Sandy Shores Cafe

Ashland, 2524 Lake Shore Dr W, Ashland, WI 54806, United States | ★ 4.7 (203 Review)

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Emily King

★ 5

If you are looking for a place the locals go this is it!!! Great food and friendly faces! We love finding places that are little hidden secrets of the area and Sandy’s is it. If we are back in the area this will be on the list!

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Кирилл Ма

★ 5

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Jerry Salzer

★ 5

Fun refreshing atmosphere! Food was great and so what's the service!

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Meg Gustafson

★ 5

Great place to eat. Staff are pleasant and helpful. Lots of food for a great price.

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Wendy Scidmore

★ 4

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Frederick Bradbury V

★ 4

Hearty food

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Samantha Braswell

★ 5

Visiting the area and stopped here for breakfast. Our waitress was super sweet.. food was very good! I had the farmer's skillet and my husband was able to put together his favorite breakfast: hashbrowns, eggs, biscuit and gravy.. all together on one plate. Very homey feel, diner vibes. Worth the stop!

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Ryan Forslund

★ 5

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RackReaper

★ 5

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Mn Mike

★ 5

Busy place for breakfast. We snatched the last open table for breakfast. Lots of locals. This must be the place to go. Nice sized tasty portions. Good attentive service.

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Giselle Flores

★ 5

Had a great time with my family at this cafe. Ordered the Farm Skillet which was delicious, and had the most attentive, sweet waitress. My cousin asked for a milkshake, which wasn't on the menu, so our waitress took it upon herself to make one. Best service I have ever had

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Jennifer Modena

★ 5

Really good food. Friendly service.

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Hello Big W

★ 4

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Jacob

★ 5

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Mike F

★ 5

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Liz Beaire

★ 5

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Scott Elling

★ 5

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Sherice Schalesky

★ 5

We were searching for a place for breakfast on our way through town and came upon this little gem. Delicious home style breakfast, awesome service. The restaurant is a bit dated and worn, but does not detect from the great food and service. It was somewhat noisy with the din of conversation and was quite busy when we got there. However, there was no wait and the food came quickly.

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goatgod20

★ 5

Excellent service. Food was amazing. Totally recommend for breakfast. Eggs Benedict was great.

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Linda Baxa

★ 5

Small town atmosphere with Big service and food. Our coffee cups were never empty, our plates were full of delicious breakfast. There are not many local coffee shops like this left, visit while you can!

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Aaron P

★ 5

Amazing food and amazing service!!

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Elaine Fries

★ 5

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BBT Tresidder

★ 5

Well yummy! We just stopped in here to get a little late breakfast and boy, was it good and plentiful!
Not a highbrow place, but where locals go. Likely the friendly and capable service and plentiful and delicious food.
We’d return again if padding through!

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Sheldon Miller

★ 5

Great service, very wholesome and friendly!

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nick zauhar

★ 5

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Catherine Lang

★ 5

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Jessica Deters

★ 5

Amazing food, excellent service, and the prices can’t be beat! We went on a day that was hot and their air conditioning was on the fritz 🥵 the attitude of everyone that works there was still upbeat and happy to see you. One woman was training a new girl and she had kindness, patience, and the willingness to teach even on a busy, difficult day! They know their regulars orders by heart and just how they like everything and it made us wish we could come back everyday.

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Joe Demuth

★ 4

Good food but even Great servers and owner...

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Graham Roethe

★ 5

Nice staff and amazing food

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Antone Hempstock

★ 5

I had an anxiety attack g breakfast here this morning. The best hash browns I ever had.

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Justin Landis

★ 5

Visited on a trip through Ashland last fall. We had the 'Everything Skillet', biscuits and gravy, and corned beef hash. Each of these was phenomenal. Service was great. Really made a nice start to the day. The wife and I love to try 'mom and pop' places when we travel. We were just discussing the best and worst places we'd been, and this one came up in the top 3 breakfast joints we'd experienced. It occurred to me I should have left a review about our experience, so here it is.

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Mini Muscles

★ 5

We went on a tour of Wisconsin and hit breakfast places most days. This was affordable and good. Best breakfast place in the state we visited.

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Garrett Peltier

★ 5

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Danelle Comer

★ 5

Food is delicious! Must try their cinnamon rolls

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Ryan Vaillancourt

★ 5

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George Miller

★ 5

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Sherry Sinclair

★ 5

Absolutely delicious, food top notch! Home cooking, great coffee and great service, me and my dad had an awesome breakfast!

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April Perrault

★ 5

Country fried steak was excellent

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Joe Way

★ 5

The food was great. It ended up being more than I could eat. The coffee was good and the service was excellent. Friendly atmosphere with a great view. All of this for a really good price. I would definitely recommend going here for breakfast.

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Zackarion LaRonge

★ 5

Hey I tried to call to let you guys know and I didn't get an answer but I think all of your to-go mustard is expired

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Denise McCutcheon Cloud

★ 5

Very good food and service. Always with a smile

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Marty Eddy

★ 5

Best breakfast in years, with a great staff. Can’t wait to get back next summer.

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Heather Tolliver

★ 5

Yummy food. Fast friendly service. Down home atmospher.

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James Simpson

★ 5

Food was great... service was terrific.... the girls working were very happy and it was nice to see people who enjoy there job....

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Chris M

★ 5

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Denise Johnson

★ 5

Delicious breakfast. Great view. Awesome service!!!

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Josh Poth

★ 5

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Michael Medina

★ 4

What a great little spot. I had the corn beef hash and eggs with the jalapeño cheese curds “ sooo good”
The best part is the staff though. Their personalities were so great and I would go back just for that.

The food was good , corned beef was basic and I wish they made their own.

Really no complaints though. Definitely worth checking out.

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Dan Maher

★ 5

Excellent food
Wonderful service

Reasonably priced

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Melissa Wilkerson

★ 5

Pickles was wonderful she was very attentive and so fun. Food was great and service exceptional. Ty

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Julie Wolter

★ 5

Great homemade food, hot & fresh with good portions!

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Steven Baker

★ 5

They should advertise their cinnamon rolls. Breakfast was all we could ask for and my spouse raved about the veggie omelet.

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Lannie Schafroth

★ 5

The owner is amazing. Great staff. Plenty of food for the price. Tasted great!

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Robert “Bud” Booth

★ 4

Nice little roadside diner. Small town attitude with friendly service and reasonable prices. Daily specials. Frybread taco was great!
Recommend
Would absolutely return.

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Jim Noha

★ 5

Good food, good service.

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Adrian Largaespada

★ 5

Great food and super friendly staff.

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Nathan Lawver

★ 5

Our family has a favorite breakfast spot in Ashland! We stopped in last weekend and the food was perfect, waitstaff was attentive and funny, and the food is still decently priced.
Would absolutely recommend!

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Beth E

★ 5

The food was so good and our waitress was amazing! I'd definitely stop back if we're ever back in the area.

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Becca Lenz

★ 5

Great food, amazing service in a comfy home style cafe setting

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Vince Velch

★ 5

The outside looks plain-Jane but the inside vibe is bright, bubbly and fun! The food is incredible as well. Homemade everything and cooked to perfection. We visited for breakfast but I'm certain lunch and dinner would be phenomenal as well. Highly recommend ❣️

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Merel Kerr

★ 5

Excellent employees. Excellent food.

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Arlene Brandis

★ 5

We love this little cafe. My favorite meal is the roast beef! The staff is fun too!

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Steven McParland

★ 5

If you’re in the Ashland area Sandy’s is a MUST stop for a breakfast place. I am a super hard critic on breakfast joints and this place filled the bill!! Quick attentive service, very flavorful, comforting, home made food and one of the best pancakes I’ve had in a long time. A mom and pop place that you should not miss.

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Kelly

★ 5

Great breakfast and wonderful service! Thank you!

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Robin Lehto

★ 5

Food was good and our waitress Priscilla is the best ever and it didn't take long to get our food

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Amanda Natale

★ 5

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Anna K

★ 5

If I could I would leave 10 stars! Love everything about this place. Please stop in and brighten your day!!!

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Brian Wimmer

★ 3

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Adam Baker

★ 5

My go to stop for morning breakfast. The food is good and the staff are phenomenal. A tasty and enjoyable experience every time!

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mike gammill

★ 5

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Sarah Bryers

★ 3

Went there for lunch. The food was decent, not anything special, but decent. Waitstaff was very friendly and our food came super quickly. Everything was well priced and affordable. Inside was a little messy.

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Amilcar Vásquez

★ 5

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Briar Huff

★ 4

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Ken M. Shaurette

★ 5

Great everything. Good breakfast food and quality. Amazing quantity and friendly waitress.

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Thomas Parr

★ 5

This is the hole in the wall you are looking for. It is easy to miss this place on 2, but it is great. Their specialty is the skillets, but whatever you order, be prepared to eat, share, or have leftovers.

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Dawn Guardipee

★ 5

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Brea Wollenzien

★ 4

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That fat Guy

★ 5

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Jacob Aufderheide

★ 4

Place is always packed. Our servers were great. Food was prompt. Great place for your standard hash browns/pancakes American diner breakfast.

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Jennifer Gilley

★ 5

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Brian Peter

★ 5

Always consistent quality breakfeast for very reasonable cost. Wonderful, fun and efficient staff. Great place to have late breakfeat after running trails. Great beach across the street.

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Captain Bob Hartzell

★ 5

Awesome breakfast spot as you come into Ashland, nice decor, great service, nice deep menu! Really shined at a great place i need ti start going to more often!

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Paul Paulson

★ 5

Best place for breakfast in Ashland and the most friendly staff. The servers are golden

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John Kosmas

★ 5

Always excellent service and food

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Jennifer Brigham

★ 4

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Bob D'Antonio

★ 5

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J Walker

★ 5

This is our go to Breakfast spot , love the skillets. If you like different kinds of hot Sauces they have them , just ask.

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Susan Madison

★ 5

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Cyndi Bazin

★ 5

If you want a more delicious breakfast than you can possibly eat, served by true morning people, this is the place to stop. Skillets are amazing! Pancakes are bigger than your plate and fantastic biscuits and gravy.

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max j

★ 4

Came for breakfast. Good food in a relaxed environment. Had fun with the spunky staff. Definitely would come back again

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Bill Kappers

★ 4

Awesome place nice and friendly good food 😋

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Lisa Waldoch

★ 5

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K B

★ 5

Ate breakfast there on 7/11/2023. Breakfast was AWESOME! Large portion of food and my coffee cup was never empty. Waitress had a smile on her face. Yummy-Yummy-Yummy

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Ronalie Lashinski

★ 5

If you left there hungry it's your own fault amazing portions

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Michael McCurry

★ 5

Nice cozy breakfast spot in Ashland....all home made...very reasonably priced...i would say under priced. They were understaffed...but the staff that was there hustled and made everything fine....if u are in area....give it try.....#youbetcha

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John Pyatt

★ 5

Awesome service and food was excellent. Great place for breakfast!

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Tom Fabjance

★ 4

Cozy roadside hometown diner-type mom and pop spot home to many locals.

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Scott Tanula

★ 5

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DMB

★ 5

Awesome hot breakfast and a wonderful waitress. Great start to the day!

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James Rasmussen

★ 5

Staff here is the best. Sandy’s cooking is amazing. We love this place for a quick bite before work or weekend brunch. Close to the beach and artisan well in town.

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Dan Jonas

★ 3

the food was great the waitresses her was Pickle she was amazing and she knows what she is doing ,just the parking lot needs pavement , but I love to go back

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Pamela Wolfe

★ 4

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Rodrigo Montenegro

★ 5

Excelente servicio , grato ambiente

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Walter Gaulke

★ 5

Friendly service! They are very generous with the portions of food. You will not leave hungry. The omelet and hash browns covered my plate. We will be back.

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Amy Wiemerslage

★ 5

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Jeff

★ 5

Best place to get breakfast in town, food is good and the portions are stacked! Wait staff is nice and accommodating!

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Rachel Rasmussen

★ 3

Meh😏! Nothing great about the food... too much actually. And we asked for our hashbrowns to be super super crisp and they were definitely NOT😕. The service was fine and the atmosphere was okay if you were a local, but we are from Oregon.

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Donley Niskanen

★ 5

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Jim Holts

★ 5

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Jamie Clark

★ 4

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Kori Zenz

★ 5

This is easily the most under-rated spot in town! The breakfast is our favorite & it NEVER disappoints! Friendly owner & wait staff keeps us coming back from out of town!

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Derek

★ 5

Out of towner, stoped by for a late breakfast. Food was very good, prices were affordable, and the service was great. Highly recommend.

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Andrew Terry

★ 5

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Valla Allen

★ 5

Great place, good food, fast service

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MEC M.R.

★ 5

Unassuming and low keyed, which we love! We came back two days in a row for breakfast because we were blown away by the friendly staff and great service. Excellent price and huge portions.

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mike ellis

★ 5

Excellent breakfast, and service. Convenient location right on the main road.

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Darrin Neuendorf

★ 5

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Randy Raprager

★ 3

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Suzanne Montgomery

★ 5

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Jack Marsland

★ 5

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Craig Olson

★ 5

Sandy Shores is a great small town independently owned restaurant. The food is awesome. The waitresses are busy as hummingbirds and can be very entertaining. I've never had a meal here I didn't like. If you're hungry, Sandy Shores is the place to eat.

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Leslie Severtson

★ 5

Great place for breakfast

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michael montgomery

★ 5

Look no further this place will not disappoint. In fact they will blow your socks off!

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Nicky

★ 5

What a cool find! I was staying across the street so walked over here for breakfast. I got the 1x1x1 and coffee. The waitress was upbeat and funny and have me some great suggestions on places to visit in town. I felt a bit awkward going out to eat alone, but it wasn't too busy inside and I felt comfortable soon after ordering. I would definitely go here often if I didn't live 3 hours away. It was also under 10 before tip (yes, I left a good tip)! 👍🏻

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Kimberly Schlies

★ 5

Awesome place. Great food. Wonderful service. Happy workers looks like

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Brad Hunter

★ 5

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Clancey Longstreet

★ 5

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Andy wuethrich

★ 5

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Russell Wooten

★ 5

Nice, small cafe. Right on highway 2 at West edge of Ashland. Limited parking. Great food. Great service

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Dave Wells

★ 5

If you want good food, good service, and good portions, eat at the Sandy Shores Cafe. Bottomless coffee. The skillets are fantastic.

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Tara Kolve

★ 5

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Robin Krawza

★ 5

Excellent food, fantastic service, and friendly down home atmosphere. The waitress was awesome!

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Chad Bousum

★ 5

I’ve been eating here the last three days straight, after just stopping in to try something different. It turns out this place is a hidden gem! The service is excellent, the food is better than anywhere else in the area, and the prices are great! The cook was on break as I was leaving yesterday, and he even came over and removed ice from my tire wells. Sandy Shores Cafe has an extremely loyal customer for life!

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Gerald Bruno

★ 4

Older restaurant with super friendly servers and very good food.

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Sean Gilbertson

★ 3

Cute place with poor food. Got the runs from my omelette and the coffee was like dishwater.

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Gary Koebler

★ 5

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Scott Splittstoesser

★ 5

Great staff! Amount of food and quality was wonderful

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Rick Morrell

★ 5

Servers were absolutely amazing. Cheerful and welcoming from start to finish. Food was great and a great price.

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Reid Meiselwitz

★ 1

I detest even giving this place one star. I can't comment on how the food tasted because the only thing my wife and I got was a cold bowl of soup after 30 minutes. I could elaborate more but this place is not worth the time we already spent waiting. I have only left one other resteraunt before I got my food. To top it off I asked to pay for just my coffee (left the cold bowl of soup on the tabke after one taste) there were no apologies and they took my $2.06 without hesitation. Will not be going back!!

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Birgit Novacek

★ 4

Priscilla was so fun and lively. Lots of locals. Food was plenty and very good!

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Leslie Gentner

★ 5

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michelle hopkins

★ 5

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stefanie neustedter

★ 5

Wonderful staff and delicious food

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Justin

★ 5

Very good lunch and amazing service. Had the Crispy chicken ranch wrap, very good!

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Kathy Heron

★ 5

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Stephen Kellner

★ 4

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Oto Encarnacion

★ 5

Really nice little place

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Brian Liggett

★ 5

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Cova

★ 4

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Scott Stelzner

★ 5

Great café/diner! Excellent service and the food was cooked with care... like homemade!

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Philip Shirk

★ 5

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James Clapero

★ 5

Excellent experience great food an friendly staff, always a good choice!! Ranch dressing is amazing

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John Criswell

★ 5

The staff was very friendly and the food was just wonderful. Would recommend to anyone. Btw, get the walleye!

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Jason Marko

★ 4

Plenty of food and it tasted good. Service was a little chaotic. We got all of our food but one of the people in my party said that it was clear that their food was sitting for a while. Tables around us got their food inconsistently. The table behind us had 6+ visits from servers because of mistakes. We got our food before the table next to us despite ordering after them. That table had 3 out of 4 served but the 4th didn't get his food for at least 5 minutes after the rest.

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Joshua Larrabee

★ 5

Finally a good place to get breakfast in Ashland. The food was great along with the staff. Will definitely be eating here again. We can't wait to try the fish fry. If I could give it more stars I would.

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Jennifer Ackley

★ 3

Food was good but being a 1st timer there their regular customers were rude and waitress was loud when she talked

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jill debruin

★ 5

Great place! Great service! Great food! Thank you for making beef barley soup! We will see you next year on our trip back!!

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Duane Lange

★ 5

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Emily Marie

★ 5

Great service and great food!

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Lauren Chantelois

★ 5

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Clifford Retzlaff

★ 5

Always good food served by an excellent fun courteous staff. Our favorite cafe in Ashland

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Michelle Ziegler

★ 5

Really good food and service

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Susan Henderson

★ 4

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John Taitt

★ 5

Go there just about everyday, great staff and so friendly. Foods good, prices are good, even with the rise of everything else. They make you feel like your a family member of the place.

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Chris

★ 5

Had a great breakfast. Definitely where the locals eat. Everybody in there knew each other. Friendly staff, quick service. Thank you!

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Steve Hopp

★ 5

We stopped in with a group and were very pleased with the service and food. Was exciting to see how much our server, Joanne, loved her her job. Great place.

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Arisu Python

★ 5

I had gotten the Benny Omelette. Omg so Yummy! First time being here I was a little iffy about it while comparing to the one across the street. Holy sh!t I was wrong looking and the reviews of the two, THIS IS THE BEST PLACE FOR BREAKFAST! 😱😋

This place has a big selection of breakfast items you can choose! It’s small and dainty but a very worth it stop to get a taste of the town and yummy food 🤤. As the place across the street has a 3 item breakfast menu(LAME). But the server’s were quick and sweet always a smile the chefs seemed nice when talking amongst each other in between table checks. The person who made the food KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOING! So thank you I felt safe and right at home as a single tourist but most of all the food was absolutely amazing(better than the Ashland Family Restaurant) 🤫

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Chad Lampson

★ 5

Pancakes here are fabulous! A must stop here place.

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Curtis Huber

★ 5

I really like this place. I was looking for a place to eat at on a Friday night. Because almost everything is closed at 2:00 these days. There menu has lots of things to eat . My favorite is the grilled salmon dinner. Very, very good. I can't get enough of it. The cheese burger is good too. They are all very friendly and seems to care about you and what you want to eat. Just try it out it's really good.

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James Clapero

★ 5

Great service and always, great food. The best homemade ranch dressing of any place!

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Thomas Graves

★ 4

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Kerry Klein

★ 5

Breakfast was great, good portion size and great service

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Christopher Hillert

★ 4

Staff is amazing! Fish fry is top tier!

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Lisa Bradley

★ 5

Excellent food, excellent service - as always!

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Janet Spear

★ 5

Always great food and excellent, friendly service!

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Trevor Rowley

★ 5

Great prices awesome breakfast and friendly staff!

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Ryan Shute

★ 5

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Anthony Urgo

★ 5

absolutely wonderful service. the food is great to boot.

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Teresa Olson

★ 5

Great food- always great service!

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Matt Swanson

★ 3

Pretty good breakfast. Nothing special. Staff was awesome though

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Lisa Relucio

★ 5

The waitresses were so friendly and my husband, 1 year old, and I all loved what we ordered (crispy chicken wrap, broccoli cheese soup, chili with cheese and onions, and hot beef sandwich dinner). What I especially loved was how we were treated though. The 2 girls serving food were working hard, kept refilling my coffee without me having to ask, and played around with my 1 year old daughter, making faces at her and talking to her making her laugh and smile the whole time we were there. This place will be our new go to when we are visiting the area.

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Rachel Dunham

★ 3

Still takes too long to get food. Half the order at a time. Not the best flavor. Quite bland

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Kathy G

★ 5

Best diner in the area with friendly staff and the best burgers around! Highly recommended 👌

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Erin English

★ 5

Great beeakfast

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Veronica Empey

★ 5

Waitresses are super friendly and make you feel welcomed and part of the family.

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Gretchen Kehoe

★ 5

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Andrea Ludtke

★ 5

Tasty breakfast that fills you up.

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Jill and Brian Zifko

★ 5

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John Guthrie

★ 4

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Steve Gylten

★ 5

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Linda Seidler

★ 5

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Nick Colver

★ 5

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John Moore

★ 5

Great food, awesome waitress, very clean

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Paul Barnes

★ 4

It's friendly and food is good.

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Larry Pacini

★ 5

Sandie and Bob are doing great and the two main waitresses are fantastic

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Gerald Perkovich

★ 1

Horrible. Cold, tasteless food and a waitress that didn't have a clue.
Never again

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Richard Williams

★ 4

Nice place for breakfast and lunch. Was a little iffy when they first opened but things are improving. Will go again.

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Sandi Johnston

★ 5

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Karen Haughn

★ 5

Our weekly Saturday morning breakfast date. New owners; same wonderful food and service!

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J U (JMU)

★ 4

Friendly staff, good service, good food

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