Sunrise Minturn | Cafe + Cocktails — Restaurant in Minturn

Saw a poor review of the vegan grilled cheese under these reviews so I felt i needed to post. My husband and I just visited Minturn for the first time recently and we LOVED Sunrise !!!! This place is such a gift to have in town with the vegan friendly options!! First day we both got smoothies (they get major points for using coconut milk/yogurt in all their smoothies to encourage dairy free eating) the smoothies were delicious. The next day following a hike, we split one order of the Raj, which was a delicious sweet potato/ bean/ avocado hash. Loved all the great nutrients and flavors from that, and then we balanced it out by both getting our own vegan grilled cheese thats on the menu.

Let me just say these grilled cheeses were DIVINE! Not even exaggerating they were insane. I wish I had a Sunrise down the street from where I actually live full time. My husband could only produce compliment after compliment for this sandwich. We are both major foodies but have only been vegan the last couple years. Seriously the vegan grilled cheese is actually insane. I didnt know what to expect, but it blew expectation out of the water. Its made completely differently than any grilled cheese ive made at home or seen on a menu, and I mean that in the best way.

Hopefully i can try to reverse engineer the deliciousness at home in the mean time until we return again. Also- the locally made Avon bakery bread the sandwich is made on? Delicious. Could taste the bread quality difference immediately. We dont even eat roasted red peppers, but they were perfect on this sandwich.

To anyone whos not vegan- or has some strange aversion to plant based food- you are seriously missing out. I cook a lot at home so my restaurant expectations are high. The only time “vegan” food doesnt taste good is when its not prepared well. Similar to gluten free eating, if something is actually made well, it should never “taste” vegan or “taste” gluten free (as someone with a gf family member who also cooks a lot) Eating vegan is not a sacrifice, its just different ingredients. The chef at sunrise clearly knows what they are doing.

On that note, the staff here are super kind and friendly. I did not catch the name of the person who took our orders, but she is wonderful. Also the bathroom was very nice and clean. Cant wait to return for these delicious plant based options! Try to arrive in the earlier half of the morning though, this spot is popular, it seemed that right after we arrived a massive wave of people came and seating was maxed out...

My friend and I ordered our meals together. Mine took about 15 minutes longer so he was done eating before I receive mine. Mine was a simple breakfast burrito smothered with chili. It was served cold. So I returned it and asked them to put it in the microwave. This took about another 10 minutes and I was nearly ready to leave. It was a very mediocre meal at best. Had to pay $15 for it, a ridiculous price, anywhere else it would’ve been $10 or $12. I paid at the counter with a credit card in advance so I included the tip at that time. Had I know I would not have included a tip. So I had 25 minutes into this meal and then I had to eat it so my friend had to wait at least 20 minutes for me to finish my breakfast. Would not recommend this place. Oh did I mention they’re only three other people in the establishment, not like it was busy. The owner did have time to brag about how great his establishment was and how he came to own the restaurant to a man I assume is doing a promotion for his restaurant. So I pay nearly $18 for this meal including tip with my friend waiting for...

They have a good menu for breakfast & a nice quaint, local vibe. The food is good & price is reasonable. My biggest issue is the staff puts off a vibe of being irritated you are there. Maybe caught them on a off day & tbh, you don't have to interact with them much after placing order, I just take issue with individuals in customer service who do not enjoy interacting with people & stillcollectthwir paycheck. As if simply showing up is enough. There were clearly select staff working hard &enjoying g themselves at the same time, which enhanced our experience. However we left with a sour taste in our mouths bc of a rooten8apple or two. All things considered, we will be back. Bc we are locals & certainly will support locals over Wendy's, BK or Sbux. I know it's been a rough go these past couple years for service industry. Keep fighting the...