Monday 7 July 2014

Dined Monday July 7th

Underground Bakery


780 Main St Rt. 6A, Dennis, MA 02638

Website: Underground Bakery



1. Initial impression of convenience, parking, and location.

  • The entrance to the parking area is a toughie due to its location within a congested commercial section of Route 6A. The placement of the bakery is set back past the local post office.
  • Parking isn't straightforward. Its diagonal.
  • The bakery is underground, er, basement level, but still unique.

2. Wait time to be greeted, seated, and first impressions of staff.

  • The line at the counter was only a few deep, and therefore it was a short wait to be greeted after we helped ourselves to coffee of our choice. As it is a bakery, there are also many coffee flavours ‘on tap’ to choose from.
  • The staff was friendly, and managed the droves of people constantly passing through the doors well. Although there was always a line, they tended to it in such a way that it never became unmanageable.

3. Type of seating, comfort, wait time for server introduction.

  • The seating at the underground bakery is first come first serve There were four tables inside and around the same amount outside, If you show up at the wrong time, you will not get to sit. The seats are a mix of random chairs and tables, not necessarily matching, and yet they do in their own special way. The comfort was that of any wooden chairs are.
  • We were served by the cashier, there is no table side service at Underground bakery, you simply line up and order off of the chalk board.

4. Variety of menu options (too many/too little)

  • We would say there were many menu options for all palates and diets.
  • Typical eggs and bacon breakfast to vegan wraps.
  • Of course they served as a bakery as well making lemon squares, cookies, coconut bars, muffins, biscotti and even dog biscuits.



5. Menu highlights of uncommon items.

  • Juice (blended varieties of fresh juice drinks) eg kale, carrots, or beets.
  • Smoothies (Chunky Monkey say what!)
  • All Natural fountain pop (or soda as they say here)
  • Vegan choices
  • Wedding cakes

6. Speed of food delivery, and first impressions of plating, initial aroma.

  • The food was ready surprisingly quickly considering there was only one woman behind the counter preparing it. Once it was ready, she called out the order for you to "Come and get it”
  • The plates were little paper serving apparatus that a lobster roll would normally be served in, thus cutting down on the need to wash dishes, although there was no recycling to be found.
  • The scents of the breakfast wraps were appealing, and we anticipated the delicious flavours that awaited us.

7. TASTE!

  • Coffee. The lady had the mocha java flavour of coffee, which has a nice medium roast with a subtle and delicious flavour profile. The gent tried the Cuban espresso. He takes it black and can never distinguish flavours anyhow. It didn't taste like the house blend he refilled his cup with later for only a dollar. Both were tasty and 40oz of caffeine later he is without the fidgets.

  • The gentleman's farmhouse wrap was chosen after slight hesitation between that and the choice of the fiesta wrap. The ingredients of the farmhouse were too homey to turn down. It had been enjoyed in the past as the gentleman and his fiancĂ©e frequent the Underground occasionally. It was nice to introduce new places to friends.



  • The lady went totally off the standard over easy with meat today, and had a farmhouse wrap. The conversations in the car to the bakery had the lady reminiscing about unobtainable pitas, and therefore having a wrap was the closest thing. It consisted of scrambled egg, turkey, home fries, swiss cheese, bacon, and chipotle sauce. When the farmhouse wrap arrived, there was a moment of hesitation, due to the size of said wrap. This thing was a beast. As is standard with most wraps, you never get a mix of everything in one bite. One bite contained egg, one potato, and one turkey with some chipotle sauce. It must be impossible to have each bite filled with a taste of all. There was the option of putting sriracha on your meal, which, in hindsight would have taken it to the next stop in flavour town, and it would have rocked my mouth party;


8. Value of product.

  • Due to the fact that this location makes most items themselves, with organic fair-trade ingredients, as you might expect the prices are a little higher than even a sit down restaurant, however in this case it is still worth it.
  • Coffee was charged based on cup size, with the option of $1 to refill your cup.
  • Side of bacon $ N/A
  • 2 eggs and toast $4.00
  • Muffins baked fresh daily and the options vary. Pricing was not noticed.

9. Payment options.

  • Cash
  • MC/Visa/Amex?


Overall Rating:

Due to the fact that this was not a standard sit down restaurant, with typical seating and service, we felt as though it could not be compared to previous experiences with an "out of ten" rating. We do think this location deserves a referral as an excellent place to go.

Its a small space down some narrow wooden stairs. Once inside, the chalk board menu awaits you, hanging from the coffee bean, burlap sac covered ceilings. The staff that greets, takes your order and also assists in its creation.


If you are just looking for a coffee, some baked goods, or a loaf of bread, etc., put the Underground on your list. It is on the way to the beach so take your sandwich to go. What goes together better than hot sun, surf and a cup of joe?

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