Maria's Downtown Cafe

I had not eaten here in a long time. This is a really solid diner. The mark of a good place is one that can provide you with a decent burger I got one here with all the Fixin's, and it hit the spot I ordered it medium and lo and behold. It arrived medium. The fries didn't compel me to keep stuffing them in my mouth but that small potatoes. (Get it?)Service was fast. The place was clean, and the menu had just enough of what you might want. They specialize in breakfast and basic lunch sandwiches I will definitely be coming back!

This is a quaint small town. Looks like a ma and pa type family restaurant. When we walked in, they told us to seat ourselves at any of the open booths, and the seating places had those placemats that have advertising on them.I got the veggie omelette and it came with Swiss cheese (a little too much for my taste) and a variety of vegetables, but it was interesting how it looked like it was shaped in a machine. I didn't get the potatoes that came with it but the toast was fine.My friend got a combination meal, and instead of the toast, he could get biscuits and gravy, but he wanted toast with the biscuits and gravy so instead of charging him for an extra order of toast, which I would've done, they charged him for an extra order of biscuits and gravy. He said the gravy tasted like too much flour was in it, but the rest of the meal was OK.The prices were very reasonable, and nowadays that's hard to find.

Great little spot that we came to for breakfast before going to watch the beginning of the Mackinaw race. Short distance from the inlet. Definitely a diner with great food. All the classics - steak and eggs, corned beef has, etc. had a great breakfast and highly recommend.

Stopped in while in town with a friend and amazing as ever! Little ol dinner feel which you can never go wrong with! We decided to share since we were both craving a little sweet and salty! The server was so kind and let us order one egg scrambled and one egg over easy! She was prompt, fast and to the point which is what I look for! Food was all cooked to protection and the crepes where exactly what we wanted with fresh fruit, Nutella, nuts, chocolate syrup and whip cream! Great breakfast at a great price!

Wait to Order: (5 of 5)-Check In... Seated immediately upon walking into the restaurant.-Waitstaff... Our waitress greeted us at the table and took our drink orders.Restaurant Cleanliness: (5 of 5)-Outside... Clean and well kept-Inside... Very clean-Table... Clean, There were placemats (with local advertisements) and the silverware was wrapped in a napkin.-Restroom... Did not visit the restroomAtmosphere: (5 of 5)-Inside... The inside had an old school dinner feel mixed with the inside of a ship with a portal.Table: (4 of 5)-Service... Our waitress checked on our table many times and refilled our water and coffee. She did miss on the "Rye Toast" I ordered and brought "White Toast".Food: (4 of 5)-Presentation... The food looked really good when it came to the table. It was plated in the standard, eggs, bacon, hash-browns and toast. Same with my wife's order of scrambled eggs and French toast.-Taste... Eggs were good, Hash-browns were crispy on the outside but lacked some flavor, Bacon was well done... too well done, Toast was toasted, Scrambled Eggs were cooked med/well, French Toast was also cooked med/well.-Texture... The food was hot... again the Hash-browns needed a little more flavor and the bacon needed to be less cooked.Menu Prices: (5 of 5)-Our bill for 2 Eggs & French Toast, 2 Eggs, Hash Browns, Bacon & Toast, Coffee was $13.49. This is 1/2 of what we pay for the same food in Kalamazoo MI. Overall great price!Overall: (4.5 of 5)-I really wanted to give this place a 5 but the bacon was way overdone and the hash browns needed a little flavoring. So I'm going with a 4.5 in the review but Yelp only allows a 4 or a 5 and given I ordered rye toast but received white toast I am going to submit a 4 as the review. But definitely give this cute little place a try.

good food friendly staff clean restaurant nice and quiet parking is a little hard at times

Every time I have eaten there for breakfast or lunch I have not been disappointed! Good food. Good service.

Maria's has great food and great pricing. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Definitely recommended and not to mention clean.

This was our second trip here, our first visit was wonderful. No issues whatsoever. Today is a different story. 2 stars for the food only, it was delicious once I received the right order. Waitress was nice at first but she misheard my order and when my husband got up to ask for the correct item, she said that I actually ordered a different item. He said no, she ordered this and I was there to hear it - he was very kind about it, we aren't unpleasant people in the slightest and are always extremely appreciative of service workers. She came and took my plate away and the correct order came out a few minutes later, which was delicious. But when we went to the register to pay, we got unkind looks from the cook and the other waitresses - which signaled to us that our waitress was spreading the word to the staff about the order mixup. We get that mistakes happen and sometimes the wrong order is received, but there was no reason to be treated the way we were when we were nothing but kind. As good as the food was and as much as we prefer to support local businesses, the waitress misheard what was ordered and decided to be unkind about it so we will not be returning.

Food is delicious! Breakfast served up nice and hot. Fantastic service. Your drinks are kept refilled. They have an amazing team of people working to serve you, and I see them helping each other. Ambiance is so nice. Maria is talented in decorating, and her Restaurant is very clean. Finally, thank you for recognizing my husband with a Vereran's discount.