy dark chicken, and several of their scrumptious pizzas.
Lompoc is hip, a bit dim, and comfy, with bocce ball beside their manger. It’s unique and a gem, but definitely greatly paired with Morning Glory Bakery across the street, and Reel Pizza Cinema down the path.

Lompac is the gastropub for people who want good food in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. With 10+ beers on tap and a creative menu, there’s bound to be something for everyone. Our personal favorites are the Fishwich, lobster club, fish chowder, and even the pizzas (especially for the kids). We also lived their side salad featuring mixed greens with a light coating of a shallot vinaigrette.
To top it off, there was a bocce court on premises which entertained the kids to no end. An awesome find!

Ended up here because every other place was very crowded, but it just became my favorite café in Bar Harbor! The atmosphere is very artsy, and food is awesome– shared a beehive (incredible!!!) with the table and had the tofu sandwich (delicious!!!) myself, both were so good I would absolutely recommend checking this place out!

Lompoc is the type of restaurant that puts thought and creativity into their recipes. The drinks are bold and refreshing. We loved every bite and sip.
Food:
I had the best fish sandwich I’ve ever eaten (quality haddock filet, cooked right and served with a sweet slaw). The dijon sriracha mussels were incredible. The Bishop (pizza with garlic harassi, bacon and ricotta) was incredibly flavorful.
Drinks:
Dilly bean martini. This was a generously sized drink with top shelf vodka, picked dilly beans (green beans) that had a flavor profile similar to a dirty martini with a kick. I would have snacked on the pickled dilly beans!
Beet street band. Ever had a beet shrub? This is a light and refreshing variant with more citrus. The beet gives it an earthy, complex flavor which is balanced by a kick of lemon juice and yet another generous pour of top shelf vodka.
Service:
We loved Zoe, our server. She was knowledgeable and personable. We asked questions about the menu, the history of the restaurant, and little about her story. As is so often the case, the people make the memory and Zoe helped make our experience unforgettable.

Menu is interesting and original, great food. Had pizza, appetizers and great sandwiches.
Staff is very kind and accommodating even if we came with some special requests.

They were so rude and I do not recommend anything about this restaurant. Unfortunately we weren’t able to try the food because management irrationally refused to seat our large party, despite our willingness to split into multiple tables. This level of poor service doesn’t deserve our business, or yours.

We ate dinner here on Friday evening and had a great time! Cute little garden area, which we were able to eat in (covered area) despite the rain. I wasn’t too hungry so stuck with soup and salad. Salad was a basic garden dressed up with sweet corn and house made mint vinegarette. Lobster caprese salad was great too. Corn chowder was flavorful and not overly creamy. Lots of choices for vegetarians and vegans (and meat eaters)! Look forward to coming back!

We lucked out when we ended up at the Lumpoc because another restaurant’s wait time was over an hour. We were seated right away and enjoyed a quiet spacious atmosphere on the patio. My husband said the pulled pork was terrific, and the Southern dinner salad I had was likewise delicious. Very fresh and full of candied nuts (I seem to recall they were pecans) and spicy fried chicken thighs. Entertainment was provided by a group of twenty-​somethings playing bocce. I loved that there was a lovely Samoyed resting quietly nearby while her owner dined.

Stopped in for drinks and appetizers. Good draft beer selection for a smaller place. A lot of their menu items have goat cheese, which I hate.
The ricotta fritters were good but they had more red onion than bacon which was a little disappointing. Still tasty I guess just too much red onion and the bacon was basically nonexistent. The hot pitas were tasty. They were almost like a really soft crust pizza with no sauce. Generous amount of cheese and the hummus and harissa (smokey pepper paste) were tasty. Very filling as well and a generous portion, enough to be a meal for most people.
Service was friendly but a little slow for dinner time when the dining room was only about 20% full.

This is definitely the best place we ate Bar Harbor. I do not understand why there isn’t a line out the door and am thrilled to have stumbled upon it. The food is delicious, and the garden setting (with bocce court) is beautiful and low key. My boyfriend and I split the ricotta fritters, the fish chowder, the goat cheese and kale pizza and the lamb shawarma sandwich, and all four dishes blew us away. All went very well with the Barrica’s Malbec. If we had more time here, we’d be back tomorrow!

Eat. Here.
We stumbled across Lompoc randomly with low expectations… Based on the mediocre dinners at «the best» places in Bar Harbor.
This is the best food/​ambiance/​staff we experienced downtown during our week in town. We placed our order solely based on recommendations from Zoe (our server) and she nailed it. We started with the ricotta fritters, which were tasty and unique. The fish chowder was the first in town that was from scratch (weird… Considering that we are in seafood heaven). The pizzas were creative and perfectly executed, the lamb shawarma was absolutely delicious.

Really great pizza. GF liked her cuban sandwich. Outdoor patio was nice. Good beer. GF didn’t like her mixed drink. Would definitely come back in the future.

Ample outside seating, with nice courtyard location. Menu is exclusively salads, pizzas, and sandwiches, although there is a sufficient variety therein.
Got the Tofu Bahn Mi. Not what I was expecting, more of a take on a Bahn Mi, but it was delicious. The sandwich bread they used was incredible. 5 stars for the food, others of us got salads that were also great.
However, the sides were a bit lackluster. Side salad was a bit bitter/​unremarkable, and the fries tasted store bought. Not horrible, but more like what you’d expect at a restaurant that didn’t have such great main dishes. Oh well, a minor gripe.
Service was fast, atmosphere was nice. Would visit again. Great variety of yummy sounding sandwiches!