Auburn Cafe — Restaurant in Ecorse

Typically I am not one to leave a review like this but I felt compelled to after the service my family and I received after coming in for dinner this evening. We decided to come in for dinner to celebrate my father's birthday as this has been one of our family's favorite restaurants for almost 40 years. We were greeted and seated promptly and at first service was pleasant with our server Margie. We typically order our meal family style and I thought it was quite odd that when we ordered a large salad she was very adamant that we order a medium instead of a large. We explained to her that we enjoy the salad very much be she insisted we order a medium which we then agreed to, but we ended up having to order an additional small salad as it wasn't enough as we expected. Not the biggest deal but an extra expense added to the bill. Margie also was not very attentive which at first wasn't a big deal until our food came out. We are used to receiving a plate of vegetables with our kabob and when she dropped off our food we were missing serving utensils and our vegetables. When she came back to check on us after a while I asked her if we could have some serving utensils and my parents brought up how we were missing our vegetables. She told us that the vegetables do not come with the meal being served family style which we all thought was odd as this is how we have always been served our food. She responded quickly that she could grab us a plate of them and walked off. This is where I felt she was annoyed and made her presence around our table very absent. We never received any utensils for our main food besides the silverware we had already ate off of. Every time that she did make her was back to our table she was very short with us and I could feel that she did not want to be there. When it was time to have our bougasta she brought us our check and threw our forks on top of the table in front of us instead of handing them to us or putting them on our plates which I felt was rude. This is the last time we saw her as we had to ask the other waitress to run our check after we waited a while for her to return even though it was not busy in the restaurant. Although our service wasn't the worst this is definitely not what we are used to when dining here. It was also upsetting as instead of being able to focus on celebrating my father's birthday we were focused on the service that we feel like we didn't deserve. This is upsetting as we used to really enjoy coming here as a family but we feel like we won't be frequenting ourselves...

I took a chance tonight and after searching online for a new place to eat out, I came across Auburn Cafe in Ecorse. My wife seemed nervous as I did not let her know what I had chose, just that we had not been there before. What a hidden Gem - I would highly recommend you give this place a try. As it was Friday, we were looking for Seafood. (Bonus 1/2 off second Seafood Entre with purchase of another on Friday Evenings). I had the Salmon, My Wife enjoyed the Orange Roughy. Both were cooked to perfection, we didn't leave any to waste and the portions were generous. We also shared a Greek Salad, and Lemon Potatoes. Impressed with everything. I almost hate to make this recommendation in fear that too many people will find out about this great restaurant in the Ecorse, MI area. A++++ in my book. P.S. Our waitress Audrie exceeded our expectations with some of the best hospitality I've experienced - even brought us a surprise dessert. Thank you all again for the great dining experience.

Adding on to my review... my wife & I made it back for the highly recommended Lamb Chops... If I could add on another star, I would. The service was again spot on and the food exceeded our expectations, keep up the great work - we will most certainly be back! (Bonus of Buy 1 Lamb Chop Dinner / Get Second at 1/2 price on Monday & Tuesday after 5... We had left overs which were still delicious...

The Brown Sauce !!

Almost every restaurant I visit has its unique dish or accoutrement that makes it memorable. On this visit to Downtown Ecorse, I stopped into a well-known local Greek Eatery, the Auburn Cafe. I was in the mood for something simple and fast since I was famished. The interior brings you back a few decades, but don't let the lack of a modern touch fool you, they make great food here. Once I was seated, my server recommended something that I haven't had in years, a traditional Greek Soup called Avgolemono, which is a Lemon Rice Soup. If you have travelled or dined on the cuisines such as Greek, Arab, Sephardic Jewish, Turkish, Balkan and Jewish-Italian then you that Avgolemono is a family of sauces and soups made with egg yolk and lemon juice mixed with broth, heated until they thicken. The Auburn does a great take on this dish. Next was an old favourite, Pork Souvlaki or Pork Kabob. The grilled, marinated and tender pork was very good. My server before my meal came out told me that I should the 'Brown Sauce'. She was right as it did add some complexity and flavour to my meal. I honestly didn't know what to expect when trying Greek Cuisine in the Detroit area, but I can say that Auburn Cafe keeps it real. if you're looking for a great greek meal and experience, give...