SHINE Beer Sanctuary + Bottle Shop — Restaurant in Bozeman

Happy to see SHINE open in full swing last night, I've been in a couple of times for lunch, decided to give it a try with out of town guests last night. We weren't super impressed with the food and here's why...apart from the soup everything was mediocre. We ordered a blackened salmon bowl, described as having cilantro lime rice, a vinaigrette and a sun-dried tomato spread. Sounds amazing right? I was asked if I wanted anything more on it, I asked if everything that was on the menu description was on it, answer was yes so I opted not to add anything. But it was without the Cilantro Lime Rice and the Vinaigrette and only had a small amt of Spinach. I went back to see if I could get the rice on the side and was told, "We don't have that tonight." I think the real issue with SHINE is the food service concept, the line was long, one person was getting my long order while others were just standing there, the team behind the counter doesn't seem to click or care about managing the line of customers. I look at this place as 3/4 Beer and 1/4 food...if you want to be primarily a Beer hall then make this food service easier and quicker, give people a number and deliver the food to tables. Its not like I won't be back for the Pork Chile Verde soup, hopefully they will make some tweaks to...

While Shine is our favorite place to visit weekly (sometimes more) for a couple of beers on the patio, the bottle shop is the reason for this review. Ethan was an incredible help. He was very knowledgeable, friendly, and eager to help me with a special request. It’s clear that he’s passionate about beer and helping others find beers that align with their taste preferences. Their prices are reasonable, and they offer a 10% discount during happy hour on certain days of the week if you purchase six or more. The selection is impressive, and they even offer some gluten-free options (check out Shrouded Summit from Ghostfish Brewing, my newest favorite!). PLEASE REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE BY TIPPING THE BOTTLE SHOP STAFF. It’s not cheap to live here and we need to show our appreciation for the local staff like Ethan that help make Bozeman a good place to shop and live.

Speaking of tips, here’s a tip for those going to Music on Main: purchase your beer from the bottle shop and pour it in the clear cup offered by a volunteer at the entrance to Music on Main. Since you can BYOB if it’s in the clear cup, you save $$ and skip the beer line at the event. Just be careful not to consume outside the boundaries or you’ll get a...

Food is good quality but prices are way more expensive and final cost is hidden on the menu. Spent $32 on two soups and they were gracious enough to give me one whole chibatta roll. Walked away with $15 burritos last week. Like most other self checkout POS systems they have it default to guilting you into leaving a tip. Not tipping for pouring soup guys! Won't be coming back, can't afford to.

edit: Thanks for the reply. To clarify for anyone else reading went to look at my bank statement and my total for two takeout burritos including a tip came to $28.75 for a quick takeout lunch. There is another place down the street that serves 32oz homemade organic soups for $9.50, pays their staff a livable wage and I don't get hassled to leave a tip. If you can afford $16 + tip for take out soup it is homemade and...