Shell Lake Lunchbox

Shell Lake has been a vacation and family trip my wife and I have been coming to for years. It's been 2 years since our last trip out to Shell Lake from Colorado and what a pleasant surprise it was to visit this place in town. * The food is great - I the had eggs Benedict and coffee....so good! My daughter had pancakes and hashbrowns and chocolate milk. She said "YEAH, it was GOOD!"* The vibe is solid - the cozy "Stranger Things" diner vibe is exactly what I'm hoping for in a breakfast joint. It's clean, the music is on point , and the lunchboxes on the walls seal the deal. * The price- Good diner food at a very reasonable price. I met the owner, Rick Carlson, and he's sharp. He knows what this town needs in a reliable, local spot, adding the charm Shell Lake deserves.

Found by accident between granddaughters softball game. And it was a good lucky find. It's a pretty small place and the only negative with that they only had one person waiting tables and she sure DID a Excellent job. Never stopped running, even with rude people. Nice menu with a range of chooses. Days special was Swedish Meatball. Good but very salty. They advertise homemade pizza. It was not but a frozen crust for sure. Hamburger, and turkey wrap much better choices. Definitely would come again if in the area.

While the interior is cute with lunch boxes on display (some really cool ones, though no Holly Hobby, the prize of coolness in my childhood) and the service was fast and very friendly, the food was just meh. We lived and worked in the area for some years, so we're not really tourists and know not to expect fancy, but we do expect a tasty and filling breakfast, and this was not. My husband had French Toast with a side of eggs. The bread was just regular bread and the eggs were served more like an omelette and were rather flavorless. I had a two-egg omelette with mushrooms and Swiss (the dish comes with sausage in it, but I'm not a fan of pork). The omelette was filled with mushrooms, which is great, but they were in some kind of creamy sauce, that could have been Swiss, but didn't really have that taste. The Swiss was laid across the top of the omelette, and just barely melted. It was easy enough to remove, since it wasn't scrambled into the eggs and was too greasy for my taste. The hash browns were also greasy. The omelettes come with a choice of toast, and I asked to substitute a biscuit. The biscuit was good, but not really worth the up charge. Lastly, the coffee was weak. So the upshot: nice folks and fast, but not a delish Saturday breakfast to hike on.

We are camping at the Shell Lake Municipal Campground and heard about this restaurant which serves breakfast and lunch. We walked over for breakfast. The place itself is very adorable and is decorated in blue and hello colors for the Shell Lake High School Lakers and lunchboxes. The menu items are plenty to choose from. We ended up getting chicken fried steak with sunny side up eggs and hash browns, the works omelette with sausage patties on the side. I had to also try corned beef hash. Everything was wonderful... chicken fried steak was one of the best ones I have had. Omelet (3 egg) was huge and delicious. Corned beef hash was very good. They do have a bar and serve drinks; we opted not to have any. The service was good, the prices were amazingly reasonable. It's hard to get meals like this for the price. Our total was $32 and it was super worth it. Hope more people visit and dine here.

LOVED our first experience at the Lunchbox! Had a Sat am breakfast, it wasn't busy, clean environment, super cute decor, and friendly staff. The menu was expansive and everything we had was delicious so going to assume you'll find something you like. And GREAT prices!! DEF stop whether you're passing through or live in the area!

I had a great lunch and felt at home immediately. I was by myself, a tourist, and it was such a pleasure to chat with people in a friendly atmosphere.

When the first 2 places you walk into are 20-30 minute wait and then you find a place 3 doors down with No Wait There is a Definite Reason Why, 3 servers working & 4 tables we being the 4th being ignored for 10 minutes then finally a young server who must have been on her first day of work comes, gets drink orders and brings 2 wrong, than the food order, it finally comes out quick but who would think that a restaurant in a busy vacation land part of WI would serve steaks that came in last at the Kentucky Derby? Ordered Medium and they come Well Done 2 steaks cut from a die same Exact Shape and size, frozen fried shrimp and only enough Cocktail Sauce for 1 order of the 2, no lemon but still full price, not sure how long they have been here but they won't last long at this rate and with lack of care for the customer they won't be missed when gone, Subway or McDonald's Will be a Better Choice!

We called in a takeout order at Shell Lake Lunchbox today. This restaurant is the old Peggys Place. We ordered the beef taco special for $1.50 each and homemade chips and salsa for $2.00. Our meal was ready for pick up in 20 minutes during lunchtime: a great deal and fast service. The food was tasty too!

Best breakfast food at great prices... new owners , new interior Decor, great service.