Muddy Creek Cafe & Listening Room

"Nothing gourmet or particularly inspired here, but Muddy Creek Cafe seems to be the only eatery inside Old Salem. It's a good place to stop and refresh when touring the museums. They have tasty sandwiches, salads, assorted nibbles, soft drinks, and desserts. You order at the counter, and they bring the food to your table when it's ready. I enjoyed the Lusty Muffaletta sandwich, and my 6-year-old granddaughter loved dancing with the live folk band. There are a few seating areas inside, as well as outside tables."

"Four of us met in Old Salem with a plan to lunch at Muddy Creek Cafe. Old Salem was very busy and so was MCC, I really wondered if we should bail. We got in line and ordered in just a few minutes. Got lucky with a table for 4 inside with some live music! They give you a number to display at your table. The food came out faster than expected, maybe 10mins. We all enjoyed the food and overall experience. Great spot to recharge in Old Salem!"

"Muddy Creek Café offers sandwiches, sides, and cold drinks in the middle of Old Salem. It is centrally located and is a great place to find food to tide you over, rest a bit, and help replenish your energy as you explore the Old Salem Museums and Gardens. There is even coffee if you need a pick-me-up! They have outside seating as well, under the shade of umbrellas."

"The reviews are accurate. Waited 45 minutes for this, and paid $15. Rip off. Edited to respond to owner's reply to my review: I go to mainly local, independent restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, etc. You should read the other reviews from people patronizing your business. Many have said the same thing I did. At one point you guys stopped taking orders for over an hour because the kitchen was so far behind. There is NO REASON OR EXCUSE as to why it took 45 minutes to make 2 Reubens other than being understaffed or poor management. It's too bad your place is the only one in Salem Village serving food. If we had known how long it was going to take we would have stopped before getting there. The family next to us ordered a salad and 2 PBJs and that took just as long as ours. BAD MANAGEMENT!!!!!!"

"Would give 0 stars if possible. Waiting 50+ min for a cold sandwich, people had been waiting an hour plus and not a single person inside or outside had gotten their food yet. Just a cafe full of people waiting for food but no food at their tables. For a $12 sandwich this is just ridiculous. Could have a least told us about the wait time. The cold sandwich pictured took 1 hour and 8 min for them to make. I have spent over a decade working in kitchens, this is just unacceptable. Edit: I am sure their service isn't always like this, but on the day we went it was extremely lacking."