I've been a couple times but not recently and the previous visits were not great or memorable. The food was mediocre at best on this visit. The hash browns were among the worst I can think of eating. We tipped cash ~20% and they added about 15% tip to the credit card charge that was not added by us. We will dispute it, but I wouldn't recommend doing business with a company like that. I assume they thought we stiffed them a tip. There are plenty of other places to eat. Go to one of those instead. read more

This restaurant was very disappointing. I come to Virginia Beach at least 2-3 times a year (often for several weeks at a time), and this was probably one of the worst restaurants I have patronized in all the times I have visited. The coffee was hot, but extremely watered down and flavorless, though we were told that they grind fresh roasted beans on site. We were told by our waitress that their gravy and hollandaise sauce were both delicious, but neither had any seasoning or flavor at all. My daughter's hash browns were raw, white, chewy, and cold, and her sausage links were cold and dried out. My Mexican omelet had frozen onions and peppers inside that had not thawed during cooking, and the jalapeños in the omelet were spoiled. The waitress couldn't give us pricing on side items because she said she was new and didn't know everything yet, but never offered to find out. She also didn't dry her hands after washing them and shook them off at our table, splattering water from her hands into my eyes, face, and mouth. The one highlight was my oldest daughter's waffle, which was actually (according to her) quite good. We will not be back. read more

Let's start with the very good. Our server was very good. I swear she has eyes in the back of her head, just like my mom. She scooped up my husbands empty water as soon as he finished it off. She was very friendly and quick. We also enjoyed the large coffee mugs. Now, onto the not so good. I ordered the special of the day omelet, crab with spinach and hollandaise. There were shells in the crab meat. After the third I just started picking out the spinach and egg. The hollandaise was also not very tasty. My husband had eggs with country fried chicken. It was okay. We shared an order of corned beef hash, it was also just okay, very similar to what comes out of the can, not homemade with strings of corned beef and irregular cut potatoes (hard to find it like that anywhere). Another issue we had was that there was a cup on the table with little packages of butter on top and creamer under them. My husband poured cream into his grits thinking it was butter. Both the cream and the butter were in white containers, easy to do if you're not paying attention. I guess it would be worse if I put butter in my coffee. I was told the fruit was fresh, well, it wasn't. You know how cantelope gets watery around the edges a few days after it has been cut? It was that way. One more thing irritated me. There were four empty booths in the section we were seated in and there was a line of people waited to be seated going out the door IN THE RAIN. My husband thought they weren't being seated because perhaps the kitchen was backed up and they would have to wait too long for their food once seated. I would rather wait in a dry booth than outside in the rain, wouldn't you? read more

Food was delicious and my order came out quick. I'm giving only 2 stars because the woman behind the bar could've been better. I shouldn't have tipped but the restaurant was clean and the menu had a lot to offer. read more

Food was good, no wait at all which was a plus. Service was very good. Pancakes are huge!

Delicious food every time. Great sized portions, decent prices.

My wife and I were headed to a kid's birthday party and thought it would be a good idea to have a nice breakfast on the way there. There really isn't much to say about Sunrise. It has a nice setup and the menu is alright. I'm probably a little biased on breakfast menus since I like something to jump out at me and grab my attention on the menu but Sunrise doesn't have that which alright. You'll find all the classic breakfast meals here and they come out good which is really all you can ask for. read more

Friendly, helpful staff. Food was pretty good. Similar to IHOP in price. I had a traditional 4. Eggs were good, everything was good except the bacon. It was tasteless and kind of reminded me of cardboard. Otherwise nice experience. read more

Had a very nice lunch here. I'm not sure how old this place is but it was pristine in appearance. Always a big plus in my book. My gyro was perfect and our food was prepared so fast its was like they knew we were coming! read more

This place rocks! The staff are absolutely lovely! I always feel so welcome and at home when I grab a bite to eat here. Great food , great drinks! read more

Huge portions, great service. Love their eggs benedict. A staple for our VA Beach visits. Really limited parking and the restaurant gets really busy in the mornings, no matter what day of the week... So sometimes it's better to wait until after 10am to go if you can. read more

This place is very much like every diner. I will give the edge though, as it pertains to breakfast diners, to Sunrise because their prices, quality of food, and portions of food were great. I ordered the Churizo Omelette and a side order of Sweet Potato Pancakes. The omelette was great and the pancakes were respectable. The other members of my group thouroughly enjoyed their meals as well. I will be going back to this place. read more

I come here all the time with my family, they have the best sweet tea around. The staff is super friendly and always talks with you. I love their sausage, but I would die for their chocolate chip pancakes, though you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. I would give this place 10 stars if I could. read more

Something was off about this place. Staff was friendly but it seemed forced. Food came out quick, real quick, in less than 5 minutes. Like it was made ahead. I know, some people would complain about being hung with a new rope. It just added to the weirdness. My food was fine. Over easy, bacon done well. Sausage was like brown and serve. Toast was fluffy and soaked up the yoke great. Veggies in the omlet where raw. Pancakes where fine. Do your customers a favor and assign wait staff there tables ahead instead of making us listen to the argument. read more

The service was excellent and my food good. The special was stuffed French toast... my husband had that and said it wasn't tasty.

Great waitress and great food. Manager that ran the cash register could have smiled at least a little. The place could have been a little cleaner. We will not hesitate to come back when in the area. read more

Warm family atmosphere and the food rocks! This is our local hangout...especially when ever we just don't feel like cooking. I keep trying different menu items and have always been impressed. Tasty, Affordable and plentiful is the only way I can put it. $, ****. read more

This place never disappionts! I've been there at least 25 times since moving to VB 3 years ago. The food is delicious and you can always expect to be treated like family. This is my favorite place to go for Sunday brunch...and I'm always full for the rest of the day :) read more

Had an amazing breakfast. I had the special blueberry granola pancakes and the bf had a breakfast wrap. We split everything. Nice little hole in the wall local establishment. We will definitely be back. read more

The crew is always friendly and curtus. The crew are even the same way with smiles when busy. The food is out to you in a timely manner and is good tasting to my tastebuds. read more

Are plates are practically licked clean! Great breakfast; affordable! Friendly and fast service!

I've always loved coming here. It's awesome to have a breakfast place with a full bar without the high prices. The food is pretty good most of the time. Pancakes there are extraordinary and their home fries are like no other. The bar seating is nice to avoid the wait if it's crowded, you have to watch all of the behind the scenes stuff happen there though because it is their main work station (silverware wrapping, filling salt and sugar containers, refills etc.) but the staff is friendly and courteous to those sitting there and do things quietly and with a smile. There are some fantastically friendly employees there and everyone seems to actually enjoy working there. read more

Our family's favorite breakfast/brunch spot!!! Reasonable prices, delicious food, friendly servers. We love it here!!

I love this place! Delicious food with incredible service!!! Their waffles are 2nd to none and the burgers and chicken salad sandwiches are excellent!! But most importantly their waitstaff is amazing - friendly, warm and just all around awesome!! read more

I love sunrise , the staff treats you like family, you dont wait more than 20 minutes for a table , and service and food is excellent! read more

Love their specials. I've never had a single complaint about anything here! Can't wait for beef goulash to be back

Simply stated....by far the best breakfast spot in town! The food is great, portions are decent, and we love the staff. Oh and don't forget the mimosas with fresh squeezed orange juice - delicious! This is my families go to spot every weekend. #SunriseCafeRocks! read more

Pumpkin pancakes, greek gyro, breakfast meals...fresh coffee!!! Wish I could try more of the lunch menu but we love the breakfast so much.

Good cheap place to eat usually doesn't have too long of a wait and the staff has always been nice and quick

One of the worst breakfast I have ever had in virginia beach. All processed food, eggs overlooked , cheap quality bacon and sausage, their home fries are deep fried potato cubes, no onions. The service was terrible as we'll. the coffee was weak and lifeless. People have recommended this place, I guess everything else was closed and they were really hungry read more

Came in on a busy Sunday and yes the wait was only 15min compared to 45-60min at other local family bfast places but it was not hard to figure to figure out why. Denny's would have been a better choice today. The utensils were not clean (yes for all 4 of us). The order came out wrong and and lukewarm. The waiter is explaining to me that my order of scrambled eggs and pepper jack cheese has no pepper jack because "the cheddar cheese comes with a blend of pepper jack." Need I go on? read more

I recently dined at Sunrise Cafe and although the experience was great, the wait was short and the staff was very friendly, I was not won over by what I ordered. I had the breakfast burrito and I personally thought it was bland and heavy. In fact most of the breakfast items on their menu are heavy items and large portions. Now for some that could be a positive thing, but for me I tend to like my breakfast bold in taste and on the lighter side. I won't cancel out Sunrise Cafe just yet because I'd like to see how they differ on the lunch menu. read more

What a nice place to go have breakfast and lunch. It's American with Filipino influences. The owner and staff are down home nice. If I was a local this would be my place. We went twice while on our honeymoon. My wife enjoyed the shrimp and grits I had fried rice, eggs and chicken and dumplings. Try the lumpia rolls a type of egg roll but better. I'm thinking I did not spell that correctly read more

While the food was good, the service was slow and spare. I had ordered hash browns and regular pancakes and received home fries and chocolate chip pancakes. I couldn't even let my waitress know of the mistake because she was soon gone and hardly seen. Don't think we'll be going back there any time soon. read more

We absolutely love Sunrise!!! We eat here 2 to 3 times a week. The food is GREAT! And the portions are big! And the staff is very friendly and down to earth! Overall this is the best breakfast place in va beach for sure!!! Highly recommend! read more

Use to come here all the time when my kids had swim lessons at Lynnhaven Dive. Now we've stopped beacuse we live live at Red Mill/Strawbridge area. Still it shouldnt deter us. We liked it there! The food was great along with the service. There was this one waitress (older) who was always good with my kids. How people compl. about the littlest of things is beyond me! The comment from the guy from San Diego, why dont you go back and stay! And heres a comment to Scooby Do....if you want love go get a girlfriend! read more

Hands down best chocolate chip pancakes. Great, fast paced atmosphere.. Wonderful service Diane was great. The fact that the owner was helping out and involved on a Sunday morning is awesome, she also was more than delighted to tell another patron she'll let her know the specials for next week and hugged her as she left, nice a personal. I'll definitely be back. read more

Had breakfast here this morning for the first time. We ordered the Mexican omelet and the Shrimp & Spinach omelet. Both were excellent. The shredded hash browns were very good. The buttered wheat toast was perfect. Service from everyone was very quick and friendly. I will recommend this restaurant to everyone. read more

It's breakfast, you wouldn't think you could mess it up! I asked for my eggs over medium they came out hard, silverware was dirty and when i asked for new no apology I felt like they where tossed at me. read more

Eek! Me thinks not. Sooo...A guy told me about a bad experience with Sunrise Cafe. He said that their "STEEL WOOL" omelettes where great...if you're craving metal. But I really wanted to try this place out anyway cause heck that can happen anywhere, right? So, ironically, I go there there and order myself an omelette that came with 2 sides. Waitress was excellent and food came out very quickly! The omelette looked way over cooked...like dry looking but I was going to eat it anyway, until I found a long black hair under the second bite I took! So, grossed out, I set it to the side and the waitress came up and right away said "is that overcooked?" (so she knew) and I said "yea, and there is a hair under it". So she told me that they would take it off the bill and asked if I wanted anything else...I said "no, my appetite is gone, but thank you". When she brought me the bill, I was charged for the sides that came with the meal, which when totaled up were only $1 LESS than the whole meal together....does that seem right to anyone else? The manager or whomever at the register was just as ruthless as the guy told me she was to him about THEIR mistake. She didn't seem to really care one bit. No loss to her...I'm guessing she is not the owner. read more