Black Bear Café

… Our on-site restaurant open from 5PM to 8PM – Monday through Saturday.

Join Us for a Grand Easter Brunch on April 8th
from 10am to 2pm
Find the menu, as well as more information here

Our menus change with the seasons and always include a great selection of delectable items including: sandwiches, pizza, rack of ribs, and many other entrées and appetizers.

Our award winning staff includes: Food and Beverage Manager, Carmen Montes, and Arturo Montes as the Executive Chef.

Since 1992, the Montes’ have built their business, Montes International Catering, into a staple of the greater Bangor culinary scene. Their café is located on Columbia St. in Bangor and they have catered events throughout eastern Maine with distinction.

Prior to their arrival in Bangor, Carmen and Arturo both worked for Hilton Hotels in Chicago. Carmen, a silver medalist in the International Chef Olympics, is a Garde Manger Chef and a Pastry Chef. Arturo trained under two master chefs and specializes in Saucier. As a banquet chef for Hilton, he prepared meals for up to 5,000 people.

Both are members of the ACF New England and they bring over 50 years experience and expertise to the Black Bear Inn. Arturo Montes is also the Executive Chef at the Looking Glass Restaurant in Bar Harbor which is also a Lafayette Hotel property.