Markel's Bakehouse

Reviews about Markel's Bakehouse

• 1 / 5

  By wnhath
  Update: 6/27/16
  
  I've come her several times since moving to Castine in March. I was looking for work for a bit and would come in to get away from MMA and have a relaxed coffee shop environment. I got coffee and a donut, sometimes a really great Reuben they make. Liked the place enough to bring my inlaws when they visited.
  
  I came in a day ago and wanted to use the wifi and soak up the scene, grab a coffee and head to work. Without so much as a "good morning" or "can I get you anything today" one of the owners came by to scold me for using the wifi without purchasing something, even though I was only there 15 minutes before work, not taking up a table, on a not-packed morning. There was no room left for me to respond or apologize, let alone explain. I definitely did not get a coffee before leaving, or a donut, or a sandwhich as I was planning to later. Now my wife is turned off on the place.
  
  How can you have no sense of community? How can openly show that you don't want people hanging out? I'm not a bum, I was in a polo and khakis, and shaved too. Now I know why students are so rarely seen on going off campus.
  
  Sadly it's the only game in town (still no excuse for such an attitude) and people talk. I'll definitely be dropping down my rating based on hostility and won't be back for a good long while, I can make better coffee at home and will invite my guests there instead. Shame because it's a shorter walk from work.
  
  6/5/16
  4 stars
  Get a coffee and sit on the couch, can see a breakfast rush some days. Good for lunch too. Feels homey. Nice service. The self serve/pay later part is dangerous when the breakfast pastries are out... Deck is great when the sun is out. Good wifi.
  November 09, 2016
• 3 / 5

  By M MacFarland
  Baked goods were okay. Seemed more of a food ready to eat place than a true bakery.
  October 07, 2016