Babycakes Muffin Company

My girlfriend and I have been here twice now. The baked goods are excellent, the coffee is good, and the place and cute and cozy. But the atmosphere is a little weird to us. There’s no music, no conversation going on. It’s that awkward kind of silence where you could here a pin drop — even with about 8 people sitting in there.
So over all a great place just not that typical coffeehouse/​bakery feel in the morning. It needs music at least.

We had high hopes for Babycakes, but were extremely let down. We ordered a soy vanilla latte and a Chai tea. Both drinks were lukewarm and far from satisfactory. The Chai tea had an awful, bitter aftertaste and the latte was mediocre at best. We also ordered a lemon bar, which was okay but tasted as if it had been left out for a day or two. The total came out to $ 11.00, which was far too much for the sub-​par drinks and baked good.

Perfect spot to pick up a quick coffee and a muffin or stay for awhile and enjoy it there in a calm and relaxed atmosphere. Love to meet with friends here, and enjoy their delicious coffee and a GF muffin for breakfast!

I don’t know what I ate. But I liked it. This review might not be helpful but their customer service is. So trust me and just try it.

I’ve been having a love affair with Babycakes soups, muffins, and everything… for almost two decades. Great place! Now if they could remove ALL of the calories my ass would appreciate it. :)

Best lattes & delicious muffins! I am there at least once a week. Highly recommend!

Lots of personality and very patient with the kids; we went for dessert and the chocolate/​peanut butter oatmeal bars were phenomenal

Amazing muffins! Especially their wheat free gluten free vegan muffins!!! The blueberry is the best! Free wifi and such a cute place to sit and drink tea or coffee.

Cute little café! Great ambiance. Chill place to hang out with friends, read a book, study, or just stop in while you’re walking through town. Perfect location.
The coffee is good, but the lattes need an extra shot of espresso to compare to other coffee shops.
Wish they had more seating, but their size is definitely part of the charm.

Not bad at all! Great location right on Washington and the baked goods are delicious! Less of a sit down place tho

I can’t believe I’ve lived in Marquette for 3 years and never been here! I was on a walk one morning and decided to stop on in here to warm my fingers and toes. It was a warm, comforting feel right away. I was greeted immediately but needed some time to look at the menu; a classic handwritten chalk style menu gives it a more personal feeling. I decided on an apple crumble muffin. The top was perfectly crispy with a rich buttery flavor in each bite. Once the towering muffin top was history, the moist inside was a great way to finish off my experience. The free wifi was nice to have. But mostly I just enjoyed sitting there for a while enjoying the company of everyone around me. The employees were very kind and helpful.
I would definitely return to Babycakes for breakfast anytime.

I’ve always enjoyed a delicious Babycake muffin or scone, but I just don’t get into their neighborhood very often, so I get my fix from the coffee shop at my place of employment.
I love the Apple Crunch, or the Mixed Berry. Deliciously moist and so fruity and tasty. Never dissapointed.
Last Friday I was having some serious chocolate cravings, and I found myself at the coffee shop eyeing up the Babycakes treats and spied the Chocolate Chip muffin. The top of the muffin was so covered in little mini-​chips I thought to myself «How can this go wrong??»
Sadly, the muffin was dry. So dry that it was unenjoyable and I was certain I had gotten a Day Old muffin. So I called to see if, perhaps, they had not yet delivered their fresh muffins for the day. The fresh muffins had already been delivered, so I expressed my dissapointment at having gotten a dry muffin and was happy to leave it at that.
A few minutes later I was called back by the owner who apologized up and down for the dry muffin, even acknowledging that after checking the ones in the store she could see how they were on the dry side. She insisted on making it up to me, although I told her that was not necessary.
She agreed to have delivered to me a couple of replacement muffins and so this morning after arriving to work, I had delivered to me SIX deliciously fresh and NOT DRY chocolate chip muffins. Yum Yum Yum!
Thank you BabyCakes!
Just as important as having a great product is having even greater customer service to back up your product. I am certainly impressed by my delcious replacement muffins, but I am more so impressed with the fact that I was called back (I didn’t even leave a number — they got it from the caller ID on their phone) and that it was insisted that they make up for my ONE less than favorable experience.
It’s obviously not just the muffins that have kept them in business since 1988!

Great local bakery and coffee shop! They first opened in the 80s, and my family would get their muffins once a week for breakfast. Best in the area. Since then, I’ve had to adopt a gluten-​free diet, and Babycakes can accommodate. There are usually two gf options available, and they’re always delicious.

Cute place, great muffins and coffee! The staff seem a little stressed out and could definitely be more welcoming and friendly.

I had a fair-​trade Sumatra coffee here today, and my wife ordered a delicious lentil & potato soup along with a tasty brownie. I’m not usually a fan of brownies, but it was fantastic. After trying her brownie, I went in and got a similar looking desert that had a layer of raspberries on top, and it too was great. The service was excellent, and it was nice to eat out on their street-​side tables.
Update: after coming here a few times, I’m lowering my rating significantly. Today and yesterday when I stopped in, the deserts tasted old and soggy. The sweet potato soup was also pretty terrible, looking like orange slop and tasting sweet and bland, like bad vegetarian food. I also noticed today that the coffee grinder is really dirty, which means that you’re getting a little rancid coffee oil in every drink. Real baristas are trained to sweep the grinder clean after ever use, so that no old coffee grinds find their way into a shot. Espresso makes up the base of all of their coffee drinks, so this is a very weak link. Also, their expensive sandwiches are pre-​made and stored in plastic wrap in the fridge. No thank you!
For mind blowing coffee in Marquette, go to Dead River Coffee. You can stop in to the bakery next door to it for desert, and the overall experience will be much better than the overpriced and lackluster Babycakes.

Great bakery; The roasted tomato/​artichoke soup was judged a bit salty today; fresh salads and sandwiches of the day; interesting art (pottery); and the service outstanding!
A definite recommend.

O. Snap. (Definition)
1. Blueberry Muffin
2. Carrot Banana Muffin
3. Apple Crunch Muffin
4. House Brewed Coffee

The chocolate chip muffin is heavenly, it is packed full of mini chocolate chips, has a great muffin top and is super moist to top it off. They have mini muffins if you wanted to try more than 1 flavor; almond poppy seed and apple cinnamon are also quite good but nothing compares to the chocolate chip.
The chocolate chip is a favorite for most so get there early or you may be out of luck.

I can’t believe i forgot to review this place earlier! I stopped in here several times during my time In marquette. Right on the main street, it is convienient and spacious and had a terrific selection of pastries and soups and sandwiches. I would frequent this place if I lived here for sure. very comfortable atmosphere.

The muffins are AMAZING! I don’t know anything about gluten free, i just know they are tasty! I was only in Michigan for 6 days and i went here twice. We also left some muffins sitting on our counter and my dog found and ate them – he never does that so i think they must have just been that good. The coffee was also awesome. I will upload a picture! I had the chocolate chip muffin and an almond poppy one, my friends had blueberry and pineapple. My dog had all kinds.