MoonWink’s Cafe

I highly recommend the quiche! It is delicious!!! One of the girls that works there is a bit rude (consistently). It is obvious that she hates her job. That could be improved.

This place is more of a lunch place than a coffee shop. The décor seems a little bare-​bones and lackluster. I had the hot chocolate which was decent, but nothing special. It wasn’t too loud, so it was a good atmosphere to read in, but I’d rather go somewhere with some more character.

What a cute little place on the border of Dixboro and Ann Arbor. The menu is quite eclectic with a smattering of breakfast, lunch and dessert items. They serve Zingerman’s coffee which apparently is a huge draw for this little café. My friend and I split the lox bagel sandwich and the pesto chicken wrap. Both were delicious although the lox bagel sandwich was definitely a great taste and deal. I loved having the smoked salmon and havarti cheese paired with a deliciously chewy bagel and some fresh veggies. Yum. The high ceilings makes it easy for noise to bounce around which results in loud conversations, but this is a really cute place in a really cute area. Glad I decided to stop by and satisfy my curiosity!

A great way to spend a 75 degree November day in Michigan is with ice cream. Guess who has ice cream in November. Yep — Moonwinks. They also have amazing brownies the size of your head to go with it. And, they still have their patio tables and chairs out to enjoy this wonderful weather! I will definitely be going back to try the lovely looking quiches and sandwiches, and maybe some more ice cream flavors.

I love the moonwink’s café. When the owner is there she is always gracious and greets with a smile. I happened to be over that side of town to visit the Humane Society to donate in honor of a friend so I was feeling a little sad but when I entered my spirits lifted. The atmosphere is very friendly and «real». I don’t think prices are high at all and the value is so good. The pastries are to die for. A wonderful blueberry cake with brown sugar icing. so rich, so decadent but extremely well done. Truly homemade. Since it was not cut properly the owner just threw in some extra slices! I bought a number of things, muffins, carrot cake, pumpkin cheese cakes and brownies. I served all to my guests and they couldn’t stop with the ahhhhs and oooos so good. Great place to bring your laptops have a cup of coffee or soup. I highly recommend.
Sarah O

Great place! Great food! Whenever I have company visiting we go to Moonwinks for lunch. Everything is fresh made to order, delicious and we can sit in a relax atmosphere and chat away. Did I state how great the food is!!! Very Veggie wrap my favorite!

We were in Ann Arbor for the day and stumbled upon this cute little local café… it was 5:50 pm when we reached there we were looking forward to really relaxing with a cup of coffee but the café close time was 6 pm! what café closes that early on a Saturday!!! Anyway we thought we’d take it to go and went in. I ordered a latte and my husband got a coffee cake.
The coffee was good. However my latte had no milk!!! And when I asked for some milk the lady at the counter looked at me like I was asking her to donate her blood or something!!! She gave me such a dirty look! but besides her all the other staff was wonderful.
The Blueberry Coffee Cake my husband got was simply AMAZING!!! that was the best blueberry cake we have had in ages! I would go back to the café just for a slice of that cake! As we sat in our car devouring that cake we realized we should have bought more lolz. so we went back and requested one of the staff members for another piece and she obliged even if she had already closed her register. She opened it again just for us, that was very sweet.
So besides that one grumpy old lady who doesn’t know how to make a latte, I quiet liked the place. would like to try their food next time! and of course I am buying the whole of their Blueberry cake the next time :)

I was only vaguely aware of Moomwinks Café as a place on the far northeast side of Ann Arbor near Dixboro. I had driven by a dozen times without stopping.
Today I met some clients there. Was I ever glad. What a nice surprise. I arrived a few minutes early for my appointment I was hungry and it was lunchtime so I tried the very veggiewrap. What a delight. There was enough hummus for flavor and the vegetables were crisp – as in fresh. When my clients arrived we had Zingerman’s coffee (also a nice surprise as I am a big fan of Zingerman’s beans). I was told today was a busy day but it didn’t feel like it. Though there were others clearly working at their laptops or meeting people, there was plenty of room and it was quiet enough to talk with my clients. The wifi connects right away and without interruption
I will visit Moonwinks again when I need a not too far out of the way place write and work or meet. This nice little café is now on my map.

A tad overpriced but I love going here for the farmers market across the street and grabbing something to walk around town with. The Zingerman’s coffee is a plus, although of course they brew older beans than Zingerman’s café does (still much fresher than practically anything anywhere else). The food is good, not amazing. I usually get quiche which is very modestly cut.
Overall, I think it has a cute, small town feel which I really appreciate. If you’re looking for a wow factor, don’t go here. If you’re looking for a place to grab a coffee and catch up with an old friend, go here.

We were not greeted when we came in. The lady at the counter acted as if we had inconvenient her by ordering food. Is this place open for business or what? We don’t understand such coldness and hostility. Her co– workers seemed to have a bad time too. When my name was called, a different person behind counter left the food in the table and walk away. There was no lunch crowds. I don’t understand such rudeness.
Being new to this café, we left our dishes on the front counter. Guess what? We were scolded for not bussing the dishes to the designated location. Wow! Such poor customer services in general.
Quiche we ordered was delicious though.
We will not return to this place.

Over-​priced. Would have been happy if it wasn’t for the thin bread and small portion of meat. The kicker was Mrs Personality behind the counter. When we asked what kind of soup they had she gave us a peculiar look and slowly motioned to the sign on the wall. Too hard to tell us??? Won’t be going back

So… They serve zingermanns coffee. I am not a zingermanns fan around the board. I suppose others are. The sandwiches are as others have said fine, but I could make this at home at ¹⁄₁₆^th the cost. Ironically, however, this place does offer home baked goods and other ambiance which is not afforded by other locations. Check it out but don’t expect to be blown away. This is a family-​like establishment with a similar vibe.

I must’ve gone on an off day. The sandwich was fine, nothing remarkable but fine. What was remarkable was the rudeness of the woman behind the counter. I can only assume she’s new, since other folks here on Unilocal rave about the friendliness of the staff. It was not in evidence when I stopped in.
At first I chalked up her extreme brusqueness to her being busy. She certainly gave that impression. But nope, not the case; I went back up to order dessert, and although there were no other customers at the counter, she was worse than before. My crime this time: I stood in the wrong window to order. A simple «I can help you down here» would’ve sufficed, but she went to lengths to let me know what a complete idiot I was by telling me I was in the wrong place, pointing at a sign that said «Order Here,» and then proceeding to read the sign to me to make sure I got the message. Right. At that point I decided I would get dessert elsewhere. Life is too short for attitude. I went down the road to the wonderful Picnic Basket, where I was served by someone who actually seemed to enjoy her job.
Two stars instead of one because the food wasn’t awful and the décor is cute.

I drive past Moonwinks on a daily basis and am occasionally motivated to drop in for a morning coffee or to pick up lunch on my way into town for the day. However, I’m always disappointed. I just always want to like this place more than I do. I want to be able to support this down-​home, locally owned coffee shop in premium location, but I just can’t.
The food is okay. Sometimes the employee making my wrap or sandwich can be a bit careless, but the ingredients are pretty quality and they have a decent selection. The wraps tend to be low on the meat, but you get what you get. The soups are good. Im a big fan of the butternut squash, but they serve it year round so I’m not sure they pay attention to the seasonality of their ingredients. The coffees, muffins, pastries, and ice creams are all pretty good (but I think those are all of the things NOT made in house…). My biggest issue with the food is that for some reason far beyond me, they don’t sell bagels from 11am-​2pm… I always find myself stopping by around that time during a lunch break or on my way into work and a bagel sandwich is the perfect quick fix to hold me over until dinner or another evening snack. Why, Moonwinks? Just why?
The hours are inconvenient, but it’s not all bad. There’s so much potential inside of those 4 walls, and they seem to be pretty popular with the locals, so hopefully sooner than later they’ll start going the extra mile to step it up to the consistently higher quality experience I crave. To be honest, I just really wish the owners/​employees cared a little more so they could make Moonwinks all that I really think it can be.

Friendly service and great coffee. The specialty lattes are something I look forward to!

Breakfast bagel sandwiches here are pretty good — the egg is kind of weird though. Cut from a sheet, and kind of dry and not very tasty. Sometimes I get the sandwich with Lox and just leave off the egg. Excellent coffee choices from Zingerman’s — I wish they gave even one free same-​visit refill though.

Great pesto sauce! And the gouda. :3

Good coffee shop if you happen to be in Dixboro. I’ve only had coffee and it is consistently good stuff. 3 stars and I’ll be back…

I have nothing against MoonWink’s, but I wouldn’t say they are the greatest coffee house in Ann Arbor.
They have a small to medium selection of sandwiches, soups and breakfast items as well as coffee, and in the summertime, ice cream.
A sandwich, soup/​chips and drink will run you about $ 10.00. Given there isn’t a large selection of restaurants/café’s around them, it is a good deal.
I would not make a trip out of my way for this café, but if you happen to be on the east side of Ann Arbor and are hungry, I suggest it.

MoonWink’s is a darn fine café/​sandwich/​ice cream shop.
They mostly serve as my «cutoff man» when I don’t feel like making the full trek to Zingerman’s Coffee Company. They brew Zingerman’s Coffee after all. And they do it well.
This place also has lot to to offer in its right:
–It is home to a turkey gouda wrap which is on my top five sandwiches of all time list.
–The breakfast bagel sandwiches also rock… and come with little swords in them (always a plus).
–Their Superman ice cream is one of the best I’ve had.
–I appreciate that they not only serve Zingerman’s Espresso, they:
1. Know how to use it. I’ve had great espresso shots and Americanos here.
2. They also serve the coffee of the month from Zingerman’s. This is where I first had my beloved Rwandan.
The last point I want to make deserves more than a bullet point or number…
MoonWink’s is staffed by nice, friendly people. I’ve been here at lunch and other times when things have been hectic. This crew does not rattle. I appreciate that.
All of that said, don’t take my word for it.
Check this place out for yourself.