Cred Cafe — Restaurant in Detroit

Great space but TERRIBLE experience w/owner while hosting an event! Sylvia gave me such a hard time! The place is newer to hosting events so I had a lot of questions since there was no written policy. She was bothered by me asking questions and failed to respond or recall certain details we had discussed. Clearly in over her head & needs a non-biased event planner. After taking my money (50% deposit) her tone & demeanor worsened. I decided to change DJs since I hadn't been given ample info on their "staff" DJ and THAT was a problem! Since I had already paid they now owed me money back. Instead of refunding immediately they waited until after the party and took $290 out of that! The "manager", her son, was supposed to call me to discuss & never did.

Oh! After "checking me" about bringing grape juice for guests who don't drink alcohol (something she forgot that we talked about!) All of a sudden guests were turned away for capacity. People flew in from out of town & were denied entry! I paid for a private space and they started letting strangers come into our space. Not cool at all. Soooo much more I could say but won't give this much more of my time.

Definitely need her to step aside & let someone else run things because clearly she's not fit for the job! Again, great space but TERRIBLE OWNER...

I reached out via Instagram to let this establishment know I was interested in hosting my small group (3-5) here and got no response. I then proceeded to meet with my group, the male co-owner and baristas were very welcoming and pleasant. However, after week 4 of our group meeting, on the fifth week, Sylvia an older woman was coarse and made remarks about bringing four...literally four crackers and personal beverages in WHILE we still were proceeding to purchase our own through the cafe. As a host, I was bringing them for those who may not have had finances. As an owner, Sylvia was very rude, saying "No outside food was going to be okay in any matter, what were you thinking?" without having any policy or sign stating otherwise and my group felt uncomfortable and anxious. She proceeded to talk about my group when we decided to leave the establishment. Her demeanor, tone, and approach were unsettling, and as much as I wanted to support a slow-traffic, local, black business, SHE is the reason we will...

📍✨Google Guide Review✨📍 I patronized here to catch up on some late night business. I was immediately greeted and asked what where I wanted to be seated. There is a front window space for cafe vibes but behind a secret door is a bar area which was pretty cool. I ordered the veggie flatbread with Pesto which was delicious and Kombucha for my beverage for a tiny kick of alcohol.

I ended up getting a White Claw as well which is always great. Overall, great chill experience to put a twist on remote working on a Friday evening.

PS: check out their photos as there is another secret area beyond another...