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

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

We stopped for breakfast this morning. We waited 15 minutes for the server to take our order.Then had to ask again for our coffee. Several people that came in after us were served their food while we continued to wait. We had been in the restaurant about 45 minutes at that point so my husband went up to the counter and asked about our order. They said they'd check but then never said another word to us. Five minutes later we walked out. read more

Far stretch from absolute. the croissant was good, but not worth the price. there was a hair in my breakfast, and the manager, a long haired kid in perhaps his late twenties, seemed not to care. After my polite complaint about the hair, I overheard him call me a 'bad customer' from the back of the kitchen. Very disrespectful, especially from someone who claimed to be a manager or owner. Management seems more concerned with profit than community. Won't be returning. read more

Sure miss the old place (ABC).Food was ok, service is friendly and the coffee is less than stellar. Sure wished they would have kept a very similar menu as the hash browns and pancakes were amazing. read more

Absolutely delicious. I had The Frenchman (Colorado LambBurger). Perfectly cooked. Dressed with tomato and arugula. Delicious crispy fries. Delicious ice tea. Attentive staff. Setting is cast and inviting. Must try if you are sw Colorado. read more

Absolutely fantastic breakfast. Our family was doing a day trip to Mesa Verde and we stopped here on recommendation and everything was fantastically. We split the Shakshuka and Brioche French Toast. Both were very very good. Service was very friendly and helpful. Atmospheres was funky and cool. Worth making the trip and will definitely come back. read more

I had the Huevos Rancheros on Sept. 12, 2024; it is my favorite breakfast! I have enjoyed them from Portland Oregon to Tucson to Montana. I certainly realize everyone's concept of this dish may be a bit different, depending on geography. However, my serving had dry, stale corn tortillas, with a scant serving of salsa (no reason not to be a bit generous here...). The beans were pulverized and were presented in a dish. However, I was only provided a fork! So it was a bit difficult to extracate the beans from their dish! The eggs were perfectly prepared sunny side up. The service was excellent and the ambience is quite enjoyable. I might suggest revisiting the prepping of this dish... read more

The food was decent...but i wish there were more options. I definitely miss the old bakery's food and dessert options. Has very good service. Very expensive for a small town bakery especially when you take elderly and high schoolers into consideration....I wouldn't go back. read more

Moondog Cafe has fantastic food. We took our dog and knew we would have to sit on their outside patio. The manager advised that due to staffing challenges they couldn't wait on us outside , but if we ordered as takeout they would make certain we were taken care of. So we ordered at the takeout counter and Voila! Delicious food shortly appeared at our outside table with a smile. Their pastries and cookies rival anything I've ever seen in a European pastry shop, my wife had a regular breakfast (bacon , eggs, potatos , toast ) and it was fresh and well prepared. Their "breakfast potatos" are excellent, big crispy well seasoned cubes. Croissants are unbelievable, our friend had a creme brûlée croissant which was decadent. Anyway, I don't get some of the negative reviews, this place could hold its own in any big city. To find it in tiny Mancos is odd but wonderful. Wish we lived in Mancos! read more