Kathy Z.
Yelp
When I read that Cafe Miriam offers "French Moroccan" food, my partner and I were eager to stop by for breakfast and support the culture. However, the menu and the quality of food is not quite the French Moroccan cuisine we are very used to... in fact, it all seemed very Americanized, basic, and either undercooked or too dry.
I had a breakfast crepe with bacon, egg, and cheese. The crepe was rubbery, definitely not a sufficiently cooked crepe, and the whole dish was put together very haphazardly - but the potatoes really killed it for me. They must have been mixed with great seasoning but in a large bowl that went stone-cold and then spooned out individually as a small side. I had asked when ordering what the potatoes would be like, and the employee at the counter shrugged and said "soft." I was literally like "?" but the alternative was a plain salad so I opted for the potatoes. I didn't finish the crepe nor the potatoes.
My partner had the breakfast croissant with bacon, egg, and cheese. The croissant was dry but the insides were runny, so the whole thing was a bit of a mess by the end of it. The croissant also came with potatoes, which my partner did not care for, and a small, dry pain au chocolat that just didn't taste good.
When ordering drinks, I settled for an iced latte with vanilla syrup and - Gasp! - almond milk. Their options are almond milk, 2% milk, and whole milk for drinks. I was honestly flabbergasted, considering the many other cafes in Denver and all of their dairy alternatives. The drink I ended up with tasted watery (thanks to the almond), and had a strong coffee taste that my partner loved but I did not.
Frankly, if there were other comparable options in this part of City Park / Denver Zoo, I would've left and gone somewhere else. I appreciate the French Moroccan spin, but the menu and overall ambiance left a lot to be desired.