Clayton’s Cafe & Bakery

The pulled pork sandwich was wonderful. Other items were good as well, but I had a few problems with a couple of the soups which were too spicy for me — although good. We have returned several times.

Great, fresh food. Lots of healthy options as well as not so healthy indulgences. Good balance of choices. Sometimes details get missed on special requests, so check your order before you leave.

My hubby and I discovered Clayton’s about 6 weeks ago. Since then we have been there 2 – 3 times a week for lunch since we both work right down the road.
Everything we have gotten has been outstanding! My hubby is a pretty adventurous so he gets something different every time and has not once been disappointed. His favorites are the Turkey BLT and Caribbean Beef Stew.
When I find something I love I will stick with it. Their tuna sandwich on whole wheat is one of the best sandwiches I have ever had. Unique but not crazy and I love the addition of the sunflower seeds.
I try a different soup every time I get a sandwich. I have not yet had one I didn’t care for and I can sometimes be picky. They are SO FRESH and so flavorful.
We love Claytons!!!

I was looking for a place to get a decent sandwich for lunch– but this place was so much more than that. I had the Santa Fe Chicken Wrap– it was delicious! There are coolers with any kind of drink you could want.
And the chocolate macaroon– I have no words. It was literally bigger than my fist, and the bottom was dipped in chocolate. Amazing! The entire dessert case looked delicious– so many choices.
I wish we lived closer because I would like to try everything on the menu. There is a cute little candy shop toward the back of the shop and an espresso bar. This place has it all.

I love love love the sandwiches at Claytons! I usually get the Thai chicken or the Chicken Cobb made into a sandwich (it usually comes as a wrap). While the food is great they often forget to pack any baked treats I order and have forgotten the cheese and balsamic vinegar on my sandwich a few times.
It’s also disappointing that they don’t give you a pickle with a to go order but they do when you eat there. Seems silly since you are paying the same for both and pickles go great with a sandwich!

The service and baked goods are tremendous. The food is always good. The breakfast bars are not to be missed. If you haven’t been a thousand times like me, I’d recommend it any time.

Above and beyond GREAT SERVICE every time we come. Very impressive. The food is consistently yummy. The staff is amazing too. What a local gem. Stamp of approval from parents AND kiddos!

Great fresh soups! Chicken pesto soup with dice of crusty bread was amazing, best soup in a long time. Thank you!

Remember the line from Forrest Gump…
«Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you’re gonna get»?
Well, that kind of sums up how I feel about the soup selection at Clayton’s.
On any given day, you get 4 to 5 different soup selections… from creamy mushroom to Italian Wedding, Butternut Squash, to Hungarian mushroom.
I hear their chowder is great, but I never seem to make it in early enough to catch it.
That’s the one downside about Clayton’s… their soups are so popular… they tend to run out fairly quickly. So there have been times my wife and I have gone in at 5pm and their soups are limited from being sold out.
All in all, a great place to grab a half sandwich and soup.
And the soups are quite «experimental» but in a good way. In other words, some very unique combinations… but they usually work.
And yes, they claim to have a famous chicken salad, or maybe it’s «world’s best»… I don’t remember how it’s marketed… but it’s either mentioned as famous or best.
And it IS pretty darn good. The secret? Grapes and blue cheese dressing.
I know, right? Doesn’t sound like it would work… but it does.
Bottom line… Yarmouth is pretty limited in good spots to grab a sandwich and bowl of soup. Thankfully Portland is 10 minutes a day.
But… if we can’t make it to Portland… Clayton’s is definitely one of our «go to» places.
If you like soup and a unique variety of tasty sandwiches… you’ll enjoy Clayton’s.
Oh, and P.S.
Their desserts are HUGE, delish, and to die for. If you’re hankering for a 2 pound cupcake that looks like a pillow more than a dessert… you gotta hit Clayton’s for dessert alone.

Oh Claytons, I love your lunch sandwiches. In fact, I gave you four lovely stars (perhaps deserving of more)…and that still stands. But this review is for breakfast. You have so much potential for the best. ever breakfast sandwich. Not kidding. Grilled sourdough bread, crispy bacon… but the eggs — what have you done here? They look to be baked in a sheet pan and cut to size? A fresh fried egg elevates a breakfast sammy. The bacon on my sandwich was crispy, the sourdough bread amazing. The egg I took off and threw out. Untapped potential to be #1 for sure. Great coffee by design coffee (Although the carafes were in need of refills when I got there) and can’t knock the breakfast pastries.

My 9 year old and I both got the BLT (their way). We both agree it was the BEST BLT we ever had.

I gave it a 5. Because I love freshness and good quality ingredients. I like its laid back atmosphere, occasionally a bit noisy. The parking lot is always packed but somehow as if by magic a space is alway open. The staff works well together, everyone has a smile (important), orders are taken efficiently, you find a table and 5 minutes later your meal is brought to you, I’m not sure how they remember who ordered what, but they always do!
They also have take-​out, even items for a fast dinner not just snack stuff but that which will go well with a good bottle of wine. Baked goods that are as good as they look… so I was told by a very skinny young woman so her opinion may be a bit suspect… if I ever lose 30 pounds I’ll try one and tender my opinion. They also have a large candy counter with dozens of 3 gallon candy jars, serve yourself with scoops and cello bags (don’t mix them together however or you’ll have to go sit in a corner and repent. My favorite are the Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans.
My favorite sandwich there is the Claytons Famous Chicken Salad with grapes otherwise known in my day as Chicken Veronica. I noticed a couple of not so fair reviews, one concerning Panini’s not to their liking, they should have just said something, Clayton’s would have made them something else and everyone would have been happy. The other review was their dislike of the atmosphere, these people should have turned around at the door if this was not their thing, rather than wait to go home, log on and complain. Nope… I don’t work for Claytons, I don’t know anyone who works there, nor who owns it, I just try to be fair, describe the place and the food quality. That’s what is good about Unilocal,if the reviews are honest, it helps everyone, both the consumer and the business. These days before I go to the expense of eating out, I go to Unilocal and get an «average» reading. Nope… I don’t work for Unilocal

I just moved to Yarmouth about a month ago and Clayton’s has quickly become my favorite go-​to spot for coffee, breakfast, lunch, and/​or sweet treat satisfaction. I first visited at lunch time on a Saturday and found a line from the cash register out the door. Clearly, this is a popular place with locals! Clayton’s has an extensive offering of hot and cold sandwiches, wraps, salads and home made soups, as well as deli salads, quiches, pasta salads and two locally famous mac and cheese varieties. I had the curried chicken salad sandwich, which was excellent. Clayton’s also offers gluten-​free bread options and gluten-​free baked goods as well, which I really appreciate given my dietary restrictions. I have subsequently tried the Thai chicken satay sandwich (also excellent) and have brought the husband, kids and grandparents for lunch, and everyone has enjoyed their various lunch choices. At breakfast time, grilled breakfast sandwiches are on offer if you’re in a savory mood, and though I haven’t tried one yet, judging from the number of people I have observed picking up phone orders or enjoying them at the café in the morning, they must be pretty tasty. Personally, I always want sweet baked goods to go with my coffee in the morning, and Clayton’s definitely delivers on that front! They offer an ever-​changing variety of house-​made, freshly baked (and still warm if you’re lucky) scones, muffins, coffee cakes and breakfast bars. You do have to make it in pretty early to pick up the yummy breakfast items, as they are typically completely sold out by lunch time. Never fear, they also have dessert-​type sweets like pies, brownies, layered bars (triple layer pumpkin bars, triple layer grasshopper brownies, etc), cookies as big as your head (my kids like the giant chocolate chip, my husband and mom are big fans of the ginger molasses), tartlets, giant cupcakes, and macaroons. I should also note that I have noticed there is always at least one gluten-​free breakfast pastry and one or two gluten-​free desserts on offer, which is awesome – and their gluten-​free turtle brownie is the best brownie of any kind I have ever tasted. Overall, highly recommend this local favorite! Oh, and also, they serve Maine’s own Coffee By Design varieties. Mmmmmm.

This is a great lunch spot with amazing, homemade soups, great sandwiches, takeout dinners, and desserts. it gets quite busy at lunch and isn’t the sort of place you linger and talk, so takeout is a good option.

A really great place to stop and have lunch. The food is terrific, the service is really solid, and there’s enough variety to make everyone happy. I would whole-​heartedly recommend Clayton’s.

Great place for lunch. Their BLT is the best I have ever had! Fresh baked grilled bread with sun-​dried tomato pesto and lemon dill mayo… yum! I get the half BLT and butternut squash soup, which is also amazing, whenever they have it. I have also had the ham and brie panini, it was perfectly melted and delicious. The «Famous» chicken salad was good with the blue cheese but the Mediterranean chicken salad had too strong of an onion flavor for my liking. I wouldn’t get the crab cake sandwich again, I prefer lump crab cakes.
Lunch gets busy and there isn’t a lot of indoor. They do have additional outdoor seating in warmer months. If you are taking out, I would recommend calling ahead at lunch to avoid the line. I have gotten cupcakes a few times and some have been better than others.

This is my favorite lunch spot in Yarmouth. The soups are awesome especially the butternut squash. I also love the Greek wrap. I eat here about 3 days a week for lunch and I’ve never been disappointed. Sometimes I call ahead to avoid standing in line but sometimes I just wait in line because it’s nice to get out of the office! They are always busy at lunchtime so if you don’t want to wait, definitely call ahead. I generally get my food to go but they do have space to eat inside and tables outside when the weather is warmer. They also have prepared foods for dinner which are always very good. I don’t eat meat but I hear from my co-​workers that the chicken salad is amazing.
The staff is friendly and helpful. They generally have a lot of people working and they are quick. Yarmouth is lucky to have such an awesome spot!

I’m on business passing through. OMG — the Butter Nut Squash soup was amazing and the curry chicken salad was awesome.
This place was great. Everyone was nice too. Clean. Priced well.

What a great café of salads and sandwiches along Route 1 in Yarmouth. Got the grilled marinated chicken breast sandwich on italian bread. The bread looked like it was lightly grilled and was phenomenal. Loved the sun dried tomato pesto and the lemon dill mayo. Everything tasted high quality and was worth every penny of the $ 7.25 for the sandwich.

Great place to grab lunch. I went around 12 noon and it was very busy. The food was great and I got very quick service. If I go there again, I would call ahead and place a phone order. I would certainly go back!