Sunrise Cafe - Auburn

SHORT VERSION:A little pricey, but excellent food, service, and atmosphere made it worthwhile.LONG VERSION:I love finding out of the way diners and trying them out. Sunrise is one of those places. It 's in a neighborhood strip mall tucked a mile off the main highway through this part of the world, stuck beside a hardware store and an empty grocery market (but sharing parking with the local library branch). There were indoor and outdoor seating areas, both clean, and both busy.I had no wait, despite the late morning Saturday crowd. There seemed to be both indoor and outdoor tables available the whole hour I was there, but the customers kept coming constantly.Withing two minutes of being seated, there was water and a menu before me. The server watched closely enough to be there to take my order just after I set down the menu. I ordered a strawberry waffle combo, one of my favorite breakfast orders during a first visit to any diner.I figured I 'd get some work done while I waited, but by the time I had my keyboard paired to my tablet (about 7 minutes) the food hit the table.The waffle was perfectly done and there were a good number of strawberries on it. Also, four towers of whip cream not too much! Sadly, whip cream from a can, but getting proper cream is an oddity these days. This was just fine.My egg was scrambled and done right. The bacon I had requested crispy was crispy, but not burned. Breakfast was great!One funny thing. There was a parsley garnish, I think. I found it under the bacon. It was a sprig about half the size of a dime. Now, that 's as much parsley as anyone needs, but it was humorous to see it hiding under there.Everything was excellent. My only less than perfect note was that meal and tax (I had no drink but the water) came to $22 which is high for me. It was good enough I didn 't mind, but it is expensive enough it won 't be a regular haunt.Good work, Sunrise Cafe!

Huge shoutout to Sunrise Cafe. Their dinner tonight was the best meal I’ve eaten out in the 3 1/2 years I’ve lived here. Everyone at our table loved everything we consumed. I know this is only night 2, but if you haven’t come here yet, DO IT. Price, service, food selection, preparation, and presentation OUTSTANDING.

Excellent breakfast, friendly and very accommodating with a great attitude! Parking: easy access plenty of parking Kid-friendliness: They are welcome, owners have younger kids and understand our needs

I placed an order online prior to opening and my husband and I decided to instead go somewhere that was open. I called as soon as they opened and communicated that I wanted to cancel my order. The woman who answered said she would tell the kitchen not to make it and let the manger know that I didn’t pick up the order to see if she can get me a credit. A few days later I still had the charge in my account. I sent an email with my order number and issue informing I did not get my credit and received zero response. So either I paid for a meal they didn’t even make or they made the meal anyway and ate in my dime. Not pleased with the service.

With all of the five star reviews, I had high expectations. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. The fajita salad was just okay. The salad was beautifully presented, but there was no flavor and the dressing was overly spicy. I do not recommend sitting at the bar. Since we had to wait at least 20 minutes for our order to be taken. The atmosphere is bright Walmart lighting meets greasy spoon cafe. I would recommend updating the restaurant and having servers that communicate with their customers.