Olde Mill Coffee — Restaurant in Alpena

This is my first time visiting and I am blown away by this place! You can see the love, care, and attention to detail that went into every aspect and the aesthetic is phenomenal! Feels like home, nostalgia, and traditions all in one.

The food was fresh and delicious. The Blueberry scone was amazing. It was the right consistency. I highly recommend trying one on your Monday morning to make it enjoyable. I wish I bought two and then I could have provided a picture, but I would have gobbled that one down too before I could! The coffee was the perfect temperature and tasted amazing. I always have to add creamer and sugar to all of my coffees but not today. I tried their Drip coffee Ethiopian medium roast on a whim and did not have to add any! The flavor was enjoyable as is! It is now my new favorite.

This is the first and only place with a breakfast sandwich that I did not have to add any flavor packets to, take anything off as eating, and was a substantial size. Finally, a breakfast that is satisfying and filled me up! The flavoring was spot on! It had the right balance of flavors; ingredients and the eggs tasted fresh. I especially enjoyed the detail of grill marks on the wrap. I got my husband the breakfast bowl. It looked delicious and it was. The portion size is better than expected and everything is reasonably priced.

There was not a thing in here that lacked. Two thumbs up! Highly recommend! I cannot wait to try another breakfast wrap; the Mexican wrap was pleasant! I just found my new favorite pit stop and coffee! Win win.

If you have not been here...

I would give one star if the guy at the register wasn’t nice enough to refund me for the scone. It was truly that bad I had to go up and ask for a refund. My wife was expecting to enjoy it with her coffee, but the scone was dry, tasted like it was baked 3 days ago, and she got the blueberry and said it tasted artificially flavored. Okay, fine, one bad pastry doesn’t make up the whole place. But we ordered food too. I got the country “bowl” and my wife got the Mexican wrap. After eating it, she said “worst breakfast sandwich I’ve ever eaten”. The country bowl I ate was not a bowl. They put it in a tiny soup cup. The eggs tasted premade and overcooked, and the potatoes and peppers were definitely frozen and not freshly cut. I wanted to order a beverage, but they didn’t have whole milk, yet they had 100 syrup flavors. All of the good reviews note the fact that the building is so cool, it is. It’s a greatly decorated dining area and they did a great job remodeling. But my wife and I wouldn’t be leaving this crappy review if they focused a little less on all the vintage signs they hung up and a little more on the food they’re serving in the kitchen. They also have a partner company who serves “fresh” bagels. We checked the ingredients and they had food coloring and artificial flavors. And they’re squishy unlike authentic bagels should be. I’m noting this because I imagine it’s the same bagels they use for their sandwiches. Awful food, okay service, and amazing atmosphere, but god I wish it was the...

I stopped in very close to closing time (which I admittedly felt a little guilty about), but the barista greeted me with a warm smile and genuine enthusiasm. He took my order right away—a plain hot latte, no sweetener, no flavor—and struck up such an easy, personable conversation that it felt like we’d known each other already, even though it was my first time meeting him.

The latte itself was perfect—served at just the right temperature, bold in flavor, and wonderfully creamy. I left feeling both caffeinated and genuinely uplifted by the interaction. I’m only visiting the area for a short time, but I’ll definitely be back before I leave. I also learned they serve food, which I’m hoping to try before my trip is over....