Nezinscot Farm

My father-in-law brought us here as the first stop on a recent trip to Maine. I could have spent hours looking at yarn. We ordered breakfast, I had delicious blueberry waffles and shared the hash with my partner (SO good!) I ended up buying some cotton pima and buttons (the button selection 😍), and have since completed a cardigan with it. This was a special stop on our trip — I love look forward to returning.

Our whole family is so thankful for the Varneys and their dedication to good food and community. We come in every week specifically for the raw goat milk products that keep our oldest child healthy and growing well, and at the same time we are welcomed each week with such friendliness and generosity and care. Thank you, Varneys! We thought you would enjoy this picture of the moonrise over your land as much as we did 💜 God Bless! -The Conants

Cute farm with lots of yummy bread, breakfast sandwiches, tea/coffee. Maine made items. Love the upstairs for a great selection of woven wool/yarn, tapestry, knitted/crocheted items. Drove special from VT to visit along our route. Have veggies for sale too. A great find.

An incredible multi generation family farm, with a store and a kitchen, plenty of seating, some irresistible farm dogs, and more. There is soap, hand-dipped taper candles, organic and local wines, breads, meat, cheese, produce, fiber, and just the BEST aesthetic. Truly a gem.

I'm this wonderful farm to table establishment there is fresh meats, cheeses, desserts, veggies and many other things fresh from the farm. You can also order food and eat in our ear outside during summer months. You can also purchase other interesting food items here as well as natural body care products. This is really an interesting & delightful place to come experience. When you are done eating & shopping you can go upstairs to so for her what you need if you're a knitter or crocheter. (Beautiful wools, yarns & mohair- really must see) I love coming here & highly recommend it.

Wonderful soup, scrumptious baked goods, and such a cute shop. I am excited to go upstairs next time I visit to see the fiber studio. What a lovely place!

This place has such a cozy atmosphere. Tons of homemade things from clothes to soap to bread they have it all. The employees are kind and welcoming. Absolutely would go again. My favorite place to get breakfast💖💖 definitely check it out if you haven’t!!

Soo adorable! Long tail (the grey cat) has my heart. Food was honestly not great but everything else was amazing and perfect for Fall. Loved loved loved the second floor. Recommend getting a latte to go and then walking around. update: rest in peace long tail🐈‍⬛❤️

What a find!! Been here twice now. CSA. And yarn store and eatery and coffee shop and and and. Delicious choices. Creativity Had grilled cheese the first time, it was very good. Bigger than I could eat. Second time tried the burger. With onions and cheese. Gone in 60 seconds. lol. All of this with the bestest of company. Tom, their cat!!!

WHAT A GEM! Found this place on happy accident when looking for a health food store with natural remedies for a cold...made a couple calls and the guy on the phone was so nice and helpful I decided to make my way over. I came for the elderberry syrup, stayed for a cherry chocolate chunk cookie, incredibleeeeee breakfast sandwich (which prompted a second checkout for the pork sausage on said Sammy), a house latte with homemade flavored syrups, and the overall vibe of this unassuming farm cafe. I also purchased some excellent olive oil and Chakra specific fragrance via rollerball. They have all kinds of goodies. They make their cheese in house, have a cute area for dining, Wi-Fi if you want to stay and work...just can't say enough about this farm. AND they won a James Beard award last year. Turner, way to rep vacationland!

Quite possibly the cutest place I've ever been to - was looking for a good breakfast place while we were camping nearby and stumbled upon this gem! Incredible food, delicious lattes with milk from their farm cows, sweet employees, and the added bonus of yarn!

This place is totally authentic, so delicious, warm and inviting. It was the first farm in Maine to become "certified organic". The farm store offers farm raised meats, farm made cheeses, farm made preserves (many varieties...fruits, and veggies), and made to order breakfast, brunch, and lunch. They have an excellent selection of sweet or savory breakfast options. We went on a Sunday around lunch time. There is seating at a small bar (5 seats) at the front of the shop, and seating, both tables, and another small bar (4 seats) at the back of the shop, and a couple tables outside. You place your order at the counter, and they call your number when the food is ready. Browsing the shop while you wait for the food is so much fun. They have lots of books and corners to browse...the soaps section, the jewelry section, the yarn/textiles section, and of course the food sections...meats, cheese, jars of all sorts of deliciousness. We tried 3 things for brunch. We had the Biscuits and Gravy...which was my personal favorite...farm made sausage crumbles (which were slightly crispy), mixed with some veggies chopped very tiny, with a warm homemade biscuits on top, with some cranberries, and gravy. So good! Also tried the Poutine...it was not ok French fries...instead was breakfast potatoes mixed with some tiny chopped veggies, farm made cheese curds, and gravy. Sooo good! Lastly, the breakfast burrito...which was delicious, but did not stand out like the other two dishes. It was rather basic, so farm made salsa and sour cream...very good. The staff was very friendly, and efficient...it took less than 10 minutes for our order to be called, and it was pretty busy so we were expecting it to take longer. The bathroom was clean, of course I couldn't resist buying a couple items from the shop. As we left, we went across the street to peak into the barn...all the windows were wide open...it was full of cows. The real deal. Highly recommend. Highly recommend!

Adding shroom pics!!! Such a great variety and affordable prices for these rare and wonderful finds!!

This is about as farm to table as you can get and have a knockout brunch experience all in one. Poutine, try it. Will change your life.

Who knew?! Great menu, delicious food, friendly staff and the quaintest rustic atmosphere. The coffees, the baked goods, the jams, spices, essential oils, etc., this place is just farm country quaint! I love it!

Family owned and run this Farm offers raised vegetables, and home made bread which was excellent. They have solid food for breakfast and lunch. They also have an apothecary with tinctures for different ailments.

We stopped by this place for a brunch today and really enjoyed the food and the store. It's a little gemstone spot that has many local and organic items to pick up and the food was really yummy, good service, and they also had coloring papers for kids. we walked around a little bit after the brunch and enjoyed their garden and farm animals. Upstairs of the store they have many handmade woven items to check out. so happy we found this little cute brunch and shop place.

Their breakfast food was amazing. It was very fresh and flavorful. We got crepes with egg and cheese, French toast, and a pulled pork sandwich. Their lavender latte was not too sweet, and they use farm milk. We also picked up a ton of groceries - jam, cheeses, meats - which are all local. The next day, we cooked the ribeye steak we got, and it was juicer and leaner than steaks you get from regular grocery stores. Definitely worth a stop if you're in the area!

This past Sunday, I brought my mom and two year old daughter here for Mother's Day brunch and it was the best decision we could have made. We had a rather unfortunate experience at another local establishment earlier that morning so were pleased to hear of Nezinscot Cafe being open. It is the cutest little farm shop with amazing food selections. Since this was our Mother's Day celebration, we decided to share a few items: the "cheese of the day" omelet served with homemade bread, a side of sausage, blueberry pancakes with whipped cream, and their pancake special-- pancakes topped with blueberry, strawberry, rhubarb compote (and whipped cream!) Everything was delicious, so delicious in fact that I went and ordered a SECOND cheese omelet! (I am pregnant but it was also so incredibly delicious.) My mom tried the vanilla macchiato, my daughter a hot chocolate (not too hot-- they offered this), and I had a decaf French press coffee. We all enjoyed our beverages just as much as the food. After finishing our food, of which we had leftovers to take home with us, we perused their market where we were able to buy a variety of items! I stuck to mostly food and purchased a fresh load of bread, cupcakes, and these amazing sounding green olives in a Bloody Mary brine-- yum! The cupcakes were a bit dry but had a delicious cream cheese frosting and the 7 oat bread I bought is perfect for toast in the morning. They also have a yarn shop in the upstairs of their space however we did not go up there as it appeared they were having a workshop that morning :) We were able to finish out our visit by stopping in to look at the animals they have on the farm. Cute baby goats galore. They also had a little greenhouse open with some plants for purchase. Overall, it is such a great spot with plenty of offerings. It was so much more relaxed and enjoyable than if we were to have gone anywhere else that morning. We are looking forward to many more visits here in the future now that we know where they are located. (We also LOVE their "Statement of Vision" -- I've shared it in a photo!)

This was my second time here and second time ordering crepes ! They are very good and it's real maple syrup ! They have a store in the cafe that offers lots of different items ! Friendly and helpful staff . I purchased the tomato bread . It was good .

Highly recommend a visit and to explore. Great cafe with flavorful changing menu. The grounds are well marked to learn about culinary plants, medicinal plants, farm to table, the creamery, bakery and the fiber studio upstairs. Lots of tables to eat fresh, flavorful breakfast or lunch!

Such a cool spot for breakfast or lunch or light shopping. This farm store makes delicious breakfast sandwiches using their own eggs, cheese, freshly baked bread and cured ham. They make a delicious Brie and house cheddar-style cheese as well. There is a rotating selection of fresh vegetables and interesting sauces as well as farm-fresh meat available for purchase.

A great little slice of rural Maine, with great down home food, crafts, a rustic atmosphere, and a great cat who kept us company while we chowed down on our Anadama bread breakfast sandos.

This is a cozy country store adjacent to a farm. There is a cafe where you order food inside of the store. First off, numerous dogs and cats were in the store. 1 large dog was running around the kitchen, around the cook while he was preparing food. That was absolutely disgusting and a health department violation. I ordered a burger that came with "seasonal vegetables." The burger was disgusting. It was medium rare and oozing what appeared to be blood. The vegetables was a few pieces of onion in some lettuce. I got coffee. The creamer they had was homemade. It was disgusting and sour. They only had cane sugar for sweetener. I got a chocolate cupcake for desert. It was flavorless. Horrible food, dogs running around the kitchen. Are you kidding me?

This is a hit or miss place. Some days everything is fresh and amazing and others everything is stale and rotten. I used to go every week but I rather not chance it anymore after I got food poisoning. I have no idea how to figure out which days are good and which bad. Really great queesh. I probably spelled that wrong but I am a man who has tasted keesh! I am your camp counselor. Or not really.

I was in town for a cheer competition and was looking for a snack. Less than a mile away, on a grassy hill was this little farmhouse cafe. The staff was friendly, and the products where made in-house or local. Needless to say I left with more than a snack. A loaf of bread, coffee, croissants, and cinnamon rolls for the girls after their competition. Everyone in the car was happy on the ride home.

Food was amazing, cozy ambiance and friendly service. Love it here. It's like a fun adventure.

This is a great place to go for county style food. Very rustic, but I wish we had a place like this near us. The store had plenty of gluten free and organic options to buy. Their gluten free homemade bread was a unique recipe of theirs that was so tasty! We had the bbq beef sandwich with their gluten free bread and it was yummy. The soups were ok. The homemade cookies and ice cream were good as well! Most of all, they were friendly and welcoming to us at their home farm.

A great farm to table breakfast find. Nice people, awesome mission statement posted below. Dog friendly. I had the veggie omelet and my friend enjoyed the crepes. Well worth the drive out of our way to the cost.

Traveling back from Farmington and hungry, read a review and decided to try it. Great little store, veggie burger as big as my head, and nicely flavored. House made cheese a bonus! Wayne enjoyed a turkey and salami Italian. The rolls - awesome! Would definitely come back. Oh, and we left with a jar of pickles and bagels!

Welcome to the closest connection between you and your food. Let me set the tone for you... Driving up you see the barn, shop and parking. Area. You're surrounded by picturesque rolling Maine fields and hills. Entering the restaurant/shop, you are greeted by the smell of freshly baked bread or some other sweet treat. Herbs and spice scents waft through the air. When you seat yourself, be prepared for a dog friend to come and greet you. Also be ready for some delicious, home cooked, food. The portions are generous. The ability to buy the products they produce at the farm, like sausage or milk, is easy. They have coolers full of fresh everything. There are also multiple tables with breads and baked goods. Upstairs they have a makers area, where you can purchase wool, yarn, and other gifts. We learned about the workshops they do and that there are even places to stay if you come from afar. I would highly recommend going to the farm for dinner or lunch. You will leave with a lovely memory and a satisfied appetite.

We drove the hour from Portland hoping for a good breakfast. Boy did we set our expectations low! Gloria, Gregg and all the women on the farm provided not only an outstanding breakfast, but an amazing experience. Gardens, goats, and goodies make this a place heaven

Award winning restaurant with good atmosphere and delicious food. A gem hidden on back road

No matter what I go there for, I always end up grabbing a treat! Great place to get many things and in such a cute store

My god I love this place. An ultra cool farm cafe that doesn't just look cool. They really know how to cook. I had this utterly amazing Goat, Pork and Beef Pie. It was so darned good that I had to order a second one on the spot. Yes, it gets crazy busy on certain weekends. But even then its worth the wait.

It's been a week since I drove north from Portland, specifically to visit Nezinscot farm. Coincidentally, I decided to make the trip based on a weekly Yelp on waffles. The experience of the visit was so incredible and had so many layers, that i've had a hard time figuring out how best to convey this to my fellow Yelpers. First, we made the trip to have brunch in the cafe. The cafe is warm and homey with comfortable communal tables. There are basic breakfast offerings, specials and an incredible array of baked goods almost everywhere you turn. I ordered a veggie and cheese omelet with a side of house made breakfast sausage. My companions went in a lunch direction with pulled meats, curried vegetables and mashed potatoes. Many, many components of the food served here are sourced from the farm. The eggs, vegetables, cheeses AND meats all come from the farm. On the tables there are also house made jams, maple syrup and organic ketchups and mustards. IN ADDITION TO THAT, the cafe is embedded as a part of a farm store that sells, vegetables, cheeses, meats, teas, tonics, candles, soaps and body products. Samples abound, almost everywhere I turned, there was something to try. It was also fascinating to look at the variety of products this farm offers. Upstairs from the cafe is an incredible yarn shop. There are large looms, spinning wheels and naturally dyed yarns for sale. Starting the first week in May, there is also a cozy tea house in a separate building with traditional tea service featuring their own home grown teas. Nezinscot has classes and makers weekends, they also have one community event per month. Definitely check out their website! This is a very special farm in Maine that has put a lot of heart and soul into expanding their business. I have visited a bunch of farms in Maine and this one is pretty magical. If you were thinking of checking them out, or are looking for a weekend outing with the family, do not hesitate!

Beautiful cafe - apothecary - farm stand - butcher & creamery - gift shop - garden - animal experience. Stopped on a long drive for some lunch and got so much more. Wish we had a cooler to bring home some raw milk, cheese, and meat. Easily could have cleared out my wallet on tinctures and wool socks and children's sweaters but I refrained. Making note for sheepskin rugs and gifts in the future. Definitely making it a regular event on our way to and from my family's camp. It's a shame they still feel the need to wear masks and have hand sanitizers everywhere. IMO it goes against their beliefs of symbiosis and thriving life. Still have loads of respect for what they do.

Amazing spot! Organic and real! The atmosphere is very authentic and welcoming. I would recommend this place to anyone who asks

First time visiting Turner Maine. We really enjoyed the people , the food, the market and farm to table opportunity!

Very welcoming people good homemade products Great meat products good country atmosphere

Just a great place, to eat, shop and browse. Very friendly staff and farm life feel. Love it

I want to live at this farm. It was incredible. As we walked in we were greeted by farm cats and a friendly dog. The staff welcomed us and handed us menus and gave us a quick tour. Baked goods everywhere, the most incredible tea station, strong coffee. The menu is small but has everything you could possibly want. We got the blueberry waffle, a loaded omelette, toast, home fries and a biscuit. They brought a tray of condiments including homemade jams (the pepper jam was SO GOOD) and real maple syrup. I could not have had a better breakfast. I can't wait to try the lunch. So thrilled.

Awesome lunch spot with the kiddo on a long drive. Baby goats and sheep, wonderful food, cute store!

SO INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE!!!! Great atmosphere but things are not fresh surprisingly. Friendly staff. I know that things are organic but holy smokes they are outrageously priced!

Picturesque northeastern farm. They offer a variety of farm goods, and have a cafe and bakery right inside. Free WiFi for those looking to work in a calm quaint setting. The staff are very friendly and happy to help.

I attended the advertised "garlic festival" here yesterday. Tickets were $25 a person. I understand things had to change and some events were cancelled due to covid, but the owners did not attempt to do anything to make this ticket price worth it's value. It only included a take out meal since all other activities were cancelled. It was a very unorganized and disappointing day. Service was poor and people working were not friendly. They seemed understaffed. We were supposed to have a choice of pork or lamb for our entree to only be told upon arrival the only option was lamb, which we do not eat. There were not many shaded areas to eat and the flies were everywhere. Food was also subpar. I do hope they improve their service and set up for events outside moving forward. Umbrellas over the picnic tables recommended and more seating.

What can I say?!?! If you are within a 100 mile radius, you can't skip this gem of deliciousness and charm. We heard about it from a friend and skipped a stop our first time through the area. We finally made it back through and I'm so glad we stopped. It's a little bit of everything good. We parked and I immediately smelled animals and then fresh herbs. We walked up to the "store" and I smelled lunch! Not sure what they were making but it smelled like cheese, onion and meat heaven. There are cheeses, breads, pickled vegetables, an Apothecary section, scarves....everything full of handmade love. They have a great menu of foods but we went straight for the pie! We had two slices with fresh whipped cream. Our 2 year old daughter grabbed ours for herself and a kind young man came outside and declared, "compliments of the chef" with another piece for our kiddo. Really!?! Heart melted. Thank you for the lovely experience!! We will be back and often!

Had a great breakfast and love the farmhouse setting....Coffee & the home fries were excellent !Took home a bag of world class doughnuts & muffin's. Look forward to returning.

I wish I could love this place but I just can't look past the terrible customer service I've had now three times. The woman that runs the grill/kitchen has the worst attitude I've ever seen in a place like this. She has made the experience negative all three times I've driven the 30 min it takes to get there from Augusta. I don't think I can allow myself to come back again and that's a real shame.

THIS PLACE IS A GEM! Delicious homemade breakfast and lunch with ingredients from the farm--milk, cheese, bread, meat and veggies are all from right there! You'll pay a little more than you would like, but it's totally worth it. I recommend the egg sandwiches, omelets, granola and french toast. But I've never had anything bad. They also have a dizzying amount of homemade cookies, breads, canned goods (they can everything themselves) a cheese-making shop, meats, hand-spun wool upstairs and a natural foods market. It's amazing. The drive is beautiful. Really scenic, great views of the White Mountains if you take turn onto Upper St in Turner instead of taking Rt 4 the whole way. Go check it out and support local agriculture!

Turner is one of those Maine towns that used to be all about farming. Up until the shift from Ag in Maine during the 1960s, almost every family in town had a farm. The Varney family, owners of Nezinscot Farm and the Cafe & Gourmet Food Shop have continued to farm, as have a few others in town (Caldwell Farms, an organic beef farm is located in Turner). Nezinscot offers local, grass-fed beef (burgers) and many other choices, including home-baked breads, cookies, and other yummy pastries. They also offer a host of breakfast items on the menu if breakfast is your thing. My burger, with their own cheese was very good. If you are a fan of burgers, they don't get any better than ones made with grass-fed beef, especially when the beef is grazing across the road from your cafe! If beef isn't your cup of tea, then you can get one with turkey, or even a veggie version. The burger came on sliced, homemade bread. The bread was too thin for my liking, and crumbled at one point. My preference would be a thicker slice, or perhaps, a roll baked in-house. It came with a tasty sour pickle, but there were no fries on the menu. Maybe it's just me, but hand-cut fries would really work well with a great-tasting burger like this one. Drinks are of the cooler variety, and they are limited. Some Maine-based sodas, or even fresh-brewed iced tea would be a nice addition to the menu.They will whip you up a fruit smoothie if that's your preference. I passed on desserts, but they looked delicious.

The little farm store that has a little of everything! Love this place. It's quite small and probably not for those expecting a sit down meal with folded napkins. It's a bakery, it's a cheese shop, a yarn store, it's this and that and all sorts of things. Nezinscot Farm is a working Organic Dairy farm, and their milk is sold to Organic Valley. It's a small farm, mostly run by Gloria Varney, her husband, and their five children of various ages. Occasionally the Bates College students will come and do an internship there, so there's always changing faces on the farm grounds. Gloria puts her heart and soul into her farm store, waking early to bake an entire wall of delicious breads, half of which were baked in her wood fired oven, fresh cookies, the (omg tastes like homemade) doughnuts, pastries, you name it. Pretty much anything you ate in that store, was likely made by Gloria herself. She's always tinkering with recipes, trying to find something that just inspires. Buy a wheel of the Camembert cheese and her homemade crackers, I swear to god you're going to love it. As a working farm, this farm is not a petting zoo. It does not have an area for small children to pet ponies or feed pellets to chickens. The 250 acres of pasture is used for everything from rearing free range pasture pork, the dairy cows, free range broiler chickens, turkeys, dairy goats, sheep, and anything else that comes to Glorias mind. Check out the upstairs area of the Farm Store. It's a little nook of warm cozy quiet full of yarns, spinning and weaving supplies, sheep skin rugs, and a few antiques. I highly recommend the cookies; dense, lightly sweet, and just the right amount of tenderness to dunk in the coffee (which by the way, is also very, very good) There is a pizza buffet every few Saturdays, with a bowl to plop down a suggested amount of money to help yourself to hot drinks if you like, all the pizza you can eat, and whatever Gloria harvested that day. It's a great little community atmosphere, where the same people come time and time again, bring instruments to play music, and occasionally bring a salad or brownies to share with others. I'll admit that it's not going to be as clean and as organized as you might imagine it to be, like I mentioned, it's 85% working farm, and about 15% of Farm Store. You'll see Gloria with her notorious headscarf and rubber boots go whisking through as she goes on another mission to can more vegetables, sample the just cut prosciutto after it had aged on the farm for over a year, or back into the cheese room where she laboriously stirs that mornings milk into silken curds, Come for the atmosphere, enjoy the amazing views from the porch as you sit in a rocker and watch the goats graze across the street.

Loved our food here! It's a little pricey but totally worth it. It was fun to sit outside with our dogs and check out the farm afterwards.

Great food, great site, and good people. Do not miss it.

Great homemade-kitchen-fresh eats prepared by kind people who also farm, garden, and bake.

Definitely our new favorite spot. Super friendly and down to earth atmosphere with delicious foods

My husband and I visited for the first time recently and overall enjoyed the experience. The service style of the cafe is to order at the counter. Seating is scatted throughout the first floor with some outdoor seating if the weather is right. It was difficult to find seating and to get around the cramped seating area with a baby in tow. The menu options are plentiful for breakfast, lunch, and brunch. The staff are friendly as are the dog and cats that wander around the cafe. The veggie omelette I tried had a lot of good veggies but needed some kind of seasoning. The homemade jams and jellies available on the table go along well with their homemade bread/toast. It was really cool to see how many of the products they sell are directly from their farm.