I had a wonderful experience at your restaurant. Maxine was incredibly attentive and truly made my visit special. Her warmth and care turned a great meal into a delightful experience. Thank you for such excellent service! read more

This is one of the best kept secrets in the area, makes Restraunt's in Durango fall way short. Everything there is wonderful I felt like I had walked into a bistro over seas Staff is wonderful Atmosphere is wonderful read more

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Outstanding BLAT The manager baffles me. He keeps his back to the door, even when he knows a new guest has arrived. Apparently, his private conversations are so riveting that there's no need to acknowledge a customer. We're talking for 20 minutes stretches. He has done this on numerous occasions Also, I don't want to hear you telling an employee loud enough for me to hear in the dining room, Don't serve that sh*t. You said sh*t three times. Not appropriate language for your guests to hear as they are eating. Don't know what's going on in your day, but I don't care for the profanity read more

Great service, coffee, and ambiance. Delicious omelet and fantastic smoked trout bene. read more

Moondog Cafe & Bakery - Smoked Trout Bene - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mancos, Colorado

Loved it! Funky place in a small town. Menu has lots of great options - breakfast and lunch. We opted for the lamb burger with fries. It was excellent - spiced lamb patty covered in Brie and carmelized onions. Very tasty! We got fries with it. Crispy and hot. Service was fast and friendly. N*joy! read more

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Great breakfast, ambience. Recommend the maple bourbon (non alcohol) latte and trout Benedict.

Very good. Had breakfast. The breakfast croissant was very good and the chorizo Benedict was also good. The polenta sides were so good! Yum! Order got messed up but they corrected quickly. Good service and loved the coffee. read more

Ate here for lunch and I had the absolute best spinach artichoke dip my wife and I have ever had. 100% recommended if you're in Winco or nearby. read more

Great place to eat breakfast. Superb croissants, efficient service, and enough stuff on the walls to hold your interest. Highly recommend read more

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Came for breakfast and was not disappointed. I had the Mesa Verde Benedict which was recommended. It was delish. The poached eggs were perfect, the potatoes were good, and enjoyed the sliced avocados. Lindsey served us and what a delight. Watched her interact with all the customers. This is a sweet place that felt very welcoming. Highly recommend if you're in Mancos. read more

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We were served Cappuccinos that smelled and tasted like rotten milk and the staff completely failed to admit they made a mistake. After the coffees were put down on the table I could immediately smell the rotten milk, there is absolutely no way the waitress couldn't smell it. I tried the tiniest sip thinking I must imagining it and it was absolutely disgusting and sour. We let the waitress know and she made us new ones and said with an attitude: "You can try these if you want!" They were a little better but it still had a sour taste. I have no doubt they used fresh milk, so it is clear that the machine or equipment wasn't properly cleaned and when I tried to explain my concern I was dismissed with: "You guys must not like the milk." If by that they mean spoilt milk, then yes we don't like that. My recommendation to management is to enforce proper cleaning protocols and train their staff on customer service. To be fair, we were not charged for the Cappuccinos. read more

Sat on patio and waited, and waited, and waited for someone to acknowledge we were there. They weren't busy so that wasn't an excuse. My wife finally went inside to see if we were supposed to order in there. They said no, take a seat in the patio and someone would be out shortly. After 10 more minutes we left. We will not be going back. We were there Thursday August 28th. read more

wonderful local place. got coffee and pastry on our way thru To Durango. Service great, friendly staff

The food and bakery items were top notch! We didn't realize it was a sit and order place, so had ordered at the bar off the chalk menu. We missed the sit-down menu altogether, oops! It's true it wasn't fast... but the delectable made it worth the wait. The crème brûlée croissant. Um yes please! read more

Great food and wonderful service. Tried the Frenchman burger and was a great experience.

I don't eat out much, so a place has to be sterling, and the Moondog Cafe hits 11 on every single aspect--just every delicious bite of truly fresh and well-prepared meals with THE greatest bakery in the entire Four Corners. You will swear that you are in France when you try one of their pastries. The artwork in the back room is pure Colorado/SW--goofy yet serene yet well-painted. Service is friendly and gentle and spot-on. I live over the hill in another town with plenty of good spots, but I never mind driving the 30 miles to have breakfast or lunch here. Make it your spot after Mesa Verde or Sand Canyon/Canyon of the Ancients--you'll be thrilled! read more

Best breakfast restaurant in Mancos! Replaced Absolute Bakery and Restaurant. Remodeled restaurant and new menu. Tasty food and bakery items. read more

What a gem! Food was so fresh and satisfying, service was amazing and the vibe was everything you'd want from a small town artisan cafe&bakery. The pretty server was thoughtful to give us a recommendation to visit Strater Hotel in Durango and we did! Kids loved it. Moondog gave us a great first impression of Mancos. Thank you!! read more

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Always amazing, freshly cooked to order food. Great outdoor eating area, large indoor space too. A gem.

Quaint homey atmosphere, my family of four strolled in for late breakfast. We were greeted by friendliest young lady who fortunately also became our server. The food assortments and culinary creativity was/is very appealing as was specialty coffee drinks which Maxine thoroughly explained and prepared for us. Pastries were over the top delish. Definitely a 4 out of 5 rating but raised to a 5+ thanks to attentive, pleasant and entertaining service provided by our server. If you don't go for food go for pleasantries extended by Maxine, she's a doll. read more

As an inveterate foodie (lived 17 years in Paris), it isn't often that I enjoy a dish that is completely innovative AND delicious. But Moondog's Mesa Verde Benedict with polenta cake was a revelation! Delicate, subtly hot chipotle hollandaise, two perfectly poached eggs and chorizo bits, some avocado and perfectly seasoned and cooked home fries. Plus the service was excellent and friendly and the walls covered in lovely local art! BRAVO!! read more

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We were visiting Mesa Verde NP and wanted a breakfast spot. OMG the Moondog cafe was a highlight of this trip! Started with a dark roast coffee (delicious), ordered 2 Moondog classics which consisted of eggs, bacon, homemade sausage, seasoned breakfast potatoes. Fantastic food and topped it off with a chocolate croissant and a chocolate mousse bomb! The cafe itself was very artistic and inviting and the staff were top notch. Highly recommend if you're in the area. read more

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Great food. Got the huevos rancheros and it was delicious. Clean atmosphere and coffee was great too. Reasonable prrice. Alejandro was awesome. read more

We just finished a wonderful lunch at Moondog Cafe. Our food was fantastic and Maxine our server was friendly and attentive. We will definitely be back the next time we're in town! read more

I've been here a few times and the food and baked goods are amazing but the service always sucks. Servers seem like they have no idea what's happening ever. The woman serving me always has an attitude and gets my order wrong. read more

STRIKE ONE - First Visit: Nice remodel. Friendly staff. Our server was pleasant, but after taking our order, she never again returned to our table. She didn't come by to see how our meal was or refill our coffees. I had to flag down another person to take my watery, undercooked Omelette back to the kitchen for repairs. All while our server was graciously tending to tables with newcomers and other appreciative diners. STRIKE TWO - Second Visit: Again, we had a pleasant server. This one did return to check on us, although she failed to notice my tiny, empty water glass, which was strategically placed at the edge of our table. I had to retrieve the water pitcher from the Server Station to refill our glasses. My wife and I both ordered Eggs Benedict (two different styles). Upon our first bite, we each commented that our English Muffins were gooey. We peeled back the toppings to see that, sure enough, the middle of our Muffins were under-baked and doughy. Very unpleasant. After pushing aside the gooey Muffins, we engaged our server to let her know. She said she'd go see what she could do. After several long minutes, she came back to our table with our bill and told us, "our muffins are homemade and they leave them a little soft in the middle," all while we're looking at and showing her the gooey, under-baked dough of the "Homemade" English Muffins. We understand the idea of, "crispy on the outside/fluffy on the inside," but half-baked? No, of course not! That's not healthy, not to mention unappealing and off-putting. STRIKE THREE - Still Second Visit: It's not Eggs Benedict without the English Muffin, and that's what we got. We paid full price ($16.5 and $17.5) for an incomplete and substandard meal. The Manager never came by to offer a replacement, or add to the weak explanation of why their "Homemade" English Muffins have a gooey, under-baked dough in the middle. Our server never offered to compensate with ANYTHING. Like maybe replace the Muffins, how about a piece of toast, or can I give you a discount on your meal? NOPE. (and we still left her a ten dollar tip) For us, it's never a good day or a comfortable situation to call attention to a problem with a meal. We don't wanna make a scene, but this could not go unaddressed. The fact that they never offered to fix the problem was completely unacceptable and a downright shame. They're a BAKERY for crying out loud! This is something over which they should be appalled and embarrassed. TO CONCLUDE: Moondog Cafe is not concerned with the quality of their baked goods, nor were they interested in fixing our meal or making us happy in any way. We live within walking distance to Moondog and there are few-to-no other options for breakfast in Mancos, but we are not interested in ever going back to Moondog Cafe. TWO STARS: I wanted to give ONE STAR but the wait staff are friendly and nice, although they all need to improve their server-skills. Too bad the Bakery and the Cowardly Manager is dragging them all down. read more

I'm somewhat local and completely jaded with mountain town food. It's almost always a horrible value. That said, relative to almost everything else within 100 miles, this I place is pretty good. I had the blackened shrimp taco. The tortilla was freshly made and the salsa was fantastic. I also had a cortado. It was a light roast, which isn't my thing, but I it was a really good one. I'm a coffee snob and rarely leave good reviews... but the espresso far exceeded my expectations. read more

Great environment, great service and interesting (great!) food choices! Definitely worth the drive from Durango, Cortez or even Albuquerque! Try it, you won't be disappointed! read more

in all categories. SO worth the 8 month wait for the re-creation of this solid Mancos establishment. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Open 7:30-3:30. All menu items available all day! Creatively plated, a delight for eyes & tastebuds. Pastry items look amazing. read more

I'm a local and kind of obsessed with this cute place. The avocado tofu benedict is one of the best vegan breakfasts I've ever had, and they've got good gluten-free options too. The coffee and pastries are excellent. I really like the servers. It's just a gem. read more

We visited this restaurant almost at closing time. Maxine was super friendly and very helpful. The food was outstanding. Best salad ever!!

We had dinner here and it was so..... disappointing! The water was warm, the servers were clueless, the food was awful! I was so excited by the menu and we wanted to try breakfast, lunch and dinner here - but we will never go back! Whoever is cooking the food at dinner needs to learn how to cook. The server told us that the special was ravioli - but it was a huge bowl of starchy tortellini with an inedible sauce. The black bean burger was dry and tasteless -not crispy at all with way too much lettuce and a huge piece of tomato and onion on too much bread - that whole meal was a Fail as well. Our appetizer was gross! We couldn't finish anything. On the plus side, after talking to one of the servers for 15 minutes and asking for the owner (who was not there - but should have been) she finally gave us a discount on our bill. The whole experience was so negative and I really hope the owner hires a new chef for dinner and gets it together. read more

Poor service from Shasa! I waited and waited at a counter to order a meal. the above guy ignored my presence. when I brought it to his attention he just stood there without a response or an apology. I walked out letting others coming into the restaurant to go somwhere else. They listened. read more

I hate leaving bad reviews, but the service first off was awful... the " barista" didn't know what a macchiato was or a latte. The coffee tasted like the last cup of coffee that's been sitting in the old coffee machine forever during night shift. I asked for a 2 large coffees and a small kids cocoa. Their larges are what any other coffee spot would consider a small and I paid $17.17. I didn't drink my coffee it truly tasted awful. I ended up calling Moondog cafe and bakery, I left a voicemail waited all day never got a call back so I called again and someone answered they said they'd relay the message to the owner (who had stepped out) and I still never got a call back. I have only asked for my money back from a restaurant once (literally 9 years ago) and I was going to do the same with this awful experience. But never got a call back so here we are. Literally gas station coffee is better than the moondogs. Everything is extremely over priced. Awful customer service. read more

Great breakfast but no one waited on me so I left my table and ordered at the register. after that service was good. Got a date bar afterwards and it was so dry I threw it away. read more

Was very excited to try, will not return. Got there before my friends and no one came to ask if I would like something to drink for at least 15 minutes. Ordered the trout toast, I think the potatoes were left over from yesterday (and were cold) the toast was burnt and dry. Friends just got a pastry and they waited and waited and finally had to ask for it again. read more

I got a $10.5 piece of carrot cake, which in my opinion is really hard to mess up. The inside was raw and soft, pretty much only the frosting was edible, and not even yummy. Very disappointed! ​​ read more

Good breakfast and dinner. Try the John Wayne if you like burgers. Staff is friendly and helpful

Well, the staff were friendly and it was a pleasant experience, aside from the food. 'Disclaimer, I'm local and this used to be Absolute Bakery which had the best breakfast menu ever, and was my almost daily go to spot.' This is Mancos Colorado. We don't need tiny fancy dry and linked sausages, with cubed seasoned potatoes. We need real food! This is just another gentrified non hash brown making wanna be fancy place, that's pretty much the same as anywhere else in the world. Reminded me of Flying Star in Albuquerque or hmmm, any other upscale-ish big city joint. It made me sad really, the big mural on the inside back wall is a desert scene with a Tucson vibe. We don't have pueblos here nor huge cacti, this is Southern Ute and Navajo country, but whatever I guess. May as well paint in some tipis while they are at it. HAHAAA! I definitely miss Absolute Bakery and its uniqueness, its small town feel, its hash browns and farm fresh meats, and its small town charm. I'm sure tourists will be happy. I doubt I'll be giving it another chance. Just FYI you can get an awesome $7 breakfast burrito at the Fencepost food truck across the street. read more

Great service. Beet pasta was delicious but chuncks of beet would have made this dish exceptional. Portobello salad was perfect. The chocolate bomb is decadent. Vegan fruit tart is light and tasty. While here, grab you favorite croissants for breakfast. You will be in heaven. read more