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4.8 (24 reviews)
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Mark L.

Came in for a coffee and to get some work done. The coffee was excellent. I had a garlic, croissant thingy which was excellent. Food is the standard coffee shop stuff, plugs snacks (chips), and a few desserts. A wide variety of seating with various tables, a meeting area, high top, and a reading area. The neighborhood feel of Detroit Sip is so great. I appreciate all the small touches, the concrete floors, soft jazz in the background, pics of Motown icons, murals in windows across the street. I love the inclusive, community vibe. Local artist crafts are on display. The ladies behind the counter were so friendly. They welcomed me with a smile. Overall, I loved this experience. I know I will be coming back, so I gave it a rare 5 stars. I want to see this local cafe thrive

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Anita N.

Our #ExodusSummitDetroitsquad had our first Meetup at Detroit Sip this Sunday. It was phenomenal, I ordered the Auto Americano with almond milk, raw sugar and toasted cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese. A simple breakfast but an ultimate experience. Atmosphere quite refreshing, the service impressive. The owner & staff beautiful people....skip the trip to Starbucks and enjoy this hidden gem on Detroit's westside! #BlackownedBuisness

Coffee and local goods, a great day at Detroit Sip.
Lauren C.

Great service, great coffee! What else is there to know?! Well, what else is that the fine folks at Detroit Sip are invested in their community. I went by on Small Business Saturday and they were hosting a showcase of so many local small businesses and artists inside, it truly was a celebration of what makes Detroit amazing. Support a business that understands the value of hot coffee and community.

There are lots of tables and chairs to study at and even a few cozy chairs by the window.
Laura H.

I just went today and was told they DON'T have decaf espresso drinks. Just wanted to update that because I said they did in my last review.

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Love the location and I love to see more business on McNichols. Coffee was great and food was wonferful.

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7 months ago

This is the best place in Detroit to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee and a pastry ! We went 3 times while visiting Detroit !!

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One of the best coffee houses I have been to in Detroit. Great staff, friendly. The atmosphere is very nice. 5 stars for this place

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8 years ago

Great atmosphere and really good coffee. Awesome cheesecake. Perfect place to relax, study, or hang out with friends. Friendly staff.

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Lily's & Elise Tea House - It taste as good as it looks

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4.5(37 reviews)
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The 1st Part is that 2 Gorgeous Women wanted to take me to Tea... one daughter said they selected…read morean experience that wanted have the Tea at atmosphere that was non cluttered yet relaxed space Upon Entering, we were greeted and encouraged to enjoy the setting as we stepped back in time with Beautiful Beautiful China throughout. Photo Opportunity at a phone booth. Light music could be heard gently in the background which gave a perfect entrance as we were captured by a pleasant aroma of food. Do I sound impressed? I was . 70 teas teas to select from however while we could have been OVERWHELMED, we weren't becaus the types of teas were explained not rushed explained We were asked if any of us have allergies ( if so how that would not cause a challenge) They had substitutions. I spoke to another set of guests, The one had been there before and encouraged me to see the Beautiful Girly bathroom Everything. Absolutely the smallest detail was taken care of. Definitely a return visit will occur. Oh, as we were paying it was mentioned by our Hostess that gratuity was already included. I SO much appreciate that Transparency. You don't have to do a full "Tea" go for a Cup or a Purchase. Everything is prepared from scratch. So good So full, literally had to bring one of the Chocolate Covered Strawberries home. When You go please savor the Details from ceiling to glazed floors toward the back. Don't rush. Change Your Mood. Lift Your Spirits TEA ( they have Coffee too

tl;dr Lily's & Elise is a well-decorated place to have afternoon tea/high tea. The menu selection…read moreis wide enough to have something to satisfy most people. I don't think you'd have a bad time here, but I don't think the experience is likely to blow you away. --- Ambiance (4.5/5): The vibe is very pink, cute, and girly; I imagine that it'd make a great place to celebrate a special occasion with a group of your friends. It's currently February, but every table had fresh flowers in a vase, which really added to the overall ambiance. The only thing I didn't love was that the table that we were sat at was visibly dusty. There was quite a bit of debris on the table, booth chair, and a bit on the teacup saucers. We suspect it was probably stuff from a vent that was above the table. We chose not to make a big deal about it (there's a note inside the menu asking for some understanding for being short-staffed) and just dusted off the table ourselves, but I can imagine that this might be upsetting to others. --- Food (3.5/5): We (party of 2) opted to do the mini afternoon tea, which is a selection off 2 savories of our selection and 3 sweets selected by the chef, as well as two pots of tea for the group. For our savories, we selected cucumber and cream cheese and the turkey. The cucumber and cream cheese was just fine; the bread was a smidge dry, but otherwise an average tea sandwich. The turkey, however, was really excellent. It came as a mini croissant sandwich and the ingredients inside just all really worked well together. The sweets for us were 2 mini blueberry scones, 2 mini chocolate chip cookies, and 2 different macaron flavors, as well as 2 strawberries. Overall, the sweets were just fine. The scone was very moist, which I don't mind, but I think for an afternoon tea, I prefer it a smidge less moist so that I can have some clotted cream with it. The macarons were also fine, sitting somewhere between the ones at Whole Foods and the ones from Ladurée/similar. For us, the chocolate chip cookie was the least fun of the bunch; they reminded us of a mini version of the ones from Tate's Bake Shop, which is fine, but not quite what I'm looking for at tea. The teas were fine, just as we expected. We had ordered a fruitier one that ended up being more tart than expected, so we appreciated that there was honey at the table already. --- Service (4/5): The staff were friendly and fairly attentive. They brought us our second pot without us having to ask and let us know that if we were welcome to fresh teacups if we wanted. We were fine continuing to use our cups, but I appreciated the thought. The food also didn't take too long to come out. One thing that wasn't clear on the menu is that you have to agree on the savory selection for maybe the whole table? We were a party of 2, so I'm not sure if they handle it differently for a larger group. When perusing the menu, we had originally planned to select 4 different savories (2 each), but they came to take our order, they let us know that we both had to have the same 2 selections. I understand it's more efficient, but if I'd been out with people who had different palates or dietary needs than mine, I wouldn't have been too thrilled. We were also told that the pots of tea would come out one at a time and if we had a preference on which came first. They didn't make it seem like I could ask for both pots at the same time, but I saw another table of 2 receive two pots at the same time, so maybe I should've asked anyway. We have completely different preferences for tea (one of us doesn't drink caffeine and the other doesn't really like fruity teas), so having us share both pots kind of dampened our experience.

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