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    Bristol Sunset Cafe

    4.6 (376 reviews)
    Closed • 7:30 am - 2:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Stef S.

    I visited the Bristol Sunset Café many times. It's my favorite place to have breakfast for any special event or really anytime. They have a Yelp waitlist, which I really like. I do see people getting frustrated with the hostess, who's always so gracious, when she lets them know that there's 34 people in front of them in a two hour wait. Someone who lives about 20 minutes away, this is very convenient and helps me time when I can meet my family or friends for breakfast. Big fan! The weight staff is always amazing. The food is always cooked so quick and the food runner does a great job at bringing it all out at once. I really do love that. The first sandwich I had was on a bolo. It was an egg, bacon, cheese, and hash brown. Cooked perfectly. They had a special on my birthday for banana pancakes which is you can tell by the picture, were huge! They were absolutely delicious as everybody had a banana and peanut butter chips. On my birthday I also had a sandwich on a brioche roll that had an egg with chive cream cheese inside. This really is one of my favorite meals there. They're open all the time, which is really nice. It's so cute inside although sometimes it's a little loud. I used to visit the Sunset Bakery as a child and it's good to know they're keeping their tradition alive and well!

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    Mike D.

    Always great food, I've reviewed before and we always enjoy how well they chef it up at this kitchen. They deliver every single time.

    Butternut hash
    Walter P.

    Reserve ahead of time on Yelp or you're going to be waiting a long time. Food was amazing and so was the service when the waitress realized we weren't tourists. Lol. Try the chocolate pancake and bacon pancakes. Also the butternut squash & broccoli hash. Heaven!

    Sriracha Bene.
    Keith S.

    Really good. I got the Portuguese Benny. It was super tasty. My daughter got the OG Benny. She loved it. Neither of us could finish it. The home fries were spot on. Friendly staff in a cozy place. No wonder there's always a wait.

    Crab cake benny

    Their pricing is pretty good in general. I tried crab cake Benny as it's not that common. It's interesting. When I first got the dish, it looked pretty simple, dry, and bland. But they did have white sauce on top of the eggs. The crab cakes are pretty heavy and salty in my opinion. So adding arugula definitely helps. But still, it tasted good in the beginning but then a bit too heavy for me at the end. One of the crab cakes is slightly over pan fried. The potatoes are pretty good. I like that they used the red potatoes. My friend got omelette and the toasts as the side are surprisingly good. It looks just like ordinary toasted white bread, but they added butter and a bit salt and it's crispy outside but soft inside. It's pretty good. They are pretty popular in the weekend morning. We waited for 15-20 min for a table of two. They have indoors seating and limited outdoor seating.

    Hannah P.

    Great food, friendly service, casual/modern atmosphere. Portions are generous but also pricier for breakfast. There is a bit of pressure to eat quickly and leave due to the long waitlist. Maybe that was because our table was near the door, so we were hyper aware of parties just standing and waiting. The wait can be incredibly long, so highly recommend you use the waitlist feature ahead of your visit. We dined on a Sunday - added our party of 3 to the waitlist around 9:20, our seating time was estimated to be 10:30, and we were sat about then. A very accurate estimate. There's no waiting area inside, so I do not recommend arriving early.

    Mallory our server made our day, and breakfast delightful!!!
    Joel B.

    Great place to Nosh in Bristol Ri, wait time is a bit horrendous but when seated.... relief servers attentive and kind, got a window table Coffee is very good, mimosa's too our first time here so more about the food later. Get here early, leave name and cell number if you've a long wait time, you can stroll to nearby shops. Mallory was indeed an awesome server....it was busy

    Amazing food. And they sponsor our local Little League!
    Steve M.

    Amazing food for breakfast and dinner AND they sponsor our local Little League. Thanks!

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    Service was great food was great. Was packed but cozy. Was contacted by text cause of wait but it worked out perfect.

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    Had breakfast in the morning then went back for dinner. Both meals excellent. So much food for the cost. Highly recommend.

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    Great food. Great service. Hashdog sandwich is the bomb. Always fresh, clean,and charming.

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    had my birthday breakfast at Sunrise this morning... the food and atmosphere here are great! Never disappointed

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    Breakfast burrito and lemon blueberry pancakes were outstanding. Our waitress was fabulous. Overall a great experience.

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    Amazing breakfasts... like this place but difficult now to get in on a Sunday.. usually 1 1/2 hour wait... love the atmosphere and the food!

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    Best breakfast in Rhode Island! Be prepared to wait on weekends but using their online wait list saves a huge amount of time.

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    Everything food and service excellent all waitresses we had excellent can't say more

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    The food is delicious; solid every time for every meal. The service is spectacular. Highly recommended!

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