The measure of a great restaurant isn't always the (majority of the time) when they get things right, but also how they treat you when things don't go so well. That was my experience this morning and I'm happy to say that Michael and his staff rebounded better than just about any place I've ever been. Tasty comfort food - just what I was craving for breakfast on my 'cheat' day. Try the zucchini bread! read more

Visiting my sister in CDA, I asked, who has the best Chicken fried steak, so she brought me here. I'm NOT disappointed, breakfest was awesome. I'd definitely recommend this place to my friends read more

Michael D's is a diner type family restaurant. The hostess and other employees were very friendly. They serve breakfast all day. My husband and I had breakfast. They gave you plenty of food and it was fantastic. I had corned beef hash and eggs. It was the best corned beef hash I have ever eaten. Our friends had a ham and cheese omelet and a chicken salad with cranberries and walnuts. They said their food was great. We just had water but the server was always refilling our drinks. I would highly recommend eating here. The food was great and they also serve homemade zucchini bread with some of there entrees that was absolutely delicious. Would definitely recommend eating here. read more

We keep trying this restaurant. My husband likes it. Orders the chicken fried steak. I ordered the eggs Benedict. Not my favorite. Very salty and I am on a limited salt diet. read more

Always good! This place has everything you could want for breakfast. I'll be back. I had the chicken fried steak and it was to die for.

This place was popular and busy. Be aware that no one wears masks and no disinfectants are used between customers. No social distancing.

Visited here a few times and have come to this conclusion. Nice place if your a passer-by or a tourist. Our last visit (my wife & I) we did not have the best of service. Our waitress must have been having her worst day, can only remember her name as Miss. Grumpy. Food quality, eggs & potatoes were cooked stone hard. read more

EVERYTHING a breakfast joint ought to be. We were greeted at the door by the owner who obviously has built his dream. Perfect pancakes, corned beef hash and yummy potatoes ... also stupidly good hollandaise and one of the best biscuits that's ever crossed my lips. Every detail, including good cooking technique on the eggs and everything coming out on time and hot, was just right. Did I mention that they also served delicious vegetarian sausage? For a hungry California girl in Idaho this nearly brought a tear to my eye. mmmmm You HAVE to go here. read more

My fiancé and I went here today. We have been here a couple times, and have enjoyed the food and service very much each time. Today was a huge bust. Let me start out by saying that our food was still very good like usual. I would give the food and menu 4-5 stars. I enjoy that they use locally roasted coffee, and that there are so many diet options. The zucchini bread was to die for as well. What really ruined our visit today was the service we received. Our check said Olivia, so I'm assuming that was our server's name. We were greeted with a smile and lead to a booth, which I enjoyed, but that's where the good service stopped. I'll start this out by saying that I work in the food service industry as a barista, and I can understand having a bad day and not wanting to get a smile on your face for all the people during the day. Olivia asked if we wanted coffee, and we enthusiastically said yes please, and then waited ten minutes for that coffee to get to us, even though the coffee/bus boy was walking around and serving the few other tables around us. We chose what we wanted, and then waited at least another 15 minutes just for our server to take the order, since she decided not to when she poured our coffee. Every time she walked back and forth by our table I tried to smile and make eye contact, and she completely ignored us until she accidentally made eye contact with me and finally decided to come over on her own time. She was very short and curt with us while she asked us questions about what we wanted. The food took another 20 minutes at least, and when she gave it to us she did not come back to check in for a good amount of time. We ran out of coffee and requested more, but didn't receive any until we were almost done with the food. She never asked us whether we enjoyed our food, or whether we needed anything. We made sure to but the credit card on the table so that we wouldn't chance waiting any longer. She looked at the card several times and never picked it up until she felt like it. When she finally gave us the check after she ran it there was no "thank you" or "have a nice day". There were around ten tables when we were there, and I counted three waitresses and two bussers. Unless there was some serious problem, there is no way that our service should have been this bad. Honestly, I have never had service that was this horrible. This makes me not want to come to this restaurant ever again. I tried to think about whether or not we said anything to make her angry with us, but I always go above and beyond to be kind and have a smile on my face when I talk to servers because I basically work the same industry where people are rude to you all the time. This is completely unacceptable, and I hope the owner or manager sees this review to know that this is how their company is being represented. read more

We had heard so much about this place that we decided to try it this morning for breakfast. The place was busy, we had to wait "about 10 minutes". Well those 10 minutes came and went and finally we were seated. We waited another 10 minutes before the watiress came and took our order. Our order was pretty simple - eggs and bacon and an omlette. 4 tables who had ordered AFTER us got their food BEFORE us! Our waitress was AWOL. We asked another waitress if we could speak to the manager only to find out that there was no manager on duty. She did go check on our order and SURPRISE, it came out in less than a minute! We were told our toast had been burnt and that she (our original waitress) put our order in again so that it would all be hot when she brought it to our table. I think she went on break and failed to put our order in. Then both waitresses wanted to make things right by interrupting our meal by keeping our coffee cups and water glasses full, rather than letting us finish our meal without interruption. The food was okay, it could have been excellent, but that fact was missed by the poor service. Coeur d'Alene is lacking for good breakfast spots and this one was quite disappointing. read more

One of my favorite hole in the wall restaurants. Huge portions, great service and great food. I'm a fan of the early bird special. Family friendly too. read more

Michaels D really filled me up good. I had everything covered with the white gravy, I would recommend.

Michaels D really filled me up good. I had everything covered with the white gravy, I recommend!

This place was amazing! The food is so good! The portion sizes are big( if you like that). Zucchini bread is fantastic it's a must get. The omelettes are huge an amazing and you don't have an up charge for egg whites! I ordered fruit too and it was probably the freshest fruits I have ever tasted, and not because I got cinnamon yogurt on the fruit. If I ever come back to North Idaho I would definitely come back! read more

We've been ordering for pick up from Michael D's for awhile and their phone/pick up etiquette IS TERRIBLE. They pick and choose when they'll allow you to do take out. (With zero pattern or litgitimate schedule, it's just up to whoever answers) A lady literally refused to take my order! When I called back to speak to someone else, or a manager....they ignore their phone. Don't offer a service at all if you can't follow through with it!!!! read more

Michael D's feels like home, away from home. The atmosphere is like going to grandma's cabin in the woods. My husband and I eat here, an average of once a week, year round. When you visit MD's, you can expect to always be greeted warmly and treated like family. The consistency in both the service and the food, is really what makes this local breakfast joint favorite, a home run! My favorites include the Ham Scrambler and the Eggs Benedict and my husband usually sticks with the Paleo Waffle Combo. The Rosemary potatoes served with each dish, are crispy, flavorful and delicious. Even if there is a wait, you really can't go wrong with Michael D's. read more

Meh. Everyone says this place is great for breakfast, but I've tried it a few times now and I haven't been impressed. It is not much different than any other diner type breakfast experience I've had around CDA. I have yet to find a great breakfast or brunch in this town, but for the price, you could go to the Breakfast nook or even to Down the Street and get the same style of food for a much cheaper price. Food was greasy here, everything tasted bland, and there was nothing special on the menu. I guess this is a good place if you are just looking for a basic breakfast, but if you are looking for that other places in CDA serve the same things for a cheaper price. read more

We are lunch here while we were in CDA. The burger was very tasty! Very friendly staff too.

Not impressed. We like to try new places in the area when we can, I doubt we'll return to this place. Although our server was friendly, the service was incredibly slow. I ordered Egg's Benedict and toast. The toast (finally) arrived when we were halfway finished (by the way..a side order of toast is ONE piece cut in half). The sauce on the Egg's Benedict was not very good. I have had better from pre-packaged, and it left an unpleasant after taste. The potatoes were bland, had to add ketchup, salt and pepper. My companion had an omelet...bland would be an apt description. As a side note: the place was c-c-cold. It might have been nice if it were 90+ degrees outside, but it wasn't. read more

My favorite place in town for omelets! I appreciate that the meat can be substituted with vegetarian "meat" options. I do wish that the gravy for biscuits could be made vegetarian as well. My favorite dish is the Bold omelet. The spice is perfect and the potatoes that come with it are amazing! read more

Food and service mediocre, a lot better places to eat , one of the owners Michael should treat his cooks as well as his waitresses . Have traveled extensively and this place is definitely overrated and will let our hotel know not to reccomend. read more

Not sure how the food was since with a half empty restaurant, they could not seat five people. Finally went to Elmer's. But the waiting room was spacious. read more

The food is good and the servers are attentive. It tends to be very busy for breakfast so you may have to wait sometimes to be seated. There's only a few places around down town CDA that do breakfast reliably well and this place is one of them. Try the fresh baked pumpkin bread! read more

Michael D's is one of the best venues in town for breakfast. Food is consistently good, staff very accommodating. Prices may be a bit higher than other breakfast places, but worth it. read more

Beyond a personal touch and absolutely the best people around. The food is fantastic, be bold and try out the Courageous. Michael is a culinary icon in this town, don't pass up the opportunity to enjoy many meals here. read more

Amazing fresh gourmet at a great price! We don't live here but will make sure we stop here every time we drive through!

This was my first time here. I liked the homey feel of the establishment - the staff was very friendly too. Being able to sit outside on their covered patio for breakfast was great. I was happily surprised to see Paleo dishes offered on their menu, and tried the Sweet Potato Hash with Eggs. It was great - they make their own hash from quality beef brisket. I substituted a cup of fresh fruit for the tomatoes. read more

Our first day in Idaho we selected Michael D's for breakfast. This was a great choice. Excellent food and service was top notch. I highly recommend this place. At our table we had French toast, waffles, omlet dishes. The sausage and bacon is terrific. Good coffee too. read more

Definitely one of the best places to eat breakfast or lunch in Coeur d'Alene. Service is great and the food is wonderful.

Love this spot. My family has been coming here for years. Great breakfast, mimosas, and the friendliest wait staff around

There are many great breakfast/lunch places in Coeur d Alene Idaho but none of them stack up to this must visit and repeat eatery. A thoughtful menu paired with an amazing staff and an environment that is warm and cozy is what you can expect. Going for lunch today in fact. Go and go now. read more

Ate here the first time for breakfast. Had the specials: pan fried trout and chicken fried steak. Trout was a bit expensive at $14.95, but it was excellent! Chicken fried steak gets extra points for the homemade gravy. Home fries were well seasoned, service was friendly. We will be back! read more

Great breakfast place to go to with the family. It's always packed but you never have to wait to long for a table. I'd definitely say above average food here, when comparing to the other breakfast restaurants in town. Been here many many times and wont hesitate to go back again. read more

Really GREAT breakfast food. Big portions and was good tasting. Referred to us by several locals so you know you have to try it. Will return! read more

I had the Philly cheese steak with Rodney's Cajun Fries, a must for anyone in town or passing through!

Service was excellent , food was , well surprisingly inspired by Michael to add a PALEO line up that was fab! My wife's omelette was super and I would recommend it to any and all needing a good meal! read more

Delicious food. Great service. Menu has a great selection without being overwhelming. They even have a Paleo breakfast menu. We'll definitely be back! Side note - my husband ate free today (Memorial Day) because he's a veteran and I love businesses that honor our servicemen. read more

Food cold and long wait and just ok and can't be $$ pricing poor for quality and quantity

About a month ago my 6 month prego beautiful wife who just 5 weeks ago had major brain surgery has a VERY difficult time eating. Today she woke up close to closing time. We rushed down to Micheal D's (NOTHING eles was appetizing) and arrived at 1:55. We were just going to order some amazing zucchini bread to go, but my wife was super bummed we were late. She lools forewade to her rare outings. I asked the server if it was too late to be served... To my surprise she said they were happy to seat and serve us. They truly showed they were happy for our business. Great food and excellent service even when ordered at the wire! THANK YOU Michaels D's! read more

Great find while on the road. I ordered the paleo sweet potato corned beef hash. Excellent plate with tomayoes and zuchini bread. Fast service and very clean restaurant. read more