Shirley's is a must try for lunch while in Provo. Their food is so yummy. The French dip was very good and had great flavor. I would have liked to seen more seasoning and some type of onion on the sandwich. Half of the sandwich had a generous portion of meat and the other half did not. I wish that all sandwiches came with a pickle! read more

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This place is cozy, cute, and clean. Staff was super friendly and attentive, took the time to explain the items on the menu - told us the baked items are made fresh every day. The food was very good and fresh. Good portions and reasonably priced. We will definitely come back :) read more

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Family ordered a tray of sandwiches and cinnamon and jelly rolls for a party. Absolute perfection. Honestly, the sammies were delicious and the rolls were not overly sweet. I will recommend this place for any occasion. read more

It had been too long since visiting Shirley's Bakery. I had a chicken, bacon, ranch panini for the ages. So good! The restaurant was quiet and clean. The wonderful worker who took my order was kind. The rewards program is offered through Toast and was so simple to use. I'm a happy camper! read more

I've been coming to Shirley's since 1998. I used to sell plasma in college and would come and buy her Monkey Bread at the old location as soon as I got my money! I still frequent Shirley's at least monthly for her dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing (it's the only way to go). I have a dozen of her dinner rolls in my freezer at all times. Please don't ever stop selling your rolls or change any recipes. Everything is perfect as is!! read more

Complete Let down. Rolls were not fresh. I have tried them a few times and it is SO Disappointing, it use to be good.

I found this bakery on Yelp and we are so glad we did! I came due to the sweet rolls that were in reviews and I couldn't help but show my wife and told her we should check this place out.  We got the 4 pack which was 8.99. The employee also gave us cookie since we told her it was our 1st time there. The service was very good. We were greeted right away and answered all our questions about the pastries in the case. They also have bread and the softest rolls. We will definitely need to come back and try the rolls next. Thank you for the military discount Shirley's! read more

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We were at a doctor's appointment in Provo so let's see what I have on my Provo list to try! I love a good bakery- at least to check out for future needs. Hubby found this in Yelp. He loves a good sweet roll/ cinnamon roll. It was a Friday afternoon. The place was empty. Guess we missed the lunch crowd? I walked in and saw all the sweet rolls in 4 flavors and different types of bread rolls. Looks like they sold some loaves of bread too and some cookies and desserts. They also had soups and sandwiches. I was so happy to find this place! We were even given a free cookie since we told her it was our 1st time! We told home a 4 pack of sweet rolls. We picked the one with 2 blueberry and 2 raspberry. It was so yummy! Heated us a lil bit in the microwave- they were very good! I Wish it was closer to home! But every time I'm in Orem, I will not try to stop here too (it's not too far from University Mall). **Extra half star since they give a Military Discount. read more

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The customer service is always so pleasant t to work with, have been to this place many times for lunch and every time the food is always a delight to eat. read more

Couldn't even order anything. We went in there and nobody was around. Waiting for them to stop messing with the door. Seemed like we waited a really long time while they were just chatting about the door. When they finally noticed us they begrudgingly came over and asked if we wanted to order anything (annoyed and irritated that we were even in there). I asked to get breakfast and he looked at me like I was an idiot for ordering breakfast after their allotted time for breakfast. I wouldn't even bother going in there. read more

Came here for lunch, the restaurant was cute and I would want to come back to have breakfast. The sweet rolls and bakery looks good. I think the sandwiches were good but nothing crazy. The food came out fast and the cashier was friendly. read more

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I have to admit I was hungry! So I neglected to get a picture of our food. We both got sandwiches - a chicken salad for me (yes for breakfast) and a sausage, egg, and cheddar for my husband. We both liked them. The chicken salad had a bit too much mayo for me, but I'm not a huge mayo fan. The service was quick and we were there on a Saturday morning. There were people picking up to-go orders and even a catering order. There was only one other dine-in table full of people. But don't mistake that for not busy! Shirley's is by a hotels but the look inside is very homey. There's a cute stone, wood burning fireplace, racks full of rolls and pastries, and stand alone tables and some booths. The restaurant is clean and so are the bathrooms. We were in town for the annual track invitational at BYU and we know we'll be back next year too. read more

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Delicious baked goods--I loved the frosted lemon swirl roll. Adorable and cozy vibe. Great service. We had the place to ourselves. We will definitely come here again. read more

Nowhere offers homemade cinnamon rolls as delicious as Shirley's cafe and the best part is all the different flavors. Simply so amazingly good. read more

If you don't have Shirleys dinner rolls you haven't lived. It's our family go to for every family meal. Shirleys Bakery is the gold standard in Provo for baked goods. The cinnamon rolls are pure perfection. read more

I ordered on the phone for a cookie delivery to my nephew at the MTC (mission training center). They were pleasant to work with on the phone. Charge for delivery is $5, and they ask about a tip. He seemed pleased to get their package of cookies. I didn't get a critique on quality. read more

Do not go here and get their sweet rolls because you will become addicted and always have to come back. The raspberry and cinnamon are the absolute best. I have had a few of their sandwiches and haven't been terribly impressed, but that's probably because their sweet rolls are beyond amazing... it would be hard to live up to that standard on the savory side. Pick up a 12 pack of cinnamon and a 12 pack of raspberry and prepare to gain some weight. It will be worth it. The 12 packs taste better than the 4 packs for some reason. Idk. Find family or friends to share with... or not. read more

Friendly service. The breakfast croissants are very good. The website needs some updates

Nice products, wish they had better capacity though, the week of general conference they've got nothing left

Butternut squash soup has always been fabulous and I look forward to it but this year it is thin and both the person I was with and my soup had a seed in it. So disappointed! Is it under new management? ‍ read more

I only ever get the sweet rolls, so that's what this rating is based off of. They're amazing, my favorite are the raspberry and blueberry ones. The orange ones need a little bit more orange sauce. The cream cheese frosting is incredible. read more

Cinnamon rolls are amazing!!! Great customer service!! As soon as you walk in you can just smell how great the food will be!! Rolls and cinnamon rolls go fast!! read more

This review is just for the rolls-that's all I've tried so far. But I'll update it later after I try a little more. Today I participated in a taste off with several barbecue vendors, and someone had the brilliant idea to offer rolls. Best. Plan. Ever. I've had a favorite roll for awhile, but I think it's been dethroned. Welcome to my #1 spot, Shirley! I easily ate three rolls in one sitting. They are that good. When I bought them, they were fresh and room temperature. I can only imagine the carb-gasm that might take place if I ate one of these fresh out of the oven. Wait, I have a few left. I'll be back... read more

Shirley's Bakery & Cafe - I could eat a dozen of these rolls - Cafes Near Me - Provo, Utah

What an absolute wonderful bakery with the staff to match! Next time I am in Provo I will absolutely be back because this made for a great start to my workday. They have an absolutely amazing selection of fresh baked goods and the quality is off the charts! Their coffee is something to note as well as it was strong enough to be delicious but not so much so where was bitter. I would highly recommend you do not miss the opportunity to sample these baked goods! read more

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Love Shirley's! Every time I have gone it's been a great experience. We ordered a bunch of cinnamon rolls for an event and they surpassed our expectations. read more

Cinnamon rolls are to die for! I wish we lived closer, but when we are in town, we are stopping here!

The only words I have for you are: Raspberry Rolls. After hearing all the blubber about how amazing Shirley's sweet rolls are, I finally got my hands on some. They sell a "variety" pack that comes with raspberry, blueberry, orange, and cinnamon rolls. My favs in this order were: raspberry, cinnamon, blueberry, orange. It's unfortunate that you can't order a fresh warm roll though; they always give them to you in a bag hours after they're baked so you have to go home and warm them up. Sometimes they can come out dry that way, which I know that is not Shirley's intention. I would love to meet this Shirley someday and hear what her vision was for her bakery. Then perhaps I could understand why they do things the way they do here. read more

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Breakfast Review I hate to do this but I have to give Shirley's a bad breakfast review. I got there after 7:30 and they didn't have even half of their pastries/cookies in the case yet. I picked a sweet roll and peanut butter bar, and also ordered a bacon/egg sandwich. The sandwich was big until I looked between the bread (croissant) and found a single egg, 2 pieces of bacon, and an average slice of cheese. It wasn't nearly enough to fill the croissant and didn't give much flavor. I've never been to France or Europe but I've had some good American made croissants before, and this one would not pass as even a decent American knockoff. I ate the sweets later and found problems with both. The peanut butter bar wasn't to my liking though I can imagine some would like it. The roll was supposed to be raspberry but they gave me blueberry instead to my surprise. It was good but very sugary. As for the service, no one smiled or asked how I was doing when I came in. They didn't say thank you and have a good day when they gave my food. They weren't rude, but they also couldn't be called pleasant. Maybe I just don't fit their target demographic or it was too early in the morning. I am finding lack of smiles and cheerfulness to be a problem at most stores lately so maybe all these younger adults and youth just don't know how valuable a smile can be. I do like some of their other goodies and lunch sandwiches, but I won't be back any time for breakfast. read more

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My co workers and I so desperately want to love this establishment but they make it very difficult. Some days the sandwiches are massive and delicious! Other times they are tiny with barely any meat. Sometimes you get a roll with you order and sometimes you don't. Today I decided I was going to write a review. I went through the DT and ordered lunch for me and a co worker. They asked me to pull around the building and wait for my order. I waited for about 15 minutes but only received half a sandwich and a cup of soup...not even the panini I ordered. So I went inside and waited ANOTHER 20 min for ONE PANINI. Unfortunately after this last ordeal and a lack of consistency, we will be finding somewhere else to spend our hard earned money for lunch. read more

This sandwich was so bad. I had to take it apart and just eat the chicken in the middle because it was so gross.

I custom ordered some vanilla raisin cinnamon rolls and upon getting home I realized that they were not what I ordered. I called right away and the worker said that the manager would call me back and they never did. I called a second wand left another message and again no call back. All I wanted was my vanilla raisin rolls. read more

Before you read my review, a few things about me (my biases): 1. I'm a southern Californian who live in north Orange County. 2. I'm an immigrant from Taiwan whose parents owned sandwich shops nearly my entire time of growing up. 3. I lived in southern CA most of my life except the four years I spent in Utah while attending college. 4. I refuse to eat food that's not good. REFUSE. 5. I will DRIVE for food, but I resent having to wait for it. Here's a snapshot of this place if you need a quick review: Ambiance: B+ Food diversity and selection: B- Service: B Food quality: B+ Parking: A We were looking for a bite to eat, something light on this very hot August evening in Provo, UT and we looked on Yelp and chose this location because it seemed to fit what we needed. At first glance, it's a Kneader's look-alike. A lot of the feel and even menu selections felt very Kneaders, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. We ordered: TBA on white hoagie (it usually comes on focaccia ??? Bread - not my fav) Sausage soup BLT on Italian (that is a square bread, btw) Everything tasted really fresh considering this was the end of the day (it closed no more than 40 minutes later) and everything was satisfactory, though not memorable. I wouldn't necessarily make it here when I'm in town again, but I'll remember this place if I want a LIGHT bite to eat. Note: we bought some sweet rolls (variety pack, $13.99) for the family we're staying with and those were INCREDIBLY soft and delicious. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND those with a sweet tooth for sweet rolls to get one of these, or take a whole pack with you to share with yours at home! This place also closes at 7 PM. Yelp says 9 but it's 7. I called to make sure, which I highly recommend you do as well, just in case they change it AGAIN. read more

I had the raspberry sweet rolls and they are the best baked good I've had outside of my own home. Shirley's never disappoints. The sweet rolls are to die for!! read more

Their orange rolls are to die for!!! All of their cinnamon roll variations are absolutely delicious, but their orange roll is my favorite. Perfectly fluffy with a beautiful citrus filling and just-the-right-sweetness frosting. Seriously, if you go here you HAVE to get an orange roll! I had lunch there as well and it was also yummy! I had the turkey pesto sandwich and it was great. read more

Stayed at the crappy hotel next door and walked over for lunch! My son had the kids ham roll sandwich and I had the breakfast egg and sausage croissant. The size of the croissant was huge.. way larger than the large size sausage and egg.. and the ratio was off-putting.. but only until I tasted it and I thanked my lucky stars there was "extra" because it was so dang good. I sampled the chicken noodle & Italian sausage soup.. and it was soooo good, I came back to get some for dinner! Delicious. 5 stars! read more

Lots of good-smelling bread and sweet rolls. We went for lunch so this is NOT evaluating them as a bakery but as a restaurant. Two of our party got the cobb salad. One had a "shirley salad" which was strawberries and greens. One had a turkey bacon avocado sandwich. I got minestrone with my cobb. The minestrone was ok but nothing amazing. Would have beeb better with some parmesan. I went for a diet dr pepper but the machine was wonky and poured pure syrup (no carbonation). So i switched to another choice. The cobb was awful. No blue cheese. Flabby grilled chicken. Rusty lettuce. Stale croutons out of a box. I thought "No blue cheese crumbles so maybe the dressing is blue cheese." Nope - the dressing was ranch. I noticed my cousin's turkey sandwich went mostly untouched. read more

I've been into Shirley's Bakery several times lately and can never get anyone to assist me even though they walk right past me or are busy talking with each other near the cash register. Today I stopped in to get a dozen rolls and a couple pastries and again they were chatting at the register so I stood there and asked about the rolls but was told they only offer rolls that have been preordered then went back to chatting with each other again so I left without rolls or the pastries. read more

This place is super cute and has a ton of really delicious pastries and rolls. I had an eclair mostly because everything else was gone (I came around 2 pm). It was absolutely delicious and I will return next time I'm in town. read more

If you heat up those blueberry cinnamon rolls oh my lord you will be happy!!!!! Just a quick stop too

Years later, I totally forgot about this review. Now I've been back, twice, for the cinnamon rolls, and I have to say "thank you," sincerely, for making them like my mom used to. I don't care what else you do, Shirley, as long as you keep providing the world with your cinnamon rolls. Nostalgia can be a healing thing, and food is one of the best vehicles to return "home." read more