If I could rate it higher I would, server Dawn was super polite and funny, she took our orders and brought our pies in less than a minute! I ordered a pistachio cream pie and it was the most incredible thing I ever ate! I wish I could have the other pies too! Why don't I have a super fast metabolism?!? Why?!? Anyway this was a great way to close the second day in Montana. Hope we come back here again. 100/10. Best pies in Montana. read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - Pistachio cream pie - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana

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We were in Helena for the day and heard great things about this spot from a few friends so we decided to check it out. I wish I was more hungry when I walked in cause I really wanted to try their "Holy Cow" style meals but could only go with the standard serving size. I ended up going with the chicken sandwich. The chicken was fried perfectly on the outside and the inside was tender and had good flavor. The fries here were very good and I would've kept ordering more of those if I had any more room. The food here is really great. It feels like the best diner food imaginable in a setting that offers so much more. The restaurant reminded me of a bigger chain but with the hometown feel. Big but cozy and personable. Our server was great and always made sure our drinks were full the whole meal. I'll be sure to come back here the next time we visit Helena. read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - Fried Chicken Sandwich - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana

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Ordered a Monte Cristo which was ok but not great. The service was good although the server liked to chat with anyone who'd listen. The place is quite outdated but clean. 80% of the diners, at 5 PM, were over 70 as there is a senior discount. Liked but would not come back. read more

After the RUDENESS from the young kids working there we wont be going back, Management needs to teach kids about customer service.

Love Shellie's, it's our go to for breakfast. My sister recently moved to Helena and her and I had a great meal and we were able to stay and visit and never felt rushed out. They even offered to top off my coffee after we had paid. Our family recently ate there also it's always a great meal and experience. There were 7 of us and we were seated with other customers at a joined area. (Two tables pushed next to each other). I was nervous that they may be annoyed having children next to them but everything went great and I was thankful our children behaved. I miss the fun signage from the old location and don't love the restrooms at the new location. But the food is still good, and we love the portions. read more

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Came here due to Yelp reviews and it didn't disappoint. Excellent service. Friendly people. Clean. Great food and good prices. Steaks cooked as they should where they need nothing added to them! read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - Sirloin steak - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana

Food was average. Country fried steak was just frozen out of box. It was definitely not a hand breaded chicken fried steak. The mashed potatoes were supposedly homemade but they tasted more like they were homemade out of a box of instant mashed potatoes and were not seasoned at all. Very over priced for the quality of the food read more

Great little diner with.... Diner food! Had a burger and it did not disappoint! Wife had a clubhouse. It was good as well!

Food is home cooking stick to your ribs. Wife had meatloaf I had liver and onions. Salad bar was fresh and very tasty. Pie was fresh made daily! Service was too notch Michelle was very friendly and professional. It an amazing place to eat quiet and roomy. Very clean! I recommend this place! read more

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Absolutely adorable! Shelly's is a whimsical cafe right off of I-15 in Helena with the "Holy Cow" option of making your meal a double - that's a 1LB burger for those carnivores. For the gluten free friends of mine they have great gluten free pancakes you can substitute for! The hash browns are made perfectly with a brown crunch on the outside and a soft potato center. I opted for the single visit to the salad bar and was told it's a small plate with one visit and was pleased to see that a small plate is PLENTY for the hungry but not starving appetite. Love the friendly staff, cute decor, and really fun American cafe menu. read more

After my DoorDash order came up short, not only did the staff at Shellie's lose no time contacting them to redeliver but they even included an extra piece of pie! Great service! read more

Food & Pie 24 hours a day. Where do I sign up? We grabbed a pie for 3.14 Pi Day and it was huge and a big hit at our house. read more

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Bad service today..cold food when I got my breakfast i was told the toast will be out soon..ordered sweet tea..nope terrible service and bad food will never return read more

Shellie's Country Café has such a warm, cozy, down-home charm that makes you feel right at home the moment you walk in. My server, David, was absolutely wonderful! So attentive, genuine, and full of great energy. I asked loads of questions, and he didn't seem bothered one bit. You could tell he truly cared about making sure everyone had a great experience. I ordered the Indian Taco Salad, which was really good, but the true stars of the show are the homemade pies! The butterscotch cream pie was smooth and perfectly balanced, creamy and not too sweet. I couldn't resist taking a peanut butter chocolate cream pie to go, and I don't regret it one bit. I'm only in town for a day and leave very early tomorrow , but since they're open 24/7, I just may have to swing by for some chicken fried streak and a slice of coconut cream on my way out! This place will definitely be a must-stop spot whenever I'm back in the area. read more

Best Home made soups! Best pie ever! If you don't care for crust on a pie they're pie crust will easily become your favorite part of the pie. read more

Our last day in Helena for my family reunion and we decided to stop at Shellie's for a quick breakfast. The food came out fresh, fast and exactly like we ordered. However, What compelled me to write this review was our server, Shayna. She was friendly, efficient and genuine and truly made our last experience in Helena special. She had a busy room to work and was equally invested and pleasant to each of her tables. Thank you, Shayna for your amazing service today! read more

I had lunch there on Feb. 22nd. I had the taco salad. It was tasty and the server was friendly and the service was quick. I'm glad I came and I intend on returning. read more

If you are looking for a casual good quality diner 10/10 recommend for you. Good service and fast decent quality food, nothing fancy but the perfect everyday place to eat. read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - Biscuits and Gravy (holy cow edition) - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana

What can I say? This review is based on only one trip to Shellie's in the restaurant location that used to be Perkins. Haven't tried any of their dishes except the jalapeño poppers that I bought when I was there this last time. So take it with a grain of salt if you'd like, but this is what I observed. First of all, we liked Perkins. Not everything there was super, but some things were very good, and the prices were reasonable. I could take my family of 5 there and eat for around $42 or so, and that's with 3 kids meals and two adults meals. As this change to Shellie's approached we were worried that we would lose our favorite restaurant, but we were hopeful that Shellie's would be a change for the better. We were disappointed. 1st of all, the prices are WAY more, at least 30% higher or more on most things. When we went there, we had all eaten recently, so it was just for dessert. Let's see, I got jalapeño poppers, ($9.50)!!! And my wife got onion rings ($9.95)!!! And one chicken nuggets kids meal, one milkshake, and one slice of chocolate cream Oreo pie, and 2 coffees. NOT a large meal, simply dessert and a snack. $48! I can imagine what the cost would have been had we all had meals. So much for our nice affordable Perkins. I forget to mention that my jalapeño poppers had NO SPICE at all, and were barely edible, the SIX of them for $9.50. I do have to admit that the chocolate cream pie was far superior to Perkins chocolate cream, so that's good, but they will be seeing much less of us and our business than Perkins did. I will eventually try some more things there, and review those, but for now these are the feelings of my family. Bye Bye Perkins, we miss you already... read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - The yummy Oreo chocolate cream pie - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana

Great country food. Staff were very helpful and nice. We were stuck there during wind warning shut down of freeway. Would certainly go again read more

We just had a fabulous dinner at Shellie's. We were meeting the great-grandkids for the first time. Everyone was so very accommodating and kind. The food was delicious and the two toddlers loved their little pizzas from the kids menu. My husband and I had the Indian tacos and our granddaughter had the pancakes, bacon and eggs. There was very little food left. Everyone loved their dinners. Thank you for being so nice to the little ones. We really appreciated you. read more

We went to Shellie's for Thanksgiving. Although they were very busy, we were seated in a short time. Our order arrived quickly with a generous serving. It was delicious as always and I had a to - go box for my pumpkin pie. For as busy as they were everything was running smoothly. Shellie's is a favorite restaurant for us. Always so friendly and I love the decor. read more

Fast and friendly service on a busy morning. I went with the taco omelet with an english muffin. This was very tasty. Not spicy but I didn't expect it to be so no problem there. I laid the omelet on the hash browns to create a bit of a layered skillet. Great combination of flavors with each bite. read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - Taco omelet - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana

Loved this place. I saw it was 24 hours and figured it was like a Denny's or ihop but I was sooo wrong. Great food, amazing staff and great prices. Loved this place. read more

If you're looking for an old-school diner Shellies is the place to go. It's open 24/7 which is just lovely and makes things easy to remember. I came here at 8am on a Monday and it was not busy at first but then it filled up by 8:30am-9am. I ordered the breakfast burrito with sausage ($10.50) which was just okay. I was expecting more filling and you could tell the burrito was very loose from it being loosely packed with not much inside. Nothing is worse when you take a bite of a burrito and get mostly tortilla. The chipotle sauce was good though and added a little bit of spice to an otherwise lackluster dish, especially one I waited almost 30 minutes for. The hash browns were crispy and seasoned enough though compared to other hash browns I've had in diners. While waiting for my food I enjoyed reading the variety of signs on the walls that range from happy to funny that are entertaining. On their menu they can make certain dishes "holy cow" which is basically doubling the size of what you get. read more

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If you are ordering from this location and expect any sort of speed in having the order delivered in a timely fashion. Forget them as they literally have zero sense of urgency and will give bs updates when asked. " oh not longer than a 5 minute wait. 15 minutes later maybe just Maybe you could get the order. Horrible service read more

Over exceeded our expectations for lunch. Excellent French dip and Philadelphia steak sandwiches.

Just no. Rude servers and food is a hit or miss. Disappointed but probably because I'm used to kind southern hospitality.

The service was terrific and the host and waitress were super friendly and accommodating. Food was decent but not outstanding, similar to a Dennys or IHOP. read more

Fantastic service and the eggs Benedict was top notch. Very clean establishment. I will stop in every time. I'm in Helena for breakfast.

I don't rate 5 stars often but Shellie's has a special place in my heart and stomach. They do a better job than most with training staff, I can't recall where I've ever had a bad interaction. It's large so can accommodate just about any size party. Hardly ever a wait no matter the size The food is always good and one of the very few places that can cook meats to order correctly. It's not a fancy pants place and they don't claim to be. But they serve good, homestyle foods that always hit the spot no matter what the craving is. Shellies is one of maybe 5 restaurants in the valley that doesn't just make you want to pull your hair out Thanks Shellie's. Thanks for being great no matter if it's after a rowdy hockey game or if it's a Mothers Day brunch. read more

Food was great! Lexi our server was absolutely on point! Had the Holy Cow spaghetti . Holy Cow was it good. And if you like cream pies, wellll the pies are amazing! Gotta get my coconut whenever we go there! I must say I have never had a bad food experience at Shellie's! read more

Good food and service but the flies are too much. I hate defending my food the whole meal. The bacon n tater soup was delicious. No handicapped parking that we could find read more

A solid diner experience. The eggs were good. The chicken fried steak with gravy on the side was good. Would pass on the steak and eggs.

Went to Shellie's for lunch. We were a party of 9 and it was busy so it took a little while to be seated. I ordered the Salad Bar since you don't see many salad bars post Covid Era. It was a pretty decent salad bar which I enjoyed. Could've used a few more items as choices. The others in our party ordered everything from Chicken Fried Steak, to Omelets, to Club Sandwiches. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meal read more

My wife and I eat at Shellie's often, and we're never disappointed in the food, portions, or service. We really like that it's open 24 hours. read more

I ordered biscuits and gravy with sides of hash browns and bacon. The biscuits and gravy were good. Same with the hash browns and bacon. The service was slow. read more

We went I to Shellie's and we won't be back. My husband ordered a salad and I ordered a hamburger. He couldn't finish his taco salad because it didn't taste very good. I ate half of my hamburger and brought the rest home. It didn't taste good at the restaurant, So I ended up throwing it out the next day. I could get myself to eat it. read more

Everything tasted like it was straight out of a can. No seasoning at all... including the ham. Perhaps breakfast is better.

I ordered the Philly Omelet with what was supposed to be the mushrooms on the side, it came out with all the vegetables on the side. The meal was good, my favorite part was the pancakes. It actually surprised me how good they were, they soak the syrup up like a sponge. The hash browns were ok, the service was good. read more

Shellie's Country Cafe - Philly Omelet veggies on side - Cafes Near Me - Helena, Montana