Granted, it was crowded there today. But we waited 45 minutes for a bowl of soup and sandwich after we ordered--I'm not counting the time in line. That's not an exaggeration--it took 45 minutes. I had to go to the counter after 35 to check and was told, "It's busy today." C'mon. Not cool. Yes the food was expensive but that would have been fine if not for the buzzkill of the long wait. read more

I really enjoy this cafe. I'm gluten free and there are plenty of options for me. I tend to stick with the tartine saumon on gluten free bread because I love it. I tried an omelette with Comte cheese, tomatoes and Parisian ham and it was excellent. The seasoning was perfect. The omelette was served with dressed greens. They could've backed off on the dressing a bit. I also ordered a side of roasted potatoes. Again, perfectly seasoned and a large serving. It was so much food it made two meals for me. I've only ordered a cortado or a cold brew and I've enjoyed them both. I also want to mention the service. It's always been great. You have to order at the counter but they bring your food and bus your table. The employees are very pleasant. I subtract one star because it is difficult to order from the pastry case. I tell my friends to take a picture so they remember what they want by the time they get to the counter. As some people have mentioned it does get crowded. I'm a Princetonian so I know when to avoid going to town and I know all the secret parking spots. Luckily, I'm an early bird and I go in the mornings and I've never had a problem with parking. read more

Cute French place but the food is soooo not worth the price and the experience. They botched our order twice - charged for something that we didn't order and never paid back, and didn't serve part of what we ordered. The breakfast sandwich needs to be thought through - the bacon jam is tooooooooooooooooo sweeeeeeet and overpowers all other tastes. It's like eating bread dipped in sugar syrup. Given the size of the place, the staff had difficulty finding the table, so by the time the order is prepared and brought to your table, the food and beverages have already gone stone cold. At that point, you just wonder if coming to this place was worth the trouble. The staff though was courteous, and ample of window seating. read more

The strawberry rhubarb hot air balloon and coffee I had for breakfast here were delicious.

I come here a few times and is great overall but this one time I asked for a chai latte they gave coffee?... and I brought up to them because I can't have coffee. she kindly made it for me but didn't bother to add sweetener in it even though I showed her my recipe :( read more

Nice place and a little pricey Just Had a coffee today but pastries do look good Why they are not open past 6pm especially Thurs - Sunday when folks are out after dinner and May want to have coffee n dessert or light fare Maybe they should try out in summer having some late hours on Fri and Saturday since so many folks are in Princeton read more

My absolute favorite! Love their brunch and pastries. Love that they have NJ locations now!

Lovely cafe with delicious food options and a great bustling atmosphere. Be prepared to wait for a table during the lunch rush!

Everytime I have gone to NYC Mamans has been my first stop. When I found out they were opening in princeton, I was psyched! Their coffee, pastries, and food are amazing! They also make a delicious matcha latte. I can't not get their chocolate chip nutty cookie when I go. read more

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I visited this morning. Day 3 for the bakery. It's lovely inside and very pleasant staff. However, it is very expensive. Bacon jam, egg and avocado sandwich was over $17 including tax and a 20% tip. And, they need to totally rethink the sandwich itself. The bacon jam is soooooooooo sweet that it ruined the sandwich. And $17 for an egg sandwich that was inedible, is not acceptable to me. I'll try the bakery again with the thought in mind that it's a lot more expensive than the other places in town that a are similar. read more

A 30 MINUTE wait just for a latte is completely unacceptable esp when said latte was ordered in advance and didn't taste like it should've (missing the lavender syrup). I'd rather go to Starbucks where I know what I'm getting. Hire more staff. read more

The place is very attractive, and if not for Covid, I could imagine spending hours here each week and having most of my lunch meetings there. Excellent coffee drinks. Croissants are adequate, but not as good as The Little Chef, who makes the best croissant in town by a mile. Croissants are on par with the other places in town, and Maman has superior atmosphere. Salads are good. Egg sandwich was horribly sweet - thus inedible for me. Too much bacon jam and too sweet. The idea of bacon jam is fine, the execution was not due to over-sweetness. The breakfast bowl with potatoes and egg and bacon jam was tasty, but sooo heavy between the bacon jam and oil, that I wouldn't order more than once every few months. I would love to order the omelet, but don't like red peppers and can't imagine an omelet without sautéed onions or shallots - and this was not an option. Please add this option and make me happy! Actually, take most of the sugar out of your bacon jam, add sautéed or caramelized (without too much sugar) onions or shallots to your omelet selection and I will be thrilled to change my review to a 5. I experienced very cheerful service, my husband had less satisfying interaction. Agree with a previous reviewer that table service would be nice so don't have to wait in line without knowing if you will get a table or not. read more

Service, food and coffee were all awesome. Really nice, bright interior. Not sure what else you can want from a place. Disregard the negative reviews, it's a great spot. read more

Sunday breakfast at Maman was the highlight of our weekend getaway. We would drive an hour and a half again just to have breakfast or lunch. read more

Enjoyed a latte and tried some of the baked goods. So far my favorite is the chocolate chunk cookie. Have been several times. Always a crowded line. WiFi has been an issue so it is often hard to bring up the app for credit. Also access to water /water bottles is awkward. Wish their was a different way to get a glass of water. read more

maman - Breakfast sandwich yum - Cafes Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

30 minute wait to get a cappuccino after ordering. Not exaggerating, unfortunately. The people were nice and the place looks great but the exceptionally long wait took the fun out of the visit. Willing to give it a second chance but will wait a while before trying again. read more

maman - Cafes Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

The café has a lovely ambience. And we've had lunch here which is costly but fun. You order at a counter and then they bring the food to your table. This morning we tried a quick coffee and a piece of quiche and croissant. The espresso was Undrinkable . We asked for it to be remade. They were very accommodating but again undrinkable. My husband described it as Battery acid. My decaf Americano was tasty, but the coffee here definitely has a very distinctive tangy taste to it. We waited 15 minutes for a piece of quiche to be heated when the cafe was not crowded. I would not recommend this for a quick coffee in the morning. There are many other coffee shops in Princeton that will give you good coffee at a much more reasonable price and serve it relatively quickly. read more

New fav breakfast place in Princeton (which is high praise as there are a few amazing options). The atmosphere and decor is great (says my wife, I don't really care about that.) It's obviously becoming popular based on the length of line to order. The line moved quickly (except for our group of 6 because somebody couldn't make up their mind...) Our food came it in 11 minutes and 23 seconds (which was probably faster than it took a certain someone to her order). All the food is amazing. Breakfast sandwich is solid (but they should bring back the bacon jam). The Overnight Oats are simple and delicious. Waffles? YES. Omelette? Yes again. Baked stuff is so good, even the vegan GF. Maple French Toast Latte. Do it. read more

Thanks for the laugh! We stopped in for a large coffee and a cookie. I was charged for a large coffee and a cookie as was shown on my receipt. The cookie was so good! The coffee tasted fine but was leaking. After fiddling with the lid, I realized that a small coffee with a lid was put inside a large coffee cup! Thats one way of maximizing profits! We will be laughing about this one for years. thanks! read more

I don't know what happened. I went to pick up some food because usually they have the best food for breakfast/lunch. However they changed there menu and all the usual food I like was gone and/or changed. Maybe someone got fired, I dont know it's none of my business but please I need my old anjerki Turkey sandwich back!! And why did y'all change the overnight oats. Anyways peace and love I hope you bring back your old menu. read more

The Hospitality we received from Sam, the manager, was that of a 5 star restaurant. He made sure I was comfortable while in line, while waiting to be served and after service. He even distracted our 2 year old with Crayons so that we could enjoy our tasty sandwiches in peace. read more

Plenty of other places in town with better service and better food. 25+ minute wait for two hot chocolates and an incredibly rude barista. Try out Chez Alice, Rojo's, or Small World instead. read more

I was excited to visit the new Maman's in town today but my trip turned sour real fast. There was a toddler having a meltdown (as toddlers do) and the mother was trying to calm her down, the manager approached the mother and in a rude manner asked "what is wrong with her!" The mother stated her child was having a tantrum and if she didn't calm down she would leave. The manager said yes I know she is having a tantrum but my customers are upset. (This woman was a paying customer as well). In the end the toddler calmed down and all was well but I will not recommend Maman's to anyone after I saw how they treat their customers. read more

I think the people that gave this place five stars are related to the owners. . The staff seems extremely miserable. The chef is seen at the back of the kitchen, screaming his head off at everybody. They forgot my food twice and just didn't make it, and when I asked for my money back, they simply said they cannot give me my money back, but also the chef refused to make my salad because he said too much time has passed and he doesn't want to make it. Lol ...went there one more time thinking maybe that one day was "off" got the farro salad . Food was extremely mediocre and way over priced. Staff again was sad and miserable and no lunch rush, the food took 30 minutes to come out. Please do not go here , there are lots of better places in the area where you will at least get a smile or hello out of someone . read more

It's a rip off! I was happy to see no line and decided to order a sandwich to go, but was disappointed to wait for 10 minutes. The sandwich is very small for claiming to be on a baguette. Someone is making miniature baguettes. After receiving the packaged sandwich, I asked for a bag since I was on the go. They responded with requiring an additional 25 cents! I just paid $15 for a mini baguette tuna sandwich but now I couldn't place it in a bag without digging through my purse for a lost quarter? No thank you. The principle is enough. We are all not tourists and I was a repeat customer but I won't be back. read more

It was a busy morning so it's understandable that mistakes happen, but nonetheless, if a mistake happens it's important to handle it appropriately. Our table was missing one of our entrees and had reminded a staff member and the general manager twice about it over the course of an hour. When the entree still hadn't come out after the second reminder, we spoke with the general manager to check on the status of the order, and he did not apologize or even acknowledge the inconvenience even though we waited for a long period of time. When we tried to explain the situation, the GM did not listen and just explained their side, talking over us, without hearing us out and then walked away mid sentence as we were speaking to him. We were not asking for anything, just raising awareness to the situation at hand in an effort to prevent it from happening to future customers. Hope the manager was just having a rough day but either way he made our table feel unwelcome and belittled. read more

Visited maman no the 1st of Jan . Stopped by after lunch around 2 pm . Stood in line for about 30 mins just to get to the counter to find out, they had run out of everything we wanted . No hot coco no cappuccino no lattes . Mind you they had so many people waiting in line only to waste their time to find out they don't have anything to serve . No matter how good a bakery is it does not justify wasting time of their potential clients. If the store is out of stock of literally more than half the things on the menu it is wise to close down or put a board out saying we are out of these items so the customer don't waste their time in line. They are new but my first impression was not good enough to back in. I rather take my business to small world or little chef who are amazing and know the community they serve. read more

Ambiance is 10/10... but was very neutral at best with the food. Wasn't bad but wasn't amazing either. It was a Sunday for brunch and complete and utter chaos so service was lacking read more

The atmosphere was lovely, very aesthetic. The service was also wonderful! The servers were super sweet and very welcoming. I definitely recommend going here and will be back soon. read more

So I have been to at least 3 diff locations, it is tough to scale with quality, think this chain is not an exception. So much potential, the location, decor, all awesome, the menu itself. Execution, is unfortunately where this is failing. I have visited at least 10x, including opening day, it's not that I have not given them a chance. Tried most of the menu, as this is what I do, inconsistent to say the least. Way overdone baking, croissants are almost burned to a crisp at times, others, they are barley passable. I can go on and on about what is wrong with the food quality and lack of attention to detail (this is what makes or breaks a spot like this, someone owning the quality). I will move on to the flow and function of the space, broken is how I would describe it in a nutshell. The popularity of the spot given it is new and unique plagues the logistics, figure out a system of how to efficiently allow for folks to sit. Working models out there, but anarchy isn't working here. Perhaps require that you order before you sit and reserve a table? Good luck, it will most likely be successful venture, but the regulars will get tied quickly if these issues aren't addressed head on. read more

I went 5 minutes before closing time. The staff was unfriendly and uninterested in explaining what the bakery items were. They would barely give me an answer when I asked them what they were made of since I have a child with severe nut allergies. Despite the charming French country style and beautiful display, I was discouraged by the service and ended up leaving without any purchases. I would not go back. read more

The people are very nice. But the service is slow. It's quite expensive for self serve, and my biggest pet peeve is that they have clearly bad ventilation so, if busy, which it was around 2:30 pm on a Friday afternoon, you leave with your coat and shirts smelling of cooking. They need better ventilation. read more

As a long-time resident, I would like a break from the mediocre dining in Princeton. I've had disappointing visits to this establishment. The baked goods are heavy and tasteless, the soup bland, the coffee average, and the salads uninspired and salty. The staff is the one great thing, they are friendly and hardworking. If you want a quality baked good, try the Little Chef on Tulane for a flakey buttery Paris-like croissant. If coffee is your thing, head down the street to Rojos on Palmer Square. Rojos serves real craft coffee, locally roasted with a terrific staff. With 25 other shops, Maman is just serving a cookie-cutter ordinary in a great location. read more

We went there during the first week they were open and found it disorganized but friendly. The manager intervened and we left feeling they would work out the initial kinks. Two weeks later, we returned and ordered, paid and found seats in a corner that had not been cleaned but it was crowded, so we made do. We received our drinks but not sandwiches. After 20 minutes, we followed up and were told ours were the next to be delivered. Ten minutes later, we followed up again and learned the order had not been given to the kitchen. We were asked if we still wanted the order. We said we did, and ten minutes later, we received one partially heated sandwich in a takeout container with a bagged pastry we had not ordered. (Our drinks were delivered as ordered, to stay in the restaurant rather than take out, but it felt like they now just wanted us to leave.) We asked about the second sandwich and were told they had only prepared one and we had only paid for one, although the order taker had repeated our request for two when we ordered. Four people were looking into it and no one had realized they had made an error from the onset, as we had continually asked about two sandwiches we were expecting. We had not asked for the paper receipt so we were out of luck. We hope they get their act together, but their response to their continued errors was a big disappointment. read more