Muffin Top Cafè

Came in for a chai latte. It was good! Small place but conveniently placed right behind the convention center! It’s also starched to a pizza place/ arcade which seems fun!

Genuinely a great place to sit and do homework while sipping some cozy drinks The person at the counter was super chill and personable. I was super indecisive and just asked for any kind of warm drink, I got some steamed milk with hazelnut and toffee flavoring as well as a bacon breakfast sandwich that was delicious. My boyfriend got a great white hot chocolate.

I forgot my wallet. Friend only had a little cash on hand. Promised to leave a good review in exchange which was deserved. No judgement towards an odd pair of friends.

This place was so weird like they serve frozen pizza (which is fine by me) but somehow they were out of cheese. So we had to get a pepperoni and pick off the pepperoni but the pepperoni is more expensive and under the cheese. Not vegetarian friendly buts it’s fine we ate it. they also gave us expired soda. Both our sodas were expired. The decor was weird but the atmosphere was also weird. There’s a lady playing beautiful music right now I love her voice. But that is not a characteristic of the cafe itself. 2/5 we had a good time.

Delicious food and friendly staff.

One of the best chicken dinners I have had in memory, at a very reasonable price. Friendly staff. Eclectic atmosphere. Unfortunately the neighborhood can be sketchy at night.

Great spot for a cold brew and a breakfast sandwich!

Went mid morning for some coffee. Super chill, cute little Cafe. Barista was super nice and laid back. Prices are very reasonable, $10-11 for a 14oz Latte and a cinnamon roll. Only 2 blocks from the Hyatt Regency too! Will be back while I'm visiting. Also a bit confused by some of the negative reviews.

Latte is excellent and HUGE! Breakfast baked goods are displayed in a refrigerated case; my mini quiche was microwaved after I ordered. It's crustless, and the texture's a bit compromised by the reheating, but still mighty tasty--after all, you can't make quiche to order without a hour wait. Barista/server is responsive and helpful. Vibe is quiet and welcoming, with inclusive signage and sweet gnomes.

Closed and it appeared to be a case of no longer in business. So yeah, maybe call before you try to go.

Excellent service from Kevin he's a major gem and made mine and my wife's experience here really makes us wanna come back here again. He's super friendly and deserves the best of this place. He's makes excellent coffees as well! My best regards to this man and this cafe I enjoyed every minute here.

The batista took our order and then sat at the bar. When I asked her, after 10 minutes, what happened, she said "oh". Like the receptionist in Doc Martin. Muffins were dry and wrapped in plastic

Great service and genuine atmosphere. Totally recommend this place for breakfast. 5/5

Excellent, fun, and provided a good time with excellent prices. Madie needs a raise with how amazing she does with customers!

Barista was friendly but was obviously overwhelmed by how understaffed it was. She was making drinks for the cafe and diner, taking cafe orders, taking calls from customers, punching in orders for food delivery services, and ringing cafe customers out by herself. Service was slow and my friend and I had to wait at least 10 minutes to even order our drinks, muffins, and water despite there not being a line. Never got our water and muffins took awhile to come despite being premade and prepackaged. Needed a manager for coupons, and the barista was the only person who could ring people up (there was an instance when someone came to make drinks for someone else but couldn't ring them up). They need more than one person in to run the cafe. I don't think I will be coming back to the cafe side again.

Stopped by on a rainy day and ordered myself a Strawberry Shakes AND I LOVE it, it was best shakes I've had so far. And the people are very nice too!:)

Walked in, kindly asked where the restroom was, waitress kindly directed me to restroom. Then went back to Cafe, and sat down at table in front of bar. Bartender never bothers to ask me if I wanted anything. Meanwhile, white woman gets seated at the table next to me, and within seconds, bartender asks if she wanted anything to drink. Mother. Fucking. Awesome.

Great coffee shop that's connected to be separate from the diner. The espresso was good and the internet was great. A good spot for working with power outlets where they needed to be.

Good latte, but the first day it was super unfriendly service by this guy that I think we interrupted from doing something he didn't want to be interrupted with in the back, like seriously the most unfriendly service ever and a dirty environment, like really dirty (tables, floors, everything). The second day after grabbing food next door we walked through the Muffin Top and a very nice gal was working, again good lattes, and the place was a bit cleaner. So...see what you think. I think service and environment are hit or miss, but the lattes are good.

Consistently understaffed (I'm not even sure how they divide employees between the cafe and the diner), and a general vibe that I try to be charmed by, but end up feeling mildly grossed out by. If they want business - why not, you know, try? Edited to include: I have been here now for an hour, quietly working and drinking the coffee I purchased. I cannot tell who are employees and who are friends/regulars, but they have carried on very personal, loud and vulgar conversations. Once, after someone legit yelled, they turned around, looked at me, and said "Sorry, I forgot you were here."

the blueberry muffin here is the best i've ever had in my life and the coffee is fantastic. the staff are very friendly and make the cafe feel homey and local. love this place.

Funky little cafe on Nicolette/15th st. connected to the Nicolette Diner. Short walk from the Millennium and Hyatt hotels. Great coffee and muffins tops. Don't let the name fool you these are substantial size muffins just shaped a bit flat. I had the Orange Blossom and it was tasty and filling.

Pros: big windows, plants, board games, nice wooden tables and chairs. Cons: a plastic sandwich sign on the sidewalk is an eyesore, they were out of almond milk, they gave me veggie burgers instead of veggie sausages, menu doesn't list all the items they described, service is not up to par. Don't go out of your way to come here but it beats other options if you're in a rush.

Called my friend a "Jackass" for arguing when we were charged for something that we did not order

This is the worst place. I rarely write reviews but I'm only writing this to save someone's time. Their coffee is horrible and tastes like they didn't clean the espresso machine they use. I will never come back. Plus they have the audacity to charge 4.75 for a disgusting heap of steamed sewer water. And the barista, Bart had the worst attitude known to mankind. Beware my fellow yelpers, avoid stepping foot into this place.

I really wanted to go to this cafe and do some studying, and wanted to make sure that it was an alright place to study, so I called and was greeted very rudely. As unexpected as this was, I let it go and asked if there was WiFi and if it was a good studying place. The guy I spoke to was so beyond rude to me, and treated me as if I was asking the dumbest questions. He was "man-splaining" everything to me, and when I said "thank you" for answering my questions, he promptly hung up on me. I had been planning to go - and now I won't. First impressions are so important.......

The cafe was so timeless with the decor and the food was very good. A good experience with the service. Personally, the coffee was unexpectedly bitter. Overall a good restaurant to go to for a relaxed, good quality meal.

Visited here twice while attending a conference nearby (Convention Center). Their tea selection (Rishi) is nice and I like the interior including a rainbow flag! Although the guy at the counter was rather uninviting than the lady who kindly microwaved our muffin (my first visit), would love to come here again.

After reading the great reviews of this mom and pop shop, I wanted to stop by and get a little bit of studying done. I walked in and found a table to put my backpack down so I could order a cappuccino. As I was waiting in line, it all slowly sank in. How old and unwelcoming the place looked, the cheap tables and chairs, the dreary lighting, and the loud wheel of fortune show playing overhead. After placing my order, I had to quickly change the order to go because there's no way I was sticking around. The barista was nice; he even hooked it up with an extra shot of espresso! The cappuccino was average though. There were also a lot of flyers, cards, and posters of nude guys with blankets hanging off of their genitals. I think it's great that this place is community friendly, but it's a coffee shop not a strip club. I've never been to a coffee shop with titis and genitals hanging on their walls and on their counters; it just seemed so trashy.

Friendly staff; wonderful food! My husband ordered a pecan waffle with strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream. I got the all American breakfast- was eggs, hash browns, bacon, and a biscuit. Yum! To all of the above!

Tried their almond croissant and cold press coffee, both were very good. The guy who waited on us was also great, very friendly. The only negative is that the decor isn't inspiring. There are some cute touches like the terrarium lamp but over all it's just a little lackluster, not someplace that makes me want to spend the day there. Overall I would go back, the prices and product are good and it's close to my home.

I so wanted to love this place... I live around the corner from it and was excited to see another coffee option than the DB in Loring. I even went so far as to pick up a bunch of vouchers on Amazon Local in hopes of making this my new main coffee place.. but unfortunately it's totally unremarkable in almost every way. The coffee is average and the service is mediocre (probably because the barrista is bored out of their mind). In the end it just feels like a cramped little space where they happen to serve coffee. With the number of coffee shops on Eat Street and the surrounding neighborhood, it just doesn't stand out.

Drinks are fine, and it has enough outlets to plug in if you are sticking around to study. If you have a group that needs a place to meet, Muffin Top has a basement room that is finished (not necessarily tidied up though) with lots of big tables and small stage. It has been kind of cold the last few times I have been there though. The recently put a doorway in connecting it to the Nicollet Diner though which is a nice touch, and you can bring meals in while you study.

Cafe itself is connected to the diner on the corner. Guy at counter was uninviting, if it were 12:45A and minutes to closing then I would have thought nothing of it. We came at 11PM, and was given kinda brisk service. The smoothies tasted great at first but fell flat into a juice the minute you step outside (FYI: the smoothies are literally bottled juices and ice). The coffee was fine - hot, piping, caffeinated standard. I probably wouldn't come back here unless out of pure desperation for a coffee late at night. I would not come here unless accompanied by someone, there was fairly sketchy activity outside.

I love this place, the coffee is excellent the music is sometimes good depending on who's working. the atmosphere is very nice and you can order food from the Nicollet Diner. You can get coffee and drinks over here at the muffin top. I love this place ,I've loved it for a long time!!!

Kind of obsessed with the coldpress here! I've come here on an off since this place switched ownership. I think there definitely was an adjustment period with regard to staffing and quality control, but now I find myself coming in a few times a week for the cold press on nitro. So good. No cream or sweetener needed! Last week I had a chocolate muffin top too, and it was fudgey, moist and tasty. So glad this place is within walking distance for me. Tip: get a punch card! Every 10th drink is free. I've filled up 2 already and just started on my 3rd!

The food isn't great and this place isn't the cleanliest. If they replaced the overly stained chairs and washed the windows it would go a long way! I will say, the staff was incredibly nice on both my visits this week, and I think the yelp deal is a great offer.

I wanted to like this coffee shop sooo badly when it first opened as GGs or GandGs (or something like that) because it's across the street from my apartment. And, the owner, a young-ish woman gave me the grand tour of the place. I could hear the excitement in her voice for what she hoped this place would be and I hoped it would be for her. The downstairs room had been fixed up to have "nights". Or perhaps rent the room out. She wasn't sure and was flexible. I've shown some of my art in The Dunn Bros downtown so I asked about that and she was enthusiastic about showcasing local artists. Even though the room was more akin to someone's fixed up basement than a venue, it had potential and her excitement was contagious. I suggested she get a sign out front--a sandwich board would be cheapest and most visible--and start advertising like crazy because the place was disappearing between the barbershop and, at the time, an out of biz mammoth corner restaurant. I couldn't wait to try the goods, so to speak. It was warm out so instead of coffee, I ordered a smoothie and a pastry, my daughter got a cookie and we chatted with the congenial guy who was making it. They still didn't have a lot of ingredients so I let him pick my flavor. It was the single worst smoothie I've ever had the misfortune to waste my hard earned cash on and the pastries were not much better. Fodder for the trash can. Disappointed would be an understatement on how I felt. I didn't go back. Whenever I'd see the owner in the neighborhood, I'd sheepishly look away. After all, I had told her I would practically "live" there. Ahem. My own smoothies and coffee kick ass. When I pay for either, I expect them to be just as good or, preferably, better. So when ownership changed hands and I saw the name had been changed to Muffin Top Cafe (oh what an unfortunate name I thought! Especially when [I thought] it still belonged to the woman because, let's just say, she had, herself, sported a muffin top or two coughcough) Anyway. It was colder and the place had been around for about 6 months and my daughter's tutor mentioned going there so I thought "let me give them another try--coffee this time". Upon entering I was greeted warmly and saw that the neighborhood coffee shop feel was still there. In fact, beyond neighborhood. More like a couple of friends put their money together to open their dream of a coffeehouse. A bit of a clique-ish feel but not an exclusive clique; one that was quite willing to have you join their circle. I discovered that "the woman" no longer owned Muffintop; that the same people who were (at the time) renovating the corner place on 15th and Nicollet for the very long- anticipated diner had gotten coffee there so often, they decided to buy it. I think they decided to buy it so they could make sure they got good coffee but I could just be being mean. Anyway, I was happy to try a caramel latte and a muffin (well, it IS called Muffintop right?). I guess I just really, really like my own coffee better than most any other coffees out there...plus, it's cheaper. So, having a coffee shop across the street from my apartment hasn't changed my life in the least. The coffee isn't anything I'd go out of my way to get. However I wouldn't not recommend it to someone passing through the neighborhood in need of a Java jolt. Also, the people that work there are above and beyond sweet and friendly and this review got a 3rd star from me based on them alone. I feel a big part of the coffee shop experience is the atmosphere which naturally includes staff. Muffin Top's are top notch. Oh and the muffin was a muffin.

Cute little coffee shop with great coffee. This cozy place is worth hanging out for part of the day.

The drinks were fine and the bakery items that we ordered were delicious. Although it is called the Muffin Top, on the morning we visited, there were only 3 flavors of muffins to choose from (plus two types of scones and a cookie). The barista seemed a tad overwhelmed when we were there, even though there were only a few people in the diner next store other than us. The place was also a bit grungy and smelled pretty strongly of fetid water. It's an older building - maybe it has sewer issues?

Lovely little neighborhood coffee shop. Great cold press, amazing cookies and cakes. Fabulously priced, super fun atmosphere. I tried the chicken salad croissant and it was amazing, minus the cherries, but that's a personal preference. Will definitely be back.

So many drinks to choose from at very little prices. The atmosphere is bright and cozy. The staff are very helpful and friendly. I hope this place stays!

Excellent customer service with great prices. They have unlimited combinations based on personal preference. Additionally with the low prices they offer a punch card for a free coffee. This makes getting a free coffee happen often with sparing your bank account.