Blue Heron Cafe

Food was delicious and filling. Everything is house-made including all the pastries and bread. The staff was very friendly, bathrooms and dining room weee very clean and the restaurant had a very inviting feel. We were a party of three and went on a Saturday morning around 9:30 AM and got a table right away. Our total bill with coffee and an added muffin was $44 for three adults. We will definitely be returning! Thank you for the great experience.

If "Cheers" was a breakfast place, this would be it! Definitely a regular spot for townies, greeting each other by name. The food and service was as great as the atmosphere. Home style food and fresh made sourdough bread! 🤤 This will be a regular spot for us when we travel in the area. Don't forget to get a freshly made cookies. FABULOUS!!

10000/10 recommend. You NEED to try this place out! Amazing service. Great quality food. Clean. Fresh. So many gluten free options available.

I got the lunch flight with 1/2 a turkey havarti sandwich & the salad was SO good— you have to try the poppyseed dressing. The sourdough bread is made fresh daily. Different options of soup daily as well.

Definitely coming again.

On top of being a great local cafe, Blue Heron was perfect for catering our special day. My husband and I were blown away by the service Blue Heron Catering provided. Their communication from start to finish was phenomenal. Julie was reliable and professional. At the tasting, we had many fabulous options, and Chef Brian made sure that we had exactly what we needed to make the best choice for our wedding. All of our guests raved about the food with its high-quality ingredients and fantastic flavor. What I also loved about Blue Heron was how many of their main courses are dairy and/or gluten-free, which allowed our guests with dietary restrictions to still eat all the same food as the rest of our guests. This Northern Michigan gem is hard to beat!

Delicious homemade food! The salad with poppyseed dressing was amazing! And every menu item had a gluten-free option!! I would go out of my way to come here again and again!!

My wife and stopped in on our way home from vacation. We were looking for breakfast or brunch, so I got on good old Google to see what I could find.

What a great discovery!

I had the farmers omelet and my wife had the breakfast breakfast. Both were excellent.

They also have fresh baked goods, so we got some cookies, fritters and more to take home.

We'll definitely stop by the next time we're in the area!

Oh and "Hi" to Mary, our waitperson who turned out to be a Flint area native too! 🙂

When a place does something right, they don't need a menu that is 4 pages. That is the quality of Blue Heron Cafe. First of all, they source much of their food from local farms. Win #1. I got the Dearborn ham sandwich. The homemade sourdough bread was grilled, the ham was cut from a ham ( not shavedvham) & it was grilled. Between the bread was herb flavored mayo and a cherry spread with spinach. Win #2. I ordered the lunch special which was a half sandwich, a salad that was lightly dressed in a deliciously sweet vinaigrette, and a cup of cheesy onion soup that was utter perfection for $11.95. Wins#3, 4 & 5. It was supposed to finish with a cookie, but they were out of cookies and allowed us to choose anything out of their bakery case. We had the choice of muffins, cinnamon rolls or donuts. I chose a cranberry almond muffin that had great presentation but fell flat on flavor. Wait staff was spot on and incredibly helpful. I will definitely go back there to try the chicken sandwich my brother in law got that had apple butter on it. I sampled my sister's chicken soup that was very flavorful and I would guess homemade.

Great little cafe. Counter with nice selection of baked goods. Sandwiches feature unique combinations, all of which are very tasty. Prompt and friendly service. Prices are a bit high, but well worth it.

FUTURE BRIDES BEWARE!
I have been in conversation with their catering department for a few weeks in regards to catering cupcakes for my upcoming wedding. I had reached out and asked if it was possible to have the specific flavors along with the frosting design put into a sample box to try. I was told it was possible and I would be able to pick up my sample box on Friday August 9th. Since I live out of town (1 1/2 hours away) I called Thursday to confirm a sample box would indeed be there for me to pick up. As I made the 1 1/2 hour drive to pick up my sample box I was extremely disappointed. I went up to double check and make sure the box I did receive was indeed mine, the ladies working said it was.

The sample box I received looked like a thrown together box of cupcakes poorly frosted. There were cupcakes on their sides when they handed me the box! Not a single flavor or frosting design I was told I would have was in the box. The ladies working that day were BEYOND kind towards me during this situation and got right on the phone to figure out what happened. The office was closed so there was nothing they could do for me. I made my 1 1/2 hour drive back home with a box of messy cupcakes which when I did sample tasted like cornbread muffins with the same frosting flavor on all of them.

It's now August 15th and I still haven't even received a call from the company about the incident or an explanation of what happened. Remember I drove a 3 hour round trip for this sample box!
Due to this experience I would not recommend anyone use them for catering their wedding, it's obvious they didn't care about my business to send me home with a box of cupcakes that look the way they did. A wedding is a very important day, you would think a business who is interested in catering for it would be putting out the best of the best for you to gain your trust and business. Very disappointing.

Wonderful place for breakfast in the heart of Cadillac. Not too busy at 8:30. Love their selection and baked good included fresh donuts and holiday sugar cookies