The Wafel Shop

Maybe I’m not a wafel person, but I was pretty underwhelmed by my experience here. I essentially ordered a waffle with a single ice cream and literally three strawberries (cut in half) on it for $ 8. I found it rather bland. The amount of food I received was certainly enough, but I’d expect to pay half the price for something like that.
The taste itself was extremely okay. The waffle was actually delicious, the vanilla ice cream was good, and the strawberries are strawberries and will always be just that. I just want wowed and I expected to be after shelling out almost $ 20 for two desserts and a Snapple.
The Wafel Shop reminds me of lesser What Crêpe?, with much better service but less intricate food options, less options in general; just as expensive. I can’t imagine that I’ll be going back to The Wafel Shop.

Meh. It’s alright but I’m all set paying $ 10 for half a waffle. Eating in there can also be uncomfortable because it’s a small space and the staff are right on top of you. As far as flavor is concerned it one of the best waffles I have had but it’s still just a waffle to this flapjack man.
This will still be my once in a while guilty pleasure when I am looking for a quick breakfast around Main St. before work.

Its been a while since we have been here; we went a couple times when they first opened. Then, it was novel, fresh, and tasty. We went again this morning with a craving for waffles. The person helping us was unfriendly and seemed to be the only one in the shop despite it being a weekend morning. They were out of a couple things (like coffee cream and milk). The floors and the table were dirty. I felt an ominous feeling before our food arrived. The waffles weren’t awful, but there did not seem to be a lot of care to the food preparation (cold bacon) and they were not as good as I remembered.
So why one star? We live in a town full of tasty breakfasts and if I am going to pay $ 15 a person I want nice service, cream for my coffee, and decent food. There is no way we will go back here.

Wonderful breakfast!!! Would recommend for breakfast or lunch. Excellent, friendly staff and fantastic food!

I couldn’t really taste the difference between the liege waffle and a regular one that one could make from any Belgian waffle maker. I got the turtle waffle, which is a liege waffle with chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, almonds, and pecans. I had a coupon for a free waffle not including the toppings, and the total was still ~$ 5. At full price, I would definitely not pay more than $ 10 for a waffle. The server was very friendly though, chatting with us and delivering our snack/​taking our plates as if we were at a more formal sit-​down place. The Wafel Shop is a fun concept, and the décor and menu are appealing, but the restaurant is overpriced for what it is.

Went here because there was a line at another establishment we wanted to try. Lovely people and they’re pet-​friendly. They have sweet, savory, and sandwich waffles. Bacon was a bit to crispy but we liked the placed overall.

I stopped by for breakfast on my way to work, and the cheerful staff made me a fresh Antwerp. The presentation was unexciting (grated cheese on a waffle, overlain by two strips of bacon), but the first bite of hot, crispy waffle was absolutely perfect – texture-​wise. The butter (the fourth ingredient of the Antwerp) was slightly (and unexpectedly) astringent, perhaps the influence of the aged cheddar. I think my mouth was geared to a sweet waffle in spite of my very firm belief I wanted savory, so this is me checking my expectations on that!
The other two customers in the place wisely got waffles piled high with ice cream. I will be going back to try at least the PB&C (peanut butter and cherry).

Delicious food. Fantastic customer service. Must visit in Ann Arbor.
The hot chocolate was great. They feature zingermanns gelato. And the people serving are very pleasant.

*******DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY******
To say that the atmosphere lacks is an understatement. Hard metal chairs, grey tables and it was FREEZING!!! This is not a restaurant with service. It’s a fast food waffle. Everything is an extra charge (whip cream $ 1, strawberries $ 2, and so on) and the waffles are HALF the size you get at a regular restaurant. By the time you are done ordering each waffle is at least $ 8 – 10, which would be ok for a specialty place if there was something to substantiate that. There are NO refills on coffee and no half and half. After you order at the counter and are getting ready to pay, they turn the iPad to you and ask for a tip… Really??? So let me sum this up… Cold, expensive, small, SHITTY!!! Stay far far away. This place ruined my morning !!!

Ok, I love wafels — I love nutella, I love biscof. However, I don’t really like high prices for something like this. I went here recently with a friend and was really impressed with the concept and the shop. It was clean, the workers were friendly, and the ingredients were fresh. However, for one wafel the price seems a bit much and would deter me from coming in often — maybe more for the novelty factor. For myself and my friend our total was about $ 25.

Walking in the shop is pretty underwhelming when it comes to cute decorations. It just looks like an old standing diner. The guy who works behind the counter is nice and he works pretty swiftly.
–Liege Waffle (with Peanut Butter, Nutella & Bacon): the waffle itself doesn’t have much taste at all. It’s flaky but really not sweet (sometimes you get a burst of the sugar pearls, but that’s rare). The peanut butter spread is actual peanut butter, not runny, so it kinda sticks to the roof of your mouth and makes the already dry waffle all the more dry. The bacon is nicely salted and quite thin. Obviously the Nutella is yummy but he was a bit skimpy with that.
FINAL VERDICT: Overall it was a dry, underwhelming tasting experience.

Meh. I love a good wafel as much as the next guy or gal but the ones in my kitchen are better and cheaper and my kitchen is way more welcoming and interesting. Seriously.
The novelty of this overpriced newbie will wear off quickly and mark my words: the business will either a.) shutter, b.) change (see below) or c.) become a food cart.
The price for Lisa M. and I to try this spot? About $ 25. And we only had two wafels, mine with barely anything on it. They were a SNACK. She had Nutella but, in case the folks at WS haven’t noticed, I’ll let ‘em in on a little secret: Nutella is not a hard to come by European delicacy. They sell it at Meijer. Jif has a knock off. The prices are probably to help subsidize the prime real estate so I see, in the future, great potential for an expanded menu (wafel sandwiches?) and a lowering of prices on the current offerings.
Other gripes abound…
There were two very nice girls working and two other people there when we arrived. A guy well into his wafel and another guy with a computer at the window bar (possibly the owner). Until we were at least halfway through our snack no one else entered. And yet our wafels, by the time they were topped, were barely warm. Raspberries and chocolate shavings are quick, kids.
We were introduced to Biscof here. Also sold at Meijer. It’s a spread made out of cookies. In The Netherlands it’s called spekuloos and made out of spekulaas (windmill cookies). Delicious.
Unless the prices drop or the menu changes I’ll probably only stop in if seized with a feverish craving for wafels*.
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*I’ve never had one of these before.

Very cute little joint that serves both Liege and Brussels wafels. We ordered the Liege Wafel on the menu that is usually served with fresh berries and whipped cream but held the whipped cream due to my sweetie being lactose-​intolerant. We chatted for a bit with the fellow behind the counter, who was very nice.
The wafel was delicious. We didn’t feel as if we were missing anything without whipped cream or syrup, which is a feat. There were other intriguing combinations like a wafel topped with arugula, goat cheese and a balsamic fig reduction and of course, wafels topped with Zingerman’s gelato and nutella. Gah! My qualm is the same as that listed in other reviews.
The Wafel Shop is definitely worth a try but, er, expect some sticker shock if you order a main wafel and dessert. We paid $ 12, tax included, for a single wafel with berries. Whipped cream withheld (ha). For real?! They are tasty, someone else is making them for me, yadda, yadda, yadda. Eating out is a luxury, sure. This is absurd though. If the wafels were reasonably priced, I would have returned there for a snack the next day. As it stands, I headed to World of Beer and drank my carbs instead. With that said, I’d still return occasionally if I lived in Ann Arbor.

So I have been to Belgium, and I really do miss a good Belgium waffle. This is it, and there is no need to put extra syrup on a wonderful piece of sweet treats!
Pros:
Flavors and fresh whip crème
Cons:
I paid like 11 dollars for a small waffle. Hmmmm

I love the wafels and have tried both the Liege and Belgium. The Liege is a little sweet for my taste. The whipped cream and fruit are fresh and delicious. I thought the bacon in the Javis should have been in smaller pieces instead of strips. You have to cut it into pieces anyway and it would have been more evenly distributed.
I have a little beef with the cash register software. You are given the option of 15%, 20% or 25% tip or no tip. Since there isn’t waitress service you expect the cup where you might put in a buck or two. Normally at a restaurant with waitress service I tip 20% or more. I feel it’s a little presumptuous to ask you to tip the counter staff like you would a waitress and it feels cheap to say no tip. They also have a cup so I say stop the forced tipping.

Pretty good. I’d been following them on Facebook for a while, so I jumped at the chance to try them at Taste of Ann Arbor … picked up an ad on their table and it had a coupon for a free wafel on it! So we walked down to their shop after Taste.
I got the Brussels wafel since I had the Liege at Taste, with Nutella (waffle was free, toppings were not). It was warm and crispy and yummy.
I am docking them a half star for their pretty high prices — a plain wafel is $ 5 and then toppings are $ 1 each, although you can get pre-​made combos (the combos are decided on, I mean, the waffles aren’t pre-​made or anything) for $ 8 – 9. Kinda pricey considering it’s a snack and not a meal. But I would return here to try some of their other combos some day. :)

A chocolate covered waffle with banana, bacon and whipped cream? YES!
Because my chocolate-​dipped waffle was pre-​dipped, it was not hot or particularly firm (beyond the chocolate) but it –was– delightfully tasty. I also had a few bites of my friend’s waffle, which was quite nice. Next time, I’ll go for a fresh one instead.
They have nice bright orange walls which add to the hip, cheery atmosphere.
When I went there they were charging 5 for a waffle plus either 1 or 2 dollars per condiment, and frankly, that’s too rich for my blood, on something that isn’t even (necessarily) a full meal. Add that to a fancy beverage and you’re coming on 10 bucks. For that price, I want to leave full.
Still, it was a good experience — if their prices change, I might be a more regular customer.

This place is a fat girl tease.
Wafels? Yummy.
Price? Ahem… not commiserate with portion.
Liege is better but smaller. Brussels is more generously sized but nothing super special. Go liege, its at least interesting/​different enough to not get pissy about the gouging. The memory of the flavor eases the wallet hit later.
Toppings? Less than generous. I got barely a hint of my fave biercamp bacon and hated the upcharge for real maple syrup on my hubby’s creation.
Service? Decent.
Tea was good, happy for the varieties. Jasmine, Earl Grey, chamomile and yay for ginger. Have to love a place that considers a tea drinker, pretty rare. The coffee is very good according to the hubs.
I quite liked it but immediately lamented the money, especially for my husbands meh brussels version, all you tasted were toppings and that makes it pricey. All wafels are strictly snack sized to my appetite but meal priced. Sigh.
I can see it as a desserty trip when I am feeling flush (or not paying myself). Quit teasing me with scanty bacon though. I need the salty with the sweet.

I’m teetering between two and three stars here.
I ordered a liege waffle with biscoff sauce (the european version of peanut butter, it has crushed up Southwest Airlines-​esque cookies inside) and bananas. The total was $ 8.50, including tax. It took about 5 minutes to make, which isn’t bad. The waffle was small. It appeared to be the size of a quarter waffle or perhaps, if I’m being generous, a third of a waffle. Nah, a quarter waffle. I saw it and my first thought was not «that looks good,» it was «I paid $ 8.50 for that??» The feeling of being ripped off dampened my enjoyment of the waffle. Taste-​wise, the waffle was good– not excellent, but yummy.
But here’s what I can’t understand. Why so expensive? I understand paying high prices at a place where it takes an artisan hand to make the food or for products that are expensive by nature. But a waffle, even a liege waffle with a special kind of sugar, does not require such ingredients and biscoff sauce, which they have in a huge costo-​style jar, is not that expensive. I just can’t see this being a sustainable business model. Who is their customer? What is their customer willing to pay? I don’t think this shop really knows.
Also, the décor was boring and uninviting.
Perhaps a better menu setup would to be offer customers combos at a reduced price, and if customers want to go outside that then they pay per item. I think they need to get real and stop charging people two dollars for chocolate sauce and biscoff sauce.
But, in the end, the waffle was good and the service was very, very friendly. The two employees at the counter were singing and offered me a sample of the biscoff sauce. I want small businesses downtown to make it, and I know it’s not easy. I’m sure their rent is expensive and the owners are just trying to find a formula that works. Still, I think they need to take a second look at some things.

When I lived in Chicago I lived around the corner from a Belgian wafel place and I was obsessed. Ever since I left I’ve been craving those crunchy, sugary, delicious morsels so I was unbelievably PUMPED when I heard The Wafel Shop was coming. I’d been waiting with baited breath for them to open since they announced it in another space last year. Unfortunately that space fell through and they ended up taking a bit longer to open that I think was anticipated but finally I had my wafels!
They’ve opened up in the old Café Japon space on Liberty. I don’t recognize anything from the old café in there. It’s minimal in décor and brightly colored. I went in during their soft opening so I think there are still a few things to be worked out but so far I really like it. My fella and I ordered both of the wafels so we could try. I ordered the Liege in the Graff style (topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings) and it was fantastic. The Liege is the crunchy dessert waffle with the pearl sugar mixed into the batter. When it cooks it creates this wonderful caramel flavor that I love. Doug got the Brussels wafel which is more like the breakfast wafel you’re probably accustomed to. He had his topped with the maple syrup and blueberries. That was good but the real showstopper here is the Liege. The Brussels is a nice and fluffy with good flavor and a nice crust and it is definitely the larger of the two (if you want bang for your buck) but the Liege is. I just wish it was larger given the (expensive) price point.
You pay extra for toppings and they include fruit, spreads like Nutella and Biscoff (a cookie butter that is outrageously good. Similar to the Trader Joe’s Speculoos if you’ve ever had it), whipped cream and even locally made Biercamp bacon.
I’m sure this will come in time but I’d really love to see a board with all their toppings (they were written out on a small sheet of paper at the cashier) and some price points would also be nice. Also, I think gelato toppings in the summertime would be ridick. I will agree with other commenters that the prices ARE a bit high and I’m not really sure which of the two wafels were the more expensive since the prices aren’t laid out. I thought the toppings were reasonably priced compared to, say, upscale frozen yogurt places around town that also charge by the topping (although the serving sizes on the toppings were a bit conservative for the price). In the end we paid around $ 16 for our two wafels and that was definitely a bit steep, especially since the Liegel wasn’t really «split» sized. They were delicious but I think that price point will make them a «sometimes» special occasion thing over the regular «let’s go get a wafel» a few times a week thing I had hoped for.
Drop the prices or get a little more generous with size and I’ll be there every day of the week and twice on Sundays!