The food was decent. My pancakes were a little over cooked and my partner's chicken definitely was reheated or overcooked. I did enjoy my veggie and egg plate, the pumpernickel bread, toppings and presentation on the pancakes and the fresh avocado. Ambience wasn't anything to write home about. Very homely diner. Service was superb. Our server was attentive and ensured we had everything we needed. read more

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It was my first time at Shine Cafe and I plan on returning! They have a great menu and service was excellent! I had the Voodoo wrap with a side of fresh fruit...the wrap was delicious and the fruit was perfectly ripe. Good size portions, as well. Next time I want to try the fried biscuits. Would highly recommend read more

Wow, what a precious gem of a restaurant. Found it on yelp while in town for a concert. Great food and service. Would definitely come back. read more

Shine Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Food was absolutely delicious! I ordered a build your own omelette and it came out piping hot! I ordered a diamond coffee and man oh man those are delicious! Our service was excellent! Our waitress was very attentive and personable! Ambiance was great too! Lit very well! Will definitely return! read more

I stopped in for a solo brunch as I often do at different places. I was seated very quickly and ordered a mimosa. The waitress was friendly and didn't linger as she saw that I was reading. The omelette I ordered looks mediocre BUT the flavor was EXCELLENT!!! They did so well on both the omelette and the French toast. I was very impressed. The atmosphere was that of your typical diner but the menu options, the day drinking menu (which I loved), was that of an upscale restaurant. I'll go back if I'm on the area for sure read more

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Great and very fast service. The staff is on point and always professional and checks up on you all the time. My go to brunch spot. The Greek chicken wrap is the bomb. I love that they are constantly filling up my coffee every time it gets to half way full lol bottomless cup of coffee. read more

Shine Cafe - Greek chicken wrap. Best one I've been had. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Amazing French toast combos! Normally, I don't finish the sweet portion but today was a different day with this place. I stuffed myself it was THAT GOOD! The coffee was good as well. Assorted creamers are placed at the table for selection choices. Now the Gym Bro was definitely packed! The only thing it lacked was seasoned potatoes. It's a healthier option so my guess is they didn't want to season it too much but a little more pizzaz and that bowl would be 10/10. I'll definitely be back to sample to rest of the menu ! read more

Went on a Sunday for brunch with friends and this place was great! The extensive menu meant everyone could get something they liked and the generous portion sizes meant everyone left very full and very happy. I got the gym bro bowl and it was really delicious. Although I will say that the potatoes were a bit oily and some were a bit over-fried to the point where they were a little dry/burnt. That being said, I'll definitely be going back and next time I'll be trying some different menu items too! read more

Shine Cafe - Gym Bro Bowl - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

I have been here plenty of times. It has been my go-to brunch stop. Rather you're in the mood for Breakfast or lunch Shine Cafe has you covered. The food is good with decent sizes and every time I come the service is always good. read more

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I love this brunch place! Seriously since I've moved, I could not find a brunch that lived up to my expectations, but this one does. I really love the service and food lots! It's so much food and I usually have to take the rest home. 10/10 place! read more

Shine Cafe - The Standard- eggs, potatoes, and sausages - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

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Weekends are made for diving into banana split French toast! Bananas, strawberries, berry compote coupled with a vanilla cream, pecans, drizzled with chocolate, raspberry & vanilla sauces & topped with a hefty serving of whipped cream. The Pappos breakfast bowl was also good - & huge!!! Gyro, onion, tomato & feta served with your choice of eggs on top of a large serving of potatoes. read more

Shine Cafe - Banana split French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

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One of the better breakfast spots that's super lowkey- a step above a diner for sure but also gives coney vibes. Their breakfast offerings are HUGE and easily shareable which you'll want to do try some of everything! Their sweet offerings like loaded French toast or pancakes are great to share! I've only gotten one lunch item and it was the chicken Greek wrap which I didn't love. I'd stick to breakfast but this place is great! read more

I get the big breakfast. My favorite thing is the rye toast. Sounds silly but the rye toast is really good.

First there were the Breakfast Clubs. Then I found Recipes and First Watch, all great breakfast spots. The Shine Cafe may outshine them all. Tucked away in an unassuming strip mall on Rochester Toad and Square Lake, this is an amazing place for breakfast or lunch. I have been here three times and enjoyed it immensely. The Pancakes and French Toasts are the star of the show. The Berry Bliss is my favorite with the pancakes covered in vanilla buttercream. The Cookie Dough French toast is also wonderful. The Omelettes are tender and over filled. Even the salads for lunch are large portions and delicious. They are open until 3 which is great for a breakfast/lunch place. I would love to keep this to myself, but The Shine is too good. read more

Love the food the service and the atmosphere The food is delicious and service is wonderful The restaurant has nostalgic vibes we love it read more

The food was good but not quite worth the price in my opinion. $15 for one waffle with fruit was shocking to me but nonetheless it was tasty. The workers weren't pleasant either, and my friends and I felt their bad mood immediately after we were sat. read more

I met my family here for lunch recently - it's a wonderful place, the type of place one waxes nostalgic about. Solid service, good food, reasonable prices. Highly recommended. read more

The veggie breakfast bowl was outstanding. Highly reccomended. Coffee was good, the toast was superb. read more

Haven't been here since this place was the Square Lake Diner, and don't need to go back. With a group of 6 (including 2 kids). I ordered the country omelette, which is sausage, cheese, veggies, omelette topped with sausage gravy and coffee. Husband had western omelette (sausage instead of ham) and soda. Before I review my omelette please understand that I'm from the Midwest--i LOVE LOVE LOVE gravy and dairy! Ok: the food: the gravy they put on my omelette was flavorless, and the cook put so much on top that it was actually gross. I literally scraped about 1/8-1/4 cup off. The omelette barely had any sausage or veggies, but was stuffed instead with cheese, to the point that every bite was egg wrapped over ropes of cheese; eggs themselves were over-cooked. I'd ordered whole wheat bread and was given white bread; ordered sliced tomatoes in lieu of the potatoes and was given potatoes. (Btw their potatoes are those cubed frozen potatoes and we're not cooked through). Husband stated that his food was, "ok, it just didn't taste like anything." I will own up: i should have complained and given them a chance to either fix our food, or take things off our bill, but we were exhausted--having driven all night and were running on little sleep. Suffice it to say we will not return. read more

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Service was good. Cocktails were just average with no garnish on 2 of the 3 (bloody mary had the traditional celery but the Bellini was without). The food was simple diner food (we all had breakfast). The andouille sausage I'd recommend as a breakfast meat choice. read more

Sans the chorizo, the breakfast menu selection is very similar to Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe in Chicago. The Berry French Toast was amazing with lots of fresh strawberries and blueberries. The Country Breakfast Bowl was very good and hearty but I might get the gravy on the side next time as I felt my arteries clog after each delicious bite. Service was fast and friendly and my coffee cup was attentively refreshed during my meal. Price is about $9-$12 for most of the menu options and I would say their breakfast bowls is enough for two. read more

Should have known when they were packed during covid not to try this place now. wanting to support a local business but will not go back. The hostess seemed annoyed to be seating us. The prices were very high even for the kids breakfast. Food was not great and bland. Pics on here look way better than in person. $4 for an iced tea?! Don't get me started on the o.j.. Our bill was $60+ for one adult and two kids. One got a pancake and one got a waffle. If you support Dump and Musty you'll LOVE the ambiance and most likely everyone in the place. read more

One of my favorites I love coming here Great food and service. Waitresses are super friendly. read more

Shine Cafe - Great food and service! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

One of my favorite breakfast spots!! Love going here after church on Sundays. Food is phenomenal, I love their Greek salad wrap. Their pancakes are SO yummy. And the service is amazing. Would recommend this spot to anyone visiting town! read more

Incredible probably doesn't do this place justice! I love love love breakfast. Even better, I love brunch. Nothing like a mimosa with breakfast. Any way, we checked this place out and we're extremely happy we did. It was like dessert for breakfast. I didn't expect much, as it's in a strip mall, but omg. Everyone needs to experience this place at least once. I wish my pictures were scratch and sniff so you could get the full impact of how good this was. Mmmmmm!! I justify eating this because there was fruit. I mean...that makes it healthy right? Can't wait to go back! But there are so many places that now make an incredible brunch that I am making this a challenge to try as many places as possible, without turning into a hippo. Haha. I am sad that the summer is running out because brunch on a patio is the very best thing of all! read more

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I went here for brunch with a few friends on a Sunday. The service was good, and the food was very tasty. I got the Cajun benedict, and it was yummy. Everything my friend's ordered also looked quite tasty. I will be returning here in the future! read more

Shine Cafe - cajun benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

Food taste great Excellent service Very cozy Ambiance Thank you v much will defiantly return back in near future read more

I've had great omelettes at many places and fair ones too. This was by far the worst ever ! A thin greasy pancake with a few spinach leaves and a few crumbs of feta cheese. The potatoes were cubes deep fried , Not grilled ( I asked ) At almost 15.00 not worth it ! I think McDonald's would have been a better bet . And I never eat there ! I won't go back again .... For sure ! Don't understand all These great reviews ? My friends sandwich was fair at best . read more

Fantastic! Bowls are very generous. Great food. Decent selection, plus there's a little drink menu called "Day Drinking" lol

Did not shine for me!!! Coffee was awful. I ordered blueberry cinnamon biscuits that were okay but nothing special (canned blueberry). My mother just biscuit which was cut in half, about 1/2" at best. My sister did like her breakfast though. She had eggs over a hash which had feta cheese in it. Restaurant was clean and the service was good. read more

I don't want to be mean, but I was disappointed after reading good things. First, good stuff: service good, atmosphere and decor good, all the general whatsis was just fine. The noise level was perfect with a packed place, many people talking, but you could hear your own conversation. Now the two stars lost: bad coffee and unpleasant avocado toast. The coffee was very weak. The avocado toast was ice cold. That means it was stuck in the fridge or the avocado was at least. I did not enjoy that icy mouthful at breakfast. The avocado was more pressed flatish than mashed and swimming in balsamic "glaze". The balsamic glaze is not good on avocado. I don't use much salt, but I tasted none on this and avocados need a small amount of salt. It was a nice morning ahead of a nice day and my wife liked her eggs, so three stars and we'll just agree to let bygones be bygones. I wouldn't tell anyone to avoid it but then I don't eat a lot of what is on the menu. read more

Cookie dough French toast!!!!! I'm taking a big pile of cookie dough on top. SO GOOD!!!!!! Everything on the menu here sounds good, and the portions are nice!! I got the cookie dough French toast and the sweetheart waffle which has vanilla, chocolate, and raspberry sauces with strawberries on top. Delicious. So many delicious sweet choices. Clean restaurant and good service. read more

Shine Cafe - Cookie dough French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

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Sadly this place didn't meet my expectations. Took my 2 boys here. Ordered breakfast. Nothing great. My middle son ordered Oreo pancakes and loved them; but the issue was the price of the kid's breakfast. 10.00 for kid's pancakes and sausage but the kicker was the kids drink was 4.00!! So 14.00 for the kid's breakfast?!! Ridiculous. It was only about 4-5 oz drink! So absurd! Just for us 3 was 50.00 for breakfast. I had just eggs and bacon! Plus the waitress forgot my son's bacon's, so he ate mine. Took that off the bill. So much better options out there with a reasonable price. read more

First time coming here and WOW, the food was delicious! The banana split French toast was sooooooo yummy!!! The cream was perfect and the taste was spot on!! All the portions were huge!! Definitely 2 servings worth per plate of food! Can't wait to bring my friends and family to this cafe! read more

Shine Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

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Nice atmosphere. Wait service was very good and plenty of help. It's interesting that they have a bar menu especially for breakfast. We were excited to try this place because of the menu and pictures. Large portions. Now the crux - the food was kinda nasty - well not kind of, it was. Very overly processed and very expensive. My son did enjoy his standard breakfast. The coffee was awful. My waffle tasted like old grease or lard /Crisco in it. The toppings tasted like they were bought at GFS. How hard is it to make fresh whip cream and/or fried potatoes. Processed cheese and not real cheese on bowls. I tasted my husband and it was nasty also. My sons rewarmed potatoes were cold. $60 bill for 3 breakfasts and 2 of us didn't eat it. I ate the strawberries off the top, that was it. Those were fresh and not frozen. read more

Very awesome atmosphere server's were very nice. Service was quick. Now the food on the other hand was just like any other breakfast restaurant. I expected something much better for the price. When I checked the menu on here it was from two years ago. So the price has changed a lot. I gave it three stars for the service. If the food was a bit better I would have definitely given four stars. read more

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The food was great; service was ok. Prices are a bit high, but we would definitely return to give it another try.

The best French toast I have ever had! Ordered the chunkamunka French toast and a side of bacon. The French toast was super thick and fluffy. Loads of toppings, they definitely don't skimp on that! I would love to try the French toast plain as well, I'm sure it wouldn't disappoint. The bacon was unfortunately not my favorite, it was thick and cooked really well, not too crispy, not too chewy, but I didn't love the flavor itself but maybe it just wasn't for me. Great coffee for a little cafe as well, had multiple cups. Can't wait to go again! read more

Shine Cafe - Chunkamunka (front) Loaded Berry (back) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Troy, Michigan

This place is absolutely amazing. The menu is huge so I definitely gotta go back and try more dishes but so far it is amazing!! The price is very affordable and both the quality and the quantity of the food are crazy good. Definitely a great brunch and lunch place for groups that can't decide on a place to go because this place has everything!! Their fries are very delicious and so is their breakfast and dessert. Nobody was able to finish all their entrees plus the cookie dough french toast we ordered for the table. This place is definitely a must go. read more

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Decent breakfast Good service. Easy to find Cosy and comfortable. Convenient Nice choices