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Our name: Black Bear is our mascot and we think he’s a pretty classy symbol. Maine has the largest population of Black Bears in the USA. We celebrate the Black Bear, but we don’t serve them. Black Bear Café opened May 6, 2004. Your hosts John and Susan Bohill have always wanted to make their home in the Lakes Region of Maine, and after the events of 9-11-01, decided it was time to take action and move to Maine. It took a few years. John, had been in the restaurant business in Massachusetts in the 70’s and 80’s, and before that in Ireland. Susan’s father had a restaurant in Miami, Florida, the Big Fish, and while she only ate the food there, was always inspired and nourished by the hospitality and fine food. We’re doing what we love, and do what we can to make sure that your experience at the Black Bear Café is very, very good. Enjoy! Susan and John Black Bear Café
It is real!!...and our carpenter experienced pains in her neck during installation. Each 2’ x 4’ panel required 47 hand-driven nails. The next challenge was corners—inside and outside corners, requiring meticulous measuring, mitering, and mumbling. Once up, all the tin was rubbed down with denatured alcohol, and coated twice with oil based polyurethane. The floor is a commercial grade wood laminate — ALLOC. It snapped together, over the concrete floor. The shutters are wood, and custom made for us from www.usshutter.com, located in Texas.
My friend and I recently went for Dinner and was very, very impressed. I must say we have passed by your place many many times as we were under the impression it was your typical pizza/sandwich and frozen fried food. I guess the outside decor led us to think that. What a wonderful surprise when we made a last minute decision to stop! The food was phenomenal and the service was extremely friendly. We definitely have found our new place for dinner! You have an absolute jewel there
and if I must say with all due respect I think you have definitely
earned bragging rights and should take a step back and bring whats
inside to the outside. I would consider our visit a TRUE Fine Dining
experience! Thank you for your wonderful hospitality and extraordinary
food! We've been going to the Bear for
breakfast for the past five years, and tried their Bistro menu last
weekend. This may be the best kept secret in Naples. The food is superb,
we love the fresh Grissini bread sticks served with entrees, the service
is first class and prices are reasonable and we are very excited to
return. We stumbled onto the Black Bear
Cafe and Bistro and were astonished. We weren't sure what we would
find, but once we passed through the front door we found a charming
world inside, very interesting artworks from a local artist and a
dinner that blew our minds. Fabulous clam chowder, mussels, a special
Spring Green Salad I could eat three times a day, and the entrees:
between the four of us we had a steak, the chicken picatta, meatloaf
and the pesto pizza on wheat dough. For dessert we tried the creme
caramel, a brownie sundae, fried dough and one espresso martini. It's
by far the best dinner we've had in years. Your breakfast is the best and
we've tried them all. The food and the service are top notch - the
servers know the menu and breakfast orders are delivered quickly.
We love the Irish Breakfast with rashers, and black and white pudding
and the ham at the BBC is the best. We look forward to visiting the
Black Bear for dinner. The pizza is the best we've had
since leaving Boston six years ago. We've tried all your signature
pizzas and we look forward to doing it again. Positively the best,
especially with a pint of Guinness and then a piece of that delectable
chocolate orange Guinness cake.
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