We love stopping at Falling Rock Cafe when we head up North. The coffee is great. The smoked whitefish is the best! Our go to drink is a latte. If I want to treat myself, I get a mocha. My favorite item is the whitefish bagel. Our last stop before heading home last week, we wanted to get our normal. The whitefish was sold out!! Good and bad... it pushed us to try something different, which was great! We both go the brisket burrito. So good. So much flavor. Portions are huge! read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Brisket burrito - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan

A cozy spot to grab a bite and enjoy a good read! We stopped in for breakfast and had the breakfast burrito, a veggie burger, black coffee, and a mocha. The coffee was decent, not mind-blowing, but it did the job. The mocha was a nice treat, though! The real highlight of this place was the staff. The baristas were super friendly, making the experience feel warm and welcoming. It's clear they enjoy what they do, and it shows in their service. While the food was solid, I'd say the bathroom could use a little more attention. It wasn't as clean as I'd hoped, but it didn't ruin the vibe of the place. One of the coolest things about Fall Rock Cake is the bookstore aspect. You can browse through a variety of books while enjoying your coffee or meal. It's the perfect spot to unwind, especially if you're a book lover! Overall, great atmosphere, friendly service, and a good place to relax and grab a bite. read more

Perfect pre hike meal!!!! Great fuel. The breakfast sandwiches were HUGE. Free water filling station & the workers filled our water bottles with ice which was super sweet. Love the vibe (mismatched antique tables/chairs). Not a lot of "new" book options but it was still fun to look around. Will for sure recommend to my friends visiting the UP. read more

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We came for dinner & the Brisket and whitefish sandwiches were yummy. Service was order at the front with table delivery. The order takers were friendly and attentive. The place serves ice cream (Jilbert's) and seemed a big draw, as lines formed to order ice cream. While dining, the wait staff was alerted to bathroom needs and seemed indifferent, which was unfortunate. The tables needed cleaning too. Otherwise, I'd recommend this place. read more

A very fun store. A little bit of everything. From books to scarves to jams. Stopped in while waiting for a dinner reservation. Highly recommend. read more

A unique place to find a satisfying breakfast while perusing a variety of books and authors, or just joining friends around tables for conversation and solving the worlds problems:) read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Checking out the library while breakfast is prepared! - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan

This cafe was perfectly located in the middle of Munising and had various events in the book shop portion nearly every night. The open hours and location made it ideal for a morning espresso and ice cream after dinner. The staff was very friendly too! Just be ready to wait awhile if there is a long line. read more

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So I read a lot of Pinterest articles about this place and wanted to try it. We ordered our TO GO order online about 23ish minutes before our arrival thinking that would be enough time to make two coffees, a breakfast sandwich, and avocado toast. We showed up and there was a long line at the register and no signs or instructions telling us where to get our meal we ordered ahead of time. We asked the cook and he said it was going to be about 10 more minutes for our meal. What was the point of ordering online ahead of time ? We could've just walked in and ordered and waited around the same amount of time. The "large" latte I ordered was in a cup about the size Starbucks gives for a pup cup. For an iced coffee, "large" latte, egg sandwich, and avocado toast the bill was $35 which I find outrageous. The food was good, but will not be going back. read more

This review is based on the service only- I do appreciate small town local food stores and was excited to try their whitefish bagels with cream cheese and tomatoes as my boyfriend mentioned he has had it before . We walked in and snaked into their line of about 7 people waiting to place their order. There wasn't any menus left so we asked for a couple menus to look at while we were waiting. We saw that they still had the bagels on their menu and decided quickly on those. And then we waited in line ... I'm not the most patient person I'll admit, and I understand that with these small town stores you are going to chat with customers, but there was a long line and the cashier really didn't care, just struck up conversations with everyone while the workers just stood around waiting for orders. A lot of the people waiting in line were waiting on ice cream scoops, the workers could have been scooping while the cashier got done chatting that would have made things a little faster. When we finally got to the front we ordered our bagels to go and waited some more. My boyfriend had checked to see if our order was ready after a bit and the lady said "oh, looks like they went out on a tray already," we had ordered them to go, so the guy took them apart and put them in to go boxes. Great- we had our bagels to go with the chips and decided to go sit by the bay to eat them. Unfortunately upon opening the to go boxes and looking at the bagels ... they forgot the cream cheese.... Really? It was three ingredients that go on top and you forgot the cream cheese? I swear the guy that made them was on another planet. We walked all the way back and approached the counter and told the workers there was no green cheese. Again, the guy was like "oh." Hello?!? Get I together sir! We just asked for to go containers of cream cheese so we could get out of there quickly. The bagel was good once everything was said and done as the whitefish is delicious. But dang, that was a process just to get our order and to even get it correctly. Thankfully the one lady apologized so I do appreciate that but being able to make a simple bagel should be pretty basic. read more

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Nice atmosphere and staff. Good food. Fun little place with plenty of activities and books etc.

Ordered a mocha and a latte, both were subpar. Ordered a bacon egg and cheese on croissant that tasted like a gas station sandwich, I ordered a breakfast burrito but received the brisket burrito-it had two pieces of meat and the rest was fat. Total $50. I believe the only reason this place is even open is because it's trendy in a vacation town. read more

We were so pleasantly surprised with this spot! We went for coffee and breakfast to-go & ordered a mini chimi (a breakfast sandwich with chimichuri) and a breakfast burrito. The mini chimi was made with quality ingredients, and was delicious - egg was perfectly fluffy, the cheddar was real cheddar & was perfectly melty, sausage was just right, the english muffin was soft and seemed fresh/didn't taste store bought, and chimichurri added just the right amount of flavor. 10/10 My boyfriend ordered the breakfast burrito and said it was also good. We both ordered drip coffee, mine with oat milk. It's a pour your own coffee station, which I appreciate so I can go half-caff. They had a Michigan cherry drip coffee that was just enough of a hint of flavor different without being overpowering. I saw them fresh squeezing orange juice. And they have at least 12 flavors of ice cream, I wish we had stopped for ice cream while we were here. V impressed and highly recommend! read more

Great latte, hot & strong. Staff are super friendly. There was even some live music in the bookstore part. And ice cream!! What more do you need. read more

Hello! Stopped in today. Haven't been in since new owners took over. Wasn't impressed compared to old owners. Seemed dirty, unorganized and very very hot and stuffy. They had fans. however didn't seem to matter. Looked at a menu, prices seem to be higher than competitors. Since they are coffee roasters, I wanted to purchaseI some of their coffee. However I had to ask where the bagged coffee was, It was in the book section, way back in the far corner of the store. I would have thought, it would be upfront by the food to be promoted since they are roasters. When I found it, to my surprise their price seemed very high $16.00 for 12 ounces of beans. So be it, we won't be coming back, and if we do come back to this area, we won't be stopping at Falling Rock Cafe. Lary read more

This cafe is super cute and has pretty standard coffee drinks! The pricing was pretty on par with what you can expect of a local coffee shop nowadays ($5ish for a latte). I don't think the coffee was super standout but this may have been a product of how busy the cafe was. There was a very long line when I went and from stepping in to leaving, I spent probably 25 minutes waiting. When I got my drink it was nothing to write home about but it satisfied the caffeine needs! For me, the saving grace of this place is the bookstore half. It was really cool to see new books, used books, local crafts, and even hand dyed yarn! I had such a fun time exploring the space while waiting and am very surprised I managed to leave empty handed. If you are in Munising and it isn't super busy, definitely worth the visit for a nice coffee and cute shopping experience! read more

if you are a "coffee person" you won't find this place worth the money/time. The only reason I gave one star is because it was, open. I just paid $7.15 for an Americano with burnt espresso, zero crema (and zero personality from the staff). Like a lot of people here this time of year I'm on vacation. I was looking forward to a quiet morning writing at a coffee shop, and the bookstore element suggested this would be a nice spot, but the decibel level of Bohemian Rhapsody and other fluctuating genres changing mid-song was more than anyone should ever have to take (at any time of the day). I tossed my coffee and heading out to find a morning experience to match the beauty of this town. FRC, you can do better on every level. read more

We tried grabbing a quick bite here before heading to the Pictured Rocks cruise, but our plans were derailed. The line was quite long when we arrived, but my husband was determined to get breakfast sandwiches, so we decided to wait. It was also uncomfortably hot inside. After 35 minutes in line and another 20 minutes waiting for our avocado toast and whitefish bagel, I found out at the register that breakfast had ended, and I had to change my order. I didn't quite understand the mugs on the wall either. Overall, it wasn't the best experience, but it might have been an off day for them. read more

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This place has a cute vibe and tasty coffee and ice cream but the service is lacking. My husband and I walked in on a Monday morning and there was no one else ordering. We were ignored until we got what felt like way too close to the counter where the food is prepared before we were asked for our orders. That said, my cherry coffee was delicious and my husband's ice cream was tasty as well. He wanted to order a breakfast sandwich too but $10.50+ seemed a little exorbitant. What we had was good and the inside of the place is nice, but service needs a little work (at least when we were there). read more

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Just had the best coffee of my life: Michigan Cherry. I'm not a regular coffee drinker but it was yummy. read more

Coffee was ok. Prices are nuts. 30 bucks for 2 breakfast sandwiches and 2 large coffees. Staff not really friendly just kinda there. Used Bookstore mostly overpriced. read more

Their dark roast coffee was very smooth and we loved it. Fyi we love Starbucks Verona and Seattle's best no4. Ordered breakfast items. Bagel and cream cheese, breakfast burrito, mini chimi, breakfast sandwich. All was great and we were happy!!! Only the minus was the burrito came with not so good salsa (but we might be expecting too much since we make our own salsa at home). The store isn't "clean" but we loved its cosy charm with new and old books, games, local artists' art. I will definitely comeback for breakfast in the Munising. read more

This is the place! Coffee Food Ice Cream Book Store Local Art Gallery Board Games There isn't much else you need when you're hanging out in this quaint UP Michigan city. We escaped here when our beach campsite became cold, and rainy. We drank coffee, played games and read books. The coffee is free refills so we loaded up on good vibes and caffeine. I feel like it's obligatory that you should come visit this watering hole while you're in the area! read more

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9 of us from Southern California are touring Michigan and on our way to Mackinaw Island we stopped in Munising for an overnight stay. Looking online for a restaurant, we thought the Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store sounded interesting so we called and made a reservation and were seated at two different tables near each other. We were greeted by Heidi, who was also our server. She's got a great personality and made sure our group got all the 'extra' things requested including herbal tea that didn't appear to be at the front counter with other tea. The dining tables were amongst walls of books, which made for a very interesting and comfortable atmosphere. All of us really enjoyed the food including pesto sandwiches, BBQ chicken sandwiches, chicken, kale and quinoa soup and a smoked whitefish bagel sandwich plus lemonade and pop. All three of the ladies were very helpful in answering questions, getting extra stuff as requested and made delicious food. It appears the restaurant is up for sale based upon signage, but if sold hopefully they will keep the same team in place and continue to be a fun, relaxing place with excellent food. read more

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Great coffee, great service, really cool environment. The staff is very friendly and very outgoing.

Amazing breakfast burrito (just the right amount for one person). Make sure to get the salsa and sour cream with it. The blueberry scone was so, so good! Moist, but not over the top, and the texture all combined very well with the blueberries and lightly-sugared top. What's even greater is that it's also an art and bookstore! Small collection, but cool to look around. read more

This is a wonderful breakfast place. The food is superb. Great coffee selection. The service is super friendly. The first time had the smoked white fish bagel which was delicious. The second time had one of their breakfast sandwiches which was tasty as well. They have books and art to browse while you wait or after you eat. Really a gem in Munising! read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Smoked whitefish bagel - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan

Stopped here on our way out of the Munising area to grab some coffee. Cute place and a great cup of coffee !

The cookies were very good and there was the added bonus of live music in the late afternoon on the bookstore side. We got two lattes and both were lukewarm and tasted like a syrup was added, which we didn't ask for. The employees were nice, albeit a bit disjointed. read more

Totally enjoyed this stop on our way to Marquette. Love the bookstore combo. Bought a few books, had a great sandwich. Loved it!

A really great bookstore and cafe. We enjoyed the lattes and browsing all of the books. The service was great and the atmosphere very welcoming. Lots of vegan and veg options - I had the avocado toast and it was great! read more

the coffee is great the service is great the bookstore is great their only downfall is the women's bathroom door is literally broken and you can look into the stalls as soon as you walk in. there's a huge gap as well it stinks read more

First off the 2 ladies working the counter were absolutely amazing! They were so kind and welcoming. My husband and I got a breakfast bagel and avocado toast (the tomato's on the toast are freaking delicious!!). The coffee was so good and worked lol. Love the books and gifts as well! Highly recommend this little shop! read more

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Cashier was nice and very helpful, but didn't know how to put anything in the system for cashing us out. When we finally got set, we waited 20 minutes for our drinks. By the time we got them, they were lukewarm/cold and definitely not worth the money we paid. Very disappointed with this place considering we've had very good experiences in the past. read more

The coffee was good and the store was very cute but when we asked for something baked wise off the menu they pulled it out of a freezer and gave it to us cold, it was rock hard and very dry read more

Great cafe located in town. Great coffee and breakfast pastry. Great service. Very friendly. read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan

Unique concept. The idea of walking in to one side of the building and being in a historic building that seems like a coffee shop with a variety of breakfast fare from standard croissants and bagels to higher-end sandwiches with egg, vegetable, or meat on them. Then, you step down to the other side and it is like being in a library with books taking up 75% of the walls, and art on the other 25%. There are plenty of tables in the middle and games to play. I actually got a classic running book - that was written decades ago - that is referenced in top books on distance running - for an inexpensive price. The coffee was good; the food was good; the atmosphere was unique. Great stop for breakfast before heading out to explore the area. Prices are reasonable. The place is clearly for sale; hope it stays open.... read more

Little cafe in the middle of nowhere. They offer alot of variety of sandwich. Deli style , fresh fish, chicken...... They have ice cream, vegan cookies, veggie burger for vegetarian eaters. The deli sandwich was very good with horseradish mayo. Friendly service from the barista. There is a bookstore/gift shop inside for tourist to take something home with. read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Deli sandwich. Roast beef and horseradish mayo - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan

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Underwhelmed. Had the grilled cheese (reviews said they were known for this) and was disappointed; too much cheese, bread was really greasy. Surprised how expensive the food was, definitely overpriced. Used book store was kitschy, but smelled like musty basement. I'd go somewhere else in town next time. read more

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Very good coffee, we got lattes but added an extra shot of espresso. Food was good but they did burn some Of our croissants breakfast sandwiches. The ones that weren't burnt were pretty good! read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Breakfast croissant sandwich - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan

The atmosphere is laid back and staff friendly but that's where it stopped for us. We waited in line approx 20 min...okay we get there is one register and totally respect that. We ordered 2 drip coffees and 2 breakfast sandwiches. We waited over 20 min for the coffees (coffee lacked flavor-very watered down). After this we waited another 30-35 min for the 2 sandwiches to go. So we are looking at over an hour just waiting The sandwiches appeared to have the precooked egg rounds on them that were crusty with a loaf like texture. The sausages appeared to be reheated rounds and mine was was overcooked making it tough. Partner had deli package ham on his. Both were topped with what appeared to be American cheese slices. The food wasn't the worst...but definitely not the best...and definitely not worth the time spent getting it. I'm all about supporting small businesses but between the excessive wait for the drip coffee and sandwich along with what it was when we got it I wouldn't recommend it. read more

Falling Rock Cafe and Book Store - Breakfast sandwich - Bookstores Near Me - Munising, Michigan