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Cafe Muse

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Local(248) 544-4749

418 S Washington Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48067

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Cafe Muse
Local(248) 544-4749

418 S Washington Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48067

http://www.cafemuseroyaloak.com/

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User Reviews of Cafe Muse

Yelp.com Review - by Emlee D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I returned for the second in hopefully a long sequence of visits to Cafe Muse and was even more enthralled than my first encounter. In my two visits, I have had the peaches and cream French Toast (in...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tony T.

1.0 of 5 stars. It wasn't all hype up to be. I was looking for a great place to eat breakfast or lunch and came upon. The muse. My friend ordered the steak n eggs and the most flavorful thing out of it was the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Vijay K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Another awesome find from Yelp! We were visiting family in Detroit and looked for a good restaurant for a brunch. The only concern I had when looking at the review was that no one had said that it...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Alexandra K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Today was the day for brunch-goers. Cafe Muse was so busy, and yet still, wonderfully friendly. I've never experienced kinder service or a better vegan (although not-so because I add cheese) burger in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Gabrielle T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Yay..I finally went to this wonderful little place. I wish I could have eaten there (didn't really want to eat by myself..), but I got take out. I got the spinach salad with Amish chicken ( dried...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nina B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Went here for a second time this past weekend.....had to wait 20 minutes for a table for 2 on a Sunday morning, which wasn't terrible, considering the wait for some other breakfast places in the area...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by N G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Well, I see that Yelp reviews are read by some establishments! I truly appreciate the Manager from Cafe Muse reaching out to me and wanting to know the exact reasons why my last trip wasn't the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by kelly s.

4.0 of 5 stars. just recently found this local gem. I've ordered different breakfast and lunch entrees and have not yet been disappointed. I love, i mean love, the grilled cheese. I've gone to lunch here 3x in a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by david c.

4.0 of 5 stars. good food, not so good service, and a bit pricey. is that how Oprah likes it? i'd go back though...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cafe Muse was one of those places that makes Yelp.com awesome. I was in Detroit for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals and wanted to find a good place for breakfast/lunch, err...brunch...I guess. So,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen F.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is my third time eating at Cafe Muse and I have been impressed each and every time. This time we came for breakfast at about 10am on a Sunday. It was a nice day, so we chose to sit outside -...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren D.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ahh delicious. We had to wait for a table of course on a Saturday morning but the lovely hostesses took a cell number and called us when available so we could walk around the little downtown. I had...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Toni C.

4.0 of 5 stars. So I finally got around to going to this place, it took me long enough. I ordered the exotic (I think that's what it's called) mushroom scramble and I can honestly say that it had a flavor unlike...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Barb C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was thinking about the restaurant's name: Cafe Muse. Whose muse? The chef's? Owner's? Does the muse speak through the food, or the total experience?From what I could perceive, it's a total...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by kate r.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's good, not great. I wish that the building was a bit brighter. The service was sub par but the food was really good. I'd totally eat there but I certainly wouldn't wait in line.
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Had birthday lunch here with my daughter and a girlfriend, and was so impressed with the food, decor, service, everything! Loved the grilled cheese; the honey makes it a standout. My daughter loved...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by SJ S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The original locale was cozy, and the new place allows for even more diners, still keeping that warm atmosphere. Breakfast at the old place was the best in Royal Oak and I've heard great things about...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Alicia L.

5.0 of 5 stars. The menu is huge and filled with unique and creative (and seemingly healthy) goodies, especially of the sweet variety. The specials menu alone is two pages! This is one of those places where you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ziggy Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. Pretentious food that is average at best. The setting somehow manages to be both casual and stuffy. The food, like my limited interaction with the waitstaff, has zero personality. I'm reminded of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by janelle p.

5.0 of 5 stars. 'Twas a quiet Wednesday morning at Cafe Muse. Three tables were occupied, each by a pair of mid-forties or mid-fifties women. These were women who wore angular bobs, drove Hummer H3s, and talked...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been going to Cafe Muse for a few years now and I'm so happy they moved from their original spot. When they were by the railroad tracks, going there in the winter was impossible - whenever...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joshua Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Visited for lunch one day with 4 others from work. The Grilled Cheese was very good (thanks for the suggestion Yelpers!). The Basmati Rice Salad was also excellent! This place is a great addition to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kellie B.

4.0 of 5 stars. The setting is absolutely beautiful. From what I've been reading this is their second location in Royal Oak, down the street from my college which will make the setting for many a delish breakfast....
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Detroit M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great food and great atmosphere. It does get busy, so I recommend putting in your name & phone number and heading to Lilly's Seafood next door for a fantastic make-your-own bloody mary.The grilled...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Melanie J.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am slightly obsessed with brunch and Cafe Muse is my absolute favorite place to fulfill this obsession. I typically make it a point to try somewhere new each weekend, but I find myself drawn back to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by moxy m.

4.0 of 5 stars. today i scooted my butt to royal oak to finally try out cafe muse.the atmosphere is super quaint and pleasing to the eye. i do have to agree that the tin ceilings really add charm. i started off...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kaylee H.

5.0 of 5 stars. The new location.. a skip and a jump south on Washington... seems to be worlds larger than the building Cafe Muse made their mark in. Cafe Muse exerts an ambiance of wholesomeness the moment you walk...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Henry B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Heyo!It's a hidden sliver of a restaurant on Washington. I didn't see it the first time we went there. I picked the place for 10 of us to have lunch because it got a lot of good reviews on Yelp.Tip...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe C.

3.0 of 5 stars. **I bumped the rating up to 3 based on my previous experiences here (average of the good and the...)**Cafe Muse has jumped the shark! They have lost that small cozy cafe type atmosphere they had with...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Tried out the new location and it was good... it has lost that small, you're in on the secret, type atmosphere that the other one had. but growth is a good thing, so i was on board with it.They moved...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine R.

5.0 of 5 stars. It is a rare and beautiful thing when a restaurant comes along with a menu so good that I don't get past reading the second line and I already know what I want. Cafe Muse is this place. So simple it...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Shhhhhhh.....lets keep this place on the down low!!! Although, I guess thats kind of a hard thing to do when Oprah and Esquire magazine have both written about it. They just moved down the street to a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tomas T.

5.0 of 5 stars. They had me at Hello.This was one of my favorite restaurants in Detroit area. The Ingredients are spectacular. I had the grilled cheese and my friend at the mac and cheese cooked with truffle oil....
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris W.

4.0 of 5 stars. As I've mentioned in other reviews, I'm a breakfast kind of guy, usually I'll go out for breakfast on the weekends and not eat again until dinner. So I'm reviewing Cafe Muse on those terms. I didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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Cafe Muse a quaint treat by Ali W. at InsiderPages

My husband and I wanted to try Cafe Muse after we heard from friends that Esquire Magazine rated their grilled cheese sandwich the best in the country. The difficult part is getting there during their hours of...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tiffany D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm lucky enough to know one of the owners of Cafe Muse. We used to work together, and whenn he got the crazy idea to open a restaurant he started cooking up a storm and bringing in samples for us....
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jill B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Truly Impressed.I will start by saying that Cafe Muse has left me with nothing to complain about, (doesn't happen often with me), to say the least.My husband and I stumbled across Cafe Muse for the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew E.

5.0 of 5 stars. Who can resist what Oprah tells you to do. While I feared a clientele of 40 - 50 year old women going through menopause and reading the latest Dr. Phil book, I was pleasantly wrong. The place is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cherice J.

4.0 of 5 stars. Perfect example of how Yelp works wonders. I had an interview scheduled a couple of days ago, and the interviewers wanted me to pick a place to eat breakfast in the Southfield area. Well...I didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by CJ G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fantastic food! Cafe Muse was rated as having one of the best sandwiches in America by both Esquire Magazine and Oprah. I highly, highly recommend the Grilled Cheese Sandwich! The Nutella toast is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Theresa B.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is easy to miss, but should not be missed! Came here for a lovely breakfast last week. Quaint and cozy, not good for the masses. They won't fit. Love the decor. Love the cute fancy menu.I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cafe Muse isn't really a cafe in the sense of coffee and tea. It's a great, quiet place to grab lunch (or breakfast, in my case) and read a book.I like Royal Oak in the morning. I'm so used to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alfred K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love love love love love this place and the Oprah/Gayle stamp of approval is no surprise. The owners are very hands-on and they appear to genuinely care about our experience at the restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went to Cafe Muse with a party of 7 for a morning-after breakfast/lunch. As everyone else has been saying, Cafe Muse is a really cozy place, but somehow they found room for all of us in the back....
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dee T.

4.0 of 5 stars. If I could give it half off, I would, but since I can't, it's...one off only for the poor layout of the entry. I, too, am fond of cozy and intimate big-city restaurants, and think that the cramped...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rese D.

4.0 of 5 stars. I too love this place! As a native in San Francisco, I've been surrounded by so many great brunch restaurants. Accidently coming across this restaurant has been a major plus so far! There is hope for...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kat T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent!! Just like the cozy NYC restaurants. This place is so charming and the food is amazing. I went for brunch yesterday and ended up walking out with food to go for dinner too! I stuck with the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara H.

5.0 of 5 stars. I hesitate to add and critique this restaurant here for fear that it will attract even more people to this cute, petite, amazing restaurant. Feeling depressed with the food in Michigan, I finally...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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