Bread & Roses Bakery — Restaurant in Wells

A quaint little bakery in the somewhat touristy town of Ogunquit. But that's what you should expect on the southern coastline of Maine. The variety of baked goods here was a pleasant surprise, considering the small footprint of the building. I bought an apple turnover to eat for dessert after chowing down at Bob's Clam Hut, a giant oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip cookie for today, and some sort of overly sweet fruit square that my son recommended I try. He's been here before while vacationing with his missus. The turnover was delightfully light, flaky, and had just the right amount of sweetness and apple filling. Awesome! The cookies were two of the best of their kind in memory! Very good! I can see why this shop is more than just your typical tourist trap. It serves great pastries, cakes, and other baked goods to all the locals, as well as we winter "tourists". I was surprised at the number of shops that were open this late in the year, considering that the tourists have gone back home for the season. The gorgeous and unseasonably warm December weather undoubtedly contributed to the fairly high volume of foot traffic that included us. The woman in the bakery said most of the shops still open, will close after Christmas and reopen in spring....

I’ve driven by Bread & Roses Bakery probably a Thousand times, each time saying to myself “I NEED to check this place out!”. Well to my delightful surprise, my son; Brycen, unknowingly brought me home an Iced Coffee & the Amazing ‘Pumpkin Whoopie Pie’ pictured below. The cake is moist, soft & lightly sweetened unlike others that feel like you’re biting into a 1lb bag of Sugar! The nutty Pumpkin flavor of what typically is made of Cinnamon & Nutmeg is also light and tastes Fresh! Non “Pumpkin Lovers” would also enjoy this ‘Pie’ as the flavor is not overwhelming and doesn’t take away from the deliciousness of the cake! The filling is sweet & creamy with a perfect texture. It is also slightly flavored with the Pumpkin spices but again, it is only a light flavor. This particular “Whoopie Pie” was purchased from the Ogunquit Beanery who apparently get the pies from Bread & Roses which I Just found out while writing this review. Regardless of where it was purchased the product is Amazing and I Highly recommend checking...

The best cake I have ever had. We contacted Bread and Roses this spring about our wedding cake and were interested in them because of their amazing prices and variety of flavors. We were immediately put in touch with Dee who worked with us to prepare a complimentary tasting box to choose our flavor. We went with the Erin’s Wedding Cake. Yellow butter cake, raspberry mousse and white chocolate butter cream, and it was the best cake anyone at our wedding has ever eaten. It served as breakfast for the rest of the week following the wedding too. After choosing our cake, Dee worked with us to make it exactly how we wanted it (plain so we could decorate it with our own flowers) and we also ordered a pastry platter to be picked up with it the morning of. Both were delicious. Staff were friendly, quick and helpful despite being very busy every time we went. We’ll be coming back year after year to get a slice of that cake on our anniversary. Thank you for all of your hard work Dee and the rest...